Clowning business

Balloons and Hooping at the 2016 Clydefest

John the Balloon Man and Karen the Hula Hoop Lady were happy to be part of the 2016 Clydefest on Saturday, September 24, at the Bynum Ballpark.

We had hula hooping and giant bubbles on the infield.

Music in the tent, and aerial dance on silks, and the Bouncing Bulldogs, from Durham.

John the Balloon Man had a steady line all day long, but people who waited were able to stand in the shade of the tent. (That might be confirmation bias showing–it was HOT for this time of year!)

The Clydefest regulars were in attendance, too: Peter Loose and his tortoises, from Georgia, plenty of fun games for children, a painting tent, and great food.

Looking forward to next year!

Makeover

In which the clown car suffers some amount of envy, and dreams of what could have been…

If only!

It’s not all latex and polypropylene when we go out to twist balloons and spin hula hoops at these events. Sometimes, there’s a farmers’ market, too, as there is at Art in the Park in Herman Park, Goldsboro, NC. First Sundays, April-May-June, then again in Sept and Oct.

Come on out and get some healthy going on! (Farm eggs most days, too, but we didn’t think to get a picture of those.)

Just some of the in-season produce at the Farmers' Market, held during Art in the Park at Herman Park in Goldsboro, NC. (This picture was taken in September.) — Just some of the in-season produce at the Farmers’ Market, held during Art in the Park at Herman Park in Goldsboro, NC. (This picture was taken in September.)

Locally-grown onions at the Farmers' Market at Art in the (Herman) Park, Goldsboro, NC. First Sundays, 2-5. — Locally-grown onions at the Farmers’ Market at Art in the (Herman) Park, Goldsboro, NC. First Sundays, 2-5.

How to Make a Balloon Arch

One of our friends asked John how to make a balloon arch for a party. He assembled some instructions that looked useful: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJA0y1MG6OM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQL5lJegmHc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCq81Qcc0Xc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZP0lp3aPu4&feature=related

I hope you find one that works for you. I understand that the U.S. Government is slowly letting the National Strategic Helium Reserve be sold off to the general public, making small helium companies unable to compete, causing increased helium prices. I hope you find a good helium bottle, and I recommend Qualatex balloons, available at your local party stores.

Helium balloons can be fun, and the first video shows using a sealer on the inside of the naturally porous latex balloons. If you need it to last many days, I would recommend purchasing that stuff, too. If not, don’t worry about it.

Take some pics to share w/ us when they are made, please.

On the Inpermanence of Search Engine Results

After having clowned of late, performed and occasionally posted some varying length commentaries on my goings and doings in the realm of entertainment, I find that I went from top-o-the-heap (number one result) when searching for a clown in Goldsboro NC, which is my home of record, where I hang my hats, Goldsboro NC is where my house is, Goldsboro NC is where I sleep, eat, work and play; Goldsboro NC is where I walk my dogs and shine my enormous shoes, to number six (6) on the first page; to not even mentioned 5 pages later.

Yikes! What did I do to be forgotten so quickly? I did not stay fresh and current, that’s what. Well, here is something fresh and new. I have neglected to post about a particularly run of fun birthday parties I was happy to be engaged for; both here in Goldsboro NC and Kinston NC. Perhaps the search engine powers-that-be rashly assumed that I was no longer here. But I am still here, in Goldsboro NC; clowning, causing laughter, mirth merriment and spreading shenanigans throughout the known and unknown known free, not so free and even sometimes a bit pricey world.

John posing with a F4 phantom fighter jet at Seymour Johnson AFB, in Goldsboro NC.

Goldsboro, North Carolina. I continue to entertain children of all ages, and am enjoying a resurgence of interest in clown/comedy entertainment. Birthday parties are being booked again. And if you are planning one and want to engage a clown (say, me), please book as early as possible. My calendar is filling fast! The recession is not over, by any means, but there are signs of life out there. Welcome signs. Welcome to Goldsboro signs. The Dept. of Transportation finally is getting it right.

Of course, I am available to clown through out the planet, and have a considerable number of repeat annual engagements throughout Central and Eastern North Carolina… I happen to live in Goldsboro; have funny, will travel…

Keep yer smiles smilin’! I’ll see you around if you don’t turn square!

Visualize whirled peas!

Love to all, -Ubiquitous Clown, your local and not local Clown-about-Town in Goldsboro NC