{"id":1160,"date":"2010-06-27T10:34:19","date_gmt":"2010-06-27T15:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=1160"},"modified":"2021-09-27T06:20:13","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T10:20:13","slug":"happy-birthday-captain-visual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2010\/06\/27\/happy-birthday-captain-visual\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday, Captain Visual!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last night we had the pleasure of celebrating author, artist, publisher and balloon sculptor extraordinaire Gerry Giovinco’s birthday! This was the big one<\/em> – 5-Ooooh!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

It was also a reunion of sorts in that I got to see people I haven’t seen in the flesh for a couple of decades. Oh, I’ve written, emailed and phoned folks, but there has never been an opportunity to gather PCA alumni, Duckwork<\/a> contributors, CO2 Comics<\/a> contributors, old friends and allies all in one place. It was a great time!<\/p>\n

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Tina took the opportunity to create a crown for Gerry’s half century which he proudly wore during the festivities.<\/p>\n

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After presents and cake, Gerry dazzled us with a display of dexterity as he created wonders out of thin latex and thinner air. His nimble fingers formed fantastic hats, creatures and characters in a flash. I knew that Gerry did this as Captain Visual<\/a>, but this was the first time I’ve witnessed his mad balloon sculpting skills, and I was floored! I particularly like the mermaid he crafted out of three balloons and some deft gestures. Incredible! I guess there is a reason that the guy has written books on the subject!<\/p>\n

Gerry crafted this incredible hat for our son Lloyd. Sadly, it did not survive the trip home, but that’s the nature of balloon beasts.<\/p>\n

Having looked through Gerry’s books, hats and mermaids are only the tip of the iceberg! There’s a lot more where that came from!<\/p>\n

This also marks another anniversary.\"\"<\/a> <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

CO2 Comics<\/strong><\/a>, brain child of the Birthday Boy and Bill Cucinotta<\/a>, is a year old. Traffic to the site continues to grow and grow. With new additions almost every day and a library of colossal content, CO2 Comics<\/a><\/strong> is the hottest place for comics on the internet! <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n


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