Great story, Greg! Doesn't it seem sometimes like the world divides into good people and creeps, and each side has their share of super-wealthy people and super-famous people? It is almost like there is a "nice" gene!
Bruce On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 12:19 PM, Richard Del Belso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. > > 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.
