The world of balloon entertainment, by Dale Obrochta
The mystery of the inner bag – Why. For the past year now, I have been ripping opening bags of 260 Betallatex balloons and finding an extra inner bag or a second flat clear poly bag inside the printed resealable bags. My first thought was, the company ran out of product bags and to prevent … Read more
Bring Mario to a Birthday Party This past month, I had a request from a client to bring a Super Mario Brothers character, Mario, to a birthday party. I typically don’t do this because of the logistics of performing several birthday parties shows a weekend and worry about breaking or deflating before it gets to the client. However, this was … Read more
Bonnie Davis’s newest Halloween CD, the Dark Side, is now available. The instructional CD contains fifteen new Halloween designs. Most of the designs use 2 and 4 balloons, including scraps, except for one, which uses five balloons. The average twister will make these Halloween designs in 5-minutes or less making them perfect for private parties, … Read more
“I promise I will back up regularly, and check that the backups are valid” say Administrator Michael Floyd after the Balloon-Animals.com forum crashes. This past month Balloon-Animals.com reported that a server crashed and all date was lost, according to Floyd. An oversight in backup procedure to ensure the forum was backed up was overlooked and … Read more
I will be showcasing my balloon show and motivational speaking program for Therapist Association of Chicago on September 15th. This will be the first time I’ll be showcasing for this industry and I’m excited to be in front of this association. My motivational presentation showcase will include a Peacock as part of the presentation. Learn … Read more
A world class juggler was scheduled to perform at convention. At this particular convention he was doing Q&A secession and a show later that evening. While at a Q&A session, a novice juggler asked the question – “I’m a big admirer of you work and respect your talents, but will you be doing any new … Read more
Mbd2.com is working with ten professional entertainers to create 100 Articles in October in just 10 Days. “I set a lofty goal for myself,” says Dale Obrochta, owner of mbd2.com. “For me, it’s not the writing of the articles that will be difficult, but finding ten professionals who have the time, background knowledge, and willingness … Read more
You do not have to be a genius to understand the poor economy has been hurting many businesses this year, and cutbacks are still coming. This year I am predicting fewer holiday parties due to the sluggish economy and the threatening campaign of the White House to subsidize all its programs by taxing the wealthy. … Read more
This year’s trend in the balloon industry is now focusing on bumping up website presents through blogging. More and more professional balloon entertainers are working late into the night banging their heads again on the keyboard, trying to figure out what to write to help increase business in this slowing economy. As entertainers research the … Read more
Ancient Egyptian art is a fascination of balloon twister Christine Belcher (Twistina), who resides in the UK and is an active member of the mbd2.com balloon twisting community. Inspired by Egyptian art, Belcher decided to showcase a replica of Tutankhamen’s funeral mask out of balloons at this year’s Twist & Shout 2009 balloon convention. Belcher … Read more