tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003558331120575193.post3945402044952509961..comments2023-08-24T07:28:15.209-04:00Comments on ARCHIVE: The Barksdale Buzz: Six Degrees of Kevin BaconJessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01690159972412894518noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003558331120575193.post-16817776200698694142007-09-15T09:45:00.000-04:002007-09-15T09:45:00.000-04:00You're always #1 Andrew. That Bacon boy gets arou...You're always #1 Andrew. That Bacon boy gets around, doesn't he? You're the fourth Richmonder to have had a close encounter of the first kind. In each instance, Mr. Bacon appears to have been the good guy we imagine him to be. That's saying a lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003558331120575193.post-84058204655955295282007-09-10T10:20:00.000-04:002007-09-10T10:20:00.000-04:00When Karen and I lived in New York, I applied for ...When Karen and I lived in New York, I applied for a job at a LensCrafters in in Upper West Side. When I arrived for my interview, there at the counter was Kevin bacon. Karen sat and chatted with him for a few minutes while I went back with the lab manager, Andrew Sussman. <BR/><BR/>"Hey," I muttered. "That's Kevin Bacon." <BR/><BR/>"Yeah," Andrew S. replied. "He's in here all the time. he's always losing his glasses."<BR/><BR/>I made glasses for Kevin Bacon (as well as Peter Jennings and Garrison Keillor). Does that make me a 1?Andrew Hammhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714127938846605400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003558331120575193.post-81679765401823267712007-08-28T11:58:00.000-04:002007-08-28T11:58:00.000-04:00Kevin Bacon has also started another great organiz...Kevin Bacon has also started another great organization called six degrees (www.sixdegrees.org) affiliated with the charity funnel Network for good. It is an amazing venture where you can raise money for organizations close to your heart or the heart of your favorite celebrity. Talk about walking the walk, Kevin Bacon has taken a kitchy pop culture idea with him in the center and created something that might be able to change the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003558331120575193.post-80860356489057869952007-08-24T23:17:00.000-04:002007-08-24T23:17:00.000-04:00Nicely done.Nicely done.Robinitafacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15114957337047124636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003558331120575193.post-9549365755741833642007-08-24T21:07:00.000-04:002007-08-24T21:07:00.000-04:00All right, how about Charlie Dacus to Jan Guarino ...All right, how about Charlie Dacus to Jan Guarino in Wizard (one degree), Jan to Steve Furst in Mattress (two degrees), and Steve to Kevin Bacon in Animal House (three degrees). A Bacon Number of 3! Not bad, Charlie, for a little kid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003558331120575193.post-58934749835956539152007-08-24T19:03:00.000-04:002007-08-24T19:03:00.000-04:00If you'll read the book that explains the game, th...If you'll read the book that explains the game, the final connection HAS to be Kevin Bacon. I, sadly, have read the book. Those crazy college guys always end the chain with Kevin Bacon as the final degree, and within 6 degrees. Hence, "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon"<BR/><BR/>For Example:<BR/><BR/>"SONNY BONO:<BR/><BR/>was in Airplane II with William Shatner...(1)<BR/>who was in Star Trek II with Kirstie Alley...(2)<BR/>who was in Look Who's Talking Too with John Travolta...(3)<BR/>Who was in Boris and Natasha with John Candy...(4)<BR/>who was in Planes, Trains, & Automobiles with...Kevin Bacon(5)"<BR/><BR/>(they actually go from there to get Kevin bacon back to Cher in less than 6 degrees, it's quite frightening)<BR/><BR/>So, as much as I heart Charlie Dacus, you still have one extra degree to get to actually get to Kevin Bacon.Robinitafacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15114957337047124636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003558331120575193.post-45714935605872419892007-08-24T14:23:00.000-04:002007-08-24T14:23:00.000-04:00You're giving me more credit than I deserve. Once...You're giving me more credit than I deserve. Once you get used to the thought process, it goes quicker than you think. <BR/><BR/>Starting with Olivier, I tried to think of how to connect him with contemporary American actors. So I tried to think of other great British actors of a certain age who've been in some popular films. I immediately thought of Gielgud, cause "Arthur" is one of my favorite movies. <BR/><BR/>Then I Googled "Olivier Gielgud" just to make sure they'd worked together (I know, that's cheating)and that's when I discovered they co-starred in "Richard III." <BR/><BR/>Then I tried to link someone in "Arthur" to someone from Richmond. Dudley Moore - nope. Liza Minelli - couldn't do it. But Jill Eikenberry...I remembered right away that she'd been in L. A. Law with Blair. <BR/><BR/>After that it was a snap.Bruce Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09210691426665066387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003558331120575193.post-32068903090431601972007-08-24T14:16:00.000-04:002007-08-24T14:16:00.000-04:00How can you possibly have connected Charlie Dacus ...How can you possibly have connected Charlie Dacus to Laurence Olivier in 5 MINUTES!! It took me more than 5 minutes just to understand the connection. I bet you worked on that one throughout all of a sleepless night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003558331120575193.post-20091091361543523542007-08-24T12:57:00.000-04:002007-08-24T12:57:00.000-04:00I was working at FAO Schwartz and Kevin came in to...I was working at FAO Schwartz and Kevin came in to the 'Koosh' section where I was working and we played 'Koss' basketball for like five minutes. He made like 12 out of fifteen shots. He's good. I guess that's like a one-degree of Kevin bacon thing, but professionally, I'll have to work out my 'Bacon Number.'Scott Wichmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698019570231228339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003558331120575193.post-29043018539719042822007-08-24T10:26:00.000-04:002007-08-24T10:26:00.000-04:00I guess I would also be a 2. The cast of the last...I guess I would also be a 2. The cast of the last production I was in at UVa, "Much Ado...", included Sean Patrick Thomas who was in the movie "Picture Perfect" with KB. The movie also starred Jennifer Aniston and Jay Mohr. <BR/><BR/>Interestingly, that production of "Much Ado..." also featured Tina Fey, but she has not worked directly with KB except for some awards shows on which they have both presented.<BR/><BR/>I guess Kevin Bacon is pretty close to the center of the universe :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003558331120575193.post-26525204208584496392007-08-23T23:11:00.000-04:002007-08-23T23:11:00.000-04:00I'm so lost. can I just take a 6?I'm so lost. can I just take a 6?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003558331120575193.post-24049486183889870962007-08-23T22:19:00.000-04:002007-08-23T22:19:00.000-04:00Well Michael, you have now made me a 2 too. I was...Well Michael, you have now made me a 2 too. I was in Once Upon a Mattress at the Mill with Steven Furst--I played Dauntless and he played my dad the King--and shortly thereafter he was in Animal House with KB himself. Jan Guarino, Phil Whiteway, Richard Blankenship, Al Flannagan, Lynn Keeton, Tom Width and others were in it too. Good times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003558331120575193.post-74463600027912160792007-08-23T22:14:00.000-04:002007-08-23T22:14:00.000-04:00When you go to Amazon.com and read the third revie...When you go to Amazon.com and read the third review for the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon book--I think it accompanies the board game--the review reads as follows:<BR/><BR/>"January 6, 2004 <BR/>By SGECKO67 (Richmond Va)<BR/><BR/>OK, I was in the first dinner theatre production of "A Chorus Line" with Joe Inscoe who was in "From the Earth to the Moon" with Elizabeth Perkins who was in "He said She said" with Kevin Bacon."<BR/><BR/>I wonder who SGECKO67 is, and where was the "first dinner theatre production of 'A Chorus Line' with Joe Inscoe?? Was that the Mill production? Did Joe play Zack?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003558331120575193.post-45437480165323749652007-08-23T21:51:00.000-04:002007-08-23T21:51:00.000-04:00Actually if you performed with Barry last October ...Actually if you performed with Barry last October your number may be a 2 because Kevin directed the first episode of The Closer that Barry was in.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14401865560713863185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003558331120575193.post-34486244877303757572007-08-23T15:33:00.000-04:002007-08-23T15:33:00.000-04:00I was in "Brighton Beach Memoirs" with Joe Inscoe ...I was in "Brighton Beach Memoirs" with Joe Inscoe at Barksdale at the Tavern in 1986. Joe was in "From the Earth to the Moon" with Elizabeth Perkins who was in "He Said She Said" with Kevin Bacon. Which makes me a 3. :)<BR/><BR/>(I actually brought that board game to our staff Christmas party 2 years ago as a white elephant gift. I had to be rid of it rather than have to see one more time that everyone I know is far better at it than I will ever be. John G. scooped it up.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003558331120575193.post-53790149241371456052007-08-23T15:01:00.000-04:002007-08-23T15:01:00.000-04:00Summer 1979 - I had been in NYC for about three ye...Summer 1979 - I had been in NYC for about three years. Stanley Sobel who was the casting director at Search for Tomorrow had gotten me seen by the producers several times. Mr. Sobel championed me (I think) because he too was a VCU graduate. For this particular part the producers decided to screen test three guys: Bill Randolph, Kevin Bacon, and yours truly. The day of the test, we sat on the floor in a hallway at CBS at 57th and 10th Avenue cueing each other. Then we were comped lunch in the commissary before they taped us. I was in awe of these guys as they both had already been in feature films. I remember talking about Stephen Furst who had graduated VCU the same time as I did, and had worked with Kevin on Animal House. Anyway, Kevin got the part.<BR/><BR/>Several years later, I saw Kevin and Syra at a "Korean green grocer" on like 75th and Broadway one night. He told me I looked familiar, I reminded him we had done this test together, and he introduced me to his wife. Never saw him again, but I thought he was a totally down-to-earth kinda guy. I guess that's a "2".mmmhawkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17171618790403587939noreply@blogger.com