The Cup Guy

03/13/2026

Had a great time promoting Chandler Ostrich Festival this morning on Fox 10 here in Phoenix!
It’s gonna be a fun two weekends.

02/20/2026

Having a blast in Florida! Three more days to catch me at the Pasco County Fair 🤘😎

02/18/2026

Having a blast here at the Pasco County Fair, 12 more shows! 6:30 & 8:30 Wed-Fri, earlier and more showtimes on weekends; more info at https://www.pascocountyfair.com/

02/16/2026

☀️🌴🌊The 2026 Cup Guy Tour starts early this year in beautiful sunny FLORIDA! 16 shows this week in Dade City outside Tampa at the Pasco County Fair.
Come out for the Cups and stay for the party!

11/11/2025

As a proud son, nephew, and grandson to veterans of the US Marine Corps and Army, I want to thank all veterans for their service and share the story of a remarkable veteran I met while working as Cup Guy in 2023. I wrote this back then though never shared it publicly, but now feels like the right time:

“This is a photo of me and the one and only George Kasotis.
George has seen and done it all.
I had the pleasure to sit and chat with him for almost an hour during a Veteran’s day celebration at the Marion County fair today. He’s 91 years young, a Korean War Veteran(like my Grandfather) and Restaurant owner here in Marion, Ohio for almost 70 years. He saw my juggling act inside Veterans Memorial Coliseum on the fair grounds between my Cup Guy sets. Later that day he approached me, told me he’s watched performers for almost a century from New York to LA and that I had the best footwork he’s ever seen. A generous compliment from someone who’s seen as much as George.

We sat and chatted for the better part of an hour. Born in Greece in 1932, he came to the United States in his mother’s arms through Ellis Island amidst the depression. In the early 50’s Barnum & Bailey passed through town performing in this very coliseum we are sitting in. The ringmaster was Greek and came to George’s family’s restaurant and taught him to juggle. One of his friends (married with two kids) ran off with the girl from the equestrian act. George got a phone call from him two weeks later in New Orleans. It was quite the scandal.

Very shortly after, George was drafted and served honorably in Korea from 1952-53. He is a Purple Heart recipient, surviving a close call with a landmine and being swept off a bridge during a monsoon. While recovering from his injuries in Japan, He met Marilyn Monroe and Joe Dimaggio, who were on their honeymoon.

When he came home he picked back up and kept running his businesses and performing in community theater. He described himself a Greek restraunter in a sea of Italians. The mob ran things, but he had a good relationship and kept his head down. That being said, George had a whole bunch of creative names and joke for his Italian friends that I will leave to your imagination. He spoke passionately about his Greek Orthodox faith, his love for his wife and country, and his desire to make the world a better place. He says he did his part serving in Korea and still serves as a precinct committeeman for The Marion county Democratic Party.”

I was thinking of him this Veteran’s day, and I did a quick search and found that he passed away earlier this year, aged 93.

Thank you for your service, your stories, and your joy, George, and may you rest in peace.

- Brian

08/16/2025

Having a blast with our new friends Young Guns Entertainment at the Fallon County Fair!

08/09/2025

The Cup Guy makes his Michigan Debut!

Huge shout out to our favorite Tony Steinbach for amazing the crowds this week strolling and zooming around the Western Michigan Fair.
We’re very grateful to have his skills and expertise on the the team for the second year in a row, so much of Cup Guy has been guided by Tony over the past few years and it’s excellent to see all the Cups in the wild on another highly skilled performer making fair patrons happy.

Give Tony some love in the comments! 👇👇👇

08/05/2025

Thank you Ohio State Fair!
My cup overfloweth with all the love from patrons, family and friends who came out to see me perform.
It was a beautiful week full of shows, storms, and nationally televised news segments.
Grateful to everyone involved that brought me on board, we’ll see you down the road 😎🤘

07/26/2025

Thank you to the Ohio State Fair for giving me a chance to rep our amazing fair on a national news program this morning! 9 more chances to see the show, check it out here: https://www.ohiostatefair.com/events/2025/cup-guy

07/26/2025

Having a blast doing a little early morning national media here at Ohio State Fair! Thanks Janice for the great feature.

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