Posted on 09/11/2018 10:33:13 AM PDT by Rummyfan
Small world!
and all of us are....
stars like Burt at least didn't try to pretend how good and righteous they are, like the Damons and others do today....
I could never take my GF camping after seeing that movie. The 70’s were rough on having fun. Jaws ruined the ocean trip and Deliverance ruined camping.
I actually got to meet Burt Reynolds back in 1970 in Oxnard CA, just south of Ventura. My pal and I had finished a freshman high school football practice, and were riding our bikes past the Oxnard Airport and saw a bunch of cameras and crew working.
So we pulled up, and standing right at the gate to the airport was Burt, chatting with a few of the crew. He was filming a scene for his TV show “Dan August”, which was very popular at the time and was filmed in and around Oxnard—though ‘Santa Luisa’ was the fictionally-named town in the series.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_August
Anyway, we went over and stood by him—I was surprised at how relatively small he was, maybe 5’9” at most, but well-built and definitely movie star handsome. So he looks over at me and my buddy and says “You boys football players?” and we said yeah, and he says “Well have a great time doing it, I used to do that, wish I still could!” He gave us a big Burt Reynolds smile and a nod, shook our hands, and went out to the tarmac to film his next scene.
Man, what a great guy to take the time to say something nice to a couple young star-struck kids, which I’ve obviously never forgotten.
LOL I grew up in Santa Cruz CA but was scared of the ocean (saw Jaws as a youngster) and thanks to Deliverance I’ve always camped armed to the teeth.
Antenna Tv on Sunday showed the Carson episode with Burt, Dom Deluise and Art Carney. Funniest Carson episode ever!
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