Impromptu Balloon Gig

The neighbor invited us to a birthday party that he was throwing for… well… I don’t know.  But the kid looked to be younger than 10.

Having no present but wanting to contribute, I brought my bag of sculpting balloons and both of my travel pumps.  They both broke.  I ran back to the house to get my Coleman air-mattress inflating pump.  Hey, whatever works.

At one point there were about two dozen kids in a moonwalk laughing and playing with balloon swords that I made for them.  It felt GREAT.  The neighbors asked if I wanted to be paid for it — no.  I wanted to make the kid’s party better.  I wanted the experience of working in front of a crowd.  I spent about $4 on balloons to do both, and a fun time was had by all.

I also practiced doing magic in the main lobby at the Texas Association of Magicians conference about a month ago.  It’s an ongoing fight against stage fright — and one I think I’m winning very well.

Andrew
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