Pictures from the world record attempt's that could be coming your way soon to a care & share day
1, flowers going to the hotel staff after the event
2, Denzil going all out to win
3, All the hat's after the attempt

Pictures from the jam room;
1, usable car
2, Another one of Jenine's frog's
3, Colin & Lorinda, two lovely people

More picture's;
1,Jack Mattson's bear
2, Tonya Mcneil's geo pig
3, Minnie, unknown

More picture's from the jam room;

1, Tonya McNeil's, sheep
2, Elephant hat, unknown
3, Dress made for the nbc TV reporter

Pictures from Patricia Bunnell's lecture bubble belly babies;

Jane Driscoll, Restaurant entertainment

Zanie Janie is a lovely lady with a big personality and you cant help but warm to her. There we're some good advice given in the first half hour of the session with three excellent tips passed on to those that attended, and it was a full class, the biggest of the week that I attended, approx 60 people. Guess who has just walked in the room as Istart to do a review about here........yes you guessed it, Jane.

So the first 30 mins for me was excellent but as we don't have a restaurant market in the UK the the rest of the session passed me by but the rest of the class attendees we're very enthusiastic and it was all well received by them, you cant help but warm to this lovely enthusiastic lady, except for if she choses you later on in the week to play a princess in a balloon play, yes all will be revealed later on when I write up the gala/awards night. I think I made a nice princess

On to the Diamond Star, talent show competition.

Cricket was the first acton who also has a dealers booth and sels magic, balloons, dvd's etc. Does some nice jokes, funny bits and pieces and is very good with the microphone doing all sorts of noises etc.

Tom Vorjohan & Daniel Herron, I bought these two artistes DVD many years back from T.Myers and the quality was so bad I couldn't see or hear what was going on, T never replaced the dvd. So after the show I was speaking with Tom as he bought David Grist's new DVD and I was telling him the story and hekindlyoffered to send me a new one, so tha was very nice of him. There sketchwas old macdonald had a farm with many volunteer's up on stage and the bdouble act playing off each other,they seemed to get a good response from the audiance but I thought the act was very american and a lot of it passed me by.

Roger the balloon wizard did a scene about a garden which turned out to be an octopussys garden with an underwater theme and singing along to the song.

Tony Cooper did improv with characters and lecturers from around the convention being part of his show, it was nicely done and very topical.

Janet and Adam Lennox told the story of the three little pigs and the big bad wolf, the props we're very nicely made and Janet kept the pace flowing along while Adam her young son of about nine was the star of the show. A nice little act that was put together for the convention.

Sheldon Blake has a very lively and possibly at times over the top personality and performed a card in sword magic effect. Sheldon when you talk with him one to one is a very likeable young man but does need to learn quickly where the line is and what is funny and what offends people. I expect he will learn and come back as a very useful addition to our balloon community.

Tony Cooper won the competition

Thanks for taking the time out to review the event Graham. It sounds like you are getting plenty out of the trip. I will have to squeeze some tips out of you when you get back. As for you being a Princess. Its worrying but I can actually imagine you as a Princess. Very sweet too if I may say so.

Thank you for sharing Graham some great stuff, I wish I was there