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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 with the beloved restaurant’s owners, and hours of work by a volunteer graphic artist who accurately reconstituted the Organ Grinder logo from source materials,…
Sometimes little things help a lot… Our YouTube channel has hit 400 subscribers with 1,366 “watch hours” in the past year, which is great – but, if we reach 500 subscribers and 3,000 watch hours, the channel becomes eligible to raise money and take contributions via YouTube. You can help us simply by subscribing to…
The remastered “At the Organ Grinder 3 1/2 Volume Collection” is selling out, with fewer than 10 copies remaining in stock from our initial production run. There’s good news, however – The next batch of CD sets is coming soon! We are accepting preorders now at a $20 discount below the in-stock price. That’s a…
As part of the rerelease of the original “At the Organ Grinder” albums on CD, a portion of the net proceeds is directed to the American Theatre Organ Society’s youth programs. Based on CD sales in February, a payment was sent today to the ATOS in the amount of $84.62 – all thanks to your…
We announced some great news earlier this month: A backer of the film gave us a Challenge Award – any contributions received in February will be DOUBLED – fully matched by the benefactor, up to a total of $5,000. And the response was incredible. February was our best fundraising month ever! Thanks to a number…
As part of the rerelease of the original “At the Organ Grinder” albums on CD, a portion of the net proceeds is directed to the American Theatre Organ Society’s youth programs. Based on CD sales in January, a payment was sent today to the ATOS in the amount of $83.43 – all thanks to your…
This is huge… a backer of the film has just given us a Challenge Award – any contributions received in February will be DOUBLED – fully matched by the benefactor, up to a total of $5,000. That means there is the potential to raise $10,000. This is an amazing opportunity to jumpstart the road trip…
As part of the rerelease of the original “At the Organ Grinder” albums on CD, a portion of the net proceeds is directed to the American Theatre Organ Society’s youth programs. Based on CD sales in December, a payment was sent today to the ATOS in the amount of $175.74 – all thanks to your…
Last update: 2025-01-22 9:09am New, Lower Prices in the Crowdfunding Shop Based on feedback I’ve received from potential new contributors, pricing in the Crowdfunding Shop has been lowered across-the-board. Every merchandise item has been lowered in price from $5 to $20, with the “all perks” bundle lowered by a full $40. Please note, however, that…
As part of the rerelease of the original “At the Organ Grinder” albums on CD, a portion of the net proceeds is directed to the American Theatre Organ Society’s youth programs. Based on CD sales in November, a payment was sent today to the ATOS in the amount of $93.21 – all thanks to your…
As part of the rerelease of the original “At the Organ Grinder” albums on CD, a portion of the net proceeds is directed to the American Theatre Organ Society’s youth programs. Based on CD sales in October, a payment was sent today to the ATOS in the amount of $105.83 – all thanks to your…
Pipe Dreams and Pizza Crusts is a new documentary about the weird and wonderful (and loud!) Organ Grinder restaurants in Portland and Denver. I’ve been working full time all year to cover every angle of this amazing story, and I’ve invested a significant amount of my own money in this project. But now, it’s time…
When you tally everything up, it’s pretty frightening! But there is much more to do! I simply MUST get to Denver for up to 2 weeks to conduct interviews and do library and TV station research. Your help, as always, is greatly appreciated and greatly needed. If you haven’t already, please consider contributing or purchasing…
This Saturday at 2pm, at the Hollywood Theatre, the Columbia River Theatre Organ Society is presenting “The Phantom of the Opera” (1925) – a classic silent film with live theatre organ accompaniment by Martin Ellis, who will be performing his original score for the film. And the CRTOS has graciously allowed me to have an…
As part of the rerelease of the original “At the Organ Grinder” albums on CD, a portion of the net proceeds is directed to the American Theatre Organ Society’s youth programs. Based on CD sales in August and September, a payment was sent today to the ATOS in the amount of $355.50 – all thanks…
We’ve submitted our order for the first run of posters with the print shop today. In order to ensure the best quality, a physical proof has also been ordered. This will add a couple of weeks extra time, but it’s worth it so that there are no problems. We should still be able to ship…
Indiegogo, gone… Our 30-day Indiegogo campaign ended on September 17th. To put things frankly, it didn’t do so well. Here’s the cold truth: The advice I followed said it was best to fully budget your film, and ask for the whole amount, so as not to annoy people by going back again and again for…
I’m pleased to announce that all CD preorders, direct orders, and Indiegogo orders as of this morning have shipped! Depending on how you placed your order, you should have already received a tracking notification email from Indiegogo or PayPal. If you did not, please contact me here and I will look up your order and…
Launching the “At the Organ Grinder 3 1/2 Volume Collection” After months of research & preparation, we are enthusiastically delighted to announce the release of “3 1/2 Volumes” of Organ Grinder performances on CD as a means of crowdfunding for the documentary. You can order these CDs today! Please read on for details. Big Update!…
“Guess What’s Coming” – Those were the words on the new sign outside the first Organ Grinder restaurant in Portland as it was nearing completion in 1973. It’s a very appropriate phrase, as something new is coming – a documentary film project which seeks to tell the whole story behind the rise and fall of…
