The world of balloon entertainment, by Dale Obrochta
Online Advertises Seeks Free Entertainers ChicagoFun.com, an online directory for entertainers, has secured the right to be the “Official Entertainment Company” for a minor league baseball team; in exchange for this Chicagofun.com will be providing free entertainment to the ballpark. For several years, the baseball team contracted with an entertainment agency but dropped the Agency … Read more
Every year the Chicago Bulls put on a family clinic, where athletes and families get together for an evening of fun in the guy. This year I had the opportunity to participate in the event. I didn’t do the balloon decorations; I was there to entertain. Inside the Berto Center, the players are introduced. You … Read more
What am I going to do today? The best part of my job is that I get to choose what I want to do. I can work efficiently, swiftly, and pick the jobs I want to do. Other days, I can take on the world, tackling completed jobs that require planning, work, and perseverance. Doesn’t … Read more
Cute Little Teddy Bear Every balloon entertainer has experience making a teddy bear, and I have done thousands of them over my career. After a time, I can craft a teddy bear so that all dimensions are perfect in size and the details are a speck on. The world’s smallest balloon teddy bear came about … Read more
Once you inflate a balloon that draws the attention of an audience, they look to be entertained, and does it really matter who the manufacture of the balloon is?
I restock and take inventory of my balloon apron after every show. This assures I have what I need for the next show. I review what the most requested design was and what caused the surge of requests? Each year I do the same with my business. I evaluate what I did last year and … Read more
Simply complicated, that’s how I roll. The job of a balloon entertainer is to make the completed look simple, but sometimes we make the simple complicated. Balloon designs that we have made 100’s of times become simple. It does not matter how many balloon twists are involved or the number of balloons. A challenge at … Read more
Could be eight hours for more, but won’t exceed 24 hours. You can call it beginners luck or just lucky that I was selected in my first casting call for a talent agency. Now, I would love to tell you more, but I really don’t know much more about the gig. It’s an eight-hour gig … Read more
Make you feel like a real time entertainer Entertainers like sitting around and having the phone ring with hungry customers starving for their entertainment. Sometimes an email blast, Facebook posting, or a well timed tweet will get a client to contact you. Other times you are stuffing fliers in envelopes and making mailings. Periodically an … Read more
Whoa, take ‘er easy there, Pilgrim Like the Pilgrims, the first balloon entertainers were breaking new ground. With limited resources, they had to use what was available to them and develop skills and techniques to ensure their survival. The Pilgrims had the new America, which gave them the freedom to express themselves. Like the development … Read more