What a lovely story! others I know who have met or worked with Edie Adams have also talked about her genuineness and her warm ways. Richard
Richard Del Belso > Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 08:58:11 -0700 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [MOPO] Dinner with Edie > To: [email protected] > > In 1997, I was writing for Outre, a magazine published by the editors > of Filmfax. Outre dealt with various forms of pop culture, and since I > am a guitarist of some repute, I was given mostly musical subjects to > interview. I was able to hang out and/or speak with Dick Dale, (one of > my idols and the guitarist responsible for "Misirlou", the theme from > PULP FICTION), The Ventures, The Chantays ("Pipeline"), Rick Wakeman > from the band Yes, and tons of other cool people. The editors were > eventually inpressed enough by my writing to assign me an interview with > Edie Adams, the gorgeous actress/model from the 50s and 60s, and the > widow of early TV genius Ernie Kovacs. > Usually, interviewees will opt to be interviewed by phone or at a > public place like a restaurant, but Edie invited me to come spend the > day at her beautiful house near Hollywood. Edie is still lovely, > although decidedly more matronly than her heyday, and was a warm, funny, > absolutely genuine hostess. The house itself was filled with memorabilia > from her and Kovacs work. (Edie is responsible for the Kovacs archives, > and continues to make sure that his contributions to early TV are not > forgotten.) As we walked from room to room, Edie kept talking, with an > endless stream of tales about television's early days, about hanging out > with a very young Henry Mancini, about Ernie Kovacs' jaw-dropping fiscal > irresponsibility, and about getting hit on....big time!..... at the > White House by President Kennedy. By the end of the day, I really felt > like I had made a friend. > Evidently, Edie felt the same way. She called me the next week and > invited my wife and I to go to the CD release party of "Kerouac; Kicks, > Joys, & Darkness" at the Viper Room in L.A.. The CD consisted of various > interpretations of Jack Kerouac's poetry set to music. Edie was paired > with a jazz oboist and did an insane , high-energy take on a poem about > people being likened to zoo animals. The Oh-So-Tragically-Hip crowd went > bonkers for Edie, and I felt like the coolest guy in the room when she > came back to our table and gave me a big hug and actually asked ME what > I thought! It was a grand night, and my wife and I were just blown away > by Edie's warmth. She is truly a wonderful human being. When the Outre > article came out, she called to thank me personally. I haven't spoken > with Edie for several years, although we still exchange Christmas cards. > It was an extraordinary gift to get to know Edie. > Greg Douglass > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
