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I called Al, and it was like old home week. He was full of plans  for a
comeback, in a great mood, and we had several good laughs. He told me the only
bummer in his life was the contractor he had hired to work on his house. The
guy was living with him, and Al had caught him stealing money and running up
his credit cards. He told me he was going to confront him, and the guy had
better pay up, or Al would "throw his ass in jail!" That was our last
conversation. Two days later, he was dead. It took some time for the police to find the body, as you probably know. I was called in as a material witness because of the phone conversation. It was eerie, sitting in court,  next to the guy who had bashed Al's head in
and buried the body underneath a jacuzzi. A funny parting note about Al. Last year, Bud Cardos and I were flown into Bicknell, Utah, as guests of honor at their film festival. They were honoring Al Adamson!!!!! People showed up dressed in costumes from his movies, partied,  laughed, and
screamed and had a hell of a good time. Bud and I felt that, in some way, Al
must be looking down on the whole affair, and gleefully saying, "Yeahhhh,
movies, don't you just love 'em?" Can you tell us a bit about your recent projects? I worked recently on the stunt unit of GROOM LAKE, directed by William Shatner, who is in his '70s, and we had a ball. We were in the  Arizona desert, under that multi-million dollar night sky, getting
it done, and he was as full of energy and creative gusto as a Bud commercial.
A couple of months later I was working with Don Coscarelli on his redneck mummy movie BUBBA HO-TEP. Don must be in his late '30s, early '40s? Same feeling. A fun project. People who cared, actors with magic in their repertoire, and an enthusiastic and handy crew, all getting the job done. Is this heaven? |