VOTED THE BEST SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN CUB SCOUT BLUE AND GOLD ENTERTAINMENT!
by Cub Masters, Den Leaders, Cub Scouts, Aunts, Uncles, Parents and Grandparents
You’re planning the Blue and Gold Banquet this year and you have to figure out whether you should have pot luck or hire a catering company, what location will the banquet take place school or at a hall, who should you hire in Michigan as blue and gold banquet entertainment? You look at the past records and you see that for the last five years they have had magician, clown, magician, clown, magician and you say to yourself “I want to hire something new, something entertaining an act that is funny for all ages. You Google Michigan Blue and Banquet entertainment and you find Funny Puppet Guy, Ventriloquist Richard Paul. You shout YAHOO! I want to hire a ventriloquist like the ventriloquist that won the America’s Got Talent competition. You email Richard@richardpaul.com or fill out the booking information form by clicking here.
Ventriloquist funny puppet guy Richard Paul has performed as a Blue and Gold banquet entertainer for over twenty years. He is based out of southeastern Michigan and specializes in family fun entertainment, mixing ventriloquism, magic and outrageous crowd pleasing interaction.
He is a master at entertaining the Cub Scouts and their siblings. Also the Cub Scouts older siblings, Moms, Dads, Aunts, Uncles, Grandma and Grandpa too. From the moment he steps on the stage he grabs the cub scouts attention with his fast pace, hilarious props and puppets, leaving them wonder, “HOW DID HE MAKE THOSE PUPPETS TALK?”
“It was the first time we have had a ventriloquist as our Blue and Gold banquet entertainment. We have always had magicians or clowns as our entertainment. To be honest we were all afraid that the Cub Scouts would think that Richard’s puppets were babyish. When he walked on stage he had their attention and they were spellbound for over forty minutes. The puppets, groaner jokes and silly banter kept those kids laughing and screaming. The parents really liked the way Richard’s puppets would say things that seemed to come off the top of his head and they really laughed when he brought up the cub master and his assistant and turned them into puppets. It was a great show and we all agreed that we will be bringing Ventriloquist Richard back again and again.”
Blue and Gold Planning Committee
If you are looking to entertain the Cub Scouts and their families and you want something that is fast pace Ventriloquist Richard Paul is the right Blue and Gold entertainment. His number one goal is to entertain, have fun and create a hilarious memorable moment for all attending the Blue and Gold banquet.
A letter to the Scouts about Humor:
Dear Clinton
Valley Council,
Congratulations on seventy-five years of life lessons and
laughter! Thanks to the many dedicated volunteers, parents and
scouts, this organization continues to be a strong foundation
by which boy’s become responsible, respectful men.
I was asked
to share some insight on why it is important to find humor in
the world around us. When one has a good sense of humor and is
able to freely laugh out loud it makes it easier to cope with
stressful, uneasy, life challenging situations. In Susan
Stewart’s article Laughter for Stress Relief she says,
“Laughter helps release the tension of pent-up feelings,
heighten the immune system, and make the heart stronger.”
Researchers at West Chester University found that students who
used humor as a coping mechanism were more likely to be in a
positive mood.
"The
humor helped ease the tension of an awkward moment."
Being born
with a birth defect (my right hand shorter than my left and
missing three fingers) I have always utilized humor as a
coping mechanism when it came to
 childhood
teasing and adulthood misconceptions. For example, I was at a
grocery store in the checkout line. I noticed that the guy in
front of me had a hook for a hand and the guy in front of him
had an arm without a hand. The guy without the hand went
through the line, then the guy with the hook went through the
line and then I went through the line. The cashier’s eyes
popped out and her jaw dropped. She mumbled, “What the…? I
quickly replied; “There must be something in the water!” All
of us, including the cashier laughed out loud. The humor
helped ease the tension of an awkward moment.
Laughter
helps us to think clearly, it loosens us up and weakens our
negative mood. Laughter brings us together. “It is a uniquely
human experience that we can all share,” says Sandy Dorrian.
When we laugh together we become connected. Last January I
went to see the Mel Brook’s, Broadway hit “The Producers.”
During intermission while waiting for refreshments, I was
laughing and talking to the people in line. Each of us laughed
as we described our favorite scene. I will never see those
people again, but for those few minutes we were friends
through laughter.
 Studies
have shown that children laugh between 300-400 times a day but
adults only laugh 15-17 times a day and from that 15-17 men
laugh less than women. As Parents and Scout leaders we can
begin to change those statistics by continuing to demonstrate
the value of laughter. We can only do this by being a good
laughing example ourselves.
How?
In stressful
times like in good times we must be willing to laugh. Soon
our boys will learn from us that humor is a useful tool when
working through the ups and downs of life. We must also not
stifle their humorous creativity by saying things like “grow
up” or “quit acting like that your making a spectacle of
yourself” or “don’t laugh so loud your embarrassing me.”
Instead, we must give them the freedom to laugh. Robin
Williams says, “ Comedy is acting out optimism.” Let us begin
to inspire our boys to see laughter as a positive attitude
lifter so in time our men of the future will no longer see
laughter as a detriment to productivity but rather the driving
force behind their personal and professional growth and
success.
“At the height of laughter the universe is flung into a
kaleidoscope of new possibilities.” Jean Houston
Sincerely,
Richard Paul
Ventriloquist/Speaker
Richard,
The feedback was very good. Everyone
enjoyed it. The show appealed to everyone there regardless
of their age.
Pack 36
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Richard-
Thanks for making our Blue and Gold a huge success. I talked to several of the scouts and parents and the feedback has been nothing but positive. If you are ever in need of a reference please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thanks again.
Joe Butkovich
Committee Chair
Pack 1049
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