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Saving the Temples of Human Imagination

Pipe Dreams and Pizza Crusts Documentary @pipedreamsfilm.com · 6d

Saving the Temples of Human Imagination - Jeff Baas and the @kenoshatheater.bsky.social Kenosha Theatre - www.pipedreamsfilm.com/blog/saving-...

Jeff Baas is a man on a mission. A mission to save one particular movie palace, and a broader mission to preserve the history of all of them - and one of their greatest proponents. You can't tell t...

The Carmex Pipe Organ is For the Birds! Dave Wickerham Performance

Pipe Dreams and Pizza Crusts Documentary @pipedreamsfilm.com · 14d

The Carmex Pipe Organ is For the Birds! Dave Wickerham Performance youtu.be/1RoiHwLSemg

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Last Wednesday, we spent the whole day with Fred Hermes, Jr. at the “Basement Bijou” - a private home in Racine, WI, which notably features a movie palace, complete with balcony, in the basement - it ...

Pipe Dreams and Pizza Crusts Documentary @pipedreamsfilm.com · 15d

Do Go in the Basement! Meet Fred Hermes, Jr. and the "Basement Bijou" - www.pipedreamsfilm.com/blog/do-go-i... #theatreorgan #organgrinder

Do Go In the Basement!

Pipe Dreams and Pizza Crusts Documentary @pipedreamsfilm.com · 15d

Spent a full day last Wednesday covering a truly unique and special place. #theatreorgan #organgrinder

A mechanical toy chimp is sitting on the edge of the balcony rail in what appears to be an ornate movie palace complete with chandeliers and plasterwork. A Wurlitzer pipe organ console is in the background, on the stage. Pipework, not in its chests, is arranged in crates on the lower level.

Pipe Dreams and Pizza Crusts Documentary @pipedreamsfilm.com · 15d

In addition to theatre pipe organs and pizza parlors, Wisconsin offers many recreational activities. #organgrinder

Pipe Dreams and Pizza Crusts Documentary @pipedreamsfilm.com · 15d

When visiting the Milwaukee area, discriminating chimps know that you can always have an entertaining time at Organ Piper Pizza in Greenfield, WI. Organist Perry Petta is at the console. #theatreorgan #pizza #organgrinder

A mechanical toy chimp is being held up into view of the camera by the photographer. In the background is the console of a theatre pipe organ inside a pizza restaurant. The organ is illuminated in shades of blue and teal. Glowing inflatable Halloween decorations are on the floor nearby and on top of the console. We see the back of the performer, Perry Petta.

Pipe Dreams and Pizza Crusts Documentary @pipedreamsfilm.com · 15d

Last Wednesday, organist Dean Rosko stopped by while we were filming at Carma Labs to perform on the instrument - just for fun! Dean also has experience performing in “pizza and pipe organ” restaurants like Organ Piper Pizza. We hope to have his video up on YouTube soon. #theatreorgan #organgrinder

A bearded man sits on an organ bench in front of a large theatre pipe organ inside a warehouse. He is holding a Hollywood-style clapper board, and smiling at the camera. "Dean Rosko - Extras - Take 1" is written on the board.

Pipe Dreams and Pizza Crusts Documentary @pipedreamsfilm.com · 15d

Greetings from Carma Labs! We returned to the magnificent pipe organ inside a warehouse in Wisconsin last week to pick up some additional shots for the documentary. #theatreorgan #organgrinder

A mechanical toy chimp sits on the bench of a large theatre pipe organ console - four keyboards and many colorful stop tabs are behind the chimp.

Pipe Dreams and Pizza Crusts Documentary @pipedreamsfilm.com · 15d

When people encounter a theatre pipe organ for the first time, they become enchanted with delight! The documentary returned to Carma Labs last week to pick up some additional shots. #theatreorgan #organgrinder

A gigantic theatre pipe organ is inside a large, mostly-empty warehouse. A group of five workers who had previously been moving furniture from an event stop everything when the organ begins playing, and hold up their phones to record the music.

Pipe Dreams and Pizza Crusts Documentary @pipedreamsfilm.com · 15d

The Organ Grinder documentary was back in Wisconsin last week, starting off with a visit to the historic Kenosha Theatre. #theatreorgan #moviepalace #organgrinder #kenosha

Jonas Nordwall is Headed to Sweden and is About to go Nuclear! - OrganSpace 2025 Promo

Pipe Dreams and Pizza Crusts Documentary @pipedreamsfilm.com · Sep 3

Jonas Nordwall is Headed to Sweden and is About to go Nuclear! - OrganSpace 2025 Promo - youtu.be/saK7qFwdhYs #theatreorgan #organgrinder

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New! Official Organ Grinder T-Shirts

Pipe Dreams and Pizza Crusts Documentary @pipedreamsfilm.com · Aug 29

New! Official Organ Grinder T-Shirts - by Special Arrangement - Now Available for Preorder! www.pipedreamsfilm.com/blog/officia... #organgrinder #theatreorgan

Now Available for Preorder! When we surveyed the members of our Facebook Group as to their preference for the next crowdfunding perk, T-Shirts were the top choice! Through a special arrangement ...

Pipe Dreams and Pizza Crusts Documentary @pipedreamsfilm.com · Aug 27

(Sorry 4 public post - Couldn't find way to msg you via Bluesky, YouTube, or Patreon.) Also, too, why does Firefox's default dictionary not know "electromechanical"? Are they trying to suppress the roots of modern computing? Shame! And yes, we know you're in Chicagoland - it's not too far away.

Pipe Dreams and Pizza Crusts Documentary @pipedreamsfilm.com · Aug 27

Reaching out to @techconnectify.bsky.social - This documentary project is headed back to Wisconsin. Based on your interest in electromechanical devices, and proximity to Organ Piper Pizza, the odds are good you might have info/anecdotes to share. Please get in touch! Visiting WI 9/13-9/20 2025.

A Colorful Cast of Characters*

Pipe Dreams and Pizza Crusts Documentary @pipedreamsfilm.com · Aug 25

A Colorful Cast of Characters (*or, "Nerding Out about Credits" Part II) - This film is getting BIG! www.pipedreamsfilm.com/blog/a-color... #organgrinder

(*Or, "Nerding Out about Credits" Part II) It takes a lot of people to make a movie - including a documentary. This film may be very lean on the crew side (often it's just me doing the shoots), but...

The Denver-to-Hollywood Connection

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Pipe Dreams and Pizza Crusts Documentary @pipedreamsfilm.com · Aug 8

The Denver-to-Hollywood Connection - John West Interview www.pipedreamsfilm.com/blog/the-den... #organgrinder

What do you do when you're interviewing folks in Denver about the Organ Grinder, but one person you'd really like to talk to doesn't live there anymore? Well - if you're lucky - you just wait a bit an...

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Pipe Dreams and Pizza Crusts Documentary @pipedreamsfilm.com · Aug 7

By chance, just bumped into Jordan Drake from @petapixel.bsky.social at a Burgerville restaurant here in Portland, along with a colleague (sorry, didn't catch the name, sorry for being rude!) Can't wait to see what they've been shooting in Portland when it comes out on their channel.

Would the Last Person to Play Please Turn Off the Pipe Organ?

Pipe Dreams and Pizza Crusts Documentary @pipedreamsfilm.com · Aug 1

Would the Last Person to Play Please Turn Off the Pipe Organ? - DeLoy Goeglein Interview - www.pipedreamsfilm.com/blog/would-t... #organgrinder

DeLoy Goeglein was about ten years old when his musical journey began, learning to play both piano and organ. He would play in church and go on to play at venues all around the Denver area. During ...

'Chuck E. Cheese' handcuffed and arrested in Florida on charges of using a stolen credit card

Pipe Dreams and Pizza Crusts Documentary @pipedreamsfilm.com · Jul 30

Behind-the-scenes photo of from yesterday's interview shoot with David Lee. David was the youngest staff performer at Organ Grinder Portland, starting at age 14. #organgrinder

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Pipe Dreams and Pizza Crusts Documentary @pipedreamsfilm.com · Jul 26

It is sad that the Organ Grinder restaurants are no longer around, but things aren't going so great for the competition, either: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Customers watched in disbelief as Jermel Jones, while in costume as the pizza-hawking rodent, was taken into custody in Tallahassee.

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Rebel Without A Tibia Clausa

Pipe Dreams and Pizza Crusts Documentary @pipedreamsfilm.com · Jul 25

Rebel Without A Tibia Clausa - Frank Perko III Interview - www.pipedreamsfilm.com/blog/rebel-w... #organgrinder

(*Editor's note: The title of this piece is a poorly-constructed pipe organ joke. Explanation at end.) You wouldn't guess from his tough, tattooed, motorcycle-riding aesthetic today, but Frank Perk...

Pipe Dreams and Pizza Crusts Documentary @pipedreamsfilm.com · Jul 24

Did someone say Golden Hour? Yes, this setup is part of the Organ Grinder documentary (truly!) - soon you will learn more. #organgrinder

In a high-desert setting with some trees and vegetation, a low-mounted camera at the back of a motorcycle captures a tall black leather harness boot on the footrest, centered in the frame. The bike is on a brown dirt and gravel path. The sun is low in the sky, casting long shadows and a golden hue onto the scenery. The surrounding area reflects off the chrome of the bike. In the background, a man (presumably the director) wearing a T-shirt featuring a unicorn in a gas mask, claps his hands to sync the cameras and audio recorder.

From Star Wars to Rising Star

Pipe Dreams and Pizza Crusts Documentary @pipedreamsfilm.com · Jul 18

From Star Wars to Rising Star - Justin Adams Interview www.pipedreamsfilm.com/blog/from-st... #organgrinder

Justin Adams had an early and indelible introduction to the Organ Grinder Restaurant in Denver: "My earliest memory of being at the organ grinder was when I was five years old. This was around 1977...