Little Maestros

Ladies and Gentlemen, it is with great pride and the upmost pleasure that I present to you...

                                  THE LITTLE MAESTROS                                         

These guys are some of the sweetest most humble performers I've ever had the fortune of meeting. I've met a lot of performers since being here but these guys seemed, at least to me, to be down to earth and grateful to even have the small opportunity to be performing in New York. 

So let me explain a little. At FAO this weekend I was working a birthday party. Basically I set up the balloons, decorations, catering, deal with the diva mama's and everything in between. This party was safari themed... so I had the pleasure of lugging life sized animals from the bottom floor to the top and breaking my back as they weighed probably more than I did... Colin can vouch for me here he witnessed my struggle.

Anyway! The mom scheduled these lovely two to perform for her kid for her second birthday (I wish I had a live performer for any of my birthdays...). 

They arrived before the party started and were nothing but kind. They were super understanding of the fact that it was a Safari themed party and that there were huge animals everywhere limiting their space to perform. Unlike other performers or guests we had at parties who throw a hissy fit (we got ourselves some sassy clowns in the FAO Party room...). They even helped with some of the setting up and everything else. 

The actual performance went swimmingly and was the epitome of adorable. Renditions of "My Little Sunshine", "The Wheels on the Bus", "If You're Happy and You Know It" and other songs of the like. The kids loved it. I've never seen a better performer reception amongst the little devils. They were interactive with the kids, they brought a parachute to play with them, maracas (like the ones in the girl's hands) and even BUBBLES!! (I definitely was more excited about the bubbles than anyone else...). 

After the performance the girl performer (Not the girl in the picture, but someone else) asked me to show her to the bathroom so she can empty out the rest of her bubbles. On the way to the bathroom she was so engaging in conversation and answered all of my questions about the Little Maestros with responses like, "We're no better than anyone else, we're just kids at heart". I loved that, she was so humble and sweet and they both really were young spirited. Obviously the two of us got very much along on the way to the bathroom. 

Basically, I loved them. And if any of you guys are planning a party for a little one (or me... May 6th people ;)), definitely consider these guys. They're as good as live performers come. As those of you know who may have had to deal with them, divas are not uncommon.  

(P.S, that picture is from their website. The gent on the left I had the pleasure of meeting and working with, the lovely lady I haven't met it was somebody else.)