To: balloon@balloonhq.com
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 09:21:45 -0500
Subject: Fw: Stage routine for balloons
From: Glenn C Tompkins <gtompkins@juno.com>

This was sent before to individuals, but perhaps should be listed in the
performing with balloons section of balloonhq.

Subject: Stage routine for balloonsoons

To balloon twisters.  I am a magician/ventriloquist/storyteller, and
balloon twister.
Here is an idea that I use.  I do not make balloons for my audience, but
tell about the old days, and twist balloons to go along with the story. 
I toss them off the stage and tell them that they are free after the
show, but only one to a person.  This is part of a variety show I do for
RV parks in south Texas in the winter.  My audiences are mostly senior
citizen retirees.  (I am usually paid by the pass the hat method.)

The balloons are pre-inflated and in a mesh hamper.  (I bought the hamper
at Wal-Mart, and it folds up very small.)

If you can use it, enjoy.

          REMEMBER WHEN?  A NOSTALGIA ROUTINE WITH BALLOONS

          APPLE - AN APPLE A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY
                  AN APPLE FOR THE TEACHER

          BANANAS - "YES, WE HAVE NO BANANAS"

          DOG - "HOW MUCH IS THAT DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW?"
           
          UMBRELLA - "APRIL SHOWERS" OR "SINGING IN THE RAIN"
	
          BOW - REMEMBER THE BOY WHO WORE A TIE WITH AN ELASTIC
                         THE GIRL WITH A BOW IN HER HAIR
                         THE GIRL WITH THE BOW AT THE BACK OF HER WAIST?
                         THE TEACHER (GLASSES) WHO YOU USED TO LOVE/HATE?
                         GRANDPA (MOUSTACHE) "LET ME TELL YOU HOW IT WAS
                         WHEN I WAS A BOY.

          SWORD - WHEN YOU MADE A WOODEN SWORD, AND PRETENDED THAT YOU 
          WERE A KNIGHT, OR ZORRO?

          LOOP WITH END - A MAGNIFYING GLASS MADE YOU A SHERLOCK HOLMES
          
          FEATHER - AN INDIAN
          
          COONSKIN CAP - DAVY CROCKETT OR DANIEL BOONE
          
          HALO - DID YOU DO THAT?

          ON VACATION - AT THE SHORE - SEA GULLS
                                       FISH
                                       OCTOPUS

          WHEN YOU WENT TO SUNDAY SCHOOL AND HEARD STORIES FROM THE
BIBLE.  JONAH IN THE WHALE.

          AT GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE - YOU PICKED ONE OF HER FLOWERS TO GIVE 
          TO HER.  (GIANT FLOWER)

          THOSE WERE THE DAYS!

Glenn Tompkins   gtompkins@juno.com or magicglenn@yahoo.com  (Juno is
checked more often)

Feel free to comment, or add to the routine.  Share your ideas.