tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48521591143070296992024-03-18T16:31:54.951-07:00Retro LadyLandA blog where celebrity fact and fiction collide...Interviews with a twist... Ever wonder what it would be like to go back into the woods with Betsy Baker (Evil Dead)? Back to H wing with Val Lehman (Queen Bea) or even have a sleep over with Heather Langenkamp (Nightmare on Elm Street)? Well here is where you can experience it in all it's glory... Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038311092116037531noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4852159114307029699.post-20056461379085240392017-07-15T14:49:00.000-07:002017-07-15T14:50:16.516-07:00A little bit of a change...<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">For a while now I have been writing for a music magazine and really wanted to share my latest review.. Because these boys were incredible! </span><br />
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hot!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Watching the Hot 8 Brass band last night at the Phoenix,
Exeter, was more than just an enjoyable night out, it was an experience… This
morning I woke with, what I can only describe as a music hangover - I had only
one Corona, so it obviously wasn’t the booze – my head is throbbing, my bones
ache and a fry up was the only cure. The bands rhythmic sounds and unrelenting
zeal was electric and I haven’t danced like that for many a year! My feet just
wouldn’t stay still, even as I was trying to take notes, my body jiggled like a
toddler after chocolate… And I wasn’t alone, the whole place was moving, you
couldn’t help yourself! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is a big band… Not just due to the large number of
members, but the mere size of some of the guys, I’d hate to see the rider bill
for the tour! But if that’s what needed to produce some of the finest music I
have heard coming from that stage, then bring on the cake, I say! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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had their own personal tragedies during their career. There have been 16
musicians involved, past and present, they have lost members due to illness and
street violence, but the music stays as strong and energetic as ever. Their
blend of the traditional New Orleans brass sounds, hip-hop, jazz and funk are
usually found in the clubs of New Orleans, so to hear them play here is a
privilege. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They started the show with a 20minute long track that
invited us, the audience to ‘Yippee yo, yippee ya’ and I Yippee-ed and yo-ed along,
how could I not, and when I was invited to ‘Shake it to the left, shake it to
the right and shake it to the one you like’, my hips couldn’t help but jiggle
towards the hot, Marvin Gaye look-a-like on the saxophone. While the drummer at
the front of the stage, flashing his gold grill, called for the audience to
work their bodies and that’s exactly what we did…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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there for and found myself just getting excited by what I was seeing and
listening to, so there maybe gaps in this review, due to pure enjoyment and
that’s probably the best compliment I can give. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The guys used tracks like James Browns ‘Get on up’, The
Specials ‘Ghost Town’ and The Temptations ‘Papa was a rolling stone’, to create
their own distinctive style, and I grinded and sweated along with the band,
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treated to a rendition of Happy Birthday. But with a New Orleans twang, this
was, by far, the best version I have ever heard… Now, I’m afraid, when it gets
sung to me in September it will sound like a bag of crap in comparison. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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twisting to the ground and singing along and with a peace and love sign off.
Then the boys were off and I was left with ringing ears and a memory never to
be forgotten.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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two words, one of those is amazing and the other is not so polite… </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Post originally seen in <a href="https://musicmuso.com/reviews/the-hot-8-brass-band-performed-at-exeter-phoenix-we-were-there-to-catch-their-set">Music Muso</a> </span></div>
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Biopic of Andy Kaufman ‘Man on the Moon’.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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Andy was a good friend of mine.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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Nest’] I had a month before I had to start filming and I was a little bit wary
of being in a mental institution for 14 hours a day, so my girlfriend - who was
in the Broadway cast of Grease - said maybe I wanted to learn how to meditate,
so I did and it was very helpful, because a mental institution is a weighty
place and I am a very feeling person and very sensitive. So I did it, and on one of these courses - which was a month long
course - was Andy Kaufman.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 16pt;">Andy was a teacher of </span><span style="line-height: 21.3333px;">transcendental</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 16pt;"> meditation at the place I went to, an old hot springs that WC Fields, John Wayne and all the famous stars went to. The TM organisation had bought the place and they wanted to use it for people wanted to go into deeper, longer meditations and take courses and also for teachers to do </span><span style="line-height: 21.3333px;">residential</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 16pt;"> courses. </span></span></span></b></div>
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weeks. <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 16pt;">The first time I saw him [Andy] was on a course where a lot of it was silent. At the end they had a little talent show and he was hilarious... I don't actually remember what he did, but he established a relationship with me by peeking through the curtain at me. You know how he had those big, beautiful eyes? If they pointed you out it was a </span><span style="line-height: 21.3333px;">privilege... I considered it a privilege!</span></span></span></b></div>
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which were silent days and we would always go on walks together. One of our favourite experiences was on these days, we would walk in complete silence, which I think we both enjoyed </span><span style="line-height: 21.3333px;">immensely</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 16pt;">. </span></span></span></b></div>
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up in San Francisco. </span></span></b><br />
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devoted to meditation because it helped me a lot, and I met these people who
were teaching in the prisons. They told
me how useful it was, but how difficult it was because prisoners don't wanna
close their eyes, because they were afraid that someone was going to stab them!<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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Collins, Country Joe McDonald and others to do this big benefit concert up at the
galleria in San Francisco and down in Los Angeles. It was called 'Freedom Behind Bars'. We had these two wonderful
concerts and raised lots of money for these programs to teach prisoners to
meditate. It was a really great thing to
do and Andy went on for over an hour! he liked to take things to the limit in conciousness... and Oh my God! I have
those tapes! Actually me and the cameraman are probably the only people to have
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Tapes of the benefit? Lost Kaufman tapes... Would you ever show them publicly? </span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"I didn't shoot them, so I would have to get permission if anyone wanted to use them and I wouldn't do that without talking to Andy's family... I wouldn't feel comfortable... I mean, what would Andy say?"</span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So, what was your relationship with him like?</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"We played like children, it was more like play...</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 16pt;">We just sort of had a flirtatious relationship and anyway there wasn't much talking because we spent most of our time meditating... </span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 16pt;">But being with him is an improvisation, you pick it up and wherever he went, you go! He was fun, but I'm not quite as free as that. I want to know past, present, future and what you're thinking about blah, blah, blah... But that didn't seem to be part of our conversations and I sort of figured that we were okay, we were happy just spending time together and having a good time."</span></span></span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Did he tell you why he turned to spirituality and meditation? </span></i><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"No, we never discussed that... But meditation can be extremely good for your imagination, creativity and well-being and he had a need and a craving for that...</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="line-height: 21.3333px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As a matter of fact it was quite tragic, because later Andy was living in Malibu and applying to go on other [transcendental meditation] courses, but they started turning him down and this was pretty heartbreaking for him as spending time in silence was a big part of his life." </span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> allowed to sit there on set and observe. <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b style="line-height: 16pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">That was fun! There was Jeff Conaway, who is a good friend of mine from ‘Grease’ and of course Danny DeVito and Chris Lloyd from Cuckoo’s Nest.</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 16pt;">"We did try and wrestle one time, in his living room, but I said it's not really for me... Maybe I missed an </span><span style="line-height: 21.3333px;">opportunity</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 16pt;">, but the wrestling didn't appeal to me that much!" [laugh] </span></span></span></b><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Do you think he was really serious about it? It didn't look like he was holding back?!</span></i><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Was he ever serious about anything?! Ha!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 16pt;">... And he took me to a Thai restaurant... but basically we were just like two kids playing together." </span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="line-height: 21.3333px;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"I don't really know what normal is... but he was an eccentric person, but a good friend and I loved being with him..."</span></b></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And what did you talk about?</span></i><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">just remember playing like two children and then having these deep long silent walks and the whole time I knew him he never smoked a cigarette or any dope, or drink any booze. We were both very pure…”</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>But funny though..?</i></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Oh yes 'Man on the Moon'... <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 16pt;">“I never knew him to do any of those other things [The drink and drugs] but apparently he did, Larry Koraszewki is a great writer and I'm sure he did his research, but I didn't know that part of his life - the period when he was in Vegas I mean... All I saw was this amazing pure being with an amazing talent, he could go on and on and never </span><span style="line-height: 21.3333px;">falter... </span></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 21.3333px;">He used up every moment... Even if it was in silence...</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 16pt;"> "</span></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">They were actually in the middle of shooting the movie when Milos was looking for someone to play this administrator in the movie. I don't know when he got my note, but there was a woman who was teaching Jim (Carey) how to meditate - because he loved Andy Kaufman and he really wanted to get into character - and Milos Foreman, or the producers asked this meditation teacher and she mentioned me, to which Milos said "Oh yeah I know her!" [From Cuckoo’s Nest] and the next day I got called down to the set. They were shooting in</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <b>downtown Los Angeles. So I read the lines and he says “Okay go to wardrobe and we'll shoot it tomorrow.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It was the easiest job I ever got! It was a great experience because I really did know Andy."</span></span></b></div>
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everything was just right… except Andy had these soulful deep blue eyes that
would just pierce right into my heart… So it was like everything was there, but
it wasn't Andy. It almost made me cry. <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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another human being.”</span></span></b></div>
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whole other part of Andy I did not know… But then again, I knew parts the other
people didn't...”<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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different life somewhere else….”<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038311092116037531noreply@blogger.com2United Kingdom55.378051 -3.4359729999999912.188318500000001 -86.05316049999999 90 79.18121450000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4852159114307029699.post-37759177667617777622016-02-07T15:06:00.000-08:002016-02-07T15:06:14.724-08:00The Thing about Warriors is... Retro LadyLand meets Thomas G Waites<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">It was cold, bloody cold, I looked at the barometer, -60<span style="line-height: 19.2px;">°F... Well that did it, there was no way I was going outside now, no matter how weird it was in here... </span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.2px;"><b>We'd been here for the past 3 months, researching something, I didn't know what... Something to do with oil? It didn't really matter, it wasn't my business anyway, I was just the cook.</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.2px;"><b>But for the past couple of days strange things had been happening, the dogs had started acting weirdly and as for our captain... He had, quite literally lost his head... literally! It came right off his shoulders! And then it grew legs and ran off!</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.2px;"><b>It all started when they found that... that 'thing' in the ice... Why the hell did they have to bring it back here?</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.2px;"><b>So, here I find myself, alone, locked in the kitchen, with plenty of warmth, food and water to keep me safe until help came... And I wasn't going to let anyone in...ANYONE! I didn't know who to trust!</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.2px;"><b>Suddenly a loud 'BAM! BAM! BAM!' came from the door and a muffled cry for help. Taking a deep breath I made my way over and, arming myself with the largest knife I could, tentatively wiped away the condensation from the small, frosted up window and shouted back through... "Hello?"</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.2px;"><b>The person on the other side smiled, relieved to hear another voice and asked to be let in, explaining that he'd run to the Snowcat hut when everything had started happening, but it had got too cold and he needed to come back in.</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.2px;"><b>I told him I felt sorry for him, but how could I trust that he was... well... human?</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.2px;"><b>I asked him to remove his goggles and show me his face, I know it was impossible to tell who was and who wasn't 'infected'... But maybe the eyes might give me a clue... </b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.2px;"><b>And when he did, I was shocked, not just because they were very human, but because they obviously belonged to the actor Thomas G Waites!</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="line-height: 19.2px;">Thomas G Waites, born on January 8th in Phildephia in 1955 is a film and stage actor. He is known for The Thing (1982), ... Justice for all (1979) and The Warriors, although famously got his credit removed after getting sacked from the production... Bad Boy!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.2px;"><b>"How do I know it's really you?" I shouted</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.2px;"><b>"As me some questions! But be quick, it's freezing out here!!!" he replied urgently... </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;"><b>Great idea...</b></span>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"I think it was sixteen or fifteen, I was laid up in a hospital bed from a car accident. Playing professional football was now out of the question, so I started reading books and watching films, picturing myself in them. That was when I said, I want to be an actor. I went back after the accident to High School and did a few plays. The first speaking role I walked out onstage and spoke and couldn't believe it. I was actually being listened to, maybe for what felt like the first time....in my then young life.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">I graduated with plans to join the Navy to learn a trade, perhaps carpentry, it worked for Jesus, so... but no, I was halted by, my then, brother-in-law who assessed me from an objective point of view and said, 'Thomas, try community college', So I did and there I was interested in meeting hot girls, so I auditioned for plays, and started getting roles. I found a lot out about who I was then. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">I was a terrible actor with a lot of drive and determination. At that school a teacher recommended I audition for Juilliard. I got in to my amazement and got a full scholarship.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There I studied with the best in the world. The best teachers of Acting, Voice, Speech, Movement and all the creative aspects of Acting under the auspices of John Houseman. The late great John Houseman.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">I got kicked out if Juilliard or quit, depending on which memory serves me best, but needless to say I had to leave after three years. Broke, destitute, dying to act I started my journey. I called everyone I knew, I begged, I pleaded, I finally got a few auditions and surprisingly got a positive response. By 21 I had been offered two films and one Broadway play, the play, Dracula with Frank Langela, </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">I quit as I was a bit of a problem child and then that same day got the lead in a film called, 'On The Yard', with the great actor, John Heard. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I couldn't believe after getting fired from The Warriors that I was lucky enough to get to act with Al. I have worked with him many times and we became quite close for a time. He is a great guy and what an actor! A little scary if you don't know your stuff, he will blow you out of the water. But I have held my own with him on many a matinee performance. We also did American Buffalo together Off Broadway which was a huge hit and how I got the Thing as well."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 21.3px;">John Carpenter came to see me in Buffalo and asked me to read for the role of the Radio Operator whom I subsequently named, "Windows". John is a good director that listens to his actors. When I came up with the idea of changing the name, he was like, " OK, let's do it" I think it makes the whole movie different. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He is also a very kind and loving person - at least he was to me. He even played Bass Drum on one of my demo tapes, as I am a song writer also. (Go to Tune Corps) I had a play published and the cheque and the play, were sent to Tom's wife... She read it and then sent the play, and my cheque with a note saying "I liked your play, Tom gets stopped in the Video store and people tell him how great he was in NYPD BLUE or LAW AND ORDER, rather than quibble, Tom just stands there and shakes his head" Funny huh? He never did either of those TV shows, that was me... And we look nothing alike."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>He looked frozen and a pang of guilt came over me... I apologised for my scepticism, but, fortunately he was very understanding and even agreed to answering a couple more questions... Once I put the kettle on that was!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"I love film more than anything. The stage is always home, but film is the area I wish to explore, now as a director. I have directed one short film with Joe Mantengna and Frances Fisher, (Pandora's Box) it won Best Director at a Film Festival in Atlantic City several years back and I am raising the money to do another one very soon."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>And as my features started to contort and limbs elongate and bend in ways that no human beings could, I watched him scream with terror... He was right... The Thing does still live... and WAS waiting... But it was just waiting for him to come inside....</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">And back to the Interview... Continued from <a href="http://retroladyland.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/back-to-interview-with-jeffrey-weissman.html">part one</a><span id="goog_1304080938"></span><span id="goog_1304080939"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a>...</span><span id="goog_639952204"></span><span id="goog_639952205"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a></span><br />
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for me, at the screen test Robert Zamekis said to Dean Cundy “What do you
think Dean?” And<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Dean replied “I think we have Crispin without the trouble”…”</span></b></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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footage of me from the first film and spliced you in! <u>And</u> they didn't pay me
much for it! </span></b></span><b style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; line-height: 16pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Plus they wouldn't negotiate, so they made you up to look like
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producers shot me down... They didn't want anyone to know that there was another
actor [playing George] as they had already advertised that the whole cast was coming back to
reprise their roles... So it was a very sticky situation for me. </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">“There were lots of stories... maybe she could lose some weight was one... But I know
that her mother was suffering from cancer at that time and she didn't have the
bandwidth to come back. But know it broke her heart.”</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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the first season of Family Ties </span>- I believe the actress Meredith Baxter [who
played the mother] was pregnant and they didn't want to let any of the cast
members go, so they could cover for her while she went on maternity leave.</b></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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as Marty on the set… He was moody and didn't bring the lightness that Michael
brought."</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span><br />
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serious stage actor in a play with Colleen Dewhurst, so when he got the script
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character including Dudley Moore, Chevy Chase, John Lythgow and Jeff Goldblum…
Yes, there were a lot of people consider for Doc Brown. </b></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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style - from Doc Brown to Taber in Cuckoo’s nest and Ignatowski in Taxi - is he really like that?!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">“He is very quiet around people he doesn't know. [When I met him] I said
‘Hello I'm a big fan’ and then we kind of looked at each other for a few
minutes… I felt uncomfortable… and he felt uncomfortable and finally I just
laughed, but it wasn't for another 12 years, when we
were starting to do the cast reunions and I got really to hang out with Chris.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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Chris and I were both in the projectionist booth at the theatre and we spent a
good half an hour just sitting and chatting, he opened up a great deal more… <span style="font-size: x-large;">I
mean he’s still not all that talkative, but he really is a friendly kind man.”</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">“I've done several films with him now, including (The Chateau Meroux (2011) and The
Boat Builder (2015)) and every time I see him I get a hug.</span></span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 16pt;">”</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Now they call October the first 2015 Back to the Future Day… But if you
think about it, it's really Back to the Future TWO day?</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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cars already at that time, there was an automobile museum in San Diego, and in
its collection they had a boat/plane/car from the 1950s, and photos of it
flying! Unfortunately that prototype burned with the museum back in the
early 90s, s</span></b></span><b style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; line-height: 16pt;">o I thought ‘Yeah by maybe 2015 they might have flying cars...’”</b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">“Some of the inventions were pretty far-fetched - the fruit conveyance
that came down from the ceiling with fresh fruit growing on it… and the
hydrator the made the pizza in four seconds... We did have microwaves then
though, which wasn't too far from that...</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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fortune on all the gadgets but I would say probably 40% of them never made it
to the screen.”</span></b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: x-large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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jacket...”</b></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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care find the materials that felt futuristic, she went out of her way to
finding the material for my trousers… you can't really tell because I'm hanging
upside down as old George… They weren’t quite luminescent, but when the light
hit them they reflected! She's more recently got the Academy award for
Lincoln.”</b></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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“All the costumes you see on the Hill Valley residents were amazing, there is a bit of the 1980s ‘big shoulder’
feel to the lot of them, </b></span></span><b style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; line-height: 16pt;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">if you read the ‘Back to the Future: The Visual
History’ by Michael Klastorin check to see the designs that Joanne came up
with… They’re just remarkable.”</span></b></div>
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in the past now...”</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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you don't clearly have act one, two and three; the first film is George’s
story, the second film is Marty’s and
the third is Doc’s story. And at the heart
of all three films is this relationship between an older and young man… and we
haven’t seen that innocence since in the 70s! These days you wouldn’t have that
without some derogatory, or even maybe sexual undertones… <span style="font-size: x-large;">There is the
great friendship and some great innocent love between the Doc and Marty, and that really transcends a lot of material
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">So back to shooting the movie, how long will you actually hanging upside
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the kitchen table took forever to shoot! This was because the camera we were
working with could splice the film, so Michael could play multiple roles… The
days were extremely long and Michael had to get in and out of costume and make
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><b>We had [up to] 26 hour long days and it would take me 3 1/2 hours just
to get into make-up!</b></span></span><br />
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the McFly house through the kitchen scene, the better part of two weeks.”</span></b></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">“They didn't like getting me down from the apparatus because it was time
consuming, they really wanted to keep things moving because it was a very
expensive shoot.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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ladder and build a board on one of the top rungs so I could do a, sort of, sit
up, and when Zemeckis would call cut, he would move this ladder underneath me… </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><b>B<span style="font-size: x-large;">ut they would leave me up there while
everyone was going get a coffee I'll be on the set alone, twiddling my
thumbs going “Hello! Is anybody here?!””</span></b></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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and my equilibrium… And on my back!”<span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: x-large;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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I didn't like to eat when I was up there!</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I was hanging upside down once a crew member came up to me and
said “You know all this is torture was meant for Crispin!””</b></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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him… For example he wouldn't let the</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">make-up team actually cut his hair… I
heard that Ken Chase was trimming Crispin’s hair once when he was dozing in the
make-up chair, but Crispin woke up and flipped out! He also disappeared for a weekend
when he was needed for a shot and it was nowhere to be found...</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><b>But then Crispin told me stories about how the producer made him cry in front
of extras… So I have sob stories from both sides. It's quite unfortunate
that this sort of hillbilly feud it's still going on between Bob Gale and
Crispin Glover… I say Bob is probably a multimillionaire and Crispin Glover is
pretty well off - he's got a castle in The Czech republic - and they should
both get over it and do something worthy, by giving the fans what they want,
which is an appearance at a fun event like Comecon, maybe do some fundraising
for Michael's charity.” </b></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">“It was quite wonderful as I mentioned, earlier <a href="http://retroladyland.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/back-to-interview-with-jeffrey-weissman_27.html">[in part 1]</a> that I had a very hot agent
in the early 80s and she a rapport with and Lauren Lloyd over at Warner
Brothers, she said we have something in this new Clint Eastwood film. So my
agent asked them to describe it to us and it was a character that I could
fit the bill for. I think got the role at the 11th hour because the very next week I went to Sun
Valley Idaho to shoot for for five weeks on location… <span style="font-size: x-large;">But of course as soon as
I got there a blizzard moved in we got hold up in the hotel!</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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while he was scouting his next shot I followed him down the road were the crew
were setting up… Clint turned to me and said “Yeah?” and I said <span style="font-size: x-large;">“Oh Mr Eastwood
I just want to introduce myself, I'm Jeffrey Wiseman, I'm working with you in
the next scene” and he replied “I know, who you are, who do you think hired
you?</span></b></span></span></div>
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I remember for some reason he didn't like the first caterer, so he got fired and
the very next day the new catering staff came in. So I'm sitting with Clint, in in a
blizzard, on top of this mountain, having steak and lobster… Obviously the new guy wanted to impress Clint.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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him, jokes and good meals, he really is a gentleman a very hard worker. He
learnt from Don Seigel - the director one of the early dirty Harry movies - to
shoot rehearsals, so if you get what you </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>needed in the rehearsal, you can
move on without even doing a take! </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>I
remember us doing that for one of the crucial scenes, where my character is crying over my dead
daddy's body. The actor playing my brother didn't have his Mark… and I had
to take his and almost kicked Doug McGrath in the head because I slipped… and I
said to Clint “Chuck didn't hit his mark… This and this didn't go right” but he
said “No, it looks fine, we'll just cut from your face…” and I couldn't argue
with that!”</b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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was the second Clint Eastward you had worked with?!</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">“I unfortunately only had one little scene in Back to the Future part
three… And that didn't occur to me, even
though he is in the poncho in the scene that I'm in! - When he returns to the
McFly household and we have a little gathering and Biff is there polishing the
car -I didn't think to ask Michael about that, but it would've been nice to.”</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , serif;">I was beginning to get the impression, by all the shifty looks while he was talking, that Jeffrey was lacking confidence with my machine... So I thought, well now is better than ever to try it out and prove to him that I wasn't crazy .</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , serif;">So I got into my specially made space suit - I say specially made... I got my mum to sew it from some old silver curtains and reflector patches - and got in the car - unlike in the film there was no grand opening of wing like doors, and no dry ice effect... Just me, opening the door and getting in... I should have made in more theatrical I thought... Damn.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><br />"Right" I instructed Jeffrey, "You stay here and document everything you see." I set the destination and return time on the dashboard "I'm heading back to the old west and should be back here in, as you perceive, instantaneously... So hold on to your hat, anything could happen... I'll bring you back a souvenir"</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , serif;">So this is a message to whomever has found it... Please can you meet Jeffrey Weissman, who will be standing on my drive at 9303 Lyon Drive, Lyon Estates, Hill Valley CA on the 21st October 2015 at approximately 2:30pm and tell him thank you... But best go home, because I don't think I'll ever get back to the interview... </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For more information on Jeffrey go to his IMDB page, his Wikipedia page... Or just Google him! </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And read Back to the future: The ultimate visual history by Michael Klastorin.</span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And check out the Michael J Fox Foundation</span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">The date is 1885, I'm writing this
by candlelight in a small wooden shack, deep in the heart of the American Wild West. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">If you are reading this then it should be October in the year 2015... The month and year that I left
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It also means that you have discovered the box that I left underneath, what will be the the town’s swimming pool. Which, if my calculations are correct, should have started it's building works 3 days before I left... As long as my
disappearance hasn't disturbed the space time continuum that is....</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I had run an advert in the local paper asking for a time traveller
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I wanted someone with experience - however minimal - to assist me. I would be time
travelling alone at first, but I needed an assistant to document every action, every
problem... Every success! And it had to be someone I could trust.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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So the interview day finally came, I had received quite a varied collection of applicants for the post,
which I had managed to whittle down to 10 candidates.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The first person to enter was a man who called himself 'The Doctor'.... "Who?" I had
asked... "Exactly" he replied. He seemed personable enough, but warned me that he could change at any minute and I needed stability. So...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The next was a middle aged, nervous looking gentleman, in what appeared to be a dressing gown, eating peanuts and carrying a
towel... "Well if he couldn't even be bothered to get dressed for an interview" I thought, "What was he going to be like while at work?!"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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And after a hodgepodge of geeks and weirdo's, crazies and people thinking this was some elaborate TV windup show, I had almost given up... But then he walked
in... A man who in a way had been time travelling for years... A man who had
been in the past, in the future and back again, yes this was the man I was
looking for... This man was Jeffrey Weissman... And he was just perfect!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">He sat down on the chair adjacent
to me and smiled... It was only then I realised that I had been grinning from ear to
ear and staring at him for an uncomfortably long time... How embarrassing, I apologised and explained how I thought he would
be perfect for this, and then began my well rehearsed sales patter... </span><br />
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for the right person to experience first-hand the mysteries of time travel...
First as an observer and safety officer as I, alone will take the first leap, and then as
my companion through time! You must be physically fit and have an open mind...
If this is for you then stay, if not then please leave now" I closed my
eyes and crossed my fingers tightly, praying that when I reopened then he would still be
there... And, thank the lord, when I finally did, there he was, looking
a little more perplexed than before, but still there...</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background: white;">"So let's
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 115%;">So how did you get started in the world of showbiz?</span><br />
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was playing stories and entertaining at the family dinner table, so when I was
old enough [about 7] I played in a little local parks & recreation
production pageant for Easter. And really early on, I had a babysitter I was
quite fond of. She took me to a private
card game and backgammon club that my father ran where we met Omar Sharif, who was playing there... I saw my babysitter go
google eyed over him. Then right after, we went and saw him in a movie at the
Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, I saw her
flip out and go google eyed again – it was as if this [being an actor] was how
to get her attention. As I said, I was
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started taking it seriously, and took to the stage in about 7<sup>th</sup>
grade - aged 12 or 13. At school I played Shakespearean roles, and was in a
variety of stage productions. So I got the bug and I knew I wanted to be an
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up in LA, I would stumble upon sets for TV shows shooting on location. I
remember meeting actors and getting advice, one character actor went through my
report card grades with me, and he said <span style="font-size: x-large;">“You got an A in speech and English,
and a B in history, but you got a D in math. You can't get a D in math. How are
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comedian/actor Don Adams played at my dad’s club too, and father asked him for
advice for me - “Wally, tell him to
forget about it…it’s 10% talent and 90% good luck, being in the right place at
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I continued pursuing the industry. I got
my foot in the door at major studios by doing extra work [‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’, 'The Rose',
'Fastbreak', 'FM' and ‘Sgt. Pepper's
Lonely Hearts Club Band’] . I mostly did background bits, but it was very
exciting to get on those sets and major studio lots, but ultimately it’s not
very fulfilling if you want to sink your teeth into a part. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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had a very well respected casting director tell me, <span style="font-size: x-large;">“You have talent, but you
need to get training,” so I chose to attend the American Conservatory Theatre
in San Francisco, in the early 80s”.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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I was doing my intermediate studies for the MFA program, I happened into an
opportunity to screen test for a lead in a major film, named “the Genius” with the director Martin Brest helming.
Martin liked me for the lead role, and he gave me a screen test. I ended up not
landing the role, but he mentioned me to a very good agent, who signed me and
had me move back to Los Angeles. By the way, the film was retitled ‘War
Games’.”</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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year later, I was on my way to screen test for a film called “Ladyhawke” which
I really wanted badly… but once again Matthew Broderick got that…”</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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I played characters for several years at renaissance faires and in several
Shakespeare plays and I really wanted to do a period screenplay like that, so
that was a bit of a heartbreak, <span style="font-size: x-large;">but at least it was getting close to breathing
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1<sup>st</sup> co-starring role was in the fourth segment of the Twilight Zone
the Movie, the remake of “Nightmare at 30,000ft”, directed by George Miller,
the wonderful Australian director who made “Fury Road” and other Mad Max
movies… I’m on the airplane with John Lithgow where the creatures on the wings
of the airplane…”</b></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Dallas, Max Headroom, Scarecrow & Mrs King and a Diagnosis Murder episode
with Dick Van Dyke…I told him I remember thinking as a child, ‘I wanted to grow
up to be him!’… That stopped him in his tracks!</b></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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played Stan Laurel (Who Dick was very close to, and admired very
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future two and three, famously replacing Crispin Glover… How did the cast and
crew react to you as the new George?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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of the first people I met on set was Michael J Fox, and he looked at me in the
young George McFly make up and said “Crispin ain't going to like this.” So, it
was awkward, but within a day or so Michael warmed to me, we spent time
hanging out in his trailer and even in
public, at a grill in Studio City."</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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is smart, friendly, opinionated, good natured, and a wonderful soul...</span> He’s a
great guy who loves working, telling stories and he has a gusto for life.”</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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had suspicions that his rigorous filming schedule was really taking its toll on
him, during the day he was doing the final season of Family Ties and during the
night we had him on Back to the Future 2 & 3. I said “Michael, when do you
sleep?” and he stated, “In the limo on the ride in between studios” - We were at
Universal, and Family Ties shot at Paramount which was about 20 minutes away.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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sure he napped in his trailer, between shots and in the makeup chair before
shoots in the morning. We usually had a three to four hour daily stint in make
up to apply the different age make ups.
Michael said, shortly after the shooting of Part 3, he noticed that his
pinky started to twitch, which is a sign of PD's onset, but he didn’t get diagnosed for a couple of
years after.” </b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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I said, he loves to work! He’s a
workaholic methinks. In fact in Part 3, little Seamus McFly was supposed to be
played by Crispin, and when Crispin didn’t come back to do the role, they gave
the role to Michael, (as if he didn’t have enough to do). He's kept himself
busy, even to this day.”</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Fox, and
his jaw dropped and <span style="font-size: x-large;">he said “far out – so glad you’re doing this”</span>. Though he mentioned straightaway, “I can’t
go on boats, the Parkinson’s won’t allow that.” But he autographed a lot of items which we put in
the charity auction on the cruise. Mike was going to Skype onto the cruise, but it turned out he couldn't do
it as he was triple booked already that week, (the big Fox Foundation fall
fund raising event, the Board of Directors meeting, and a film shoot). We didn’t get him Skyped in on the cruise as
he had hoped he could do, but we got Frances Lee McCain (who played Lea
Thompson's character, Lorraine Baines' Mother, 'Stella') skyped in and we had
seven of the cast and crew from the films on board. The passengers, and
celebrities across the board, had a great time.
Many of our passengers even got to meet Christopher Lloyd the night
before we sailed at the Ft Lauderdale Film Festival, where I managed to get the
indie film 'The Boat Builder', that he stars in, to premiere."</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was more back to back – though while we were shooting 2, 3 was in pre-production
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both scripts were one, under the title 'Paradox'. (they titled it thus to avoid
people knowing it was the Back to the Future sequels, and knowing it was the
highest grossing film of 1985, they might charge extra for rentals, and
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realised they could also double making their money by fleshing the
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moment he walked into the room that he was the one, but now I knew it...
"You wanna' see my machine?" I asked him.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background: white;">We entered the
garage and I threw back the tarpaulin that kept my 'machine' hidden... It was based on a
car, just like in Back to the Future, although unlike the film I didn't have
the funds for a Delorean... So my time machine was built into a cherry red
1987 Yugo... Not the best choice of car, I know, but within my tiny budget. </span></span><br />
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for time travel for 45miles per hour to compensate for the lack of horse power, so I needed to be careful on the road, but I was sure it was going to work, I had done all the checks and I was positive.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I looked at Jeffrey, he didn’t look totally convinced... So I thought I'd
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<span style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have a time machine I thought… I have all the time in the world!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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brief, the agent that had helped me get a part playing Stan Laurel at Universal
Tour, had a look-a-like agency – the production had called the agent for a
stand in for Michael J Fox and Crispin Glover.
So he called me and asked if I knew who Crispin was, and I said “Sure”
and he said “do you think you’re the same height and weight?” I said “no
Crispin is taller than me and probably a little heavier” and asked "Why, is this
for BTTF sequels?”, he said “I’m not at liberty to say”. I told him I need the work to earn my medical
coverage since my wife was pregnant with our second child, and said "get me in there..."</b></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>I
had already done several films; 'Pale Rider' with Clint Eastwood, George
Miller's segment of 'Twilight Zone the Movie' with John Lithgow, Amy Heckerling's 'Johnny Dangerously' with Michael Keaton, Louis Malle 's 'Crackers' the with Sean Penn, and others, so I had
experience for production to take me seriously. After meeting with the assistant
directors, I was sent to casting.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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backyard from the 1<sup>st</sup> script… and<span style="font-size: x-large;"> I suppose that went well, because
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><br /></span><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Read more in <a href="http://retroladyland.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/back-to-interview-with-jeffrey-weissman_27.html">Part 2</a><a href="http://retroladyland.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/back-to-interview-with-jeffrey-weissman_27.html">,</a> </span>when we talk more about Back to the future, predictions, Christopher Lloyd, Crispin Glover, Pale Rider, Clint Eastward and much much more...</span></span><br />
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When we get back to the Interview... <br />
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For more information on Jeffrey go to his <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0919297/">IMDB</a> page, his <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Weissman">Wikipedia</a> page... Or just Google him! </span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And check out the <a href="https://www.michaeljfox.org/">Michael J Fox Foundation</a><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></b></span></span>
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Tell me more... Tell me more...</span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></b></span></span>
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Now I didn't mind bad language, or a little sauciness, but I was very aware of the naughty lyrics in 'Greased <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">L</span>ightning' and I wondered<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> d</span></span></b></span><b><span lang="EN-US">id they ever consider taking <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">it out</span>? Because they</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">ve got all these cutesy, nice songs and then this</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">...</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">"No</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, </span></span><span lang="EN-US">no<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">! </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A</span>nd you know the song was originally Kenickie</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s song</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">? </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">H</span>e sings it in the play<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, </span></span><span lang="EN-US">not Zuk<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">o"</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Ahhhh</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">"But they didn</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">t have any of us sing the songs</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. </span></span><span lang="EN-US">Doody sings 'Magic Changes'<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, </span>now 'Magic Changes' and 'Mooning' are in the movie, but in the background during the dance sequence before the dance contest begins, so they were able to infuse those numbers without lyrics<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><br />B</span></span>ut in the play, the character of Roger - which isn</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">t in the movie, but basically the person playing Sonny is playing Roger -</span><span lang="EN-US"> sings 'Mooning' and 'All Choked Up', but they were never happy with the number 'All Choked Up' - </span><span lang="EN-US">which is the <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">one</span> that happens at the end where 'You</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">re the One That I Want' is in the movie. In the play there is no 'You</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">re The One That I Want' </span><span lang="EN-US">and again no 'Hopelessly Devoted', no 'Sandy'.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Instead </span>Danny sings 'Alone At The Drive-In Movie',</span><span lang="EN-US"> where he laments<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> - </span>as he does in the movie<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> - </span>about Sandy leaving the drive-in, </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">which again isn</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">’</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">t in the movie either</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. So it</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">’</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">s different, they</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">’</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">re different animals, </span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">each and every incarnation of this has a great deal of difference."</span></span></span></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But now I suppose most of the adaptations will use the songs from the movie?</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">"Yes, they probably will</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span lang="EN-US">mostly</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, </span></span><span lang="EN-US">yeah. I</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">ve seen productions where they use standards, popular standards that have nothing to do with 'Grease</span><span lang="EN-US">'</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>the movie <u>or</u> the pla<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">y. </span></span><span lang="EN-US">In fact after the movie there was a production done in Long Beach where they used a popular tune of the 50</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>that was not written for it, but they got the rights and they did it</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span></span><span lang="EN-US">"<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">One of my songs <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">was the one that goes</span>, </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">‘W</span><span lang="EN-US">hen <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I Go M</span>arching <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">D</span>own <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">L</span>ife</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">H</span>ighway</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">..</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">, the Alma</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">.</span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"The Alma Mater?"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></b></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Yes, I sang that originally to open the scene, and I realised it</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s just in the background of the film</span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">"That</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s right</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, </span></span><span lang="EN-US">in the play you hear the chorus singing </span><span lang="EN-US">‘</span><span lang="EN-US">as I go traveling</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">down life</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s highway, whatever course my fortune may fortell, I shall not go along in my way' </span><span lang="EN-US">as Miss Lynch, Eugene and Patty Simcox enter - in front of the curtain because the curtain is down - <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">t</span>hey</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">re at the reunion for the 1959 class of Rydell</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, </span></span><span lang="EN-US">and they</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">re talking about the fact that Eugene was <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">V</span>aledictorian and Patty Simcox has gone on to work for some company, and Eugene works for Sharp Shooters Anonymous or something like tha<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">t.<br /><br />A</span>nd Miss Lynch has a little speech, but at the end Eugene says something about </span><span lang="EN-US">‘</span><span lang="EN-US">...and we see all these wonderful faces here, just like we always remember them'. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">T</span><span lang="EN-US">hen the curtain goes up, and behind them we</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">re now thrust back into 1959 and the Greasers come up and harass Eugene and Miss Lynch and Patty Simcox and now we</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">re off to the races if you will</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">T</span></span><span lang="EN-US">hen they sing the parody of Alma Mater '</span><span lang="EN-US">I saw a dead skunk on the highway</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">, you know that part<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, </span></span><span lang="EN-US">and that too is kind of racy if you think about it</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, </span></span><span lang="EN-US">talking about getting crabs and such and scratching and itching and you know</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">! S</span></span><span lang="EN-US">o it</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s entirely different from the movie</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span>"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">"Well no, because Doody, as far as I</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">m concerned, was the underling of Danny - </span><span lang="EN-US">again, John played role - </span><span lang="EN-US">he was just full of wonder, and he was like Putzie in the movie</span><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">Putzie from the movie, that</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s the way the Doody character is painted in the play</span><span lang="EN-US">…"</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></span><br />
<b><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I think I get it...?</span></b><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"</span>So I went in, we all went in thinking</span><span lang="EN-US"> that they were just doing the script [from the play] auditioned for Sonny, but I wound up pretty much playing not Sonny, but his character, they call him Doody<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Putzie and Jan, they had that dynamic </span><span lang="EN-US">and with the other characters of Roger and Jan - although</span><span lang="EN-US"> Roger is Sonny in the movie</span><span lang="EN-US"> - and Sonny and Marty get together... But in the play it's Sonny and Marty... but not the Sonny that</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s embodied in the movie... My character would normally have gotten together with Marty... and my character of Sonny was a lot racier than what I did in the movie as Doody, so it</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s all jumbled up!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But whatever it was it turned out to be a huge success!"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Didn't it just!!!</b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>My burger finally arrived. I stared at it for a moment, it was greasier than I had expected, I was afraid it might repeat a bit later on, but I'd paid for it, so I had to give it a go... I was certain I heard one of the fellas in the next booth cheekily say something about it looking a bit old, but it looked fine to me...</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></b></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">You don</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">t still have your T-birds</span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">"Actually I do</span><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have the sneakers, the jacket and I had the squirt gun... But I think somebody might have stolen my squirt gun</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">…"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">"<span style="font-size: x-large;">Well, I can</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">t put it on anymore, it doesn</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">t fit!</span></span><span lang="EN-US"> It</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s really tight in the sleeves but it</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s preserved! </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I take it with me and the sneakers with me when I go to do autograph signing shows"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></span></b></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">It's such a shame that the film was</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> it was overlooked completely at the Oscars</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">…</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Again, it was not an artistic success</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">…</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.they shunned it"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">But it made a lot of money didn</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">t it?</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span lang="EN-US">"Yes, yes</span><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">through the years it</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: x-large;">s made BILLIONS of dollars! </span><span style="font-size: large;">a</span></span><span lang="EN-US">nd now it gets done with the </span><span lang="EN-US">‘</span><span lang="EN-US">follow the bouncing ball</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US"> sing-a-long versions. They digitised it so the picture is gorgeous and then they had animation where you can sing along, not just simply a ball following written text below but actual cartoons that</span><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">you</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">ve never seen the sing-a-long version?"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></b></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">I haven</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">t seen it no</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">"It</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s quite something!"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></b></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Yes, I must see it</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">.</span></b></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And when was the last time you watched the film?</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"I watched a portion of it recently because Michael Tucci and I (Michael plays Sonny) were asked to go down to San Diego</span></span><span lang="EN-US">to do a fundraiser by screening Grease and having us answer questions and sign autographs... so Michael and I were limoed down there a couple of weeks ago and we sat and watched some of the film then</span><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">.so I guess that was the last time</span><span lang="EN-US">… </span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: x-large;">b</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: x-large;">ut </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span lang="EN-US">I don</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: x-large;">t watch it at home!</span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">It comes on television all the time, </span><span lang="EN-US">they will air it on TV and I</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">ll get messages and emails saying </span><span lang="EN-US">“</span><span lang="EN-US">ABC entertainment</span><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">.your face has just come up!</span><span lang="EN-US">”</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US"> I think maybe it</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s happened once when I</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">m channel surfing and there it is!</span><span lang="EN-US">"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Have you ever turned over and it</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s your face on screen straight away? Because that would be freaky!</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Yeah! Boom! There I am! Ha!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">I can liken it to rock artists that are sitting in their car or something and their tune comes on the radio, that</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s gotta be very cool. That</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s happened a bunch [of times] when all of a sudden 'You</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">re The One That I Want' comes on</span><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Oh Oh Oh... Honey!</b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">You know, we don</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">t sing on You</span><span lang="FR">’</span><span lang="EN-US">re The One That I Want...</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US">W</span><span lang="EN-US">hen we first did the film we rehearsed for three weeks and still they never had the last song written... [in the play] It was 'All Choked Up', but they never cared for that song. It was similar to All Shook Up, a parody if you will on Elvis Presley</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s tune. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">So we</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">re out at the carnival sequence filming and the next thing you know we</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">re brought this tune that John and Olivia had recorded like the day, or the night before... And Pat Birch - who choreographed - said "We</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">re just going to put this on it</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s feet like right now, I</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">m going to choreograph it, we</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">re going to put it on the fly </span><span lang="EN-US">and where it goes </span><span lang="EN-US">‘</span><span lang="EN-US">you</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">re the one, the one I want, ooh ooh ooh honey</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US">that</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s where you guys sing." </span><span lang="EN-US">So that</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s what we did...</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">In fact if you see me - you know the portion at the end where </span><span lang="EN-US">I</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">ve got </span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">the ceramic dog?</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Oh yes...</b> </span></span><span lang="EN-US">I</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">m over enunciating </span><span lang="EN-US">‘T</span><span lang="EN-US">he One, The One I Want</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US">because it wasn</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">t really me singing! That</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s a shot I wish they would change!"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></b></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">You know I</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">m going to look at that now!</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">So when you hear Summer Loving </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">do you just stay silent until your bit?</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">"No, no! I know what my bit is, it</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s </span><span lang="EN-US">‘</span><span lang="EN-US">Did you get very far?</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US">but I</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">m singing in the whole thing...</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Kelly [Putzie] tells me that was his line too but I</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">ve never looked at him during that particular time... </span><span lang="EN-US">I</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">m always looking at myself. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>So tell me about John Travolta... </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">A lot of folks that had worked with him on the tour had a feeling this kid was going to skyrocket </span><span lang="EN-US">because he has such a great personality. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">He</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s a great person as well as being an amazing talent. Sweet, lovely guy, </span><span lang="EN-US">everybody just falls in love with John. Working for the 15 weeks as we did on the film, we got even closer and he</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s not a diva, doesn</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">t demand... </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">H</span><span lang="EN-US">e comes from a very loving and tight family,</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US">I</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">m very close with his brother Joey - in fact <span style="font-size: x-large;">Joey </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: x-large;">and I go out every summer and we teach film arts to special needs kids throughout the country - it</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: x-large;">’</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: x-large;">s a whole other aspect of my career </span>- So I</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">m close</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">"I mean I can</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">t stop watching him when I</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">m watching a movie</span><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">he just draws you in. I</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">m a huge fan of his work, I go to see everything he does. You know, he is going to be playing </span></span><span lang="EN-US">Shapiro, OJ Simpson</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s attorney, in this OJ vs. Simpson that</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s going to be on HBO.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">So we had an inkling that this guy was going to be happening and then it made perfect sense. Especially after Grease</span><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">While we were filming we went to the opening screening [of Saturday Night Fever] we thought </span><span lang="EN-US">‘</span><span lang="EN-US">oh, this guy is just</span><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">.can</span><span lang="EN-US"> do any wrong!</span><span lang="EN-US">’"</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">And he is</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">he</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s so fluid in his movements, his dancing is</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">you know it</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s such a shame he doesn</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">’t dance so much anymore... H</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">e did Hairspray obviously, but dressed as a woman, but</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US"> I had a MASSIVE crush on him</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">.</span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"As did many!"<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Now people keep on about him being gay... you know, everybody is ready to attack somebody</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">. </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US"> it</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s such a shame that they feel they have to...</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">"P</span><span lang="EN-US">art of it is envy, I</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">m sure it's jealousy</span><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">.I wonder if people feel it puts them in a higher tone, if they slam them in some way, if they tear them down... </span><span lang="EN-US">it</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s horrible, whatever it is. </span><span lang="EN-US"> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> remember we all went out, it was John and Jeff - may he rest in peace - Kelly, Michael and I, John took us out to dinner in his limo and after we went to a strip club on Sunset Boulevard, it was a guy's night out... </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Then we went back to John</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s apartment and he told us about his terrific love affair with Diana Hyland -</span><span lang="EN-US">who is his elder actually, it was a May/December relationship as they say - </span><span lang="EN-US">he was deeply in love with her and he was telling us about his first kiss</span><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">their first kiss</span><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US"> I think she might have died in his arms, if I</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">m not mistaken. She died of cancer...</span><span lang="EN-US"> So that</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s the John I know, all this other garbage is garbage as far as I</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">m concerned. He NEVER EVER displayed anything other than who he is, you know what I</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">m saying. And let me tell you something, I am one of the most bent straights that you</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">ll ever meet, I am completely open</span><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">.<span style="font-size: x-large;">I am a heterosexual and KILLS me, it infuriates me that people don</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">t get that one</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s preference, if you will, is born in </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: x-large;">and what an unfortunate thing for humankind that people are bigoted in that way..."</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">"It</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s unfortunate because it</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s our undoing."<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Two of the girls I'd shot a look at earlier walked passed snickering, one turned to the other and whispered something... The other one fell about laughing, I'll remember your faces, I thought to myself... Watch your back ladies....</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Stockard, she, pretty much, stays a bit apart from the GREASE phenomenon. Often, when there is business to be handled, we deal with her representatives. I love her and she got in well with all of us. Very gracious woman. Extraordinary actress!!"</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>What about Jeff Conaway?</b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">He was kind of my Zuko growing up... </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We grew up together and he was kind of a bad boy, always the bad boy! We went to different schools but we were in each other</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s company on occasion and I always kind of envied him because he was tall, good looking, he played the guitar</span><span lang="EN-US">… </span></span><span lang="EN-US">but we became fast and famous friends when we worked together.</span></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So you were 27 when you played Doody? Is that right?</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">"I was 23, because we did</span><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">.no, I</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">m sorry, we shot it in 77 so I was 27, you</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">re correct..."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ha ha! </span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></b></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">So I know a lot of films in which you have </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">older actors who are playing teenagers</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">, but did you ever look at each other and go </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">‘</span><span lang="EN-US">you don</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">t look 18!</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">’ - Especially Kenickie!</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">"N</span></span><span lang="EN-US">o, we never did, we never gave it a thought</span><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">.all of our energy that we exuded was very young to begin with</span><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">..Stockard was probably the more sophisticated of all of us. But even then it just didn</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">t occur to us, and maybe that</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s a good thing</span><span lang="EN-US"> because we were already kind of silly and goofy to begin with. Some of us had done the play, so, we never really gave it a second thought, we just were just grateful to have the work!"</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">"Oh, I didn</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">t care for it at all! </span><span lang="EN-US">I</span><span lang="EN-US">’ve </span><span lang="EN-US">forgotten the storyline quite honestly! </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">"I don</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">t even remember any of the music from it!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Have you heard the story that Olivia Newton John was sewn into her suit? She couldn</b></span></span><b><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">t go to the toilet or anything like that</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">…</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">"You know, I don</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">t remember that she couldn</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">t go to the bathroom</span><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">it didn</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">t occur to me... </span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: x-large;">she wasn</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: x-large;">’</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: x-large;">t hopping around like a kangaroo wanting to go to the bathroom!</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> But I did know that she couldn</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: x-large;">’</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: x-large;">t take the pants off!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>So was there any flirting on set?</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">So there were no sordid stories</span><span lang="EN-US">…</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: x-large;">W</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span lang="EN-US">e did see Jeff Conaway</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: x-large;">s trailer rocking back and forth a couple of times</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">, he had things going on with Susan Buckner [who played Patty Simcox]. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">It was great because there wasn</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">t any bad dynamics going on and as a result of that we could all just go to work and enjoy ourselves and have a good time."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What was Olivia like to work with?</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">"She was so great! And so humble, because you know she</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">d not done anything like this before. She did one movie called 'Tomorrow' with David</span><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">.he sang, you know</span><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">bah bah bah</span><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">Rock On or something like that</span><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">.?"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So she was very humble, very willing to learn and we all made her feel at home. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I used to hop around like a kangaroo and say </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">‘</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hey Liv, make you feel like you</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">’</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">re in Australia?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">’</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and she would laugh and we all just got along very well. T</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">here were no divas, we didn</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">’</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">t go that way, there wasn</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">’</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">t a rotten egg in the bunch."</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">That</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s amazing, especially with a cast that big! </span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></b></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I saw some boys mucking about outside the diner, pulling each other's hair and teasing one another, just like some of my favourite comics... Ooh yes, didn't Barry and the boys do a three stooges skit in the film?</span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I wondered how long it took to rehearse? It was so slick!</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">"Well, I have always been a Three Stooges fan, and </span><span lang="EN-US">I always say I cut my comedic teeth on the Three Stooges and</span><span lang="EN-US"> I felt that Sonny, Doody and Putzie would have been as influenced [by them] as it was in the 50</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Couple that with the fact that Randal Kleiser, the director, was also a HUGE Three Stooges fan, so we talked about trying to infuse it. I remember one day he came to me and said </span><span lang="EN-US">‘</span><span lang="EN-US">I</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">ve gotten some shorts from Columbia to show you guys</span><span lang="EN-US">’ -</span><span lang="EN-US"> because Michael wasn</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">t that familiar - and we sat and watched the shorts to get the flavour.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So then - the thing at the bonfire, the yip yip, brrrrrr, - we just put that together on the fly. <span style="font-size: x-large;">We just came up with that ourselves."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></b></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">That</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s fantastic!! Oh, I love that little scene!</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">So what</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s your favourite musical? What</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s a musical that you would have loved to be in?</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">"Well, one of my favourites is Guys and Dolls, which I</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">ve actually done a bunch of times, playing Nathan Detroit. That is one. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I really loved doing All Shook up, because that music is jukebox music. Hairspray was fun to do. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">I played Fagin in Oliver! a couple of times also.</span><span lang="EN-US"> The second time was particularly fabulous, [it was] at the Fulton Theatre, where I had my start back in 1959.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">d love to play Thenardier in Les Mis</span><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">I</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: x-large;">ve not done that."</span><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Buuuurrrp... OOh that cheese burger was not sitting nicely... Oh no it wasn't... </b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Suddenly all the kids got up and started filing out of the diner, I checked my watch... Oh my goodness, I only had 10 minutes to get to school! I needed to get a shimmy on... Just time for one last question and as a hopeless romantic there was only one... </b></span></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So finally... Do you think Doody and Frenchy would have stayed together? What do you think they would be doing now?</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"><span lang="EN-US">"Well it</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s very interesting that you ask that! Because Didi, at many points through the years, was trying to get a Grease 3 made, which we would have called it </span><span lang="EN-US">‘</span><span lang="EN-US">The Real Grease 2</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">About three or four weeks into the principal photography, Alan Carr, may he rest in peace, came to us and said </span><span lang="EN-US">‘</span><span lang="EN-US">We like what we see so much that Paramount wants to do a sequel. We</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">re going to call it Summer School, where you guys go to Summer School</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">. You</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">ll see, if you watch the end of the film, as soon as we come down to the carnival sequence in the last sequence of the film, we </span><span lang="EN-US">set up the conversation sequence and that notion. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">What wound up happening is that Marty and Sonny get together and they open a pizza parlour. Doody and Paulette, from Grease 2, [played by Lorna Luff</span><span lang="EN-US">],</span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US"> get together and have kids and they all are going to school together. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">One incarnation - because it went through several writers - had Frenchy and Kenickie getting together</span><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">.and Zuko dying in a car accident because he became a race car driver</span><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">this was because to get John to do a sequel of Grease wasn</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">t going to happen</span><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">I pulled my car up to the gate and got out. My new job was due to start tomorrow and I wanted to get a look and a feel of the place beforehand. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My God! The house was huge! Much bigger than I had envisaged. I just hoped I could navigate around the place, let alone look after a child there... Imagine the game of hide and seek! Mind you I think that, at 12 this kid was a bit too old for silly games like that... and from what I had heard an Ouija board would have been more his cup of tea! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #660000;">I was told to watch my back after what had happened to his last governess, but I took it all with a pinch of salt... Seriously how much damage could a 12 year-old do? Nag me to death for sweets?! Ha! That other nanny must have had a bit of a screw loose or something... Mind you, looking after children <u>is</u> a very stressful job at times!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But what was it with all these crows?! They were everywhere and they seemed to have followed me up here... And I swear they were watching me now with their beady little black eyes... </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">They gave me the shivers! Actually this whole situation made me feel uncomfortable...</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I noticed a face in the window, it was pretty far away, but I could make out a young boy, he had dark hair and a pallid complexion. His face seemed expressionless and he had a gaze that could cut through glass... Damien, I thought... It had to be Damien... The boy I was to take care of and he was watching me... </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Suddenly I got the feeling that something was telling me to leave this place... and quick!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I got back into my car and pulled away, but as I started down the road something felt wrong... Something felt strange... Like I wasn't in total control of the car... I felt as if someone, or some unknown force was steering and controlling the speed... I could see a fork in the road up ahead and tried to bare right to get back to town.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But I couldn't seem to steer! The car wouldn't let me! I held the wheel as tight as I could and desperately tried to turn it, but it wouldn't budge and the fork was coming up fast</span></span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">! I jammed my foot on the break, but the car kept on moving... faster and faster... I was going to crash... Please stop I cried at no one... Or whatever was doing this... PLEASE STOP!!... But....</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Hello, look, you've been in a crash, but you're OK, the ambulance is coming" said a kind, well-spoken and surprisingly familiar voice.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What the heck? What did she mean? A crash? Ambulance? And why did her voice seem so familiar?</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I tried to move, but I think my leg was broken and my vision was blurred.. All I could make out was that this was a woman, with blond hair and a kind smile... Blurred vision couldn't hide that... But that voice... Why did I know that voice?</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I asked her name and it was only then I realised why she seemed so familiar... </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My kind, blond Good Samaritan was none other than Elizabeth Shepherd... </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.4px;">Elizabeth Shepherd</b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.4px;"> (born 12 August 1936) is an </span>English<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.4px;"> character actress whose long career has encompassed the stage and both the big and small screens. Her television work has been especially prolific. Best known for The </span><i style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.4px;"><span style="background-color: white;">The Tomb of </span>Ligeia</i><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.4px;"> (1965) and Damien: Omen 2 (1978)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"I was born in London, emigrated [to the U.S.] in 1965 and we would go to and fro... I've lived in LA and Canada and<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"> upper Manhattan in an apartment looking over the Hudson River</span><span style="line-height: 21.3px;"> - I'm an international traveller you might say!"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">"As a minister's daughter - my parents were missionaries in Burma - </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">my first public appearances were accompanying my mother to missionary meetings dressed in Burmese costume, Burmese dancing and taking part in church socials. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But I always enjoyed using my imagination... When I read something I would enter into the story... imagining I was somebody else was something I love to do, so it was natural to do it as a vocation. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The 60s and 70s it was golden age of television drama. All the best writers were writing for anthologies - series like the Wednesday play - there are lots of plays written specifically for television at that time... <span style="line-height: 21.3px;">I also did things like <i>Emergency Ward 10</i>..."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">"My first movie was with the great Michael Powell - of <i>The Red Shoes</i> fame- <i>The Queens Guard</i>... </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Yes, I was in a movie with the Queen!</span><span style="font-size: 15px;"> It starts with the trooping of the colour and was set over a period of 10 years. It's about three Guardsmen and I played Susan, a model, who is dating them... going from one to another. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #660000; line-height: 21.3px;">And my second film was the <i>Tomb of </i></span><i>Ligeia, </i>directed by<span style="color: #660000; line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="background-color: white;"> Roger </span></span>Corman<span style="color: #660000; line-height: 21.3px;"> and with Vincent Price, in the last and the best of the Edgar Allen Poe series. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="background-color: white;">It had wonderful scripts by Robert </span>Towne<span style="background-color: white;">. It's was love story and a real psychological thriller. </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">I think that is why it's really considered the Cream of the Poe films. I'm really proud of it, it's stood the test of time... </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I play </span>Ligeia<span style="background-color: white;">, the dead wife, and also Rowena the living wife - both very remarkable women - and of course there's Vincent Price. I think people underestimate what a wonderful actor he was... He sent up the whole horror thing later on in his career."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"He was funny and a great raconteur... a connoisseur of the arts cooking... </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">"Yes because everyone loves him and curious about what he was like... </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> I couldn't praise him enough... </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I think they cast me because although I was young [aged 28] I had a more mature quality, after all Vincent was already 53 years old! But I had no trouble falling in love with him and it was a joy to do."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Oh yes! I mean that voice! He was the most attractive man."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 21.3px;">"Vincent</span><span style="line-height: 21.3px;"> </span>could've<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.3px;">been a bitch, he</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 21.3px;"> </span>could've</span><span style="line-height: 21.3px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.3px;">been very patronising but in fact he was so professional and respectful of a fellow actors and when he saw that I was producing the goods he delighted in having somebody to play with. "</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">No, no! In fact in </span>Ligeia<span style="background-color: white;"> the drama was straight. The emotional turmoil that we were all in was played straight... It was later that he camped it up! Victoria Price, in her book, talks about how Vincent regarded these films in the same way as Shakespeare!"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">One day we were going to - or from - the set and I simply hadn't had time to get to the bank, so I said "Vincent can you possibly lend me any money?" and he said "Darling of course!" Then he got this Little gold fob out of his pocket, and out of it took a small scrap of white paper... which he unfolded, and unfolded until it was really revealed that it was one of those old-fashioned - I mean this was the 60s - huge 5 pound notes! He handed me out with a flourish and said "there you are darling keep the change!"... And that was Vincent."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">"... and of course Roger </span>Corman<span style="background-color: white;"> is the one of the great men of cinema...</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">The thing about the Tomb of </span>Ligeia<span style="background-color: white;"> is that I didn't think of it as a horror film... In fact Vincent and Roger </span><span style="background-color: white;">Corman </span><span style="background-color: white;">don't consider it as a horror film either. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">He is a very interesting man, although he made all that so-called schlock... a most intelligent man! To learn to work with the actors he himself went to the actor's studio to take the courses so that he knew what the actor's process was."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Before the film he would talk to each actor, so the character was already established, so that once we came for the filming he could concentrate on how to set up the scene... He is a wonderful visual storyteller. He would entrust the role to Vincent and I so then we would rehearse together</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Coleman introduced so many people to the cinema... Scorsese Coppola, it goes on and on...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">89 years old and again a very classy guy!" </span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And a very clever one!</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"People say he's king of the B's, I say he's king of the whole alphabet as far as cinema is concerned!"</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>And the fans love it!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>And you acted with a black cat...</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We had several professional cats in the studio and they were not so accomplished... I mean the cat who had those glasses taped on, the one who is luring me up the bell tower, oh that cat couldn't bear having those on his face!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And then in the scene where the cat attacks me... the cat wrangler would be off camera and just throwing the cat at me! in the final scene of the battle with the cat, Vincent had the cats thrown him quite a bit too!"</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And of course I had to learn to ride and I'm not a horsewoman myself. Dorothy - the horse wrangler - taught me side-saddle, which I actually found easier, because your right leg is around a hook on one side and your left leg is braced between the stirrup and another hook that goes the other way.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"No, she did the jump and when the horse reared and again there were lots of animals for different purposes. I was given the really boring horse but I thought oh god no! Rowena [my character] would never be seen dead on this boring horse and so I took the sprightly horse and rode into shot! Ha ha!"</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">"Let me go back to the beginning... Because first of all I'd moved to Hollywood and met Mike Hodges, and I mean talk about being in the right place at the right time...</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> they were looking for an English woman to play Joan Hart and there I was so I was immediately cast."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Mike Hodges was the original director and was also co-writer... and as you know was a very classy film with a very high class cast - and Mike wanted to make the second one even classier... he wanted the look of it to be gorgeous and to explore the mixed feelings that the boy had when he discovered the role for which had been chosen, and go into his inner conflict. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">At the reading we had before we started filming - in the scene where Damian has just discovered who he is - it was heart-breaking because it was so real and there was real pain there. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It was his choice that I wore that wonderful Red coat.""</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">But Fox came in and said 'Oh no! come on we want it to be quicker... quicker, blood and gore, to do this death and get on with the next one... </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">So they fired him and I was terribly upset!"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 21.3px;">"The guy - </span></span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Ray </span>Berwick<span style="background-color: white;"> -</span></span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="line-height: 21.3px;"> who trained the birds was the same man from Hitchcock movie - The Birds - we had three birds; Windy was the long distance but with been trained to done a certain branch, </span>Tuffy<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"> was the heavy pecker I worked with </span>Tuffy<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"> in the mask, </span></span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 21.3px;">I wore </span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 21.3px;">a fibreglass mask of my face over my own face to protect me from all the heavy pecking, </span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 21.3px;"> which was actually the most frightening part because Fibreglass is very thin and a bird of prey is very strong and was pecking and eighth of an inch away from my eye! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">So I'm looking as though I'm trying to ward off the beast with my left hand but in my other hand I'm holding up hamburger to stop the bird pecking at me! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But the birds pecking me with the mask on was actually more frightening than the bird tied to my hair... In fact I began to worry because they got such spindly legs that it would break them! And by the end I think the bird was more frightened than I was!" </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Quite a lot! There was all the falling down in the ditch and all that business! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And then there was the Mack truck sequence, but that was done by my stunt double. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">They attached a flatbed to the truck and put a swing on it and she was meant to swing... swing... swing and Joan Hart was meant to land on top of it in a sort of crucifix position. And in the first take she swung... swung... swung... but not quite high enough and she slammed against the side of it! Fortunately there was somebody on the side of the wheel to push her out of the way, otherwise she would've been under it! And then she very bravely got up and said 'Come on let's do this properly'... And the next time she did land on the top... But they liked the accident better... </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">So what do you see in the film is somebody really nearly getting killed!"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"When I watch my death it revives those feelings, </span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 21.3px;">because when one put ones heart and soul into it and opens oneself to the possibility of danger</span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 21.3px;"> it's scary! If your fudging it - if you're pretending - it's never as powerful... It was a real person in a real situation! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But somehow the heightened energy of a situation like that, when you're creating something extraordinary, sharpens all your senses in a way that you can be up for it. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"No but I thought he was awfully good."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Yes, he was very intense.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"... And although I think the film is extremely effective I would of loved to have seen the version that Mike Hodges would've made - exploring those mixed feelings - and I'm sure Jonathan Scott Taylor could have done that..."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">How lucky was I? Working with one very classy guy, Vincent Price and then to work with William Holden, another VERY classy guy!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"I have to say I was thrilled to work with them... but what was so nice that was that in both these cases they treated me like a fellow actor. Now Peter Weller he did not treat one like a fellow actor... but he is a lesser actor himself..."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">"</span>OOOh<span style="background-color: white;"> I don't know what happened to the coat, I would have loved to have had it though!"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">"It probably ended up in a memorabilia museum. In fact Forest </span>Ackerman<span style="background-color: white;"> in LA, has Joan Hart's shoes and bag which I donated to his museum." </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">"Well I thought of the birds, the Hitchcock movie, but I had no idea it was going to be so dramatic, or that scene becoming so iconic!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">"I though the third film was disappointing.... </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What is interesting about it was what Thorn Industries is doing this genetically modified food stuff... which is really rather relevant now!"</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="background-color: white;">"Do you ever watch the Diana </span>Rigg<span style="background-color: white;"> versions and think 'oh if only'? </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"No I don't think I given myself that additional pleasure ha ha!"</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">"The coat... yes, that was marvellous, but do if you ever have a chance to view </span><i style="background-color: white;">The Corridor People</i><span style="background-color: white;"> - which was a series that I made after the avengers, a crazy series is made out of Granada, written by a guy named Eddie Boyd.... It was such fun, I played a Persian adventurous called </span>Syrie<span style="background-color: white;"> Van </span><span style="background-color: white;">Epp.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> It is crazy! It's like a satire on all those thrillers... - Anyway the costumes in that were miraculous! They were like in a fantasy! There also was a series on Thames television called </span><i style="background-color: white;">Romance</i><span style="background-color: white;"> - a play written from a book by Eleanor Glynn (who created the 'It' girl). She wrote a book called Three Weeks, a romance between an exotic older woman and a young English man, and the costumes in that are amazing!" </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">"The theatre is my greatest love because the actor it is entrusted with the whole role, from beginning to end... [I got] the chance to play Blanche </span><span style="background-color: white;">Dubois </span><span style="background-color: white;">and many of the Shakespeare roles, from Juliet through to Queen Catherine and Henry the eighth. Those great classical roles and the ones I've played more recently... </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">"Well the birds were very professional I must say, more professional than the cats!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #660000;">Well these birds were very professional, at hunting at least... They started<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.4px;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000; line-height: 22.4px;">closing in... I still couldn't see more than a haze, but you couldn't mistake their blackness in front of my eyes, or their shrill squawking. I asked Elizabeth if everything was OK and she assured me it was going to be fine, but however good an actress she was, I could tell that she was just being kind, telling me that to placate me... We were in danger, real danger... I could sense it... and I still couldn't move. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: yellow;">Oh my lord! </span>The birds were on me now... They were pecking at me... I heard Elizabeth scream and run off down the road... I flayed me arms in front of me helplessly, but the birds were relentless... I felt my skin being tugged at and ripped of my face, hands and neck... I screamed for Elizabeth, but she didn't answer, all I could hear was her screams and her footsteps as she ran... I called out for anyone... boy, I could have really done with a hamburger right now...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Then I heard it, the familiar wail of an ambulance siren... Thank god! I was saved... I called out again to Elizabeth, but this time heard nothing...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But why wasn't it slowing down? In fact why did it sound like it was speeding up and heading straight in my direction?!.........? Oh God no....... Please.... Please.....</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">To find out more about Elizabeth check out he<span style="background-color: white;">r <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0791774/">IMDB</a></span> page, <span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Shepherd">Wikipedia</a> </span>page or her <a href="http://www.elizabethshepherdactor.com/">Website</a>.</span></b></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Or you can watch her live at:</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 22.72px;"><b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The "Evening with Elizabeth Shepherd" is on Friday 4th December 2015 at 7.30 at The Cinema Museum</span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 22.72px;"><b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2 <span style="background-color: white;">Dugard </span>Way, Renfrew Road, London SE 11 4TH </span></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">The first day of high school was never going to be easy... But the first day in a new school, a new town... Hell, a new country made it that much harder... </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I stood by the gates, clutching my books like some literary security blanket... I had loved my old school and was popular amongst the staff and students alike, but how would they react to me here? Was I dressed right? Did I sound too different? Would I be up to speed academically? I had no idea... Oh why couldn't I have just stayed in the familiar surroundings of my old school, with my old friends and my old schedule?</span> </span></b></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I noticed a small diner just down the road. There were cars parked out front and teenagers inside eating before class... 'I bet that's where all the cool kids go', I thought... I checked my watch, I still had time... Just... A big greasy cheese burger would calm my nerves for sure. </span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></b><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>I swiftly made my way down, pausing before entering to spy through the window and check the lay of the land. Inside were usual peer groups; the jocks, the nerds, the band geeks... and there in the corner, all the way at the back, in their own reserved booth like some exclusive secret society, sat the popular kids in their matching jackets, with their perfectly coiffured hair, immaculate skin and pristine white teeth... Only socialising within their pack - unless they needed their homework done, or a rumble was on the cards...</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Then I saw someone, a little older that the other clientele, alone in a booth, sipping a coffee and reading a magazine... He didn't seem fazed by the kids around him... It was almost as if he was used to this situation, like he fitted in it somehow, despite the age difference... Oh how I wish it could be that easy for me... </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>But, you know there was something bizarrely familiar about this guy... something that stuck in my mind like bubble-gum on a sneaker... something that made me reminisce, like a special perfume or the smell of my car - It hadn't been well lately and had spent lots of time in the shop - I remember how I went to the garage to get it fixed last week and there was puddles of grease everywhere... Big, black puddles of grease...... Grease?! Grease! That's it... That's who it was! It was Doody! Doody from Grease, the musical that inspired a generation! ... Or rather Barry Pearl, the actor that played Doody! But oh my goodness? Was this for real? </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.4px;">Barry Pearl, </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.4px;">born </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.4px;">Barry Lee Pearl</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.4px;"> in </span>Lancaster<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.4px;">, </span>Pennsylvania<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.4px;"> on March 29, 1950, is an American actor best known for appearing as T-Bird, Doody in the 1978 Randal Kleiser musical, Grease.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>I checked my hair, brushed down my skirt, took a deep breath and entered the diner. Making my way over to Barry's booth I took a quick glance at myself in the mirror... I hope he wouldn't judge me, like all the other kids who stared and giggled as I passed... Gee whiz, <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">it</span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">wasn't</span> easy being the new girl! </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>I stood by his booth and smiled, 'Is this seat taken?' I asked politely, he smiled kindly and gestured for me to sit down... I flashed the popular blond - who had mouthed the work 'skank' as I passed - the dirtiest look I could muster, and with a wry little smile I took the seat adjacent to Barry. </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>I ordered a cheese burger and a milkshake to calm my nerves... which were going into overdrive right now! The waitress seemed somehow surprised by my order... Yes, I kn<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">e</span>w it was morning, but I was hungry and yeah, I may regret it later, and maybe I would have to reach for the Alka Seltzer, but for the moment it was the tonic I needed.... And maybe if I just started chatting that would help too? It always worked for me before, and Barry didn't seem to mind.</b></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So I asked him 'You've had such a fascinating and successful career, but how did it all start for you?'</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">"I was from Lancaster
Pennsylvania, and when I was a wee one my mother got me enrolled in tap
dance class - I must have been about six or seven years old - at the end of
every year this teacher would put on a review at the Millersville State
Teachers College auditorium, and because I was the youngest little boy in the
class</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>they would always build the reviews around us<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. W</span>e
did this two years in a row, and that was kind of a bug that bit me. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">I was always
an extrovert and there was music on in my house all the time. I remember mom, all my aunts and my grandmother playing music, and so I love music! I was involved in this </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">dance studio, and from that my Mom saw there was a spark and she got me
involved in a company called the 'Lancaster Little Theatre' - it was a community
theatre. So I did a couple of plays for them and then I did a play at the
Fulton Theatre in my home town<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span> It</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s
one of the oldest theatres in the country <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and </span>I did a play called DARK AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, </span>I was 9 years old at this point. </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">There was a gentleman who
was an aspiring playwright from New York<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, </span>a gentleman by the name of Charles E. Miller<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. H</span>e was an aspiring playwright, but needed to
pay the rent so he was asked to run the lights for this production. He
took a liking to me and my Mom, and he said one day, </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span lang="EN-US">“</span><span lang="EN-US">Mrs Pearl, one day I</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">m
going to get your son on Broadway!</span><span lang="EN-US">”</span></span><span lang="EN-US"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Two years later, August 1961, we get a phone call saying that there was a Broadway show
called 'Bye Bye Birdie'<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">: </span>the first rock and roll musical. There was a little boy in
it, a character by the name of Randolph McAfee, and the kid playing him was
going off to do another Broadway show and was vacating
the role, so <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">C</span>huck Miller<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> - who</span> was very friendly with the
secretary of the man who produced 'Bye Bye Birdie<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">' </span>Edward Padula <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">was tol<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">d</span></span> about this and Chuck says </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span lang="EN-US">“</span><span lang="EN-US">I
think I have a kid for you</span><span lang="EN-US">!”</span><span lang="EN-US">.
He called my mother and the next thing you know, I</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: x-large;">m on a train into New York<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Chuck</span> helped me go over a tune<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, and </span>because I had no audition music he
taught me 'There</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s No Business Like
Show Business' - how appropriate! <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">T</span>he next day I auditioned and I got the
role and I never went home!<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>Basically I moved to New York overnight. And that
began my '</span><span lang="EN-US">professional career'</span><span lang="EN-US">!</span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">I got enrolled in the Professional <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">C</span>hildren</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">S</span>chool, which is a
school designed for kids that are in the business. I then went from 'Bye Bye Birdie' to the original production of
'Oliver!', which had already played London <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">a</span>nd now was opening on
Broadway. It was actually pre<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">-</span>Broadway when I joined it<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, and w</span>e opened on
Broadway in January of '63<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. And</span> then it was just one thing after the
next<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span> I had this career while I was in New York, going from play to play, to television commercial<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, t</span>he whole 9 yards. </span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Then in 1969 I graduated from high school,
and went to Carnegie Mellon <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">U</span>niversity and the </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">'Grease' experience - which was a wild experience! - happened 4
years later<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span> I<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">'</span>d gone to Carnegie Mellon in
Pittsburgh with a bunch of folks who were transfer students from schools out
here in California, <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and they</span> told me how much I reminded them of a friend of theirs,
this guy Michael Lembeck<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">W</span>e looked alike, and we played the same roles in the same
plays. So fine I thought, there</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s
a guy who looks like me<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, </span>I mean everybody has a doppelganger<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">!</span> <br /><br />Well<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, </span>three
years later in the summer of 1972 I went off to Chicago - between my junior and senior
year of college - and became part of the Chicago Free Street Theatre. We performed live theatre, free of charge, all
over Illinois. Then in the fall they took us to the <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I</span>nternational <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">T</span>heatre <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">F</span>estival. We toured
all over Yugoslavia, 2 weeks in France at the Espace Pierre Cardin<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> -</span> Pierre Cardin</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s theatre space - and then a week in
Brussels. When I came back
for my final semester of college, a friend of mine - who I<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">'</span>d worked with in the
Chicago Street Theatre - had been hired to be an understudy in the first
national tour of 'Grease', and when they came through Pittsburgh he called me, he
said </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span lang="EN-US">“</span><span lang="EN-US">Barry, you have to
come down and see the show, there are roles in it you could do!</span><span lang="EN-US">”</span></span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US"> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">So I went down
to see the show, and I</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">m sitting there and out comes Michael Lembeck playing the role of Sonny - this guy
that people kept telling me I looked like<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. H</span>e <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">came</span> out backwards, but when he
turned around it was like watching myself! And I thought 'Ahhh, these friends of mine were
right, I do look like this guy!' </span></span><br />
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and said you have to get me an audition for this<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, s</span></span><span lang="EN-US">o by either that weekend or the next I was in New </span></span>York at a general audition for </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 'Grease', the play. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The week after that I get a telephone
call from my agent saying Michael Lembeck broke his ankle in </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span lang="EN-US">“</span><span lang="EN-US">We Go Together</span><span lang="EN-US">”</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: x-large;">, which ended the first act, and they wanted me to come back in to
audition for the role of Sonny<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> to understudy</span></span>. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Then Saturday morning - on May 19th - I g<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">o</span>t a phone call in my hotel room saying Jerry Zacks is
sick<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, </span></span><span lang="EN-US">Tommy Gerrard is
going to go on in the role of Kenickie and we</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">re putting you on in Sonny<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, y</span></span><span lang="EN-US">ou</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">re going to go on today. Well, I was beside
myself! </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Then Michael Lembeck's ankle was healed and
he came back into the show, and I was then laid off<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>and they were done with me<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, b</span>ut
at the end of that summer Michael left the show so </span><span lang="EN-US">I finished up the last 10 months of
the national tour. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Now, the reason that May 19th date is so important is that
four years to the DAY later, I got the film of <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">'</span>Grease'. Four years to the day!<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3VOUNELx0YZneEoAiBRlr3dcj7jBbSi35ln4V4hjCDvBKHhVqBbLWLlFTQEJYnN9xCVof_sEbZi1y5G4vPgsFZRDuJ6IW1Ld_-TS8xju5DwT5I5H13cJyMxXD-drQpNFZ4IqBRytNCLrz/s1600/john.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3VOUNELx0YZneEoAiBRlr3dcj7jBbSi35ln4V4hjCDvBKHhVqBbLWLlFTQEJYnN9xCVof_sEbZi1y5G4vPgsFZRDuJ6IW1Ld_-TS8xju5DwT5I5H13cJyMxXD-drQpNFZ4IqBRytNCLrz/s320/john.jpg" width="265" /></a><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Now, in that company you had Travolta playing the role of Doody and Marilu Henner playing the role of Marty. </span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jeff Conaway, may he rest in peace, was</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: x-large;">he rest in peace, was playing the role of Zuko. He was really the definitive Zuko to me.</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">H</span>e of course wound up doing the role of Kenickie in the movie</span><span lang="EN-US">, </span><span lang="EN-US">but was Zuko both on Broadway and in the <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">n</span>ational tour. </span></span><br />
<b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></b>
<b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It was meant to be!</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">"I had moved out here in 1976 </span><span lang="EN-US">because I was
originally NOT cast in a television pilot called 'Best Friends', but a week into
it they didn't care for the guy that they</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">d hired, s</span><span lang="EN-US">o I got a call
saying 'Get on the next plane, we want you to come out here and fill in'. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">So I came out to do that pilot, but it didn</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">t sell. However, I</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">d made some connections out here, in fact the director Jerry said 'Y</span><span lang="EN-US">ou can
live with me and my family, and you</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">ll
work out here'</span><span lang="EN-US">...</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">I</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">d always contended you shouldn</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">t go there unless you had something to
do, and I was doing very well in the theatre back in New York</span><span lang="EN-US"> - </span><span lang="EN-US">I actually left a very well paid theatre
job to go out on spec.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But<span style="font-size: x-large;"> I moved in with Jerry Paris and his family and a week
and a half later got my first, my VERY first audition. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I auditioned for the Don
Rickles show 'CPO Sharkey' and got the gig.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span> A week and a half later I moved
out. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span>So I did that first season, but we didn’t know if we were going to be picked up for a second or not. Then on my birthday I g<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">o</span>t a telephone call from my agent saying 'We just found out the show IS being picked up<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, </span>but they’re not picking up your contract<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.' </span>I was
devastated! So I ran crying to Jerry Paris out at Paramount Pictures - that’s where they did 'Happy Days - and he said 'Hey, you know </span>what, this could be just what you need to further</span><br />
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you never know, years ago I was on <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">T</span>he Untouchables'<span lang="EN-US"> and [he told me that] when he'd got written out he was devastated,
<u>but</u> he wound up being cast in the 'Dick Van Dyke <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">S</span>how'. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">He said, 'And they wrote me out, but I got this role of
Jerry the Dentist in the 'Dick Van Dyke <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">S</span>how' and that led to my directing
career'. Sheldon Leonard, the producer of <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">'T</span>he Dick Van Dyke <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">S</span>how' then
subsequently hired him as the director, and he</span>’s been directing ever since<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">He was directing THE most popular show
of its time, 'Happy Days'. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But well, if that hadn’t happened<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> -</span> had I NOT been written out of 'CPO Sharkey'<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> - </span>I wouldn’t have gotten 'Grease', so everything happens for a reason. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But thank <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">G</span>od it did happen and you got 'Grease'<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">!</span> But what happened after, did it help having that on your CV?</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">"Umm, kind of</span><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">.Did it snowball after 'Grease'? I</span><span lang="EN-US">initially Grease was not a big, artistic success<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, </span></span><span lang="EN-US"></span><span lang="EN-US">it made some decent money, but it was not what it has
become.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>I mean, we had no idea that it was going to be what it</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s become<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, n</span>obody has that kind of crystal
bal<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">l.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">So I kind of bounced
around and did a lot of theatr<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">e, </span></span><span lang="EN-US">I
did a couple of other movies, spent some time in
television and commercials<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: x-large;">But you know, it didn</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">t do a whole bunch for my </span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span lang="EN-US">career. In fact, if anything, it might
have gotten in the way of the career</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, </span></span><span lang="EN-US">because
they saw me as a clown</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, </span></span><span lang="EN-US">somebody
who just did comed<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">y. </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I was kind of pigeon
holed<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span>
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But </span>I managed to get by</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. </span><span lang="EN-US"> I always made my living in either theatre,
television or films, so in that way my dreams kind of came true<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, a</span>nd now I</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">ve gotten into directing, </span><span lang="EN-US">stage primarily.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">But next
to 'Grease', I think the other phenomenon that I was a part of was the 'Barney' <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">O</span>rgani<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">z</span>ation</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, i</span></span><span lang="EN-US">n fact we toured
the UK. In 1997 I think it was</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">...</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"</span></span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Barney the dinosaur, the big purple singing dinosaur?</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">"Yeah, Barney the <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">D</span>inosaur</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, </span></span><span lang="EN-US">exactly<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">!</span> In 1994 I was hired to play the
role of Professor Tinkerput in 'Bedtime with Barney, Imagination Island'. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">It was
the first time that they were going to have a network produce the show<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> - </span></span><span lang="EN-US">it had been on public broadcast</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> - </span></span><span lang="EN-US">so NBC stepped up and J.C. Penny</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s advertised - they were sponsors - and we
did this one hour prime time special.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">That became a video, and then two
years later, in 1996 they called me to do the live stage version of a Barney show
called 'Barney</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s Big Surprise'.</span><span lang="EN-US"> <span style="font-size: x-large;">We
travelled all over this country, Canada, Mexico and all through the UK in 96,
97 and 98."</span></span></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />Oh, so it was a BIG production! </span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">"Yes, like the Radio City Music Hall, the Tacoma Dome,
Anaheim Convention Centre, all these huge</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US">6000 seats basically</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, </span></span><span lang="EN-US">6000
screaming kids!"</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>And talking of screaming kids, a bunch of them just squealed in their booth. A little older than Barry's target audience, but just as loud! </b></span></span></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So what do you prefer? Would you prefer, serious or kids or musicals or...?</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span lang="EN-US">"I prefer working, you know, and I</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: x-large;">m greatly gratified in either culture. </span></span><span lang="EN-US">T</span><span lang="EN-US">here</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s something wonderful
about doing a play night after night after night; refining the character,
hearing the audience</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s feedback via
applause or laughter, and if it</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s a drama, you know their attention is
rapt! </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">You can feel that energy, and then of course at the curtain call there
can be thunderous applause if it</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s
a good piece. And the process of putting it all together</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, </span></span><span lang="EN-US">there</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s something quite wonderful about painting pictures, calling the
shots and bringing it all together as the director<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, </span></span><span lang="EN-US"></span><span lang="EN-US">and then watching it come to fruition, sitting back and watching
your work manifest, there</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s
something great about that to<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">o.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">The process of television is a whole different thing, you
know, you rehearse it to a perfection and then you record it. But sometimes
that can be a drag, because you sit back and watch it and think 'Oh <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">G</span>od, I didn</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">t like the way the camera was at that point' or 'I didn</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">t like that shot' or 'I
didn</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">t like the way I said or
did that' but it</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s there in
perpetuity<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. </span>It</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s frozen, so there</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s the downside. But I like how it</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s able to reach the masses, and I love making people laugh</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, </span></span><span lang="EN-US">singing and dancing</span><span lang="EN-US">.</span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZRuugJLmGFVqofcrEikzoBz-zYuEZVkERTdhoxrovk4_xvBvbS4TVndO4UkeUl6m1hvhQERAVPcmmpUDZiMl5u0zYDp2Zn1V2RyxzGBgkRLrtgCSidwNC2464H1WMBvpvlJA_mJaPjIIT/s1600/book.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZRuugJLmGFVqofcrEikzoBz-zYuEZVkERTdhoxrovk4_xvBvbS4TVndO4UkeUl6m1hvhQERAVPcmmpUDZiMl5u0zYDp2Zn1V2RyxzGBgkRLrtgCSidwNC2464H1WMBvpvlJA_mJaPjIIT/s320/book.png" width="191" /></span></a><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">I have been fortunate to be cast<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>in plays, I was cast in
a production<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> of </span> '12 Angry Men' by Reginald Rose<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. I</span>t</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s been done in many different ways, with many different kinds of
casts from all men to men and women to all women</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">W</span>e did this at the Pasadena Playhouse, a rather prestigious theatre
out here, with six black men and six white men, which led to a whole other
dynamic. And that was a very serious piece and just loved every minute of that
experience... <span style="font-size: x-large;">So I just really love to work!"</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Good answer!</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Now back to Grease,</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US">there is quite an adult content in there that you
forget about</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">…</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">"Yes there is</span><span lang="EN-US">…</span><span lang="EN-US">."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">I think it</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s such a
phenomenal film, with great songs and performances that you kind of forget that
Rizzo thinks she</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s pregnant and of course, initially you don't really register the lyrics to 'Grease Lightning'.</span></b></span></div>
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with her because she was the original Frenchy<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> - </span></span><span lang="EN-US">the ORIGINAL Frenchy</span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US"> - <span style="font-size: x-large;">so the show that we did </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">was far racier than what</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s
been done since<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: x-large;">FAR racier than the
original!</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In fact they just did that production in Chicago a couple
of years ago, and it was a huge success. Jim Jacobs, who wrote it, calls it </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">‘</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Original Grease</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">’. W</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">hen Tommy Tune got hold of it he expanded the amount of people on stage, I
think the script was still the same - there were </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">a
LOT of F-bombs in the script! - </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and
then it became the </span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">film. The only thing that remains </span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">of that raciness is <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">'</span>Greased </span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Lightning</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">'<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">in terms of dialogue."</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"For the longest time the Disney or the ABC Family, would cut that song altogether! They chopped it up a lot! But
through time it was placed back in.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">It</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s very odd</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. </span><span lang="EN-US">we look on the news and we see all kinds of horrific stuff, and yet we can</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">t do the original
script of 'Grease' because it</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>And it's still such a phenomenon, get a bunch of girls together on a night in, and someone will always suggest watching Grease!</b></span></div>
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a coming<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">-</span>of<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">-</span>age film, and it</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: x-large;">s
a story that we all tell, that we all live inside... </span></span><span lang="EN-US">C</span><span lang="EN-US">ouple that with the
wonderful music - the original music that Warren Casey, Jim Jacobs and Louis St. Louis wrote<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> -</span> </span><span lang="EN-US">and then add the newer tune by the Bee Gees<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">:</span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">'</span></span><span lang="EN-US"></span><span lang="EN-US">Grease is the </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">W</span>ord' </span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- </span></span><span lang="EN-US">which
pretty much has nothing to do with anything<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> - </span>was a huge hit<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, and '</span></span><span lang="EN-US">Sandy' written by Louis St.Louis, and 'Hopelessly Devoted' written by John Farrar<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span></span><span lang="EN-US">"</span></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Oh, so that was just written for the film?</span></span></b></div>
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the One That I Want', 'Hopelessly Devoted'</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, </span></span><span lang="EN-US">those three</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span>"</span></span></div>
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infuse that because it</span><span lang="EN-US">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s
grittier</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span><span lang="EN-US"> I do it with the
amount of folks that we did it with originally - 10 or 11 - instead of a huge chorus of
people that Tommy Tune had put together...<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>and Kathleen Marshall of course<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">S</span>he
did the one that was done in London as well, that was based on the television
show </span><span lang="EN-US">‘'You're the one that I want<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">". </span></span></span><br />
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version, and now the new version that's going to be on<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>F<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">OX</span> is going
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>I sat in the cafe, sipping a hot cup of coffee with one eye on the door... I knew that at any time they could find me and take me back... The security doors... The white coats... The long hours of nothing... And the music... That incessant music! No, I couldn't go back... I just couldn't. I looked out the window, the sunlight burst in, I could feel the warmth on my face and no bars and mesh to obscure my view.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But I knew that at any time they would realise that I wasn't there and send a search party out to find me. </span></span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But I couldn't go back, not yet... I knew it was just a matter of time, but this paranoia wasn't helping my enjoyment of my new, if transitory freedom... I needed a distraction... A good one...</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Then, as if someone up there heard my plea, the greatest distraction I could have hoped for walked into the cafe, ordered a drink and sat down at the next table to mine... </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I couldn't help but stare, for a while I thought I was imagining it, was this just some kind of psychotic delusion! Oh God, waas this just one of my episodes? Last week I swore Liza Minnelli had pushed passed me in the queue for dinner...</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I leant over and, although I had enough already, asked if I could borrow her sugar... And he spoke... She was real... She was here... She was Mews Small...</span></span><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">“Ha! Well actually as a teenager I wasn’t particularly happy, I was much more interested in sports… I didn’t do well at school and then I tried to go to college and that wasn’t really a great experience either... I had a wonderful music teacher at city college, but all the kids were mean, so I decided I would move to New York. I worked it all out… I actually managed to get a friend of my brothers apartment while he was going on vacation! I told my parents the night before, I said ‘I’ve got this all worked out and I’m going to be staying at Ira’s apartment for a month, and that’ll give me enough time to get a job and find and apartment.' Ha ha! </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Poor things, they were in a state of shock because they had no idea about this! But I had my one way ticket and they took me to the train station the next morning... so I went... I felt so exhilarated and I really didn’t know what I was going to do, but… Let me back track here just a little bit…”<span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">“I went to New York… I’d been there three times before; I went</span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"> when I was a little girl when my dad took me to Radio city... Then I was there on a political trip, where you go to the east coast and go to senate and all the historical sites… all that… </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Anyway we went to New York and then later I went by myself and I lived there… I took a train across the United States, with peanut butter sandwiches… Took 3 days… I stayed at the Martha Washington hotel for girls, which was $5 a night then or something… It was very cheap! And I had saved up enough money from working… I didn’t take any buses or any subways or any rides from anyone… I really didn’t know anyone there at this point… </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Two years earlier when I was 17… I walked the city every day, from one end to the other… I don’t know why I did this, but I did... I was really very young and innocent, didn’t want to get in any trouble and I had long blond hair, so I didn’t go out at night… I would just look out my fire escape and eat my peanut butter sandwich... Then I would get up the next morning walk the city again… At the end of this time I thought 'Well I’ll go visit my brothers good friend' who was a New York resident and he invited me to dinner... So I went to dinner and </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dustin Hoffman was sleeping on his couch at that time.”</span><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><b><i>"He was working as an orderly at New York hospital... </i></b></span><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">He was very fun and
interesting. He said to me at the end of the night </span><span style="font-size: large;">“Well I have a
little Vespa motor scooter, how would you like to see the city on
wheels?”</span><span style="font-size: medium;">… As I had told him I had walked every day… </span></span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And so after dinner I got
on the Vespa and off we went, we were over on the East side, right near the New
York hospital, and we went all the way down to the very end... And then we came
aaaall the way beck the west side and up to Harlem! We stayed out all night long… </span></span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It was the most fun thing
ever… I have never forgotten it! </span><span style="font-size: large;">Then we just got back to where he was
staying, got our bathing suits and we got back on the Vespa and went off to
Coney Island... T</span><span style="font-size: medium;">t which point the Vespa broke </span></span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%;">down…</span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">We still went to the beach and had a great day… And we became friends, then about a year or two later he came out to California - he had terrible allergies - he met my parents and then he went to my father and got allergy shots, my father did not think he was a very good patient! Ha! He didn’t really think he took his allergy seriously! </span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">So I moved in for $35 dollars a month… </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">There were other actors that come around, so I was surrounded by actors and theatre, which was kind of interesting since I had no experience in that area and they were very fun and interesting people ….”<span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">“And then later Dusty asked me to do a play… 'A play?! I don’t know how to do a play!' I said... Anyway I didn’t really wanna' do it, but he was very persuasive… </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">He took me to Central Park, we took this long walk and by the end he'd convinced me that all I had to do was just be myself…</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">J</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">ust be myself and it would be a piece of cake… So I said OK, I’ll try it… </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Anyway, so we rehearsed down at Avenue A at 10<sup>th</sup> street in the village… The lower each village… Way, way down there… </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">It was quite interesting and fun and I’d never been in a play before. He was fascinating as a director, he’d say a few things to me and I’d feel sort of comfortable and I would watch him working with Carmine Cariti, who was a very slick and well experienced actor, b</span></i></b><b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , serif;">ut I wasn’t sure I believed anything he said.</span></i></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , serif;">Then
he’d [Dustin] go and whisper something in his ear and it would make Camine more
real and fascinating... </span></i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , serif;">and I just thought the whole process was fascinating
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , serif;">And so I did the play, it was a Gertrude Stine play called
‘Brucey McWilly’ and I entered from the back singing “Johnny comes marching
home”... I was supposed to be the girlfriend from home.</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">"... And not too long after that -May be a year? - he did the play
‘It’, which Mike Nichols came to see him in... and then he became very famous. By that time I was already working and because we were such good friends I
would come over to his house all the time - he had a little 'below the garden'
basement apartment down on the lower west side - Bobby Duval and Gene
Hackman would be there and I would hear them talking and they were just so
interesting to be around and I went to see plays that they were in…”</span></span></i></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">“Yes! It was! It’s way back… They’d all been there about 10 years, so they were all ready to break in, but I had just gotten there, I didn’t know anything and basically I kind of fell into it. </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">I was looking for something interesting to do and the reason I went to New York was because I thought 'Well, there will be great teachers there and surely I’d be able to find something to do!' Because I wasn’t very well educated - but I came from an educated family and I’m a good listener - but I always had a terrible time reading... </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">I’m not a good student at all! But anyway it turned out wonderfully… </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I did have [other] great teachers, but he (Hoffman) was my favourite. He also showed me the unemployment office, which turned out to be very useful."</span><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">We used to ride in the subway and he would point to people and say ‘Why do you think that person moves that way? What do you think makes him do what he is doing?’ And so I began to look way deeper into every human being… Anyway, if I'd had to learn all this stuff out of a book I would've ended up doing something else in life ha!” <span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">“Yeah, So anyway I got the hang of acting and I started auditioning for things. I did lots of summer stock... 9 years of it! And then I finally decided, 'Boy! 9 years! Well I can do this for the rest of my life!', It was wonderful, I went to all these great </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">little places and… You know I did 'The Sound of Music', [playing] Maria in Vermont? </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">That was wonderful, a really major highlight in my life. It was one of those parts where I got the job and I just knew how to play the part… I don’t know why? I had a simpatico with her [Maria VonTrapp]. </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">She came to inspect me, came over to see how I was and began coaching me on the part, we talked a little bit, I said to her ‘You don’t have to coach me on the part, I think I’ve got it, I’ll be ok’ or something… </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Anyway, she went away and came back on opening night and at the end of it she stood up and she said </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">“That wasn’t the good English, but that is what she said, I </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">know she felt that way because she really loved me and after that she told me I had free reign! </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">I had a motor scooter then, it wasn’t safe to drive in NY city anymore, so I moved up to Vermont and she let me ride it through her tomato patches… And I could have as many tomatoes as I want… And the one thing she said to me, she said </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">“You can call me, or come and see me anytime… But don’t come unless it’s important”</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">…</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"> She had things to do and didn’t want me to come up and chit chat, but she liked what I did. As a matter of fact she asked me to come to the world's fair the next year in Montreal and I represented the family, with the family and sang there to 10 thousand people…”<span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">“Anyway later I decided I gotta' go back and see if I can get a Broadway show, so I went and moved back… </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Well I never really moved out of town, but I was working out of town pretty much all the year; Summer stock, winter stock - and then I didn’t have any actor jobs in town, so I took a job as a taxi cab driver, but I thought ‘that’s not very safe’, so I decided ‘Well I’ll become a limousine driver’… and there weren’t any women limousine drivers then – except for the playboy bunnies – so I went to about 10 places, and after getting turned down a bunch of times, I finally said ‘It’s the law, you don’t have a right to say no to me just because I’m a woman!’… And I finally got it and it was a wonderful job! I really liked it because you have a lot of time as a chauffuer. </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">Then I worked as a hat check girl and met some wonderful people…</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Then I got a play, it was an award winning play, to me it was fascinating, but it was way, way, way down on the docks, in the Bowery and there was the theatre down there, it was a sort scary place…<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">I did it because I wanted to work in town, so anyway the producers of Grease came into see that play… It was called “Boy on the straight-back chair”… and I was killed early on in the play… My poor mother came to see me [once] and had to watch me die, I was dead on the stage for an act and a half! Anyway, that turned my life around!”<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">“I auditioned like 7 seven times… They went through people like you wouldn’t believe!</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">There were so many people there and we all had to audition, many, many times… I found out later that the producers and the director had actually made up [their minds] early on that I was going to be in the show. But they discovered I was going to be Frenchy after I auditioned for all these other parts!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">The most interesting thing about that was the people there… I was awestruck at their abilities and their creativity, because this was a difficult audition, it wasn’t just standard stuff… I’m really good at standard stuff, but it was a lot of improvisation and I’m not too good at learning dance steps too quickly either… But I got through it and I got the part… That was a huge turning point in my life because I was already living in Hell’s Kitchen and it was just a few blocks from the theatre.</span></i></b><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">So, could you even imagine how successful it would be?</span><br />
<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">We didn’t know it was going to be a hit show… We actually thought it was a turkey, but it ran…”<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="color: #20124d;">“…It was a wonderful time in my life and actually from doing that
play the band became my band! When it was over I booked a concert at the </span></i></b></span><b><i><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Newark College of engineering and asked the
band to play, they said yes and I had the band for many years and I got to
play all the night clubs in New York… Especially The Continental Baths… </span></span></i></b><br />
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a huge gay place and they were mostly all in towels. They paid us $500… I
had a four piece band and so everybody made a hundred bucks, plus I had my job on
Broadway… So, it was just an absolutely great time.</span></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Then Marvin Hamlisch came
to see my and he introduced himself… </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">He was very nice to me and said
‘Maybe you should go off to Hollywood sometime and maybe you’ll have a career
out there’,</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">but I didn’t really think much of it…</span></span></i></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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and went to see my parents. My sister and more than half of my family live in
California and so I came out here. While I was out here I called my
agent up and he set up all these appointments… You would not believe it, he set
up appointments with people all over Hollywood and one of them was Woody
Alan! That’s how I got Sleeper”</span></span></i></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">“He’s very business-like, not fun like Gene Wilder…</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Gene Wilder is good at business too, but he’s fun. </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">But of course I was really nervous because I had only done one movie and [it was] a long time before that! And that was a miniscule part! So I really didn’t know anything about what I was doing or anything, so I was a bit nervous…. </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">If he had been fun I don’t know if I would have picked up on it, but he was fairly serious and he was always doing something in between… A tennis ball, or something, going back and forth… I liked him and enjoyed him. But fun?…. Hmmm… ha ha ha ha!”<span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">“Oh no, I did lots of auditions… </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Ha! But no, that was great though because then what happened was another kind of amazing thing happened… It began with Grease and then the producers of Grease, </span></i></b><b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Ken Weissman and Maxine Fox.</span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">But they did and then the girl who had been on the road with the company, well she wanted to go to New York… And I wanted to get the reviews for opening at the Shubert Theatre in Los Angeles, so the producers let us switch parts… So she could go back to New York and I could play the show out here… </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">And that was when I played opposite John Travolta.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Anyway, that was a lucky break, because I played almost 3 months at the Schubert theatre (LA) and a lots of people came in… </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">I then got a record contract and a good agent and began my music career… </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">But we had to send the band home because it was too expensive to keep them out here!!”<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">“Yes, they were the most lovely people to work for! We shot at the Mission of the Bells, Riverside… and, oh! Shooting that film there was just fantastic! Ismail Merchant would make sure we’d have these beautiful dinners out at night… Out on the patio of the Mission… Ha ha ha! They were just so nice and anyway they had a hard time on that film…</span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">She had her own director… ha!” <span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">“Yes, she had two directors! She had someone else to direct her too…<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">“It was filmed in the Oregon State mental hospital…”<span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">“I did audition for that and It was about a year after [that] I knew I had the part... They auditioned 900 girls for that part! And then I had another audition with him when my band was in town, we rehearsing on over on Santa Monica Boulevard in some rehearsal studios over there and</span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">“Yeah it was a hoot! Milos Forman came to hear me! Anyway so I had another audition and then he told me I got the part. He asked me 'What part do you want to play?' And I said 'oh Rose!' as I thought I'd be better at Rose, but he said 'Well you'd make more money playing Candy...', So I went on to play candy.<span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">“Oh no we had a script, well we did a little bit of improvising, but the thing is that everybody who was at the core of it had read the book…</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">Well, I speak for myself, I mean I worked from the book, although the script was... Ha!... well it was what came out of the book!</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Ken Kesey… </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">How do you make a script out of his book?! I think Bo Goldman did Lawrence Hauburn did as good as anybody could possibly do because it's a long book… it's complicated… and of course the </span></i></b><b style="line-height: 21.3333px;"><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Indian the real sense in part, you can</span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"> hear everything he's thinking, but [on film] you have to see it as well… and with Will Samson… </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Well, you can actually see that in him, and even if you don't know the book, his presence as a human being is profound. <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">And he was profound to work with but he was also a lot of fun!”<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">“He was terribly kind and wonderful, and such an excellent actor!</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">I was a young actor and there were a lot of things I didn't know... Like when he brought me in from the window... In that scene he knew exactly how fast to carry me, </span></i></b><b style="line-height: 21.3333px;"><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">which way to turn for the </span></i></b><b style="line-height: 16pt;"><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"> </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">They had suffered for quite a while, so when we arrived on the set we were very welcomed! He put them through something that, as actors they were willing to do it... But I think they did spent a few nights in there… But I can't actually say because it was before I arrived on the set… </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">“My real name is Mary Edith Willard Small. When I first went to New York I worked under Mary Small and then one day I got a telephone call from I woman who said ‘You're using my name and you're going to have to stop that! I'm the real Mary Small, the Mary Small with a big voice and you can't use my name!” I went 'Oh dear, okay', so I had to find a new name.</span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"> I didn't really didn't know how to get one… and then someone told me there was a lady who was in her 90s and lived on the top of Carnegie Hall, she was a numerologist and she could help you find a new name. </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">So I went to see her, she was a beautiful, lovely</span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"> person and she told me all these interesting things… </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">So I said I'd really like a new name, but like my old name because I like my name, so we finally came up with Merrya, which I thought was a lovely name and pretty - although most people didn't pronounce it right… </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Then I was studying healing because my parents were sick and I spent a lot of time in hospital - so I thought ‘Well I already meditate so I should learn a few things’ – anyway it was one of these people that I studied with that suggested that maybe I should try new name… </span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">So I was referred to her and she was very nice and very perceptive… </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">I paint and I sign my paintings M.E.W.S and I was looking at one of my paintings and I what well what about Mews? </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">She looked at the numbers and she went oh that's good... But before she even said that I had a funny little feeling… it was a little spark of something… otherwise I would never change my name... Because I was probably 50 years old and already had a career... It was probably a stupid thing to do but I did it anyway. The idea was if I had a slightly different vibration to my name I might get a little more support... And I actually did, so I don't know... </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">It's shorter and easier and many people like it.</span></i></b><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">So what do your family call you?</span><br />
<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Sometimes my family call me Mary, people from my husband's side of the family call me Mary... I like Mary, but I just can't use it for show business…”<span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">A couple walked in, I thought I recognised them, but I couldn't be sure... But they sure recognised me, taking a swift U turn and retreating from the cafe. Now that would usually get me, make me paranoid... But not now... No! now was Mews time...</span></span><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">fruit trees, had a little farm up in Bel-Air. </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">He wanted to give me apple trees - I had a little piece of property at that time but I had no water on it and I couldn't afford to get the water on it! I don't have the property anymore and I never planted to do Henry Fonda apple trees… </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">So I flew there with my agent - at the time - and we went to see him in this magnificent play, then afterwards I had to pee! But I couldn’t find a restroom! So I ended up going all the way down to the basement and so I was late to come backstage and he goes</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> “</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">Where were you? I wanted to do introduce you to the Vice President!”.</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Well, we went out to dinner with Henry afterwards and had a wonderful evening, but he was a little pissed at me that I was late and I've missed the Vice President….<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">You know, we were friends and I'd get a little note from him from time to time and would go and visit him up at his home… Just a wonderful, wonderful person… and that was fun because my mother loved Henry Fonda and I got to introduce her to him and I took her to see the play... </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">She had pretty good at politics too.”<span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">“I certainly would have if I had been a better student and got a real college education, I did run for office twice… I ran for the state assembly of California 1996, and in 2000 I ran for Congress… but only got about 1% or something like that... </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">I had lots of wonderful ideas and people liked me, I got to </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">debate, which was actually really hard! Probably the hardest thing I've ever done, because you have to learn how to express yourself, how to say what you have to say coherently... </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">I lost 20lbs because I would spend six hours a day on the news - which actually I still do! Six hours a day trying to see what's going on in the world, what's improved and what hasn't and what's going on. I love to do that, but it's such a cutthroat business with this stupid Citizens United and money and everything... </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">I Could do a better job than Sarah Payne and I can tell you that!” <span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">“… I don't know, I have to do my political contribution in other ways it's not something I be up to do in this life time. </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I'd love to release an album of my peace songs though... So we'll see about that.” </span><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">It seems a lot of American actors that go into politics are right wing… From a British perspective anyway…</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">“Well there are loads that aren't Martin Sheen and </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Dustin Hoffman, George Clooney and Matt Damon… Leonardo Decaprio, Susan Sarandon... </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">I mean, we do have some wonderful voices from Hollywood. Lots of the upper echelons of the corporate Hollywood business are Republicans and they do not have the interest of the actors, in many ways they are trying to break the unions… and in some ways they have and - unless you're pretty famous.</span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">A lot of actors are going on financial aid because they got families to feed and there's not enough work. So it's an iffy business.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">“I worked with Elizabeth Taylor for quite a while, we did this movie called ‘Poker Alice’. </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Oh my god that was amazing experience, because it's like working with the last of American film royalty! Every time she would come on the set everything would stop and there would be a present for her and one day, on her birthday they flew in the Statler Brother's to sing her happy birthday! </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">She was as nice as she can be! Absolutely perfect… She was a consummate actress, she never made an error and everything she did was perfect. The only thing she had trouble with was that she could not walk up more than three stairs and so there was another girl that did all them. </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">But Elizabeth was just a wonderful person I loved working with her. </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">My brother-in-law did ‘Little Foxes’ with her in New York and they went to Washington DC... They were very good friends and on the way back from Washington DC she had a good portion of the train and ordered a dinner for the cast. It started as they pulled out </span></i></b><b style="line-height: 16pt; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">of the station with hors d'oeuvres and by the time they pulled into New York they were finishing up the deserts with cognac's! She was a very generous person and my brother-in-law has nothing but wonderful things to say about her.</span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">“She did! Just exquisite violet blue! Just beautiful and doing this film she stuffed herself into 22 inch dress… Oh my god! I don't know how she couldn't breathe... ahh… Some of the actresses had a much more commitment than me! </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">I like to sit on my bed at night and have popcorn and butter. <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">What I think what it was… </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">I think there was, not a conscious desire to this, but a conscious desire to find something to do… </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">And then I just got into that world and discovered how healing the arts are. When I was very distraught my mother sent me some paints and I immediately got un-distraught and I painted all these miserable people and I felt much better... Then I end up selling the paintings!” <span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I looked out the window and saw them... They had sent 3 men today... Did I fight back that much last time? I know I got that young one with a good punch to the jaw, but 3 guys? </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">That's a little excessive! They walked up to the window... Who tipped them off, I wondered? The waitress? That guy on the table next to us? Mews?! No, she wouldn't... But who? </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">The tics started again... Damn... I checked around the room for another exit... But it seems there was only one way out... And that was to go with them... </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">They entered the room with menacing looks in their eyes... "Please don't take me back..." I pleaded "Please... I can't do it anymore... I just can't!" </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">"We can take you quietly, or by force... It's your call" They warned me "Do you want us to get the jacket?"</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">God no... Not the jacket... They agreed to let me ask Mews just one more question if I then came without a struggle. </span><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">“I think that when he was released, yes they would have, would </span></i></b><b style="line-height: 16pt;"><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">they have got together? I don't know, but I'm sure they would have pursued something, I think she liked him and you can see that in the dance… when they're dancing you can tell that she likes him I think.” </span></i></b><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">I got up from my chair and turned to Mews to thank her for her time, she hadn't judged me, even after the guys had barged in to collect me... And for the first time in a long time I felt like a free man... </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">And only half an hour later I was back... Back in hell... I stood outside the door and peeked through the window, they were all still there, dribbling and staring off to space... The stench of stale sweat reached my nostrils and dread passed through my body... But I knew I had to face whatever was coming to me... </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">I took a deep breath and walked in... "Now everybody sit down, open your books to page 51 and turn on your Bunsen burners and we'll start where we left off last Friday" I shouted... Dear god, teaching ninth grade science?! I'd rather be in a mental institution....</span></span><br />
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<b><i><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">For more information on Mews, try her <a href="http://www.mewssmall.com/">website</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mews_Small">Wikipedia</a> or <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0806500/">IMDB</a> page...</span></span></i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>So, it started in 60s Liverpool... Well not really the 60s... It was actually in the 7os... and it wasn't actually Liverpool... actually it actually began actually along way away in actual America, actually... but what ever happen or did not happen, when it was or when it wasn't... in 1978 a film came out, a film about four men from Liverpool, four men with long hair and tight trousers... And a tune or two... The men were in a band called The Rutles, 'The prefab four' and the film was 'All You Need is Cash' and I was here to talk to them... But I was very... Very, VERY late... 37 years late to be precise... And at the wrong end of the country,</b></span><b style="font-size: x-large;"> not Liverpool, but Cambridge... Bugger...</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Mind you, I was only 7 in 1978 and had a weak bladder problem, so maybe that wouldn't have been a good idea to do it then either... </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I needed a drink.</b></span></span><br />
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<b>I spotted a lovely looking pub just up ahead of me, white fronted and with a welcoming aura, 'The Castle Inn' the sign read... Well, I thought, I suppose if I couldn't interview music royalty I could still have a drink in a castle. </b></span><br />
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<b>Entering the building I noticed that it was even nicer inside and after crossing the busy room, I sat down at the bar and ordered a pint. The barman seemed friendly and personable enough and as he poured my drink we made idle chit-chat; he asked my where I was from and out of politeness I answered him, but, to be honest I was in no mood to, after all I was the one meant to be asking the questions... How could I get it so bloody wrong?!</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I saw a menu on the bar and scanned it... Ohh chips! Yes, chips! Chips would do the trick, nobody can be sad with a bowl of chips in front of them, I checked my watch, it was nearly 3pm and I was starving, yes chips would make me feel better! </b></span></span><br />
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<b>It was quite late, so I checked with the barman if the food had finished yet? "My dad is helping out in the kitchen today</b><b>" he told me, "And he does make good chips!" </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><br /></b><b>So I ordered the biggest portion they had and continued my conversation with the barman to pass the time until they came... Then, not too long after I noticed the familiar swing of a kitchen door and watched as the guys father walked out with a steaming bowl of lovely hot chips... Now, on a normal day this would have been good enough for me... A nice pub, a cold pint and some hot chips... But this turned out to be no normal day... This turned out to be a bloody amazing day... Because the guy handing me the chips was none other than John Halsey! </b></span><br />
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<b>So was it possible that I might be able to talk to a Rutle after all?... Actually...</b></span><br />
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<b>I couldn't help myself and asked if he had a spare 10 minutes - or an hour - to talk about old times? And it seemed my luck was just getting better and better as the kitchen had just closed and he said would love to chat... Beer, chips and a Rutle?! I had to pinch myself!</b></span><br />
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<b>I grabbed a couple of ketchup sachets, took a swig of my drink and got started.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So, John, how did it all start for you? <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"I was a drummer, <b><span style="font-size: large;">I’ve played in a lot of bands, but mostly
in a band called Patto... </span></b> I was in </i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>that band for 6 years and we went all over the
world, we topped the bill in small venues and pubs and things like that. We
had a bit of a fanatical following and we did lots of supports gigs on quite
big tours... and we did about 3 or 4 albums and singles ... we did lots of things
over 6 years… We never ever had any money, we always struggled, travelling
round in the back of a van. But the band was well respected, it was always
tipped for doing well and never ever really did, so eventually it split up and
everyone went their own way…"</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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involved in The Rutles?</span></b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></i></span><br />
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">and then I started to work
with different people and do different things, and at that time <b><span style="font-size: large;">there was a big
band called Grimms, in that band was Neil Innes, Zoot Money, Viv [Vivian]
Stanshall, Brian Patten from Scaffold, Andy Roberts... There was loads and loads
of people in this band</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></b>and they used to go around doing this travelling review
show with poetry and music and everything... It was really good! The
drummer Jerry Conway left and Zoot Money suggested that they put me on drums, so
I went and played drums for Grimms and we had a few tours and Neil was involved
and [so] that’s how I met Neil. Neil and I became good friends and still are, that
was 1973 and um… from then there were different bands
that I was involved with until I joined a band called Fatso... So anyway, the we
were out playing golf one day and he [Neil] said he wasn't doing anything… <span style="font-size: large;"><b>He moans
when he’s busy </b></span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>and he moans when he’s not doing anything!</b></span> So he was moaning
about not doing anything, so I said “Why don’t you come and play some gigs with
this band?” It was a really good band and I was one of the session
players and [we were] all really experienced players, so we did some rehearsals with him
and learnt some of his songs, and so he started to play with the band, who
then became 'Neil Innes and Fatso'…</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>And then Neil got the part working with Eric Idol - because
he had done all that Monty Python work - and with Eric they did this TV show, ‘Rutland weekend television’ and Neil used to right a couple… or one song... every
week and with it – This was pre video – would go a little bit of film or a
little bit of something to go with the song, and one week Neil wrote a Beatles
song ‘I must be in love’ and so they decided to make a bit of black and white
film with the Rutles running round in a field and per… What’s his name? That
guy who made that black and white film with the Beatles… Dick Lester was it?"</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">"So they made this black and white film to go with the Rutles
and this piece of music and then it went on from there really…</span> </b>Then it was
shown in America and the Lorne Greene picked it up, (from Saturday night live
fame), Eric so wrote a script for the Rutles [film] and Neil wrote all the songs…"</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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‘Ringo’?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"Yeah, Initially Eric was going to be the commentator, which he is
in the film, Neil was going to be the John Lennon character and I was going to
be the Ringo character, Ricky Fataar - who is another drummer – was going to be
the George Harrison character - because I think they thought it was funny because
Ricky was of Indian descent - and Ollie Halsall the guitar player was going to be
the Paul McCartney character – Ollie was in Patto with me. But in the end the
American production company said "Well they needed more of Eric in it", so Eric
played a duel role, the presenter and also the Paul McCartney character… As
<span style="font-size: large;">they could sell the film as an Eric Idol film … </span></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">But it was his idea anyway…"</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Many people saw it as
a Monty Python spin off…<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>"Well it was… Monty Python split up and they all did their
own thing… The Bonzo Dog Doo </b></i></span><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b>Dah Band split up and they all did their own thing... And the first thing Eric was involved with after Monty Python was Rutland
Weekend Television…</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Neil didn't wanted it to be called The Rutles, he wanted it
to be named after something to do with Liverpool and there is an area of
Liverpool called Bootle and he wanted to call it 'The Bootles', but it was Eric
who wanted to call it The Rutles, because we were from Rutland, that was the
idea of it, we were a Rutland group and there inlays a long story of lawsuits
and things like that!"</span></i></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Oooh yes, I heard
about all the law suits…<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Well you see Lord Grade owned all The Beatles songs at the
time and who ever worked for him said "These guys are copying The Beatles", so
all the songs that Neil had written had to be checked out by George and
some had even by John Lennon! There was only one [that] they
thought was a bit close, that was ‘Get Back’… I think that was changed or
something, and then it was decided by two of the Beatles that all the
songs were clean and there wasn't a publishing problem."</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well those are the
people who need to say yes after all!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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think of the film? Especially Ringo?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"I don’t know, I've never heard any reaction from Ringo, we
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Yes, he was in it and he was one of Eric’s mates, and one of Neil’s
mates too, he was really, really for it and really thought it was time that
Eric sent it all up and took it all down, sort of thing, so he was very, very
keen on it…<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Paul?.. Well we had the feeling that he wasn't very keen on it, because he considered The Beatles to be his baby and anyone taking the mickey
out of it was stepping on his toes a bit, so I don’t think he was too enamoured
by it... but Neil’s seen him a few time since and it’s all water under the
bridge.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>As for Lennon? We don’t know what his reaction was... all we
know is that we met somebody who went up and asked John what he thought of The
Rutles and John Sung ‘Cheese and Onions’…"</b></span></i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Yeah, it’s everyone’s favourite! Ha!<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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in the audience who we didn’t know were there, and when Neil did that bit
‘C..H..E..E...S...E…A…N…D…O…N…I…O…N…S…’, they had all the cards
written out with the letters on it and they held it up, facing the stage, one
letter at a time just like they do in the film."</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"It was amazing!"</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Python… Beatles… Bonzo?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"Very much so, yeah! With Neil I did some work on Monty
Python things; on some of </i><i>the film sound tracks I played drums and various
instruments and noises. Then of course we did this Eric Idol thing ‘Rutland
Weekend television’ –All the music for that was provided by Fatso, we did
some walk on parts as well, because it was meant to be a cheap TV station - which of course the BBC loved! Because it meant they could do it cheaply! - And I
did a lot of work with Viv Stanshall too [from the Bonzo’s]. When the Bonzo's went
their separate ways there was just Neil and Viv, the two main stays and I was
drumming with both of them."</i></span></div>
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strange that people prefer The Rutles to The Beatles?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"It does seem a bit weird, yeah... Although a lot of the songs
were just recorded with an accent… <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Neil would say “Don’t forget record it Liverpudlian”</b> ... </span>and we weren't really taking off any Beatles songs, they were just Neil
Innes songs that were recorded in a Liverpool way... to make them sound like
Beatles songs. In fact, I seem to recall that there is a Beatles album out
there somewhere of all hits or tracks or something like that and it actually
has the Rutles on it!"</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"Yeah! And the other strange thing that happened was that
when Neil was being faced by Lou Grade about this criminal ‘nicking the
Beatles’ style, (not copying the songs, but saying if there hadn't been a
Beatles, there wouldn’t have been a Rutles), so therefore he wanted all the publishing money... which he eventually got! <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Neil had to have a report done by a
musicologist, which is somebody who compares one song to another song…</b> </span>And they
compared a Rutles song, ‘Number one’ to Twist and shout… by The Beatles… But
Twist and Shout isn't a Beatles song! It’s and Isley Brothers song!"</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"It was very intensive because we’d get to where ever we had to
be on location early in the morning and work until... Well, more or less light failed,
but for me it was really exciting! <span style="font-size: large;"><b>For Eric - and probably a bit for Neil - it was
sort of a typical days work, but for Ricky and myself we’d never made a film
before or since."</b></span></i></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">… Of course Neil was
a veteran of the python movies<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"Yeah… And lots of them."</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">like? Because of course, being Stig O'Hara, 'The Quiet One', he doesn't say a word during the movie… <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"Ricky has got a very soft Californian accent, very quietly
spoken…</b></span> He’s a wonderful drummer, he’s one of my favourite drummers, but he can
play a bit of Guitar and things, which of course he did in the film, even
though he’s only miming… But he’s a great drummer
and works with Bonnie Raitt all the time."</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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on set?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Yes, I played drums, Neil played piano and guitar, we had a
bass player whose name I can’t remember [Brian Hodgeson] and Ollie </span></i><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Halsall
played guitar... and then when we did the filming <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Eric mimed to the bass player’s
bass playing and that’s Ollie singing as well. Eric synced his voice to Ollie’s
voice… So it’s not even Eric singing…"</b></span></span></i></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well it looks very convincing!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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to Ollie’s guitar playing and then Neil did what he did and did what I do…. It was all rather involved
really!"</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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accent to master? I mean you obviously don’t come from Liverpool!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"No, no… The accent?! No, it’s not too bad! I didn't really
have a lot to say… Well I did have a lot to say, but they didn't use any of it…Ha!</i>"</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So did they cut much
then?</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"Oh they cut loads! When I finished the filming - the bit that
I was doing, which was about </i></span><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">three weeks – They carried on filming loads of
other bits in America and things that I wasn’t involved in – I kept
saying to my wife “I'm doing well on this” and Eric kept on saying “You’re
doing really well” on the ad-libbed bits, because a lot of it wasn't written, a
lot of it was ad-libbed... He said "You’re doing really well, you've taken to this
like a duck to water!" and I was rather proud of it! But then when we saw the
finished thing - the first cut of the film - none of it was in there! I was a
bit disappointed at that… And that was that… </span></i></span><br />
<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>But they couldn't sell the film on my
name, could they?!"</b></span></i></div>
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name Barrington Womble?! <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"I dunno… I don’t understand it! Eric came up with all the
ideas and all the names… <span style="font-size: large;"><b>I don’t understand Barrington Womble…"</b></span></i></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yes, you would think
they might have chosen names based on the Beatles… But Barrington Womble?
Nasty? Stig? <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"Yeah.. Yeah… I suppose it is a comedy film…. Ha! Ha!" </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Barry went through
quite a few looks to parallel Ringos… And a few extra, but what is your favourite
Barry Look?<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">John thought for a while before answering... </span></b></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"When I was the hairdresser at the end... I think if I’d have
had really dark golden skin I would have looked like that antique dealer guy
off the telly…."</span></i></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-b7inT4zfK6y0Ni1lgryfs2IKTK2PYsOKvoN6l3IkjfEJ-MpUKvsOwPTbtaWG_Zn0OgeUo5N5ip3V2Owhqgd5_HsuQztIX10LAfXlm1DD0hCRfCrAxzI4fUO0995ogjMQ7AtuOpxwW6L/s1600/david+d.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-b7inT4zfK6y0Ni1lgryfs2IKTK2PYsOKvoN6l3IkjfEJ-MpUKvsOwPTbtaWG_Zn0OgeUo5N5ip3V2Owhqgd5_HsuQztIX10LAfXlm1DD0hCRfCrAxzI4fUO0995ogjMQ7AtuOpxwW6L/s200/david+d.png" width="193" /></span></a><b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You mean David
Dickinson?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"Yeah that’s it! Ha!"</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Did you what or
listen to much of Ringo before filming?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK3miyuuhCHeatEkKnvU9XvUhQWacvm6U6bYHjUgeLJTwZCyvz-gtQLxzcShdqGxe5b_4Dd83wffx3kW5cp6izYsH0cLf11qCEDPfwHZ7WTm-ObyvdfbQCVZKa7YP9jj8DZl0qVjnQ0mbJ/s1600/ringo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK3miyuuhCHeatEkKnvU9XvUhQWacvm6U6bYHjUgeLJTwZCyvz-gtQLxzcShdqGxe5b_4Dd83wffx3kW5cp6izYsH0cLf11qCEDPfwHZ7WTm-ObyvdfbQCVZKa7YP9jj8DZl0qVjnQ0mbJ/s320/ringo.png" width="262" /></span></a><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"Ringo? At the beginning everyone thought, what
a lucky bloke, he’s not a particularly talented drummer, he’s an average
drummer, as he was suddenly... within a
year or so... in the biggest band in the world! But that’s the way life is… He
ended up being an innovator, he ended up with a style of drumming that was all
his own and before you knew it everyone was trying to do it… He was an innovator and I was aware of that… and think some of the biggest bands in the world
don’t have a really great drummer, like <span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Rolling Stones, the Beach Boys... bands like that don’t seem to have a really great drummer… But they have a
drummer that really works for that particular band... Which is what drumming is
all about!</b></span> And not necessarily doing drum solos with smoke coming out of the
kit and flashing lights!"</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQLa74QToweZSj7zep51DPEkaZAXpdnttkYQI4DY-Okwnholb61EBNCDvptuFEXjeS6IFPzShZKclzHrU3FkXtMg3LAxlj-GHXcMtPJ1gpp1VVC9tQ59FxF3h9LBpfM-UzWPo6yiFrlvF/s1600/poster.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQLa74QToweZSj7zep51DPEkaZAXpdnttkYQI4DY-Okwnholb61EBNCDvptuFEXjeS6IFPzShZKclzHrU3FkXtMg3LAxlj-GHXcMtPJ1gpp1VVC9tQ59FxF3h9LBpfM-UzWPo6yiFrlvF/s320/poster.png" width="267" /></span></a><b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So how much of the film was
scripted? <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"Not an awful lot, the ideas were scripted, but [for] most of
it we were told the situation, like [the scene where] when Leggy Mountbatten died,
there was Eric, myself and Neil and we sort of stood round and Eric said “Say you’re shocked”, so I was “Oh alright”, then in the end I said I'm shocked and stunned and then when we did it
(That was during rehearsal). And <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Eric said “Keep that shocked and stunned bit in, I
like that”</b></span> so I kept in it and then I said “very
stunned” and he liked that too! He said “Oh I like that keep that in, that’s funny”
and that was kept in also… But, I mean none of that was scripted…"</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Must be nice to be
complimented by the likes of Idle and Inness… in a field that is primarily
theirs!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"Yeah, there were a few bits that I got a pat on the back
for... even though the pat on the back was probably given by myself!... And other bits
weren’t used!"</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So is there a director’s
cut?!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"Yes, it’s called Rutles 2…" </i>[Can't by me Lunch]<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Oh yes… <i>Y</i>ou didn’t
appear in that one…<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"I haven’t seen it all the way through, I’ve just seen bits and
pieces of it…<span style="font-size: large;"> <b>I thought it was so awful!</b> </span>The first one had Mick Jagger and Paul
Simon in it talking about the Rutles and a few notable faces making an
appearance - John Belushi and Dan Akroyd, Ronnie Wood and George [Harrison]
and all that - And in the second one… All Eric’s mates seemed to be queuing
up to appear in it… It wasn't spontaneous enough…"</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and Akroyd etc. but did you actually meet these guys?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"No…No…"</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">No?! So it was all
after you’d finished filming?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYu3O6Vr0VQoz_pvytTe0cvoQe_W4owwRujjZW1LufAKdlUdHox6iFrdhyDkcp350Q7pLVTiS9uEwqKVa4VRSqV2YAWjpRUVMYkArgXZecotj_wNwMkWTB-zjuGdxh9ljZJZaymmQWfyop/s1600/Mick.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYu3O6Vr0VQoz_pvytTe0cvoQe_W4owwRujjZW1LufAKdlUdHox6iFrdhyDkcp350Q7pLVTiS9uEwqKVa4VRSqV2YAWjpRUVMYkArgXZecotj_wNwMkWTB-zjuGdxh9ljZJZaymmQWfyop/s320/Mick.png" width="320" /></span></a><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"Well no… I think the first bit of filming that Eric did was
with Mick Jagger... The idea of the film came along and then someone said "Ooh
Mick Jagger will do an interview and talk about the Rutles as if they were The
Beatles". So I think Eric got the names together, clued Mick into what was
happening and none of it really had been devised at all... <span style="font-size: large;"><b>They sort of grabbed
the film crew and talked to Mick and that was the first thing that was filmed I
think… </b></span>And the rest of it circled around that initial interview."</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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favourite track?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"Um… It probably is Cheese and Onions actually, I think that
one is the most memorable one... That one and ‘I must be in love’... That's where it all
started really, with Fatso... and then we filmed it in Denham village hall - That’s
where we fun around the field as well making the Dick Lester [esque] film."</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>And favourite part of
the filming?</b></span><br />
<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"I think is where um… Neil and Gwen Taylor are sitting in
that shower and they’re getting wet for peace... I think that’s funny because
Neil nearly corpses! <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Neil is halfway to breaking into laughter!</b> T</span>hey said to
him "You’re only going to be able to do this once,
don’t fuck it up! Because once that suit gets wet and the wig gets wet and Gwen
Taylors outfit gets wet, you’re going to look like it’s a retake"... So they said
it’s got to be right fist time."</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I’ve never noticed
him corpsing! <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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blows it!"</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So how many times did
you corpse??<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"In the film?"</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yeah…<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"I don’t think I did… I mean I don’t think anybody did
really… But it just makes me laugh every time, I was so close to cracking up!"</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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filming stories you can share?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYnzrpfaUs6YtZeyKNO5ccet1iGetLJL6YjMdJdcBNVwdLvOSHvpQYaR-0-q6lcGzq9gw4G5xutYrkVRbczn_OJXdXhE-8CFhEii27H_scK_DvoSQpLfKiGBWVanPPe_Wz50O6O1H-pgK_/s1600/ouch+still.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYnzrpfaUs6YtZeyKNO5ccet1iGetLJL6YjMdJdcBNVwdLvOSHvpQYaR-0-q6lcGzq9gw4G5xutYrkVRbczn_OJXdXhE-8CFhEii27H_scK_DvoSQpLfKiGBWVanPPe_Wz50O6O1H-pgK_/s400/ouch+still.png" width="400" /></span></a><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"Yeah, but it was so long ago, I can’t really remember all
the funny things that happened... But there was so many good things [that] happened... I
think the bit in Liverpool, when we filmed up in Southport and did ‘Ouch’... </i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I did
note that John called it Help!</b><i> </i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>...and <span style="font-size: large;"><b>there was a load of extras that they got
from the Liverpool labour exchange, they got a day’s work appearing in the
film! They brought them all up on a coach and they all rode around… </b></span>There
is that big lady with the hula hula girls, grass skirt on and all that… That
was good fun... really good…"</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now you obviously see
Neil around, but do you get to see Ricky, or Eric?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"I’ve seen Ricky quite a few times, because my wife and I
have been to New Orleans to the music festival out there, and about
three of those times Bonny [Raitt] has been there, so I get to see Ricky. I [also] see Ricky when he comes over to London and we all
got together when it was the 30<sup>th</sup> anniversary of The Rutles... When
was that? About oooh 2006 or something... <span style="font-size: large;"><b>We all got together then, plus we did
the </b></span></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Archaeology album…"</b></span></i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Oh yes, the reunion
album<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"You see the Beatles did their anthology so we were going to do
a Rutles album called 'Analogy', but the American record company said "Nobody
over here knows what an anthology is and they definitely won’t know what an
analogy is! Call it archaeology." So that’s why it was called Archaeology."</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I just thought it was
called that due to similarity of the names… That’s excellent!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"No, no... We did 3 weeks recording, but when we all got together for the 30<sup>th</sup>
anniversary they had a special showing in the Chinese Theatre in
Hollywood - where they used to have the Oscars at one time - and Neil and I went
over there... Ricky turned up and of course Eric lives there, so we all sort of
got together and did a question and answer thing in the theatre… They showed
The Rutles again and then we all went into a bar afterwards where there was a
band playing <span style="font-size: large;"><b>and for the first time ever we all played together, the four
Rutles! Ricky, myself, Neil and Eric, because Eric can play the guitar
reasonably well…"</b></span></i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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an amazing night</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So when was the last
time you watched the film?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ok, going on a bit of
a tangent, was it all your real hair?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Some of it was my real hair... The bit where I’m combing my
hair in the mirror, that was my real hair... When I had the rocker haircut with Brylcreem
on it. One day I was combing my hair prior to filming something and the
camera man just grabbed the camera and filmed me… and they
shoved in in the film, but that was my hair… <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Actually I still have a lot of
hair, not gone too thin at all!"</b></span></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So basically they cut
scripted scenes and added unintentional ones?!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"They did film a lot of stuff that was adlibbed you know…
You’d be doing something and then suddenly you’d find yourself on this film
doing it!"</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So how long did it
take to make the film then?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"I'm not sure, [but] we did the album in 2 weeks in Chapel in
Bond Street…"</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Two weeks?!</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"Yes, that was all! Well we did some recording in a studio in Hendon
in the evenings... We did that for about 2 weeks, from about 6 to 10pm, because the
demo studio was somebodies house and then we went into – I was working with Roy
Harper at that time and I was recording an album and doing a tour with him… I
was a busy player in those days, so I was then going off to do Rutles
filming for about 3 weeks... but there was filming done before I was involved... and
after... <span style="font-size: large;"><b>The bit where I was a hairdresser was done weeks and weeks after
it. They wanted some bits to round the film off, with nasty in the wheelchair
and Barry with his hairdressers, Eric being a punk and Ricky being an Indian
airlines stewardess.</b> </span>I did this many weeks later as they didn't have anything to round the
film off."</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"I don’t think it was scripted originally, I don’t know… I’ve
still got the original script here actually… Yeah I don’t think that was
scripted… They got as far as almost the end and then thought 'we’ve got to finish
this somehow…"</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And whose idea was it
to get back together and tour?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKUQbMl7vAG2mZyPr49kFc5dxtGF396FBWocZEXVN4WnZWtNyi11bGfkMdrMrckDLUo03L4AYYlY4hBpWpmjr22MOmcYfhx4F9nQOzRR10WaN5MQLezJ-RUpQi7AJ9YqdkNURmJqB0OtLB/s1600/andy+roberts.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKUQbMl7vAG2mZyPr49kFc5dxtGF396FBWocZEXVN4WnZWtNyi11bGfkMdrMrckDLUo03L4AYYlY4hBpWpmjr22MOmcYfhx4F9nQOzRR10WaN5MQLezJ-RUpQi7AJ9YqdkNURmJqB0OtLB/s200/andy+roberts.png" width="194" /></span></a><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"The 30<sup>th</sup> anniversary? Well that just sort of
happened… I think in about the year 2000 Neil got booked to appear at one of
the rooms connected to the festival hall... the Purcell room or one of them sort
of things... and they billed it as Neil Innes and The Rutles and promptly sold all
the tickets! Neil phoned me up and said "I don’t know what I’m going to do,
they’ve billed it as Neil Innes and the Rutles!" And so I said "So let’s put a
little band together", which we did... and went out and did it as a gig. So we did
that, we then put a band together, <span style="font-size: large;"><b>with Andy Roberts and a bass player, Mark
Griffiths who plays with us now - who works for the Shadows and Cliff and all
those sorts of people -</b> </span>and then we did a few days rehearsals, with <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Barry Cryer doing
a couple of songs, and Phil Jupitus doing a couple of songs and that guy who
was Neil in the Young Ones…"</b></span></i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"Yeah, that's it, Nigel Planer did a couple of songs... and we just put this show
together and did this one off thing... and it went from there really... Neil enjoyed it, which was the main thing as it is very much Neil’s show…
It’s not down to me, you know I can’t say let’s do a Rutles tour... No, that’s Neil’s
call."</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Did you just slot
back into it? Does it feel weird to play with them again?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"No, not at all, in a way I don’t really need to rehearse,
when it comes to songs, I can remember things… I’ve always done. I
can remember songs from 50 years ago! I’ve just got a memory like that… I think it's like with musicians who can’t
read music... You end up having a photographic memory through it all... So it wasn't weird at all, it was very easy… In fact I could go back and do it now without any rehearsing."</span></i></div>
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December! Are you looking forward to it?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"Oh very much so, yes! Yes, I haven’t done anything for ages…
Because when you’re a 70 year old rock and roll drummer there’s not much work
about really."</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You have the pub to keep you busy now though!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"Well did have. My wife and I retired 2 and a half years ago
and one of my son’s runs a pub now and I go in a couple of lunchtimes a week…"</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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especially Americans…"</b></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"Well it was made with American money, by a guy called Lorne
Michaels, who’s got a production company called Above Average Productions, they
produce things like Saturday night live – which I think is still on – and he
used to have guest artists on, Eric was on once who showed this piece of
Rutles film and then Lorne Michaels said to Eric "Why don’t we make a film on the
rise to fame of the Rutles, paralleling the rise to fame of the Beatles?" and <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Neil’s
very proud to tell people that we had the smallest prime-time Television
audience ever! Ha!"</b></span></i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"No, apart from the Chinese theatre... and I think that was an
invited audience. In fact some is trying to fix up something for next year for
us to go over there and play… <b> </b>We could have actually toured easily when the film came out and we
got a bit of a cult following from it – which means small, ha! We got
offers to do a tour, which we could have done easily because Ollie, could have done it - he sang and played bass and guitar and Eric could
have done it... Neil could have and Ricky and I could have, we could have taken
it in turns to play drums… but Eric refused to do it…"</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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money that people wouldn't be prepared to pay and it’s not really what the
Rutles were all about. He wasn’t on the album to start with, so he’s never
really been in the music side of it… <span style="font-size: large;"><b>We did the album at Chapel but Eric never
even came down there once, mainly because he was getting over appendicitis…
</b></span>Otherwise I think he would have been down there, but he never came down at all…"</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and I don’t really know what he’s like... When I’m in his company, which I haven’t
been for years, I feel like I’m in the company of a big star."</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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one of the lads and come out and have a pint sort of thing... Neil does... Neil’s
very like that, George [Harrison] is very much like that too, the small dealing I
had with <span style="font-size: large;"><b>George was very straight down the line, he </b></span></i><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>said to me one day “Come on
Halsey, let’s go and have a pint"</b></span> and we went to a pub when we were filming in
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him, he just kept himself to himself and stood at the bar and had a pint... There
may have been people who recognised him, but they never said anything."</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<pre style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.3px; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>And it must feel weird watching Rutle tribute bands?</b></span></pre>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"Do you know loads of people ask me that… and I don’t know… <span style="font-size: large;"><b>I
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You play a Rutles track and then a Beatles track and you have to say which is
which… Sometimes it's not that easy!</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Oh dear, I sighed as I looked down at my empty glass and glanced at my watch, ah crap, my train was in 20 minutes and I had to be on it, so this would have to be my last question, better make it a goodun'. </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>and be touring round like that Dutch bloke (I think he's Dutch?) who
plays the violin… with his big orchestra… they have dancers in crinoline
dresses and they all sway about… and that’s some of the men! And they play at
the Albert hall and they tour all over the world <b>..</b><span style="font-size: large;"><b> I think Barry would be like
that… He would have retained his bouffant haircut and would be touring around
with a golden drum kit that sparkled…</b> </span>Playing at the Albert Hall and other
great reviewable venues."</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">... So it seems this legend really had lasted a lunchtime... Well a bowl of chips anyway...</span></b></span></div>
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http://www.rutles.org/ is the official site</span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rutles</span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077147/</span><br />
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or maybe visit John's pub; The Castle Inn in Cambridge... He might even be working! http://thecastleinncambridge.com</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">or go and see them on tour in December, Tickets available at https://www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/the-rutles</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I ripped open another pack of stickers, maybe this time? It was all I needed to complete the whole set, but I just wasn't lucky enough I guess... I'd tried swapsies, I tried offering cash... I'd even tried bribery.. But no 3 in the set... The picture of Michael on his own eluded me... Was I ever going to finish and complete my set???</b></span></span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Hold on? It was only 6... That late night comic book store was open for ages yet and they sold E.T. stickers. It wasn't far, I could walk it. </b></span></span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f6f7f8;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-color: #f6f7f8;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I grabbed my coat and scarf and made my way out into the cold evening, this quest of mine may have seemed ridiculous to some, but to me it was my mission... and like Elliot getting E.T. home, so I needed to finish my sticker album!</span></b></span></span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f6f7f8;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-color: #f6f7f8;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></b></span></span></b></span></span>
<span style="background-color: #f6f7f8;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-color: #f6f7f8;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The store was just a couple of blocks down from my place, it was a cool hangout, they had everything, comics, - obviously - figurines, pencil toppers, posters, Pez and, of course, Panini stickers.</span></b></span></span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f6f7f8;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-color: #f6f7f8;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></b></span></span></b></span></span>
<span style="background-color: #f6f7f8;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-color: #f6f7f8;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The bell tinkled as I walked in, the place always had an air of cool about it, I could stay for hours, just perusing the merchandise, flicking through the comics, or dreaming of the day I would have enough cash to buy that life-size E.T. figure... Now that would look good in my room!</span></b></span></span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f6f7f8;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-color: #f6f7f8;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></b></span></span></b></span></span>
<span style="background-color: #f6f7f8;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-color: #f6f7f8;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I rushed to the desk and grabbed 5 packs of stickers, flinging them on the desk and handing the guy a handful of crumpled notes and ignoring my change I feverishly ripped open the paper wrapping and eagerly flicked through the cards... Nothing... I opened the next... again nothing... and another.. and another... There was only one left now, I held it nervously, as if it were a chocolate bar that may contain a golden ticket and tentatively tore the little packet open... E.T. with Gertie... Keys and Elliot... E.T.s finger... but then... oh but then... my hands started to shake and my brow beaded with sweat... Oh my god... Oh my lord... Oh my... Oh my... Here it was... No.3 Michael!... After months of searching, my collection was complete!</span></b></span></span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Robert MacNaughton</b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> (born in New York City December 19, 1966) is an American actor, best known for his role as Elliott's brother Michael in </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, for which he won a </span>1982<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span>Young Artist Award<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> as Best Young Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture. Robert also played the lead role of Adam Farmer in the 1983 film </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">I Am the Cheese</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, based on the </span>young adult novel<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> by </span>Robert Cormier<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>This was my chance, would I dare to ask him a few questions? You bet I would!!</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>So, I've got to talk about ET... I just have to! How did you get the part?</b>
<i>"I was doing an off-Broadway play, The Diviners, at Circle Repertory Company and a casting director </i></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Barbara Claman saw it and wanted to cast me in a role in "The Entity" with Barbara Hershey. I wasn't old enough for the part so when that fell through she said I hear there's something going on over there with Spielberg you might be right for so she made a few phone calls and got me in late in the audition process."</i>
<b>Did you go to drama clubs as a small child? </b>
<i>"No. I started going to acting classes at South Coast Repertory when I was 11 and started working professionally when I was 12." </i>
<b>Now, you were only 12 when you got your first role, how did it feel to go for auditions at such a young age? </b>
<i>"I was eager to audition because it was a chance to act. The only auditions I didn't like doing were for commercials."</i></span></span><br />
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</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCughYpjXTIYrF5zOj0GKEg7gTngrshINNSAgfCsIq5KNakL2O2PABc530AtL3kThD3xvkhEijlwqJvjOZAeUDeqhk1VuoGs1E2qn4aIJlGXovmupuElTmiEueZnYnKiDoHTxLBJRBtWu/s1600/recycle-paper-note-book-note-pad-with-pen-hm-095.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCughYpjXTIYrF5zOj0GKEg7gTngrshINNSAgfCsIq5KNakL2O2PABc530AtL3kThD3xvkhEijlwqJvjOZAeUDeqhk1VuoGs1E2qn4aIJlGXovmupuElTmiEueZnYnKiDoHTxLBJRBtWu/s200/recycle-paper-note-book-note-pad-with-pen-hm-095.jpg" width="200" /></span></a><span style="color: #274e13;"><b style="background-color: #f6f7f8; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;">And so when did you get your first agent?</b><span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><i style="background-color: #f6f7f8; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;">"When I was 13 in New York City. Nancy Carson at the Carson/Adler Agency who was great."</i><span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">
<b>What did your friends think about your acting? </b>
<i>"Friends?"</i></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I'm guessing that was a joke...</b>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Now my parents wanted me to be a doctor, or a vet and were never really encouraging of my sticker collections, or my film memorabelia... But i'd show them, all this rubbish would be worth something one day... So I wondered if his parents encouraged him... Or was it his idea to become an actor?</b>
"I was the one who dragged them into it."
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b style="background-color: #f6f7f8; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;">But did you want to be anything else? </b><span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">
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<span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"I started out wanting to be a writer."</i>
<b>Back to E.T....</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.9400005340576px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"No, I haven't played D&D in years.</span></span><br />
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The next audition they had me improvise the scene where I first see E.T. with several of the potential Elliots. My favorite audition was actually at Harrison Ford's house with the other guys that played our friends in the movie and Harrison Ford's kids playing </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>What was it like to act with ET? </b><i>"It was just like working with another actor because it could do just about everything you could see on the screen. And Steven read E.T.'s lines during filming. When I see the movie, and I know it's the same for Henry and Drew, we sometimes hear Steven's voice in our heads when E.T. is talking." </i>
<b>I heard horrible rumours that Drew Barrymore was drinking alcohol during filming... </b>
<i>"Absolutely not true. That's ludicrous. There were child welfare workers on the set at all times along with Kathleen, Melissa, etc. I was with her constantly and she was like a daughter to Steven. There is no way that would have gone unnoticed or been allowed."</i>
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<span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"She was adorable. She's exactly like you see in the movie times ten. Every day one of us was her pretend boyfriend. One day it would be me or C. Thomas Howell, or Henry. She rode on my shoulders everywhere. I was her primary means of transportation on the set. She had a very active imagination. She would tell us she had a punk band, the "Purple People Eaters" and that she was the drummer. But that might have been the alcohol talking--just kidding. Of course I'm forever indebted to Drew because she set me up on a blind date with my beautiful wife, Bianca."</i>
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<i>"I never met him. He contributed a song to the E.T. storybook album and Steven was so grateful that he gave him one of the life sized E.T.s that was used in the movie. I heard Michael kept it in his home right next to the front door at the Neverland Ranch opposite a life sized Mickey Mouse."</i>
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<i>"He was enthusiastic and fun, like a teenager himself. Sometimes he would give directions I didn't understand because he's seen so many movies and he thinks everybody's seen them. One example is the scene where I'm getting ready to steal the van and I'm wearing the hazmat suit. Steven told me to pull my hood off just like Richard Basehart did in some 1950s film I'd never heard of. I wanted to say to him "Steven, I'm only 14.""</i>
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Any romances?
</b><i>"Not that I knew of although I had a major crush on Drew's Mom and I know some of the other guys who played my friends had crushes on Dee." </i>
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<span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"I hung out with Henry all the time. We would play D&D when were on location in the Redwoods in the motel, and Steven dropped by to join in one time but his character got killed by a giant snail which made me nervous because I was the dungeon master."</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>And what was it like to meet the Princess of Wales?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"It was an enormous thrill to be invited to the Royal Premiere with the Prince and Princess of Wales and to be able to attend with my grandmother who was born in Reading. I was so nervous that I attempted </i></span></span><i style="background-color: #f6f7f8; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;">to shave the night of the premiere for the first time and nicked my face. When I was in the ceremonial greeting line, Steven told me to stand up straight and Henry to take his hands out of his pockets. Then he said to me, "Just watch Harrison, he's done this a lot before." When I shook Princess Diana's hand I can't remember ever having seen anyone so beautiful up close before. </i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Toward the end of the screening, we were tapped on the shoulder and told that Charles and Diana wanted to meet us in private. She left before the credits rolled to fix her makeup because she'd been crying and Charles told me he had laughed so much he cried. I found him to be very amiable and not stuffy, as I had expected. He did all the talking. That was a very special moment I'll never forget.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>I was still 14 when I met her, 10 days shy of my 15th birthday.</i></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>NO! Sorry got that wrong!!! I was 15 when I met her, 10 days shy of my 16 th birthday</i></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Quite a guy's sweet 16 bday to meet Princess Di, huh?"</i></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>"Well for what I did on my actual 16th bday, only 10 days later when I was back in California, I have no idea. Can't remember for the life of me. I'm sure it wasn't much!"</i></span><span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><br /></i></span></span></span>
<span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Now, I remeber the first time I saw the film... I had dogged my parents to take me... Eventually, after clearing out the basement and doing all my summer homework early, my mom had taken me... It was as good as I had imagined and blew my tiny mind! But how did Robert feel?</b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>"I saw it without music initially and I was amazed at how skillful Steven's direction was. And then absolutely floored when I saw the version with music."</i>
<b>And how do you feel about the films phenomenal success? </b>
<i>"Incredibly lucky to have been a part of something that means so much to so many people."</i></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; color: #274e13;"><span style="line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>I clocked the life-sized E.T. and wondered if he had kept any memorabilia? </b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.9400005340576px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yes we do have some of the old memorabilia. When I met my wife I only had the Michael interactive action figure and my dog had chewed the nose and hands up, but she started buying anything she could find that had me on it like the lunchbox that comes with a thermos. We have the E.T. bedding, which looks nothing like me, a dish set, a coloring book. She's found some items I've never seen before. But we really don't have that much compared to the E.T. fans that send pictures of their incredible collections. I'm just happy to have the set of action figures of everyone: Drew, Henry, Dee, Peter, and myself. And how could I forget! E.T. of course.</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #f6f7f8;"><span style="line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>You've also acted with the fabulous Bob Newhart, can you tell me something about that?</b>
<i>"He's an amazing pro who effortlessly makes comedy appear so simple when it's the hardest thing to do. The show I was on, we barely rehearsed and then suddenly we were in front of a live audience."</i>
<b>And lately you've been in some less lighthearted films, what do you prefer?</b>
<i>"I prefer stage, which is how I started and what I've mostly done throughout my career." </i>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">wouldn't buy me another game?... I scanned the arcade, clenching my two measly quarters in my palm... There were cool driving games but they were at least a couple of dollars, there were shooting games, but again too much for me... Then I saw a sign, it said 'Retro Gaming' in blue neon and had an arrow pointing to the corner of the room, so I followed it, no harm, I thought... The sign took me to a strange and darkened little nook of the arcade, full of PacMans and Space Invaders... I scanned the room and after briefly considering a golf game called 'Caddyshack', I saw it... The game that I'd remembered hearing about... The game that I thought was just a legend, and it was only a quarter to play... The game... This awesome, mythical game, was Tron... </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">I quickly slipped a quarter into the slot and pressed the one player mode, the game started and, wo! it was as cool as I had heard, ok the graphics were a little dated and the buttons a little clunky, but as I zipped and twisted my way round the neon maze I felt totally exhilarated, but then suddenly <span style="font-size: large;">Wham!</span> I hit the edge and my game was over... Blast! Ah well I had one more coin... I popped it in and started to play, but this time, as the game got faster and faster I got better and better... And oh my goodness, I was beating it! I was actually beating it!!! The top score was way below mine, but I was still going, left right, up, down... faster and faster... This was incredible! After a while I had the sudden realisation that a crowd had formed around me, cheering me on... I liked that... And as the game got faster the crowd began to cheer louder and louder and a voice started to scream at me to bare left... A familiar voice... A very familiar voice... A voice that would come from a person who would know this game well... My mind wandered and then <span style="font-size: large;">Crash!</span> I was out of the game and my crowd of supporters dissipated back into the main room to cheer on the next winner... But one person was left, the one with the voice and no wonder I knew the voice and no wonder she knew the game, because the woman standing there was Cindy Morgan... Yori from Tron... </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Cindy Morgan</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> (born </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Cynthia Ann Cichorski</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">; September 29, 1954) is an American actress best known for her appearances as Lora/Yori in </span><i style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Tron</span></i><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> and Lacey Underall in </span><i style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Caddyshack</span></i><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">.</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><br />So, Cindy, how did you start acting?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><i><b>"I
started out in broadcasting, working in many areas of radio and television. I
was based in cities in the Midwest during and after college. I wrote and read
news and commercials, and in some cases produced my own work. I hosted a
local talk show and did the weather at 6 and 10."</b></i></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">And was it your first career choice? - I knew that as well as beauty, she an academic and extremely intelligent - did you ever consider
leaving it behind and returning to academia</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">"Acting was a career I fell into by default.</span> While I was a DJ
in Chicago doing morning drive, I was making $135 per week and felt that I was
grossly underpaid. I registered with the Chicago talent agencies, but no one
would hire me for on-camera work because I was the voice on the radio. So I
moved to LA, and scored the movie Caddyshack within 8 months."</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">So, did you ever consider leaving it behind and returning to academia</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b><i>"Always
considering leaving it all behind!"</i></b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now I'd always considered changing my name and I know that Cindy actually had, she was </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Georgia, serif;">born Cynthia Ann Cichorski, I wondered... Why Cindy
Morgan? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b><i>"While in college, I had two jobs at two radio stations in
DeKalb, IL… reading the news at a student station, and writing the news at the
commercial station as a paid news stringer. I was told that I could keep both
jobs as long as I had a different name at the two stations. <span style="font-size: x-large;">After graduation, I
sent out resumes as Cindy Cichorski. Not a bite. Then I sent out resumes as
Cindy Morgan. Cindy Morgan got the job."</span></i></b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">I remembered the golf game in the retro section of the arcade, Caddyshack... From the </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">iconic 1980 Harold Ramis comedy and the film in which Cindy got her big break and a big favourite of mine... </span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">"Caddyshack was my first movie. I was hired
for a day to do narration on a "Love American Style" project called
"Up Your Ladder". It was later re-cut into something weird.</span><o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b><i>I DID
get an amazing break with Caddyshack. Couldn’t believe I was cast as Lacey
Underall after 12 years in Catholic School, 4 of those years in a Catholic
girls high school in an advanced curriculum program. (All I did was study, but I
didn’t let that get in the way.)"</i></b></span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">So, how did you get the part?</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b><i>"I auditioned. I remember reading the script for the first time, and thought, "They’ll never cast me in this role. I can do anything I want with it." <span style="font-size: x-large;">That sense of freedom won me the role."</span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">And what was the filming like? Did you get nervous? - You know, being your first film, I asked her...</span><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">"I
would have been nervous if I had let myself. I didn’t. When I found out that
I had this job, I stopped watching any of the Chevy Chase’s and Bill Murray's
work. I wanted to react to them just as they were. Good thing I did.</span><o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Filming
was nuts, like Animal House on a golf course.</span> Five years in broadcasting and an
excellent comedy improvisation coach prepared me for what was to come."</i></b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Now my mate reacons Rodney Dangerfield is a total genius… I couldn't leave this place - </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">and Cindy - without asking what he was like in person and were the quips constant, or all scripted?</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b><i>"Not
quips, full-on comedy standup routines. <span style="font-size: x-large;">Sure, Rodney was a genius. Perhaps a mad genius,
but who cares?</span> He took over scenes and rolled through them like a comic
juggernaut, much to the chagrin of Ted Knight. Ted had a script, and did not
intend to play straight man to Rodney."</i></b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><br />My mate will LOVE that! I thought.
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">There is an iconic scene in Caddyshack which no man, young or old can forget, it's a scene where Cindy seductively sashes along the side of the pool, kicks of her heels, climbs the ladder and </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">dives into the water... And then there's all the guys in the pool with their jaws literally hanging open... Mine wasn't that different when I saw it in the cinema! But I had to wonder... Could she really dive like that?! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">"Hell no, I can’t dive!</span> I just had to
look like I could dive, and then take the chance of a lifetime by waking the
board and making it look like I knew what I was doing."</i></b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Family Guy parody of that scene?</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> I asked</span><br />
<b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">"Yes! It’s awesome!"</span><o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Loved that scene!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">And I remembered a scene where her character was described as Madonna with meatballs? Ha!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b><i>"One of
the Los Angeles papers reviewed Caddyshack and called me (as Lacey) <span style="font-size: x-large;">"an
oversexed Olivia Newton John"</span>. I took that as a major compliment."</i></b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Ha, that's fantastic!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">And Chevy, I had to ask about Chevy </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">"Chevy was one of the most talented actors I’ve known, and a big
challenge. I think I’ve done some of my best work with him." </i>But would his
"seduction techniques have really worked you? <b><i>"On me? Do you think I’d
really answer that question? ;)"</i></b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Murray, what was he like? Did he stay in character when not filming?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b><i>"Billy"</i></b> - I loved how she called him Billy! <b><i>"was (and is) awesome. Does he stay in character? Difficult to tell where
reality ends and fantasy begins.<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Bill and his characters are often one and the
same."</span></i></b></span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">With all those incredible comedians around
(Including the late great Harold Ramis) it must have been a riot on set?!</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b><i>"No
time for a riot. Plenty of time for partying."</i></b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">"Harold
was sweet and soft-spoken, with a </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">great
sense of humor. <span style="font-size: x-large;">He used to whisper naughty little suggestions for Lacey into my
ear."</span></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Oh to be She didn't tell me what, but I had a pretty good imagination!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">What was the set like? Was it a real resort??</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b><i>"The entire golf course was the set, even
inside the hotel where we were staying, so we never had to leave the set to
socialize. We were on the golf course almost day and night for six weeks,
occasionally going out to a restaurant for dinner. All of us."</i></b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Did you get to meet
the Gopher? Do you know what happened to it?</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">"Uh… the only gopher
on the set was a hand puppet used briefly in one scene. </i> -<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>That's the one! - <i style="font-weight: bold;">The entire gopher
sequence was shot after the fact. Probably because the original story about the
caddies was lost, and <span style="font-size: x-large;">the brilliant vignettes with four of the funniest men on
the planet."</span></i></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">How many times did
you get hit on?</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b><i>"Every day."</i></b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Come on, I thought to myself, that was an obvious one!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Suddenly my cell phone went off... Darn, it was my mom, wondering where I was I bet... I quickly answered it and told her I'd be back soon and who I was talking to... She screamed so loud that I had to pull the phone away from my ear... It was if she was trying to deafen me! She asked me to pass the phone to Cindy...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But Mom... I whined</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Pass it over!!" she shouted "I just want to ask one thing...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I passed it over explaining that it was my mom, Cindy switched it to speaker so we could both hear. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">She spoke softy and politely and in her best telephone voice and asked "Cindy, now... Woman to woman... Did you ever wear a bra in that movie?" </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Mom!!! I shouted and started appologising, but Cindy seemed unfazed</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b><i>"Woman to woman,"</i></b> she answered <b><i>"I didn’t need one.
<span style="font-size: x-large;">;) It was 1979, and not </span></i></b></span><b style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">wearing a bra was a fashion and political statement."</span></i></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">This lead on to a 10 minute discussion between the two of them about bras and women stuff... I just didn't need to hear my mom talk about her...her... her woman's bits.... So I grabbed the phone off Cindy, told mom I'd be home soon and changed the subject.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Tron... I had to talk about Tron! So, I wondered... How did you get that part?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b><i>"I was dating a guy from my comedy
improvisation class, and he took me to lunch, where I met the director of a
cartoon he was about to star in. A couple of years later, I was called to
Disney to audition with Jeff Bridges bypassing the entire audio process. The
cartoon with my ex-boyfriend had become the first CGI film, TRON, and the director
had fallen in love with me at lunch. I only put it all together many years
later while talking to my ex, who’s still adorable. <span style="font-size: x-large;">Thank You, Larry Anderson!"</span></i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Now today we are so used to effects laden movies,
but back in 82 it must have all seemed strange. Could you even imagine what the film
would look as you were filming it?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b><i>"Not a clue. As with Caddyshack, I put
the script aside because it usually had nothing to do with what was in front of
me. I would go in every morning, get into makeup and costume, and "go
along" with whatever Steven Lisberger said.</i></b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b><i>I
went along with everything until the morning I walked onto the soundstage, and
Steven Lisberger said: "OK, you’re on the Solar Sailer crossing the Game
Sea. That black riser is the ship. Go fly it" That’s when I had to ask
"What the heck are you talking about? There’s no Solar Sailer. No
Game Sea. Nothing". <span style="font-size: x-large;">Steven pulled out the beautiful Syd Mead graphics to
give us a picture of what we were seeing."</span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">And how did it feel
when you finally saw yourself in the ‘Tron world’?</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b><i>"Stunned.
Mesmerized. Nothing I imagined could compare with Disney’s </i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b><i>beautiful CGI
interpretation of TRON."</i></b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Beep Beep... It was my cell again, this time a text... Ask her about Jeff Bridges! Ask if </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">it was hard acting with others virtually without a set?</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b><i>"I loved working with Jeff Bridges. A consummate professional and
all around good guy. As for finding reality, it was in the eyes of the other
amazing actors on the set: David Warner, Barnard Hughes, Bruce Boxleitner."</i></b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">I'm not all texting that, I thought... I'd call her later...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">OOOh I wondered. had she seen Tron Legacy?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b><i>"Nope. I think it’s someone's interpretation
of the original."</i></b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">You’ve done a lot
of TV and film, but what do you consider your career highlight?</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>"Things
keep getting better. Check with me in a year. ;)"</i></b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Beep beep... Oh god what now? The text read, Your father asks to ask her what her favourite celebrity story is?</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b><i>"I was invited to a small dinner party
at Kirk Douglas’ house and was introduced to Cary Grant. I did NOT say, as
Lacey did, "Hey Cary Grant, you want to get high?" I mumbled
something incoherent like "You sound just like Cary Grant." And I
kept my mouth shut for the rest of the evening."</i></b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">I found I was mesmerised by her big blue eye and... hold the phone... Were they contacts?!</span><br />
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or glasses, I’ve been told that I’m legally blind. This means that everything’s
fairly blurry without correction. <span style="font-size: x-large;">I wore glasses in TRON, but they were only
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My phone started ringing again... What now? I thought... She better not just want to know what Cindy said... I excused my self and asked my mom sternly 'What now?? I'm not asking her any more questions! Please mom, you're embarrassing me... I'm 37 for gods sake!"Calm </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">down, she said... I'm only calling to say your father's outside in the car, waiting for you"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">God, how utterly embarrassing... OK, one more question... Last one, so it had to be a goody!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We said our goodbyes and she headed back towards the retro gaming section of the arcade, that was amazing I thought and reached down for my backpack, I noticed something twinkling on the floor, right where Cindy was standing. and leant down to pick it up, it was an earring... Cindy must have dropped it while we were talking, I looked over and saw her disappearing back into the corner and raced after her, but as I got near the section I saw a bright light just kinda' flash, weird... And then, just as I turned the corner and in a flash of light she had disappeared... I raced over to the Tron machine just in time to see Cindy, in full and spectacular digital neon, turn, wave and smile at me, before getting into her little digital car, slamming the door and speeding off into the distance...... My god, what I would have given for another quarter...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Until 2 in the morning!!!???" She screamed back.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Of course I hadn't been, I'd been out with my pals, hanging around town, but I wasn't going to tell her that.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Anyway, shouldn't you be a school?"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Free period" I lied "Mrs Leibowitz is having a catscan"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"A catscan?!" She exclaimed entering my room "I didn't even know she was ill?!" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Yeah... But don't tell anyone, she doesn't want anyone to know.... Don't call the school, she would kill me!! Anyway get out! I wanna' get dressed!"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mum finally exited mumbling to herself something about Mrs Leibowitz being so young and how she seemed fine at last months PTA meeting, but I wasn't listening, I was more concerned with the lie I'd have to tell Mrs Leibowitz, </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I'd tell her my granma had died, 5th time this year, but who was counting? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> I pulled on my pants and had a sniff of my armpits, not bad, this shirt would do for another 24 hours at least, I splashed on a bit of aftershave although had no need to shave... It will grow in... I just had to believe it. I checked myself out in the mirror, adding a touch of Brylcreem to my hair and combing it through... Yeah, I could pass, not a 10 perhaps, but a good 7....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">food?! I'm not running a restaurant here... You gotta eat, you're a growing boy... At least have <span style="font-size: x-small;">some</span> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">fruit</span>......" But as I ran the words tiered of to a inaudible, but still shrill screech... She always worried too much about me, but, hell I was 18, I could look after myself! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I saw the stop at the bottom of our street, the bus was already there... I chased after it shouting "Wait!! Wait!!", but with a swift one fingered hand gesture out the window, the bus driver was off... I couldn't blame him really, my pals and I were not bad kids, but we were certainly no angels and that poor fella' had been at the wrong end of our pranks more than once... I remember this one time when we left of a home-made stink bomb on his bus... Oh my god it was horrible, people started puking and the bus drivers eyes started burning and he nearly crashed into the Angel Beach Wallmart and lost his job... We'd denied it, obviously, but he didn't believe us and boy, our mom's were maaaad!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now I had two options, ignore the guy and continue to stare at my feet and pray that he didn't hurt me, or exchange pleasantries and hope I hadn't wronged him in the past... I opted for the later and looked up and smiled.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Hi......................." I started, but that's as far as I got, because it was at exactly this point that I knew who this guy was... This guy was a legend, for no small reason, this guy was a hero of mine, this guy... This guy.... This guy was Tony Ganios... AKA Meat from the greatest film of my generation... The one and only - you know, apart from the sequels - Porkies... and here he was, chewing on a matchstick and sitting next to me....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">"</span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">I’m a bit over 6’ 4” or 193 cm. I
started growing in my mid teens.</span> Prodigious
physical size and strength has always been characteristic of the men in my
family. Believe it or not, of the latter
I’m the smallest, the weakest, and the hairiest. Frailties my Uncle Pete, who was a fairly
famous bodybuilder in the late 1950s, always attributed to my</b> <b>mother’s Italian blood. <o:p></o:p></b></i></span><br />
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size to be more or less relative. While most
lead roles are written for actors of average height, weight, and build, there
have always been more actors of that type than any other. Though the quality and depth of the roles
available to larger performers was not always present, this has started to
change. To a great extent every actor is
type cast. <span style="font-size: x-large;">Can </span></i></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">you imagine Woody Allen
playing The Terminator or John Wayne doing the Nathan Lane role in La Cage aux Folles?"</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I closed my eyes and imagined it... This dude was funny...</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"At the age of 18 I
was accepted into the School of Visual Arts in New York and seriously considered
a career as a comic book artist. I also
had a strong interest in commercial diving and in being a professional chef. My dream job in the</i></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>movies was to play The
Punisher. There is some nonsense
circulating on the internet that I was approached by the film’s producers about
the role, but turned it down. This is
utter Hollywood horseshit. <span style="font-size: x-large;">I would have
loved to have given The Punisher a shot because I was a fan of the character
since I was a kid. </span>I guarantee I could
have done the part justice. The fantasy jobs I entertained after a few
drinks were far more interesting. I
totally saw myself leading a Roman consular army against the Carthaginians in
the 2<sup>nd</sup> Punic War, or going to sea on a 17<sup>th</sup> century
French privateer whose crew would eventually turn pirate."</i> <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyjDkn9s0gG9yuD69EdPI9x7R-5KC0yya8MJn1ejVYuVlfEUAzvqt2vkKEEF6PRJ9foh4P7-aq8_vopKXR5N3Iu8lTJBQBj2HxBcjnWO1yG7n_t5CosIWCQ1dSfhcDLBb7KKAsR_X3zgjX/s1600/no19.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyjDkn9s0gG9yuD69EdPI9x7R-5KC0yya8MJn1ejVYuVlfEUAzvqt2vkKEEF6PRJ9foh4P7-aq8_vopKXR5N3Iu8lTJBQBj2HxBcjnWO1yG7n_t5CosIWCQ1dSfhcDLBb7KKAsR_X3zgjX/s320/no19.png" width="226" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now I'd read somewhere a story about his uncle literally pulling him out'a power
lifting session early to audition for a movie? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"After a mysterious phone call, he politely asked
me to stop training and get dressed, then “insisted” that I accompany him down-town
to what was supposed to be a commercial audition. The latter turned out to be an interview for director
Philip Kaufman’s cult classic The
Wanderers. I thought acting was for
sissies, but I went anyway. My uncle
Pete was the type of man whose requests were seldom refused... <o:p></o:p></i></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i> He was my idol, truly larger than life, a
Greek hero from the pages of Bullfinch’s mythology. Tall, powerfully built, with piercing eyes
that flashed emerald fire when he was angered, my uncle exuded the raw physical
power and iron will of the fighting men of a bygone age. At 19 he was picked by </i></span></b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieiCHJxMyooHSarZJknQX4mVOdO4Q-ZNB8Gdy4UBysDLdNb0mHmEwuRlkpAQ2J4dcdiW6_lzFFy9qzmPZqyjP4m-rukdZBr83zwv1dLULt14CA4PjxNCg-gQjOEDF3lu3ohek1XQcYyR0b/s1600/11.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieiCHJxMyooHSarZJknQX4mVOdO4Q-ZNB8Gdy4UBysDLdNb0mHmEwuRlkpAQ2J4dcdiW6_lzFFy9qzmPZqyjP4m-rukdZBr83zwv1dLULt14CA4PjxNCg-gQjOEDF3lu3ohek1XQcYyR0b/s200/11.png" width="190" /></a><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Mae West to appear in her beefcake revue at the </i></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas. Over the next five years he accumulated a
slew of impressive physique titles and his bodybuilding success burgeoned into
a short-lived stint in modelling and live television. In 1960 he was offered a contract to appear
in a series of Italian sword and sandal flicks by Hercules producer Joseph E. Levine.
Ultimately, his lack of confidence in his command of English would
prevent him from pursuing an acting career.
But my uncle always had confidence in me. Somehow he felt I had the ability to do
things he couldn’t. So on that long ago
day in 1978 did my uncle Pete</i></span></b><br />
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envisioned? </i></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">The answer is yes, but only
because he loved me." </span> </i><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My mom always says that when she wants me to do my homework, I told him...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You were 23 when you appeared in Porkies… What is with the
70s/80s and 20 somethings playing kids? Did you ever stop and think… We don’t
actually look 18 (Actually what age were you supposed to be?) </span></div>
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fact the youngest member of the principal cast.
There wasn’t much of a teen talent pool in those days, so anyone casting
a film or TV show involving adolescents would have had to hire older actors. Interestingly enough, if you look at the high
school yearbooks of the ‘50s and ‘60s (Porky’s
was set in 1954) the average 17 or 18 year old senior looked more like 30. I really hadn’t given the whole age thing any
thought back then. This may have been
because by the time most of the guys in my alma mater reached their late teens,
they either had beard shadow up to their eyeballs or were already exhibiting
signs of male pattern baldness."</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Your character ‘Meat’ was meant to be… ahem… very well
endowed… Did you get much </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">female attention because of this? I’m not going to
ask if you actually are, but do people think you are because of Meat?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"Female
attention? No. Although over the years the character name
has inspired some choice comments from self-styled comedians in neighborhood
bars. To attract female attention, my
buddies and I had this little game we liked to play in nightclubs. <span style="font-size: x-large;"> We would target a group of attractive women and
immediately begin a loud and spirited argument over which one of us possessed
the smallest member.</span> This would usually result
in one or more of the gals wanting to render a verdict by viewing our
respective packages, and to put it politely, sometimes biting off a bit more
than they could chew... "</i></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now, you also had visible cuts on your hands… I’ve heard that
this was due to knife practice? Can you tell me more about this? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"As an aficionado of
ancient military history and primitive arms, I studied different styles of
fighting with edged weapons, including the use of the Filipino butterfly knife. While practicing the various strikes and
openings with both hands simultaneously, I would invariably grasp one of the
knives incorrectly or by the wrong handle, which bounced its razor sharp blade
against my knuckles and fingers. This
resulted in some pretty nasty wounds, some of which went right down to the
bone. I’d have quit if only I had the
sense I was born with. A word to the
wise: Never show off moves with Bali Song blades while drinking with your idiot
buddies. I learned this the hard way." <o:p></o:p></i></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One of my favourite scenes in the first movie is when you get drunk and fall in a bowl of chilli and had always wondered was it real chilli that
you had to fall into? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"The chili was definitely
real because no one, including me, had the brains to replace it with a
non-caustic substitute. </i></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And how many takes did you have to do?</span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>While I don’t
recall the exact number of takes we did, the scene was shot multiple times from
manifold angles. Between the hot pepper
in my eyes and nose and the gentleman who played the policeman happily yanking
out a handful of hair each time he pulled my head out of the chili bowl, filming
it was a little slice of heaven."</i><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The films have gained an almost cult status, did you ever
imagine that it would spawn so many sequels and such a following?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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risqué for the time (the first cut of the movie was actually rated X), and I
honestly figured the picture would be quietly shelved. When Porky’s
premiered in San Diego (I was in NY at the time), I got these frantic phone
calls from Wyatt Knight and several of the other cast members saying that crowds
were going apeshit in the theatre. At
the Westwood premiere they said the audience’s laughter was so loud, it drowned
out the soundtrack. I didn’t believe a
word of it. I thought it was just
another elaborately staged prank these clowns thought they could put over on
me. <span style="font-size: x-large;">When I finally cracked a copy of Variety and checked the box office
figures, my jaw dropped.</span> But I still
wondered if these guys could have somehow gotten to the magazine’s
publishers... " </i> <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>passing breeze, with the
good fortune to be doing a movie in a sultry, exciting city filled with beautiful
women from all over the world. Talk
about lucky stiffs! In those environs even
a corpse could get laid. To say we went a
little whacko in Miami is a definite understatement. We lived together in a beach house we aptly
dubbed Casa del Puerco. Between the cavalcade
of naked girls, the drunkenness, weird guests, practical jokes, and internecine
fighting, it was like Fellini’s Satyricon
with rum drinks and palm trees. The
remarkable thing was that even though we all came from vastly different
backgrounds, we still got a huge kick out of each other. This quality was very apparent to audiences
and in my opinion proved to be a big factor in the success of the Porky’s
trilogy." </i> <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><b>"The term genius is
somewhat cliché these days, especially when used to describe filmmakers, but there
is no other way to accurately depict the late Bob Clark.</b> </i><b><i>A sensitive, insightful man, who delighted
in making films about childhood and children, he was a talented writer and
director who knew his actors better than we knew ourselves. He listened to our suggestions, and if
something we proposed was better than what was scripted, he had no reservations
about letting us use it. In addition to
being the father of the teen sex comedy, Bob also directed the first slasher
film, Black Christmas. Porky’s
was an account of his high school exploits in the south Florida of the mid
‘50s. He told us all the characters
except Meat were based on real people. <span style="font-size: x-large;">Over
the years we developed a hunch that Bob was the real Pee Wee, an assertion which
he denied emphatically." </span></i><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Do you see the rest of the cast these days? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><b>"Because of the
autograph shows we regularly participate in and working on our new film project
Daddies’ Girls, we see each other
constantly. For our fans who don’t know,
Daddies’ Girls chronicles the comic
misadventures of a group of playboys who are paid back for all the women they
scammed with a brood of wild and promiscuous teenage daughters. <span class="uficommentbody">The idea behind Daddies'
Girls is that the guys were die hard drunken pussy hounds from their teens
to their mid thirties. As a result of
their mindless womanizing and karma, they simultaneously became accidental
fathers, and because no sane female would put up with them, they also became instant
single parents.</span></b><span class="uficommentbody"> </span><b> The
film will be shot in 3D and feature an all female principal cast, both firsts
in the teen sex comedy genre. Although
the film reunites the Porky’s cast, it has absolutely nothing to do with Porky’s.
The Daddies’ Girls storyline is simply
my twisted take on the guys’ insane experiences of raising their own teenage
daughters, and the characters we play, idiotic exaggerations of our real
personalities. In addition to the guys,
actors Jeffrey Combs, Andrew Divoff, Leslie Easterbrook, William Forsythe, and
Jim Youngs have also committed to the project.
For more info check out our web site </b><a href="file:///C:/Users/chnt201/Downloads/daddiesgirlsthemovie.com"><b>daddiesgirlsthemovie.com</b></a><b>. We
decided to postpone our original May 15 Kickstarter launch, but will be launching
a Kickstarter campaign in the near future to complete the project’s
financing. So in the meantime, please
like </b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Daddies-Girls-The-Movie/343446879088389"><b>Daddies’
Girls: The Movie</b></a><b> on Facebook and
follow </b><a href="https://twitter.com/DaddiesGirls1"><b>DaddiesGirls1</b></a></i><b><i> on
Twitter."</i><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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the ‘Wooooooo….’ Scene? And was the laughter put on... or real? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>"Beautiful, urbane,
and intelligent, Kim was, and is, a real lady.
She was kind and gracious to everyone on the set, and despite the fact
that she was used to more upscale material, was a good sport about the entire project. <span style="font-size: x-large;">I wasn’t on the set the day the Lassie scenes
were shot, but I can tell you that the raucous laughter on the soundtrack was not
supplied by the actor who played the assistant gym coach, but by Bob Clark
himself. "</span></i><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now I know about young guys getting together, (I told him about the bus driver) so were there any pranks played on set?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"No one was safe. I won’t name names in order to protect the guilty,
but being around us was definitely not for the weak. We urinated in beer bottles then replaced the
caps, stole cars, defecated in cars, got people to drive to remote locations on
a wild goose chase then disabled their cars, booby-trapped toilets, sabotaged
beds, staged Machiavellian frame ups, introduced guys to girls that had VD, and
anally adulterated toothbrushes. All the
other stuff I remember is either really sick or illegal. It got to the point where you couldn’t eat,
sleep, talk on the phone, date a girl, or use the bathroom without waiting for
the other shoe to drop. You might say
some good came out of all this malicious mischief. I discovered that before attempting to delve
into the “personality” of any strange young “lady” that suddenly showed up at
the house asking for me, it was probably best to check under the hood, if you
get my drift. I learned that the hard
way, too..."<o:p></o:p></i></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There is a scene where you all run out naked must have been fun to
film… Was it weird being naked with your fellow actors? Actually there was fair
bit of nudity all-round, was it ‘distracting’ sometimes?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"One thing we all
agree on is that no matter how much glee accidental nudity inspires in an
audience, being naked on a film set sucks. Absent-mindedly sitting can be a sharp, penetrating
experience because you might suddenly realize you’re engaged to somebody’s car
keys. <span style="font-size: x-large;">Certain body parts adhere to others
whose public realignment can be humiliating if not downright dangerous. </span> And for some bizarre reason female crew
members with whom you’re barely familiar now feel the need to engage you in
rounds of senseless discourse. For me nudity
around the other guys seemed no different than being unclad in a high school
locker room. It was the reactions of the
crew that made the experience strange. It
should have dawned on me that something was amiss when I was repeatedly asked
if I needed anything by a wide eyed wardrobe lady who by all logic shouldn’t
have been on the closed set, but I guess I was a bit slow on the uptake. Believe me, we wished we could have been more
distracted by being allowed to be around for the girls’ shower scene, but unfortunately
for us their closed set restrictions there were actually enforced."</i><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And at what point did you realise that being naked was on the
cards? And what was it like getting ‘changed’ for the scene?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"We knew the project required
nudity the moment we read the script. Disrobing
around the other guys was no big deal. Nobody
really thought about it. We all shared
the same trailer anyway, and getting ready to do the scene was simply a matter
of undressing, throwing on a robe and shower clogs, and walking to the set
together. "</i></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"Man, that’s a tough
one. It would probably be much easier
for me to tell you what my least favorite moment was during filming. I know I speak for all the guys when I say
that, even more than the Cherry Forever scenes where we were naked, the night shoots
of the exterior of Porky’s in the beginning and at the end of the film where we
were stuck in a filthy swamp infested with poisonous snakes, alligators, and
snapping turtles had to be the most hated. </i></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>When the 1<sup>st</sup> AD insisted being in
the swamp was perfectly safe, despite the fact that he never went near it, we
retorted, <span style="font-size: x-large;">“Sure, Ken. What did you do,
order the cottonmouths and gators off the set?”"</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You went straight on to do the next 2 sequels, did it all
feel the same? Was it like a reunion?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"It wasn’t like a
reunion because we were always together since we made Porky’s. Over the years we
watched each other get married, divorced, and raise kids. We were never really apart. As far as it always feeling the same, when we
filmed Porky’s 2: The Next Day, we
were asked to lay off the practical jokes, ball-breaking, and assholery so as
not to offend or frighten the sleazy yuppie studio executives that were now a
constant plague on the set. Acting like
adults was pretty hard on us. But all
attempts at maturity immediately ended when we saw our performances suffer for
it. “Hell,” we realized. ”What’s the point of making another one of
these silly things if we can’t have fun doing it?” "</i><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You were hitting your late 20s when the third one was
released, what did you do to appear younger?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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when Porky’s Revenge was released. I could tell you I went the typical Hollywood
route of plastic surgery, collagen treatments, or eating organic dirt prior to
filming, but that would be total bullshit.
In all honesty the thought of trying to appear younger never really
occurred to me. <span style="font-size: x-large;">After all, if a 32 year
old Kathleen </span></i></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Turner could pull off being a teenager in Peggy Sue Got Married, why couldn’t I?</span></i><span style="font-size: x-large;">" </span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I suddenly became aware of the bus... My bus pulling up at the stop, crap... Damn it, school could wait I'd never get this chance again, I'll just say both my grandma and grandpa died... together in a car crash or something... Yeah, that should work... and so I ignored the bus and after an uncomfortable amount of time, it gave up and carried on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You’ve done a lot of other things in your career, but I
have to ask about Die Hard 2… Another incredibly successful film franchise. How
did you get the part in that?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"I’ve never had any
luck with agents or managers. <span style="font-size: x-large;">All the
acting jobs I ever got were either by sheer accident or through referrals from
friends. The Die Hard 2 gig was no exception. </span>
My buddy John Fasano, the finest screenwriter I’ve ever known, worked on
Another 48 Hrs which had just
completed principal photography. Both
projects had the same casting director. So when I told John my worthless agent was too
lazy to get me in on Die Hard 2, he
had the casting director set up an audition.
I met with director Renny Harlin and was hired the same day. "</i><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>"I didn’t really spend
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On Die
Hard 2 I only worked on the exterior scenes surrounding the airport, and in
Bruce’s defence, there was little chance for friendly banter on locations that were
20 below zero (almost -29 degrees Celsius) without the wind chill factor. When actors weren’t required on the frigid outdoor
sets, we spent our down time huddled in our trailers just trying to stay warm. "</i><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You also worked with the late, great John Belushi, being
that the two of you had appeared in two cult comedies based in educational
institutions (Porky’s and Animal House), did you bond over that?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>"Somehow he got the
number of the house where we lived and would constantly call to make sure I was
OK. When one of the guys picked up the
phone, he was so entertaining that they would wind up talking to him for an
hour. As soon as he hung up they would
ask, “Who the hell was that?” When I
told them, they didn’t believe me. <span style="font-size: x-large;">John was
curious to know what Porky’s was
about, and he cracked up when I told him, “Just imagine Animal House, only dirtier.”"</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"John was a regular,
down-to-earth guy that would give you the shirt off his back. As famous as he became, he was at heart a
truck driver from Chicago that never forgot his humble origins. He cared deeply about his fellow performers
and would not allow any actor to be bullied or mistreated on the set of any of
his films. Hands down John was the
funniest person I’d ever met, and he was generous to the point of idiocy. Continental
Divide was partly shot in Canon City, Colorado, a one horse berg in the
middle of the Rockies whose most famous native was Ann B. Davis (the actress
who played Alice on The Brady Bunch).
One day as I made the 2 mile trek through
the snow to the tiny gym in the center of town, I noticed a big, black limo
pulling up beside me. It was John. “What the hell are you doing?” he inquired. When I told him where I was headed, he
actually got angry at me for not using his limo. “Hey.
Universal gave me this rolling piece of shit and I don’t know what they
expect me to do with it. Why didn’t you
call me?” " </i><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Meat? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">"Not if they want to
stay healthy. </span> But no matter where I go people
still repeat “Leave-the-kid-alone,” which was my character Perry’s catchphrase
from The Wanderers.” The
Wanderers was my first film and will always remain the nearest and dearest
to my heart." </i> </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I kept thinking to myself had I refered to him as Meat? No... No... I think I was safe... But The Wanderers, a classic piece of film history, we'd even studied it in my media class... The story of High school gangs, tough kids and football... An iconic piece of film history... </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHK1huw34tFR8MKK31hECsf-26szeyZcr4zKguvlP5gvOVwEU2Fh9M5pt37l2KiyXkiuBYtNryZ_9TwKjsBU18thEgMw7HVOJSCqEqoOGDVs6eqs25knqK2vgQLV2nLO41i00yZY01Dotv/s1600/no21.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHK1huw34tFR8MKK31hECsf-26szeyZcr4zKguvlP5gvOVwEU2Fh9M5pt37l2KiyXkiuBYtNryZ_9TwKjsBU18thEgMw7HVOJSCqEqoOGDVs6eqs25knqK2vgQLV2nLO41i00yZY01Dotv/s320/no21.png" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i><span class="normaltextrun">"Filming</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">The Wanderers</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">was an amazing, unforgettable experience that I’ll
treasure for the rest of my life.</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"> The whole</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">affair</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">was surreal,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">not</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">hing</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">like a</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">regular</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">movie, and</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">I f</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">elt like</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">I</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">w</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">as</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">actually</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">transported to another place and time.</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"> The final fight with the Ducky Boys</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">was</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">absolutely wild.</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"> It was the Bronx version of the battle of</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">Mon</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">s</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">Graupius</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">and for all practical purposes</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">it was real.
For an entire week h</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">undreds of</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">screaming</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">,</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">stunted</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-position: 0% 100%; border-bottom-color: transparent;"></span><span class="spellingerror">madmen</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">armed </span></span></i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="normaltextrun">with</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">real</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="normaltextrun">baseball bats,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-position: 0% 100%; border-bottom-color: transparent;"></span><span class="spellingerror">axe</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">handles, and</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">chains hurled</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">themselves at us in wave</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">after wave</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">of</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">unabated Celtic fury. </span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">It got totally out of hand, with the mayhem sometimes continuing for a
full five minutes after</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">director Phil Kaufman yelled cut. </span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">Some</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">of the actors and</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">camera</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">crew were seriously injured and had to be hospitalized.</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">With talented actors like Karen Allen, Alan
Rosenberg,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">Ken Wahl,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">and Olympia Dukakis, t</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">he</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">Wanderers</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">cast</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">list</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">read like a</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">who’s who</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">of future</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">fame</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">. </span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">Of the film’s lead</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">players</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">Ken</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">, Jim Youngs, and</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">I</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">h</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">ad</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">neither</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">acting</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">training nor</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">previous acting
experience. </span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">For us three the shoot was one big m</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">acho fantasy. </span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">We got a big kick out of the movie and each other. </span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">There was a time when if you spotted one of us</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">at a nightclub or party</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">, the other two were</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">always</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">within a twenty foot radius. </span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">I</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">loved to</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">get to parties early
just so I could</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">watch</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">all</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">the</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">hot chicks</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">bill and coo when
these</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">two</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">L</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">othario</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">s made their entrance.</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"> </span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">Just so you know, u</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">pon my arrival</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">t</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">he</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">same girls</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">would hide</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">their purses and</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">move</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">delicate chairs</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">and other</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">breakables out of</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">my</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">way</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">.</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"> Ten years later we would reunite</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">in an episode of Ken’s hit TV show</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">Wiseguy</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">,</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">which he directed. I don’t know if it was the smell of the Groom
and Clean or the</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">ceaseless ball-breaking, but it was like doing</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">T</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">he Wanderers</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">all over again.</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQrpyNph9I8gOMOeQOwlXTr563GmoXpmhXmcYDoA8TqQR_Mo1g4iK9MvWYf4wnRXfGPq_vDmm-Dl7QKc1qRxIsJCeSdQFGgncNOUI3KepXNVQPJZaY9LIpA9Z9RD5CFlnAMnB67f4Az_F/s1600/no23.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQrpyNph9I8gOMOeQOwlXTr563GmoXpmhXmcYDoA8TqQR_Mo1g4iK9MvWYf4wnRXfGPq_vDmm-Dl7QKc1qRxIsJCeSdQFGgncNOUI3KepXNVQPJZaY9LIpA9Z9RD5CFlnAMnB67f4Az_F/s320/no23.png" width="234" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">Phil Kaufman. Wow, where do I begin? </span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">A remarkable</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;">, highly literate</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">man in a class with directorial legends</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">such as</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">David Lea</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;">n and Alfred Hitchcock, Phil</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">is a filmmaker/philosopher that has</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">the</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">rare</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">ability</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">to make high concept</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">accessible</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">to the</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">ordinary filmgoer</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;">.</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">I had the</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">distinct</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">privilege</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">to work with him
twice. </span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">His</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">gentle</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">style and presence permeates every inch of</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">the set</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;">, and his</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">soft spoken</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">guidance</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">is nevertheless delivered with the command and authority of an Old
Testament prophet.</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"> He gets to know his actors</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">on an individual basis</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;">, figures out what makes them tick, then</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">tailors</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">his</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">direction with pinpoint precision to get the performance</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;">s</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">he wants.</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">Never did</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">the</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">m</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;">otto</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">“</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;">A</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;">rt for art’s sake</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;">”</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">apply more to any
one person. </span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">Not</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">swayed by the ephemeral
glory of Hollywood,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">Phil</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">is</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">a</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">natural storyteller that</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">shoots what he likes, not what is</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">necessarily</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">popular.</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"> In 19</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;">79</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;">, he passed over the</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">big-budgeted</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">Star Trek</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;">:</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">The</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">Motion Picture</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">(which</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">he knew</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">would be an instant</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">box office s</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;">lam dunk</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">no matter what)</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">and went to Czechoslovakia to shoot</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">The Unbearable Lightness of Being</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">rather than knuckle</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">under to the witless</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">creative commentary</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">of Paramount
execs. That’s noble character!"</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"> </span></span></i></b></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If they remade Porky’s (And the way things are going, I
wouldn’t be surprised) who do you think would make a good Meat?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"I don’t believe in
remaking a film unless a substantial improvement over the original is possible. With that said, Howard Stern now owns the
rights to Porky’s and has been
threatening to do a remake for years. I
really don’t have a clue who should play the character in the remake. <span style="font-size: x-large;"> If I was the filmmaker, I would go the
opposite route physically from our version and make Meat a thin, nerdy guy with
glasses that’s really scared of women,</span></i></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"> but who just happens to be hung like a
Clydesdale."</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></span></b>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="normaltextrun">And do you think today's high school comedies
stand up to the classics of the 80s?</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">"With</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">the</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">preponderance of</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">product turnout and</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">talented directors like John Hughes, Amy</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">Heckerling</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;">, Robert</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">Zemeckis</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;">, and Bob Clark</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">at</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">the height of their
creative power</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;">s, the 1980s can arguably be termed the golden age of
teen movies.</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">T</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;">here</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">also</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">seems to have been</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">a greater number of</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">originally themed</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">high school</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;">/</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;">teen comedies</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">made during this decade</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">than any time before
or after</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;">,</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">but</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">more original</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">does not necessarily mean better.</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">Of the</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">more recent</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">films of this type,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">Mean Girls</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">and</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">Kick-Ass</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">were my particular favorites. </span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">The success of</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">Superbad</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">amazed me because</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">i</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;">t violated all the</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">conventional</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">rules of </span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;">screen-writing,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">and though the creators of</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">American Pie</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">were admittedly influenced by</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">Porky’s</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">, they still managed to put their own spin on the
teen</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">sex</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">comedy and</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">made it their
own. So for the most part</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">(I really don’t get</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">Napoleon Dynamite</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">)</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">I think today’s teen
comedies do stand up to their</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">classic</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span class="normaltextrun">‘80s counterparts, but what the hell do I know?"</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"> </span></span></i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So what do you think you would have done if you hadn’t been
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"Gee. I guess I would have had to grow up and get a
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He twiddled the matchstick between his teeth, I'd seen him do it in so many movies, that matchstick... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">"I’ve chewed on wooden matchstick</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">s</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">as far back as I can
remember. I wish I had some</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">mysteriously</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">fascinating explanation for this, but I honestly don’t know why.
Maybe it’s because of the</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">sooth</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">ing effect it has on me, or maybe I enjoy it because
it seems to irritate</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">all the right</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">people.</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"> What</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">I do know is that
this strange</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">habi</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">t proved serendipitous, because</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">Perry, the</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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anti-heroes, Phil</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">actually h</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">el</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">d</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">the shot until the crew</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">located</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun">some wooden matches</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">for me</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">."</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"> </span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"> </span></span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then I saw the bus heading up the road towards us, damn, I had some many more questions to ask, but I knew this was the one he was waiting for, so this would have to be my last question.</span><br />
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Porkies boys would be doing now?</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"Tommy Turner would
have either become a televangelist or a used car salesman, not that there’s
much difference. I could totally see
Pee Wee as a gynecologist (or at the very least a guy who pretended to be one at
parties to get girls), and Mickey doing a stretch in Leavenworth for insider
trading and income tax evasion. Billy would
have metamorphosed into one of those evil math teachers who give out tons of homework
right before a holiday vacation. <span style="font-size: x-large;"> Meat
would eventually be recruited by Arthur Murray’s as a ball room dance
instructor, </span>and I believe Tim and Brian would wind up as a married couple. I think I covered everyone..." </i> </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The bus pulled up and Tony got up to leave, I shook his spade like hand and thanked him before he got on and watched it pull off... Those dweebs at the paper are never going to believe this, I thought with a smirk, and then as I watched the bus turn the corner I realised something... Something very important... Something that would make my story credible... I'd forgotten to get Tony's autograph, or a picture, or some proof that i'd met him... Oh crap, they really were'nt going to believe this now...........</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For more information on Tony take a look at his <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0304393/">IMDB</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Ganios">Wikipedia</a> page, and take a look at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daddies%27_Girls">Daddie's girls</a>, coming soon!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">I loved game night, each Sunday evening we would forgo the booze and partying of the weekend, we would forget the monotony of shopping or balancing our cheque books, let the kids stay up, slip on comfy sweatpants and big sweaters, laden mugs of hot chocolate with far too many marshmallows and then just get together with good friends and a board game or two... Yes, I loved game night, the perfect antidote to the weekend... </span></strong></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-large;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I set up the table, our friends - and Sunday night regulars - were bringing someone with them tonight, so I fetched an extra chair from the conservatory. The kids had been fed, but you would think it to watch them; there they were scooping out popcorn from bowls, shoveling it </span></strong></span></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">into their mouths like I hadn't fed them in weeks... The nibbles were warming in the oven - nothing fancy but this was game night, not a cocktail party! - our guests were on their way and everything was ready to go!</span></strong></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia;">As I was wondering who this mystery guest was - Marcia and Alan had said he would be a talking point and perfect for game night... (I was just preying that this didn't mean that he looked like the guy on the cover of the Monopoly box) - the door bell went and taking a last look in the mirror - yes I was wearing ten year-old sweatpants and a t-shirt that said 'I love cats', but I still had my pride - I opened the door. </span></strong></span></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #741b47; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Bradley Pierce (born October 23, 1982) is an American </em></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>voice-over artist</em></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em> and </em></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>character actor</em></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em> with numerous roles </em></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>television</em></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>, </em></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>movies</em></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>, </em></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>direct-to-video</em></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em> </em></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>animation</em></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>, </em></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>advertising</em></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>, and </em></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>video games</em></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>. He is probably best known as Peter Shepherd in the </em></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>TriStar</em></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em> movie </em><em>Jumanji</em><em>, as the original voice of Chip in Disney's </em><em>Beauty and the Beast</em><em> and one of the original voices for Tails from the </em><em>Sonic the Hedgehog</em><em> franchise.</em></span></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I introduced myself and my family and ushered them all in to the living room, signalling my husband to get the warmed nibbles and drinks and offered him the seat next to mine at the table, one of the kids could have the old conservatory chair, Bradley was a special guest. </span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My husband carefully placed two platters of hot snacks down on the table - Sausage rolls and cheesy sticks, "Oh god," I thought "Why didn't I get those posh duck rolls with the plumb dipping sauce?" - and then to my utter embarrassment he looked at Bradley and exclaimed, "Hey you're the kid from Jumanji!" then turned to me and said with glee "Hey, he's the kid from Jumanji! And on game night too!" I could have died... I smilled and through gritted teeth said "I know... " Then without warning my husband suddenly launched into a barrage of questions...</span></strong></span></span></span></div>
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learned more about it (Including the people involved and got to see some of the concept art and models <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>(A very cool thing for a 12 year old boy)"</b></span></em></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></strong></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></strong><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"How did you celebrate getting the part?"</span></strong> </span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span class="ecxApple-tab-span" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"I celebrated the news of getting the role by having a special dinner at home with my family, <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Steak and Macaroni and cheese, my favorites."</b></span></span></em></span></span></span></div>
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<strong style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">"I'm sure I read that Robin Williams admitted that he did not need to act startled for the scene where Van Pelt is shooting at him, as the blank gunfire was extremely loud on-set.... Do you remember this?"</span></strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> </span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span class="ecxApple-tab-span" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"YES! The blanks and squibs (explosive packs, like in the globe) were all very loud! <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>There were a lot of great physical effects in the movie that evoked a very real reaction </b></span></span></em></span></span><br />
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<b>from all of us on set."</b></span></span></em></span><br />
<br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;" /><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then the </span>inevitable<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> question arose... Where were you when you heard the news about the death of </span></span></strong><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Robin Williams on the 11th August 2014? I had been trying to get the kids out of bed for school when I heard, my husband had heard it on the car radio on his way to work, Marcia and Alan were on holiday in Spain... And Bradley? </strong></span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>"When I first got the news that Robin had died I was at work at a media production house, one of the assistants called me in and asked if i had “seen this” and they had the headline up on their computer, I was angry at first, thinking that they were sharing in on a hoax and hadn’t checked their facts. But then I saw that it was the Hollywood reporters page, and then I saw the TMZ version, then another and I realized it must have been true."</em></span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></strong></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And then even Alan started... Sober old Alan... We hadn't gotten 10 words out of Alan in the 15
years and now he was like an excited little kid in a candy store! Mind you, he did love monkeys!</span></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><em><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>"</em></span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>The process of becoming a monkey was a very interesting experience from the very beginning. It started months before the shoot when I</em> <em>went to the special effects house</em></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em> (ADI)</em> <em>for a life cast, where the covered my head in plaster to make an exact replica of it to create the makeup on.</em> <em>The actual application process took almost 3 hours and nearly another hour everyday for removal. It was really taxing and tried my 12 year old patience a lot!."</em></span></span></em><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></strong></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Then there was no stopping him! </span></strong></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"What was your favourite scene?"</span></strong> </span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span class="ecxApple-tab-span" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"I loved the Monsoon scene, it was probably the most “movie magic” I’ve encountered before or since. Those were days you just couldn’t help but notice the scale and intricacy of everything and everyone involved."</span></em></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"What is your endearing memory of the filming?"</span></strong></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">" I really can’t pick just one. <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>There were so many fond memories, on set and off, with the amazing people of the cast and crew."</b></span></span></em></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;" /></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><br /></strong></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>I looked down at the cat, fully expecting him to jump in and ask a question too, but he was just enjoying smoothing around Bradleys legs... </strong></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I stood and watched as they all sat there, in awe, hanging onto every word, even the boys... My boys, who found it impossible to sit through one whole history class without being kicked out for daydreaming, just sitting there taking it all in... Prompting my son's next question...</span></strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></strong></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"And how does it feel to know that kids, you know, like us, still love the movie today?"</span></strong> </span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span class="ecxApple-tab-span" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>"It’s fun to know that i was part of something so timeless, that everyone can still embrace and enjoy. I hope it can inspire some kids to follow their dreams and create more art."</em></span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Suddenly my husband butted in again, calling out "Come on, come on, this isn't fair..."</span></strong></span></span></span></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Awww bless, I thought, had he noticed me standing silently near the table? Did he realise that i would like to ask some questions too?!</span></strong></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia;">"No..." He carried on... "This isn't fair, Bradley's been in loads more than just Jumanji."</span></strong></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I sighed and grabbed for the pitcher of punch, I didn't really drink on a Sunday, but what the hey...</span></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> were cast?"</span></strong> </span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span class="ecxApple-tab-span" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"All of the characters Disney does are loosely based on their actors, there is always a basic concept but they film the actors or have animators sit in and watch to create the characters final look. <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>The gap in Chip’s teeth was modeled after mine, and the funky hairstyle when he became human too.</b></span> They also add elements from the mannerisms and movement where they can. For example the scene where Chip spits water out between his teeth. I had learned how to do that from my uncle and showed the director who wrote it in."</span></em></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>"As a kid was it hard to get your head round how it all worked? These two" - he said indicating the kids - "Can't even understand how the coffee machine works, let alone animation... Were any of your natural facial movements used to enhance Chip?"</strong></span> </span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span class="ecxApple-tab-span" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"I understood it as a kid, at least the basics, but it was amazing to see it all come together. The reality of being a part of something Disney was huge to me! <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Disney is such a huge part of every kids childhood but I got to be a part of Disney, a dream come true!"</b></span></span></em></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Hey!" cried my eldest in defiance, "I do know how to use the coffee machine... I just chose not to"</span></strong></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">He laughed to himself and then got in with another question before I had even taken a breath... </span></strong></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"So, as a kid how did you describe the part to your peers... "I'm playing a magical tea cup"?! ha!"</span></strong> </span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span class="ecxApple-tab-span" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>"I basically told people that I was in a Disney movie, and kept the details of the character to myself for the most part. A few friends knew about the character and the details."</em></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>"You still do a lot of voice overs, what do you think is in your voice that's so special?"</strong></span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span class="ecxApple-tab-span" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>"My voice has a very specific “texture” the gravel, the cracking, things like that. I’ve learned to control it, and that has been a gift for doing good voice over work."</em></span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"And adapting the Ghibli films and others, do you listen to the original voices for inspiration, or imagine your own?"</span></strong> </span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span class="ecxApple-tab-span" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"I usually just give the character a voice I feel is right. There have been some times that I’ve heard the original track first, but then <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I try to match the energy more than the tone."</b></span></span></em></span></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"And hey, weren't you in that film about that dude Charlie Chaplin? What was it called?... Oh yeah, Chaplin?... You played his dad in flash back... Great movie! Did you get to meet Iron man... I mean Robert Downey Junior?"</span></strong></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #741b47; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"I only worked for a couple days on Chaplin and yes I met RDJ but I don’t recall the details of it."</span></em></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This prompted his younger brother to start teasing him - "Ironman isn't real you dweeb!" he taunted... his sibling responded my giving him a dead arm... Giving Alan a chance to but in again...</span></strong></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #4c1130; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Did you even realise who Chaplin was?"</span></strong> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>"I</em></span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em> actually remember</em></span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>doing some research on who Chaplin was."</em></span></span></b></span></em></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;" /></span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></strong></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Oh...Oh... Oh!" He said excitedly... "And The borrowers, I love the borrowers!"</span></strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> </span><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Big macho old Alan, who would have thought it?!</span></b><strong style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></strong></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><span class="ecxApple-tab-span" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"The Borrowers was a fun project to do, I spent 5 months in London and worked with some great people. Some of the most fun memories were hanging out with the “Borrower” kids, and playing with the giant props! <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>There was an entire sound stage dedicated to the oversize sets, and they were amazing."</b></span></span></em></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>"Did you ever wish you had had a normal childhood?" </strong></span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span class="ecxApple-tab-span" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"I’m aware that I missed out on some of the “normal” things, but I traded those experiences for world travel, priceless experiences and cherished memories. I tried being “normal” for a while when I was about 16. I wanted to get back in right away.</span></em></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>"And what do you think you would have been if you hadn't been an actor?"</strong></span><span style="color: #741b47;"> </span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I honestly don’t know where I would be without acting, but I would probably still be in Arizona."</span></em></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>My youngest chipped in again, he was celebrity crazy...</b></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.29px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>"So, did you hang around with other kid actors?"</strong></span> </span></span><br />
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<em><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Yes, some of my best friends are people I grew up in “the industry” with. <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>The best man at my wedding was Adam Wylie from Gilmore Girls</b> </span>and a bunch of Disney Stuff, and my partner and co-creator of my production company ZFO Entertainment is J. Paul Zimmerman from the HalloweenTown series and a bunch of other stuff."</span></em></div>
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<b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Perhaps I would leave them to their chat and go and get that game I picked up from that yard sale last week. It was perfect for tonight! It was actually called Jumanji, had it written right there on the cover! It must have been merchandise from the film, I thought, but it was a nice change from the usual cardboard rubbish with plastic counters that is destroyed with one nudged of a glass of red wine - They'll never let me forget that one. - No this was wooden and it must have had a special sound chip in it because every now and again you could hear a faint drumming sound emanating from it. It looked quite old, but in excellent condition and the guy who sold it gave it to me for an absolute steal, almost as if he was desperate to get rid of it.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Right that was it, I had had enough, I slammed the game down in the middle of the table with such force that the hinged lid of the game flew open and, as if magnetised, the counters jumped straight onto the start line, this game was getting better and better, the attention to detail was amazing! I then exclaimed in my most forceful voice "Right... It's game night... Let's play a game!"</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I turned to Bradley and asked "So Bradley,</b></span><strong style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> if it really was, you know... 'real', what do you think happened with the Jumanji game?</strong></span><br />
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in this big suit and to be honest no one had actually done this before so it
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><em><b>"And now... stop...
Nice... OK now stick the pole into the ground triumphantly..." he instructed, I did
as he said, Well I hope I did, I wasn't sure how to portray triumphant in a
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">I got changed quickly - thankfully I had no make-up to remove because my face was always hidden
under that huge helmet - and headed to the canteen. I was starving and the inside of that suit
was boiling hot and although the set was only meant to be starlit and pretty dark, it was still extremely hot! I needed to
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">Reaching the particularly
sticky one my hand collided with other, although this hand was reaching out for
a much healthier option of an apple, I looked around to apologise and there I
was confronted with a sci-fi icon, Judy Robinson herself, Marta Kristen! </span><o:p></o:p></span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><strong><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">Born in 1945 and looking as gorgeous as ever,
Marta is best known for her role as Judy Robinson, daughter of professor
Robinson in the TV series 'Lost in Space'. Filmed from 1965 to 1968, Marta
played the part of the eldest sibling, Judy, a 20 something and with
fabulous costumes and her natural blonde hair and gorgeous looks, she became a
firm favourite amongst the viewers...</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></em></div>
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including playing a reporter in the 98' remake of Lost in Space, but will
always be known to her fans as the mini skirted, teenage dream,z Judy Robinson.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></em></span></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">I had an hour for lunch...
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">table she was sitting at. She smiled as I walked over...
Was it that obvious that I was a fan? I asked if the seat adjacent to her was
taken, she kindly told me it wasn't and I sat down. After a bit of small
talk... Of course, because of the contract I'd signed, my talk was very small... So I asked if I might ask her a few questions about herself... Maybe pick up a few
tips along the way? She was more than happy to do so.</span><o:p></o:p></span></em><br />
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a baby, and dealt with some personal issues.</i> </span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I really didn't start looking for
work for about five years. By then, Lost in Space was already
fading from the memory of casting directors. And frankly, with my daughter
starting school, I was really more interested in staying close to home, so I
looked for commercials, guest spots and local theatre, not a new series or a
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">You also played a replicant of
Judy too... Did that ever get confusing?</span></i><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">"The plant version had no
emotions, which can be harder because you can’t react to conversations. Of
course, scenes were not shot in sequence, so remembering which Judy I
was playing any particular scene could have been a problem, but that’s what the
director is for!" </span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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</span><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Have you seen the Robinsons computer
pop up in other TV shows and movies? </span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">"</span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The studio reused everything it could.
The working robot (the one Bobby May operated) ended up on
a Saturday morning show, spray-painted white with a new bubble and no treads. </span><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">The
stunt robot survived and can be seen in the new DVD set coming out for the
50th anniversary. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">"</span></i></b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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</span><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">There have been many parodies of the show, do you
have a favourite?</span></i><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">"Mad Magazine did a parody of
the show, “Loused in Space.” </span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">We
thought that one was hilarious. In fact, June had us take a photo mugging for
the camera that we sent to the magazine with a thank you note. It ran in a
later edition." </span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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</span><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">And what did you think of
your costumes? Did you have any say?</span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">"We all hated the space suits
during first season. They were fireproof suits, stiff, hot, heavy, and
inflexible. I think there are photos that show us resting between scenes on
angled boards they erected because we couldn’t sit in the suits. We were
elated when they gave us Mylar suits instead. AS to my other
costumes, I hated the colors of the first season costume,
but it looked great in black & white, and that’s all that mattered. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>I
liked both the two later costumes much better. Bright, more
futuristic, all thanks to Paul Zastupnevich, Irwin’s right
hand man. A patient and kind soul and a brilliant designer."</i> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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“Robot.” Bob Kinoshita, the robot designer, called him “Blinky.” I believe his
official name was “B9.” Loads of people mix it up with
Robbie - who I heard did appear in one episode - do you find that?</span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Robby the Robot appeared in two episodes and was a
villain in both! </span><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">But yes, I have heard people refer to our robot by the
name Robby. I don’t think they’re confusing the two robots, just which one had
the name."</span></i></span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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</span><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">And what was it like interacting with
it?</span></i><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
<b>One of my regrets about the show was that the writers really didn't use
Judy very often. So I didn't really get the chance to work with
Bobby May the way Billy and Jonathan did. On the other hand, Judy was
originally designed to be the older, sensible sibling, so I'm not
sure she would acknowledge that the robot was anything other than a piece
of equipment. To her, it would be like talking to a washing
machine." </b></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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before... "Work, damn you! please!"... I must get that fixed... </span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">How did it feel when the 3rd
series changed to colour?</span></i><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">"We changed
to color in the second season...</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Oop Sorry...</span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">...And it was appropriate. The first
season was strictly a science fiction version of Swiss Family Robinson.
The color reflected the change in the show’s direction and tone.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <i>Once
we started “planet of the week” type shows in season 2, we were more of an
outer space fantasy show."</i></span></span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<i>And do you have a favourite memory of the show?</i></span><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">"I went to Irwin Allen
one week and complained that Judy was getting no lines. The previous week,
I told him, my entire appearance in the episode was to step out of the Jupiter
2, gaze around with a concerned look and then call “Will?” Irwin nodded and
said he’s talk to the writers. Sure enough the next week, I had more lines. I
stepped out of the Jupiter 2, gazed around with a concerned look and then
called “Will? … Penny?” — He doubled my lines!""</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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<i>Ha! Well at least she had a line, in this movie, or what ever it was that I
was working on I just had to jump around with a massive helmet on... There is talk
that they're going to dub a voice over, but it wouldn't be mine... Probably
someone really famous! </i></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">I suddenly noticed that I had got so
carried away talking to Marta that I had totally forgotten my soup and time was
ticking, I picked up my spoon and started tucking in to the lukewarm liquid, not
before asking another question though...<br />
</span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">And so what is your funniest memory
of filming?</span></i><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><br />
<b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">"Mark and Billy locked Bobby inside the robot right before we broke for
lunch one day and apparently “forgot” to let him out. The crew came
back an hour later and the robot was sitting there on the stage with
smoke pouring out of it! They rushed over with fire extinguishers, popped the
top and there was Bobby, just relaxing, </span><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">He had sat there
waiting so long that he decided to have a cigar, which filled the interior
with smoke."</span></i></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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<i style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">And now time to dispel a rumour, I had heard that June
Lockhart drove a fire truck into work everyday... Surely</i><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"> </span></span><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">not? </span></i></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">"Doesn’t everyone have an antique fire truck to drive to work? </span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">She
did own the fire truck, and she did drive it to work. It was really more of a
publicity stunt – she didn’t commute every day in the thing. Of
course now, you wouldn’t dare bring that behemoth out on the LA
freeways, never mind the gas prices."</span></b></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Now on the set of whatever I was
working on at the moment there were only a couple of us and no time to fall
out, but I had worked on some long running plays in my day when the actors were
after each others throats by the second week... So I wondered what it was like
after 3 years?!</span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">"There may have been an
occasional snapping at each other after a long day, but problems and
issues were left at the stage door. We were all professionals. Look at the
cast: Lassie’s Mom, that kid from the Twilight Zone, a Von Trapp daughter, Johnny Ringo’s deputy, the mermaid from Beach
Blanket Bingo and dear, sweet Jonathan, who had been in everything.
Poor Guy was supposed to be the star. Instead, he went from being Zorro to
playing second fiddle to a kid and his pet robot. Never a complaint. </span><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The
man was the consummate professional. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">More importantly, by third
season, some of the scripts were so bizarre that we had to stick together just
to keep sane." </span></i></span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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bit. June I see less often, and of course Mark lives in the East
Coast. The conventions are really the only time we all get together as a
group."</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">"I do an occasional show, but I
don’t do as many as I used to. Perhaps with the 50th anniversary of the
show, I’ll start agreeing to more."</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">"Keep in mind that Lost in
Space was one of the most popular shows on television during
broadcast.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Our lowest Nielsen ratings were still higher than Star Trek’s highest ratings.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Trek didn’t catch on
until syndication. What amazes me is that it’s the children and
grandchildren of the original fans who are now watching the show with
such fondness."</span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">And talking of the grandchildren,
most of them were probably introduced to Lost in Space with the 1998 film
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">"I was delighted that they made
Judy a doctor, and a more integral part of the cast. I still think not letting
Billy play the older version of Will was a major mistake – everybody
I met said they thought the actor looked so much like Bill they were distracted
from the film trying to decide if it was him or not. </span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">And you even made a cameo as a
reporter... How was that? </span></i><b><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The film was on such a tight
production schedule that no one had time or opportunity to really sit down and
chat. Angela and I, being in the same scene, were at least able
to find time to go shopping in West End." </span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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</span><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">And Heather Graham played Judy...</span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">I did meet Heather and she’s a
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">I suppose it's a bit like
people asking who would you like to play you in a film of your life?! -
would this be Heather Graham too?</span></i><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">As for a film of my life, I’m still
kicking and I’m still acting – I’ll play the part myself! </span></i></b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> </span></i></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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just mopping up the bowl with my bread, I checked the clock, I still had a few minutes and my bun to finish, so I carried on...</span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">So, when it got to 1997 - when
the show was set - and it wasn't quite as you had pictured?! </span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"Irwin Allen was a masterful
producer but he was a business man, not a visionary.</span></span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Technology was whatever he needed to advance
the story. I remember one scene where we’re doing the laundry. We put the
clothes in a ordinary-looking washing machine, pressed a button and voila! Clothes immediately come out folded, pressed and
shrink-wrapped. Futuristic, with no added special effects (or
costs). Gene Roddenberry seems to have had a better
record with future technologies." </span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">I can only dream of that... My
clothes came out more crumpled than ever... I was beginning to think
that I really did need a new washing machine...</span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">If you could have played any other memorable
repeating characters, what would it be?</span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">"I would love to be on Big
Bang Theory. Penny must have a mother, right?</span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">You appeared in many other fabulous
TV programmes, how did they differ (apart from not being in space I mean!)?</span></i><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Television guest appearances
are really like any other job – you show up, you do what you’re told,
and go home. You’re not there long enough to really get a feel for
the show or make new friends. Do you have a favourite?</span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></b><b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I made a guest appearances on a Jack Webb show
called Project Blue Book and it was an Irwin Allen reunion – David
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hedison was the guest star and Bob Kinoshita designed the UFO, which had design
elements from Lost in Space and Time Tunnel. The only thing
missing was a rubber suit monster or two."</span></span></i></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">And I bet you get great
fanmail?! </span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">"My buddy Dave handles most of
the mail, and the really odd stuff never makes it past him. The
funniest questions I get are usually questions about very specific
plot points, such as </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>“why did Judy turn left in scene 42 when the path
obliviously led to the right” or technical question about the Jupiter 2’s
engines. My </i></span></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>answer is always “I don’t know. Ask the writers.” "</i></span></span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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</span><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">I checked the clock again... Damn, I
was meant to be back on set in 2 minutes, I quickly downed my tea, grabbed my
bun and stood up... But before I left I had the perfect last question...</span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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would be doing now, had they been real of course!? </span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">"Between Major West’s navigation
and Dr. Smith’s shenanigans, I think we’d be <i>“Even More Lost
in Space!” "</i></span></b><b><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><i>trying desperately not to get too much round my mouth, a mucky face is not very professional now, is it?! </i></span><br />
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<o:p><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><i>The director was at the door shouting at me?</i></span></o:p><br />
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<o:p><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><i>"Where have you been?! We've been waiting! It's the big scene!"</i></span></o:p><br />
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<o:p><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><i>"Sorry Mr Lucas" I said grabbing my black helmet and cape... Maybe this film might be exciting after all? </i></span></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I picked up the key from the desk clerk, a rat-faced little jerk who you wouldn't trust with your wallet - let alone the bag I was carrying - and made my way out of the lobby... Rat-boy called after me, "Hey, be careful up there bud" He shouted with a seedy, tooth filled grin "There was a fire up there a while back, charred walls, you don't wanna' touch."</span></b><br />
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I got to my floor, he wasn't wrong, the walls were burnt to a crisp, Jeeze, they looked like someone had taken a blowtorch to them... What the hell happened here? The musky smell lingered on my tastebuds... I found myself hankering for one of Smoky Joes famous smoked b-b-q rack of ribs... Maybe I'd pop down there after I'd finished here... I always loved a big plate of meat after I'd finished a job, weird I know... But in my line of work you had to have a release... It's not exactly a picnic doing what I do, you know... </span></b><br />
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<b>A strange looking guy passed me in the hall, tall fella', glasses, a haircut that wouldn't look out of place in an ornamental garden... but he paid me no attention and looked harmless enough, so I let him pass without another thought... But the big lug at the end though, standing against the back window of the corridor? Now he did look like he could do some damage, cop? I thought, maybe? Best not get in his way then, I didn't need the attention. I felt my pocket, my piece was in there safe until it was needed.</b></span><br />
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603...604...605... I reached the room, mentally preparing myself for the task ahead I put the key in the lock... Should I knock? I thought, he was expecting me... I had a key... But was it rude to just walk in? I decided to do both, I gave a small rap with my knuckles to the door, took a deep breath and pushed... The room was a decent size, had a bed, a desk and a door to what I hoped was a bathroom - I was going to need that to clean up later - but the decor was old and way past it's best, the bed linen was there... but greying, with obvious stains and small holes burnt by cigarettes, dust filled the air like a smoggy day in Chicago. </span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><b> This man was Christopher Murney.</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><em>Christopher Murney (born July 20th 1943) is an actor and vocal artist, born in Rhode island, his attention was drawn to a more academic path before discovering a passion for acting. He has appeared in a myriad of films and TV, including Kojak, Remember Wenn and of course The Coen bothers 'Barton Fink'.</em> </b> </span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He turned to face me, smiling he reached out his hand for me to shake... A gentleman, I thought... This man was real smooth... He knew why I was here, he knew that it would not be pretty, But he still shook my hand... </span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />'So you wanna' do this now, in here?' I asked, hoping he might suggest hitting somewhere public first, a bar or maybe even Smoky Joes?... But no here was fine he said and produced a bottle and two shot glasses from the drawer... Brave guy... </span></b><br />
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<b>What's with the recorder? I asked, he told me he wanted to do an interview before, I was up for that, had a million questions to ask him, but also assured him that it was only putting off the inevitable... He understood, but I was suspicious, why was he was trying to make friends with me? Maybe he thought I would change my mind? But that was never going to happen, I had already been paid for this job, it was pennies from heaven and I had an other half with very expensive tastes to look after... </b></span><br />
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<b>I took a seat on the bed, placed my case on the floor beside me and lit a cigarette, hell it's was probably the best place to sit, if I dropped some hot ash, it would just be another hole and hell I was going to be making a hell of a hole in Murney's head in the not to distant future anyway, I didn't really need to worry about the laundry... I took a long draw, gladly accepted the glass he was offering me and to </b><b>make him, and me, more comfortable I started by asking him about his family... I mean, I couldn't just go in and do the job on the guy without getting the skinny on him first...</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><br /><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">" </span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><i>Julia performed as Elphaba [Wicked] on Broadway very early on in the run. Since then she's done other Broadway shows and currently has her own album out "I'm Not Waiting".</i></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"> </span><i> My son has a
series that Steven Spielberg is the exec on…</i></span></span></div>
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with some of the guys who produced the show and I used to work with the husband
of the book writer, but that was years ago….</i> My '<i>Slapsho</i>t' [Universal 1977] <i>days!"</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b>OK, so now to bring out the big guns... Metaphorically speaking of course...</b></span></div>
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<b>So tell me then...How did it all start for Christopher Murney?</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">"I grew up on the ocean and originally wanted to study
oceanography.. But I just wasn't smart enough…</span> But in order to do that - and
probably still -today - you had to be proficient in chemical and biological [sciences] and I
just couldn't cut it because I didn't want to study that hard, or for whatever
reason, so I left that and went to study astronomy for a while… I went from one
extreme to another! Then left that and went to the university of new Hampshire
and studied for a bachelor of science and business... And then I was going out with a girl in school, she was in
wardrobe and talked me into auditioning for the merchant of Venice.. I did... and
then after that I thought 'This is fun! I like this!' and I just kept doing it… and
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New Hampshire, but after I found the theatre I thought 'OK, I’ll get the bachelor of science', but didn't really care
for it that much and got the bachelor of arts and theatre, then went on to
get a master of fine arts at Pen state in acting and directing."</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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, <span style="font-size: x-large;">so I taught theatre to people who had no interest in being in the
theatre and tended bar...</span> but that was because I was married then and had a
child... so I was a bar tender but also in the theatre at the same time. I was
the founding member of the actor’s guild of Louiville Kentucky (ATL) and never
stopped… I’ve been fortunate, very fortunate."</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"My first film!"</span></i><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I love that movie... So exciting! </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">"For me it was just my first film, I was just terribly
excited to have that!</span> And I’ve been fortunate in doing some cult and iconic
films... That film and 'Slapshot' which
has become quite a cult film for sports aficionados... and an urban film
called 'The Last Dragon' </i>[Tristar 1985]<i> which is kind of a send up of kung foo films…"</i></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jeeeze, I said chocking on my drink, I thought that was for real?!</span></b><br />
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Dum Goy’</span> … But it’s now been 35 years I think, … 30 years? I think it’s 30
years ago we did it... 85' maybe? But it became an urban hero film because it was
fun... it was very funny... but it was gaudy... it was Motown... That was the genesis of it… So it’s a silly
film."</span></i></div>
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<b>I took out my note pad and noted it down, I spent a long time alone in my job, so movies were a lot of the company I kept and a good recommendation was always worth checking out... Talking of movies I couldn't go on without talking about Barton Fink and the </b><b>Coen Brothers...</b></span><br />
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<i><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"I really liked working with them..."</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Yes, they did, in essence... Although they were both working
together on set. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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it, <span style="font-size: x-large;">if it’s early enough, </span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: x-large;">they’ll say 'So do you wanna’ try for something?' and you go, 'Ok, sure I’m</span></i></span><br />
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</i></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">happy if you’re happy'</span></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>And you'd work with them again?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>... And yes, I’d like to work with them
again."</i></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And what do you do for the audition for a Coen brothers film? Do you remember?</b></span></div>
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was just once; I went in and they were not there, I just went on tape and
then they hired me and that was that."</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b>This sounded similar to my line of work, I rarely met who guy actually needed the job doing, only the poor mook who I was doing the job on... If you catch my drift?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>So, I asked stubbing out my cigarette and drowning the last drop of </b><b>my drink, what John [Goodman] and the others like?</b></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"John [Goodman] was… is a great guy, I knew him from Broadway, he was great
to work with and we shot that scene where I get my head blown off 3 or 4 times because it was the last shot of
the day and because obviously they were firing up the hallway! And if they didn't get exactly what they wanted it was because they couldn't see it immediately... They didn't have the gift of instant replay, so they would go and look at the dailies
and say, ok we didn't get it so we’ll go and do it again... and so we had to do it 3
or 4 more times. </span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: x-large;">I had a great time doing it and I enjoyed it… I had a lot
of fun."</span></i></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And John Tutorro?</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Yes.. Yes, we all were!"</span></i><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></b>
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<i><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Yes we did because John was from NY… I mean John Tutorro … I can’t remember where John Goodman was living? I think he was living in LA because he was probably doing Roseanne at the time? But we all stayed at the same hotel when we were filming there... I think John and I got together once or twice after that but now I haven’t seen him in 10 years or so… He’s directing now too."</span></i></div>
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maybe not so much, but certainly that one was a lot of fun… because they go a
little further… In case you haven’t noticed!</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>The Coen brothers like to go a liiiiitle bit further than
everybody else.</i>"</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><b>Yes, they certainly did... But thank god for that, or we wouldn't have the genius movies like Barton Fink to enjoy.</b></span><br />
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<b>I got up to stretch my legs, grabbing the bottle and pouring myself a shot, I walked around the room... Leading me to my next question.</b></span></div>
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We did some on location, some interiors, but the sets were built in a studio… One I think was in San Pedro, the burning scene,
because they had to do that in a quite a large hallway – I mean they had to
build the hallway in a large building, everything was contained .."</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to be… I thought. </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b> quickly downed that last glass and, with a nod from Christopher poured </b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>another, hell I didn't know how generous he was going to be and I wasn't gonna' say no, I'm no mug you understand... I'm a professional. I took my drink and walked over to the window, the dirt made it hard to see, but you still just make out the punks and the lowlife on the street... Not a part of town I usually frequent, not the part of town I really wanted to stay too long in... The quicker I got this over and done with and was sitting in Joes eating ribs the better, but the guy was so damn interesting... I continued with my questions.</b></span></span></div>
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Brooklyn'... A classic... An iconic masterpiece... Do you ever stop and think 'Wow... That was me?'</span></b></div>
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it has a following, and they do testimonials to them; They call me and I go
to them and speak, or just meet with fans. </i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>‘Slapshot’ is one that <span style="font-size: x-large;">I do four
or five golf conventions a year because it’s such an iconic film among sports
fans,</span> those are the ones I’m reminded of... The others I don’t think about until
someone, like yourself, thank you very much, that mentions it and I go ‘oh yeah,
that is right, that’s a great film’, so I don’t think about those, but I’m
reminded about the others."</i></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><br /></b></span>
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<i><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Michael Fox, yes. Wonderful man... Wonderful guy! People always ask me how was Michael fox and I say you know I haven’t worked
with a pecker head yet! Pardon the expression! I’ve been very fortunate to work
with some wonderful people who have been just… "</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He seem to pause with appreciation for his fellow actors... This was a great guy... Could I really do what I came here for? </span></b><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><br /></i><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">"Michael was terrific to work with… we had a good time…</span></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>And Paul Newman! He was a joy – to
beat up! He was a joy!</i>"</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Paul Newman... I forgot about Paul Newman...</span></b></div>
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<i><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"I really did enjoy working with Paul Newman. He became my sort of hero, I just loved his altruism. Its not the fact that he had and maintained a sense of fame, but its what he did with that fame, a rather exceptional human being."</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"She never did meet him – no. we filmed that in..."</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>He stopped for a second, mid sentence... I thought for a minute that he might have had a heart attack and I could avoid doing the job... But then as if nothing had happened he started talking again...</b></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Oh no! She did meet him once, at a party, a birthday party for a mutual friend, and he was ever the gentleman. <span style="font-size: x-large;">He like his beer and had a good time, always the gentleman."</span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><b>You did so much cool TV too... There was M*A*S*H, Miami Vice, the Equalizer!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"It’s funny, I don’t remember even shooting those, because
when you’re doing episodic television, you’re not the lead and because you’re
not a regular you just try to find your feet and get your character and run
with what everyone else is very familiar with... The set... the crew... each other... You on the other hand, as a guest, are not... So you just try to find your focus
and centre... Then it’s over and boom, it’s done! But if you are a regular in a
series, then you have a chance to remember and reflect… or if you’re doing a
feature for a period of time then again you have that."</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"That was AMC’s first scripted show about a fictional radio station </span>in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania in 1939 – [we did]40 I think over 4 years. There was a progression, it was about this
struggling radio station and it was a sweet, sweet show... I really loved doing
it, but we shot it one camera film and it was gruelling! We were shooting 14-16 hour days every day. </span></i><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"We had SAG nominations but the hierarchy at American Movie Classics changed hands, somebody went out and some else came in and that happened and they just dropped it. They didn’t even tie it up – it was quite a shame. There was a great uproar, but you know…"</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"Well actually I had left, during my last season I said I couldn't do it any more because I needed to increase my income, they didn't have a lot of money then. I had done it for 3 or 4 years already and said 'OK, lets move on with this or do something with it'... The steam was going out of it by then, so I heard about it from someone else, who called and said they dropped the show. Like I said, it was brutal hours to do a single camera"</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ok, that did make sense. </span></b><br />
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<i><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Kojak came to NY for short period of time and the Kojak I did was all shot in Manhattan.</span></i></div>
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</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b> time... I wondered had he spent much time in England?</b></span></span></div>
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Dixey. Phyllis Dixey was a stripper during WW2 – she was to Europe
what Gypsy Rose Lee was to the States. She was married to a man by the name of
Gent Jack Tracey and Lesley Ann Down played Phyliss, I played her husband Jack
Tracey... Jackie Tong was in it and Michael Tuckner directed it and it was for Thames
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think of England?</b></span><br />
<i><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"I loved it, we filmed in London and we filmed and a lot of it
in Blackpool because most of it was during the winter and instead of going
to Hull or Somerset or different theatres that we normally would have done - they travelled all over England and in Europe - they went to Blackpool and filmed in the different theatres and little
music halls in there. I loved it, I had a grand time, it was in the
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Time to get back to the real Christopher, I thought... I was beginning to like this guy and with what I had in store for him that's one thing I didn't want to do... I tried so hard not to get close to my clients, as I said I'm a professional. Maybe there was something in his past that would change my mind?</span></b></span></div>
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years directing plays and doing plays."</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><br /></b><b>So LA or NY?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">"I’m an East coast
person, I like NY, I like the ocean. They have the ocean out there too but I
love the changes of seasons."</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Will you always
live on East coast now?</b></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Well at this stage of my life, I think it would be nice to
go away for a couple of months to the Dominican Republic for instance, the
beach, or St Croye or..we don’t know. I do a lot of voice
work, narration, promos and characters and I have a studio in my house at the
lake, so I can work with ISDN lines and work right at of there,
anywhere in the world in real time, so I kind of like working... I
cant imagine not working, it may come but hasn’t hit me yet."<b> </b></span></i><br />
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<b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And another one... Film or
theatre?</span></b></div>
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</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"I love the immediacy of doing theatre... I love the 1 on 1, the give and take... The problem </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>with theatre is a week can </i><i>get wearing
on you and I don’t miss that as much, I haven’t done any stage in 10 years. I
don’t miss it yet, although I’ve never say never, but right now I like the
freedom of doing what I'm doing... I'm doing an independent film in June and it's
easy to do, independent films are great... First of all everyone has their act
together, they know exactly what they need because their money is an issue,
don’t waste time on messing around, work's very
intense and I enjoy doing that. They’re young directors and
writers and that’s fun... that is fun for me. </i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>[The] stage? I love the rehearsal process
and I like opening night and about the first week and I go home [and think] boy here we
go, then its hard work."</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>So far, and to my utter frustration, there was nuttin'... He was still as charming, and as likeable as ever and a real gas to boot... I finished my drink and checked my pocket, it was still there, ready to use...</b><b><br /></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>So what would you have done if you had never met that girl and joined the theatre?</b></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"I probably would have been in trouble. I don’t know the
answer to that but fortunately that wasn't the case. I met that girl ended up working together."</span></i><br />
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<b>Right, what about his wife and family? I'd been digging and digging, but this guy was clean as a whistle... There must be something... There must be..</b></span><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">? </span></b></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"All the kudos really goes to her – she’s married to a
legalised schizophrenic and that’s what an actor is...</span> She just rolls with the
punches and then eventually everything calms down, but she’s been the rock and
that been almost 50 years."</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Damn, even his wife loved him....</span></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So, did your wife
and kids come on set?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"They did join me in England when we did Phyllis Dixey towards the end –
most of the time, no because the set can be so intense, often times because of
time restraints she just
never bothered... it wasn’t a good time for her, sit around and watch everybody
work, she’d rather be doing something herself, which she did, she's been involved
in an after school program for years in Manhattan, running about 400 kids in an
actors school since 87'."<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b>So even his wife was great... Damnit to hell... What about the kids? I wondered what they thought of their father and his job?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"They grew up with it because [they] saw
me as they grew up, so to them it wasn’t odd at all. My oldest saw me on stage
and grew up with that and it was not unusual for me to
be on television, or to hear me on TV or radio or whatever, so it wasn't an odd
thing for them. As a result, that’s why they figured they might as well go into
the theatre too because what the hell, I was having a good time..."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>And are you
encouraging?<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">"No, nor did I discourage</span> – there was no feeling, as
you probably realise if you’re going to go into the theatre, its an vocation; you just have to have the drive and accept that you must have to do whatever because its going to
sustain you... but more importantly, its going to feed you, that’s what it does.
So I didn't discourage them because if it didn't work out, they would find a
way into another venue. They would eventually find their way... like we all do"</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b>A good dad too... was this guy for real?!</b></span><br />
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<b>Right that was it, I couldn't take it anymore... I checked my watch, my glass had been empty for the last few minutes and that was too long, I was starting to get tense... Plus I was starting to like and respect this guy... But I had already spent the dough, so I had to do it ... I instructed him to turn off the tape recorder... If I was going to do this at all, I was going to do it now and not on tape, what I was about to do was not exactly on the level... Hell it was darn right off the scale illegal and I didn't need the Feds catching a whiff of my activities... I scanned the room for a good place, on the bed, yeah, that would be best... Christopher looked calm and collected, he didn't even look scared... I opened my bag and </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>took out a sheet of plastic and spread it on the </b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>bed... Christopher asked if it was all really necessary, but I didn't want to get blood everywhere I said... That's why I chose this place... It was dirty enough in the first place... No, a clean job, quick tidy up and I was gone... Ready for ribs...</b></span></span><br />
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<b>I instructed Christopher to lie on the bed and get prepared... I changed into a long coat... Hell I didn't want to get bloody on me either... That would look suspicious... Mind you I could always blame it on BBQ sauce...</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><br /></b>
<b>But before I started I thought I'd better get in one more question</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><br /></b><b>So, did you have a back up plan, you know, if acting hadn't panned out?<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"No I didn’t – as a matter of fact,<span style="font-size: x-large;"> I remember years ago when
I was doing Mack and Mabel on Broadway and they asked me that very question, they thought I would fall back on business management or hotel management and I
said no, I don’t think I will,</span> I don’t think I'm going to leave what I'm doing, there’s no reason for me to go into anything else. I'm fortunate enough
that they keep asking me to work. He said “well why did you go on the stage to
begin with?” and I remember saying to him “well its less crowded up there, so
that’s the way I've looked at it all my life, its less crowded up there."</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Right... Enough chat, I got my equipment out of my bag and set it out on the side... Time to get to work... I looked in the mirror, tied back my hair and checked my make up... I looked good, my dress was a little crumpled from sitting, but the creases would fall out easy, I slipped on my protective goggles and mask... I turned back to Christopher... </b></span><br />
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<b>'If I make it swift and quick it shouldn't hurt' I assured him 'Now put your head back and open your mouth'... </b></span><br />
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<b>I stood by the bed and leaned over him... Oh my god... This really couldn't have gone on much longer... His assistant who had called me was right, this had to be sorted right away... I </b><b>reached inside my pocket and pulled out my special tool and with one swift movement reached in a yanked out that infected molar... </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><br /></b>
<b>He screamed in pain, tears filling his eyes... I gave him an icepack for his jaw... Ha, I thought, that would teach him, I'm betting he would't forget to pay his health insurance again...........</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>R. LadyLand, DDS. Dentist to the Stars.</b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>For more information go to:</b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>His <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0613997/">imdb</a>, <a href="http://chrismurney.com/">Website</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Murney">Wikipedia </a>page... or just Google!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; line-height: 22.7199993133545px;">I couldn't even see the hotel advertised... and as for the transport?! Every time this rickety old bus turned a corner I thought it might break down and I swear a chunk of the engine had fallen out a few miles back.... No she was right... Nagging and annoying, yes, but right... This most definitely did not look like the brochure. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 22.7199993133545px;">This was meant to be a magical getaway, to try and kick start our failing marriage, but I swear even David Blaine couldn't do anything to make this holiday magical!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; line-height: 22.7199993133545px;">The only other people on the bus was this middle aged couple with two screaming teenage kids... Oh my god... They were killing me! Thank the lord we didn't have any kids! These two were feral... When they weren't playing on their computer game thingies, they were screaming and fighting with one another... And the parents??? Well they seemed blind to the whole freakin' pantomime! They just say there, eyes front... Looking bored... </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 22.7199993133545px;">I looked at the picture in the brochure once again and prayed for a cool bed, a pool and maybe one of the cocktails they featured, yes, that's exactly what I'll order when we get there, I thought... If we ever get there!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 22.7199993133545px;">"Say something!" My wife nagged... "Say something to the driver!"</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 22.7199993133545px;">I got up from my seat and carefully made my way to the front of the bus while it shook and rocked... I really shouldn't of had that second Burrito, I thought. The driver had been really friendly at first, asking us where we were from and shaking our hands with a big smile, but then we had stopped at that gas station to refuel and everything changed... To be honest they guy actually looked slimmer that when he first got on, but we were tired and I didn't like to say anything... So, passing the family and the bickering couple I neared the front, then, just as I passed the bald guy and got to the driver and with no warning the driver turned to me and growled "Get back into your seat... NOW!" </span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 22.7199993133545px;">I stared into his eyes, this was not the driver we had had before... This guy was not friendly... This guy as not smiley... and this guy had far less teeth...</span></span><br />
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</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 22.7199993133545px;">With a start I took the nearest seat to me, beside the bald guy... I gave a weak smile, I was shaken and a bit scared but that did not stop me from realising who this guy was... It was actor </span><span style="line-height: 22.7199993133545px; text-align: center;">Michael Berryman!!! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d; line-height: 22.7199993133545px;">As soon as I realised all fears flew out of the window... I checked back at my wife, she sat there arms crossed, a sour look across her face, lips pursed... She was angry... Staying here was a much better option... And this way I could chat to Michael, he put down the script he was reading and was happy to talk.</span></span></div>
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with birth defects and looked different than most children. In school I
received a lot of teasing and simply ignorant comments. I realized that when I
was cast for 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest', it was my look and actual skull
re-constructive surgery (which fit nicely for a lobotomy), that looked the
role.</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> It was my conversations and meeting with Saul Zantz, Michael Douglas and
Milos Forman that cemented the relationship we shared,</span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> during the creation
of the 'Nest'. So, it was my outward 'package' that created their interest in
me, but it was my love for Art that helped me convince them I was their
'Ellis'. Milos was an incredible mentor for me. I started filming on my 2nd day
working as a SAG actor. It felt great and was an adventure that I am eternally
thankful for....</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I learned plenty during my 127 days filming ...at Oregon
State Mental Hospital!!"</span></span></i></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">"Oh no...it never crossed my mind, ever. I had all the attention
for my looks that I could stand. When I left college in 1972, all I had plans
for was to homestead in Alaska.</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> I had been to veterinary school and just wanted
to live in a refuge of earthly creation, (beauty and blessings)...our <span style="line-height: 34.0800018310547px;"><u1:p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 34.0800018310547px;"></u1:p></span>Home...Planet...Our
Mother...so to speak.</span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> I wanted to live with the animals and only associate with
humans that appreciated Creation. I did love film...but I grew up in Los
Angeles before the freeways...and it was nice. So, to stay in the 'ant
farm of metropolis' was not very appealing to me. My family had many friends in
'Hollywood', TV and Film. They were very cool and creative and quick to
laughter. For me, 1972 was my year to go north."</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">"I came home to Santa Monica, CA in 1972.
While living in city of Venice Beach, George Pal (Famous Producer of
the original 'War Of The Worlds') met me and asked..'Are you an
actor?'...I replied 'No...I just own the art shop across the street'. He then
handed me a business card that said: Warner Brothers Studios....I realized
George was a famous producer and told him I loved 'War. of the Worlds’..), </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">He
smiled and said:'Just call my office and come meet with my Director...please be
in my film...</span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">you have the perfect look for the Coroner in 'Doc Savage...The Man
Of Bronze'...and I said 'Yes'...So the journey began!"</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But, what was your childhood like? </span><br />
<b style="line-height: normal;"><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"My childhood? Well, some would
say that I am still a child at heart. But to answer the query, I'll say this: I
spent much of my youth just being a kid but had to see loads of doctors over
the years. The exact diagnosis was my a mish-mash of health conditions. My
brothers and sister are of normal health and we all got along,
playing etc. like siblings do! " </span></i></b><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">And you must get recognised
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<b><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">"Being recognized today is
just fine. The people I meet are from every walk of life. It is fun to engage
in conversation...especially since I am also a fan of storytelling. </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Many
people I meet also have interesting histories to share. To me this exchange of
ideas is a delight."</span></span></i></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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my “baptism” into film. We had all hand picked crew members. The
sound dept. were from 'Mutiny on the Bounty'...Fred Phillips (who
created Star Trek’s Spock's ears) was the head of the make-up department.
Milos Forman was director and new to Hollywood. This film was a maverick! Every
day on set (6-day work week) was special. Press and writers of film arrived
daily from around the globe. The director of the real hospital was the same
Dean Brooks who was the director at the time. Some of the people on the 3rd floor where Jack and the </i></b><b><i>chief </i></b></span><b style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>were electro-shocked, were actual patients at the time. They had
signed releases. <span style="font-size: x-large;">We would spend 1 hour each day of our 2-week rehearsal period,
with the real patients.</span> They told us what it was like to live</i></b><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><b style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>such a life. It was bitter-sweet and painful, to
hear. We came away from 'Nest' with a better appreciation of humanity and it's
scarcity in the 'outside' world. I knew why some people remain in the hospital,
forever. The outside world can be crushing."</i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: normal;">But of course you are known best for
playing the crazy cannibal, Pluto in 'The Hills Have Eyes' - part one and two!</span></div>
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with all the stops pulled; pure rebel filming...we went for the jugular and
never let go!!! Two families and ..'nothing to eat'!!! Pick one!! We did!!!
Realism was our goal...</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">the result was a drive-in-classic and my first poster
shot! </span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Thank you Peter Locke."</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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smile with a bit of a 'prankster-look'.</span> He and Barry and Peter were happy
kids in a candy store when we started to film 'Hills'. Now I had lived in the
desert for many years and in the nearby mountains. So, for me, the location
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They wanted their own trailers and did not like the desert at all.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i></b><b><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 24pt;">So, me and Papa Jupiter and Mars, would tease</span></i></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 24pt;"> <b><i>Suze Lanier and Dee Wallace everyday. They would
all sit together and not hang with us 'Hill' folk much.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b><b><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">It was a fun rivalry. Just watch how the dad with the moustache really
get's into killing and stabbing Mars...then finishes with a kick. Too much fun!"</span></i></b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">And what
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production...they told me I had the fissures/scars in my skull so I was the
mutant/Pluto they wanted. But it was the action and physicality of Pluto that
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the question..'If a normal family was caught in a situation like we presented;
would or could they kill and/or become survival enough to live? He felt the
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out, with almost a snarl "Break stop...", then exited the bus and
with almost a sprint disappeared into the nearby rocks... But all I could
think about was how a man could have such a massive harelip drink
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the 'white bread family'..and he</span></i></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></span><b><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">reports to Mercury what he sees. Wes wanted
Pluto to quickly flick his knife on a rock for tension and then run off
camera...in a threatening manner. I told Wes that Pluto would always have his
knife razor sharp and to scrape the rock would dull the knife. He said 'ok, but
I really need that exit. I understood but held my ground...we see Pluto exit
with the laughter towards Mercury as he keeps the whole
killing/sport/sustenance mission in proper perspective.</span></i></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 24pt;"> </span></i></b></span><b><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 24pt;">Pluto made a game of everything because he was most cunning and
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says: 'I took a tire iron and split his face wide open' then the father
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ha! That was cool and in
exchange I told him about me and the wife's wedding day and how she got her
hair caught in the bouquet as she tried to throw it... That was a funny story!
Nearly scalped her! I looked back, she was still sucking lemons so I carried
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<b><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">"Such a weird question!! Love it. Robert
Downey, Jr. is a great talent. I could see art when he was in character. I
love this film! Just saw it yesterday. John Hughes is still my favorite
director for honest comedy...such a perfect distillation of awkward
youth..meets the moment of wish fulfilment. My role was comedy/threat/humility...but
when my biker character exited the room, I chose to speak while moving/pushing
the motorcycle, and said '....God Bless'. This was to ensure I would not be
edited out and while moving,</span></i></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> <b><i>it is tough to cut dialogue and have continuity.</i></b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="line-height: 34.0800018310547px;"><i><span style="color: #20124d;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;">So, I said 'God Bless' </span></span></i></b></span><br />
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at the end of the Red Skelton Show: 'Good night and God Bless'. It was an
homage to a talented soul."</span></span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then out of the window in the far distance we saw the driver slowly walking back, but he wasn't alone... Three others were with him... New holidayers? Ah well, it seemed odd but, hell... I could easily get a few more questions in before they got to the bus.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="ecxyiv2016067379s2" style="line-height: 22.7199993133545px;">You have done a lot </span><span class="ecxyiv2016067379s2" style="line-height: 22.7199993133545px;">of Star </span><span class="ecxyiv2016067379s2" style="line-height: 22.7199993133545px;">Trek,</span><span class="ecxyiv2016067379s2" style="line-height: 22.7199993133545px;"> do you have a favourite part?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>"Star Trek......Well, the legacy
will last forever. The humanity in Gene's storytelling will be of value
forever. I am very grateful to have been part of ST4 and Next
generation.</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So Kirk or Pickard then?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>I grew up on the original TV series.
The stories are wonderful. So was The Twilight Zone. The humanity in the
writing is very important. The original created the space for Next Generation.<span style="font-size: x-large;">
I love them both but would have to go with Kirk. 'Live Long And Prosper'...very
cool, indeed!!"</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 22.7199993133545px;">So is there a role you would just love to play? </span></span><br />
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has the wisdom to share with those who can carry on the quest."</span></i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20.7000007629395px;"><span style="color: #20124d;">Speaking of 'outside society', the driver and the others were getting nearer... These guys looked as odd as he did... Something didn't feel right... But Michael didn't seem too bothered... This comforted me and I carried on... </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><span style="line-height: 22.7199993133545px;">And you've met and worked with so many fabulous actors and actresses...</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>"The artists I have met that
possessed humanity and talent the most are: Burt Lancaster, Paul Newman,
Brandon Lee, Cheryl Ladd, Leonard Nimoy, Robert Downey Jr., Joanie
Mitchell, Kenny Rodgers, Andrew Getty."</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>"I don't have a favorite Hollywood
story...but <span style="font-size: x-large;">my own is doing my best to be the most personal towards other
people as I can."</span></i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well, I thought as the three men
entered the bus, this might be the time to be the best you can be towards me...
The driver climbed in after them... "They's with me" he shouted... "They's kin"... Michael and I looked at each other, now I was
scared... I looked at my hands, I was shaking and my heart felt like it was pumping at a
thousand beats to the second... <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The second guy, shorter than the others, long greasy hair tied back in a scarf
and deep scaring to his face turned to me and laughed, an evil, terrifying,
gurgling laugh, doing nothing for my nerves... I smiled back, unable to think of
what to do. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then the three
of them walked to the back of the bus, leaving the driver standing by the door
and one by one they grabbed everyone and dragged them off the bus... The
bickering couple, the annoying family and then my wife... I just sat there,
looking ahead not knowing what to do, I didn't want to make eye contact with
any of them... Even her... Especially her... </span></div>
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We rode in silence for quite a while, not quite comprehending what had just happened... But then just over the next hill we saw it... Like an oasis in the desert... Our hotel... With a swimming pool and palm trees... </span><br />
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Michael pulled up just outside the door and we got out, a beautiful young woman appeared with a tray of colourful drinks and a big smile... I looked at the empty bus, no screaming kids... No bickering love birds and no wife... I took my drink and asked one last question. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 22.7199993133545px;">And finally, if the Hills have eyes family were still there in the desert… What do you think they’d be doing now? </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>"The Hill's family would be alive
and dangerous...with a website: http/GOCAMPINGIF YOU DARE."</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Maybe this was going to be the holiday of my dreams after all...</span></span></div>
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<b><i>For more information on the lovely Michael, go to his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Berryman">Wikipedia</a> page, his <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0077720/">IMDB</a> and his <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Michael-Berryman-Fan-Page/103960269644595">Facebook fan page</a> </i></b><b style="line-height: 34.0800018310547px;">or just Google him!! </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The museum was just as crowded as it always was, everybody loved this place; the artefacts, the animals, the Egyptian mummies... all fabulous! But I really came here for one reason and one reason only... The dinosaurs! Big or small, scales or feathers, they fascinated and excited me and the Natural history museum in London was the place to see them, they had loads! My god, they even had ones that moved! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I grabbed a place in the queue, the guard nodded at me with a familiar grace, mind you he should recognise me, after all I was here nearly everyday, always waiting patiently to walk round the exhibit, trying desperately to find a nugget of information that I hadn't read before, or already knew... </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So Herbivores first, I thought, then a quick cuppa and onto the carnivores - my favourites... The T-Rex's, the Allosaurus', the Velociraptors... oh yes, Velociraptors were the ultimate dinosaur; their teeth, their scales, their claws... oh those claws! And you know, I always think of that line in Jurassic park when that kid with the big dark eyes says that it looks like a six foot Turkey... </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.0300006866455px;">Sitting at a table by the window and I ordered 2 teas and a chelsea bun for each of us... He was in London now, he needed to dine like a Brit!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">Everyone that's ever met her, their lives are immediately changed by her presence and friendship. She is the pinnacle of grace, has a devilish sense of humour, and a tireless work ethic She has boundless optimism and is my greatest example. Its a credit to her that she not only wrangled the work load to accomplish being the manager of three, but also was determined to provide us with normal childhoods. <span style="font-size: x-large;">We all went to public school, had hobbies, friends and she made sure we lived outside of the city - so that we had a refuge from the industry....</span></span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>...Remembering all this now I obviously admit that I had a very non-traditional upbringing but it was nothing short of great, kooky and wonderfully memorable. Was I bullied because of the opportunities I had to work in film and TV as a kid? Yes. Was I probably growing up with a different perspective then my friends? Yes. But I wouldn't have changed places with them. Again, it's framed my life at an early age and gave me great experiences and tools that have stayed with me for over thirty years. I loved my childhood. Which is bizarre to say, because losing my father was traumatic and definitely was a massive trial for my mother, sisters and I... but there were far more good memories than bad. And for that I'm hugely grateful. <span style="font-size: x-large;">My relationships with my sisters and my mom are very precious and important to me.</span> I was the only male in my family for many many years. I accredit that dynamic as how I early learned to develop more sensitivity and compassion, because as we know women have a greater capacity to be than men. This was an incredibly valuable environment for me to be around." </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>follow suit. I was accepted into a respected BFA program and studied at this four year conservatory. This era irrevocably changed me as I had the chance to study and perform in numerous classical and contemporary plays. Without that shift and the decision to move out of LA, I might have given up acting altogether. LA can saturate your passion. It can make you concerned with the wrong things. It is a place that is mostly driven by commercialism. <span style="font-size: x-large;">Putting myself in the theatre gave me roots. It gave me a desire, hunger and respect for the work </span>- as well as an education that has became the infrastructure for my theories and philosophies of the medium. What it did was it renewed me and made me love acting again. My time in university also gave me my first cracks at writing and directing, which have now become what I spend 99% of my time engrossed in. </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"While I was in Utah, I stumbled upon two giant gifts: one was in the form of purpose. I decided that I wanted to focus on directing theatre, that I had this deep desire to gravitate towards teaching theatre and paying it forward to younger actors. But I needed to get my masters degree. <span style="font-size: x-large;">I ended up getting accepted to a wonderful course at The University of Essex's East 15 Acting School. At the same time as that acceptance letter came I had newly found the woman of my dreams and we shortly thereafter got married and moved to London in September of 2014.</span> She's a marvel is actress and my best friend. Feel incredibly lucky to have found her and that she agreed to be whisked away on such an adventure."</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">Tea and bun polished off, I checked my watch... Oh crap, I thought, my lunch break had been over for 20 minutes already... I gathered my things and thanked Whit profusely and stood up. As I left the cafe Whit called after me that we had forgotten to pay the bill - or cheque, as he called it - and started pulling out his wallet. "No worries" I assured him and flashed my staff card "Being head curator for this place has to have it's benefits sometimes!"</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For more information on Whit check out his <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0381035/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm">IMDB</a> page, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whit_Hertford">Wikipedia</a> and his production company <a href="http://www.sneakattackfilms.com/">site</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So, there I was, mooching about the Bronx Zoo, minding my own business, not gettin' under any ones feet, doin' my own thing, not botherin' no one, well I say not botherin'... I do like to taunt the animals, you know? In their cages like, wrong I know, but I had nuttin' better to do all day and what the hey... Huh?!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Born and bred Newyorker I am and I love this this city, I love the people, I love the food and I love this god damn zoo... I had retired early, I say retired... I was kinda' removed from my old place of employment, shall we say, force-ably?... And that's why I'm here every day... But that's not my story here, that's for another day... No, this is my story today... </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So there I was screaming at the lions, laughing raucously at those giraffes and their freakin' necks - </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Boy, it must take an age for the food to get to their bellies</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> -</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> I'd shout at the sloths for being lazy and mimic the penguins and their stupid walk... Boy they do walk stupid! - But the thing I loved doin' best, my all time favourite thing was to watch those Gorillas... Those dumb bums, sitting there scratching'and pickin' at each other... And boy they hate it when I watch them, especially when I sit there, chomping on a ripe, tasty, yella banana... Oh yes, they hate that! They scream and they yell and they bang on that bullet proof glass, but they ain't gonna' get me, no sir... I am safe as freakin' houses, sittin' there on my bench... I say my bench because when I sit on it, for some reason no one wants to sit near me... </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Do I offend you?" </i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I shout as they pass... But I get no answer, but I don't care, they can go and suck a lemon... This is my zoo and I can sit where I want to... But those Gorillas, they can't sit here, oh no, they can't get me, I am safe, I am happy... Or so I thought... Yes, that was until the day when one came and sat right down beside me... </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ah crap, I thought... I've been doin' this most days for years... He must have been pissed? Was this was to be my demise? Oh lord let him be quick and merciful... </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I screwed up my eyes waiting for the pounding sting of the punch, but nuttin'.... I looked up... He was just sittin' there... doing nuttin'... I knew these creatures were dumb, but come on... and how the hell did he get out anyway?... I stared at him, curious as to how he did it then suddenly he moved his hands to his head... Now at this point, I am big enough and ugly enough to admit that I was scared, I was petrified... '<i>Was this to be my end?'</i> I thought. </span></span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But no, instead of viciously mauling me as I had expected, the gorilla just removed his head? I am not jokin' around here... I kid you not... as god is my witness, mama mia! that ape took off his freakin' head and you know what was underneath? Do you? A head, a human head! Yes, that gorilla was a man... In a suit... A gorilla suit! But not just any man either...No! No wonder he was so convincing... This was Don McLeod... Apeman extraordinare, and a man as famous for being an ape as I was for throwing up in the kids play area... Now that, my friend, that was a fun day... </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And he didn't even seem bothered when I started talking to him... Mind you he also didn't seem too bothered when I started itching my butt...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So I aksed him....</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So, what do you
need to bring out your inner gorilla? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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as </span></i></span><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: 0cm;"><span style="color: #190952; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">much as possible and just try to be in a more primal state of mind. I should add that having studied gorillas at
the San Diego Zoo was a big help in understand the rhythms of movement and the
gentle stillness of these wonderful creatures.</span></i><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">”</span></i></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I heard that you
stole the part of a gorilla called Otto… Because you were a better gorilla than
a real gorilla? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Tourister Luggage wanted to remake a series of TV commercials, and were no
longer able to use a real gorilla. I
wouldn’t say I was better than a real gorilla ... just more able to take
direction and also more willing to execute actions on cue.”</b></span><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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the suits? Are they specially tailored for you?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are only a few special effects shops in the world that have made a professional
anatomically correct gorilla suit. My
first suit (1980) for American Tourister was made by Oscar winner Rick
Baker. The Godfather of gorilla suits I
should add. And yes, the are
“tailor-made” for me. A body and head
cast are taken and then a spandex muscle suit is built. A fibreglass head piece is made from my head
cast and then small motors (called servos) are attached to the inner
shell. These control the gorilla brows,
nose and mouth. Arms (both short &
long) are made and feet. The fur used is
very costly and is mostly synthetic fibres with bits of Yak hair added for
texture. Add black contacts ... and
bingo! You have a gorilla suit. The professional suits cost anywhere from
$20,00 to $50,000 ... and even up to $100,000 plus for one of Rick Baker’s
movie suits.”<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i> “</i><i>Very hot! You sweat like crazy in the suit, as hardly any air gets in. You are encased in a cloak of spandex, thick foam padding and the outer fur suit, along with a rubber arms, feet and a head full of sculpted teeth, tongue and foam latex topped with hand-punched hairs and no cherry on top! There is a wonderful sense of loosing the human self ... and really becoming something else, as you have no normal reference points like seeing your own human limbs, or clothing.”</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> <b>“<i>It can get up to 120 degrees on a hot day with a lot of running. I’ve been hospitalised on several occasions due to heat exhaustion. I nearly died working on a film (Tanya’s Island) in Puerto Rico. I had lost most of my body fluids due to lack of sleep, extreme humidity, too many drinks in the bar the night before, and being left in the suit for 4 hours without a break. I awoke in a hospital with tubes coming out of me and my heart rate was racing to the danger point.”</i></b></span><br />
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> <b>“I have used several. I cool suit, which is basically Ice-packs inserted into a vest worn under the muscle suit or on a few jobs I’ve been hooked up to motorised ice box which forces cold air into a tube-lined vest. But I rarely use them as it takes so much time to fiddle with the hookups and sometimes it gets too cold and the dramatic change in temperate can lead to serious health issues ... like pneumonia. <o:p></o:p></b></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b> “I have friends who a major Hollywood special effects experts. They have built the suits for me ... sometimes for a movie role and then I can have the suit once the job is finished. My friend David Miller (creator of the original Feddie Kruger makeup) made the first version of the suit I now use, and Robert Devine has done all the upgrades and repairs on the current suit.”</b></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Crap, really?! That's bad man.... </span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b> “Brows, nose and lips are controlled by Remote Controls (the kind used to run a toy car or mini-drone type flying device I can control the opening and closing of the mouth and the eyes are my own, so naturally I control those ... most of time. The materials used have changed a lot over the years. Better fur, lighter foam padding, and more subtle use of the motors used to animate the face. But these days most gorillas you see in movies are all done through CGI (Computer Generated Imagery) and Motion Capture ... where an actor wears a unitard with sensors and a computer captures his/her movements and then they are generated by a software program that gives the gorilla life. (Perter Jackson’s King Kong is a prime example). I did a recent project in Seoul, Korea called Mr. Go ... a film about a baseball playing gorilla. All done with CGI and Motion Capture. I trained the actors in gorilla movement, butoh, mime and baseball (I was a college baseball player before I gave it up for the theatre.)”</b></span></i><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A baseball playing Gorilla? Sounds crazy... But then again..?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I suppose they couldn't train a real Gorilla to play baseball... Hell in my experience you can't train a gorilla to do anything but sit on his fat butt all day eatin' fruit and scratchin'.... But I wondered why did he think that he worked better than the real thing?</span></div>
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reasons ... real gorillas are an endangered species and just aren’t available
to be used in movement specific projects.
If I’m told to go sit on a rock or jump up and down or open a briefcase
... I can do it. A real gorilla would
just roll over and take a nap or likely move away.”</b><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>“I’ve always preferred the company of
animals to that of most humans. My first
exposure to portraying a gorilla was in theatre school in a mime class. I was assigned to choose an animal and bring
my “animal” to class for a brief improvisation.
Once I got to understand more about gorillas I was hooked.”<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now I knew this guy from all the movies he'd been in... Yes I go to the movies, before they kick me out for being noisy and throwing popcorn that is... So how did that all start?</span><br />
<i style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>“There was a low-budget movie being filmed in
the mountains of Big Bear in Southern California. </b></span></i><i style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>They needed ape-like early men for the lead
roles. I tried out and got the job. That was in the Winter of 1979.”</b></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And you played a
gorilla for three months in Japan?! Is that true or are you freakin' kidding me?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>“There
is a theme park in Southern Japan called Mitsui Greenland. They had a live show that featured me as The
Crazy Gorilla. I was presented as a real
gorilla, and rolled out onto the amphitheatre stage in a huge steel cage by a
team of Japanese stagehands. My
scantily-clad assistant Sandra ran me thru a number of tricks: i.e.
“what is 2 plus 3?” And I would pound the cage floor 5 times to great
applause. Then the tricks got more
complicated and the crowd (still thinking I was a real ape) went wild when I
could answer complicated math problems or point to body parts etc. The show ended with me being released from the
cage and doing a bit of break dancing to a popular Japanese J-pop song. In the end I took off my head and revealed
myself to be just a sweaty Caucasian actor from Hollywood.”</b><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Then these two chicks walked past the bench, I smiled at them, a big toothy grin and politely said hello... I was an utter gentleman, but then for no reason these two looked shocked and ran off... I think it must have been Don... I'm mean a gorilla with human head? That's the thing of nightmares, I tell you... So I aksed...</span><br />
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freaked when they saw you? I mean really freaked?</span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b> “Yes
... many times. I’ve caused a riot in a
Tokyo department store, when I accidentally scared a group of school girls on a
tour, I’ve caused people to run into glass doors in American shopping malls,
and <span style="font-size: x-large;">when </span></b></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">working on the TV series Tarzan The Epic Adventures in South Africa I
caused some of the local crew members to run screaming into the bush when I
first came out of the dressing room.”</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This did make me laugh! I had people scared of me, but they usually just give me the look... You know the one, like they've had a bad cannoli... But I only dreamed of screaming! When I had recovered I carried on with my questions.</span></div>
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have you been mistaken for a real gorilla? Has it ever landed anyone in
trouble? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Tourister took me to the Miami Zoo for a promotion on time. I was to be filmed outside the gorilla cage
with the real gorillas next to me.
Everything went south when it was determined the male & female
gorillas were trying to mate and was a major distraction. I was rushed away by the zoo staff. <span style="font-size: x-large;">On another ill-fated TV news event, I was
snuck into the Los Angeles Zoo and came out of the bushes next to the gorilla
compound ... with me on the outside with the tourists. Everyone panicked and ran in all directions.</span> The trainers thought a real gorilla had
escaped and chased me in a golf cart with a tranquilliser gun. I ran trying to tear off my ape mask and was
yelling “don’t shoot ... I’m an actor in a suit” but they couldn’t hear me due
to chaos. I was detained in the zoo jail
for several hours ... and abandoned by the TV news crew as they didn’t have
permission to even be in the zoo with a news camera.”</b></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You’ve been in so
many crazily fantantastic</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> comedies as a gorilla, including two of my personal favourites… '<i>Trading Places</i>' and '<i>The man with two brains</i>', but what was Ackroyd/ Murphy/ Martins’
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b> “The
reaction is always extreme curiosity mixed with laughter and a hesitation to
get to close if though they know I’m a man in a suit. Eddie Murphy put my ape head on and ran
around the NY set ... telling everyone he was getting back to his primal roots.”</b><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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... the minute the gorilla head goes on I’m no longer Don McLeod the actor ...
I’m sort of a semi-real animal that people can talk to and I talk back. But they all end up cracking up and saying” I
can’t believe I’m talking to an Ape.”
Once the suit is on ... actors/directors immediately look for my
assistant if they want to ask something specific ... as though I can no longer
understand them once the gorilla head goes on.”<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></div>
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a lot inside the ape suit, but you can’t tell from looking at me, unless I’m
physicalising the body movements.”<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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Murphy, Ackroyd, & Jamie Lee where great fun ... as they all are/were true
professionals and very talented and funny to be around. Steve Martin was very different from what I
expected ... very stern and humourless when not filming. </b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>Robin Williams (Hook) was one of my favourite
actors to work with. He was incredibly
humble and very interested in what was going on around him. He was interested in what others were about
... not just himself.”</b></span></i><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now you and Beeks had a pretty romantic ending to that infamous scene in '<i>Trading Places'</i>, so you like to
think that they did end up make sweet music together<i>? </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">that possibility ... he was never really my
type. </span> I was actually kind of hoping
they’d put Jamie Lee Curtis in the cage with me ... but it wasn’t in the
script. But in Tanya’s Island I did
indeed get the girl .... both literally and physically.”<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b> “<i>Yes ...
famous humping scene. Beeks (the actor)
was not at all thrilled to be forever remember on film as the guy who got
humped by a gorilla. I’m being kind ...
he was a pain in the ass (pun intended) during the whole scene. </i></b></span><br />
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>Landis just kept yelling “Hump him harder ...
give it to him good!”</b> </span></i><br />
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mostly done with body language/mime awareness on my part. Gorillas can be very playful but they don’t
laugh as such. There is a great clip on
YouTube of Koko the gorilla being tickled by the late Robin Williams, and she
does almost appear to be laughing ... so perhaps I stand corrected.”</b></i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now you haven't just done comedy. or played gorillas... You've also
played a werewolf, a shadow and a… Greibbel… ?</span><br />
<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>“Yes
... I was one of the lead werewolves in the classic film The Howling. In Hook I played Peter Pan’s Shadow and the
Greibbel was a fantasay creature created by my good friend Rob Bottin (Total
Recall, Robo Cop, The Thing, Legend). My
friend Mick Garris wrote the script, Joe Dante directed and it was part of
Steven Speilbergs’s TV series called Amazing Stories.”</b></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And what was
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> <b><span style="font-size: x-large;">“Hayley
Mills was a real sweetheart ...</span> as a young boy I had a big crush on her, so it
was a joy to work with her after all those years.”</b><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In the howling you
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>“I loved
acting in the Howling, as I’d always liked the old werewolf movies and the
Howling was (at the time) a ground-breaking special effects wonder with all
those transformations by Rob Bottin and his crew. <span style="font-size: x-large;">The makeup did take a few hours each day, but
once it was on it really was like wearing a second skin ... you hardly noticed
it</span>. The chango-heads as we called them
were puppets operated by cables and condom-bladders which were inflated on cue
to give the effect of the actor’s face/neck expanding and transforming into a
werewolf. (All the Eddie Quest changes
were done in a single shot, which was a leap ahead from the old stop, paste
hair and cut back techniques we saw on actors like Oliver Reed and of course
Lon Chaney & others.)”</b></span></i></div>
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for Jack Nicholson is The witches of Eastwick, why didn’t he perform the
character himself? He’s no stranger to prosthetics…</span><br />
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some of the effects (the devil transformation) were shot after principle
filming had been completed. And there
was likely a Laker game on ... so no Jack.
Also a cost factor ... much cheaper to have a day of me in a Rob Bottin
chest piece than to have Jack on set for something where you didn’t even need
to see his face (just the chest expansion and hands swiping at the 3 witches in
the miniature house.)”</b><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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met him ... he was long gone when I was brought in by the special effects team
(Rob Bottin shop and ILM)”<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></div>
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be done on a “star” without them actually being on the set. I assume he thought
I did a brilliant job (lol).”</b><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You were also
Quasimodo in Naked Gun 2 ½, that must have been a laugh?! Is Leslie Nielson as
funny off camera as on?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Nielson was always cracking jokes, and he even carried a whoppie cushion
(rubber fart bladder) around with him,</span> which he would slip under an
unsuspecting person when they were about to sit down.”</i></b></span></div>
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about OJ though huh?! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> <i><b>“OJ was
a much better running back than he was an actor ... although he did a pretty
good job during his murder trial.”<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></div>
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can’t really say there’s a best director as they are all very different. Some are very sensitive to actors and others
are more like military field generals.
But the most famous directors I’ve worked with (Spielberg, Dante,
Landis) all had a wonderful sense of excitement and pure joy for the </b></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>art of
film making which made it exciting to be a small part of a big group project. Being a suit performer/ movement artist in
most of my film and television roles, the directors have pretty much left me to
my own devices, which is a real luxury for a performer. <span style="font-size: x-large;"> “You’re the expert ... just do your
thing. But do it quick as we’re loosing
our light.” These are common paraphrased
statements I’ve heard many times.”</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></i><br />
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<b>He is outstanding at primate movement and an excellent actor on all levels. I like his work very much. I’m more of an “old school” gorilla, the kind of suit performance that still uses the actor’s own eyes as opposed to mechanised eyes that some of the later suits have used. I lot of the gorillas I’ve protrayed have been either comedy gorillas (Trading Places, Man With Two Brains, etc) so the movement is more human and the timing is different than you would get from an actual primate.”</b><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I stared in to the gorilla compound, 2 of them had been watching us for the past 10 minutes, they didn't seem disturbed by us one bit... I wondered...</span><br />
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> <b>“Many hours in the early days ... standing outside the gorilla compound at the San Diego Zoo and filming/watching the gorillas for hours on end. I have not had the pleasure of going to Rwanda to actually be with a group of gorillas. But I’ve worked on many projects with chimps and orang-utans, and I’ve been in long training sessions with a primatologist (for the film Born to be Wild).”</b></span></i><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So then, how do you'se describe your job to people?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b> “I just tell them I’m a professional gorilla during the day, and a Living Statue or Mime Artist after dark. A professional shape-shifter of sorts.”</b></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And Do you teach Gorilla... you know, just in case I fancy giving it a go...</span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>"I have taught movement in theatre school and master classes in mime, mask, butoh and commedia all over the world. I have also trained two younger assistant gorilla performers. Adam Meir is a member of my Living Statue company and is now my main gorilla performer. He was a former student of mine at the American Academy of Dramatic Art in Hollywood. I still do the gorilla work on occasion, but for the most part Adam dons the costume for most of our jobs.”</b></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I had heard he was a practitioner of somthin' called Butoh, So I aksed him more about that?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>“Sometimes
called the dance of the dark soul. Butoh
means earth dance or </b></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i style="text-indent: 0cm;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>stomp dance in Japanese -- <span style="font-size: x-large;">Butoh is a little known
Japanese art form that is somewhat like Kabuki or Noh theatre without the
rules</span>. In butoh you let the moment, the
environment and one’s inner feelings dictate the movements. It is done with bent legs and performed very
slow in an almost trance-like state. It
is all about transformation ... one can go from rock to man to woman to baby to
demon to flora & fauna to wind, rain, insect for abstract image found only
in the imagination. It was very freeing
for me as a movement artist. Freeing
from all the self consciousness and rules of classic mime, which I had studied
with Marcel Marceau and performed for many years. More info on Butoh can be found on my web
site: <a href="http://www.zenbutoh.com/">www.zenbutoh.com</a><a href="http://www.zenbutoh.com/"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">"</span></a> </b></span></i></b></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So with all that under his belt I wondered what he liked best, man, monster or Ape? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaL8gBTIoptyox9yf_7R3GyKRDdtJnc_M9dDi_-6N7iI1vl0AKXVybdw8XPQ90yMcKMla2dzuiTxoHOCWpi-IZlNxmTxbi2P0Q7fdx5Rn35z1XeLy4kw1C2qjJtqfT9PbV9914k_2EtF8y/s1600/don+peter.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaL8gBTIoptyox9yf_7R3GyKRDdtJnc_M9dDi_-6N7iI1vl0AKXVybdw8XPQ90yMcKMla2dzuiTxoHOCWpi-IZlNxmTxbi2P0Q7fdx5Rn35z1XeLy4kw1C2qjJtqfT9PbV9914k_2EtF8y/s1600/don+peter.png" height="320" width="283" /></span></a><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>“I really like a mix ...monsters are great
fun as I get to work with talented special effects people who really create
fifty percent of the character through the makeups and suits they bring to the
various projects. Mime is really the key
art form for me ... it is the basis for all the creature work, for our Living
Statue work, and certainly for the gorilla work. These days I’m spending a lot of my time on
writing. My autobiographical novel,
Gorilla Tales in almost completed and I’m looking forward to getting my stories
out to the public. I hope to do a book
tour and signing in the gorilla costume.”</b><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><br /></span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now I was just about to suggest that he come wid me to put soap suds in the flamingo pool when we heard someone shout behind us... "Hey! Monkey!"</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We both turned to see a zoo keeper running down the path towards us, shouting and waving a large net shouting about.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I took my chance - you know just in case something was to happen - and asked one last question...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So, Don do you actually like bananas?</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>"Yes ... even after having thousands of bananas thrust upon me during photo shoots, commercials or during public appearances."</i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">And with that I jumped off the bench, thanked him profusely for his time and started running, with the keeper hot on my heals shouting "Bobo, you schmuck... How did you get out again?!... Get your ass back in your cage! Now"</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I stopped and turned, sticking my tongue out at him, I thought for a moment about throwing more at him than just a banana at him, if you catch my drift?! But there was no time... What a predicament! To stay and talk more, or to run and hope I lose him? But however much I had enjoyed our time together my freedom was calling and if I had to spend one more day with the rest of those dumb apes I would lose my freakin' mind, so I ran and jumped and swang away! A talking monkey is a great attraction for the zoo, but I'd put money on it that they're regretting the day they saved me from that laboratory! </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">But as I said, that's a story for another day....</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">For more info on Don go to his <a href="http://www.zenbutoh.com/bio.htm">Website</a> and his<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0565838/"> IMDB</a> page </span></span><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">"Growing up in Chicago was awesome. It's a beautiful city with great architecture and lots of museums. I grew up close to the Lincoln Park Zoo and a few blocks from Wrigley field so I was a lucky kid." </span></b></i></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">"Romanian never helped me in an audition but I did utilize it for the movie Van Helsing. My voice is the voice of all of the villagers that you hear in the background when the vampires are attacking!"</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">And you were in Grease, on stage and in the sequel, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">you played Danny on stage, have you met John?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">And Bachelor with Tom Hanks... Is he as lovely as he appears?</span><br />
<b style="line-height: 17.9400005340576px;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">"Tom Hanks is as great a guy as he appears. We had a blast making Bachelor Party and couldn't believe we were getting paid to have so much fun."</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">And one for your assistant... Whats the fan mail like?!</span><br />
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Thank you Adrian, short... But very,very sweet...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em><span style="color: black; font-size: large;">The life I had chosen was not perfect, but then whose life is? I was 17, not quite a woman, but less of the child I once had been... The things my clients made me do sure made me feel like I was one... I disgusted myself with the things I did... The depravity, the inhumanity of it all, but then again it was better than living on the streets... Just...</span></em></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em>I sat on the bed in my cold, little room on the wrong side of the Bronx; I heard shouting, men hitting women, women screaming at the men... The familiar coughs and cries of the scum of the city... The pimps, the Joes, the dealers, the addicts... It all disgusted me, but where else was a runaway supposed to go? </em></span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em>The glitz and glamour of New York City seemed so appealing for a girl from Pittsburgh... </em></span><em style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ha... glitz and Glamour? The only glitz I get these days is the costumes they made me wear....</span> </em></span><br />
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<em><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">My phone rang, another job, but in the good end of town... Manhattan? Nice... I quickly noted down the address and put it in my coat pocket. Maybe I should shower? Then maybe not, you never know what to expect with a profession like mine... </span></em><br />
<em><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">It was Manhattan though? It might be fancy, they might even treat me like a person... A girl can dream. Yes a quick shower and I'll even treat myself to a taxi...</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">So after cleaning myself up, carefully applying my make-up and getting changed, I locked and bolted my room - My place wasn't exactly the place you leave your keys under the doormat if you catch my drift - and headed out to hail a cab. </span></em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>The traffic was clear and we got to Manhattan in good time and without too much of a fare... I must start charging my clients cab fare I thought... Suddenly a nag of self doubt crept across my mind, after all this time I still got nervous before seeing clients... I asked the driver to stop a couple of blocks away, I still had an hour to waste and a walk might clear my head... and doubts. </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>I walked up 8th, the air was cool and refreshing, but I needed a drink, you had to be 21 to get a drink in this town, but I knew people. I spotted a club I recognised, I done some favours for the owner, now he could do me a favour... of a shot of bourbon perhaps? </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>The sign outside read "Poetry Reading, special guest Harry Northup" ...?!</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Harry Northup? Actor? Poet? The actor that had been in some of the most iconic movies ever made?! Could it be him?!</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="color: black;">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><b>Northup was born in Amarillo, Texas. He lived in seventeen places by the time he was seventeen, but mostly lived inSidney, Nebraska, where he graduated from high-school in 1958. From 1958 to 1961, he served in the United States Navy, where he attained the rank of Second Class Radioman. From 1963 to 1968, he studied Method acting with Frank Corsaro, in New York City.</b></i></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCvIZu_jGm7E07SP87EchiioaBEjt00F8lQQwK1yEiYVtAJ7WOjA_l9vYMei8f0zdw7rSkyQx-WUoZrwJzR2Vtx_xudqlVrCdAGvhoRBpYsczxF30lnkvGEEci_Qgv5COAa6lWSwgSrEKI/s1600/Taxi+Driver.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="line-height: 22.39px;">Northup received his B.A. in English from California State University, Northridge, where he studied poetry with poet Ann Stanford. He has made a living as an actor for over thirty years and has been in thirty-seven films including Martin Scorsese's first six feature films: Who's That Knocking at My Door, Boxcar Bertha, Mean Streets, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Taxi Driver and New York, New York. He had a role in Jonathan Demme's film The Silence of the Lambs. Harry starred inOver the Edge and Fighting Mad. Northup has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 1976.</span><span style="font-size: 13.33px; line-height: 13.33px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 22.39px;">He has the rare distinction of being a notable poet as well as a successful career actor. [Wikipedia]</span></span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="color: black; line-height: 22.39px;">I took a seat at the bar, smiled sweetly at the barman and ordered my drink, Harry was just ending his poem... Damn... Bad timing. But then I noticed him coming my way, he sat down right beside me... This was an opportunity too good to miss... I checked my watch, I still had nearly an hour to waste and this would be the best waste of time I could ask for. </span></i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 22.39px;">Never being a shy one - well you couldn't be shy in my profession now, could you? - I turned smiled and offered Harry a drink... I'm not sure if was something in the air, the audiences reaction to his work or what I was wearing, but Harry accepted my offer of a drink... and a chat... </span></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>My dad worked for the civil
service, so when there was a better job opening on another base, he would take
it & we'd move. After we lived in
Amarillo for a year, we moved to San Gabriel, Ca., where <span style="font-size: x-large;">my parents, my sister
& one of my 3 brothers & I lived in a converted chicken coop </span></b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">behind my
aunt's big house</span><b>. Mostly, we lived in
Ordville, the housing project of Sioux Ordnance Depot, & Sidney,
Nebraska. </b><i>Di</i></span><i style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">d </span></i><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">it affect your friendships?</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;"><b>The friends from my youth whom
I have stayed in touch with over the years are from S.O.D. & Sidney where I
graduated from high school in 1958."</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;">"When I was 14, Connie Madsen, director of the
Panhandle Players, in Sidney, cast me as Eddie in "Time Out For
Ginger." When I was 16, she cast me
as George in "Our Town." <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;">That was the beginning of my love of acting &
theatre. I also did the male lead in the
Junior class play "Headin' for a Weddin'." I have always loved movies, so that's in the
equation. <o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">After high school, I joined the Navy. My tour of duty was from 1958-1961.</span> While I was in the Navy I thought I would save
money, go to college & become a hgh school English teacher. After being honourably discharged, I enrolled
in Nebraska State Teachers' College, Kearney.
I did several leads in theatre there & fell passionately in love
with theatre. In the spring of 1962 I
quit college, hitchhiked to New York City & began to look for acting work. I studied Method acting with Frank Corsaro
from 1963-1968."</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>"The first scene I did in Corsaro's class was a
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;"><b>Great God Brown," in which I played
Billie Brown. I did it just like I had
done it in college & it was too artificial.
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Frank liked me a lot & he suggested, for my second scene, that I do
a scene from "The Grapes of Wrath," with Hector Elizondo.</span> I was Tom Joad; Hector, the Uncle. Hector simplified acting for me. I used a personal memory, learned how to
place my inner concentration, relax, believe in the scene & behave
realistically on stage. Everything
clicked. Frank loved the scene &
me. Frank Corsaro gave me the foundation
of acting, & poetry, by teaching me how to use my own experiences in my work. He was a brilliant teacher; he had deep
erudition in theatre, opera, film, literature & human behaviour. I have stayed in touch with him over the
years. I love Frank Corsaro."</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;"><b>"Harvey Keitel recommended me to Scorsese &
introduced me to my first wife. <span style="font-size: x-large;">Harvey
is a strong, emotional, daring actor, with a great sense of humor &
explosiveness</span>. We were in 5 films
together. He is a good friend. The last time I saw Harvey was at the Walter
Reade Theatre at Lincoln Center where we both participated in a tribute to the
late Victor Argo. That was about 10
years ago."</b></span></span></div>
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films, seek acting work, live in a cheap hotel or apartment, work as a
messenger, waiter, clerk typist to pay my room & board. It was a great experience, an education. My friends were Italian, Jewish, Puerto
Rican. I learned a lot about art &
culture & intellectual ideas & poetry.
I remember when I was a messenger at Quicksilver Messenger Service, on
41st St. off Fifth Avenue, men brought in 7 different New York City newspapers
every day."</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">"In Method acting, you work from within. You are the character. You use your own first hand experience</span>. You learn how to relax, to concentrate. You use sense memories to evoke emotion, to
help you create belief, to be a real human being on stage or on film. To allow the emotion to take you where it
may. But, you also have to create the
external character as well. But, it
comes from within. To live in the
present."</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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with him?</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;">"When I first met Marty, he was a true lover of
cinema & an independent filmmaker. Everyone around him in those early years
knew he was a true filmmaker. His ambience<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;">was authentic.
He made personal films. His
vision has enlarged over the years. He's
a brilliant American film director. <span style="font-size: x-large;">He's
the Statesman of American film. Scorsese
is a joy</span>."</span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><span style="color: black;"></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><i>Does he just phone you up and offer you the part, or do
you have to audition each time?</i><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;">""Who's That Knocking At My Door": I met him & talked to him & he gave
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Boxcar Bertha": I went after the part of
Deputy Sheriff Harvey Hall & he cast me & Roger Corman hired me. "Mean Streets": I called him, went to see him; he offered me
two parts & I took the Vietnam Vet & improved on it. "Alice</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;"> Doesn't Live Here Anymore":
He came to a poetry reading I gave for the publication of my second book, <u>the</u>
<u>jon voight poems</u>. After the
reading he said, "I have a part for you in my next film. I went in to the studio & read for a part
that I didn't get, but got Jim & Joe's Bartender.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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"Alice" by saying "The emotional honesty of the cast is
exemplified by the acting of Harry Northup as Jim & Joe's Bartender.")
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>"Taxi Driver": He called me to come into Columbia Studios
& he gave me the part of Doughboy -- 2 weeks & 2 days work in NYC. "New York, New York": The casting
director Jane Jenkins called & said "Marty wants you to play Alabama
-- a week's work."</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><span style="color: black;"></span></span></div>
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favourite character style? </i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"If you are talking about roles, I have played a New York City cabbie in "Taxi
Driver," sheriffs in "Boxcar Bertha," "Over the Edge,"
"Fighting Mad" & "Beloved." In the CBS remake of "In Cold
Blood," I was the Minister & in "Bad </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;">Girls," the Preacher. In 5 "Knots Landing" episodes, I
played Wayne Harkness, who killed Sid
Fairgate, played by Don Murray. When I
get hired to do a character, I do my research & try to do it in the most
honest, real & deepest way that I can. <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;"><b>The best part I ever did was Sgt. Doberman in
"Over the Edge."<span style="font-size: x-large;"> It was the
only time in my career that I got top billing in a film.</span> I love that part, I will always be thankful to Jonathan Kaplan,
the director, for casting me & to the producer, George Litto, who hired me."</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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is one of the actors I have worked with many times. I've worked with him for
thirty years. He's a wonderful guy and a beautiful poet and a gifted
actor.".</span> What an accolade?! How does it feel that such a prestigious man
thinks so much of you? </i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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"Crazy Mama";<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;">Sheriff Skerritt (starring role) in "Fighting
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construction worker in 2 "People For the American Way" commericals
(Produced by Norman Lear): Postal Worker Juror in "Philadelphia"<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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2 days work); Mr. Bimmel in "The Silence of the Lambs"; Sheriff in
"Beloved"; Congressman Flores in the remake of "The Manchurian
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;"><b>also been a great supporter of my poetry & he
is a wonderful friend. <span style="font-size: x-large;">It makes me feel
good that he cares for me as a person and as a creative person."</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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hire you because they have observed you & they see a quality in you that is
right for the role. Jonathan is a warm
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characters in his films. <span style="font-size: x-large;">He is a film
lover & a brilliant director</span>."</span></span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b><br /><span style="color: black;"></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;"><b>Mr. Bimmel is the father of the first victim. I have never experienced the death of a
child. When my son Dylan, whom I love with all my heart, was a teenager, he got
into trouble several times & that caused me a lot of pain. Being a Method actor, I chose a time when
Dylan got into trouble & I recreated that particular time. The emotional </b><b>memory I used evoked emotions that were parallel to
the scene when Mr. Bimmel tells Clarice that his "daughter went to Chicago
for an interview and never came back."
I prepared emotionally; I chose the clothes that I wore, with one
exception. If you remember I wore a knit
cap that had the colors of red & gray, which are the colors of Ohio State,
which is near the film scene location; I also had my character dress in layers
as people who work outside do in that area."</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;"><b>"A friend of mine kept pigeons, so I asked him to teach
me about pigeons & show me how to hold one.
You hold it with its rear end pointing away from you because pigeons go
to the bathroom a lot & you don't want it to poop on you. He gave me one to take home & work
with. I got the script 2 1/2 months
before the shoot, so each day, for 2 months, <span style="font-size: x-large;">I brought the pigeon,
"Champ" from Lebanon, inside -- I kept him in a cat cage on our patio
-- & took him into the bedroom after I had put papers down all over the
place & spent an hour or two with him every day</span>. When you take care of a pigeon, he becomes
your mate, so that was part of my character work, because Mr. Bimmel had pigeons. Champ liked to fly up & land on the top
of the drapes. Pigeons like to be up
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to work with? </i></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>"When I met Jodie on the set of "The Silence of
the Lambs," she held one hand
across her forehead & one below her face, both parallel to the
ground & said "Jonathan likes to shoot close, does that bother
you?" "Doesn't bother
me," I replied. We shot the
exterior when Clarice comes up to me & says, "Mr. Bimmel?" & I said "That's me." In the script, Mr. Bimmel is adding a wooden
segment to his pigeon coop when she arrives.
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<span style="color: black;"><b style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">with this scene?" I pulled out a
white napkin on which I had printed that I would be holding a white pigeon up
to the light looking for mites when she arrives & read that to
Jonathan. He said, "Great." So, that's what I was doing when she arrives
& asks me the question. We shot </b><b style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">the exterior & then moved in doors. It was a very emotional scene about my
daughter Fredrica going to Chicago for an interview & never coming
back. She was the first victim. I could have cried but didn't. I remember asking Jonathan if I should have
cried & he said, "No, let the audience do that." I looked upstairs to my daughter's room at the
end of the scene. Clarice goes up to my
dead daughter's room, searches & finds a clue to the killer. There are photos of Fredrica & Mr. Bimmel
in the room. The Production Designer had
contacted me before I went to location & asked for personal photos to use
in the scene & so some of the photos are real pictures of me & my son
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me in a cowboy shirt. There were also
movie photos of the actress who played Fredrica & of me in the room. Jodie was a real professional. She's a real pro, one of the top ten film
actors in the history of film in my opinion.
We had been in two previous pictures before, "Alice Doesn't Live
Here Anymore" & "Taxi Driver," though not in the same
scene. We talked about that. <span style="font-size: x-large;">When I wrapped, I shook her hand, said some
nice things to her & she said, "Let's make it a fourth film
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"Which Way Is Up?" a film directed by Michael Schultz. Richard played 3 roles in it. I think that's his best work as an
actor. I played Chief Goon who throws
him off the farm. </span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>When I came on the set of "Blue Collar," in which I played Hank, in Kalamazoo, MI., Pryor remembered me from "Which
Way Is Up?"; he made his hand into a fist, raised it to me in a
greeting. Of the 3 leads, Pryor, Harvey
Keitel, Yaphet Koto, I think that Rchard did the best job. <span style="font-size: x-large;">He was trim, funny & tough; he stood up
for the consciousness & humanity of his heritage</span>. At the end of "Blue Collar,"
Pryor's character takes over Keitel's job & I Pryor's. Working with Pryor, I found him to be the
fastest & most imaginative improviser next to De Niro. I worked on "Blue Collar" for 3
weeks in Kalamazoo, MI. & 3 weeks in Detroit. We came to Detroit looking pretty & left
looking raggity."</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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hired you, it must feel tremendous to know that they respect and want you so
much… What do you think is the attraction? (I know it’s obviously your extreme
talent and natural charisma, but it would be nice to know what you think!) </i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Harvey recommended me to Scorsese for a role in </b><b>Scorsese's first feature, "Who's That Knocking
At My Door?" It wsn't called that
at the time; it was "I Call First" & then "J.R." I was working as a waiter at the Friar's club
in N.Y.C. & I got off my lunch job & went to a 42nd St. office that
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Harvey, where I was from & "Lilith," </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">directed by Robert Rosen, in which I had gotten my
screen Actor's Guild card. We also
discussed "The Hustler," which Rossen had directed. I had seen the film 7 times when it<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQfw3KHHSdEbSEt7u3MvT1eWoaSKEwLU5r1JxzrnPfq9XZ4a_WirpdCdLo314jDPrpZj6WhQ9vs4VZ8Yaa1k65xYEehg1-IIjC4pwfFktPlzn3gwfKTKF6GbENc8hCsU1XPQUj8E1OFRd/s1600/over+edge+harry.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;"><b>first came out. I had been a pool player in my youth. Marty & I both loved the film. Marty liked me & hired me. I remember him saying something about my
large range of emotion. <span style="font-size: x-large;">In "Who's
That Knocking At My Door?," I played The Rapist. That was the </span></b><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">first film that I had a real part in.</span> I learned that film is shot in pieces. Drive up the road. Stop. Back
up. Do it again. Turn onto the country road. Cut.
Again. Stop the car. Put your arm around her. Lock the door & then the attempt to force
myself on her & she gets out of the car & I chase her & hit her
& drag her up the hill & back into the car & then the rape. It was learning to maintain the emotion
through all the many actions & cuts.
& all the while I was being led by a Master. Everyone around Scorsese at that time knew
that he was a great filmmaker. It is
just rare to work with a great filmmaker & <span style="font-size: x-large;">I cherish the memories of
working in cinema with Scorsese.</span> He hired
me for his first six feature films & his first TV show. Why did he like me? I do not know other than he liked me; he trusted me; knew that I was genuine & I
had good instincts. </b></span></span></div>
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in West Hollywood & was hanging around with my fellow actors: Gene Borkan,
Warren Miller, Carmen Argenziano & John Aprea. One night, there was a gathering at Carmen's
apartment around the corner. I went there
& met Jonathan Demme & his first
wife. Demme had seen me in "Mean
Streets" & liked me. In the spring
of 1974, Demme hired me to play the FBI Man in "Crazy Mama." That was produced by Julie Corman, Roger's
wife; we shot it in Griffith Park.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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weeks in Fayetteville, Arkansas.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;">That was a thrill.
Peter Fonda, Philip Carey, John Doucette, Lynn Lowry, Scott Glenn<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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I remember Jonathan calling me from Arkansas & talking to me about
my part & he said "If there is anything you want, let me
know." I said, "There is one
thing, but it is minor." Jonathan
said, "Nothing is minor." So I
asked him if my character could have a silver barrelled shotgun to use in a
scene when he confronts Fonda & the bad guys in a scene & Demme said he
will tell the prop guy to get one for me.
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Demme was always a loving & brilliant director. He means a great deal to me.</span> He subsequently hired me to play the Red
Baron in "Citizens Band," which was shot in Marysville, Ca.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;">That was a wonderful film. The film got a great review by Pauline
Kael. To go back to "Fighting
Mad," I remember coming out of ADR with Demme & he said,
"Remember when I told you that you were getting Co-Star
billing?" 'Yes," I replied, my
heart sinking. "You're not; you're
getting Star billing." That
thrilled me. In "Fighting
Mad," Demme has the Peter Fonda character do many things, shoot a pistol,
a bow & arrow,<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">ride a motorcycle with his son on it -- <span style="font-size: x-large;">I used to
ride my motorcycle with my son Dylan on it in West Hollywood where Demme &
his wife were living & I wonder if he saw my </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">son & me on the motorcyle & put that in the
movie.</span> Demme hired me many times after
that & I will always be grateful to him for that. Demme has such a warm heart. He, like Scorsese, is a lover of cinema.</span></b></span><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><span style="color: black;"></span></span></b></div>
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called, "There is a great part coming up that you will audition for, so stick
around; don't leave L.A." Soon
after that, I auditioned for the first of five auditions for the part of Sgt.
Doberman in "Over the Edge." <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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film produced by Orion when it was at Warner Brothers. It was brilliantly written by Tim Hunter
& Charlie Haas; produced by George Litto & directed by Jonathan
Kaplan. At the fifth audition, I had 5
scenes memorized & plenty of improvised dialogue in my mind. At that final audition, I was sitting in the
outer waiting room among other actors.
Kaplan came out, kneeled down beside me & whispered in my ear,
"I want you for this role. You have
to go in there with four balls, look at the producer, show warmth to him &
make him like you." I did a great
audition & got the job. The best
role I ever did. when we were shooting
in Greeley, Colorado, Kaplan said, "I love working with you. I've wanted to work with you since I saw you
in 'Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore.' I
thought you were the real thing, that Marty had </span></b><br />
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Sandra Weintraub had recommended me for Doberman. Jonathan Kaplan is a magnificent American
film director, strong & with an enormous range of feeling. He hired me for 12 acting jobs in film, TV
& a music video. I will always be
grateful to him for hiring me.<span style="font-size: x-large;"> I love Jonathan Kaplan. He
cares for me. He is a true friend."</span></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;"><b>"Martin Scorsese: "Mean Streets"; Jonathan
Demme: "The Silence of the Lambs"; Jonathan Kaplan" "Over
the Edge.""</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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film experiences in your poetry… but do you ever use your poetry in your
acting?</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;"><b>"<span style="font-size: x-large;">One thing that I have learned in poetry is how to
use time & space</span>. That awareness has
been valuable to me in acting. Film is
very expensive & it helps to be prepared.
Kaplan, Demme & Scorsese have allowed me to contribute dialogue to
their films, & in some cases, actions</b>.</span></span></div>
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David Lloyd Glover, a marvelous artist & my co-blogger on
timestimes3.blogspot.com, has shot many videos of me reading my poems. Here is the link to my poem, "the Crying
Alone, (video, 2:38): <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;">Yes, it helps me to be centered & relaxed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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Peters</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> wrote <span style="font-size: x-large;">"Harry Northup is a wild language explosioneer."</span> –
that must feel great!?<o:p></o:p></span></span></em></span></div>
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poet/critic on the West Coast since
Kenneth Rexroth</span>. I believe he wrote that
about my poetry in the accalimed
anthology, <u>The Streets Inside: Ten Los Angeles Poets</u>, edited by Bill
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;"><b>Momentum Press, 1978). Peters always stood up for the individual."</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;"><b>"Daily & nightly. I have been reading & writing poetry
since 1966. I write at home, in cafes,
on buses. One of my favorite times to
compose poesy is at 2 or 3 A.M. I am
always grateful to the Divine Feminine."</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;"><b>Walt Whitman, Leland Hickman, Paul Blackburn,
William Carlos Williams, Ann Stanford, Holly Prado.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And do you have a favourite poem? </span></i></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;">"<span style="font-size: x-large;">"Song of Myself," by Walt Whitman</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We've talked a lot about acting, film, filmmakers;
I would like to talk about<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;">Cahuenga Press which is a poets publishing
cooperative comprised of poet-members James Cushing, Phoebe MacAdams, Harry E.
Northup & Holly Prado Northup.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">These poets are significant voices in our
community. Recently, Cahuenga Press
celebrated its 25 anniversary with the publication of its 22nd poetry book. The </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Magicians' Union, by James Cushing."</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>I noticed harry checking his watch, he must be preparing to read again, excellent, I thought... I might not miss it after all... But I could squeeze in one more question, sure I could... And since finding out where he was from, I just had to ask...</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><i>…So harry, do you know your way to Amarillo? </i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Amarillo, Texas. We lived there a year
& then we moved. <span style="font-size: x-large;">My sister Dorothy
told me that when I was about 10 months old, our mother, Dorothy, my brother
Jim & I went to see "Gone With the Wind" in Amarillo. She said that was the first movie I attended."</span></b></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I spotted the clock behind the bar... Crap, I was going to be late if I didn't get a move on... Damn I was going to miss the reading, but money was money... I thanked Harry and rushed out. That had been amazing and for a just a moment there, for just a moment, I had forgotten what I was about to do... Forgotten about this crazy life I'd mapped out for myself... I'd forgotten about why I was sitting here... For a moment there life was... great...</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I checked the address on the crumpled up piece of paper in my pocket, it was only across the street now. I took a deep breath and walked over the crossing - didn't want to get done for jay walking, not now! - I got to the door and rang the bell. </span></i></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My client answered the door, he was young, mid thirties I guessed and not bad looking...</span></i></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Oh I'm used to it" I replied and smiled, straightening my pink tutu and popping on my red nose "I'm ready for them!"</span></i></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"I don't know how you do it" he said with a smile as six little 8 year olds ran towards, me dragging me and my balloons inside....</span></i></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Nor do I.... Nor do I...</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/goog_1102366386"><b><span style="color: black;">"Library Girl Presents: Cahuenga Press Turns 25!":<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Still no answers to my ad... '<i>Wanted large house for large family and extended family, Illinois, Ladford area'.</i>.. Not much to ask I thought. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I sipped my coffee and scoured the sales and lettings pages in the Tribune, but all I could find were 2 bedroom apartments and a dodgy looking 6 bedroom place that I swear was that hostel where all those kids died... sigh... I just needed 4 bedrooms, a good sized outhouse and, in my dreams, a pool, was that too much to ask for?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Suddenly I felt a vibration in my pocket... what the hell?... Ah, it was just my phone, I didn't recognise the number and it was out of state, it couldn't possibly be one of the hundreds of real estate agents I had called, but you live in hope. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I answered with a confident 'Hello!' - you know, just in case - and asked how could I help and if it was to do with a house... And, oh my goodness it was! And not only that, but it sounded perfect! The family who had lived there had 4 kids... Like us... and an extended family of, what sounded like, eccentrics... Yep, that all sounded very familiar! It was in the perfect area and well within our budget, so what was the catch? There just had to be a catch, there always was... No heating? No bath tubs? No windows?! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">But it was still worth a gambit, so I took down the address, but as I was writing something came over me... Why was this guys voice so familiar? Why did this whole situation seem familiar? A home, a family, 4 kids, a mom and dad and a family of misfits and crazies? in Illinois? In Landford? Why did that all seem so familiar? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Should I ask for a name? Maybe that would give me a clue as to why these bells were ringing so hard in my head... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">... And as soon as he told me the bells had stopped and a familiar tune started playing in my head a very, very familiar tune...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><em>"If what doesn't kill us makes us stronger,</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><em>We're gonna last longer,</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><em>Like the Great Wall of China</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><em>Or that rabbit with the drum..."</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">And then it all made sense, the family, the address, the madness, his voice!... I was talking to Michael Fishman, the second youngest of the Connor clan from the monumentally successful 'Roseanne' show!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Wow, this was an opportunity not to be missed... So, making small talk, I dashed to my car, fed the zipcode into my Sat-Nav, put Michael on speaker phone and started off... Man, I needed to see this house, not only did it sound perfect, but it was a famous landmark in it's own right! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">After I had safely pulled away, I started to ask him some questions... </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You were only 6 </span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">when you started on
Roseanne, did you truly realise what you had gotten into?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">"Being six when we started, I never
could’ve imagined how amazing and life altering the experience would be."</span></b></i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">And how did you get the job? How did you hear about it? </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"My sister Robyn had been auditioning
for commercials, usually I went along with her.
It seemed fun to me so I asked if I could try doing it too."<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, what? You didn't have any experience?! </span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"Truthfully, I was brand new. Never taken an acting class, barely started auditioning."</i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wow... You'd never know!</span><br />
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no work due to the Writer’s Strike of 1988.
The first audition for Roseanne came up and my parents didn’t want me to
try out for Television or Movies.
(Nothing long term) After seven
auditions spanning about months I earned the role of D.J."<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope your sister wasn't to jealous!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now I hear that you were the second DJ?
How did they tell you that you had got the part after all?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>It wasn’t until after I was hired we
discovered Carsey-Werner had already done the pilot episode."</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"Roseanne was already picked up by ABC,
and the decision to re-cast D.J. was already made long before I ever auditioned
the first time. All of this I learned
later."</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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three or four lines usually. Each time I
went back for another round there were less kids in the running but more people
in the casting room."</i></b></span></span></div>
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ambitions? They weren't in the industry themselves, so how did it all start… so
young?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"My sister had been approached by
someone who introduced kids to agents.
She pushed to do commercials because even that young she wanted to earn
money for college. My parents both
worked very normal jobs and no one in my family had any experience in the
entertainment industry. We were totally
naïve."</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Roseanne Barr and Tom Arnold are such
dominating and larger than life figures, what did it feel like to meet and work with them?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #373e4d; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><b>"I initially met Roseanne during the audition process. We immediately hit it off. She and I had a very close relationship from the start. <span style="font-size: x-large;">John on the other hand is a mountain of man.</span> We first met after I'd been hired and we didn't quite know how to interact besides general pleasantries. John is very quiet if you don't know him. Once you do he's loyal, kind and strong. John and I really grew together. When he was training to play Babe Ruth he had to learn to do everything left handed. We spend hours playing catch, it solidified our bond."</b></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Do you think they would really make
good parents together? In 'real life'?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"Roseanne definitely took a maternal
role in my life. </i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">did you learn any parenting tips from Roseanne?!</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>She remains a huge
supporter and caring influence in my life.
I was lucky most of my adult co-workers embraced me."<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now it must have been fun on set but, being just a kid you get told of much?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"As a group we were pretty well
behaved. It’s a professional environment
so while you can have fun, you know what’s expected."</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I bet it was fun!?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"The set was a fun, playful, wild place. Unbelievably talented writers, producers and performers all got their big break on Roseanne. Legendary performers came through, while a powerful creative vision was being forged.</i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Among my favourite memories are during mistakes, or goofy characters our cast would break off into to make each other laugh. Great writers and comics pitching jokes, teasing each other or telling stories."</i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"I wouldn’t say I was babied. My co-workers expected a lot out me. From the beginning I took interest in everyone. Wanted to know what they did, how they did it, what their beliefs were. It became like having two hundred aunts and uncles each helping to shape me as a young man. My female co-workers tried to make a gentleman, while the men tried to instil skills and values they respected.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> .... And how did you, and the others, handle puberty moods? </span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>I wasn’t moody on set that I know of. <span style="font-size: x-large;">I was profoundly happy on set."</span></i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'Turn left at the next junction and keep going straight for the next 10 blocks...' Instructed the Satnav, I turned as it said, looks like the house wasn't as far as I had thought. </span></div>
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they imagine for a second that they were signing you up to a series that would
last so long?</span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"If my parents had any idea the show
was a long term commitment they never would’ve let me do it. </i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And were they on the set much?</span></span><br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>My parents, grandfather or a nanny brought me
each day. They took turns as each
shifted their full time work schedules to accommodate my busy show schedule."</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Did your parents ever object to anything you were asked to do?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"No because when a difficult episode idea came up usually Roseanne and the producers would talk to my parents first, then to me to make sure I was comfortable."</i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now you had soooo many amazing stars guesting on the show... when were you last star struck? </span></div>
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star stuck with fellow actors. I always
had great respect for fellow performers.
My co-workers always tried to make me aware of beautiful history
unfolding around me.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">We had so many great guest stars. I
could name drop for days. Red Buttons, Debbie Reynolds, Milton Berle, Shecky
Green, Tony Curtis, Ed Asner, Cher, Bruce Willis, Bob Denver, Bob Hope…</span><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></span></div>
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unknowns: George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, James Pickens Jr., Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dan
Floreck, Stephen Dorf, Zoe Perry, Frances Fisher, Brad Garrett, Ashley Johnson,
Ellen, Bob Odenkirk, Chris Tucker, Chris Farley<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></span></div>
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struck at a fellow performer was in the early 90’s at the Golden Globes. I introduced myself to Robin Williams...<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Robin Williams?! Wow, What did you say?</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>... <span style="line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;">you don't really say much. Robin goes a mile a minute, you try to keep up and hear through all the laughter.</span></i></b></span></span></div>
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baseball players."</i></b></span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh yes, George Clooney! What was he like? Did you ever believe he would be as massive as he is today?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"I think all the cast felt George was a star! Some of the producers missed his talent. <span style="font-size: x-large;">He was cool, kind, and authentically him, meaning a loveable scamp who did good work, enjoying every minute. </span></i></b></span></span><br />
<b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">He used to call me, “The Fish MAN”</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>His varied career, humanitarian work, and ability to stay humble while driven are all hugely inspiring to me. Remembering when he was a young guy chasing his dream keeps me motivated as I chart my course as an adult in the industry. I’d like to emulate many of those traits. We both love this business and feel lucky every day we work."</i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"It was a mixed reaction. Some didn’t care, those usually were my friends. Many tried to use it to criticise or tease me." </i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"At times there has been jealousy. More than a few people tried to bully or starts fights but truthfully every kid gets teased or challenged growing up. I loved what I did so much it was always worth it."</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"I had just started local public school when the show started. My parents not knowing how it would turn out, and desperately wanting me to keep normalcy kept me in that same local school. I’d take the work from class with me and do it with my studio teacher Lynn Raines. Then on days and weeks we didn’t work I went back to public school all the way through high school."</i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">"Growing up living a very public life comes with a lot of responsibility but I never wanted a different life.</span> To this day I love being on set! Collaborating, taking chances, making the editors life difficult by doing good work. For me I chose this path and have loved my experiences."</i></b></span></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><o:p>"</o:p></span><span style="background-color: white;">It’s surreal to watch the show
now.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">It feels like home movies.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">I’m transported back, remembering things that
occurred behind the scenes.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Mostly when I watch now, I’m studying
my cast mates. Easy today to be star
stuck by the talent of John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Roseanne, Estelle Parsons,
Shelley Winters, Martin Mull, Sara Gilbert, Johnny Galecki… on and on.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>I watched masters work every day. Not only were they my co-workers, they were
my friends and family." </i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'Make a U turn at the earliest convenience' <i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>the Sat-Nav cried, oh dear, I must have missed my turn. I pulled up to the side of the road and paused the Sat-Nav, I think I better concentrate on one thing at a time and this conversation was definitely more important right now! I turned off the engine, put my feet on the dash and carried on with my questions.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">During the 5th and 6th season, Becky changed... she left for college and I know that it changes you... But this college seemed to change her for a totally different girl! </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well actually the actors that played Becky changed from Alicia 'Lecy' Goranson to Sarah Chalke...</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What was it like when the change over happened? </span></span></div>
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but we all wanted to support her decision.
They waited a year in case she changed her mind. Finally they decided to recast the role.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Sarah came in a bundle of positive
energy. That was a tough role to step
into and she was tremendous." </i></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And can you say who you thought made the best
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different unique ways. You can’t pick
between siblings."</i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Good answer... Very diplomatic...<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, I heard the Roseanne had a crush on
John Goodman… Did you notice anything?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"John Goodman is an energizing and
engaging person. I think the whole cast
had an electricity that drew us all together."</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Or were you just yourself? Are you just DJ?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"We never really sat down and defined
characters. They grew from week to
week. D.J. clearly was an odd kid at
times. Like any actor glimpses of me
shine through him but he and I were very different.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>I was more of a rough and tumble,
athletic sports enthusiast. D.J. was
more introverted and socially awkward. I’m
more of an optimist. We have very
different ways of showing emotion but I think D.J. and I share a very gentle
open heart."</i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Did it feel like a real family after all that time? And after 9 years, it must have been such a strain to leave them all?</span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"Being my first job, spanning nine years the cast and crew definitely were a second family for me. Six to fifteen are very formative years. It was a lot like having two hundred extended family members all with very unique perspectives and views. I was like a sponge soaking up everything I could from everyone. <span style="font-size: x-large;">When the show ended it was a very hard transition for me because I legitimately loved our cast and crew."</span></i></b></span></span></div>
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with the cast?</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"Roseanne, Sara Gilbert, Lecy Goranson
and I were all on “The Talk” for Roseanne’s birthday in November. I’ve talked to Goodman via email. Laurie and I usually text. <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>I’ve tried really hard to stay in
contact with co-workers. Actors can
sometimes be nomadic moving from project to project but I believe it’s
important to be accessible to people who are kind to us in life."</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8fsqJXnLsNU7yAyPMQ35OXSBSPjlz4W5wvJsdS9-OIAp1XXVxlJOfUIPCSJMO27Sy9cqOub9Wx37N2lIvl7FNg4aCEFfgzG2LyZdtC4mqM-NrbfQ0r4eJnLoWHb9vaIkm5z1JLLD7K9c/s1600/can.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8fsqJXnLsNU7yAyPMQ35OXSBSPjlz4W5wvJsdS9-OIAp1XXVxlJOfUIPCSJMO27Sy9cqOub9Wx37N2lIvl7FNg4aCEFfgzG2LyZdtC4mqM-NrbfQ0r4eJnLoWHb9vaIkm5z1JLLD7K9c/s1600/can.png" height="320" width="210" /></a><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">And I couldn't not ask... Why was corn shown or mentioned in almost every episode?!!!</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><b>"Not sure if it really is every episode but I know they fight over Dan making dinner in the pilot and he picks up cream corn. It just became a standard inside joke for us. The chicken shirt was much the same way."</b></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">So, did you hang around with other celeb kids?</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"I always did a lot of charity events. Groups like RADD, DARE, and UNICEF meant events, parties and traveling with other child actors."</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, I thought... Onto something other than DJ… Well sort of...</span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Did you ever feel typecast as DJ? </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"Undoubtedly someone will call me D.J. when I’m old but I’ll never regret that. As for being typecast it does weigh in others people’s minds. Truthfully though, even if someone does hold it against me it’s my job to do exceptional work and overcome it."<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, would you do it all again?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>"My beautiful experience playing D.J. helped shape who I am today. I wouldn’t trade that experience for a little easier path now." </i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When you appeared in Seinfeld, was that a very different experience?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"Seinfeld was a great experience but a
much quieter set. I was lucky enough to
get to do a scene with James Spader who is tremendously talented. In hindsight I’ve worked on two iconic
sitcoms." </i></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On other projects, do any actors ever
quiz you about your time on Roseanne?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><b>"As actors we frequently talk
shop. I’m always humbled by how
impactful Roseanne was in so many people’s lives. <o:p></o:p></b></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><b>Working on Hitz with Reno Wilson and
Andrew Dice Clay we talked about the show, and cast quite a bit. Recently while shooting the film Undrafted
many of my cast mates had questions.
It’s an honor to have been involved in a project that people are still
so passionate about."</b></i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now you have been lucky to have escaped the
‘Hollywood kid actors ruining their lives’ syndrome… How did you think you
dodged this bullet?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"Life is about choices. My parents and co-workers always strived to
keep me from being a negative statistic.
There’s a lot of good child actors who’ve grown up to be productive
adults. We all make mistakes, being
public with additional opportunities comes with greater responsibility."</i></b></span></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="background-color: white;">"It’s hard to share stories, so many,
and they all sound like bragging.</span></span></i></b></div>
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<b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">In the mid 90’s I was on the red
carpet at the Gold Globes. Somehow I
ended up</span></i></b><b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">behind John Travolta, and before Christian Slater. </span>They had just done Broken Arrow
together. We are walking the red carpet
and Christian Slater and I started talking, joking as we take hundreds of still
pictures. We caught up to Travolta and
Christian introduced me to John as Fish.
It remains a surreal cool moment.</i></b></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>We taped an episode of Roseanne with
Milton Berle, who came up to me and said, “Saw you did a show in drag. If you
can do that now you can do anything”.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></span></div>
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Johnny Carson suddenly couldn’t do the show.
The fill in host was Jay Leno. As
if that wasn’t humbling enough I was on before Jerry Seinfeld.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>In 2003 I attended ABC’s 50<sup>th</sup>
Anniversary as they brought all the former personalities from ABC productions
on stage (it took a while) I was one of the first people backstage. Sitting mid stage with the curtains closed in
a wheelchair was Muhammad Ali. I
immediately introduced myself. We talked
for fifteen minutes.<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Then as celebrities
joined us back stage they’d come up to meet the champ, say something and leave
before he could get a response out. His
smartass remarks were brilliant."</span></i></b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That was better than I had hoped for! Fabulous!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You're also a bit of a dare devil... I mean you even performed your own stunts in
Walker, Texas ranger did you? </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"I was so excited to work with Chuck
Norris. After I was hired reading the
script I was shocked I had a fight sequence with him. I begged to get to do it myself. How many people get to fight a legend like
Chuck Norris?!<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know I wouldn't fancy squaring up to Ground Chuck! </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wasn’t that scary? I mean, there were knives!</span></div>
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said try to resist. My adrenaline was
off the charts. We do the first take,
I’m hand checking and resisting. Take ends, the stunt coordinator came up to me
and said, “this time try to stab toward him and then just stay relaxed”. The
next three takes Chuck Norris tied me in knots and threw me around like rag
doll"</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Actually you appear to be far less
than lazy anyway! Coaching baseball and softball and working with
underprivileged kids must be so rewarding? </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"I love to coach. So many kind people took an interest in me in
my life that didn’t have to. I try to be
a positive helpful force for others paying it forward."</i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And you managed a Korean Team?! Was that in Korea?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"Almost all my playing and all of my coaching has been here in the U.S."</i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I suppose the kids know you as
Michael, rather than DJ, but what’s the reaction when you tell them who you
are… From them - and their parents?!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"I’m surprised how many of the kids
know the show. It makes sense though
because many of the parents are around my age and are sharing the show with
their kids.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>In the beginning it’s a fun quirky
fact, but when you’re coaching it quickly becomes about how you treat them and
what knowledge you have to share."</i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You also acted in A.I...<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"It was an exciting set. Spielberg adopted the film from Kubrick it
was a huge film with more footage than two films. <span style="font-size: x-large;">Working with Jude Law and Adrian Grenier was
awesome.</span></span></i></b></span></div>
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much. I’d met him a few times over the
years and he’s on everyone’s wish list.
Actually he’s one of those people in this business I’d just love to sit
down with and learn from. I’m so hungry
for another opportunity with him partially because I don’t feel like I had an
opportunity to reward him hiring me enough.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It must have been such fun working on Jay Leno's show? </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Jay Leno might be the best joke for
joke comic in a club I’ve ever seen. I
wish I could have him mentor me in stand-up.
I’ve also known a number of crew members who’ve worked for him on his
shows and I cannot say enough about the way he treated them.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And what was he like? Was he encouraging?</span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>His work ethic is something I try to
emulate. Each time I was on the Tonight
Show he really supported me and made sure I got credit. He was very kind to me."</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">In 2005 you ranked # 52 of VH1's<span class="ecxapple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; text-decoration: none;">The Greatest</span><span class="ecxapple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"> </span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">(1998)"100 Greatest Kid Stars of all time". That must be a thrill to know?! Who do you think would make a good DJ if the series was made today?</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"If they were casting a new D.J. I’d hope they’d pick a new unknown. I love when a dream gets his chance."</i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">What is the best acting tip you have
received? Or you can give?</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>“Don’t judge your own work”, “Lead
with your heart”, “An actor should never shrug anything off”</i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I checked my watch, Darn, I had to be at school to pick up the kids in 45 minutes... I decided, how ever much I was enjoying this, I really had to get on. Putting my feet back on the peddles, un-pausing the Sat-Nav and moving the stick into drive, I pulled off, but the questions didn't stop...</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Would you encourage your
kids to get into acting? What if it was you in your parents position?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"I’ve had a predominately
positive experience acting. If my kids
wanted to try it I would whole heartedly support them. I believe in chasing dreams, believing
against the odds and hard work. It is a
job, it does come with challenges and responsibilities but if you are passionate
about go for it and find out." </i></b></span></span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJzynUv910z-0oMXvDe4jaUKgdB50d7Dcyug24TS2GfDb4hjZ3FK0SDWXj_1ESUtxvDR4e4hPPfa0CcRCrcaDUBy0blmjtzS5OQCj3GCnBUhZWVUW4kwSoTZb_W59PD8WZFoSk8eElfY7H/s1600/Baseball_(crop).png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJzynUv910z-0oMXvDe4jaUKgdB50d7Dcyug24TS2GfDb4hjZ3FK0SDWXj_1ESUtxvDR4e4hPPfa0CcRCrcaDUBy0blmjtzS5OQCj3GCnBUhZWVUW4kwSoTZb_W59PD8WZFoSk8eElfY7H/s1600/Baseball_(crop).png" height="315" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And then only 2 minutes from where I'd stopped the Sat-Nav spoke again telling me to pull into the left and 'You have now reached your destination'... I've never wanted a journey to last longer in my life, ah well... But maybe I could squeeze another question out before I went to check out the house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">And what do you think you’d be doing now if you hadn’t been an actor?</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"I’d love to lie and say Major League Baseball Player but I wouldn’t have been that good. Likely I’d be a veterinarian."</i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I waved to the realtor, unmistakable in her red jacket and saying a giant thank you to Michael before hanging up, requested to look inside property... 'Not that I really need to' I joked... 'I mean I watched that living-room every week for years after all!'</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She smiled sweetly and opened the door... But what was this? This wasn't the Connors living-room?! This wasn't how I remember it! What? How...? Oh.... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That was the moment when realisation set in and I suddenly understood why the interior of this house didn't seem right... Because the interior of this house was not real at all, but was actually just a TV set in the CBS studio centre, hundreds of miles away in California!!!... What an idiot! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ah well, I suppose it's back to the newspaper ads for me... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For more info on Michael go to: his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Fishman">Wikipedia</a> page, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0279896/">IMDB</a> or his <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Michael-Fishman/103168663109810">Facebook</a> page.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh and in case you're wondering, the actual house is at </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">619 South Runnymeade Avenue, Evansville, Indiana, USA and I do not advise driving whilst on the phone - speaker, or otherwise.</span></b></div>
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<pre><pre style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px; white-space: normal;">My heart raced, my palms sweated, my mind whirled... What was I doing here? I wasn't special enough for this! I was just Betty-Sue from a little town that you probably have never heard of in the but end of nowhere.
But here I was, ready to step out on that stage with poise and dignity, with a talent from juggling and the tiniest yellow swimsuit. </span><span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px; white-space: normal;">
</span></span><span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: #444444;">Oh Lordy, was that my name? Did the man call my name? Was I meant to walking out there now? I looked around for help, but the other girls were all too preoccupied with their own worries to think about little 'ol me. My eyes darted from one girl to another, some were practising walking in their sky scraper heals, some were applying coat after coat of lipstick onto their unnaturally large pouts, some were stretching and some, who had obviously been doing this a long time where looking bored, waiting for their name to be called.</span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px; white-space: normal;">
</span><span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px; white-space: normal;">Still confused, and noticing that no one else had entered the stage area I took a deep breath and took one tentative step toward the stage... Then suddenly I felt two hands on my shoulders and a voice telling me "Not yet Hon", I felt noting but relief... You expect, perhaps for me to be scared or shocked by the person who had grabbed me, but no... The hands, seemed comforting and for some strange reason familiar. </span><span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px; white-space: normal;">
</span><span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px; white-space: normal;">"Thank you" I whispered as I was passed a roll call sheet... I was way down... Last on the the list! I wouldn't be on for ages... So what could I do now? I needed a distraction, something to take my mind off my forthcoming appearance.</span><span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px; white-space: normal;">
</span><span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px; white-space: normal;">I noticed the wash room, two girls teetered out, giggling and pointing at another girl trying to keep her endowments inside the scantiness of her suit. </span><span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px; white-space: normal;">
</span><span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px; white-space: normal;">I turned as fast as my shoes would let me, which wasn't very fast, these strappy things were made to sashay down a runway, not run to the loo! But then I saw her, standing by the curtain, looking wistfully at the stage and the acts, it was none other than Francine York, she turned to me and winked, so she had been my fairy godmother, she had prevented me from making a fool of myself and ruining the whole day and oh my goodness, she looked as beautiful today as she did when she was doing this kinda' thing herself!</span></span></span></pre>
<pre style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; white-space: normal;">Francine York, the one and only Francine York... Born in Minnesota, USA Francine was literally born to act, making her stage debut at just 9 years old, playing Griselda in her schools production of Cinderella. This lead to an extraordinary career, from beauty queen to actress, Francine's life and career reads like a who's who of Hollywood, from Jerry Lewis to Elvis, from Bob Hope to Eva Gabor, Francine knew them all! Her smile was warm and inviting so I walked over to her, she could see how nervous I was and ushered me towards a water fountain, where we both dispensed a plastic cup of water and took a seat nearby...
I asked her if she didn't mind me asking her a few questions and she was more than happy to talk! </span></pre>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdGObzBrayPnqQznhQ-ZCiDRLIlWWGHeDutSETBTwlackeX322Rseog38VFTsyccO-59V9E2dK6Ha3b_jBwiB1mQfbqE78Z8Az46yfuZmDWSUQ3NKU4lGb8b_0sAYJrmmEm3urT0bwfZJ/s1600/our-town-thornton-wilder.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdGObzBrayPnqQznhQ-ZCiDRLIlWWGHeDutSETBTwlackeX322Rseog38VFTsyccO-59V9E2dK6Ha3b_jBwiB1mQfbqE78Z8Az46yfuZmDWSUQ3NKU4lGb8b_0sAYJrmmEm3urT0bwfZJ/s1600/our-town-thornton-wilder.png" height="320" width="225" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i><span style="color: #444444;">"Since I wrote so many stories for my high school newspaper & started
writing a book in the 10th grade - subjects that in looking back, I realize I
did not have much background, (the short stories that I wrote for the Aurora Borealis newspaper, ‘A
Mini Witch’ had an O Henry type ending - meaning surprise end twist.) I was most encouraged by
my teachers to continue in this path in my future life and after winning many
declamation contests and
being offered scholarship at Hamlin University in common journalism, I thought
that was the way to go. I thought it over I decided more school is not what I
wanted —<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">I had enough of Teachers, I did not like very much discipline and I
felt that I wanted find some way to get out of Minnesota.</span> I read all the movie
magazines and dreamt of being a model and actress in Hollywood, I started at a
very young age, ordering all the books on modelling, make up and cosmetics from various
catalogues that I could get in my little small-town [of] Aurora Minnesota.
Everyone knew in school that I had big dreams. I starred in all class plays.
Rewrote Thorton Wilders ‘Our Town’ into a 10 minutes monologue-pretty darn good
work for a 10th grader who only had radio -no TV sets, no computers to deal
with, just simple everyday small-town tools. </span><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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a majorette was one way for me to get out there, it helped me get over my
shyness and I did indeed love to float around in light pretty white satin
outfits and white boots, call me a show-off but I sure did like to strut my
stuff at the basketball and football halve, particularly in front of the
handsome team members, what a show off!! </span><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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dramatic teacher(English teacher), Miss Lodgaurd, was my champion, so from 10th
grade on I got all leads in class plays. In my senior year I did ‘Room for one more’ (made into a movie
with Cary Grant and Betsy Drake) and when I did the soliloquy at the end of the
play and the orchestra leader Mr. Olsen played the violin, as I spoke I felt
the audience in the palm of my hand, the theatre was hushed and the thrill of knowing
I could exert that type of response was exhilarating - if I ever doubt it that
acting was my major goal, that moment convinced me. </i></b></span></span><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><i>I gave a dramatic reading in the 11th grade called 'The day the earth was the day by Amy Lowel.</i></b></span></pre>
<pre style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; white-space: normal;"><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="color: #444444;">I won the contest having played two southern women by the name of Rachel and Minnie. Minnie had just taken wood alcohol to commit suicide and Rachel comes upon her and castigates her for doing such a terrible thing, p</span></i></b><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><i><span style="color: #444444;">laying both women in grandmas old lady black coat and black shoes, cornstarch in my hair - no wigs then! - This monologue carried me through winning the Miss Eveleth Contest which was an entry into the Miss America and miss Minnesota Contest, I was also chosen to be miss ARROWHEAD</span></i></b></pre>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Later, having been chosen in the San Francisco, and participating in the
Miss California contests, I used the same dramatic reading. It’s a lot pressure
enjoying contests, girls can be petty competitive and sometimes nasty, but it</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>also give you a lot of poise and prepares you for what you hope will be that
big break. Everyone always said start in high school, but I would go to
Hollywood… [But] how in the devil was I going to get there?! I went to an
Airlines school Minneapolis, hoping I could be an airline stewardess just to
get out of Minnesota, I thank god that didn't work out, as after my first
flight on Branif airlines, I got so sick and was so scared, I realized that was
not for me [and] t</i>o this day <i>I don't like to fly. The modelling job brought me to san Francisco, later I was a model there and was in all the local papers and then of course
the San Francisco contest, one day I saw an ad in the paper for showgirls in a club called Bimbos, I got the job, but being a showgirl is frowned upon by the modeling agency, but
as destiny would have it, that is where I met Singer Mary Meade French (at Bimbos)
where she was the playing. We became immediate friends and she arranged for me
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>to come to Hollywood - later I met Jerry Lewis, which was
the beginning of six films [with him], I could not believe at the time that <span style="font-size: x-large;">I was
sitting in the office of <u>the</u> Jerry Lewis! Jerry's a genius no question -</span> I
was recently asked to participate in the documentary for the movie "it's
only money" - my first film with him - I was the only one from the cast - possibly
because most were dead! As I jokingly said to the producers “Is that why you
asked me?” I said in the documentary that <span style="font-size: x-large;">there are a lot of comedians but only
one Jerry Lewis.</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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streets ‘Welcome home Francine’-I think if the plane has gone down on the way back to Los Angeles, I would've truly [reached] the highest point in my life! What person would not love being applauded by everyone your home town? I gave a speech at school which you could’ve heard a pin drop, but I have a longway to go and that was just beginning!!!"<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Brando was one of the most insecure acto</span></i></b></span><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">rs I have ever me</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">t</span>, the 20 takes for our</i></b><br />
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Niven what's the most fabulous ‘Bon Vivant’ human being I've ever met, I adored
him</span><span style="font-size: large;">, </span>I was deeply saddend by the dreadful Lou Gehrig's disease that he passed
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Elvis
was fabulous, could not have been more charming and acted like an everyday
person, not like a star. I was on the movie for five weeks and we shot it at
Paramount, but it was United artist released. Who knew that Elvis was going to
be THE KING? We had no idea at the time, although we knew he was a star, <span style="font-size: x-large;">we did
not realize what a great legacy he would be leaving and to this day the love
that he receives from his fans!</span><o:p></o:p></i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>He had a special l twinkle in his eye and when he sang to you - it felt like you were the only girl in the world! That smile was so adorable and he was even more handsome in person, if you can believe that? What a thrill it was to work with him. I know one thing… he made my heart flutter quite a bit as I'm sure he did every gal. When he held my hand during the Hawaiian scene and sang to me I said to him, “ I’ll never wash my hand again “ [I] Think I told them that and he just gave me that wonderful smile-what a thrill you have worked the king! </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Elvis loved the fact that we had to shoot he scene over, when the director ((Norman Taurog ) asked if it was ok? He said “shucks I could be like this all day”… He kidded on the set a lot, always being funny, never acting like the superstar he was. [He] told me I was very pretty and that I should have a good career. I'm the only girl of the entire cast that is still out there working, Julie Adams mostly does autograph shows some girls are dead or just out of the business … Married and retired… Not me I just keep going… acting is my life and i hope to do it for many more years to come, the </i></b></span><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>lord willing…"</i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>When I was living in San Francisco the first movie I ever saw of Elvis’
was ‘Jailhouse Rock’, I remember how I was absolutely mesmerized by his
charisma on the screen, wondering then if I would ever have a chance to work
with him (which seemed completely impossible at the time) A gal who is not yet 21 idolizing this fantastic figure on the screen, little did I know what
destiny had in store for me as less than 10 years later there I was cheek to cheek, hip to hip, snuggling with Elvis… I guess that proves the dreams can come true. </i></b></span><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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man, what a thrill, he even sounded like Elvis!"</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;"><b><i>"Yes, he was quite impressed
that I worked with him [Elvis] and asked me many questions about how it felt to be next
to the king. I said of course it was the thrill and how he was even more
handsome in person than on the screen. <span style="font-size: x-large;">Love Nick and when I would run into him
subsequently he would always give me a big warm and friendly hello. </span></i></b></span></div>
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all-time Great guys</span>, we had much fun when I played Sgt. Lefkowitz on Colombo,
he let me have the final close up in the scene. My character kept trying to get
him to the shooting range and get a new photo, it was possibly going to be a recurring
role but the series was cancelled soon after. </i></b></span><br />
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Skelton, Karl Malden, Agnes Moorehead, John Forsythe, David Jensen, Barbara Eaden,
Tony Randall, Roddy McDowell, Martin Miller, Richard Basehart, Andy Griffith,
Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Troy Donahue, John Agar and having dated ‘Gunsmoke’
himself, Jim Arness (never in the show) and the list goes on…</span></span></i></b><br />
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for Paramount, went on to do five more after that with Jerry, the last being
‘Cracking up’, playing a French Marquise from the 15th Century (with a French accent). I went on to play a lot of Italian roles since I had a very good Italian accent also and having had dark hair at the time… The first was ‘Gallant Men’ at Warner Bros ([Playing] a peasant Italian girl during WW11), then ‘Bedtime Story’ with Marlon Brando, Then ‘The Life of Henry Phyfe’ with Red Buttons… ‘To Rome with love’ with John Forsythe ( Dynasty actor )… and of course not to be forgotten ‘Bewitched’ as a very Italian Venus! We recently had a Bewitched Fan Fare and they came I'm all over the world to meet those left of the guest stars, Elizabeth tried to ply me with Margaritas in her dressing room-I guess she was concerned about her than husband Bill Ascher being interested in me.. for the men in the cast all going bonkers over me…<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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all making history unbeknownst To us -I also played other French roles
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later directed me in a pilot Starring Don Porter called ‘Captain Ahab’ with
Judy Conova… Unfortunately [it] didn't sell.</i></b></span></div>
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most outstanding was my first Guest star and ‘Lost In Space’, what a thrill to
see on the screen the words ‘Guest star Francine York’, the </i></b></span><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>only one! Then going on to do ‘The Flood’, ‘Adventures of the queen’, ‘Time</i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>‘Guest star Francine </i></b></span><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>York’, I had to work with A chimpanzee… looking back now I don't know </i></b><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>why I completely trusted the animal?! I felt safe and it was fun… So many </i></b><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>stories I could go on and on…" </i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>"I just Love Ralph Fiennes, had a chance to meet him and take a photos
with him, he was sweet - as far as working with? I guess David Niven a thrill, of course Elvis and i did love the gentleness of George Peppard, as I understand he gave them a lot of trouble later in the shooting, but with me he </i></b></span><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>was great. We went to dinner, with his than date Judy Gesson, who he </i></b><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>just did a pic [ture] with in Greece, this was in Madrid, Spain (Filming Canon for </i></b><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Cordoba ) which was the trip of my life that changed my life! I started studying Spanish and European History as a result, so now I am quite proficient in both. </i></b><br />
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">"Playing Marilyn Monroe was quite a challenge, the reason being I am so opposite of her in </span></i></b><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">every way,</span> I wanted to get the voice quality and that internal sadness that she had. In ‘Marilyn's alive and behind bars’ being an apocryphal story, it was even more important and I play it completely realistically, I have been told that I captured her essence and every time I see her in a movie now I laughingly say " she's playing me”!!! I never did meet her unfortunately, our paths never crossed perhaps and I might've helped her to some of her rough Times."</i></b><br />
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Ok.. Ok... I thought and rushed down the stairs, it was pouring down, I wasn't half glad to be escaping this weather... Where I was going the sun shines everyday!</div>
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I got to the cab, opened the door and, shaking my umbrella off, I noticed someone else in the car... <br />
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The cabbie explained that he had given up on me and this guy needed a ride into town... I couldn't really argue with him, I suppose, after all I had kept him waiting for 15 minutes. He also explained that where this guy needed to be dropped off was only way to the airport and had offered to split the bill! <span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">This holiday was getting better by the minute! </span></div>
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I got in the cab, closed the door and turning to thank this gallant stranger I suddenly realised just who he was... and my god, this beat even the cheaper fare... This beat the amazing deal I'd got on the flight... This had even beat the hotel upgrade I had been offered! The guy sitting next to me was Brian Nash... Nasher... Guitarist from the legendary band Frankie Goes To Hollywood...</div>
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<i>B<span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">rian Nash (born 20 May 1963, Liverpool, England) was the guitarist for 1980s </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_music" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Pop music">pop</a><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> band, Frankie Goes to Hollywood. He was otherwise known as Nasher.</span></i></div>
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I thanked him profusely, trying desperately not to let on what a massive fan I was, but I couldn't help it... It would take at least 15 minutes to get to town from here, so well... Silence would be ridiculous and a waste of the time I had... So I started asking questions.... </div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first one was a no-brainer...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So what do I call you? Do you go by Brian or Nasher these days? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"I don't mind what I get called. When I play live the poster says Nasher so I guess that's my name."</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And the name 'Frankie Goes to Hollwood' is such an orginal name for a band... Who came up with the name?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was this moment that I became aware of my phone buzzing in my pocket, I took it out and hung up on the caller... This was far more important and my mum would understand... Thank god I had it on vibrate, my ring tone was one of the bands biggest hits... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, what was your reaction when you first heard Relax?<br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><b><i>"First time I ever heard "Relax" was when I saw an early line up playing in a club in Liverpool called Jodie's. MOT's [Mark O'Toole] brother Ged was playing guitar in the band at that time. I saw FGTH play live twice before I joined the band some time later."</i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Clothes... That got me thinking...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, did you have a Relax t-shirt? </span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">"I think I had a couple of them. I still have 5 or 6 in a bag in the loft, I think some are unworn. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">I should flog them on Ebay!!"</span></span></i></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We laughed, he would make a mint!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After Relax did you ever think "We can't top that"? Did you ever consider making Two Tribes 'ban-able' or did you make a conscious effort not to?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"We always thought TT should have been a single so we were delighted when it turned out the way it did. There was no intent to get any of our records banned. The record was not officially "banned" it was just "withdrawn from the playlist"</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I quickly Googled an image on my phone... Maybe this one? I thought...</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Writing a new song is a great feeling. I have never been one to sit down and think "Right, let's write a tune", they always stumble out. I wrote a song called "Don't Go Yet" recently that I think it the best song I have written and the whole thing came together in ten minutes. It was very strange. It was written about a departed friend who took his life and it just fell out one day."</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We passed the train station, we were getting close to his stop, bugger, I thought.... I suppose I could squeeze of a couple more questions...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But there must have been some crazy rock and roll times... Leading me on to my next question...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"It depends what you mean by "wildest"? I did do a bit of room trashing but I am not proud of it. I threw a clothes rail out of a tv studio window once whilst drunk. It was a bit stupid because it could have killed someone. Like the previous question there were so many wild times that it is hard to pick just one."</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">... But as he opened the umbrella and</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"> got out of the car, silently disappearing into the dark night I shouted after him... </span><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For more information on Nasher and the boys go to:</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><b><i>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Nash</i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><b><i>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankie_Goes_to_Hollywood</i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><b><i>And to buy his book go to:</i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><b><i>ttp://www.amazon.co.uk/Nasher-Says-Relax-Brian-Nash/dp/190680298X</i></b></span></span></div>
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