Thursday, October 23, 2014

Ep 26 + some news

Ep 26 is now up.



Kate is back for Ep 26 and joins Jason as they discuss Ebola/Fox News coverage, and play a couple of great tunes from an up and coming artist named Dustin Tebbutt. (go to http://dustintebbutt.com/ and check out all his music. He's incredible!) and for our Hulu Recommendation we have another great show that was canceled way too soon! 

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The show was a little different this week. We kind of just riffed it more. Regular episodes aren't the most structured, but still are somewhat structured, this one had very little structure. Despite that, it was a lot of fun to record and I feel that shows in the episode. Overall I'd say it's  Top 5 episode.

As you may notice, the episode description is a lot smaller now. We did this b/c we were recently accepted onto Stitcher Radio.


 
 
We're also still available on ITunes if that floats your boat...
 

 

 
 

What else is going on?

I started a tumblr.

I have a main account for writing/comedy.  CLICK HERE

And I have another one for indie music. CLICK HERE

I am still going to try to post on blogger (at least once a week, maybe) but tumblr is where it's at. Hopefully some of you make the jump to tumblr if you haven't already. It's kind of like the best parts of Facebook and Twitter minus all the crap. The dashboard is a little wonky, but overall I am enjoying my time on the site and I hope my little blogs grow into powerful blogs. Blogs that are strong enough to take over a small island nation.

Thanks for reading!

Jason W. Schaver
Moped Jones Entertainment
www.mopedjones.com


Friday, October 17, 2014

Episode 25 + I Don't Recall update + more free stuff

Episode 25 of The Moped Jones Drunken Podcast is now up.



Episode 25 "highlights"

Jason is flying solo this week...

(00:39) SONG OF THE WEEK: Sleep My Troubles Out by You Me & Apollo (CLICK HERE to learn more about the band. CLICK HERE to see the video on Myspace, yes THAT Myspace......)
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(04:30) NETFLIX RECOMMENDATION: The Tick (Tick (TV series, 2001: Patrick Warburton stars in it. It was on Fox for a short time. There's 9 episodes. This show was hilarious so of course FOX canned it immediately.)
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(05:43) Studio Exec Rant
(07:21) I have this week off. THANKS OBAMA-CARE (seriously though, thank you for the insurance and the time off!)
(08:54) A Pearl by You Me & Apollo

Thanks for listening!

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Had some time off this week (and also have next week off as well) so I have started working on I Don't Recall again. I wasn't going to start back up until November 1st, but decided since I have some free time right now that I should jump back into it. Kate and I had some ideas for the beginning and so I went back and completely revamped it. It's so much better now. I really love where this thing is going.

I was going to post a sample scene, but I think I'll hold off until next week's blog. I really don't have much else to talk about right now. Mainly just focused on getting this script finished. All of the pieces are slowly falling into place. I can honestly say I've never felt this optimistic about an upcoming project before.

Anyway, here's some FREE STUFF.  (all my films + my debut comedy album).

Jason W. Schaver
Moped Jones Entertainment
www.mopedjones.com

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Episode 24 of The Moped Jones Drunken Podcast + 2 Year Anniversary Coming Up!

Below is Episode 24 of The Moped Jones Drunken Podcast.  Give it a listen!



(00:52) Kate and Jason have been drinking for about 5 hours.

(01:42) MOVIE RECOMMENDATION: Two Night Stand (2014, romantic comedy)
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(03:49) Jason and Kate discuss how they met.
(07:08) Kate talks about why she moved to Chicago. (where she lived before she moved in with Jason)
(08:59) SONG OF THE WEEK: St. Patrick's Army by The Judes (CLICK HERE to hear more! These guys are great!)
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(11:56)  Clothing Remarks?

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Recording this episode brought back some great memories about how Kate and I first met. Neither of us were expecting more than a few laughs and some sex, but it's ended up being the best relationship I've ever been a part of.  November 2nd will be our 2 year anniversary.  She's a great teammate and an even better friend. I am incredibly lucky to be with such a smart, pretty, funny .....weird girl.


Jason W. Schaver
Moped Jones Entertainment
www.mopedjones.com

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Ep 23 + movie stats + family rant

Episode 23 of the Moped Jones Drunken Podcast is now up. Kate was busy with school, so I'm flying solo again this episode.




Episode 23 "highlights"...

(00:17) Jason is drunk as shit and flying solo this week.
(01:21) Philly Hate Crime: Katherine Knott is a Drunken Twat. (MUG SHOTS BELOW)
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(04:44) SONG OF THE WEEK: Higher Love (Steve Winwood cover) by James Vincent McMorrow (CLICK HERE to buy the song on Amazon)
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(08:25) MOVIE RECOMMENDATION: Saturday Night (documentary: a week in the life of SNL, it's currently on HULU PLUS, and probably other stuff too. Check it out!)
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(09:16) SNL 40th Season: Keep an eye out for new cast member Pete Davidson. He's hilarious.
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What else is happening?

I released my films + my comedy album on Bit Torrent Bundle recently. My 3 films have been available for about 3 weeks now. They have the option to be downloaded or viewed via streaming.

Here are some numbers....

The Truth About Average Guys = 179 downloads + 116 plays = seen by 295 people
S.O.L. = 245 downloads + 510 plays = seen by 755 people
Wingmen Incorporated = 71 downloads + 83 plays = seen by 154 people.

All 3 total = 495 downloads + 709 plays = seen by 1204 people. 

CLICK HERE to get everything for free!

I have no idea why S.O.L. (which I think is my worst film) has been seen by the most people.

Butt Stuff was just released this evening and already has 7 downloads + 4 plays = heard by 11 people


Anything else?

My co-worker (and friend) Tim, said he believed in me and was going to put $500 towards I Don't Recall next spring when we do our fundraiser. It meant a lot to hear Tim say that (even if it was in a drunken text, which I later asked him about in person....he does remember saying it and is in for $500 next spring!). But yeah, it means a lot to hear Tim say that b/c my own parents don't seem to think I should be pursuing a movie career (despite having made 3 multi-award winning comedy films all while having ZERO education on the subject!). 

My dad has told me on at least 3 occasions since 2009 that I need to give up on this "movie hobby" b/c it's time to grow up. My mother has been telling my lovely girlfriend Kate that she also thinks it's time I give up and pick a different career path. Luckily for me, Kate has stuck up for me every time. I don't know where I would be without her. 

It's just frustrating to have zero support from your own parents. I was really good at just about most things I tried growing up, so you'd think I'd have confidence oozing from all my pores. But that was not that case. Despite being pretty good at most things, I received pretty much zero encouragement for pretty much everything I did (actually got called stupid a lot, despite later finding out that I have an IQ of 140).  So I'm almost to the point where I want to tell my parents if they aren't going to encourage me could they at least have the decency to shut the fuck up?  They don't even have to help, just stay the fuck out of the way.

My family as a whole doesn't really seem to care about the whole movie thing. Aunts, uncles, cousins, etc...  Which sucks b/c once I do make it I'm sure they will all be lining up to take credit for my success saying they believed in me all along.

So yeah, long rant, but it's pretty cool that Tim is in for $500. That definitively made my week.  I should have at least $2500 of my own money to go towards the film as well. I'm hoping to raise a minimum of $10k to make this thing, but would love to get closer to $25k.  I could do some real damage with a $25k budget.  I think with my connections and Kate's, we should be somewhere between those amounts.

Jason W. Schaver
Moped Jones Entertainment
www.mopedjones.com