Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 10:48:33 -0700
From: D Jay the Clown <djaytheclown@home.com>
To: balloon@balloonhq.com
Subject: Help - Hockey sticks anyone? 




   I can't believe I'm finally caught up with my e-mail again and can
hopefully keep current with this list.
   I twist weekly at a restaurant right near the Hockey Hall of Fame and
am asked constantly for hockey sticks. I do as many others have already
written. I use a 260 with an ear twist for the change in direction of
the blade (I also divide the ear twist in two, I find that it holds a
little better). I then put a curve in the blade part. For each group of
hockey sticks at one table, I blow up a 5" round just a little so that
it looks like a tennis ball size and that becomes their hockey puck. The
kids absolutely love it.
   On a side note, I had the pleasure of meeting Linda Berman at the
World Clown Association convention and was turned onto the 160 balloons.
I'm in this process now of practicing some sculptures with them and this
weekend will be adding them to my repertoire at my gigs. If you don't
use the 160's yet, you're really missing out on something (as I
discovered).
   
Dave "D Jay the Clown" Lew