"What if," a man reasoned, half asleep at 3:00 in the morning, "a bunch of my friends, experienced actors or not, showed up at a bar I will build out in my barn and improvised "theatrical" material based on all our individual struggles to make sense of life in SE Minnesota and the known universe?"  In what can only be described as a dream come true, we are now making this up as we go along.  Characters will come and go, and evolve as they pass through the doors of the Barn Bar.  Stuff will happen.  It will be light-hearted, satirical humor for the most part, but it could get serious if it wants to.  We'll also feature lots of talented local musicians in a number of ways, so it's Cheers meeting up with Prairie Home Companion with a touch of Monty Python or Twin Peaks thrown in to keep it fresh.  We don't know what we're doing; maybe you do.

Barn Blast 2008 Montage

Sun, 11/16/2008 - 22:14 — Admin

A video montage from Barn Blast 2008.

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Season 1, Episode 05

Sun, 11/16/2008 - 14:39 — Admin

 

On a rainy October night in New Ole, who should appear out of the fog than Nylon Smelt, one of the notorious Smelt boys, with his wildchild girlfriend Bonnie. On this same night, the Barnbar becomes the subject of a documentary film by renowned Scottish anthropologist Sean McDouneugh. Odd, or just coincidence? You decide.

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Season 1, Episode 04

Sun, 11/16/2008 - 14:30 — Admin

Here, deep in cyber-space, lies episode 4, now known as the lost episode. We hope that someday it will be put into a familiar, pleasant format for you humans to enjoy, but for now, it’s LOST IN SPACE. Keep checking.

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Are you ready for the switch??

Thu, 10/23/2008 - 09:02 — Admin

Barn Blast 2008

Wed, 10/22/2008 - 21:36 — Admin

Vertigo would like to thank all those who attended Barnblast and contributed to our cause. The event was very successful, and we will be meeting soon to begin our plans for Barnblast II next fall. We will put the video footage that we shot that night on this site soon, with some crafty editing to put it in its best perspective! Good for you, you brave ones who entered the Barnbar and paid the price (although you have to admit the drinks were cheap). Also keep an eye out for episode four of Barnbar, which was shot back when it was still really hot outside and which we are working on now. We look for there to be about six episodes in our first season, and you will probably be able to see the character’s breath in the last one. There will be some developments worth checking out. . .

              

 

Season 1, Episode 03

Wed, 10/08/2008 - 13:47 — Admin

In this episode we meet three new Barnbar characters, the “Ethel Spurrier’s DeSoto in the Bog” incident continues to fester, and Bob vents unsuccessfully. What is it with Bob and Ethel Spurrier?

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Season 1, Episode 02

Mon, 09/22/2008 - 18:28 — Admin

In episode two, we learn that there may have been more than meets the eye involved in “The Ethel Spurrier’s DeSoto and the Bog” incident. We also learn more than we ever wanted to know about Bob’s personal life, and benefit from finally having Pro Wrestling placed in its proper perspective.

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Season 1, Episode 01

Wed, 08/20/2008 - 12:11 — Admin

In episode one of Barn Bar, we meet Nervous Bob, the bartender and owner of the bar, who has inherited the barn from his Aunt Tillie, and moved from Key West, Florida to the freezing climate of Minnesota to make his last stand. We meet some of the regular patrons of the bar and learn about some of Bob's odd house rules as a new customer appears. Episode one ends with the news of the mysterious event down in the Bog involving Ethel Spurrier, her DeSoto, the Smelt boys, and their tractor. Music in this episode is by Roger Nelson.

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