The world of balloon entertainment, by Dale Obrochta
When I go out to pitch restaurants, I expect to walk away with at least one tryout at the very minimum. So, a lot of times I’ll make it my goal to get a tryout before I allow myself to have lunch. Thursday I woke up hungry, skipped breakfast, met up with my associate, and … Read more
The following are the basic guidelines I use and teach to those interested in restaurant entertainment. This is just the short list of basic guidelines that act as a preamble before the full chunk of the manual is reviewed. I provide them here as a list of suggestions for others interested in working restaurants as … Read more
Working with the public all the time, I’ve found that very few people are actually as grateful as you’d imagine they’d be. It is very rare that someone comes up and actually says thank you. Now, I don’t mean the people who have their mommy’s come up and remind them to say thanks, I am … Read more
In my world of comedic balloon entertaining, I try to find humor in topics that people don’t normally think about. I know comedy is very subjective, but with the proper wording, timing and presentation you can take a subject of, a parents love for their child, and put a twist on it so it becomes … Read more
Performing at restaurants allows for comedic interaction with the customers that are only restricted by the audience’s age. I have learned over the years that humor is objective and what I find funny may not be funny to others. However, body functions and human excretions are high on the laugh-out-loud meter when it comes to … Read more
It was a busy Wednesday night at Aurelio’s pizza in Griffith Indiana. I was circulating the dining room entertaining the local families with balloon animals when I came upon a family of four. The mom was correcting her child for his overzealous behavior of antagonizing his sister. I walked over to the table to see … Read more
While twisting balloon animals at a restaurant, a customer will turn to a friend and say, “Hey, Bob, that’s a job for you, twisting balloons animals.” What did I do to give them the impression that my skills were so common that a layperson can just pick up a bag of balloons and twist animals? … Read more
Come join Magical Balloon-dude Dale every Wednesday night from 5:30-7:20 pm, at Aurelio’s Pizza in Griffith, Indiana. Dale will be roaming the restaurant entertaining the kids and adults with his comedic balloon entertainment. Not only will you see some of the best balloon, but kid’s 10 and under that are accompanied with a adult will … Read more
Going out to eat is always an adventure when you have children. The ordeal of just getting them ready can be a draining experience for a parent, but I’ve seen many adults reduce their stress by coloring. Kid-friendly restaurants provide free coloring pages for the kids to color. Just recently, I had a little boy show off … Read more
Come join Magical Balloon-dude Dale every Wednesday night from 5:30-7:20 pm, at Aurelio’s Pizza in Griffith, Indiana. Dale will be roaming the restaurant entertaining the kids and adults with his comedic balloon entertainment. Not only will you see some of the best balloon but kid 10 and under that are accompanied with a adult will … Read more