>>> HI, I'M JON MISKOWSKI IN THE
STUDIOS WITH DOUG MANCHESKI AND
WE'RE WATCHING "GUYS ON ICE."
WE'LL BE BACK TO IT IN A FEW
MINUTES.
RIGHT NOW WE WANT TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION AND
IT'S A GREAT TIME TO DO IT RIGHT
NOW.
THAT IS CHALLENGE BREAK.
CURRENT MEMBERS OF WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION MADE A GIFT TO
CHALLENGE YOU TO DOUBLE YOUR
GIFT WHEN YOU CALL RIGHT NOW UP
TO THE FIRST $2,000 CONTRIBUTED
TO NEW MEMBERS TO WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION.
YOUR DOLLARS ARE DOUBLED IN
THESE FEW MINUTES THAT WE'RE
TALKING TO YOU.
SO IF YOU MAKE A GIFT OF $7 A
MONTH, WE HAVE "GUYS ON ICE,"
THE WHOLE PERFORMANCE AND
THERE'S SOME EXTRAS IN HERE.
DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE
HALFTIME SHOW TRADITION?
>> FOR THE "GUYS ON ICE"
GROUPIES, YOU'LL BE NOTICING THE
HALFTIME SHOW ISN'T AIRING
TONIGHT.
BUT IT'S ON THE DVD.
SO YOU CAN GET THE HALFTIME SHOW
AND ALSO A LOT OF GREAT EXTRAS.
YOU CAN GET BACKGROUND
INFORMATION FROM ME, FROM STEVE,
FROM JEFF, THE DIRECTOR, FROM
FRED, WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE
SHOW.
AND ALSO THIS WONDERFUL SEGMENT
ABOUT FRED ALLEY AND HIS LIFE
AND HOW HE CONTRIBUTED TO
NORTHERN SKY THEATRE.
ANY FAN OF NORTHERN SKY THEATRE,
I KNOW THERE'S THOUSANDS OF YOU
OUT THERE THAT WOULD LOVE TO
KNOW ABOUT THIS.
PLEASE, PLEASE PURCHASE THIS DVD
AND CONTRIBUTE TO WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION.
IT'S SUCH A WORTHWHILE CAUSE AND
I'M SURE YOU WON'T BE
DISAPPOINTED IN THIS.
>> SO $7 GIFT, WITH A GIFT OF
$10 A MONTH, WE HAVE THE DVD AND
THE SOUND TRACK WITH THIS
WONDERFUL PHOTO OF A VERY YOUNG
DOUG MANCHESKI.
>> THE LEI F GARRETT PHOTO I
CALL.
>> WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THE HALFTIME SHOW.
THIS IS A REALLY WONDERFUL
HALFTIME SHOW.
WE'LL SEE A LITTLE BIT OF THAT
LATER.
BUT GIVES US A CALL AT
1(800)236-3636.
>> I'M STEPHANIE ELKINS.
I'M A MUSIC HOST ON WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION.
AND I'M STANDING HERE WITH STEVE
KOEHLER WITH "GUYS ON ICE."
IT'S JUST A THRILL.
THANK YOU FOR COMING.
WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT YOUR
VOICE, WHICH IS GORGEOUS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH
>> AND I ASKED YOU IF YOU
STUDIED VOICE?
>> YEAH.
>> AND YOU HAVE?
>> HERE IN MADISON WITH DAVID
HOTMAN WAS MY VOICE TEACHER WHEN
I WAS A STUDENT HERE.
AND THAT WAS IN CONCERT CHOIR
WITH ROBERT FOUNTAIN, THE FAMOUS
--
>> HE'S AN ICON IN WISCONSIN.
>> AND JEFF HERBST WHO IS THE
DIRECTOR.
IT WAS A BOB FOR YOU TABLE AND
HE DOES THE WARM-UPS LIKE THE
FIST WARM-UP.
I SAW JEFF HERBST DOING THAT.
THE FIRST TIME I MET HIM, BOB
FOUNTAIN, YEP.
SO WHAT AN INFLUENCE AND, YEAH.
WHAT A WONDERFUL -- I HAD A
WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE HERE AT
MADISON WHEN I WAS A STUDENT.
>> AND YOU ALSO STUDIED PHYSICS?
>> I DID.
I GOT MY EDUCATION DEGREE, WITH
A MINOR IN PHYSICS I GOT.
I'M TEACHING PHYSICS STILL AT
THE HIGH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS.
I'LL GIVE A SHOUT-OUT TO THE
HIGH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS IN
MILWAUKEE.
AND HI GUYS.
ALL OF THE STUDENTS AND FACULTY
THERE.
AND I'VE BEEN WORKING THERE FOR
23 YEARS.
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, HERE AT
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION WE
DO A LOT ABOUT ARTS AND THE
YOUNG PERSON'S INITIATIVE.
AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE ASKING YOU
FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF "GUYS ON
ICE" AND WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
AND A DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR MATCH
WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR PLEDGE RIGHT
NOW AT 1(800)236-3636.
AND YOU COULD GET A COUPLE OF
THESE DVD OR A COUPLE OF THE
WONDERFUL SOUND TRACKS AND MAKE
WONDERFUL GIFT.
1(800)236-3636.
>> HI, I'M MICHELE GOOD, ONE OF
THE VOICES YOU HEAR EVERY DAY ON
WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO.
I'M ALSO THE ONLY PERSON HERE
WITHOUT A FISHERMAN.
I WILL TELL YOU THAT WE'RE IN A
CHALLENGE BREAK RIGHT NOW, WHERE
YOU MAKE A PLEDGE AT
1(800)236-3636, YOU WILL GET
YOUR PLEDGE DOUBLED.
THAT MEANS YOUR MONEY GOES TWICE
AS FAR.
IF YOU ARE ALREADY A MEMBER,
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WELCOME TO THE FAMILY.
IF YOU ARE NOT A MEMBER,
CONSIDER BECOMING ONE NOW.
YOU MIGHT EVEN WANT TO CONSIDER
BECOMING A SUSTAINING MEMBER.
IF YOU'RE ALREADY A MEMBER, YOU
CAN BECOME A SUSTAINING MEMBER,
TOO.
IT'S EASY FOR YOU.
IT'S EASY FOR US.
WE JUST NEED A FEW MINCE OF YOUR
TIME.
GET ALL YOUR INFORMATION.
VOLUNTEER CAN TALK YOU THROUGH
IT.
BUT IT MEANS YOU ONLY MAKE YOUR
PLEDGE ONCE AND IT WILL KEEP
GOING UNTIL YOU TELL IT TO STOP.
AVOIDS PAPER, AVOIDS US SENDING
YOU MAIL.
MAKE THAT PLEDGE RIGHT NOW.
AND THINK ABOUT BECOMING A
SUSTAINER.
YOU CAN ASK A VOLUNTEER WHEN YOU
MAKE THE CALL.
1(800)236-3636.
>> THANKS FOR YOUR CALL.
YOUR DOLLARS ARE CAN YOU DOUBLED WHEN
YOU CALL RIGHT NOW.
IT LOOKS LIKE JUST ABOUT EVERY
PHONE IS BUSY.
BUT THERE'S ONE AVAILABLE FOR
YOU.
THANKS FOR FOLKS WHO ARE
CALLING.
A MEMBER HAS A SPECIAL BONUS ON
IT OF THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES NOW
AND ALSO THE HALFTIME SHOW.
>> YES.
>> IT WAS A REALLY SPECIAL, DO
YOU REMEMBER THE JOKE THAT NIGHT
OF THE -- YOU DIDN'T HEAR ABOUT
IT UNTIL YOU SAW IT I GUESS.
BUT THE STUDENT WHO WAS GOING TO
GO TO SCHOOL AND WAS GOING TO
GET INTO THEATRE?
>> THEATRE.
YEAH.
HE WAS GOING TO BE IN THEATRE.
AND YES OR NO SAID, OH, THAT'S
VERY NICE.
WHAT RESTAURANT ARE YOU WORKING
AT?
>> THIS SHOW IS THIS WONDERFUL
HOMAGE TO DOOR COUNTY IN IN THE
PLOT ITSELF.
DOOR COUNTY IS THIS WONDERFUL,
CULTURAL AREA.
>> IT'S REALLY A HOTBED OF
CULTURE.
IT'S AMAZING HOW MANY ART
GALLERIES ARE THERE, THERE'S
THREE OR FOUR PROFESSIONAL
THEATER GROUPS THERE RIGHT NOW,
ESPECIALLY DURING THE SUMMER.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, NORTHERN
SKY THEATER, THE THEATRE THAT I
WORK AT, WE'RE FIVE MONTHS OUT
OF THE YEAR ORGANIZATION.
WE'RE THERE FROM MID-JUNE TO
LATE OCTOBER PRODUCING SHOWS.
ONLY ORIGINAL MUSICALS.
I BELIEVE WE'RE THE ONLY THEATRE
COMPANY IN THE WHOLE COUNTRY
THAT DOES ONLY ORIGINAL
MUSICALS.
AND THEY USUALLY PERTAIN TO
WISCONSIN ASPECTS SUCH AS "GUYS
ON ICE."
>> AND I DON'T THINK PEOPLE
REALLY, YOU KNOW, REALLY WOULD
GUESS WHAT THAT SPACE IS LIKE.
SO YOU WANT TO DESCRIBE IT.
IT'S A REALLY WONDERFUL PLACE.
>> IT'S BEAUTIFUL THEATRE.
IT'S ACTUALLY AN AMPHITHEATER
IT, HOLDS BETWEEN 700, 750
PEOPLE.
AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S SURROUNDED BY ALL OF THESE
TREES.
IT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS
GORGEOUS PEOPLE.
PEOPLE KNOW PENINSULA STATE
PARK.
IT'S ONE OF THE MOST FREQUENTED
PARKS IN THE STATE AND IT'S JUST
GORGEOUS.
OUR STATE IS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
OF THAT.
AND WE DO THESE HOME SPUN
ORIGINAL MUSICALS, MUSICAL
COMEDIES THAT PEOPLE ARE JUST
LAUGHING AND ENJOYING AND MOSTLY
CELEBRATING WISCONSIN.
AND JUST LIFE IN GENERAL.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR CALL.
WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL LOOK FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO
NORTHERN SKY.
IT'S A REALLY SPECIAL PLACE.
WHAT A WONDERFUL WISCONSIN
PLACE.
AND YOU'LL CALL AND SUPPORT
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION AT
1(800)236-3636.
WHILE YOUR DOLLARS ARE DOUBLED.
>> WE'RE MOUNTAIN MIDDLE OF A
CHALLENGE BREAK RIGHT NOW.
OUR GOAL IS 50 CALLS, WHICH
MEANS THAT YOUR DOLLARS ARE
DOUBLED RIGHT NOW.
AND STEPHANIE ELKINS HERE WITH
STEVE KOEHLER FROM "GUYS ON
ICE."
AND WE JUST HEARD DOUG TALKING
ABOUT HOW MAGICAL IT IS.
>> YEAH.
>> AT THE THEATRE.
AND, YOU KNOW, YOU HEAR THE BIRS
AND YOU SEE THE SUN GO DOWN.
>> IT'S REALLY A SPECIAL PLACE.
MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT WHAT YOU
GUYS DID, WHEN WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION FILMED US, IS THEY
REALLY CAPTURED WHAT IT'S LIKE
TO SIT THERE AND WATCH THE SUN
GO DOWN, BEHIND THE STAGE.
IT'S MAGIC AND THE FOREST IS
RIGHT THERE AND THE SMELL OF THE
PINES AND THE FAMILIES ARE ALL
THERE ENJOYING IT.
IT'S JUST A WONDERFUL PLACE TO
WORK.
AND WE JUST HAD A GREAT TIME
MAKING IT.
AND SO I HOPE YOU GUYS PITCH IN
AND GET A COPY.
BECAUSE YOU'LL REALLY ENJOY IT.
>> WHAT STRUCK ME ABOUT THE
AUDIENCE IS THAT IT'S REALLY
FROM REALLY YOUNG AGES ALL THE
WAY UP TO --
>> THAT'S THE BEST PART ABOUT
THAT.
>> THE SHOW IS APPEALING TO
ANYONE.
>> YEAH.
AND WE GET A LOT OF PEOPLE
COMING BACK AND SEE IT MANY
TIMES.
BECAUSE IT'S GOT A BIG HEART.
IT'S LOT OF FUN MUCH BUT IT'S
GOT AUTO BIG HEART.
YOU KNOW, THESE TWO GUYS REALLY
JUST LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER.
AND IT'S REALLY WHAT THEY'RE
LIKE.
>> WE -- THEY LOVE EACH OTHER.
THERE'S A LOT OF LOVE.
WE'RE ASKING YOU NOW TO SUPPORT
IT.
THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO DO IT
DURING OUR CHALLENGE BREAK.
THE NUMBER SO CALL IT
1(800)236-3636.
AND FOR A PLEDGE OF $10 A MONTH,
WE'LL SEND YOU BOTH THE SOUND
TRACK, CD AND THE DVD.
>> BOTH OF THEM.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $7 WE'LL SEND
YOU THE DVD AND YOU CAN ENJOY
THAT ANY TIME AND FOR A PLEDGE
OF $6 A MONTH, WE'LL SEND YOU
THE SOUND TRACK CD.
MAKE A PLEDGE AT 1(800)236-3636.
>> WE ONLY HAVE A FEW MORE
MINUTES FOR YOU TO GET YOUR
PLEDGE DOUBLED.
CALL 1(800)236-3636.
GOT 23 MORE PLEDGES TO MEET THAT
GOAL.
PLEASE HELP US MEET THAT GOAL.
HOW MANY SHOWS, HOW MANY
PERFORMANCES HAVE YOU SEEN THIS
YEAR ON WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION?
I BET YOU IT'S PROBABLY MORE
THAN FIVE.
NOW IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, HOW
MANY PERFORMANCES HAVE YOU SEEN
IN AN ACTUAL THEATRE THIS YEAR?
IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, WPT IS
YOUR STAGE.
IT'S THE THING BRINGING YOU THE
ARTS IN WISCONSIN.
IF YOU WANT TO BE A SPONSOR OF
THE ARTS, A PATRON OF THE ARTS,
MAKE THAT PLEDGE.
THAT IS GREAT TIME TO GET IT
DOUBLED, PLUS YOU CAN GET A DVD
THAT YOUR WHOLE FAMILY AND
FRIENDS WILL ENJOY.
I LOVE THIS SHOW BECAUSE WHEN I
WATCH IT, I SEE PEOPLE I KNOW.
I SEE MY FRIEND TONY, I SEE HIM
OUT IN THAT ICE SHACK.
YOU SEE SOMEBODY, TOO.
MAYBE YOUR FRIEND, MAYBE YOUR
BROTHER, YOUR HUSBAND.
MAKE THAT CALL.
SHARE THIS PROGRAM TOGETHER.
AND GET YOUR PLEDGE DOUBLED
RIGHT NOW.
1(800)236-3636.
>> SO THE THING I NOTICED A
MINUTE AGO, EVERY PHONE WAS
BUSY.
SO IF YOU CALL, AND PHONIES
BUSY, YOU'LL GET IN A QUEUE AND
STILL MAKE YOUR PLEDGE RIGHT NOW
WHILE YOUR DOLLARS ARE DOUBLED.
KEEP WORKING AT IT.
REMEMBER FOR A GIFT OF $7 A
MONTH, WE HAVE THE DVD AND I
WILL TESTIFY THAT THIS IS
SOMETHING YOU CAN WATCH AGAIN
AND AGAIN AND AGAIN.
AND ALSO WE FOUND IT MAKES A
WONDERFUL GIFT.
WE JUST HAD FRIENDS WHO MOVED
BACK HERE FROM NEW YORK.
WE WATCHED IT WITH THEM.
HOW DO I GET IT?
>> IT'S A GREAT GIFT FOR ANY
FRIEND THAT'S IN WISCONSIN OR
EVEN --
>> OUTSIDE WISCONSIN.
>> WE'VE HAD SOME OF THE BIGGEST
FANS FROM "GUYS ON ICE" ARE FROM
ENGLAND.
THEY LOVE IT.
SO IT'S A GREAT GIFT TO GIVE TO
SOMEBODY FOR CHRISTMAS.
TO SAY THIS IS WHERE I'M FROM.
YOU'RE GOING TO LAUGH.
WHAT A GREAT GIFT TO MAKE
SOMEONE LAUGH, RIGHT.
>> YES.
SO WE WERE TALKING ABOUT YOU'RE
A GREAT FAN OF PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
>> I ACTUALLY WATCHED "NEWSHOUR"
WHENEVER I CAN.
IT'S THE MOST UNBIASED NEWS I
CAN FIND ON TELEVISION TODAY.
AND I JUST LOVE ALL THE
PROGRAMMING.
I LOVE ALL THE HEALTH PROGRAMS
YOU DO AND I ESPECIALLY LOVE THE
PERFORMING ARTS.
THE PERFORMING ARTS MEANS A LOT
TO ME, OF COURSE.
AND I'M ALWAYS -- THE SHOWS THAT
PUBLIC TELEVISION SHOWS ABOUT
PERFORMING ARTS ARE TERRIFIC.
EVEN THE LOCAL ONES, THE TOMMY
AWARDS THAT YOU SHOW.
THOSE ARE GREAT, ESPECIALLY FOR
KIDS.
THE PEOPLE THAT CAN'T AFFORD TO
GO TO THE THEATRE, THEY CAN
WATCH IT ON TELEVISION, WHICH IS
GREAT THING TO DO.
IT'S ONLY BY MEMBERS LIKE YOU
THAT DONATE TO PUBLIC TELEVISION
THAT CAN AFFORD TO PRODUCE THESE
PROGRAMS.
>> IF YOU'VE NEVER CONTRIBUTED,
PLEASE CALL RIGHT NOW.
WE ARE READY NOW TO TAKE THAT
CLIP.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK A
LITTLE BIT.
A COUPLE MINUTES OF THE HALFTIME
SHOW.
*
>> OKAY DEN, WELCOME TO
DE GUYS ON ICE HALFTIME
SHOW!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
question number two.
Here we go, one, two, tree!
>> All: Okie dokie!
>> Right in da front row.
I couldn't miss ya.
What's yer name?
>> Chris.
>> Hi, Chris, how are ya?
>> Good.
>> Good, good, and where'ya
from, Chris?
>> St. Louis.
[one cheer, scattered groans]
Okay, dat's fine, dat's good.
And what do you do
down in St. Louis der, Chris?
>> I'm still in high school.
>> Still in high school,
so you're sorta on break.
What year are ya about to go
into?
>> Senior year.
>> Senior year, so yer
almost out da door.
And den what?
Everybody's asking, what're ya
gonna do wit your life?
>> College.
I could only dream.
[laughter]
But yer all set fer dat?
Ya know what your gonna
major in, er--
>> Probably theater.
>> Probably theater!
Okay.
Dat sounds good.
D'ya know what kinda restaurant
ya wanna work in?
[laughter and applause]
[cheers]
It's always good ta have a
backup plan, I promise.
All right, Chris, here's the
question now.
If you were living in nordern
Wisconsin, which St. Louis
really ain't, so dis is what dey
call a hypothetical.
[laughter]
If you were living
in nordern Wisconsin, Chris,
which a da following
would be true?
A) Yer snowblower has more
miles on it den yer car.
2) You went cow-tipping
after da Junior Prom,
C) You have more fishing poles
den teeth.
D) You keep a hanger in de
backseat in case you lock
de keys in de car.
[laughter]
Or, Chris, da last one is,
E) All of de above
would be true.
>> All of the above.
>> Would be true, exactly right.
Way to go!
[applause]
All righty.
Well, I tink college is gonna be
a piece of cake for ya, Chris.
All right, so you got dat right.
So which of da remaining goodies
would you like?
>> I'd like the cheese curd.
>> Da cheese curd, individually
wrapped cheese curd.
All right, there ya go, Chris!
[applause]
All right, and Chris, here's
hopin' she squeaks for ya.
All right, all right.
>> THAT WAS OUR BUDDY LEE BECKER
DOING THE HALFTIME SHOW FOR US.
AND HE JUST WAS ON FIRE THAT
NIGHT.
AND HE WAS A BIG COMEDY SPORTS
BACKGROUND.
AND HE JUST -- HE WOULD COME UP
WITH STUFF.
AND WE WOULD SNEAK AROUND AND
WATCH HIM SOMETIMES.
YEAH.
IT'S LOT OF FUN.
>> AND THAT'S ON THE DVD?
>> YES.
>> SO THAT'S AVAILABLE.
WE DIDN'T SEE THE WHOLE THING
TONIGHT.
BUT THAT'S AVAILABLE ON THE DVD
FOR YOUR PLEDGE OF $7 A MONTH OR
$84 AT 1(800)236-3636.
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A
CHALLENGE BREAK, WHICH MEANS
YOUR DOLLARS ARE DOUBLED.
HOW ARE WE DOING, STEVE?
47.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR AT LEAST THREE
MORE.
JUST THE NEXT 30 SECONDS OR.
SO
>> ONE IDEA, STEPHANIE.
THE GUY WAS THE BEST MAN IN MY
WEDDING, HIS MOM WAS A SNOW BIRD
AND SHE WAS DOWN IN ARIZONA.
AND THEN SHE COULD NEVER GET
BACK AND GET UP AND SEE THE
SHOW.
SO HE BOUGHT HER THIS AND TOOK
IT DOWN THERE AND SHOWED TO HER.
THAT'S JUST A SUGGESTION IF YOU
KNOW ANY SNOW BIRDS DOWN THERE
WHO DON'T COME BACK NO MORE,
THIS IS A GOOD IDEA.
>> THAT IS GREAT IDEA.
GREAT GIFT FOR SOMEBODY WHO IS
OUT-OF-STATE.
SOMEBODY WHO MAYBE USED TO GO
ICE FISHING WITH THEIR GRANDPA.
>> YEAH.
OH, YEAH.
>> DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANY MORE.
MAKE A GIFT AT 1(800)236-3636.
AND WE WOULD LOVE TO -- WE'VE
GOT TWO MORE TO GO.
>> TWO MORE.
>> WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO THE
PROGRAM IN JUST A MINUTE.
AND WE WANT TO SAY THANKS TO ALL
OF THE SUPPORT.
WE'VE BEEN GETTING GREAT SUPPORT
TONIGHT FOR THIS AMAZING
WISCONSIN-GROWN PROGRAM THAT
YOU'RE WATCHING ON WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION.
WE'RE SO GRATEFUL.
THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH.