Cinematography and video editing by Kevin Doellman. Project members: Haley McDonald, Cheryl Petratos, and Agata Mikolajczyk. A documentary film following the life of Darin Gladfelter, the owner and host of Q & A Trivia in Chicago, IL.
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FIRST WORDS: GLAPPIT
Q & A with Nick Brown, founder of Glappit 1. What is Glappit and your role within Glappit? ‘Glappit is a marketplace for online forums and it allows users to monetize their online blogging and sharing experiences. We also have unique events and publications to keep the funk alive, and share valuable information through our […]
FIRST WORDS: IVY DYE
Q & A with singer/songwriter Chris Adams of Ivy Dye BAND: Ivy Dye GENRE: Indie Pop/Rock HOMETOWN: Naperville, IL STARTED: Late 2011 LIVE MEMBERS: Christopher Adams, Spencer Walters, Conner Boyle, Dominic Glinco Describe your music and why it has such a raw/unique sound? ‘This is always a hard question for me to answer because I […]
LOLLAPALOOZA LIQUIDS
Q & A with Chicago bar manager Gregg Weinstein Explain in detail what all you provide for Lollapalooza? ‘I help manage beverage service at Lolla. Meaning we are the entire “Bar Ops” or bar operations for the festival. 20 plus bars plus vip, artists, media, etc. All liquids flow thru me.’ How far in advance […]
GIRL WITH THE WHITEBOARD
Can you breakdown what exactly you did? ‘I completed the project in Chicago and Washington D.C. in December and March, respectively. I would stand in one place, a busy corner on Michigan Avenue or near a tourist attraction, holding a whiteboard without speaking. Upon the whiteboard, I would have written a short inspirational message. Basically, […]
QTOWN CROSSFIT
Q & A with Head Coach and Owner Sam Dancer What is CrossFit? ‘CrossFit is a community that delivers fitness that is, by design, broad, general, and inclusive. Our specialty is not specializing. Many sports, and life reward this kind of fitness and, on average, punish the specialist. The CrossFit program is designed for universal scalability […]
TEAM COCO PRODUCTION STAFF
Q & A with Eric Wielochowski (@wieloco) As part of the Team Coco production staff, what is your specific role? ‘At Conan my role is Cue Cards/Writer’s Assistant. Basically I help facilitate the writing process and performance of the show. Every morning two other fine gentlemen and I write up all the scripts for […]
SIMPLETON & CITYFOLK ALBUM RELEASE
GENRE: Folk / Acoustic Rock MEMBERS: Geoff Glenn, Chris Bennett, Mike “Sku” Skowronski, Chris “Foo” Williams NEXT SHOW: This Saturday at the Subterranean, the band is having a record release show for their debut EP called ‘The Williams Account’. @ayokdoe interviews @SimplenCityfolk What is it like living above a bar? ‘Not bad— food and cold […]
RAPPER FINALIST IN NATIONAL AWARD
Q & A with Christian rap artist Jaime Torres Jaime Torres of the Diocese of Little Rock has been selected as a finalist for the 35th annual Lumen Christi Award. This award, provided by Catholic Extension, honors the “hidden heroes” of the Catholic Church—outstanding individuals, groups or ministries that have shown an extraordinary dedication […]
CHICAGO’S HOTTEST NEW DJ
Q & A with Chicago DJ ‘Shark Tooth’ How did you become a DJ? ‘I had been playing in bands my whole life and never gave much thought to dj culture until 2007 when I went to Bonnaroo and stumbled upon Sascha and Digweed. I didn’t even understand what or how they were presenting […]
