Mike Hosty is one of my favorite live performers of all time. I try to see his show whenever he’s in Stillwater. He puts on a fun (and funny) show that’s perfect for a night of beer-drinking at the bar. He played Eskimo Joe’s for the first time on Wednesday night of anniversary week, and it was awesome! Here’s some photos of the show & some friends I ran into at the bar. Enjoy!
Several weeks ago, Stan announced that he would be recording a new song he wrote for Eskimo Joe’s 35th anniversary. The song is called “All Roads Lead to Joe’s” and it’s actually quite catchy. You can listen and download it for free at www.eskimojoes.com/music.
Now, everyone I’ve mentioned this to gives me a puzzled look, but let me assure you that Stan can actually sing. We actually karaoke’d together a few weeks ago, and years ago he had a rhythm & blues band that even released an album. In 1986, Stan and his band recorded a music video for newly minted MTV, right there at Eskimo Joe’s. So, this is not a new thing for Stan, although he (and by proxy, Joe’s) hasn’t done in a while.
Today, for the first time in 24 years, we’re shooting part one of a music video for Stan’s new song. As the director/producer of this operation, I’m more than a little psyched about this shoot. Today’s objective is to film the live performance aspect of the video at Eskimo Joe’s – something that is challenging enough on its own – but they’ve only given me an hour to get it done! The production schedule is brutally tight all day, actually. We’re only shooting for the “All Roads”video from 7-8 p.m., but we’re also shooting the Bart Crow Band concert this evening as well. And we’re doing all this with a crew of three.
Although I know there’s no way to control the schedule, I’m very confident that we’re going to get some great footage. Gideon Thompson and Melinda Spurlin, the other two members of the crew, are very talented and capable camera persons. We’ll have use of a jib as well, thanks to Marc Krein. With these resources, I have no doubt that we’ll put out a finished product with very high production values.
Next week, I’ll post a recap of how it all went. In the meantime, if you’re in Stillwater today and want to be in a music video, come see me at Eskimo Joe’s!
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