DJ PEARL

Walken in WGN Studio!

admin — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:06:35 +0000

Well it’s that time of year again. Yes that’s right, it’s Christopher Walken’s birthday. The reason I know this is because my friend from the WGN Studio, Jeff Hoover, contacted me and asked me if I could supply some Walken music for him. That is, songs with the word “walking” in them. Jeff was going to do a parody of Christopher Walken singing songs with the word walking in them in honor of his birthday. How crazy is that? Of course I said yes!

Well I supplied Jeff with a list of songs and he selected his favorites. I showed up at WGN to set up my equipment and waited for Jeff to get ready for his show. Now I’ve worked with Jeff before and I know to expect anything at anytime. Sometimes I’m not even sure if Jeff knows exactly what he is going to do until he does it. So believe me, I was ready for anything.

When Jeff was ready he went through his costume changes and sang his “Walken” songs. Of course it was hilarious! Afterwards he gave me a video of the show which I’m going to share with you. I hope you enjoy it. Happy birthday Christopher!

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Karaoke in WGN Studio!

admin — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:32:05 +0000

Picture of Me with Jeff Hoover (AKA Stan Diamond). View video at bottom of post!

A couple of years ago I was approached by Jeff Hoover, from WGN Channel Nine news, to DJ for a Welcoming Party for Ana Belaval, the “Around Town” reporter for the WGN Morning Show. Well, that sounded like it would be very exciting, so I jumped at the chance. There was singing and dancing, and there were a lot of impersonators on hand.

In case you haven’t heard of Jeff, he’s the Segment Producer of the WGN Morning News. He produces, and stars in, those comedy sketches you’ll see during the morning broadcast. If you do a search on Youtube, I’m sure you can find a few of his classics. (jump to WGN karaoke video)

Well, I guess Jeff liked the way I DJ because he’s asked me back on several more occasions. He had me DJ for him when he did a Jerry Lewis parody on the air and again for a St. Patrick’s Day Celebration at Emerald Loop Bar/Grill downtown Chicago. He also hired me to DJ for his birthday party. He’s such a nice guy! I always have a great time when I work with him.

One of these occasions he asked me to work with him on was a karaoke gig where Jeff does his Neil Diamond “impersonation” live on the air. Now, Jeff is a serious Neil Diamond fan, but he does a hilarious parody of him. A few months ago, Jeff was kind enough to email me the video. I decided to put it up on my blog because I think it ’s very entertaining, and hopefully you’ll enjoy viewing it. One word of caution though, if you’re a Neil Diamond “purist” you might want to turn away now!

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Party at Reza’s

admin — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:09:53 +0000

I Just did a party at Reza’s restaurant, 5255 N Clark St in Chicago. It was a small party of 80 guests from Accucare Home Health. They were welcoming the new Director of Nursing as well as celebrating a combined employees Birthday party. I set up my equipment in a back room that they have for this type of occasion.

After eating at the wonderful buffet, it was time to work off some of those calories. They were a little shy to dance in the restaurant at first so I got out on the dance floor and encouraged them to do a couple of line dances. After that they loosened up and danced the night away!

If you’re having a small party, your neighborhood restaurant can be a good alternative to renting a larger hall. Many of them have a separate room that they can provide for these type of events, often at very low cost. All you have to do is ask around!