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I bet you guys didn’t know that I’m the number-one Karaoke DJ in Payne County.

Actually, I gave myself that title because I have deejayed a lot of karaoke parties, and I always have a great time with the guests.  I sing (poorly, I might add) with them, crack jokes, play games… whatever it takes to get the party started and everyone singing.  Unfortunately, today will be the last time I bring the ancient art of karaoke to the eager masses.  So, in honor of five years of not-carrying-a-tune-in-a-bucket, I present to you my list of all-time favorite karaoke songs:

1. Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen
2. Oops! I Did It Again – Britney Spears
3. Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
4. Bump Bump Bump – B2K
5. Don’t Stop Believing – Journey
6. Rehab – Amy Winehouse
7. If I Had A Million Dollars – Barenaked Ladies
8. Looking Out My Back Door – Creedence Clearwater Revival
9. Friends In Low Places – Garth Brooks
10. Lovin’ Touchin’ Squeezin’ – Journey

A freak thunderstorm last week threw a major wrench in our music video production of  “All Roads Lead to Joe’s.”  It rained just hard and long enough for us to have to cancel that part of the day’s production, but the weather cleared out in plenty of time for the Bart Crow Band to go onstage.  As you can see from these screenshots, it was a beautiful night:

Footage from the Jib Cam

View from the Barbershop Roof

View from the Roof of Joe's Clothes

Look for an announcement about the completion of this video around the first of September.

I’ve still got a few more under-a-minute videos to make for the EJPPG website’s new FAQ and Client Testimonials sections.  I’m really tickled with how well those are coming along & can’t wait to get those up next week so I can share them with you.  But for now, here’s a screen-shot of a well-lit, well-framed interviewee!

A well-lit subject!

And then there’s the last installment of a training video I’m still tinkering with. I’m thinking about altering this motion graphic to use in transitions, but I’m still not sure how I want to change it up:

In other news, I’m down to 78 GB of a 1 TB hard drive already.  Time to start thinking about long-term storage options. Yuck.

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!