About Don Caldwell Don Caldwell - aka: "Buster Balloon" ACME Balloon Company Anaheim California, USA  Don Caldwell is America's premier "balloon funny man" or is that "funny balloon man", either way he is very handsome, witty and charming.  I could stop right here with the compliments but Don would say "no, Please go on". So I will...	Qualatex Balloons Proud sponsor of Don Caldwell
Don is a full time balloon entertainer from Southern California. He has released 7 instructional DVD's on the art of twisting. As a result of their overwhelming popularity Don has been a featured instructor at TJam, Twist & Shout, Diamond Jam, JBAN, and The Qualatex Event. He has also been featured in Balloon Magic Magazine, as well as Magic Magazine, Images and Funny Paper, and was the recipient of the 2004 Ralph Dewey Balloon Excellence Award. Despite all of his success and many accolades, he still considers his greatest achievement to be the time that he ate an entire box of Cap' N Crunch cereal in one sitting. Learn more about Don and his alter-ego "Buster Balloon" at http://www.acmeballoon.com.  The year 2000 brought us two things, the new millennium and Don Caldwell.  Don burst onto the scene that year with his video's "Lungs of Steel" and "Blowhard, Latex With A Vengeance".With T. Myers's review of these video's it was immediately apparent that Don was no slouch.  In fact, Don is a highly polished performer with excellent taste, style and understanding of both the audience in front of him and the medium he uses to entertain. Our only question was "Where did this guy come from?" It seemed as if Don was just waiting for the right moment to make his presence known and as we all know timing is everything.  It's very hard to put into words what Don Caldwell has brought to the balloon entertainment industry.  The guy is just phenomenal, just ask anybody that has met him. Better yet, come on out to TJam On The Road and find out for yourself why  Don Caldwell is America's premier "Balloon Funny Man". Workshops  Even the best of friends argue a bit once in a while. One night during a heated debate about professional wrestling and Funions vs. Doritos, Jim accused Don of no longer being able to create quick effective, real world designs (his actual words were, "You spoiled twit! You are so used to building huge impractical balloon creations for obnoxious, undeserving rich brats, that you couldn't work a line if your life depended on it! I don't think you even know how to make a practical balloon design anymore! You make me sick!").  Don's reply was, "Oh yeah!" After things settled down, Don set out to create a whole new concept in twisting: simple creations for real world twisting that could be made quickly, but would still have the impact of his most amazing Mad Hatz & Wild Wearable creations. The result was... Early workshop Lil' Wrist Friends A whole line of painfully cute, incredibly quick (most in 3 minutes or less) creations that twisters of almost all skill levels can make with ease. During this hands on class, you will learn three variations on the basic "Lil' Wrist Friends" bracelet design, and then see how to transform them into over 30 different variations ranging from favorite animals, to popular cartoon characters, to, well, what ever you can think of! Practical, useable creations, that can hold their own against even your most elaborate designs. Originally created for his lecture in Japan this June, TJam On The Road will be the US debut of this amazing new design. Evening  workshop Also coming this Summer! Gaze in wide eyed wonder at the Fairy Backpack made from 350's and 646's! Tremble at the chillingly simple Ice-cream Cone Hat! Be amazed at the 10 minute or less Ride-Inside Car! Watch in awe as Don teaches you these balloons and many more in... Revenge of The Mad Hatz & Wild Wearables!  This class will feature Don's absolute latest wearable creations! In Fact, these are so new he has not taught them anywhere else! You can't even buy them on DVD yet! The only place in the entire world to learn these creations is at one of his TJam On The Road Lectures! We are serious! Ok, except for the car, but that one was so good we had to include it. But other than the car, you have never seen these creation before, and they are being kept top secret until August, so don't even ask. We mean it. Top secret new stuff. Really.