[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] sometimes it’s the simple things that
sometimes it’s the simple things that
sometimes it’s the simple things that can shine of ray of life on our
can shine of ray of life on our
can shine of ray of life on our day-to-day life sometimes we lift our
day-to-day life sometimes we lift our
day-to-day life sometimes we lift our gaze and look off in a different
gaze and look off in a different
gaze and look off in a different direction and a light goes off in our
direction and a light goes off in our
direction and a light goes off in our head that alters our perception and
head that alters our perception and
head that alters our perception and allows us to lighten our step I have for
allows us to lighten our step I have for
allows us to lighten our step I have for the most part lived my life outside of
the most part lived my life outside of
the most part lived my life outside of the box as a performer and a creative
the box as a performer and a creative
the box as a performer and a creative instigator I spent 10 years traveling
instigator I spent 10 years traveling
instigator I spent 10 years traveling and performing in a spandex unitard with
and performing in a spandex unitard with
and performing in a spandex unitard with a crazy clown theater troupe we brought
a crazy clown theater troupe we brought
a crazy clown theater troupe we brought our wild antics to over a dozen
our wild antics to over a dozen
our wild antics to over a dozen different countries and we heartily
different countries and we heartily
different countries and we heartily embraced the absurd and whimsical in
embraced the absurd and whimsical in
embraced the absurd and whimsical in everything we did I was rarely afraid to
everything we did I was rarely afraid to
everything we did I was rarely afraid to be seen as silly or appear odd or
be seen as silly or appear odd or
be seen as silly or appear odd or different a couple years ago I fought
different a couple years ago I fought
different a couple years ago I fought off a bout of depression I was
off a bout of depression I was
off a bout of depression I was overworked and not a very pleasant
overworked and not a very pleasant
overworked and not a very pleasant person to be around I had pretty much
person to be around I had pretty much
person to be around I had pretty much lost my passion for living a creative
lost my passion for living a creative
lost my passion for living a creative life during those years during that year
life during those years during that year
life during those years during that year my 16-year marriage broke down and this
my 16-year marriage broke down and this
my 16-year marriage broke down and this time last year I found myself single and
time last year I found myself single and
time last year I found myself single and living alone for the first time in 20
living alone for the first time in 20
living alone for the first time in 20 years needless to say it was a difficult
years needless to say it was a difficult
years needless to say it was a difficult time with lots of soul-searching but
time with lots of soul-searching but
time with lots of soul-searching but what I found was that it was the little
what I found was that it was the little
what I found was that it was the little things that could lift my spirits and
things that could lift my spirits and
things that could lift my spirits and rekindle my passion for life
I started showing up at these
I started showing up at these neighborhood visioning meetings that we
neighborhood visioning meetings that we
neighborhood visioning meetings that we were organizing with this pink peg leg
were organizing with this pink peg leg
were organizing with this pink peg leg polka dot pony that a local artist
polka dot pony that a local artist
polka dot pony that a local artist friend of mine lush Newton created I was
friend of mine lush Newton created I was
friend of mine lush Newton created I was promoting creative whimsy in the
promoting creative whimsy in the
promoting creative whimsy in the neighborhood plan and to illustrate this
neighborhood plan and to illustrate this
neighborhood plan and to illustrate this idea I would go around with the pony and
idea I would go around with the pony and
idea I would go around with the pony and I would say we could build a 16 foot
I would say we could build a 16 foot
I would say we could build a 16 foot tall one of these right exactly people
tall one of these right exactly people
tall one of these right exactly people would laugh and think I was crazy but I
would laugh and think I was crazy but I
would laugh and think I was crazy but I repeated this idea enough that either I
repeated this idea enough that either I
repeated this idea enough that either I finally had to create the thing and
finally had to create the thing and
finally had to create the thing and build it or I had to stop talking about
build it or I had to stop talking about
build it or I had to stop talking about it so I joined forces with lush and
it so I joined forces with lush and
it so I joined forces with lush and another local artist named James
another local artist named James
another local artist named James hildebrandt and we hatched a plan to
hildebrandt and we hatched a plan to
hildebrandt and we hatched a plan to build a 16 foot tall pole toy that would
build a 16 foot tall pole toy that would
build a 16 foot tall pole toy that would become our neighborhood mascot after
become our neighborhood mascot after
become our neighborhood mascot after about eight months of being holed up in
about eight months of being holed up in
about eight months of being holed up in a warehouse we finally unleashed the
a warehouse we finally unleashed the
a warehouse we finally unleashed the giant pink pony on the world it can now
giant pink pony on the world it can now
giant pink pony on the world it can now be seen all over the Tolliver town as
be seen all over the Tolliver town as
be seen all over the Tolliver town as well as probably all over the world
well as probably all over the world
well as probably all over the world because it gets quite a heavily
because it gets quite a heavily
because it gets quite a heavily photographed an interesting whimsical
photographed an interesting whimsical
photographed an interesting whimsical feature about the pony is that it blows
feature about the pony is that it blows
feature about the pony is that it blows bubbles out it’s but it was my
bubbles out it’s but it was my
bubbles out it’s but it was my ten-year-old daughter Cora who likes to
ten-year-old daughter Cora who likes to
ten-year-old daughter Cora who likes to claim the idea of the bubbles blowing
claim the idea of the bubbles blowing
claim the idea of the bubbles blowing out the rear end it was that same
out the rear end it was that same
out the rear end it was that same daughter that led me to my current
daughter that led me to my current
daughter that led me to my current whimsical obsession she introduced me to
whimsical obsession she introduced me to
whimsical obsession she introduced me to a secret world that I knew nothing about
a secret world that I knew nothing about
a secret world that I knew nothing about it’s happening all around you and you
it’s happening all around you and you
it’s happening all around you and you might not even know it it is a worldwide
might not even know it it is a worldwide
might not even know it it is a worldwide treasure hunt called geocaching people
treasure hunt called geocaching people
treasure hunt called geocaching people are hiding and finding containers of all
are hiding and finding containers of all
are hiding and finding containers of all sizes from the size of a dime and
sizes from the size of a dime and
sizes from the size of a dime and smaller to larger containers and
smaller to larger containers and
smaller to larger containers and everything in between there are
everything in between there are
everything in between there are literally hundreds of containers to find
literally hundreds of containers to find
literally hundreds of containers to find within a 20-mile radius of us right now
within a 20-mile radius of us right now
within a 20-mile radius of us right now you might take something from one
you might take something from one
you might take something from one container and send it around the world
container and send it around the world
container and send it around the world on a trip geocachers them
on a trip geocachers them
on a trip geocachers them elves are an interesting and quirky
elves are an interesting and quirky
elves are an interesting and quirky bunch of people that you might not
bunch of people that you might not
bunch of people that you might not expect from seniors to little kids and
expect from seniors to little kids and
expect from seniors to little kids and even whole families are doing this for
even whole families are doing this for
even whole families are doing this for me geocaching has rekindled a sense of
me geocaching has rekindled a sense of
me geocaching has rekindled a sense of fun and whimsical adventure of my life
fun and whimsical adventure of my life
fun and whimsical adventure of my life that I had been missing it also has
that I had been missing it also has
that I had been missing it also has created a link with my daughter that is
created a link with my daughter that is
created a link with my daughter that is our own special thing that we can share
our own special thing that we can share
our own special thing that we can share and get excited about if you’re
and get excited about if you’re
and get excited about if you’re interested in geocaching please check it
interested in geocaching please check it
interested in geocaching please check it out online it’s free and it’s fun I use
out online it’s free and it’s fun I use
out online it’s free and it’s fun I use geocaching as an example of a whimsical
geocaching as an example of a whimsical
geocaching as an example of a whimsical endeavor that can bring a little spring
endeavor that can bring a little spring
endeavor that can bring a little spring to your step I challenge you to go
to your step I challenge you to go
to your step I challenge you to go outside and find something new in the
outside and find something new in the
outside and find something new in the ordinary or insert something out of the
ordinary or insert something out of the
ordinary or insert something out of the ordinary in your daily lives think
ordinary in your daily lives think
ordinary in your daily lives think outside the box it’s about finding the
outside the box it’s about finding the
outside the box it’s about finding the fun in life surprise yourself and those
fun in life surprise yourself and those
fun in life surprise yourself and those around you it might be something small
around you it might be something small
around you it might be something small like a garden gnome or it might be
like a garden gnome or it might be
like a garden gnome or it might be something big like a giant pink pony
something big like a giant pink pony
something big like a giant pink pony whatever it is I invite you to join me
whatever it is I invite you to join me
whatever it is I invite you to join me in my search for whimsy thank
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