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Update #11: Learn about The Tub, and what it has to do with getting Stuck the Movie funded.

Posted on January 30

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      Nicholas Holthaus on February 4

      I'm unencumbering myself of my own tub (sniff). :)
      Por la Cuasa!



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$1.993—Through Wong's Back Window— Basically, you get to say you were "kinda there,” like countless thousands of others who didn’t want to pay cover to get into Wong's while bands were playing.

Estimated Delivery: Mar 2012

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$10.15—The Zone—as in KZON FM101.5, one of the few Phoenix radio stations that played our soon-to-be rock stars. At this level, you get: A Thank You credit from Art or Nico on the Stuck FB page and official website.

Estimated Delivery: Mar 2012

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$19.91—The Chuy—as in the venue before it changed its name to Gibsons. At this level, you get: A Thank You credit from Art or Nico on the Stuck FB page and official website, AND to be an extra in a scene (somewhere in the Tempe/Phoenix area. You will be responsible for transporting yourself to and from the location, and on time).

Estimated Delivery: Mar 2012

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$29—as in the Gin Blossoms song "29" from their first platinum album, New Miserable Experience. At this level, you get all the above, AND a copy of Art Edwards' solo CD Songs From Memory.

Estimated Delivery: Mar 2012

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$51—The Mexico—as in, the 51st American State. Wiki that one ;) Besides, there’s some peculiar connection between Mexico and The Refreshments. At this level, you get all the above, AND a signed copy of Nico’s Mill Ave Inc, the movie that started the national series of towns fighting off big box chain stores, and helping restore those towns’ identities and economies.

Estimated Delivery: Mar 2012

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$100.1—The DeadHot—as in the Dead Hot Workshop album, 1001. At this level, you get all the above, AND a copy of Art Edwards’ novel Ghost Notes (the sequel to Stuck Outside of Phoenix), AND a Stuck Outside of Phoenix the Movie DVD upon release (anticipated Fall, 2012), AND a signed Dante’s Arizona soundtrack CD (including Gloritone’s crowd favorite “Javier” which was never released elsewhere).

Estimated Delivery: Oct 2012

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$199.2—The Sun Club—At this level, you get all the above, AND one 8x10 promo band photo, signed by the musicians, and by Nico and Art, AND a guitar pick initialed by one of the greats of the 90s music scene (Gins, DHW, Pistoleros, Refreshments…)

Estimated Delivery: Oct 2012

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$257—The River Otis—as in the song from DHW's River Otis EP. At this level, you get all the above, AND a signed DVD of the AIFF-winning sequel to Mill Ave Inc, The Avenue (aka 4th Ave Inc).

Estimated Delivery: Oct 2012

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$414—The Edsel— (limit 20) At this level, you get all the above, AND a Stuck Outside of Phoenix soundtrack CD, featuring previously UNRELEASED songs from your favorite Tempe rock stars. A MUST HAVE for your Gin Blossoms, Pistoleros, Refreshments (and others) collection. Not even the artists themselves have some of these songs ;) You'll be among the first persons on the planet to hear Doug Hopkins' last song before he left us.

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$1993—The Long Wong— (limit 5) At this level, you get all the above, AND a speaking role in the movie, AND Two VIP passes to the Movie Premiere, AND Pre-Premiere dinner with Nico and principle cast and crew members, AND A free one-hour guitar lesson from one of our rock stars.

Estimated Delivery: Oct 2012

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$3999—The Sound Dude— (limit 5) At this level, you get all the above, AND a Producer credit (You want to be on IMDB.com, right?) AND up to Four VIP passes to the Premiere, AND one day of “learning the craft” in whatever production role you wish on set, AND Nico flies out to you (continental US) and will cook you the best Italian dinner you’ve ever had made in your kitchen (pesto, alfredo AND marinara), plays guitar and sings (from rockers to lullabys), and regales you (and your friends) with tawdry tales from both his music and film industry experiences. (Nico can tone down the tawdriness if children are present.)

Estimated Delivery: Oct 2012

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$7999—The Rock Star (bona fide)— (limit 2, unless you make a really good plea). At this level, you get all the above, AND Art AND Nico will fly to your house; Nico will cook you the best Italian dinner you’ve ever had made in your kitchen (pesto, alfredo AND marinara), Art will read to you from his unreleased third novel Badge, and Nico and Art both will play a set for you. (Don’t worry, we’re professionals.) We’ll also patch in at least one Tempe rock star to chat on the phone with ya.

Estimated Delivery: Oct 2012

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From Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nico_Holthaus
Nico Holthaus (born Nicholas Holthaus; August 4, 1971) is an American writer, musician, teacher, and producer of music, haunted attractions, and documentary and narrative films. He is the executive producer of the national Main St. Inc series, the political doc Dear America (Gravel, Chomsky, Nader, et al), and many others. He is now producing Stuck Outside of Phoenix, the movie based on the novel by Refreshments co-founder Art Edwards.

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