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Guess I voted for the right guy to match my views...

2008-02-12T23:59:00.001-08:00

86% Barack Obama
84% John Edwards
84% Hillary Clinton
83% Chris Dodd
81% Bill Richardson
76% Joe Biden
75% Dennis Kucinich
73% Mike Gravel
50% Rudy Giuliani
46% John McCain
35% Mike Huckabee
35% Mitt Romney
24% Tom Tancredo
24% Fred Thompson
19% Ron Paul

2008 Presidential Candidate Matching Quiz

National Film Challenge '07

2007-10-04T07:28:00.000-07:00

Hey...been awhile! And do I have news...

The National Film Challenge has enough St. Louis participants to warrant a screening of all the short films to be submitted -- and Bug-Juice Productions is one of the teams this year rising to the occasion the weekend of Oct. 19th-22nd! Come to the Tivoli Theatre in the U-City Loop on Oct. 25th, and not only support independent, amateur film, but also check out Bug-Juice Productions on the big screen!!

Mark your calendars!

New things...? For real??

2007-07-22T16:34:00.000-07:00

Hey ladies and gents...it's been too long on an update. Here's the skinny, short and sweet:

JOB/HOUSE/LIFE:

1) Job is going well; I am immersed in the submittal process for the casino project with C. Rallo, and doing well at it.

2) Life is pretty dandy. We are currently preparing for house hunting once again.

BUG-JUICE PRODUCTIONS:

1) Work on the extended cut and DVD w/ extras for our 48 Hour Film opus "Bad Poker Night" continues slowly but surely.

2) Meatloaf has changed hands; Nix is no longer writer/director (and we hope he still has involvement with the project despite this) and those responsibilities are now on myself and Scott. The first sequence is rough-drafted, and is underway.

3) That archive of pre-2007 Bug-Juice stuff -- that I bet everyone thought was lost forever or forgotten about -- is about to enter into the digital transfer/restoration process. Joe may be able to do this himself; or we may have to pay to have it "professionally" done. And yes, this includes Claire-Bitch Project...

4)...and Claire-Bitch Project has outtakes and stuff that will eventually be put on either it's own DVD, or will be part of a larger DVD series project. First thing's first, though...let's save what we can first.

5) The Hollywood Murders -- a script that pre-dates even before Bug-Juice started by myself, Scott, and Jess Stamper -- is being developed to improve upon the cheesy and over-crowded stuff, and eventually into a screen play. One of our more longer-term and ambitious things. Jess is working on it right now; then Scott and I will do our parts for it.

6) Besides Meatloaf, Bad Poker Night, the archive, and Hollywood Murders -- damn, that's a lot of stuff! -- several NEW things are in the works, being written by various members of the team/group.

7) Animated. Bug-Juice. Curious? Stay tuned. ;) [Come on, I had to throw a shameless teaser in there about something, didn't I? That's half the fun!!]

8) Yes, to answer the question we are plagued by constantly -- there IS a sequel coming for another Spook Seekers segment. Have patience.

Hopefully that is enough to tide you all over...I have to get back to work!

48 Hours

2007-06-13T14:14:00.000-07:00

Finally a new post.

The 48 Hour Film Project was this weekend. Almost every imaginable thing tried to stop us, but it didn't. We made a movie. And, much to my joy, we were on par with most of the films in our group; a handful of them of course blew all others out of the water because they were uber-impressive and awesome...but we didn't suck. Our comedy got laughs. Some may not like it; but we do, and more importantly, so did several of the other filmmakers and the audience. :)

I present to you..."Bad Poker Night" - a comedy short-film.

Allergy Attack

2007-05-15T04:44:00.000-07:00

Today is my second day on the job at C. Rallo Contracting. It is also the second day of a major allergy attack that has me feeling like shit on ice right now. Not to worry, for I am on Ibuprofen, Allegra-D (my allergy meds), and some DayQuil. I actually got sleep last night, suprisingly.

Ah well, into the fray I go. Hope you all have a good day!

News Of The New: May 2007

2007-05-08T06:43:00.000-07:00

It's been a little while since I last updated everyone on my status. Here's what's going on:

1) I am starting a wonderful new job with C. Rallo Contracting. I will be a project engineer/assistant estimator. With this comes better opportunity, more stability, and better pay.

2) Our silly little "film troupe" (if you could even call it that) has recently experienced a renewed life in the form of some brand new shorts; so much so that we have entered into a contest for short filmmaking called "The 48 Hour Film Project" where will we have 2 days to script, film, and produce a 4-7 minute film...which will be shown at the Tivoli. Meatloaf is still in the works, as well as other things brewing beneath the surface.

I've run into some old familiar faces as of late, namely my friend Valerie from WAY back in my early high school days, and Dani Mann, my former drama teacher from Oakville. That has been a very cool experience.

Word on the street is that things are bad for the residential builders in this market right now. This means the possibility of sweet deals on houses that would normally be a bit out of our price range in the coming months and season. We are now on the hunt.

I guess that's really not too much news after all...but hey, it's something. :)

Quilled Tunes: "Survivalism" - Nine Inch Nails

The 48 Hour Film Project

2007-04-17T09:20:00.000-07:00

The short of it is this:

There's this annual film project competition held in various cities around the U.S., and St. Louis is one of them. Teams draw a film genre at random, and all teams are assigned film elements - a prop, a character to be shown and named, and a line of dialogue - that must be incorporated into the movie. Each team has 48 hours, this year from June 8th at 7:00 pm to June 10th at 7:00 pm to script, rehearse, film, score, edit, and deliver their opus film.

All films submitted on time are eligible to win best in the city, can win several possible "award" categories, and will be screened to an audience at the Tivoli on the Loop.

And Scott and I are leading the charge for Bug-Juice Productions...we are officially entered into the competition.

Boo-yah! Stay tuned as events develop...it's going to be a wild, sleepless 48-hour ride...but we can and will do this, and win or not, we will make something awesome!

P.S. This film will NOT be done the same way as our current stock of shorts. We will be scripting, rehearsing, working with filming tricks, camera work, equipment, etc. Our other shorts are improved and hit-or-miss comedy skits...this will be more stylistically done no matter what genre we get.

This is a personal goal for me...to make something very different that other people will appreciate and we can showcase. It would greatly help Meatloaf if that happened; as well as any other short films we do.

Bad Chinese Delivery Guy - A BJP Production 2007

2007-04-09T14:03:00.000-07:00

This video was actually done the same night as Couch Ninja, but it was on Joe's camera and he experienced some trouble getting it transferred right. Anyway, check out a very short but surprisingly funny skit about the worst chinese delivery guy you could hope to come across...

Credits:
Created by Steve Province

Starring:
Scott Willenbrock as Customer
Steve Province as Bad Chinese Delivery Guy

Camera, Editing, & Soundtrack by Joe Behrens

Hope everyone had a happy Easter holiday, for those that celebrate it. The videos have been taking a small break lately, but soon we will be making more...this week, in fact. We all have other things going on, after all. :)

Spook Seekers Paranormal Society - A BJP Production 2007

2007-04-02T07:15:00.000-07:00

We at Bug-Juice work hard into the night (or weekend, whichever) to bring you...Spook Seekers Paranormal Society. We really found ghosts and stuff...no, seriously. We did. Please stop laughing...*sniff*

Credits:
Co-Created, Co-Written & Co-Directed by Scott Willenbrock & Steve Province
Co-Produced by Scott Willenbrock & Steve Province

Starring:
Dan “Beaver” Klingler as Haunting Victim/Satisfied Customer
Scott Willenbrock as Lead Investigator Spawn
Steve Province as Paranormal Investigator Steve Voorhees/The Ghost/The Poltergeist/UFO
Dave Province as UFO Expert & Conspiracy Investigator Neo
Robert “Nix” Whitney as The Nay-Saying Skeptic

Camera by Scott Willenbrock & Steve Province
Soundtrack, Sound Effects & Editing by Scott Willenbrock
UFO Creation & Puppeteering by Steve Province
Loch Ness Lake & Graveyard Set Design/Construction by Dave Province

Build Your Self Esteem! with Chip & Friend Replacement Program - BJP Productions 2007

2007-03-30T06:04:00.000-07:00

The laughs and fun just keep coming with the next installments of the '07 Bug-Juice shorts...today, a two-fer for you. First, dive into a new state of blissful positivity and happiness with your host Chip Thompson in "Build You Self Esteem! with Chip"!

Credits:
Created, Written & Directed by Steve Province
Motivational Dialogue Written & Recorded by Joe Behrens

Starring:
Steve Province as Chip Thompson
Dan "Beaver" Klingler as Bob, Depressed Audience Member
Joe Behrens as Motivational Recording

Camera, Soundtrack & Editing by Scott Willenbrock

Next, finally you can "take out the trash" and give those unwanted friends the boot right out the door with Scott's "Friend Replacement Program"!

Credits:
Created & Directed by Scott Willenbrock

Starring:
Scott Willenbrock as Founder of FRP Incorporated
Kenny Simpson as Unwanted Friend
Dave Province as Himself
Steve Province as The Replacement Friend
Dan "Beaver" Klingler as Real-Life Replaced Friend

Camera by Scott Willenbrock & Steve Province
Soundtrack & Editing by Scott Willenbrock

And there are even MORE videos coming your way soon...! Stay tuned, loyal 'Juice fans!

The Couch Ninja - A BJP Production 2007

2007-03-29T14:05:00.000-07:00

Another Bug-Juice video? Can it be that the 'Juice is making the comeback after all? Yes, yes that's right. Cower in fear, and be kind to all, lest ye be set upon by...THE COUCH NINJA! (Also comes in car, concert, movie, and a variety of other ninjas for all your ninja needs.)

Credits:
Created, "Written" (Conceptual) & Directed by Steve Province
Scripted/Ad-Libbed by Joe Behrens, Dave Province, & Kenny Simpson

Starring:
Joe Behrens as Annoyed Gamer
Dave Province as Asshole Gamer
Kenny Simpson as The Couch Ninja

Camera, Editing & Soundtrack by Scott Willenbrock

Couch Ninja Logo by Scott Willenbrock (conceptual) & Joe Behrens (final)

Stay tuned for more "juicy" entertainment!

Beaver's Book Club - A BJP Production 2007

2007-03-27T11:03:00.000-07:00

That's right, folks...Bug-Juice is back in 2007, on it's ten year anniversary! We've got new tricks, new technology, and much better ideas for our videos. To celebrate and motivate for the upcoming Meatloaf horror flick, here is the first of several brand new Juice-skits for your enjoyment. Did I also mention we're now on YouTube? Nice!!

Credits:
Created by Scott Willenbrock

Starring Dan "Beaver" Klingler

Scripted & Co-Directed by Steve Province
Co-Directed by Scott Willenbrock

Camera, Soundtrack & Editing by Scott Willenbrock

ROAD TRIP!!...if not, you'll miss out...

2007-03-11T21:27:00.000-07:00

Live at the Cain's Ballroom
GRAVITY KILLS

Saturday, May 19th, 2007
Doors at 7:00pm
Show at 8:00pm
Tix - Adv: $17.00/Day of Show: $19.00
(All tickets subject to service charges)

***** ALL AGES SHOW *****

Tickets on sale on Friday, March 16th at 10am at:
All Gettix locations including all Reasor's Grocery Stores, Starship Records & Tapes, the Cain's Ballroom, online at www.gettix.net or by phone at 1.866.443.8849 or 918.584.2306

For more info, visit www.cainsballroom.com or call 918.584.2306

*********************************

Not that I expect anyone to really be up for it in all seriousness, but anyone down for the road trip...?

Learn English...and Replace-A-Friend. Hehe.

2007-03-09T15:15:00.000-08:00

I wanna fuck you in the ass...bum da-bum daa bum!

Now if you'll please excuse me, I have a seminar - "Replacement Friend Program" - to attend. (You...yes, you!...could make arrangements to replace your friends today!)

[I scoured the Internet for something, anything, on replacing a friend, and nothing; it hasn't existed until NOW. This is really a keen idea to replace those friends that are phasing out be it in the estrangement sense OR the post-death* sense. Way to drum up a business plan, that's for sure.]

*I had originally meant posthumous, and used a grave mispelling of 'humous', and have since replaced it with the word "death" to adequately reflect what I meant. Either way, the context in which I was using the word was accurate. Thank you, self-important "english police"!

Some Of You: "Wait, wait...what? Huh? What are you talking about?"

Don't worry about it. It's yet another thing I found retarded enough to poke fun at in an anonymous manner, and that's all you need to know. :)

Did I mention lately that I'M the dick?...

A beautiful animated short...

2007-03-01T06:15:00.000-08:00

I must be in the habit of posting video content now on Quilled Scripts, huh? I'm sure this'll become less regular as time wears on. For now, check out this animated short, which is one of the most beautiful things I've seen in awhile.

Happy Birthday to Posch, whose party is at O'Leary's tonight. I will be there. It will be good to catch up and to do some karaoke, too. I've missed O'Leary's and the option of going there for karaoke since the fire.

And now, we zoom into Spring 2007 (almost there anyway).

The Return of a Classic...

2007-02-28T07:45:00.000-08:00

I think Blizzardman should do an album with Rap Cat...in fact...hmmm...there may be a Rap Cat/Blizzardman team up possible anyway...stay tuned...

March starts like a Lion...

2007-02-26T08:48:00.000-08:00

Okay, okay...so it's not quite March YET, but you get the idea.

@Nix: Dude, I'm sorry that you are going through what you are going through. This yo-yo type stuff is not what you need. At this point, you need to give an ultimatum of your own and say "either shit or get off the pot" type thing.

2007 is a good year...it will be even better.

Humping Robots, Big Ads, and The Blizzardman

2007-02-21T20:09:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Joe for showing me this hilarious video...

I love this commercial...

Rap song!...ra-ap song!...we do our raps and then the crowd goes wild...!

Google!

2007-02-20T09:29:00.000-08:00

Well, I've been forced to switch over to the new blogger/Google thing. Beautiful.

Hope all is well with everyone...

Marilyn Manson vs. The O'Reilley Factor

2007-02-14T11:05:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Hizzy for posting this video on the forum. O'Reilley needs to seek help...Manson owns him.

Marilyn Manson on O'Reily Factor
Uploaded by DarKwon

Blizzardman...Ludacris...1995!...

2007-02-12T13:59:00.000-08:00

"Doin' raps, and goin' to parties
Is basically what we're all about
We're super famous, so the ladies let us hump them
And also we drink expensive champagne!..."

Nix is right...this IS the funniest thing to come out of SNL in a long, long time. I'm as addicted to this as I was that Rap Cat commercial...hilarious!

Another guy's poker night is in the works; details to follow, stay tuned.

Superbowl Ads...funny!

2007-02-05T08:39:00.000-08:00

Well, the Super Bowl was fun. We watched over at Heather's parents' place and had snacks and drinks (well...soda). It was cool that it was a Midwest game, with the Bears vs. Colts; Colts won.

Here is a commercial I thought was funny:

The AXE Effect

2007-01-30T09:08:00.000-08:00

I don't usually "do" the video posting thing on my blog; that's more of a Nix specialty. However, this is one of the best commercials I've seen.

(I'm new to this; if the vid doesn't show below, try clicking the link on the title of this post.)

Brrrrrrrrrrrr!

2007-01-28T15:26:00.000-08:00

It is way too fucking frigid cold outside. And here I thought we were going to have a light winter. Eff...that!

When it's too cold outside for ME to tolerate, things have gotten bad. Ask around, apparently I've got internal heating or something...)

@Corey: Happy birthday once again, my friend.

@Hizzy: Congrats on the continuing subbing work and on your new relationship.

@Beaver: Hang in there, bud. God is with you, and you are in everyone's prayers.

@Nix: Sales - sometimes you're the bird, and other times you're the worm. Don't worry, you'll evolve back into a killer hawk sooner than later...

Heather has been sick this past week, so I've been trying to take good care of her. Hopefully I'm doing a good job.

And the beat goes on...

Beaver...

2007-01-21T09:37:00.000-08:00

I'm here for ya, bud. I know these are scary times for you. Let me know if you need anything. To talk or just hang out.