Dan Volk

Dan Volk of Monrovia never owned a paddleball as a child, but he's made up for lost time in a big way. For "Bouncin' Dan the Paddleball Man," getting a little rubber ball to bonk off of a wooden paddle is no transient puerile fancy. It's an identity. Watching the Bouncin' Dan act, which Volk performs for parties, festivals, amusement parks, museums, corporate events and the occasional TV commercial, you're grateful there are no swords involved. Volk, 55, smacks the ball up, down and sideways.