My "date" with KIM!
WES! I might have also crossed your path when they were shooting a PAL JOEY scene the night before or the night after the above ocurrrence.
Hollywood was out in force shooting a scene at the base of San Francisco's Coit Tower with Frank and Kim .. I was on a first name basis now .....
The parking area at the base of the tower was packed full of movie making equipment, trucks and vans, so if you wanted to watch the actors while the camera rolled, you had to join the crowd who could see absolutely noting about 40 yards away or so.
So I decided that this was bullshit and got determined to do whatever was necessary to get a better 'seat'.
So I picked up a huge spool of electrical wire and ddid my best to 'act' official by telling the crowd to make a hole nad let me through. And sure enough they did and the cop on duty even moved the barrier for my easy access.
So now I figured that I was part of this Hollywood movie making crew and kept on walking straight on to the camera with the Panavision lens attached ... That's how close I got while Frank and Kim were doing their thing no further than 10 feet away.
And then the director sai, "CUT!" and once again FRANK was outta there, leaving poor KIM standing all alone looking at the San Francisco Bay in the backgrtound,
That's when I dropped the wire and walked over and looked at the Bay with her. And she turned to me and said, "It's really beautiful here!"
And I most likely said something stupid which I've long forgotten, but that 'conversation' went on for a couple of minutes .... until the make-up on her face started cracking. Sort of like a Kim Novack jig saw puzzel.
And then it was time for her to go.
I left to, but with a big smile on my face.
Make-up or not.... she was a beautiful lady.
WES! Were you involved with that San Francisco shoot?
And most important ... Did you ever meet KIM?