{"id":1148,"date":"2013-01-04T12:25:29","date_gmt":"2013-01-04T17:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelbray.org\/?page_id=1148"},"modified":"2013-08-10T14:06:30","modified_gmt":"2013-08-10T19:06:30","slug":"big-sam","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/michaelbray.org\/?page_id=1148","title":{"rendered":"Big Sam"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"85%\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Didn&#8217;t St. Paul make tents?\u00a0How much more . . .<\/h5>\n<h1><strong>Big Sam the Stilt-walker<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>308 High Street<br \/>\nWilmington, OH 45177<br \/>\n<a href=\"tel:937-382-8151\" target=\"_blank\"> 937-382-8151<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Hello!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I wanted to notify you of my stilt-walking and balloon (sculpting) services.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Over the years, I have been contracted by various businesses to entertain: special openings, promotions, festivals, parades, D. C. mall events, Kennedy Center, even dancing in a musical! My stilt-walking performances began at the largest Mexican restaurant in the world, Casa Bonita in Denver in 1975. \u00a0My smallest regular job was a group of about fifty campers at the KOA camp in Gambrills, Maryland.\u00a0 Annually for nine years I performed there on the eve of the Fourth of July blowing balloons and leading a few patriotic songs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I am now relocated in Wilmington, Ohio, where I have walked in parades, fairs, and fundraisers, establishments like the Great Wolf Lodge and annual events: Buddy Walk of Dayton (MVDSA).\u00a0 I would love to \u201cwalk\u201d for you. Rates depend upon travel distance and length of performance.\u00a0 But, to give you and idea, if I travel within 45 minutes from Wilmington, walk among the crowd, shaking hands, holding children for pictures, and blowing up and fashioning balloons, rates are:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">$ 125 . . . . . . . . 1<sup>st <\/sup>\u00a0\u00a0hour<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">$ 100 . . . . . . . . <wbr \/>2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0 hour<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">$\u00a0\u00a0 70 . . . . . . . . 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0\u00a0 hour<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">$\u00a0\u00a0 50 . . . . . . . . 4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0\u00a0 and each add. hour<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">One of the thrills of young and old is photographing people.\u00a0 Some will stand next to Big Sam; some little children he hoists high for a great picture!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">He stands as tall as Goliath (9 \u00bd feet) but is much more amiable.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style 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Big Sam the Stilt-walker 308 High Street Wilmington, OH 45177 937-382-8151 Hello! I wanted to notify you of my stilt-walking and balloon (sculpting) services. Over the years, I have been contracted by various businesses to entertain: special openings, promotions, festivals, parades, D. 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