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Lillipop Stiltwalkers

This is an interview with Lilli Erickson - is the owner of Lillipop.met and lots of lots of stilt walkers. - these are performers who walk on stilts. - in this personal interview we talk and discuss about how she got started with the stilt walking business. Then we talk about her background and some of the other things she has done. Stilt walkers are just plain fun. With over 30 years experience in the entertainment industry, you can be assured that Lillipop can and will deliver a fun-filled and interactive experience scaled to your requirements and your budget. Lilli Erickson: A Leader and Innovator in Stilt Walking Lilli Erikson also tells about some of the experiences she has had and some of the experiences her employee stilt walkers have had. It is very entertaining. Lillipop and her stilt walking creations are out of the Dallas, Texas area. Lilli has produced many events and also been in involved in helping run others. Festivals and Parades are her forte and she has stilt walker costumes designed for the theme or the event she is involved with also. Lillipop also does balloon art and face painting, an has living statues that she books too as well as handling a lot of Christmas entertainment. They have many engaging characters and do corporate events. **************************************************************************** Would YOU like to be interviewed? Are you an Entertainer, or a Vendor, or a Carnival, Concessionaire, Show Promoter, Booking Agent? Take a look on this page Get Interviewed by CoolKay of Countyfairgrounds.net

By |2024-01-10T23:41:08+00:00June 3rd, 2019|Podcast, Dallas, Lillipop|1 Comment
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‘Big Tex’, coming back to the Texas State Fair

Big Tex was destroyed by fire last year. The 52-ft iconic host was destroyed in an electrical fire on the final Friday of the 2012 State Fair of Texas. Fair officials confirm that Big Tex will be unveiled on opening day of the 2013 season. Fairgoers want Big Tex back and a fund was established to rebuild him. Big Tex has been around since right after the 2nd world war. The merchants were looking for a big draw for the Christmas season and decided a big cowboy was in order. After all what could be better then Santa in Texas the worlds biggest cowboy? So the Kerens Chamber of Commerce, built a 49 foot one - it was suppose to attract shoppers to spent money during the Christmas season. In 1951, State Fair president R. L. Thornton purchased Santa's components for $750 and hired Dallas artist Jack Bridges to create a giant cowboy out of the material. More about the history of Big Tex can be found in the book - The Great State Fair of Texas - An Illustrated History, by Nancy Wiley. Here is an article talking about the new 'Big Tex' coming to the Texas State Fair September 27th, 2013

By |2019-05-24T00:56:30+00:00May 1st, 2013|Dallas, State Fair, State Fair of Texas, Texas|0 Comments
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RODEOHOUSTON Radio HITS the Web with 68 years of Music Superstars

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo today launched RODEOHOUSTON Radio, an online radio channel playing the best of 68 years of 350 superstar entertainers. RODEOHOUSTON Radio HITS the Web "It's the perfect mix tape," said Show President Skip Wagner. "It's a blend of everything you've ever wanted on your iPod! From Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Brooks & Dunn, and Kenny Chesney, to Beyonce', Selena, Bon Jovi, and Elvis Presley - we're playing the music of our shared experience as fans of the Rodeo. "RODEOHOUSTON Radio really gives the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo a great year-round presence, and a way to tell our story in so many ways," said Wagner. Although musically driven, RODEOHOUSTON Radio also will feature sound bites from history-making Show officials, entertainers, scholarship winners, committee volunteers, and more; year-round committee happenings; and news from the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. The online channel can be accessed from rodeohouston.com, the Show's website, year-round. The 2010 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo runs March 2 - 21. For tickets and information, visit.

By |2024-02-29T12:44:26+00:00February 24th, 2010|Country Music, Houston, Music, Rodeo, Texas|1 Comment
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Jack J Wells, Western Artist and a character

Jack is quite the artist Jack J Wells was at the National Western Stock Show in Denver yesterday. I guess he has been there before and at the Oklahoma State Fair, All American Quarter Horse Show in Ohio, Houston Livestock Show, Calgary Stampede, and Cheyenne Frontier Days in Wyoming. I talked to him for a while. He is a big kid with a paintbrush and pencil. I asked him how he got started and he said " Well, when I was a kid I liked to doodle, most people stop and I just plain didn't" I "think" Jack is one of the best Western artists I have ever seen. He turns out beautiful pencil old western-themed pictures and watercolors. He makes his living doing this. Ranching and rodeoing were his family's business. Jack has competed and shown his artwork all over the country. In 1985, Wells had the honor of co-founding the Professional Rodeo, "Cowboy Artists Association, (PRCAA). Every member of this association is a current and active (or retired) member of a major professional rodeo organization, as well as a qualified professional artist. He has had more than one hundred pieces of art published as limited edition prints, magazine illustrations, posters, and program covers. From miniatures to murals, his works are shown and collected worldwide by museums, corporations, and thousands of individuals. And, quite frankly he turned out to be an inspiration to me. I do beautiful stained glass and have gotten discouraged because I cannot seem to sell it. Looking a Jack I realized that it's the fun and professional enjoyment of producing a quality and important art piece. There is something to be said after all in "Art for Art's Sake". And OH, did I mention? he also designs business cards. Jack's website is at: https://www.geocities.ws/jackwellsart//Jackwellisart Reach Jack at E-Mail *************** If you liked this article - you might like these articles Western Art Western Artist Tim Cox "Just For The Heck Of It ... - Tim Cox is a well-known and popular Western artist. If you looked at this, I probably did not need to tell you that. The size is roughly 28"x34" framed. The frame is nicely done. The non-rectangular look is due to my trying to avoid ... 5 Influential 19th Century Artists of the American West - Charles Marion Russell was such an important and prolific Western artist, his works can be found in over 50 museums (and countless galleries, ...

By |2024-02-27T09:06:07+00:00January 11th, 2010|Artists, Cowboy, Horse, Houston, Rodeo|1 Comment
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Bull Rider, J.W. Harris, 2008 Wrangler Nat’l Finals Winner

How exactly J.W. Harris got started riding bulls, and what he has gone through to get to be the winner of the 2008 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. He raises bulls too. His father rode bulls and J.W. admired his father and is taking right after him. He was in 105 events last year. Professional bull riding is his passion.     MORE on Bull Riding New Book From Black Champion Bull Rider « The Hip Hop Cosign - If you've ever watched a bull rider desperately hang on to the back of a bull till the buzzer sounds or shaken your head in amazement as a cowboy picks himself off the ground after being tossed around like a rag doll, Abe Morris' book, ...

By |2019-04-27T21:13:08+00:00October 27th, 2009|Rodeo, Bronc Rider, Bulls, Podcast, Texas|3 Comments
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