December 2008
11 posts
“He could sell an eskimo an igloo.”
– Dolly Kubasko, polka promoter
GREETINGS FROM YOUR HOST: Stan Tadrowski
Hi everyone. I’m Stan Tadrowski, your host for THE MAN WHO WOULD BE POLKA KING. People tell me I’m a pretty happy fella. I guess that’s why I’ve been a polka fan since as long as I can remember. See, the toe-tappin’ world of polka music is for people that like to have a good time. And for years, one of the most colorful polka performers had to be Jan Lewan, backed by his fabulous orchestra. Lewan...
“You’re going to tell me to my face that 400 people are liars? No way.”
– Peter Chacho, former member of The Jan Lewan Orchestra
“How the hell could you have done what you did to us?”
– Gerald C., investor
“I am the loser too. If I had, I would give… but I don’t have.”
– Jan Lewan
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ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS: Joshua (von) Brown
An award-winning narrative and documentary filmmaker based in Brooklyn, Joshua has directed, produced and edited projects which have been featured at film festivals worldwide and have aired on Bravo, MTV, VH1, The Sundance Channel, Court TV, A&E and PBS. Most recently, he directed the underground narrative feature ALTAMONT NOW, winner of Best Director at the Atlanta Underground Film Festival...
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ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS: John Mikulak
John is an award-winning filmmaker and advertising creative executive. After years of Madison Avenue madness (okay, it was actually Park Ave.), he headed for the peace and tranquility of the Pennsylvania mountains to split logs and split time between advertising and filmmaking pursuits. Little did he know, this would mark the beginning of a strange odyssey…one that would immerse him in the...