tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post8064778648663660620..comments2024-03-28T18:21:09.285-05:00Comments on Rough Edges: Overlooked Movies: Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)James Reasonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-78249599599359347462020-10-13T21:53:41.177-05:002020-10-13T21:53:41.177-05:00Last year at the Bouchercon in Dallas, Livia and I...Last year at the Bouchercon in Dallas, Livia and I were up early one morning and were walking through the hotel lobby about 6 a.m. I looked over at some chairs we passed, and sitting by himself reading the newspaper was James Patterson. I thought about going over and introducing myself, but I figure a guy like that has people hanging around him all the time, and he just looked so blasted peaceful . . . Anyway, we walked on.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-90816136637433791922020-10-13T13:44:45.351-05:002020-10-13T13:44:45.351-05:00We saw Katharine Hepburn in the theater several ti...We saw Katharine Hepburn in the theater several times - in the audience, that is, not on stage. She had a reputation of giving off a "Leave Me Alone!" vibe, and we always did. One time, however, we were in Bath, England at the Museum of Costume (now the Fashion Museum), and as we were walking out, who was walking in but...Katharine Hepburn! As Dave Barry would say, I swar I am not making this up. My wife went nuts and carried on for a good while, about WTF was Katharine Hepburn doing at the Costume Museum in Bath, of all places. I did NOT let her say anything, just held the door for her.<br /><br />When my wife's enthusiasm gets the better of her, it can get embarrassing, as when we saw Richard Thomas near Lincoln Center (many years ago, when his triplets were young, so early 1980s). She couldn't control herself from yelling out, "John Boy!"<br /><br />He laughed.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-80720380147243415872020-10-13T10:47:11.460-05:002020-10-13T10:47:11.460-05:00Here in Southern California we see celebrities ‘ou...Here in Southern California we see celebrities ‘out in the wild’ quite often. I’m with you, James — I try not to bother them, figure it has to be a bit irritating after a while to have people gushing at you when you’re just out shopping or whatever. <br /><br />There’s a funny story about Lauren Bacall — she was out walking in Manhattan, someone yelled ‘LAUREN BACALL!’ at her from across the street, and she calmly flipped the guy off without turning her head or breaking stride. You go, Betty :)<br /><br />I saw BLACKBEARD’S GHOST in the theatre way back when, too. I remember liking it — and looking up ‘Pirates’ in the World Book Encyclopedia afterwards — but not much else. <br /><br />- b.t.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-12248473242525420812020-10-13T09:42:30.905-05:002020-10-13T09:42:30.905-05:00To tie back to the previous post. Poor old Frank L...To tie back to the previous post. Poor old Frank Long was a regular at Peter McManus bar in Chelsea in mid 1980s.Would hang out with a couple of other old timers. I never bothered him but wish I had at least said hi (a bartender knowing my horror interest pointed him out to me). Later read what desperate straits he was in and felt really bad for him.<br /><br />John Kennedy Jr., some brash comedian and Rickey Henderson were a few of my other sightings there. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-55348652769360902572020-10-13T09:20:36.393-05:002020-10-13T09:20:36.393-05:00Great story. I remember seeing Blackbeard's Gh...Great story. I remember seeing Blackbeard's Ghost when I was a kid. I should see if it's on Disney+.Chris H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05527860799077915606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-74090977183387128992020-10-13T05:39:42.326-05:002020-10-13T05:39:42.326-05:00Steve McQueen and Ben Johnson? Cool! We've s...Steve McQueen and Ben Johnson? Cool! We've seen many, many celebrities on the streets of New York over the years, starting with Woody Allen in the late '60s, and including Kirk Douglas, Richard Thomas, Harry Belafonte, Nigel Havers, etc. Garbo used to be famous for walking around the streets of New York incognito. New Yorkers know, as a rule, to leave famous people alone. Still, it is very cool to recognize someone (both Douglas and Havers were quite short) famous.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.com