tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50019923035425724512024-03-05T07:45:24.612-08:00Ascent with a BucketPopArtMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834412878580138193noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001992303542572451.post-55384069699268064542018-11-20T16:45:00.000-08:002018-11-24T09:27:09.956-08:00GIANT BUBBLES IN OAKLAND SUNDAY 11/25/18!!! 1pm sharp!<br />
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Natasha and Delilah are 9 and 6!<br />
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And I'm pretty much Bubble Retired...BUT because I am going to bubble for Delilah's class soon, I need to warm up a little, and after all this smoke and worry, I think bubbles are just the thing for Oakland folks, if I can do it and save my knees...<br />
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I will bubble <a href="https://www.yelp.com/biz/mosswood-park-oakland" target="_blank">Mosswood Park</a> on Sunday, November 25, 2018, with almost all my giant equipment I used to use...<span style="color: red;"> if I can get at least two people two volunteer to carry in the supplies (lotsa water, buckets, and poles).</span> We'll meet in the parking lot off Webster Street by the tennis courts and move the stuff about 50 feet onto the lawn.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">UPDATE: I have two volunteers! Bubbles at 1pm, all done by 2pm so don't drag your feet!</span><br />
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If you've only seen <a href="http://kermitbubbleboy.net/" target="_blank">videos</a>, you owe it to yourself to come see the real deal in person. It is kinda mindblowing.<br />
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Watch this space for time updates....PopArtMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834412878580138193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001992303542572451.post-27903629592642322132018-01-14T23:58:00.000-08:002018-01-15T00:18:23.019-08:00A Light Goes On<span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><br /></span>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">At 2:23 in the morning</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">a light goes on</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">and with the eyes and the grace of a newborn mole rat</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">I fumble with Delilah’s snaps as if I’m wearing mittens</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">so tired, so utterly incompetent</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">until I see her eyes are wide open</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">and she’s smiling at me like an old Buddhist monk.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">At 2:23 on a Tuesday afternoon</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">a light goes on</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">between the tangle of maligned and misaligned synapses</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">and the brave, embattled heart</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">of a skeptical 5th grader</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">whose confidence is a Middle Eastern suburb:</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">why rebuild when the sky buzzes with menace day in and out?</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Yet somehow she and I have planted an intrepid little garden in the rubble</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">and its inexplicable glow of newness and promise</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">shows her <i>this can happen</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">And she does the rest.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Then</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">At 2:23 on a Saturday</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">a light goes on</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">in the crawlway between</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">my minefield of failures and</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">your anxious house of cards.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">And we again risk disaster, calamity, collapse</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">to glance sideways at one another in the middle</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">and remember</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">we are often mistaken about ourselves</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">but never about each other.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">A deep certainty of brokenness, of wrongness</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">clears like smoke or settling dust</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">because you love me anyway</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">and I you</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">without pause or reservation</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">perhaps because we meet here most Saturdays</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">provided Hell gets chilly and both girls are asleep.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">So, finally, after all</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">perhaps Delilah is deceptively wise</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">when she ignores the candy-colored plastic</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">at the light.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">--By Mike Miller, for Emily Miller, 9-29-12</span>PopArtMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834412878580138193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001992303542572451.post-54341139865549221352017-12-04T09:34:00.000-08:002020-07-23T12:41:40.131-07:00Bubble Wrap Up for Now ... 2017Well, after a long break I tried bubbling a party with 4 foot wands...and my knee said no, Mike, no.<br />
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So sadly, I will not be bubbling until I figure out this knee thing, and I just discovered my website has gone down mysteriously, so this will be the new repository for my Bubble Project. I'm very proud of this work, please give it a few minutes (and if you like it, you should note that they are actually all a bit different...come take a break and watch a new one every once in awhile, when you need a breather and a little perspective). Much love all!!!!!<br />
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Natasha is 8 and Delilah is 5!<br />
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I'm 49 and the USS Pampanito is 75!<br />
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Update! The Website with all the videos is back up!! <a href="http://kermitbubbleboy.com/">http://kermitbubbleboy.com</a><br />
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Youtube Bubble playlist: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IdthTw0Sms&list=PL805A147D88209BBF">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IdthTw0Sms&list=PL805A147D88209BBF</a><br />
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<br />PopArtMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834412878580138193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001992303542572451.post-21035021932239601782014-10-08T20:30:00.001-07:002014-10-08T20:38:08.136-07:00Bubble Reel 2014, CalAcademy, and TREASURE ISLAND!<div style="text-align: center;">
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I'll be bubbling Natasha's school's <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/386285091518522/" target="_blank">Fall Festival and Walkathon on October 18!</a><br />
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Natasha is 4 2/3<br />
Delilah is 2.<br />
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I am moving <a href="http://mikecanhelp.net/" target="_blank">my DLS practice</a> to the East Bay where I live, so I can see more of that (above).<br />
And less of that (below).<br />
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I will dearly, desperately miss all of <span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">my students, colleagues, and West Bay friends. </span>If you think you might be one of these, <span style="color: red;"><b>please come bid me farewell</b></span> on this day, even just for a minute on your way to the museum or something. It will mean a lot to me; I'm the type of person who can be a BART-ride away and not see you for aeons...in spite of an achey heart each day.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There will be at least two or three AWESOME bubble-maker folks, and I will set out some nifty equipment for people to use... but mostly, I will greet and chat, and, hopefully, get to play frisbee with some kids whom I usually only meet sitting at a desk, you know, thinking, and being all scholarly until smoke comes out of our ears.</span></div>
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Emily and I are not.<br />
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For some strange reason, I've had very little bubble time lately... BUT<br />
I will be putting out buckets and wands for all comers<br />
<a href="http://mikecanhelp.net/bubbles" target="_blank">DEC 29, 2013 at 1pm in SARATOGA, CA!!! (click for more info)</a><br />
Please come! And tell everybody!<br />
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Love you!<br />
:)<br />MikePopArtMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834412878580138193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001992303542572451.post-26401260609451693102013-09-13T15:25:00.000-07:002013-09-24T11:31:31.483-07:00The Summer of Professional Bubbling<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Natasha is 4 and Delilah is 1 1/3</div>
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Thanks to Louis Pearl for his shout out at the San Francisco Day School show!<br />
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Next Up ,<a href="http://treasureislandmusicfestival.com/" target="_blank">Treasure Island Music Festival</a>! I bubble on Sunday October 20th between noon and four; Sterling Johnson will be there Saturday!<br />
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I bubbled SOOOOOOOooo many parties and things this summer (Great Reviews on Yelp!) that I'm actually glad to be back to my beloved real job this fall. But the bubbles will never cease!<br />
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<a href="http://kermitbubbleboy.ne/">http://kermitbubbleboy.ne</a>t<br />
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Here's my latest non-bubble project:<br />
<a href="http://mikecanhelp.net/winwin.html">http://mikecanhelp.net/winwin.html</a><br />
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Here's that Yelp page:<br />
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yay!PopArtMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834412878580138193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001992303542572451.post-60371842390715689022012-11-18T17:49:00.000-08:002012-11-18T17:56:37.706-08:00Giant Bubble Party V!PLEASE SEND ME YOUR GOOD PICS FROM THE BUBBLE PARTY!<br />
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Natasha is 3.16; Delilah is 6 months old today; Grandpa is...not.<br />
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Oh and the 5 or so <a href="http://kermitbubbleboy.net/bubblephotoexchange.html" target="_blank"> newest Annual Bubble Photo Exchange pics should be up here </a>by the 20th or so. It is already AWESOME! Thank you everyone!<br />
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Here's a sample from the inimitable Louis Pearl!<br />
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Delilah is 5 months old!</div>
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Natasha is 3!</div>
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regular forum for bubble and/or photography enthusiasts to show off
their finest work with the work of others that they could admire, enjoy
and be proud to be placed among? After all, bubbles are both one of the
most compelling and one of the most difficult photographic subjects
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My birthday is November 18th and I'll let you
each decide if you want to adhere to the "Happy Birthday Mike" [point!]
tradition or simply capture something lovely for us. I will display
images and embed video here in this blog (where images are clickable for
full-size viewing) and, for those who e-mail or dropbox me high quality
images, I'll make a Facebook album and/or Fan page and/or a big html
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video of a very new piece of equipment ;)...and I may ask a bubble buddy
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I bubbled the TREASURE ISLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL Day 1 and had a bbbbbLAST!</div>
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PopArtMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834412878580138193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001992303542572451.post-24075478447443467292012-03-12T10:02:00.003-07:002012-03-12T10:14:55.349-07:00The Press!To Any New Friends: Check out <a href="http://bubbletravels.blogspot.com/2011/11/birthday-bubbles-from-around-globe.html">the whole, generous bubble community worldwide that taught me everything I know!</a><br /><br />____________________________________________<br />Natasha is 2.5 today!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2TK1r9UoGmPdAKFtt_NWNfKeVRnuTiMi3Lp8p1T11EXmUdHokTstXCIsl_fRH5u812UKV6z9ULLDISr5APdgu9RwlUoRLGfMDd5yL7rX_8E30LTTp3uyanGpVBaJgwRFAJZ2R0dRQ/s1600/natasha3-10.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2TK1r9UoGmPdAKFtt_NWNfKeVRnuTiMi3Lp8p1T11EXmUdHokTstXCIsl_fRH5u812UKV6z9ULLDISr5APdgu9RwlUoRLGfMDd5yL7rX_8E30LTTp3uyanGpVBaJgwRFAJZ2R0dRQ/s400/natasha3-10.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719058557471720418" border="0" /></a><br />Bubbles in Golden Gate Park got some wonderful press, but Esther Reyes sent the best picture (click to enlarge)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_7x5A1wmWVasAbHzLMRLCx-q6xRLRRqQe497l0Zd9jywu7jvOB661nZL25x7pSpjRzcm1EA8fEB7ZKPMvoBtf-Q2wFeOPWScw72xMEWjXqZHz3_hA_R_8rV0aANxBKO1T2oiiDbOm/s1600/Bubbles.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_7x5A1wmWVasAbHzLMRLCx-q6xRLRRqQe497l0Zd9jywu7jvOB661nZL25x7pSpjRzcm1EA8fEB7ZKPMvoBtf-Q2wFeOPWScw72xMEWjXqZHz3_hA_R_8rV0aANxBKO1T2oiiDbOm/s400/Bubbles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719058556606419218" border="0" /></a>Here's what <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/03/12/BADI1NJ7IR.DTL">Peter Hartlaub had to say in the Chronicle.</a> Such a lovely article!<br /><br /><br />Want to come see me? Watch this blog or e-mail me and invite me to your favorite park!<br /><br />:)<br />MikePopArtMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834412878580138193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001992303542572451.post-82072438096914880602012-02-19T22:00:00.003-08:002012-02-28T20:48:21.170-08:00Bubbling That Big West Bay Park...<div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">Natasha is 2.42!</span><br /><iframe width="450" height="259" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Z8htGuf04EI?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><div><br /></div><div>And if you want to come see bubbles and/or bubble yourself with lots of <i>other</i> folks March 11...</div><div>Here's the invitation page:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://kermitbubbleboy.net/bubblesforyou/Bubbles_For_You/Golden_Gate_Park.html">Bubbles in the Park!!</a> (click)</div><div><br /></div><div>Come and Play!</div><div><br /></div><div>Several projects in the works... stay tuned!</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh! <i>Bubbling Land's End</i> was shot and edited entirely on 2-27-12!:</div><div>(full screen HD highly recommended, 'play' then 'pause' to give it time to load...)</div><div><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/37575955?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="320" height="180" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /></div><div><br /></div>PopArtMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834412878580138193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001992303542572451.post-30322434814021742332011-12-24T19:03:00.001-08:002011-12-24T22:48:13.533-08:00Giant Bubble Party 4 was FANTASTIC!Natasha is 2.29<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnf8x0cOQ1gFqjQBGWMLQ7g_OsBYEtZfHnbTjSebjFFuUQGYwu4RgANEeyDnSl3J9av-ykRab7nr_vv8gQ39E0Y05jzwFEwbNTkW-3BMTuFkUYIfcXgJaXtfDF6lOURofvvobgGPfh/s1600/322650_10150547457017125_534602124_10628541_2076893955_o.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnf8x0cOQ1gFqjQBGWMLQ7g_OsBYEtZfHnbTjSebjFFuUQGYwu4RgANEeyDnSl3J9av-ykRab7nr_vv8gQ39E0Y05jzwFEwbNTkW-3BMTuFkUYIfcXgJaXtfDF6lOURofvvobgGPfh/s400/322650_10150547457017125_534602124_10628541_2076893955_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689896509709286738" /></a><div>And Giant Bubble Party 4 was fantastic!</div><div>(Full Screen HD Highly Recommended!)</div><br><br /><iframe width="300" height="182" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1IdthTw0Sms?hd=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>PopArtMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834412878580138193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001992303542572451.post-88624237766172290912011-12-12T15:48:00.000-08:002011-12-12T21:15:23.573-08:00GIANT BUBBLE PARTY 4 in Saratoga, CA!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWc-58W2OgAqNmPKlmLSa4Kuico1qXD0u_vxRB97HtJIugiKiftZA8OqKKu_OO-yuSnDJt4DlMl-eUZGmO-hRDRCypEJl-njnDKUK8cwizkCmWGUgsYdH7yS5Na5em5GCRhVLVt6X/s1600/IMG_5931.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUp4PB98MyciPkpPw_mCjzgK6J0IhtduKnadxJrVpMuuYifuiwkt8-J_wGM1I9FHqc4cStQdRcjAXGZav3PfDHBvuw_vUy8qX8vHzE4o3UuuSAXAhHYhwm2B1UD0fXkNlSFLfdkFnY/s1600/383109_10150497235210152_689330151_10729682_1989228675_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}">Natasha is 2.25!<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 368px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUp4PB98MyciPkpPw_mCjzgK6J0IhtduKnadxJrVpMuuYifuiwkt8-J_wGM1I9FHqc4cStQdRcjAXGZav3PfDHBvuw_vUy8qX8vHzE4o3UuuSAXAhHYhwm2B1UD0fXkNlSFLfdkFnY/s400/383109_10150497235210152_689330151_10729682_1989228675_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685393493220055602" border="0" />And I will be making Giant and Copious Bubbles in the South Bay on December 17!</a><br />Click for details: <a href="http://www.kermitbubbleboy.net/bubblesforyou/Bubbles_For_You/Giant_Bubble_Party_IV.html"><span style="font-size:180%;">GIANT BUBBLE PARTY IV</span></a><br />I'll GIVE you some of my solution if you show up and bubble with us!<br />Tell a Friend!<div><br /></div><div>This morning a photographer named Michael Gollotti caught me playing in the park and was kind enough to send some photos! Click to enlarge!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWc-58W2OgAqNmPKlmLSa4Kuico1qXD0u_vxRB97HtJIugiKiftZA8OqKKu_OO-yuSnDJt4DlMl-eUZGmO-hRDRCypEJl-njnDKUK8cwizkCmWGUgsYdH7yS5Na5em5GCRhVLVt6X/s1600/IMG_5931.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWc-58W2OgAqNmPKlmLSa4Kuico1qXD0u_vxRB97HtJIugiKiftZA8OqKKu_OO-yuSnDJt4DlMl-eUZGmO-hRDRCypEJl-njnDKUK8cwizkCmWGUgsYdH7yS5Na5em5GCRhVLVt6X/s400/IMG_5931.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685476442187382018" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6k_-JMpVqFbvJRUTz4eH6kBO6jpgCUY1PW8ZGswZLmws5YAlQGA141HTnD7k5VaDx72CcYgEVlFb8QsiKgLMgAr5wn5yuRP2IHwRTFSqvRNXnH2ZuVM6_9tVY8qxA5X69Aa4RmOBa/s1600/IMG_5952.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6k_-JMpVqFbvJRUTz4eH6kBO6jpgCUY1PW8ZGswZLmws5YAlQGA141HTnD7k5VaDx72CcYgEVlFb8QsiKgLMgAr5wn5yuRP2IHwRTFSqvRNXnH2ZuVM6_9tVY8qxA5X69Aa4RmOBa/s400/IMG_5952.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685476434639042274" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRmr79G_ozHneRz8G9okxICVJk82LBtg32L4SrqW32xmJ0dTtI6A1Z-9G54JlbAsqhFwvNtnYCWP4VBSql-hPYPb9EngP_mDP-ldYRwpnoA39zDNzV9ZlvqHTT4sCSYmaGpDXnvsr/s1600/IMG_5941.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRmr79G_ozHneRz8G9okxICVJk82LBtg32L4SrqW32xmJ0dTtI6A1Z-9G54JlbAsqhFwvNtnYCWP4VBSql-hPYPb9EngP_mDP-ldYRwpnoA39zDNzV9ZlvqHTT4sCSYmaGpDXnvsr/s400/IMG_5941.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685476431218590162" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div>PopArtMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834412878580138193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001992303542572451.post-47167457542334950022011-11-17T16:13:00.000-08:002012-01-31T09:52:22.304-08:00Birthday Bubbles from Around the Globe!!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpx_Jt4j5L-Xx6buK4_TfFi_T0mSSLBuAc1cDU4pP7rCJqDtkzSUaiWUHQ2YGt_IAVm6XBFGTyoz7TQuRudPLKogVQzD8WP_8Cnb3RD-D9goVJY9fuVbOU0iygK_cnNOs3vSh2TOFc/s1600/ian+jarick+hbmb.jpg"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Natasha is 26 months old!</div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/TqksxCYezg0?hd=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="210" width="373"></iframe><br /><br /><br />And I am turning 43 on 11/18/11...<br /><br />For my birthday I'm asking bubble friends (and 'regular' friends and family, too) to blow me a bubble, point at it so I know which one's for me, and send me a picture. So far I have these (keep checking back!) Woohoo! You should do it too! I can't begin to express how happy this makes me :) !!!<div><br /></div><div>(click photos to enlarge--you won't regret it!)<br /><br /><br />Louis Pearl in....Louis Pearl land, USA? Where are you, Louis? That's a bona fide jellyfish bubble, btw. update: Louis is in Sebastopol, CA, apparently making him a Sebastopudlian... which you shouldn't say in mixed company, methinks.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0rsK4toPOYnvJ4z-BrxpaMdvA1o84cqo1sNJAomGtgVP1H7f67OuDGgWon7hJ0u0h0DeclksOlirKIUgULgzAsusgetebviIkLCKZprzPg1WYihpWpAUYJVUX8JJUEMZYolHI9nK/s1600/louispearlHBMB.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0rsK4toPOYnvJ4z-BrxpaMdvA1o84cqo1sNJAomGtgVP1H7f67OuDGgWon7hJ0u0h0DeclksOlirKIUgULgzAsusgetebviIkLCKZprzPg1WYihpWpAUYJVUX8JJUEMZYolHI9nK/s400/louispearlHBMB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676123557637777522" border="0" /></a><br />Romi Shamai in Jerusalem! Awesome.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZz-uysTi5eJZQ-ZMnfYPsNAc4wLJirF0Q_BtpT5isahW7y_xcmly_4bvvrfgWyqikJEKzeaTbBQNaNW48eilYBzV5bzxIX6BVL48louDkDCJipqHc7ug73tl5-YnALUmzqxkTazX/s1600/Romi+Shamai+MBMB.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZz-uysTi5eJZQ-ZMnfYPsNAc4wLJirF0Q_BtpT5isahW7y_xcmly_4bvvrfgWyqikJEKzeaTbBQNaNW48eilYBzV5bzxIX6BVL48louDkDCJipqHc7ug73tl5-YnALUmzqxkTazX/s400/Romi+Shamai+MBMB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676123567166812194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brockley-Bubbles/151478271562963">Lionel Stanhope</a> in London! Standing ovation.<br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMlY3dIYP6IR0S0PlawXwBVOSoacLY-l0aF3Z6GgnTe7lI27CidKc-7GaKVV6WFxVEljJPiVWAMyaCGtXy_8jboiBw7Zdc1woQhWpTeUBV83Ojt4wsaFxzXHwrj5JXWA-RGwZOTPJ/s1600/Lionel+Stanhope+HBMB.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 310px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMlY3dIYP6IR0S0PlawXwBVOSoacLY-l0aF3Z6GgnTe7lI27CidKc-7GaKVV6WFxVEljJPiVWAMyaCGtXy_8jboiBw7Zdc1woQhWpTeUBV83Ojt4wsaFxzXHwrj5JXWA-RGwZOTPJ/s400/Lionel+Stanhope+HBMB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676123570081037906" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Woody in Washington State sent a pair! Perfect.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPRHRjcqtGl1vDJY2DWwnQFuf5aGjYx7eELgHnsEHzQyiyv1taDjK4LdTJfOMz2_Kj6V-av6nYbubo75FAH7AJ6hR3FUd2R-iGXg5-axQm8JP8blXL4Shd4BNrzvytH8RMtHTopSC/s1600/woody+HBMB1.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPRHRjcqtGl1vDJY2DWwnQFuf5aGjYx7eELgHnsEHzQyiyv1taDjK4LdTJfOMz2_Kj6V-av6nYbubo75FAH7AJ6hR3FUd2R-iGXg5-axQm8JP8blXL4Shd4BNrzvytH8RMtHTopSC/s400/woody+HBMB1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676202118449971010" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdSexu3WRdMrVJ5qSADEGD-MVw-0vPMfe4gJX7OoddLXTLCUDAbGan__Kr6SDcsBg-bYSKCQrKWTHe7T8JXqfpcuTKxwB-Wa9t-FRPKstsq8WgZEsf43_BOkukIKpkRbh8nmWibZmr/s1600/woody+HBMB2.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdSexu3WRdMrVJ5qSADEGD-MVw-0vPMfe4gJX7OoddLXTLCUDAbGan__Kr6SDcsBg-bYSKCQrKWTHe7T8JXqfpcuTKxwB-Wa9t-FRPKstsq8WgZEsf43_BOkukIKpkRbh8nmWibZmr/s400/woody+HBMB2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676202031694336274" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " border="0" /></a></div><div>Todd K in Hawaii wins the award for the most cooly understated "point" maneuver (and some stellar garland action). Thanks Todd!<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/SdezeNuQ3Uo?hd=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="210" width="373"></iframe><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJXUujCpw6mQuW9gOQq83AG3S8tspa7jRLoxJkLX3lQxfsx4piK_E36teDGvEGglYgYGvKVLpXyHTrjDz4p4viANCWui7dgrjoon83v_zvHEIj37t1zVdG1PhAJlWobEYzSL7fk4Y/s1600/Circabaleno+Baleno+HBMB1.jpg"><br /></a>Bryce Miyauchi in Hawaii! A major mentor and long-distance chum of the first order. Lovely, Bryce!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCfpKI3BYR_cZCqmuV_7wid2Jj6QpqF3UFyNQaarhwO-frkxOECgWAuyJEySkh4yojHXjDuzClZJsAPPWpiaSfl6mhuT67thHCFYnuQUTj-3iIEHRKZDEE0WBCM0mH0SMyzVvYg_rG/s1600/Bryce+HBMB.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCfpKI3BYR_cZCqmuV_7wid2Jj6QpqF3UFyNQaarhwO-frkxOECgWAuyJEySkh4yojHXjDuzClZJsAPPWpiaSfl6mhuT67thHCFYnuQUTj-3iIEHRKZDEE0WBCM0mH0SMyzVvYg_rG/s400/Bryce+HBMB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676470499332470306" border="0" /></a><br />Fabulous team bubble/point action from Bigbubble Zig in North Wales!!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgh8FHPkNqEEz3XVJdiOF4d_WPVVvX1xudgUuf7QynXXUoF_F8tyF8YZHLWo1mbMSRIwU6SoUTp3WHH4wA5yTshIY9bq7yHYqF4gf0P7sCIENC3mBgyVfnba545XvZXOi3oJcjs_Jh/s1600/Bigbubble+Zig+HBMB.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgh8FHPkNqEEz3XVJdiOF4d_WPVVvX1xudgUuf7QynXXUoF_F8tyF8YZHLWo1mbMSRIwU6SoUTp3WHH4wA5yTshIY9bq7yHYqF4gf0P7sCIENC3mBgyVfnba545XvZXOi3oJcjs_Jh/s400/Bigbubble+Zig+HBMB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676470497258973426" border="0" /></a>Mike R in NoCal! This made my morning, Mike :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9vOa0m5f4_RW_QiMgB9B_AVf7OhIA7dsMOWY3VoIgpyFWL7ETmxf7tNdjYskqzyTVPvcrhI6yqmFUi2ltOv1AO_-MuXETfIxFqOW1b4Q3I2gEdnAl4V2sQqNnGd1NxiGa_ExJD1J/s1600/Mike+Revell+hbmb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9vOa0m5f4_RW_QiMgB9B_AVf7OhIA7dsMOWY3VoIgpyFWL7ETmxf7tNdjYskqzyTVPvcrhI6yqmFUi2ltOv1AO_-MuXETfIxFqOW1b4Q3I2gEdnAl4V2sQqNnGd1NxiGa_ExJD1J/s400/Mike+Revell+hbmb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676470493037793714" border="0" /></a>Circobalena Balena in Messina, Italy! Or thereabouts, with a fantastic net!!! Oh, thank you!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDsGpuS6UULfqP4bj073Ral5M3H0wAN_DJ8Wwv83ha-UrWkWvspTuHyrn9CQMcipat9V8XQewOcQM2Fte6LRXQpCxdn5T5iKc9pfXJNSwKg_sBycSRk1XedZeBoBvZd1VlKkQwZkS/s1600/Circabaleno+Baleno+HBMB2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDsGpuS6UULfqP4bj073Ral5M3H0wAN_DJ8Wwv83ha-UrWkWvspTuHyrn9CQMcipat9V8XQewOcQM2Fte6LRXQpCxdn5T5iKc9pfXJNSwKg_sBycSRk1XedZeBoBvZd1VlKkQwZkS/s400/Circabaleno+Baleno+HBMB2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676470512256739298" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJXUujCpw6mQuW9gOQq83AG3S8tspa7jRLoxJkLX3lQxfsx4piK_E36teDGvEGglYgYGvKVLpXyHTrjDz4p4viANCWui7dgrjoon83v_zvHEIj37t1zVdG1PhAJlWobEYzSL7fk4Y/s1600/Circabaleno+Baleno+HBMB1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJXUujCpw6mQuW9gOQq83AG3S8tspa7jRLoxJkLX3lQxfsx4piK_E36teDGvEGglYgYGvKVLpXyHTrjDz4p4viANCWui7dgrjoon83v_zvHEIj37t1zVdG1PhAJlWobEYzSL7fk4Y/s400/Circabaleno+Baleno+HBMB1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676470503587081538" border="0" /></a>Jasmin Belay in Vienna! Great picture, Jasmin and thanks for the kind wishes, too!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlZVaYSaD9jqs9KPZGclwO80AeUHjw8fxBYxGwwx6yGTKpp2ISL0wN-rBxQdpdfZ_11TbcpL0yWx2O2KgstDSeqO3SWFIEQpDys0NiB9IhxMKCqwhwt8g-GgkwzWJtBVMInBdKj1R6/s1600/jasmin+hbmb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlZVaYSaD9jqs9KPZGclwO80AeUHjw8fxBYxGwwx6yGTKpp2ISL0wN-rBxQdpdfZ_11TbcpL0yWx2O2KgstDSeqO3SWFIEQpDys0NiB9IhxMKCqwhwt8g-GgkwzWJtBVMInBdKj1R6/s400/jasmin+hbmb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676473202156052354" border="0" /></a>Ivo Caim in Alentejo, Portugal! A keeper.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjkTmlrRMED3CUQyR7IR_ZtLVXN20Z-Quckf2tufSBTasPuwaIlBcvPHLFJx5qImsz5h6DUEqsrlMng2sLPcUkKH-78KsM-TB9PUPo3RTl7nz__SLSFdRxXrq-rfo95yxOgB9RDC0a/s1600/ivo+caim+hbmb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjkTmlrRMED3CUQyR7IR_ZtLVXN20Z-Quckf2tufSBTasPuwaIlBcvPHLFJx5qImsz5h6DUEqsrlMng2sLPcUkKH-78KsM-TB9PUPo3RTl7nz__SLSFdRxXrq-rfo95yxOgB9RDC0a/s400/ivo+caim+hbmb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676473198375109538" border="0" /></a>Emily Miller and the 4th Chiller (due 5/12) from Oakland (temporarily brightening the West Bay). I love you both!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWy-MRWj4M14rt4lkztqNkxYUzmtlK84UDMTLeHGYhBP1Pw5wfjRvjJjtmMKFKcZK_s7CBhLgPTsobW75HiktLxp5_h46CGkc-v8tAbVR_BfvWgH99VTSSLABTQ-TYAOFDTlawk456/s1600/emily+hbmb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWy-MRWj4M14rt4lkztqNkxYUzmtlK84UDMTLeHGYhBP1Pw5wfjRvjJjtmMKFKcZK_s7CBhLgPTsobW75HiktLxp5_h46CGkc-v8tAbVR_BfvWgH99VTSSLABTQ-TYAOFDTlawk456/s400/emily+hbmb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676473186425659330" border="0" /></a>Dustin in Oregon! Awed silence is appropriate in the presence of Dustin's doin's. ...........<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpODZJSfcSjwEEy4lSyvR7CYc7QBsfe1pY5ATippxHY1tTjCgzB1G2eAKyKQC3FNZBaWJTiiWHAb_1Eq01Rpyd4-41siQRuguV47UGXDggSYFtMR9ZzQdYW9UEKLTo1C25qyygnhnB/s1600/dustin+hbmb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpODZJSfcSjwEEy4lSyvR7CYc7QBsfe1pY5ATippxHY1tTjCgzB1G2eAKyKQC3FNZBaWJTiiWHAb_1Eq01Rpyd4-41siQRuguV47UGXDggSYFtMR9ZzQdYW9UEKLTo1C25qyygnhnB/s400/dustin+hbmb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676473181175377282" border="0" /></a>Julie in Texas broadens the scope for the good of all. Standing ovation. :)<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPVljqbiebmqMk-ab-Uj16LY3ygyThf-DPNF-z3sl6VzcS8eVlXJnNm-lD5b2EGGiz7nugLyLEZtM9KUdBc2wWaFJnYefV6ldV1KOefYd2Ogc1ug_UD0BOfHft_ueZwyyPG-QDb8ev/s1600/Julie+HBMB.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPVljqbiebmqMk-ab-Uj16LY3ygyThf-DPNF-z3sl6VzcS8eVlXJnNm-lD5b2EGGiz7nugLyLEZtM9KUdBc2wWaFJnYefV6ldV1KOefYd2Ogc1ug_UD0BOfHft_ueZwyyPG-QDb8ev/s400/Julie+HBMB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676473208348715122" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div>Marilyn Doyle from Minnesota sends a double winner: herself in a bubble... made by Louis Pearl!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqBHIFCQNhOUyVwFbEjKtx8ihY8_dCc5R4OG_SN0bKo_k9FfdKzgVvbcpPVFYg-1tqzpq7l24Kdl1KQFVdtV5m49LOFvELSlinb1nIW5eZs08Bigi1TaN1navsiUnFTzI_TNCETGbl/s400/marilyn+hbmb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676581172904459106" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 260px; " border="0" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Teresa in Redwood City sends along this gem. Thanks Teresa! Lots of goodness going on in that picture :)</span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfSaUjqHFsYeOrf9-4Iodgam6h0frpBUWkoXBrDjNPeuOMbCwJhJsCkKDWxvf4MBHhCTbdtcE57FQlBp1_qVQ1WL4YkrlEpJm21SNJOZuvoRnsxY9nTJUr4jAXx3WuzST48ovFhaTn/s1600/AusilynHBMB.jpg"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_00UtGjw0VZPC4hdkQrMX1OQOfmgpdRgBf9boF2D4TLug3TwYqXophzmUauZ5OnhIsCrOZ3jnn4nNWL2voo-MytkQWCOHs_n9ISImtHNHpf6gwq2v8TYuHoTLpl1fsgqUpk9Qvf8S/s400/lewis+hbmb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676581175127010434" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px; " border="0" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div>Andrew in the Philippines lent me a birthday Bubble-in-a-bubble-in-a-bubble video. The honor is mine, sir!</div><div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/aaa5JC6yvfg" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="210" width="373"></iframe></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Felix in San Francisco came through with a classic! Thanks Felix, it means a lot to me!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhlNMt6sspxRvVdasia59196pT713EF-Yi9S54TP-Iq5KiGfhpEdaI-GvBNokjPRsdKNSPIMEAmCQatpWgvPGQoQDykHSfHWHDFF6XLc5UZOMwr5QxY0ni_fa2Ny8xZvqaMyTssBtw/s400/Screen+shot+2011-11-19+at+11.28.53+PM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676976882018793826" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 253px; " border="0" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Edward Smith in Cincinnati! Oh what a lovely way for ME to wake up this morning!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuYUDcK0KjS6ME8brouCjkla1EWXPJhI_Hib3URGytXwQf8XHiM4IeIDct_NvZ4R42mDzFTz7r98BnLh2XAS62azrPqBSK46mBXV5KTUkwRNIc9xgHTdn1RFu7JGuje-bwwE-2DhpE/s400/Edward+smith+hbmb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676726549960429554" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 224px; " border="0" /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=2676079706288&set=p.2676079706288&type=2&theater">Geoff Akins made me a video <i>in the middle of a bubble show </i> and he managed to put ME in a bubble from 2,130 miles away! Now thats a Bubble Wonder</a>!</span></div><div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4kIn7NX3X9o?hd=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="210" width="373"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>David Erck in Michigan sends one that deserves a close look! Wow, David!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxq1TeTCwEh6cZ_aZM2J7gZ4DMqZjoLuC0TD1gdcZoHg1QNi6xuHyLlqIq3Q5JmjHqih8JvsMDhZ38MvZhpf8gIfEeqBFFaADY0C0UmWY30t15aAVH3-pXoz-Tms7GStvAWY4MV6Ii/s400/David+Erck+HBMB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676975424237582706" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " border="0" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div>Sly in France with the singing and the colored bubbles and the personalized titling?!?! Incroyable! Magnifique! I am touched and grateful.<br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uulJkfBbFK0?hd=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="210" width="373"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>June in Worcester offers up bonus gnomes! Ah, bonus gnomes. My favorite.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMgKi-7SaKhy_Tq40_nA0b2jVjimRLDt3asi-fcO-vpYEpYTy9A3bc0myIBnmHkp2rBkTBWNrBGMylZub9KqTEnlcsc7BUe7_OmrVv2XgyFCnmUQB7qCT9Pyy8uAiqnaYsLW2gOD-o/s400/315066_10150492213893465_651668464_10680929_1005517328_n-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677185740715900418" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " border="0" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">And Thomas sends frozen bubbles from Munich to make the joy last... ;) Hooray!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJWuRLafJSaSamCwsLrWaOeinXPZ1MJQQOeXe0qCJPKhpNso6ItPdwyWqlDpox0SzU-jag7CN95t4qK0L1XiFd9hhxw8qmUXZLXWjB3iz3H1Xx2ssHQ_wvPkEjsR-74oOwb-KQNQt/s1600/341254_1601173606128_1739722297_783516_1402060304_o.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJWuRLafJSaSamCwsLrWaOeinXPZ1MJQQOeXe0qCJPKhpNso6ItPdwyWqlDpox0SzU-jag7CN95t4qK0L1XiFd9hhxw8qmUXZLXWjB3iz3H1Xx2ssHQ_wvPkEjsR-74oOwb-KQNQt/s400/341254_1601173606128_1739722297_783516_1402060304_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677185743024553330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " border="0" /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">Jonny in Catania, Italy sent two fantastic ones--and the shirt makes me almost as happy as the stellar bubbling!</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGEOtm_vLStIlqzUQM0Tj4R7F-IM-xZEm8R6AlQ3FlYpzVgWhhgPBRex2CjLQdx81UqY-Y3C2x4zDaZIYq3orawM8IbLxXElbmguLs7JcQhv_pXSAJyhHIJ9UWl72Iy0JPgZk9EGi/s1600/DSCN7852.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-HYthlvYqns6U3yG-MIVIbO2BYfjd23ZvHOPnyvkSO7DV0NEtsWNJVg8un01yjaIssAt-R7J5uBVKK2tLVVO3G_m728JU3vkB630eWO8RXyFeL2p_itKKTL0SKSUWDAfOatSbdcS/s1600/DSC07985+Acitrezza.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-HYthlvYqns6U3yG-MIVIbO2BYfjd23ZvHOPnyvkSO7DV0NEtsWNJVg8un01yjaIssAt-R7J5uBVKK2tLVVO3G_m728JU3vkB630eWO8RXyFeL2p_itKKTL0SKSUWDAfOatSbdcS/s400/DSC07985+Acitrezza.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677224946526844082" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px; " border="0" /></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGEOtm_vLStIlqzUQM0Tj4R7F-IM-xZEm8R6AlQ3FlYpzVgWhhgPBRex2CjLQdx81UqY-Y3C2x4zDaZIYq3orawM8IbLxXElbmguLs7JcQhv_pXSAJyhHIJ9UWl72Iy0JPgZk9EGi/s400/DSCN7852.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677224953764757714" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " border="0" /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">Juliana from Romania brings the elegance. Lovely, Juliana!</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKunvf9c-x25eW6v-Xy7oC2NrN7kKbIaDb_hNwM6rB-Lm-NsKqTfmv3zv6nzsQTR46m4L9B5QhN1PxdSsDAv9WVh5mfzFZbVyZ7jmwrTPi5sjq_i6ANzTE8taQmg6X2SZirwobvIt1/s1600/mikebirthday.JPG" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKunvf9c-x25eW6v-Xy7oC2NrN7kKbIaDb_hNwM6rB-Lm-NsKqTfmv3zv6nzsQTR46m4L9B5QhN1PxdSsDAv9WVh5mfzFZbVyZ7jmwrTPi5sjq_i6ANzTE8taQmg6X2SZirwobvIt1/s400/mikebirthday.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677224944965305778" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " border="0" /></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Catherine <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Armand</span> in Paris sent hand-blown bubbles she made near the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">Sacré Cœur. Very nice, Kate, thank you!</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiof857FXFQ9_F5Pas4omIV6I2nuB8VDtArUSZw2_c2xFWHeedz4uT9OP52LAbIvlcdW9XCqj4WRyyXwaDd0-EpB5XKTUibPp9h_T2k-lRXP5iuJ25CcjJQowJaDpGLW0dVH4uhQ8J/s400/Bubble+blowing+in+Paris.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681158912285333378" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 400px; " border="0" /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span">OK. This is Felix Cartagena from Colorado. This one is very special to me. It may be my name as the "creator" of the Soap Bubble Fanciers Yahoo group...but I basically planted a seed and shrugged and walked away. It was Felix who watered it and tended it for its formative years and then a core of die-hard bubblers who really stuck with him and SBF to make it what it has become. I stepped back in years later and went, wait, what?! I love this!...and learned everything I know from the community that had grown there, mostly without me, while life happened with very few bubbles around me for several years. Felix says all the bubbles in this picture are for me. Thank you, thank you, thank you Felix.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUEQ-qeH9B7ElVqQ-KIf5Lvw_twoYEEncTtcO18O2qU7gNYEPVgqSmgpGF8LMicvxwxMn9-Vglf7KIvhEUwWqnXfkRp_tWr_VIK4hQ90It8a9XU68JUHmO1LOEQfGiF7iwN0WAVI6K/s400/PARF9-25-10021a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677246466690123698" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 312px; " border="0" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><br />Brian Lawrence in San Jose said he didn't have a picture but...would I test some equipment for him? And he proceeded to drop off a fantastic set of custom connectors and a lightweight loop --which he likes to call a "whisperer"--with extra juice-holding top string. Fantastic! And when I tried to return it, he said I was meant to keep it. Aw twist my arm, Brian! Thanks SO much.</div><div><br /></div><div>Brian is another key player in making me the bubbler I am today. I was bubbling at <a href="http://www.myspace.com/milfus/blog/170471612">Daze 1 </a>with Dawn and water and he said casually, "here try some of this" offering some of his solution, and my mind was blown and my life began to change...<br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2x4ewkS2p1A?hd=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="172" width="280"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Ian Jarick from Sydney, Australia sent this one! I particularly like the colors on the top and the frustration I like to imagine having been engendered by the attempts to employ the candle and lighter :) ...Thanks Ian!!!!</span><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpx_Jt4j5L-Xx6buK4_TfFi_T0mSSLBuAc1cDU4pP7rCJqDtkzSUaiWUHQ2YGt_IAVm6XBFGTyoz7TQuRudPLKogVQzD8WP_8Cnb3RD-D9goVJY9fuVbOU0iygK_cnNOs3vSh2TOFc/s1600/ian+jarick+hbmb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpx_Jt4j5L-Xx6buK4_TfFi_T0mSSLBuAc1cDU4pP7rCJqDtkzSUaiWUHQ2YGt_IAVm6XBFGTyoz7TQuRudPLKogVQzD8WP_8Cnb3RD-D9goVJY9fuVbOU0iygK_cnNOs3vSh2TOFc/s400/ian+jarick+hbmb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703854009580157266" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;">(seriously, click to enlarge any of these. They're much better that way and Blogger arranges it as a slideshow for you!....and send your own, anytime, via e-mail or to my wall on Facebook!)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJWuRLafJSaSamCwsLrWaOeinXPZ1MJQQOeXe0qCJPKhpNso6ItPdwyWqlDpox0SzU-jag7CN95t4qK0L1XiFd9hhxw8qmUXZLXWjB3iz3H1Xx2ssHQ_wvPkEjsR-74oOwb-KQNQt/s1600/341254_1601173606128_1739722297_783516_1402060304_o.jpg"></a></span></span></span></div></div>PopArtMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834412878580138193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001992303542572451.post-15624709380361702072011-09-08T09:27:00.001-07:002011-09-08T09:28:03.150-07:003D!!!<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kGB4N9322tA" allowfullscreen="" width="280" frameborder="0" height="173"></iframe>PopArtMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834412878580138193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001992303542572451.post-8562838628092924162011-09-01T07:47:00.001-07:002011-09-08T09:37:39.646-07:003D in the park!<span style="font-size:180%;">2D</span><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/htzfY_cEKoQ" allowfullscreen="" width="280" frameborder="0" height="173"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">3D Version!!!</span><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6uj_z2bBLEA" allowfullscreen="" width="280" frameborder="0" height="173"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Making of Bubble Mania Video!<br />I look like a big dork and it makes it sound like I was using Dawn and Water until like yesterday...but Brian and Sterling make a good showing and the bubbles are super cool, even just floating past interviewees...</span><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_sKta-J84ak" allowfullscreen="" width="280" frameborder="0" height="173"></iframe>PopArtMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834412878580138193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001992303542572451.post-50992206089848379102011-08-07T19:56:00.000-07:002011-08-07T21:29:49.288-07:00SUMMER 2011: Bubblemania Marches On!<div>Natasha is almost TWO!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfhKA9mcTeNxTilWmjO1lkFxP7juXAMSk5q8E80U7JMgH6ZSepIe7KkS-AmkI084xrRa0_l4JMarLFq3cy4nFuiEvVgQZ5oDhMhn2PR0jQl-0Y5_2DblLqMfKegBrNv5fDlmFz9XC/s1600/nathike.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfhKA9mcTeNxTilWmjO1lkFxP7juXAMSk5q8E80U7JMgH6ZSepIe7KkS-AmkI084xrRa0_l4JMarLFq3cy4nFuiEvVgQZ5oDhMhn2PR0jQl-0Y5_2DblLqMfKegBrNv5fDlmFz9XC/s400/nathike.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638314949479399522" /></a>And I realized that my sense that I "can't get around to the bubble project this summer" is kind of false.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKPBNTwrRnDrCaxCETCxW1IuVARigIHSPNweE01fKy20G_MX7SbYL8_PFa7Ui5INOSNg2RgoKEZit8DQLFwfVSiIBv3-a-CvIuQ_pXgjfN_Vh4N6Hfbm1GHdepprcl7CqP4dq-n6LF/s1600/emnmbubble.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKPBNTwrRnDrCaxCETCxW1IuVARigIHSPNweE01fKy20G_MX7SbYL8_PFa7Ui5INOSNg2RgoKEZit8DQLFwfVSiIBv3-a-CvIuQ_pXgjfN_Vh4N6Hfbm1GHdepprcl7CqP4dq-n6LF/s400/emnmbubble.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638314948509025234" /></a>Though I have not shot the next episode for want of time and motivation, the ideas are a-brewing and I HAVE<div><br /></div><div>a. bubbled four or five groups in parks in San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley.</div><div><br /></div><div>b. practiced with Emily (Natasha's mom) and an awesome team of friends to participate in an incredible 3D bubble shoot, sponsored by Sprint, in Golden Gate Park, where we joined maestro Sterling Johnson, Dustin Hicks, Brian Lawrence and Todd Kamisugi for hours of epic bubbling on camera. Stay tuned for the results around Labor Day!</div><div><br /></div><div>c. Attended and video taped two of Louis Pearl's bubble shows, and put together a little promo, just for fun, with my own music and aesthetic... which he ended up liking, so it's public! Full screen, 720p HD highly recommended as always.</div><iframe width="280" height="189" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lbfIOjd7l0s" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><div><br /></div><div>d. begun work on my website dedicated to bubbles for hire. Though if you are fan enough to have read this far, please note that I may still be amenable to bubbling for you or your event, asking only for enough to cover my supply costs. If you are a friend already, count on it!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>More in the fall!</div><div><br /></div><div>Cheers!</div><div>:)</div><div>Mike</div>PopArtMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834412878580138193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001992303542572451.post-13031746864695014822011-05-28T13:47:00.000-07:002011-08-07T21:28:21.448-07:00The Long and Short of itFull Screen HD Highly recommended:<br><br><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/24156761?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0" width="398" height="224" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /><br><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/24338040?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0" width="398" height="224" frameborder="0"></iframe>PopArtMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834412878580138193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001992303542572451.post-88466542149722120142011-05-07T11:19:00.000-07:002011-05-07T11:22:55.870-07:00Wait, what...?Don't look now...but, in spite of what you see written elsewhere, Mike <span style="font-style:italic;">might</span> be convinced to bring bubbles to your party professionally...e-mail your thoughts...PopArtMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834412878580138193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001992303542572451.post-65024484749448081342011-05-06T13:48:00.000-07:002011-05-06T13:50:51.180-07:00Many Buckets!Saturday May 7, Lakeside Park, Oakland, 12:30ish near Fairyland!<br /><br />Come make the bubbles more abundant! Give four-year-olds the right of way but leave no equipment unwielded! Take pictures and video and share them with me! A little new equipment, a slightly more effective way to bubble en masse...should be fun!PopArtMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834412878580138193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001992303542572451.post-84530307212814199152011-03-14T13:24:00.000-07:002011-03-14T13:26:33.924-07:00So busy!Working on some new equipment, perfecting my public bubbling coordination skills... becoming more party friendly for friends ;) More soon!<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/20447231?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ff0179" width="320" height="180" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/20434375?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ff0179" width="320" height="180" frameborder="0"></iframe>PopArtMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834412878580138193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001992303542572451.post-10164680384057654042011-01-05T18:19:00.000-08:002011-01-05T18:42:33.112-08:00News Flash: HOLLY PARK, FEB 27!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz0AygiZloy01pRw2mWDLpS_Hkej0J4kV46VAnC9ueB8T9fsSgsMO-37caIwtHdbXV_KAY2K77ZKMxzkeMjrlBBXZEXJmYKVspZ2QaW8yuNQtkYAN9vapSnEMVs5lE305B3H3k93U1/s1600/SFMapHP.JPG"><br /></a><br />Natasha is still in her 16th Month<br /><object width="400" height="224"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="movie" value="http://www.facebook.com/v/10150121715180152"><embed src="http://www.facebook.com/v/10150121715180152" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="224"></embed></object><br /><hr /><hr /><br />Looks like my neighborhood appearance for February will be<br /><br /><b>Holly Park in San Francisco on Feb 27!</b><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz0AygiZloy01pRw2mWDLpS_Hkej0J4kV46VAnC9ueB8T9fsSgsMO-37caIwtHdbXV_KAY2K77ZKMxzkeMjrlBBXZEXJmYKVspZ2QaW8yuNQtkYAN9vapSnEMVs5lE305B3H3k93U1/s1600/SFMapHP.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 393px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz0AygiZloy01pRw2mWDLpS_Hkej0J4kV46VAnC9ueB8T9fsSgsMO-37caIwtHdbXV_KAY2K77ZKMxzkeMjrlBBXZEXJmYKVspZ2QaW8yuNQtkYAN9vapSnEMVs5lE305B3H3k93U1/s400/SFMapHP.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558893849104585282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Who wants to invite me somewhere for March...!?PopArtMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834412878580138193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001992303542572451.post-6545803730030818012010-12-30T15:59:00.000-08:002010-12-31T17:25:08.883-08:00Back in Action! The Marina, Video and More...<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs765.ash1/165612_10150114794497125_534602124_7476763_6277063_n.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Thanks to everyone who participated so politely on the Marina Green today. It was a lovely bubble day, wasn't it? Let me know if you got any good pictures!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs765.ash1/165612_10150114794497125_534602124_7476763_6277063_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 720px; height: 717px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><hr /><div style="text-align: center;">Natasha is in her 16th month!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQn6JjLQ7yDYLdQRbB1qA1ZNoZ3l1cPtxTy-Wo8E2mhJtZUt4KZ7w"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOu1_5ewC_vilh4-HD3zqQwNgcs-rWNTRD3Yi4EstTEpy7_AKxhSPrAS2aYHUXmD01CeTNwtULPlvoNw398gdc75moMQfBNYo9Nh1uK45Jcbj3HrbbgX09v1cQxXBv_ptOdPb_ZbOU/s1600/natasharetro.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOu1_5ewC_vilh4-HD3zqQwNgcs-rWNTRD3Yi4EstTEpy7_AKxhSPrAS2aYHUXmD01CeTNwtULPlvoNw398gdc75moMQfBNYo9Nh1uK45Jcbj3HrbbgX09v1cQxXBv_ptOdPb_ZbOU/s400/natasharetro.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556630198020905218" /></a><br /><br /><div>New video is up at k<a href="http://kermitbubbleboy.net/">ermitbubbleboy.net</a>! If you've seen me in a park recently, be sure and check there to see what we can REALLY do when the weather is right and the participants are super bubble-skilled.... ;)</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">Took a bubble hiatus after a mega-bubbly Fall 2010 made the fun seem like...work? The horror!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">But now, I'm back in action, planning </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">Bubbling San Francisco</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"> to shoot all Spring with yet another bubble MAESTRO (the brilliant Brian Lawrence from San Jose) in addition to Sterling and (I hope) Rebecca, who were so fantastic in </span><a href="http://vimeo.com/17151855"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">Bubbling Sutro Heights Park</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">...and hopefully a bubbler or two from out of the area as she/he/they pass through town. The theme so far: hoop work. Stay tuned! I have a lot to learn in that area...</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Also, I'm planning to bubble in parks by request (see the top of the page) once per month. E-mail me if you'd like me to stop by your way! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">January 22nd: Antioch!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQn6JjLQ7yDYLdQRbB1qA1ZNoZ3l1cPtxTy-Wo8E2mhJtZUt4KZ7w" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 233px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">February is up for grabs!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>PopArtMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834412878580138193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001992303542572451.post-69161734594779033072010-10-11T21:15:00.000-07:002010-10-11T21:20:35.334-07:00A timid toe dipped into the murky waters of commerce...Might wanna double-click over to youtube to get the full image.<br /><object width="320" height="167"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6KNhYdmvWaE?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6KNhYdmvWaE?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>PopArtMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834412878580138193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001992303542572451.post-84529130061010815162010-09-19T10:58:00.000-07:002010-09-19T12:34:23.591-07:00Nastasha is one. Bubbles were clearly expected.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljsK8mtH0M6wQ1PiH7IQ7zpQ5A0BOI6bP5zsniSdL_wtkTd0RDS9pj4uLCBxiniWPhSvz6sD8ZhyphenhyphenSMmWwQsu-w4oJmZr3bwEo4hqv4lIiReqogVmjzGsGl1KFs5q4f4FM6FiMRKx3/s1600/N1st.jpg"><br /></a><br /><object width="400" height="224"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://www.facebook.com/v/474529050151"><embed src="http://www.facebook.com/v/474529050151" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="224"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljsK8mtH0M6wQ1PiH7IQ7zpQ5A0BOI6bP5zsniSdL_wtkTd0RDS9pj4uLCBxiniWPhSvz6sD8ZhyphenhyphenSMmWwQsu-w4oJmZr3bwEo4hqv4lIiReqogVmjzGsGl1KFs5q4f4FM6FiMRKx3/s1600/N1st.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljsK8mtH0M6wQ1PiH7IQ7zpQ5A0BOI6bP5zsniSdL_wtkTd0RDS9pj4uLCBxiniWPhSvz6sD8ZhyphenhyphenSMmWwQsu-w4oJmZr3bwEo4hqv4lIiReqogVmjzGsGl1KFs5q4f4FM6FiMRKx3/s400/N1st.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518687932924303314" border="0" /></a><br />Boy what a week.<br />Art Opening was AWESOME! They made a video and you can see bubbles at the very beginning...<br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfUz01-kAlg"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1284919219_0">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfUz01-kAlg</span></a><br />..Sterling's hands at 2:07 and my daughter in the middle of the pic at 2:32. So proud to be a part of this!!!! So much lovely celebration of such a lovely city in such unlovely times....<br /><br />THEN<br /><br /><br />Somebody very friendly on SBF sent some bubble work my way...and I found myself briefly a startled member of the jet set, flying out directly from the reception in that video to shoot a commercial in Malibu.<br />I took enough concentrate (Thanks Bryce for telling me often enough that concentrates were the way to go that I finally listened...) in a dawn jug to make 8 gallons of juice. The concentrates are amazing and instant--I just mix my stuff up with a cup of warm water per cup of dawn and then bottle it. Two cups of this into a gallon of distilled water makes almost instant, excellent solution.<br />I almost hate to say this, but I've completely backed off of the glycerin. I now have three ingredients plus water and I can't seem to improve it.<br />I admit, the solution's super gooey...but that gooey self-healing saved my life in that shoot! It was TOTALLY pack-up-your-bubble-stuff-and-go-home weather--not worth a minute's time. I was stuck on the beach in high wind with money almost palpably pouring down the drain every second of this production they had going on...and I kept managing to launch these big floofy bubble-amoeba into the frame, and they would <span style="font-style: italic;">close</span>...even though it took tremendous concentration. I suspect that (wonderful, friendly and ultra-professional) crew has no idea that it was only many, many hours of practice with the big poles that allowed them to get anything at all. They almost decided to have actors <span style="font-style: italic;">trained</span> by bubblers to make the bubbles...that would have been disastrous in this weather!<br /><br />TSA TOTALLY searched my bag in both directions, opened the J-Lube...but I had everything marked clearly and repeatedly, so all they really had to do was believe that I really do make giant bubbles...and things got through. The four foot duffle was not charged for oversize in either direction (United) though it came out the oversize baggage chute when I got home.<br /><br />I felt a little funny having asserted that I would not do bubbles for pay and then taking this gig. But, really, I don't want to do parties--especially kids parties--for pay, because the unpredictability is to stressful and the I'm also very careful about doing-what-I-love for work. My brother's a professional musician and he has seen people's most beloved activity become drudgery once commodified. So...I fumbled around for a way to avoid the decision--looked up the client company's human rights record and they are pretty awesome on that score, actually. And I did the gig. And, I'd probably do it again. But bubbling for kids...as yet...I'll just do that for fun, when I feel like it. So, I changed the website to say that I don't do parties, but not that I don't perform for pay. Because that just became a lie. :) And I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity!<br /><br />Watch for some new equipment designs coming soon...<br />And that pro-shoot shoot made me realize that I REALLY want to make <span style="font-style: italic;">my</span> next video! So, coming soon....!PopArtMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834412878580138193noreply@blogger.com0