Are You Famous, Yet?

Note: Recorded on video, for non-podcast reasons, 50min before their store opened -- References to visuals things and disturbances may distract.

00:48 - How did David Gordin meet Ted Frankel? 02:27 - David at the trade show in Vegas. 10:14 - What it's like for David to be with Ted in Las Vegas at the toy trade show twice a year. 13:31 - New old stock. 19:36 - How did Rhonda find David and Fun Rock'n? 24:01 - David's former booth at the flea market in New Orleans. 25:35 - Pop City 29:29 - This is all because of Ted and Steve. 33:48 - Ted and Bill's visit to New Orleans. 34:28 - Giving spirit of Ted Frankel. 37:26 - Promotion time: Visit Fun Rock'n and Pop City in New Orleans! https://www.facebook.com/FunRockn.PopCity/ http://www.funrockn.com

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Intro Music: "Are You Famous, Yet?" - Laura Scruggs. Outro Music: "The Devil Is In The Beats" - The Chemical Brothers

Recorded in a cold section of the basement wearing winter coats -- apologies for the background noises. 01:37 - Origin story of Three Brothers Theatre https://www.3brostheatre.com 05:30 - First show Josh directed. 09:31 - When did Caroline and Josh become involved as part of the artistic endeavor of Three Brothers Theatre? 13:29 - Surprisingly low cost rental agreements. 17:29 - Jazz Wave: https://www.facebook.com/Jazz-Wave-Big-Band-230269417017348/ 18:30 - What is it like to be a husband-wife team? 29:57 - How Three Brothers Theatre incorporates a mixture of new and older plays into season. 36:39 - 2017 season of Three Brothers. 38:40 - Santa vs. Krampus. https://www.3brostheatre.com/santa-vs.-krampus.html 41:47 - Dreams and goals for Three Brothers. 44:32 - Laura's Lady Macbeth commission.

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Intro Music: "Are You Famous, Yet?" - Laura Scruggs. Outro Music: "The Devil Is In The Beats" - The Chemical Brothers

02:27 - Happy to have returning podcast guest: Rev. David Holcombe. http://daholcombe.com 03:32 - "Breaking," David's most recent film. http://daholcombe.com/films-and-other-projects/ 12:36 - David's film, Pilgrim. http://www.softcagefilms.com/single-post/2015/11/24/PILGRIM-Premiere-FRAME-BY-FRAME 16:00 - Guerilla style. 40:30 - Third piece of anthology. 45:49 - Run Rainbow. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5194892/?ref_=nm_flmg_edt_1 51:43 - Bryn talks about an author's view of writing "The Arrival" that he read at: http://thetalkhouse.com/how-i-wrote-arrival/ 56:02 - More about Run Rainbow. 1:01:54 - Getting funding for your art project. Click this link to see the selfie. https://www.facebook.com/areyoufamousyet/photos/pb.1019464621399109.-2207520000.1482079690./1372801252732109/?type=3&theater

Other links from David: www.vimeo.com/daholcombe/breakingtrailer www.vimeo.com/daholcombe/pilgrimtrailer http://www.softcagefilms.com/

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02:42 - What it was like to win the Audience Award for "Almost There" in South Korea. https://www.kartemquin.com/films/almost-there 08:57 - Jake and Laura are on their third year of making their documentary. 09:48 - How did the team go about putting "Almost There" out into the world? 17:46 - Screening of "Almost There" at Pierogi Fest. http://www.pierogifest.net 23:23 - Troubling/messy correspondence and boundaries. 26:07 - "Stevie." https://www.kartemquin.com/films/stevie 28:18 - How Dan decided to be a filmmaker. Ordinary People http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081283/ Grey Gardens http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073076/ Hoop Dreams http://www.kartemquin.com/films/Hoop-dreams Roger and Me http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098213/ American Movie http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181288/ 32:09 - How did Dan end up working with Martin Scorsese? 37:18 - Coming to Chicago and why Dan prefers documentaries. 42:02 - "The Spanish Prisoner" and working with John Sayles. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120176/ 46:30 - Karen Kusama. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0476201/ 47:28 - Sarah Green. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0338320/ 51:20 - Kickstarter experience for "Almost There." https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/almostthereproject/almost-there-a-coming-of-old-age-story 55:29 - VHX https://www.vhx.tv 1:00:27 - Getting an interview they'd been trying to get for three years. 1:01:29 - Promotion time: You can find "Almost There" on Hulu and on DVD. http://www.hulu.com/watch/898404 https://www.kartemquin.com/products/k1602/almost-there-special-edition-pre-order-dvd

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Intro and Outro Music: "Are You Famous, Yet? (Remix)." Written By: B. Packard and L. Scruggs. Performed By: B. Packard, N. Reyna, J. Scruggs, L. Scruggs.

01:52 - How did Madelyn come to be the Founding Artistic Director of Clockwise Theater? 22:08 - Three Brothers Theatre is doing great work. https://www.3brostheatre.com 24:50 - Re-run theatre. 26:42 - Totally Okay, Right Now. https://www.youthplays.com/play_details.php?play_id=359 31:49 - What is Madelyn's favorite aspect of theatre? 34:45 - Does Madelyn recommend that playwrights direct their own plays? 43:35 - What is Madelyn working on right now? 48:57 - What would Madelyn like to promote? http://www.madelynsergel.com 51:15 - Madelyn asks Laura what she would like to promote: Her short play, Bossy, will be produced by Unity Players next year http://www.unitylutheranchicago.org/unity-players.html Commission by Three Brothers about Lady Macbeth, will be performed next year https://www.3brostheatre.com Documentary about Uncle Fun, out by the end of the year https://www.facebook.com/unclefunchicago/ 52:26 - Great things about Three Brothers! https://www.3brostheatre.com

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Intro and Outro Music: "Are You Famous, Yet? (Remix)." Written By: B. Packard and L. Scruggs. Performed By: B. Packard, N. Reyna, J. Scruggs, L. Scruggs.

03:00 - A Fat Line and A Skinny Line Walk into a Barcode: Scandalous! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10209832197535377&set=a.1723908211284.94755.1045724355&type=3&theater 05:37 - How Corky has combined blues and classical music and brought people together. 12:40 - When Corky met Seiji Ozawa. 14:48 - One of Corky's favorite stories. 20:36 - Corky's first commission. 22:31 - Chamber music is super square, right? 31:15 - How Corky makes his living. 36:25 - Corky co-wrote the musical guidebook "Let Your Music Soar, the Emotional Connection" with Peter Krammer. https://www.amazon.com/Let-Your-Music-Soar-Connection/dp/9077256261 46:14 - Corky's fourth Chamber Blues album. http://www.hatchfund.org/project/corky_siegels_chamber_blues_is_it_blues_or_is_it_classical_yes 55:34 - Corky performs a 'couple of licks' on his harmonica.

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Intro Music: "Are You Famous, Yet?" - Laura Scruggs. Outro Music: "The Devil Is In The Beats" - The Chemical Brothers

01:24 - Don is The Director of Events for Chicago Public Media. https://chicagopublicmedia.org/ 12:12 - Keep the bathrooms nice. 13:41 - Don's teaching days, busking and how he left his mother's house in Wichita. 19:13 - Gun story. 26:35 - Co-host of The Moth for five years. https://www.themoth.org/ 34:00 - First story Don Hall told at The Moth. 35:18 - Don is happy now in his marriage to Dana Jerman: http://www.blastfortune.com/ 42:15 - Don toured with Harry Connick, Jr. https://www.harryconnickjr.com/ 42:47 - Jazz trio with jazz standards and stories at Haymarket. http://www.haymarketbrewing.com/ 43:00 - Identity Flip at Steppenwolf. https://www.steppenwolf.org/ 45:06 - Don's blog: www.literateape.com http://www.donhallchicago.com/

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01:55 - Uncle Fun documentary first viewing party. 10:36 - Nilsa's furious writing and working pace. 30:24 - Our new business cards (https://youtu.be/qWDcIL6r2_s) and what Bryn the Golden Boy has been doing. 38:17 - Bryn's student film from years past could get picked up as a pilot. Will he be the next "the Todd"? 46:50 - Bryn can give it to you. 52:53 - Promotion time 56:04 - Nilsa's reactions to Bryn's video of pushing about 800 pounds https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fbryn.packard%2Fvideos%2F10210936770232137%2F&show_text=0&width=400

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05:03 - New York. http://www.horsetrade.info/event/231ddf10cc1f53a8aa0735a974eca4b4 http://www.horsetrade.info/frigid-festival-df84 05:45 - Budget breakdown/money spent in New York. 07:05 - Air b and b situation and then back to the money. 11:05 - How did Laura promote "Punk Grandpa?" https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2DWP7B5abmCxN245aU85kf4zsokTaq3Y 12:54 - Bernardo Cubria's podcast, episode 124: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/off-on-new-york-theatre-podcast/id495866786?mt=2 13:06 - Radio Free Brooklyn: https://www.mixcloud.com/RadioFreeBrooklyn/frigid-ny-festival-sunday-brunch-on-radio-free-brooklyn-2282016-partial/ 13:47 - How did the show go? Well. Theres the "Hang-over Award" and the "Sold-Out Award" 14:35 - Reviews of "Punk Grandpa" and quotes from said reviews. http://www.theasy.com/Reviews/2016/P/punkgrandpa.php http://nytheaternow.com/Content/Article/2016-3-1-punk-grandpa http://culturecatch.com/theater/frigid-new-york-festival-2016 http://www.myentertainmentworld.ca/2016/02/frigid-festival-2016-ii/ http://www.theaterinthenow.com/2016/02/review-grandpa-me-and-ensemble.html 16:03 - If we had looked at this as a money-making affair.... Also, how the hang-over performance works. 17:31 - Rehearsal spaces in New York. 18:20 - We hired choreographer Rori Nogee and absolutely loved her: http://www.rorinogee.net http://areyoufamousyet.libsyn.com/rori-nogee-will-get-back-to-broadway-episode-121 19:24 - Experience of paying people. 20:22 - Ken Coughlin did a fantastic job of playing my grandpa. http://areyoufamousyet.libsyn.com/ken-coughlin-musician-actor-punk-grandpa-episode-122 https://outerstage.wordpress.com/2016/08/06/a-minute-with-ken-coughlin-cause-thats-all-he-had/ 20:43 - How did Laura feel about the actress who played her in "Punk Grandpa?" http://www.beckychong.com 22:18 - Projector issues, the techs never got a proper tech rehearsal, and why we are done self producing at least for now. 26:26 - Chicago Dramaworks is publishing "Punk Grandpa!" http://www.chicagodramaworks.com 27:21 - "Punk Grandpa" was produced as part of Three Brother's Theatre's season: https://www.3brostheatre.com/punk-grandpa.html http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/lifestyles/ct-lns-punk-grandpa-st-0226-20160224-story.html 28:29 - Laura's commission with Three Brothers about Lady Macbeth. 30:20 - Laura is working on a documentary about Uncle Fun, that will be out by the end of this year. https://www.facebook.com/Punk-Grandpa-454768321352477/ 34:02 - Listen to Uncle Fun/Ted Frankel and Steve Presser episodes here: http://areyoufamousyet.libsyn.com/uncle-fun-the-man-behind-the-store-episode-101 & http://areyoufamousyet.libsyn.com/steve-presser-merchant-of-happiness-episode-66 35:18 - Other stores inspired by Uncle Fun: Big Fun http://www.bigfuntoystore.com Toy Joy http://www.toyjoy.com Fun Rock'n https://www.facebook.com/FunRockn.PopCity/ Similar concept store (Uncle Fun carried many of their items): Archie McPhee https://mcphee.com 36:00 - More about New York and how did Laura deal with her husband's month long absence? 42:52 - "Punk Grandpa" Video Diaries: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2DWP7B5abmCxN245aU85kf4zsokTaq3Y 43:10 - Another highlight of New York with Medicine Show Theatre: http://www.medicineshowtheatre.org & Brooklyn Superhero Supply Store: https://www.superherosupplies.com 45:36 - Diverse casting of "Punk Grandpa" at FRIGID New York.

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01:35 - When did Mare know that she was a writer? 05:21 - Origin story of Chicago Writers Conference. http://www.chicagowritersconference.org 22:28 - How does Mare promote herself? The "Chicago Writers Conference newsletter" sign up here: http://www.chicagowritersconference.org 23:59 - Ok Go donated music for the Chicago Writers Conference Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chiwritersconf/make-the-chicago-writers-conference-a-reality 31:48 - How did Mare start performing in the Live Lit scene in Chicago? 33:21 - Mare's reading at Tuesday Funk about celebrity crushes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsw2GEhtKW4 36:59 - Mare's book: 21 Ways to Engage an Audience https://www.amazon.com/21-Ways-Engage-Your-Audience-ebook/dp/B005OZJ9E4/ 41:12 - Mare's previous Etiquette Bitch and Chicago Publishes podcasts. 44:43 - What is Mare reading right now? 48:45 - Promotions: Building Your Literacy Community at Off Campus Writers' Workshop in Winnetka - March 9th https://ocwwinfo7333.wildapricot.org/event-2360049 Writers Institute in Madison, Wisconsin - March 24th - 26th https://uwwritersinstitute.wisc.edu/speakers/mare-swallow/ Chicago Writers Conference http://www.chicagowritersconference.org

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Intro Music: "Are You Famous, Yet?" - Laura Scruggs. Outro Music: "The Devil Is In The Beats" - The Chemical Brothers