For the first time in my life I am actually enjoying being in a parade. Every day at 3:00 there is a parade at the WI State Fair, and they like for all of us entertainers to be a part of it. I don’t really have a good parade act. Basically I just walk along yo-yoing. It’s ok, but it’s not great. But this year, with the help of my friend Rob Summerbell I’ve got a great parade bit.
Rob is the world’s only Wacky Wheeler. Along with his wheel he usually also brings along his monster cruiser bicycle… and at State Fair he lets me ride it. It’s awesome. It’s a cool classy lookin’ cruiser bike, but it’s extra big, and it has 36 inch wheels!
It’s a little hard to ride at the slow speeds of the parade, but it makes a big splash. I ride with one hand and yo-yo with the other hand while doing circles and figure eights around the other people in the parade. Sometimes we have some pretty close calls where we almost run into each other, but usually we miss. It’s a lot more work than just walking and yo-yoing, but it’s a lot more fun too.