Not so Wacky, Waving, Inflatable, Arm-Flailing, Tube-man in London

While in London I spotted a not so Wacky, Waving, Inflatable, Arm-Flailing, Tube-man this time advertising a Car Wash in Tower Hill!


Rather than the usual 'billowing and flailing' action of the Tube-Man it was so full of air it was completely static!

Check out the link below for other examples of Wacky, Waving, Inflatable, Arm-Flailing, Tube-men I've seen on my travels:
http://hamandeggerfiles.blogspot.com/2009/05/wacky-waving-inflatable-arm-flailing.html

A wacky waving inflatable arm-flailing tube man in Florida

Emily spotted a wacky waving inflatable arm-flailing tube man in Florida last year.

Emily spotted this wacky waving inflatable arm-flailing tube man on North Federal Highway 1 between Pompano Beach and Fort Lauderdale in Florida last September

Inflatable advertising at Toyota in Stockport

One of my favourite things to see while out and about is inflatable advertising - whether it's a wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube man promoting an antiques shop, to a more static inflatable directing you to an amusement arcade - they're always fun to see. So, you can imagine my reaction when I spotted this BIG inflatable piece of signage advertising a MASSIVE SALE at the Toyota car dealership on St Mary's Way in Stockport!

We were heading home from a bit of a bike ride round the borough when I saw the inflatable thing in the distance

What a sight!

It's the third piece of inflatable advertising I've seen since moving to Stockport last year. The first was a wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube man Father Christmas advertising Terry's Fabrics in Cheadle Heath. The second was a 'static' inflatable promoting beds at United Carpets and Beds in Hazel Grove.

Related blog posts:
- Wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube men 
- Inflatable advertising
- Advertising
- Marketing
- Stockport

A visit to Bridlington

Blog from a couple of hours in Bridlington.

In July we had a fun, albeit short, trip to Bridlington. The seaside town has long been on our to-visit list and it did not disappoint. We're already really looking forward to going back for longer next summer.

By the Crazy Golf course on the Foreshore

Well be posting more pics and videos from the minigolf, crazy golf and adventure golf courses we played there, but before we get to that I had to post a snap of this great inflatable that we saw at the Bayside Fun Park on the seafront!

'Homer' in Bridlington. Notice the little Frog bin too

A view of the Bayside Fun park in Bridlington. I picked up some great amusement park tokens for my collection of seaside exonumia there as well

I'm always on the lookout for quirky and fun stuff to spot on our travels. We see quite a few Wacky Waving Arm-Flailing Inflatable Tube Men aka Airdancers. And next door-but-one to the Treasure Island Adventure Golf course there was one sat atop the Tidal Treats shop!

Videos:
- Crazy Mini Golf Hole-in-One at Treasure Island Adventure Golf in Bridlington
- Mini Golf Hole in One at Treasure Island Adventure Golf in Bridlington
- Foreshore Sands Crazy Golf course in Bridlington

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Arnold Palmer Putting Courses, Crazy Golf and Wacky Waving Arm-Flailing Inflatable Tube-men in Ayr!

Whilst browsing the excellent MiniatureGolfer.com website recently, Emily spotted some photos our fellow BMGA Tour Pro, and Crazy Golf Traveller, Peter 'The Crazy Aced Assassin' Jones took of the Arnold Palmer Putting Course in Ayr, Scotland.

Not only is the Crazy Golf shown, but there is a Wacky Waving Arm-Flailing Inflatable Tube-man in the background!

Ham & Egger Files Blog Posts about Airdancers

Ten Pin Bowling and a Wacky Waving Arm-Flailing Inflatable Tube-man

In November the Ham & Eggers tenpin bowling team are looking to once again win the prestigious Macmillan Cancer Support Annual Bowling Challenge. Ahead of the tournament we went for a few games of Tenpin Bowling at Namco Station in Luton at the weekend, where I was captured doing an (unintentional) impression of a Wacky Waving Arm-Flailing Inflatable Tube-man!


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Blackpool's Bingo Clown Inflatable

While in Blackpool we spotted another piece of inflatable advertising for the 'collection'...

A clown. And an inflatble piece of advertising 

Except for the fact it's not a wacky waving type of inflatable arm flailing tube man, this one has it all. A BIG clown advertising bingo at the seaside! Marvellous.

On our travels we've spotted quite a few airdancer advertising inflatables, ranging from the wacky waving ones, to more static characters and mascots.

Related blog posts:
- Wacky Waving Arm-Flailing Inflatable Tube-man
- Airdancer
- Windy Man
- Blackpool

Wacky, Waving, Inflatable, Arm-Flailing, Tube-men

Wacky, Waving, Inflatable, Arm-Flailing, Tube-men spotted in Luton, Guildford, Denver and Melbourne.

Spotted in Melbourne, Australia advertising mattresses:




In Luton promoting a car wash and valeting service:



In Guildford at a fun run:



In Denver with an unknown use!?:



See also:
http://hamandeggerfiles.blogspot.com/2008/09/wacky-waving-inflatable-arm-flailing.html
http://hamandeggerfiles.blogspot.com/2009/04/denver-wacky-waving-inflatable-arm.html

Wacky, Waving, Inflatable, Arm-Flailing, Tube Man in Luton

An airdancer from the archives.

We saw this Wacky, Waving, Inflatable, Arm-Flailing, Tube-man at a funfair in Luton's Wardown Park back in August 2010.

A Crazy Golf Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man

There's a Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man on one of the holes at The Clubhouse Stoke Crazy Golf course in Newcastle-Under-Lyme.

The 18-hole indoor minigolf course was the 925th we've visited and 527th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since September 2006. It was the first we've seen an Airdancer on.

Related blog posts:
- Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Airdancer

Denver Wacky, Waving, Inflatable, Arm-Flailing, Tube-man

Spotted, and poorly photographed, on the way to Denver airport - a Wacky, Waving, Inflatable, Arm-Flailing, Tube-man.


See also - http://hamandeggerfiles.blogspot.com/2008/09/wacky-waving-inflatable-arm-flailing.html

Inflatable Santa Claus

Spotting a MASSIVE inflatable Father Christmas.

This has got to be the BIGGEST inflatable character I've seen on my travels! He was at Star City in Birmingham.

What a GIANT inflatable Santa Claus!

Related blog posts:
- We Sell Xmas Trees
- Wacky Waving Arm-Flailing Inflatable Tube-man
- Inflatable Advertising
- Inflatable
- Airdancer

GIANT pumpkin at the CW Shenton Farm Shop in Handforth

As a fan of the ludicrous - especially if it's advertising something - I was overjoyed to see the BIG inflatable pumpkin outside the CW Shenton Farm Shop on Wilmslow Road on my drive into Handforth today. Marvellous to see.

The MASSIVE pumpkin was certainly eye catching

Check out this blog post that shows me photographed next to, on, or inside a number of ridiculous things.

A couple of Octobers ago we visited Mead Open Farm in Bedfordshire where I also got a high-five off of a giant inflatable pumpkin witch.

Related blog posts:
- We Sell Xmas Trees
- Pumpkins
- Wacky Waving Arm-Flailing Inflatable Tube-man

Link:
- CW Shenton Farm Shop

What a difference a year makes

A look back at our minigolfing visits to Leicester in 2019.

We competed in the Caddyshackers Open minigolf tournament at Caddyshackers Crazy Golf in Leicester last year.

We were joined in the team event by our friends and often minigolf rivals Brad 'The Fist' Shepherd and Jam 'Jamdre the Giant' Trubridge.

The Before Times!

Having qualified for the grand final we returned a week later.

Natural social distancing before social distancing was a thing

The Caddyshackers Crazy Golf course was the 903rd visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

A view of the Caddyshackers Crazy Golf course

While in the city we also swung by the new Treetop Adventure Golf venue at the Highcross Shopping Centre.

Emily and I also returned to Leicester as a stop-off en route to East Anglia in September.

A Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man in Leicester

It looks highly unlikely that we'll be travelling anywhere this year.

2020 has pretty much gone down the pan

It'll be nice to revisit Leicester again in the future when it's safe to do so.

We've also been to minigolf courses at Blaby Golf Centre and Charnwood Golf Complex in Leicestershire.

Congo River Adventure Golf at Blaby Golf Centre in March 2014 

Minigolf at Charnwood Golf Complex in Loughborough in August 2015

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Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - Course Played #18 Luton (Wardown Park) - Crazy Golf

On the 5th of May 2007 we played minigolf course number 18 on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour at the 9-hole Crazy Golf course at Luton's Wardown Park.

The course had been closed for around 4-5 years before the owner of the Refreshment Kiosk in the Park was able to re-open it in time for the summer of 2007.

I was the first paying customer to play a shot on the course following its re-opening!











We've since played it a number of times - including for the Irregular Mini Golf Tour Luton Cup throughout 2007. The competition was held over a number of weeks, with 302 holes of Crazy Golf played. I won, with Emily second. '?' picked up third place. Christopher Gottfried was 4th, and Helena Sundarajoo was 5th.

12th May 2007


26th May 2007



28th July 2007




2nd April 2010










We haven't had the time to play the Crazy Golf course during its summer opening times in a few years, although we did play the Mini Golf/Putting course again in May 2010.

Video of the Crazy Golf course - 8th May 2010.


The 19th course played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour was the Mini Golf/Putting Course, also at Wardown Park, Luton.

An interesting fact about Miniature Golf in Luton is that there has been a course in the same location in Wardown Park since the 19th June 1934.

You can read our review of the Wardown Park Crazy Golf course at MiniatureGolfer.com.

Other Blog Posts Including Wardown Park:- Wacky Waving Arm-Flailing Inflatable Tube-man spotted at a funfair in Luton
- Minigolf and Crazy Golf at Luton's Wardown Park
- More Snow - Sledging & Crazy Golf
- Snow Day Crazy Golf Course
- Snow halts play