I thought about naming this something like, “Blowing up the White House” or “White House Anticipates More Inflation”, but I thought either of those might result in my invitation being revoked. July 4 is around the corner, and with it lots of Independence Day celebrations. I got a call from Todd Neufeld from the Twisted [...]

At the Henrietta, NY Relay for Life, many groups settled in and pitched their tents for the overnight walk. Kelly Cheatle, Karyn Dolan and I did the same.  Of course, as you can imagine, the tent we pitched was a bit different than most. The weather started out just fine for an outdoor event, but [...]

Everyone has been hit hard by the current state of the economy.  Unfortunately, Balloon Manor is also being affected. Even as I received the great news that I’ll be installing a sculpture on the White House lawn for a July 4 celebration, I’ve been reminded that not everything is going as well as it could [...]

When describing to a few people what I was doing in Auburn, NY, I repeatedly heard the same questions. “Why are you building an Alaskan scene in New York?” “Shouldn’t a celebration of  Alaska be in Alaska?” “Shouldn’t the governor of Alaska be in Alaska?”
The city of Auburn, NY just celebrated its first Founders Day [...]

Those of us in the balloon industry sometimes forget how wondrous our medium is. We know how we can transform events with our balloons.  We know we can create smiles.  But to many of us, they’re just the tools we use to create atmosphere. Even without our help, that one simple balloon is still incredibly [...]