Brewers Fever and Midwest Movie Magic (Hour 2)

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Welcome back to our number two here act two as we call it here at nightlight with peach wapa great to have you with me Folks we are going to cut our recap short tonight because we have a very special guest but tonight's Movie character art.

I'm sorry tonight's question of the night is what movie character best describes your personality And maybe we'll do a quick recap of all the fun stuff you missed after we are done speaking with one of our favorite guests here He is the civic media sports authority

And he is calling us, I believe, from the ballpark down there in what I like to call Milwaukee.

Mr. Mike Clemens.

Hey, buddy.

How are you, Pete?

Doing very well.

Not as well as the Brewers, but after Saturday's game anyway.

But how are you doing tonight, buddy?

No, Brewers are doing great.

You're not doing great.

You're not one and all.

I'm not one and all.

I'm more like a two and two.

But 50%.

Oh, there you

go.

There you go.

So, um, yeah, in the press box and we're waiting for game two, which gets a late start tonight at eight oh eight first pitch.

Uh, I think that they schedule it eight minutes after the top VR because it takes most people about eight minutes to find it where it is tonight on TV.

But other than that.

Wow.

Okay.

Is it a beautiful night at the ballpark?

Uh, it's cloudy in Milwaukee and, you know, the chance to rain.

So they've closed the roof here.

but right now they're spraying down the field and you know the big story that happened this afternoon is that Jackson Churio who you know in that incredible rally the Brewers had in the first inning against the Cubs where it was six to one and everybody was taking turns going to faces.

Jackson's running out a ball at first and he was safe but when he finished he winched a little bit and the trainer was out there in a second and Pat Murphy right behind him

because I was like, Oh God, is that the hamstring again?

Yeah.

And, you know, he tried to sort of wave them off, but they said, uh, no, okay, why, why'd you pull?

Well, we're up six one.

Well, we'll get a pinch runner for him.

And then after the game, they had an MRI.

So Murph was, you know, he said, man, if we lose this kid, it's going to be devastating.

Uh, Jackson came and talked to us and said, I think it's fine.

I don't think it's that, and I don't think it's that bad.

It just, there was a little tweak there.

And so I talked to some of the, you know, beat reporters and they said, well, that's what he said last time when he, you know, had a hamstring.

And then he said, I don't think it's that bad.

And he missed it next month.

He's that valuable to Pat Murphy.

He did not want to lose that

kid.

But, you know, the MRI was inconclusive.

He, uh, he had a small workout yesterday.

You're asking all both teams worked out and took BP.

And then they were running here about two hours before.

the game getting started here and they decide to go.

So he's in left field and he's going to be the leadoff batter tonight.

There you go, Conn.

Conrad was a little worried about him.

Yeah.

Well, that's good news, Mike.

So what's the mood like?

I mean, I know fans were thrilled that the Brewers came out so swinging the bats in game one and took the lead like that.

Is there a great vibe in the air tonight, Mike?

100% because you know, they lost most of their games.

They're down the stretch.

Uh, they were injured.

They were banged up.

Uh, yeah, they were saving some of their guys, but they weren't kind of rushed shape.

Then they, because they won more games than anybody else in the majors, they get the full bye week.

As Pat Murphy pointed out, you know, they got more time off last week than if it was the all start.

Yeah.

So, you know, he worked them for two or three.

workout sessions, you know, on Friday's session, I mean, these guys got to hear about eight or nine o'clock in the morning.

They had batting practice around two.

Uh, and I was, you know, I'm usually the last one out of the press box, as you know, with all the stories that I do and editing and stuff.

She's about six 30 Friday night and I'm not walking the parking lot and a guy waves to me and it's Jackson Churio with the, with the sunglasses on.

I mean, on this day off, the 20 year old kid is out here from eight in the morning till 6.30 at night on Friday, the day before the game.

And that's just, you know, these ball players, they're here every day, every day through the baseball season.

So it's a long day, you know, and the media too.

They had press conferences today starting at one to Murph, when it's four o'clock today.

And then they open up like three hours before the game.

We're doing a pregame press conferences to talk to the players about what they think is going on.

So the next thing that you're concerned about going into Saturday's game was rust.

I mean, you know, it's one thing to be in that rhythm and playing every day.

The Cubs just got done with a tough series at home against the San Diego Padres.

Played until late.

It was a Thursday night.

Then they have to come up here the next day.

At least they didn't have to go out west someplace just 90 miles to the north.

But you're thinking, the brewers are going to be rusty.

Freddie Peralta throws one over the plate.

Michael Bush takes it out of the park.

Gubs are up one and nothing.

But then the brewers come in and they looked rested.

They looked comfortable.

They attacked Matthew Boyd, who was only on three days rest coming out of the series of the pod race.

And they just drilled them.

I mean, just drilled them.

So it's just the opposite effect.

These guys got rested there and fired up.

The other thing unique about Saturday's game, Pete was the crowd.

And I, I, I am not, I'm not some guy, you know, rah, rah, pom-pom for teams or anything like that.

I'm just telling it like it is.

I've been doing this since 1982 when the world series was here.

And I could not, first of all, the Brewers did an amazing job of the pageantry leading up to it.

You know, they did a really nice job with that Uker tribute in August because, you know, your team is

in first place also belong.

You have an idea.

You might be hosting the playoffs here.

So they had a tremendous rendition of the national anthem, some other attractions.

Then their hand, if they've handed out 42,000 of these goals, rally Charles and Charlie Barron's, who's on our network on Saturday.

You know, the great Wisconsin media, he goes, Hey, Wisconsin.

And everybody just goes nuts.

And he's down there behind home plate on camera with a microphone.

say, you know, do it like this.

And he's showing them how to whirl that rally towel and get it going.

This place was so loud.

I told one of the PR people, I said, it's just you guys had auditions and rehearsals for your crowd here.

It was unbelievable.

It's so loud and so in sync.

You know, like that old rock and roll song, let's go clap, clap, clap, clap.

It

was

really, it was like a bunch of really sober, energetic 30 and 40 somethings.

dominated the field and not many Cubs fans.

It was Brewer fans.

They did not sell their tickets for this one.

I was wondering if I was going to ask you about that, Mike, like what the, cause I wonder if it'll be, it's got to be so hard cause you can get top dollar for your tickets, but your team comes first, right?

I mean, that's encouraged.

I think if you're, if they're not willing to sell their tickets to Cub fans, it

might not be the same

in Chicago.

Right.

You know, there's 20 of Cub fans I'm seeing right now here.

We're in the Cubs blue down the third baseline behind the visitors dugout.

But it's not like in years past where it was almost 50-50, you could easily tell that by what people were wearing.

But what I just saw walking into the ballpark tonight, you know, this era, this group of Brewers fans is really, really into it right now.

That's great, Bob.

Mike, and it's so great that it feels like October baseball tonight, too.

The battle probably sting a little more, but I'm sure it's easier for you than being out there in 90-degree weather, so that's exciting, too.

It feels like October.

Right, right,

right.

So, Mike, real quick, Badgers, what did you think of the game the other day?

I'm just so ready to throw the towel in.

I was here.

So I didn't really get a chance to watch it.

I just, you know, get some reading on it.

I talked to a guy today that was there and you know, one of the most disappointing things.

So you, you know, they put in this Hunter Simmons, you

know,

Danny O'Neill is getting sacked and thrown as many pictures, touchdowns, whatever.

So they gave the freshman a shot and he, he had a good opening drive.

I think he hit, uh, uh, Vinnie Anthony, but nine times for like 140 yards.

So that was encouraging.

but no running game.

The most disturbing thing was the Badgers defense has done actually very good.

Their one defense, right?

You know, one of the top 25.

Oh, they blew that the other day against Michigan.

And as much as Michigan's quarterback, this freshman is, you know, like he was the top recruit of the year, he's still a fresher and make a lot of mistakes and missed opportunities.

I mean, if the Badgers have gotten maybe one stinking turnover,

you know, to get a break in that game, who knows?

But I mean, you know, now your run defense doesn't work and your head coaches and defenses, defensive minded coach, I don't, and next is Iowa, you know, felt by Oregon, Ohio State.

It could be really brutal here for the month of October.

Yeah,

I know and I felt bad like the other day was like It wasn't that much of a blowout like the badgers kept it close despite all that what you just said But it's just it's gonna be a rough season.

I can totally tell but Mike Thank you for your time tonight.

I know how busy you are and I know what a great job you do out there Have fun at the old ballpark and keep us informed pal

All right, thank you Pete.

Have a good night.

You got it.

That's Mike Clemens.

Civic Media Sports Authority.

I almost called him Bob Uker Conrad.

I heard that.

I hit Bob in my head.

I was like, that's not Bob Uker.

It's Mike Clemens.

So that's, yeah, the Brewers are fresh and the Cubs are like kind of, I mean, he just said that their picture was on three days rest.

that's not good for a game one

no and it definitely showed

and when is the next if well there will be a game three when is it tomorrow or they take another day off

i i think you would be tomorrow let me just double check that quick but

you double check i'm going to read a text uh tom uh from anona 608

in response to our question of the night.

What movie character best describes your personality?

He says the dude, man.

I like a little

Lebowski

reference.

Thank you, Tom.

Very well done, sir.

Let's go back to hour number one.

That was a fun hour, Conrad.

It's in the books.

It's history now.

Yes.

Katie Compton's always so much fun.

I love when Katie's on the show.

Chris Casper.

Yeah, I did eventually figure it out, Chris.

It was Will Rogers.

I've always gotten those two confused.

But to me, there's no, it's Will Rogers.

He's the guy.

And I just completely spaced.

So thank you, Chris.

For the assist, 414.

Tom from New Berlin says, Sunny and share love and reference to the bumper music.

That's a great tune.

Tom, I picked that out just for you.

I thought maybe you might want to slow dance and ask somebody to dance.

Let's see Tony the trucker from the 608 says Pete though only six two and two twenty Uncle Buck he's he going soft-hearted, but tough as nails when needed.

Also.

I love to cook breakfast All right, so Tony the trucker says he's Uncle Buck.

I like that.

That's that's my favorite one of his films Yeah,

I thought he was saying six two two twenty was John candy, but can't I don't know how tall John candy was but he's a big dude, but that's good

You can still be Uncle Buck.

Uncle Tony.

Thank you, Tony.

Tom from New Berlin says, Otis Campbell from Andy Griffith.

That's a good one, Tom.

I love it.

On the stream, I'm sorry I didn't see this earlier, Craig, when Katie was here, but Craig says, Pete, the Malva Cultural Center has a beautiful theater as well as possible location for a film festival or a showing of the Godfather of Green Bay.

It's funny you say that, Craig.

She, apparently, Katie did mention that to someone there, and they were looking into it, so great timing.

Craig also says, Will Rogers.

So the listeners are more on top of things than me.

I just couldn't remember who it was, Conn.

I don't know.

Yeah,

I didn't

know it's by the way is Wednesday would be the next one because they have to travel to Chicago

They're the really long drive what do they have parents and vans taking the players like it's old-school That would be kind of cool actually that would be kind of cool.

What a great promo that would be They're not flying to Chicago Mitchell field into O'Hare no

They're probably taking a nice

bus our long bus trip from O'Hare to Wrigley that would be brutal

So have you tried are you gonna eat the Curder burger?

No, I will never try that.

That looks

it looks absolutely disgusting It came about as a joke and people like oh, that sounds good.

It's like really okay.

Here you go public It's out there.

We'll talk more about that at some point.

Maybe that's a good question I want to know how people feel.

We will go tomorrow Yeah, pretty disgusting.

All right

We're coming right back, ladies and gentlemen, with a gentleman named Derek Fister.

He is the founder of Chair on Stair Films.

That's coming up next on Night Light with Pete Schwabba on the Civic Media Radio Network.

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Nightlight, great to have you with me on this Monday night, folks.

We are jamming here tonight.

It's always fun.

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She always has lots to say.

I gotta check that place out, Conn.

It sounds fantastic.

I'm surprised I didn't go when it was the Star Wars exhibit.

Yeah.

I'm glad I didn't go to that.

I would have gone to that, too.

I think that sounds fantastic.

We just spoke with Mike Clemens.

Our question of the night is, what movie character best describes your personality?

Let us know, get in on the fun.

We can still read your text on the radio plenty of time.

It is now, this is kind of fun.

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dot com chris is awesome folks check him out he's been on the show before and no doubt he will be back again soon but he does really great work so uh so go to chicken or the egg photography dot com and check it out and with that in mind uh said uh said guest joins us now he is a first-time guest here on nightlight and the founder of chair on-stair films mr derrick fister hey derrick

good how are you

Good.

It's a pleasure to meet you virtually like this and be able to talk to you on your show.

I've been seeing what you guys have been up to for a long time now.

Oh, well, thank you for listening.

You mentioned that in the email.

I appreciate that.

Thank you very much.

And you're in Milwaukee?

Yes.

Milwaukee, Waukesha area in between both.

Can you feel brewer fever out by where you are?

Oh, yeah.

Everywhere I go, driving through Brookfield out here in Waukesha, like people wearing their brewers shirts, their hats, all that type of stuff.

So I'm really excited to see that it's bringing back that excitement from 2018 again.

So I'm like, that was just an unforgettable year.

Sadly, it didn't go our way leading up to what could have been a World Series.

But you know, that's why we're here right now.

Let's make it happen.

That's right.

And I will say, I know I've said this before on the show.

I don't know if you're familiar with a movie called just a bit outside the story of the 1982 Brewers, where they went to the the World Series and did not get it done then.

But that movie was so popular in Wisconsin this summer, I wonder if people are feeling that, you know, like they're kind of inspired by it.

Like this is their year, maybe.

And this is a cub fan talking about this.

So it wouldn't be terrible to see a World Series victory for Milwaukee.

especially after seeing just a bit outside.

Highly recommended if you haven't seen it.

But let's talk about your films and a little bit about Sharon and Sarah.

Give us a little bit of your background, Derek.

Yeah, absolutely.

So I've been a filmmaker since I was a kid.

All thanks to Buddy of Mine, introducing this big old JVC VHS camera during our childhood.

And we did all these skits growing up with that camera until the thing died, by the way.

Thanks

to us.

So, and that really got me into loving working with a camera and just being able to feel comfortable even performing in front of a camera.

And a lot of people think a movie got me into filmmaking and all that type of stuff.

But no, it was really just being invited and being introduced to a camera and just escalated from there.

I love films before that, but...

being able to hold a camera, make your own skits, tell your own stories is what escalated to pretty much where I am here today as if they'll make her doing everything I can to help out the community with what I can do with the camera.

And where does the name Chair on Stair come from?

Yeah, so it was originally the name of a fake production company that my brother used.

for a media project in high school, so back in like 2001.

And I came across that VHS tape in the midst of me doing skits with a camera.

And I walked the VHS tape, I saw what my brother did with his buddies, and it was pretty much a movie review show in their mind where they would go out and see the current movies, which were really just their favorite movies like Raiders of the Lost Ark or Apollo 13, which came out.

Before

they even you know years before they even did this.

Yeah

But their plan with their ultimate plan overall was to go see these movies and then come back to their little studio and review them Give it a pinkies up if they liked it a pinkies down if they didn't like it but if before like showing the clip of

like they wanted to show a clip of the movie before they talked about the actual movie itself but it was really just them acting out a scene from that movie in a comedic way to really like draw in like people to watch it and I fell in love with that even more and that's what really drew me into and I love the name Chair on Stair Films that they used with it.

Yeah.

Um, it was chair on stir productions for theirs.

I changed it to films.

Once I took it over from my brother, I gave it meaning.

I'm like, no, if I'm going to use this, I want to actually give it meaning.

That's just be like, huh, what does it mean?

I don't know.

It doesn't mean anything, but I'm like, if

I'm

going to use this, I want to give it meaning.

And over the years, my team and I, um, what's my best friend, Brendan Adams, who I run my business with.

He and I have been making videos since middle school.

He and I have been doing this together for well over 20 years and We pretty much the meaning of chair on stair films is we take small ideas from unique locations such as a chair being on a set of stairs and we turn them into something that you never even thought of because ideas don't have to be so complex they can come from the simplest of Starts right so

And it's about taking those small things and turning them into something big, something that you never even imagined.

So our goal as a production team is to take your small ideas that you have and actually make them a reality, no matter how big or obscure they are.

But our goal is to turn it into something for you, whether it's for your business or for your actual personal projects.

Love it.

It does sound a little dangerous.

That's all I'm saying, but we'll get

into

that.

Uh, we're going to do a short break here for the news.

Then I'm going to ask, uh, Derek, why he likes filming in the Midwest so much.

It's going to be a cool answer.

And he's going to tell us about next frame too.

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Right now, we are going to get back to our guest here, Derek Fister, from Chair on Stair Films.

I know it sounds dangerous, but he explained very well where that name came from.

Tell us, you guys, I was checking out your website earlier, your big proponents of shooting in the Midwest and you sort of proudly say, this is where we want to be and this is what we're doing.

Why is that and how have you found filming in the Midwest to be with a production company like yours?

Yeah, absolutely.

So I've worked with so many phenomenal people.

I mean, you've seen it yourself, especially up there in Green Bay about, you know, how much talent is around here?

in the state of Wisconsin and even out in the outside states around us and it's just really unique to see that and it's just there's so much hidden talent and I've worked with so much of that hidden talent and that leads into the purpose of the next frame and our purpose is to expose that talent by showcasing

Many documentary episodes of each person, each episode is different and styled differently to showcase a different creative, whether they're a filmmaker, director, screenwriter, composer, painter, or even a sculptor.

Like anything in the creative arts we're trying to showcase.

And by doing that, we're trying to say, hey, we can build the industry here in the Midwest as well, instead of having people always worry about either traveling to the East or West Coast.

to be part of the industry.

So we're just trying to say, hey, we have the talent here.

There's no reason the industry shouldn't grow here.

We have, obviously we got beautiful landscapes, we got beautiful history here, but the talent is here.

And our goal is to showcase that talent by showcasing documentaries from how each creative started their journey to where they are today with all the hardships, everything, the obstacles they went through.

to be a creative artist and show pieces how they're keeping going.

And by the end of it, you've learned their story, you've seen their work, and you get the opportunity at the end to be able to network and contact them.

And I'm also trying to build the network by doing this in a film documentary format.

And it's just been a blast doing this with my team now.

Boy, that's a big undertaking.

It's admirable, but it's also like it seems like you have to get people on board like hey check this out It's really cool stuff, and I have no no doubt you you make great films But how do you get people like where do you screen them?

I guess is my question

Yeah, so we've been doing the series for four years now We are actually in the midst of finally releasing Season three to the public right now.

We've just been having them on YouTube our ultimate goal is to get them on streaming

As long as we get it on a service, I mean, we'll be really happy because that would be a huge step.

But right now it's been primarily on YouTube.

We've been working with Film Hub.

They're really interested in the series.

We're actually just in the final steps of redoing the whole composition music-wise for the series for a music rights reason.

So that way we have all the music rights.

And once that's done, it'll be resubmitted for streaming to find a home.

But in the meantime, they're going to be out on YouTube to see the current formats because all the creatives that are currently featured in season three have been excited.

They want to get their names showcased out there, showcase their work and build their network.

So that's what we're actually in the midst of doing right now.

And we have a new one coming out tomorrow.

Okay, so where can people see that like where like all that stuff you just said and what you're doing Where would you steer people to see?

Hey, this is what chair on stairs doing.

This is what we're about Send them or give the YouTube address or wherever.

However, you'd like people to find you guys

Yeah, I mean it's as simple as looking up chair on stairfilms on Google now It shows up right away because of our website stuff like that and you search it

on YouTube will show up.

Next frame will show up right away as well.

But if you want a general giant list of not having to search each episode or go through them, you can go to our website at chaironsterfilms.com.

We have a next frame tab.

You can watch them on there too.

Outstanding.

And that was Google with a G-O-O-G-L-E, just to be clear.

I think so, yeah.

The Google.

They're

doing very well for themselves.

Where are your favorite places in Wisconsin to shoot, Derek?

Like your Milwaukee area, but do you guys venture out of Milwaukee ever?

Where are some of your favorite locations?

Yeah, absolutely.

We've filmed a lot in the Northern.

counties like out in Ottawa, stuff like that.

We've we've loved the film out there.

I'm a UW Oshkosh alum, so I filmed out in Oshkosh a lot, but a lot of our creatives are actually from that area too that are featured.

So that's that's pretty fun to be able to have them showcase like not only just like in Milwaukee and Madison, but we want to be far spread.

So we're up in the northern counties as well.

My guest is Derek Fister.

He is the founder of Chair on Stair Films.

They're doing great stuff, you know, sort of selling Wisconsin and what people are up to and celebrating the creative arts here in Wisconsin.

You worked on a film that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.

What was that project and what was that experience like?

That was an experience that I'm like...

I can't believe I can actually say that we had work screened at that festival.

And that's all because the talented group of the film Reasonable Doubt, which was directed by Daniel J. Pico, who was out in the Madison area.

It was because our involvement in the 48-hour film project that led to our work being able to get that far.

So it was a cool...

It's this unforgettable experience.

We made the film Reasonable Doubt back at the end of 2023 and then it premiered, like had a big screening at Cannes May, mid-May is when we had the screening there at Cannes.

So what do you guys, do you want to do more narrative stuff or ultimately where do you see chair on-stair films landing in terms of the stories you tell?

You know right now we've been so Midwest focused for years pretty much my entire Film career.

It would be cool to be you know outside of the Midwest.

I mean we're still growing art, but our primary focus Has been just been here in the Midwest to try to grow the industry and have people be able to create here Would it be great to be you know have that name, you know more on the coast?

Yeah

But, you know, by doing what we're doing, people are able to see it a lot easier now because of, you know, social media and the web can reach anywhere now, which is great for any creative to do what for work.

So it's not like we got to send tapes anywhere or reels anywhere and hopefully hear something.

Now we can get instant feedback and all that now.

Can you do the do the recently passed incentive?

Does the incentive bill benefit you guys yet?

Or are you working at lower budgets?

Like, will those come into play and help your company at some point?

Ultimately, I would hope at some point, like they were just passed and they kick in next year, but it doesn't look like by just the readings and there's just so much stuff to read in there.

Yeah, it is.

I had to have somebody evaluate

it for me.

So like, oh, that makes sense.

That makes sense.

Yeah.

But right now, it's not for freelance businesses or small businesses, like Sharon's, their films, for example, it's more for larger corporate type of stuff with bigger, already established names that have been out there for decades.

So we wish we could have our involvement in incentives right now, but sadly not, but it's a stepping stone as of right now to get to hopefully that point.

at least now the state of Wisconsin has

incentives.

Oh, and it seems like everybody will benefit at some point, you know, if they can keep that thing going.

And that's great.

Oh,

yeah.

So I think I asked you something similar to this, but what are your favorite things to shoot?

Commercials, I know you do the biographies.

Do you see yourself doing more narratives?

And why are those your favorite to shoot?

I was just shooting a narrative yesterday with some of my team who are making their own film.

They're trying to take that leap to do their own narrative.

And ultimately, I love, I mean, the next frame or documentary format, I love doing those, but with narrative formats, like to have so many different types of unique ways to tell a story on set.

whether with all those emotions and be able to move the camera in unique ways to tell those stories.

I mean, I think narrative will always be my favorite.

The documentary has also, because of the next frame, the way that is, is great too because you're telling, you know, true stories.

You're telling stories that have actually happened for creatives.

And I love that aspect because you can truly learn from that to help out your own career.

But there's also something too about being able to create your own stories of whatever genre it is to, you know, make something

pop.

Absolutely.

All right.

So what is the hardest part?

And, you know, regardless of genre or medium or whatever, putting a film together, short feature length, documentary, whatever, it's a lot of work, as you know.

So what is your, what is your favorite part of that process and least

favorite?

Well, I would say 40% of the time I'm shooting and then the rest of it is me editing.

Yeah,

I've been editing.

I think, yeah, probably more, I have more hours editing than I think actually shooting just because my full time gig, I am an editor.

So for a business and then on the side for chair on stair films, I'm also I'm doing everything.

from everything from producing to writing to directing you know right all the way through editing again but ultimately I love being behind the camera to you know tell the story with the lens but editing is you know it's always going to be there for me

Um, but

that's two different things behind the camera.

Like, I know you're a certain cinematographer and you're an editor, but you just said you're directing too.

Like, what's your favorite hat of those two where cinematography, uh, or shooting or directing?

Oh, that's, that's definitely a hard one.

I would still say probably cinematography.

I love each one, but the one that probably has the headache.

The most is maybe even producing just because I'm organizing literally everything all the way through.

It's a lot of work.

I mean, but then again, that work makes it great.

Absolutely.

And it's so, the payoff is so, so much there and you feel it when it's finally done.

All right, last question for you, buddy.

And it's been great meeting you.

Thank you for reaching out.

And I'm glad this worked out.

It's great to have you on the show.

Thank

you.

What are you watching on TV?

What can you recommend to listeners of Nightlight?

I don't know if you've you're in this you've been in the same boat But like do you find yourself doing too much work and not being able to watch a lot of other stuff?

Always make time for a

color television, but I'm kidding.

Well, you got to watch

something.

You got to chill

a little

bit Yeah,

I did a film that I just watched and I'm surprised I just watched it now.

It's called Ed Wood.

Oh, yeah Yeah from the early 90s and I'm like

Why have I never seen this and I watched it and I instantly like fell in love with it.

It's just a great film.

Yes, it's about a director who made terrible films back in the 50s, but he loved doing it.

Right.

That's what I love to see.

Like even if you're a bad doing it, you still have a passion to continue doing it no matter what, even with bad people.

or, you know, feedback from others.

You just

kept on

doing that.

That's a great answer.

Listen, best of luck.

Keep in touch and break a leg out there.

It's been great meeting

you,

Derek.

Great meeting you, Pete.

Appreciate being on the show tonight.

You got it.

All right.

Have a great night.

That's Derek Fister.

Check out his chair on Stairfilms on YouTube.

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a version of Nightlight.

It's been great being on the air and talking with all of you.

Great text tonight.

I'd like to thank my guests, Katie Compton, who is always fun.

Katie was our Nightlight Window Fun participant tonight, and she is doing a funny walk.

So go to Facebook and check out Katie's funny walk.

And those of you who remember Monty Python will understand the joke.

If you're there, give us a like on Facebook or any of these platforms.

We like to get likes and follows.

Our text line has been pretty active tonight with our question, which was, what movie character best describes your personality?

Chris Alfheim.

Our pal Chris Alfheim from Appleton says, Katniss from Hunger Game.

Oh, that's a good one.

I could totally see Chris Alfheim too.

Yeah.

She's kind of a tiger, you know.

Very, that's a great one.

Thank you, Chris.

818 Bridget says, JC Wyatt and Baby Boom.

Those of you who haven't seen Baby Boom, it's Diane Keaton and she's great.

Sam Shepard is in it and she gets tired of the rat race.

She has a baby and moves to the country and creates baby food.

It's like this picturesque, very romantic version of country living.

And kind of a nice feel good story.

That's a great one.

Thank you, Bridget.

John Murray in Madison in the 608 says, can't wait to hear someone claims the dude feels like a long shot tonight.

Well, he got his wish.

He did.

Who said they were the dude?

Tom from Anona.

Tom from Anona.

Good call, John.

As usual, John's on it.

John also says, just imagine that lifestyle for a minute.

Yeah, I mean, all you care about is a rug.

You care

about

getting

your rug back, smoking weed, and just drinking Kahlua.

Drinking Kahlua, or in your white Russian.

Yeah.

And it's so funny, and since I talked about the film One Battle After Another last week and compared Leonardo DiCaprio's character, he was wearing a bathrobe and a ponytail.

Very reminiscent of the dude, someone said last week, also on the text line, and some Star Wars characters.

And there's already been jokes going around about, can we please not have a hero or an anti-hero wearing their bathrobe?

So I thought it worked in the movie, but either way, Sidney from Oregon, he's in the 708 says Dale from King of the Hill.

That's a great one.

Dale's the one that you can't really understand, right?

Isn't he the main guy?

Or no?

No, Dale's like, hey, I need to get that old current creamer on there.

Dale's great.

Not bad, Sidney.

That's a good comp.

Stadietti from the 608 says Pete.

People tell me that I remind them of the Bob Yooker movie character, Harry Doyle.

I guess it's because my sense of humor is just a bit outside.

Well done, Steady Eddie.

He says, I can't remember the name of the damn movie.

You guys, they have a clue.

Mr. Cub, Ernie Banks says, let's play two.

Steady Eddie says, win one for the Yook, go brew crew.

I thought he's asking me a serious question about the

movie

there.

Can't remember the name of the damn movie you guys have a clue He's talking about just a bit outside He's making a joke about what he just said or what followed I Don't know steady and he usually crushes it.

It's a great tax.

I just don't I want to I want to do him justice

But yes, steady Eddie, I trust you will be watching the Cubs and the Brewers as will I, as will Conrad, as will Mike Clemens, who is always fun to have on the show.

Thank you to Katie.

Thank you to Mike.

Thank you to Derek Fister from Chair on Stair Films.

Check out their work, especially if you need something films.

It sounds like they can make it happen.

Tomorrow night on the show, comedian Jim Flanagan will be here.

Jim has a Wisconsin, he's Chicago based, but he has a Wisconsin date coming up.

We really enjoyed having Jim on the show.

Last time he was with us here at Nightlight, and he's a very, very funny guy.

So Jim will be here, and then we'll have a mystery guest, Con.

We're gonna have a mystery guest, maybe a quick film, a Neppo baby film reviewer, I don't know.

Neppo baby swan, crazy to say.

We'll see what happens, but it's gonna be, it'll be interesting.

And do we have time to play that George Costanza, Jason Alexander clip?

Yeah.

I love

this.

All right, this is Jason Alexander, George Costanza on Seinfeld.

talking about his favorite, his character's favorite exchange on Seinfeld.

My favorite George line, I can't remember the name of the episode, it might have been the red dot with the red dot on the sweater, but it was when George was working at Pendant Publishing and he was having sexual relations with the cleaning woman in his office and he gets called...

He gets called into the boss's office, played by Richard Fancy, and Richard did a great job with the tee-up, where he's really not quite looking at me.

He goes, George, it's come to my attention that you've been having sex on the desk of your office, the cleaning woman.

Now, of all the things that George could have said, all the potential lies, I mean, you know, you're dealing with Larry David, so the things that he could have come up with are enumerous.

But what they wrote for me was, was that wrong?

Should I not have done that?

Because I got to tell you, I've worked in a lot of offices and that kind of thing goes on all the time.

If anyone had said to me when I started here that that was frowned upon, it was such a perfect, no lie was going to get you out.

So you go with, I didn't know that that was not a problem.

That's, that only George Costanza would think of that.

So great, and I love the guy who played the boss.

He said his name was Richard fancy.

I didn't know he's just a great character actor And he says the George you're fired right after that and George says we didn't have to say it like that He's complaining out.

He got fired.

That is a great It's so funny though that that was his favorite moment from the show couple stream comments We've got here before we get out of here.

Sydney politics says you're thinking of a boom hour.

Yes, that's his name

Boom hour was the one that couldn't talk very well Sidney says Dale is the conspiracy nut.

Yes.

Okay.

It's been a long time since I've seen that show Sidney says what up Dave Dave you better get back to Sid They're streaming pals.

I love it.

All right.

We're coming back tomorrow night.

Hope everybody has a great night.

Enjoy the game Enjoy your evening folks.

It's peach wabbit and nightlight on behalf of the lovable producer Conrad.

Good night,

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