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Sheboygan man featured in Vietnam documentary

Posted on May 20, 2010

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Sheboygan native Dave Gehr was 18 and had just graducated from Sheboygan North High School when he was drafted in 1965.

Gehr is one of the 100 or so Vietnam veterans featured in a three-part Wisconsin Public Television documentary, "Wisconsin Vietnam War Stories," which begins at 8 p.m. Monday, May 24.

The programs will air on WMVS-TV in Milwaukee and WPNE-TV in Green Bay.
The documentary also is paired with a weekend event at Lambeau Field in Green Bay.

Read the story at SheboyganPress.com

Filed under  //   PBS   Sheboygan   Vietnam   documentary   entertainment   film   veterans   war  

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Aaron Williams and the Hoodoo on CNN [video & pix]

Posted on May 20, 2010

Thanks to Mike An Bobbi Stouffer for sending us their CNN iReport on the Madison-area band Aaron Williams and the Hoodoo <-- follow this link to CNN if the video does not load.

Flip through the pics, watch the video and enjoy their music!

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Filed under  //   Aaron Williams and the Hoodoo   Madison   Wausau   cnn   entertainment   music  

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Operation with the JJO Morning Show

Posted on April 29, 2010

Check out one of our faithful AsSeenInWI.com contributors, Drew, as he attempts to win a home theater system from WJJO in Madison. The challenge: get the most points in the game of OPERATION.

Drew competed against 2 other WJJO listeners on the JJO Morning Show with Johnny and Greg. We're sorry to report that Drew did not win and wasn't even compensated with a free cd or free 6" sub from Subway.

Thanks to Drew for pointing us in the right direction of these pix and sending us his video of one of the other contestants getting harassed by Johnny before he started in on OPERATION.

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Filed under  //   Madison   OPERATION   WJJO   contests   entertainment   music  

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Milwaukee Bucks mascot Bango performs an INSANE stunt from 16' ladder [video]

Posted on April 27, 2010

Milwaukee Bucks mascot, Bango, flips off a 16ft ladder and throws down at the Bucks home Playoff Game 4 at the Bradley Center.

Filed under  //   Bango   Bucks   Milwaukee   basketball   entertainment   video  

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The Flaming Lips "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1" [video]

Posted on April 26, 2010

A great video of The Flaming Lips performing "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1"  - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Riverside Theater.

Filed under  //   Milwaukee   Riverside Theater   The Flaming Lips   Yoshimi   entertainment   music  

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Beloit jazz band takes top honors

Posted on April 21, 2010

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The Beloit Memorial High School jazz band recently performed at the Bob Kames Jazz Festival held at South Milwaukee High School.

BMHS Jazz Band too top honors, scoring 298 out of 300 points awarding them a $1,000 grant and the opportunity to perform with Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band. Additionally, jazz band member Kevin LeBaron took home a $500 grant from the competition being named outstanding soloist.

Filed under  //   Beloit   entertainment   jazz   kids   music  

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Happy Birthday to Milwaukee's Spencer Tracy

Posted on April 15, 2010

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On this date Spencer Tracy was born in Milwaukee. He attended the Northwestern Military Academy in Lake Geneva and Ripon College. He won Academy Awards for Best Actor in Captain Courageous and Boys Town.

Thanks to the Wisconsin Historical Society & Wisconsin Film Office for the details.

Filed under  //   Milwaukee   Spencer Tracy   birthdays   entertainment  

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Robert De Niro to play Vince Lombardi in movie

Posted on March 10, 2010

Football

Academy Award Winner Robert De Niro has signed on to play Green Bay Packers coaching icon Vince Lombardi in an upcoming movie.

The movie titled "Lombardi" is tentatively set for release in 2012.

"Forrest Gump" screenwriter Eric Roth is also said to be part of the project.

Read the story

Thanks to @ddenson for the tip on this story!

Filed under  //   Green Bay   Packers   Robert De Niro   Vince Lombardi   entertainment   football   movies  

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Beloit International Film Festival kicks off with "BIFFY" awards

Posted on February 18, 2010

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I didn't know Beloit had an International Film Festival... did you?

You have to admit "BIFFY" is fun to say :)



Image: Salvatore Vuono / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Filed under  //   BIFFY   Beloit   entertainment   film  

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Sundance Day 6: UW grad is, like, a total "Douchebag"

Posted on January 27, 2010

By ROB THOMAS

I'll admit it. I'm not beyond being sucked in by a memorable movie title. And "Douchebag" is certainly memorable.

So, after still buzzing "The Runaways" on Monday morning, I thought I'd head over to the Racquet Club (where the theater is a converted gym, basketball hoops and all) to catch the new comedy from Drake Doremus.

The movie opens with a couple lying in bed --  they seem madly in love, and we learn that they're getting married in a few days. The guy, Sam, has a gigantic bushy beard. And right away, I thought "I think I know that guy." Not in a high-falutin', I-recognize-the-truth-in-this-character sort of way. I mean I actually knew him.

As it turns out, I did. Andrew Dickler, a graduate of the UW-Madison, plays Sam. It's actually his first acting role -- his main job is as a film editor, working on films like "Borat" and "Me and You And Everyone We Know." I met him last spring at the Wisconsin Film Festival, where he was there with "Anvil: The Story of Anvil." He didn't have the beard.

Read the rest of the story at host.madison.com

Filed under  //   Madison   Sundance   college   douchebag   entertainment   film  

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