Mother’s Day will be here in just a few days. I wanted to take this opportunity to say thanks Mom for helping to make me a better entertainer. Joy Set Entertainment has become a respected and recommended family friendly company in Greenville, SC and beyond. As I was growing up my Mom taught me little life lessons and made other contributions that formed the basis for the man … er … clown I would become. Here is what my Mom did for me:
- Let me be a clown: This one is literally true. One of my favorite Halloween costumes ever was the year I dressed up as Bozo the Clown. But Mom was also always a little extra patient with me and my silliness. She let me explore my funny side. And thanks for not believing all those others who just said I was “hyper” or had “ADD.” Now I get to clown all over SC and be paid for it.
- Encouraged me to be artistic: My Mom, like other Moms, would always proudly display my artistic creations on the refrigerator. I will admit that sometimes my art was very primitive. But she encouraged me, whether I was drawing a life size picture of myself, painting a clay bird, 0r gluing popsicle sticks to make a scale model of the Leaning Tower. Of course today I get to explore my artistic side by being one of the best balloon twisters in Greenville, SC. As a balloon artist I am amazed at the level the entire industry has achieved. And my talented wife (one of the best face painters in Greenville, SC) is trying to get me in touch with my face painting side.
- Taught me that magicians are cool: At the time it was just a simple magic act. But my Mom’s response after one of the tricks made a lifelong impression on me. We were both watching a magician performing on stage, and my Mom simply said “That was cool.” In that one brief moment, the parent and the child entered the same world of suspended disbelief and we allowed ourselves to simply be entertained. Thus at the end of that show, two equally important thoughts were going through my head: (1) I want to do that when I am older, and (2) My Mom thinks its cool! And of course today I have studied and learned many magical effects. I regularly include some comedy magic in my shows. So if you are looking for a comedy magician in Greenville, SC give me a call. And be sure to thank my Mom
