The world of balloon entertainment, by Dale Obrochta
Corporate Entertainment – its a blast! I awoke from my sleep suddenly to hear the screeching sound of a fire alarm. Could I really be hearing it right, I thought? It’s 4:00 am, and I need to get on the road in two hours. I jump out of bed and look around the hotel room. … Read more
The secret to why their are less Christmas Parties each year. Over the past few years, holiday parties are becoming so politically correct that fewer and fewer companies have them. Not only are the parties becoming challenging to plan, but the bad economy it’s helping. Take a look at what HR has to deal with … 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
Drawing big crowds to an event is not always a good thing, especially when it is just one individual making the balloon animals. I find myself in this predicament this year, at the Palos Heights 50th Community Picnic, which is happening this Independence Day. The community representative has been heavily promoting me through local Cable … Read more
You and your family are invited to celebrate the end of the year with the Bourbonnais Township Park District. Start your evening with a reception and free play at the Exploration Station…a Children’s Museum. Explore the museum and check out our new updated exhibits in the Castle Room, Water Wonders Room, Sound and Air Exhibit, … Read more
Magical Balloon-dude Dale and company with being entertaining for the guest of the WINGS organization on November 30, 2008, from 10:00, am – 12:00 pm at the Four Season Hotel in Chicago. This is a private event – invite-only.
I think all of us have let our minds run wild in the middle of the day. We daydream about making it big or just having the time to sit back and enjoy life, but whatever the daydream is, they take two forms. One is that we are powerful, rich and willing to throw our … Read more
As a balloon entertainers, we get many people who try to stump us with strange requests. This past Christmas members of the Olympia Fields Country Club requested a drunken penguin which one of the Magical Balloon-dude Dale’s crew made. Now, these big kids (police officers) now have a running challenge going. They want to see … Read more
My first table of balloon entertaining this Easter at Olympia Fields Country Club was for a family with three kids. The cute little girl in her Easter dress wanted an Easter Bunny. The two boys wanted first a snake, and then a car, then both wanted birds. The two boys finally chose a vulture and … Read more
I was entertaining with balloons at the Mercy Home for Boys & Girls St. Patrick’s Day celebration. The crowd size for this event reached 1,500-2,000 people. Luckily, I wasn’t the only balloon twister performing that day. There were four balloon artists and four face painters. The start was slow because of the Chicago St. Patrick’s … Read more