Conversations with Calcaterra

“I was raised with a lot of self doubt, so... I walk out of work everyday and think...how can I get a little better?” – Tom Bober as stated on Conversations with Calcaterra

“If somebody is always sharing something that you have to question and crowd source for them because they haven’t done it themselves…whenever you see that person share an article they’re probably met by you with a bit of skepticism.” – Tom Bober on Conversations with Calcaterra

“It’s not just figuring out what is the news. It’s figuring out how I’m reacting to it as well. Both of those things go together. I’m a player in this as a news consumer whether I’m 10, 14 or whatever age.” – Tom Bober as stated on Conversations with Calcaterra

“I think everything I write is garbage until I finish with it and then I think, it's ok.” – Tom Bober as stated on Conversations with Calcaterra

Check out Tom’s blog @ https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/author/tbober/

Tom’s 1st book is available @ https://products.abc-clio.com/abc-cliocorporate/product.aspx?pc=A5755P

Twitter - @CaptainLibrary

Visit Ken @ www.kencalcaterra.com and on various social media outlets and please share and comment on this episode. Sign up to our mailing list to receive updates on Ken’s video and photography work and Conversations with Calcaterra

Special Thanks to this episodes sponsors:

Dr. Mark Holland – http://www.mystlouischiropractor.com/

314.495.4928

The Union of the State – "The Union of The State," by author Corey Stulce, is the untold, uncensored story of the most influential and prolific comedy troupe of the last twenty-five years -- and a unique tale in the history of show business.

www.coreystulce.com

American Falafel – Simple, tasty, and fresh Mediterranean food prepared from generations old family recipes. Located east of the Tivoli theatre in University City.

www.americanfalafel.com – 314.553.9353

“The world gets smaller and smaller the older you get so be careful.” – Steve Berry as stated on Conversations with Calcaterra

“A little story about being Sting’s…Sun.“– Steve Berry on Conversations with Calcaterra

“I remember trying to be so artsy for 12 Angry Jurors…It didn’t work.“– Steve Berry as stated on Conversations with Calcaterra

In part two of the conversation we talk about multiple shows, music, the Guns N Roses Riverport Riot and drop a ton of names.

Visit Ken @ www.kencalcaterra.com and on various social media outlets and please share and comment on this episode. Sign up to our mailing list to receive updates on Ken’s video and photography work and Conversations with Calcaterra

Special Thanks to episode sponsors:

The Union of the State – "The Union of The State," by author Corey Stulce, is the untold, uncensored story of the most influential and prolific comedy troupe of the last twenty-five years -- and a unique tale in the history of show business.

www.coreystulce.com

American Falafel – Simple, tasty, and fresh Mediterranean food prepared from generations old family recipes. Located east of the Tivoli theatre in University City.

www.americanfalafel.com – 314.553.9353

Dr. Mark Holland – http://chiroandrehab.com/ and http://www.mystlouischiropractor.com/

“I graduated college in 1988 and put out a half dozen resumes. My parents who had taken care of the education put out hundreds.” – Steve Berry as stated on Conversations with Calcaterra

“You know the saying. “Once a Hawk always a Hawk.” So in one sense of the world I’m still a lifer.” – Steve Berry on Conversations with Calcaterra

“I Got Friends in Low Places was almost the anthem of the theater group at that time.” (Ken)

"I think I’m pretty much responsible for Garth’s popularity" – Steve Berry as stated on Conversations with Calcaterra

Steve Berry began his career in education in 1988. Straight out of college he received a position at Hazelwood Central High School in North St. Louis County. He taught drama for 19 years directing numerous plays and enriching the lives of thousands of students before moving into administration at Hazelwood and then Lafayette High School.

Visit Ken @ www.kencalcaterra.com and on various social media outlets and please share and comment on this episode. Sign up to our mailing list to receive updates on Ken’s video and photography work and Conversations with Calcaterra

Special Thanks to episode sponsors:

American Falafel – Simple, tasty, and fresh Mediterranean food prepared from generations old family recipes. Located east of the Tivoli theatre in University City.

www.americanfalafel.com – 314.553.9353

The Union of the State – "The Union of The State," by author Corey Stulce, is the untold, uncensored story of the most influential and prolific comedy troupe of the last twenty-five years -- and a unique tale in the history of show business.

www.coreystulce.com

Dr. Mark Holland – http://chiroandrehab.com/ and http://www.mystlouischiropractor.com/

Ken talks to the creative team of indie comic classics; The Rough and Tumble, Dead Palace, The Butcher Queen and their upcoming series Butch Queen Planet of the Dead. Jim and Ben begin collaborating about a decade ago and talk about their creative process and influences.

Check out their kickstarter and get in on some fun incentives. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/butcherqueenpod/butcher-queen-planet-of-the-dead/?ref=kicktraq

Discover new comics and artwork at https://sketchsawyer.com/

Twitter - @JimOusley

Visit Ken @ www.kencalcaterra.com and on various social media outlets and please share and comment on this episode. Sign up to our mailing list to receive updates on Ken’s video and photography work and Conversations with Calcaterra

Special Thanks to this episodes sponsors:

Dr. Mark Holland – http://chiroandrehab.com/ and http://www.mystlouischiropractor.com/

“1986 was when Dark Knight Returns came out. And that is probably the single greatest year in the history of comics. Cause, and if for no other reason than you could say Dark Knight returns and Watchman in the same year.” – Jeremy Bohannon as stated on Conversations with Calcaterra

“For 9 years I essentially ran a comic bookstore, which is in certain communities, the barbershop is the home for all the town gossip. The comic bookstore is that for pop culture! – Jeremy Bohannon on Conversations with Calcaterra

“The Princess Bride, they talked about remaking that on the internet and the internet just collectively took a shit on that idea.” – Jeremy Bohannon as stated on Conversations with Calcaterra

“Yeah. There's nothing like going to the video store now compared to then because then you had that painted VHS cover art and it's so different than what they do today. I'd go to the movie store without an idea of what I was going to rent just to look at whatever cover popped for me. I mean, it was like choosing a bottle of wine.” –

Jeremy Bohannon as stated on Conversations with Calcaterra

Jeremy Bohannon loves comic books, movies, music and sports and his love for the mediums shines in his podcast the pcbombcast.

Jeremy and Ken talk about a myriad of topics and discover how Jeremy’s relationship with pop culture began, when he discovered Rocky Horror Picture Show and how Frank Dux (Bloodsport) is 95% full of shit.

Check out the podcast PCBombcast at http://pcbombcast.com

Instagram and Twitter - @bohannon00 and @PCBombcast

Visit Ken @ www.kencalcaterra.com and on various social media outlets and please share and comment on this episode. Sign up to our mailing list to receive updates on Ken’s video and photography work and Conversations with Calcaterra

Special Thanks to this episodes sponsors:

Steven Walden – The 3D painter utilizes vibrant colors to make his subjects jump off the canvas. Check out his sports and pop culture renderings at www.stevenwalden.com and follow him on various social media platforms.

Yoga Buzz – Yoga Buzz offers a unique yoga experience at unique St. Louis venues. Enjoy the physical and mental benefits of yoga and then mingle. Via the web they also have online sessions to help us all through the corona virus. http://yogabuzz.org

Dr. Mark Holland – http://chiroandrehab.com/ and http://www.mystlouischiropractor.com/

“I’m the writer who likes to show up as close to everyday. A friend in my writers group wrote a book about comedy screenwriting, he had a term called ass in chair which I’m an advocate of. You show up each day even if you don’t see output.” – Craig Nobbs as stated on Conversations with Calcaterra

“There’s talks about remaking Back to the Future. To me I say no! Do not remake Back to the Future” – Ken to Craig Nobbs on Conversations with Calcaterra

“Being an artist is on some level about self-management. Knowing yourself and knowing how to work, who you are to be able to get to the places you need to.” – Craig Nobbs as stated on Conversations with Calcaterra

“In any work of art, I’d much rather have somebody take a chance and maybe not quite achieve what they want to achieve because sometimes you will and when you do it’s amazing.” – Craig Nobbs as stated on Conversations with Calcaterra

Craig Nobbs is an award-winning screenwriter whom Ken met at the Austin Screenwriter’s Conference. He is based in Manhattan and loves various genres of visual storytelling and music. The conversation was recorded during the stay at home order to lower the curve of Covid 19. For those of you who are drinking to deal with the current state of our nation have a drink when Ken says “absolutely” but be careful.

The music featured in this episode is from artist Dave Malerba and his band Seaholm Electric which has been featured in the films of Craig Nobbs.

Check out Craigs’s storytelling at https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5965460/

Photography on Instagram - @nobbsc

Nobbs Ink Productions on FB - https://www.facebook.com/nobbsink/

His short film DATE & TIME is distributed on Shorts TV: https://shorts.tv/

Visit Ken @ www.kencalcaterra.com and on various social media outlets and please share and comment on this episode. Sign up to our mailing list to receive updates on Ken’s video and photography work and Conversations with Calcaterra

Special Thanks to show sponsors:

Dr. Mark Holland – http://chiroandrehab.com/ and http://www.mystlouischiropractor.com/

Steven Walden – The 3D painter utilizes vibrant colors to make his subjects jump off the canvas. Check out his sports and pop culture renderings at www.stevenwalden.com and follow him on various social media platforms.

Yogabuzz – Yogabuzz offers a unique yoga experience at unique St. Louis venues. Enjoy the physical and mental benefits of yoga and then mingle.

“I will insist professional wrestling is storytelling!” – Jake Cowan as stated on Conversations with Calcaterra

“Just because you know how to run a $10 million dollar business in the profit world doesn’t mean you know how to run it in the non-profit world.” – Jake Cowan as stated on Conversations with Calcaterra

“I think I liked Morrissey less because I liked Morrissey, more because I knew you were giving me the stink eye. I enjoyed that some of the music I listened to had a contrarian view more than I liked the music.” – Jake Cowan as stated on Conversations with Calcaterra

Have you ever envisioned taking three months away from your job to travel the world? Jake Cowan and his wife Allison did this recently and shares the adventure on this episode of CWC. Jake works in the world of non-profit and is an avid fan of baseball, professional wrestling, music and is an aficionado of bacon.

Check out Jake’s storytelling show at https://www.facebook.com/isthisathing/

Photo by Lyingidle

Visit Ken @ www.kencalcaterra.com and on various social media outlets and please share and comment on this episode. Sign up to our mailing list to receive updates on Ken’s video and photography work and Conversations with Calcaterra

Special Thanks to show sponsors:

Dr. Mark Holland – http://chiroandrehab.com/ and http://www.mystlouischiropractor.com/

Steven Walden – The 3D painter utilizes vibrant colors to make his subjects jump off the canvas. Check out his sports and pop culture renderings at www.stevenwalden.com and follow him on various social media platforms.

Yogabuzz – Yogabuzz offers a unique yoga experience at unique St. Louis venues. Enjoy the physical and mental benefits of yoga and then mingle.

“It’s a weird incestuous relationship with me and The Killers (band).” – Patrick Lawrence as stated on Conversations with Calcaterra

“I watch the Oscars and I wonder when is that job going to fall into my lap. When am I going to be able to do that?” – Patrick Lawrence as stated on Conversations with Calcaterra

“Unlike music, where there is almost a time limit of how profitable you can be by age, film doesn’t really have that.” – Patrick Lawrence as stated on Conversations with Calcaterra

“Stan Lee didn’t create Spiderman until he was 40 years old...that’s something that is really inspiring to me.” – Patrick Lawrence as stated on Conversations with Calcaterra

What does a filmmaker do to recharge creative batteries? Patrick Lawrence dusted off his drums and put the band back together. Patrick a music video director and feature film editor who is working towards his first Oscar. His band Nothing Still is currently recording their fourth album after a 7 year hiatus. He has recently edited “The Incredible Life of Darrell,” an upcoming series for Warner Brothers as well as the feature film “Clara’s Ghost.

Check out Patrick’s creative work at www.ptrcklwrnce.com

Follow Marlon and the campaign on twitter @ptrcklwrnce

Photo by Ryan T. Phillips

Visit Ken @ www.kencalcaterra.com and on various social media outlets and please share and comment on this episode. Sign up to our mailing list to receive updates on Ken’s video and photography work and Conversations with Calcaterra

Special Thanks to show sponsors:

Nothing Still – Check out Patrick’s band Nothing Still @ https://open.spotify.com/artist/5IEpkrOo46NUT2R0znkxef

Yogabuzz – Yogabuzz offers a unique yoga experience at unique St. Louis venues. Enjoy the physical and mental benefits of yoga and then mingle.

Steven Walden – The 3D painter utilizes vibrant colors to make his subjects jump off the canvas. Check out his sports and pop culture renderings at www.stevenwalden.com and follow him on various social media platforms.

Dr. Mark Holland – http://chiroandrehab.com/ and http://www.mystlouischiropractor.com/

“All the initial films were lessons in managing disappointment.” – Marlon West as stated on Conversations with Calcaterra

“I’m just trying to spark conversation. I’m a guy who makes cartoons for a living not a hard core advocate or anything like that. I felt it was something to do to have a conversation for a solid year.” – Marlon West as stated on Conversations with Calcaterra

Marlon West is celebrating over 25 years as an animator at Disney working on many popular films including Frozen, Moana, Bolt, Meet the Robinsons, and the Lion King. He started at the company in the early 90’s as a trainee after cutting his teeth on lesser known features as well as commercials and industrials. His current project is the upcoming Frozen 2.

2018 has been the year of the push-up as Marlon has been sparking conversations with his “One for Each” campaign where he performs a push-up for every gun related death in the United States.

https://www.thetrace.org/2018/07/marlon-west-push-ups-gun-violence-one-for-each/

Follow Marlon and the campaign on twitter @marlonw

Marlon is an avid music fan who has gone down the rabbit hole of Spotify playlists.

https://open.spotify.com/user/marlonwest/playlist/4GQ0Cba7I1Un3YE2JsutJy

Visit Ken @ www.kencalcaterra.com and on various social media outlets and please share and comment on this episode. Sign up to our mailing list to receive updates on Ken’s video and photography work and Conversations with Calcaterra

Special Thanks to show sponsors:

Steven Walden – The 3D painter utilizes vibrant colors to make his subjects jump off the canvas. Check out his sports and pop culture renderings at www.stevenwalden.com and follow him on various social media platforms.

Mike Aubuchon of Premier Insurance Agency – www.premierinsagency.com – 314.729.0054

Dr. Mark Holland – http://chiroandrehab.com/ and http://www.mystlouischiropractor.com/

“El Monstero is the monster truck version of Pink Floyd…It’s as if Pink Floyd had seen a KISS concert before becoming Pink Floyd.” – Jimmy Griffin as stated on Conversations with Calcaterra

“You’ve got to love to do it (play music) if you want anybody else to be interested in you doing it.” – Jimmy Griffin as stated on Conversations with Calcaterra

When Jimmy Griffin departs this life he wants he wants to be known as a good musician and a good guy. He has achieved that and so much more creating music with a diverse group of eclectic musicians in bands including King of the Hill, The Incurables, El Monstero, Nadine, Celebration Day, Neptune Crush and Broken Toys.

Take a walk down memory lane with Jimmy and learn a little history of the St. Louis Indie scene. photo by paul addotta / st louis

Visit Ken @ www.kencalcaterra.com and on various social media outlets and please share and comment on this episode. Sign up to our mailing list to receive updates on Ken’s work and Conversations with Calcaterra

Special Thanks to show sponsors:

Mike Aubuchon of Premier Insurance Agency – www.premierinsagency.com – 314.729.0054

Dr. Mark Holland – http://chiroandrehab.com/ and http://www.mystlouischiropractor.com/

Steven Walden – The 3D painter utilizes vibrant colors to make his subjects jump off the canvas. Check out his sports and pop culture renderings at www.stevenwalden.com and follow him on various social media platforms.