Dean Zanuck
Tim Burton
Sherry Lansing
Clint Eastwood
Lloyd Kahn
Holy shit! I started to hyperventilate. Vision immediately popped into my mind of a singer going to his gig and upon arrival learning that Otis Redding is the opening act.
Well, a fuck of a lot happened yesterday, every bit of it good. In a nutshell: the family told me to tell the real stories, and I let it rip. True tales of 2 punk pranksters in the '50s pedal-to-medal in pursuit of pure fun. Trips to Baja and Mexico, surfing, our exploding car at Malibu Colony, fights, practical jokes of fiendish intensity, the pure F-U-N of it all. Once I started with the stories, they were with me. Channeling fer shure. They loved hearing about this side of him. This was a much-loved guy. It was a sweet spot in time.
More later. I've got to digest it all. What a day!
I am so loving Southern California.
*Title of George Greenough in-the-curl surf film
9 comments:
My condolences on the loss of your friend Mr. Zanuck.
While you are down here enjoy the sun, the local fresh produce and the ocean temps have warmed up to a civilized temperate so try to get in the water.
Gave me chills Lloyd. What a fantastic send off!
Great story, Lloyd. Sounds to me like you were completely in your element. Large truths sometimes live in tiny homes.
Lloyd, is there any way we can get an audio or video file of your talk?
Blown away imagining all of this... hearts bursting with love of life.. then and now...!
Lloyd, my condolences also at the loss of your friend. But a vibrant life that's lived in full is to be celebrated, not mourned. I have read many obituaries that have left me feeling admiration and amazement, actually left me with a positive and inspired feeling. They make one want to say- Well Done! I'm sure you understand. Your friend certainly filled the bill. His family also did well by asking you to speak of him, no doubt there was a lot more to him than the Hollywood crowd concerned itself with and I'm sure they were fascinated and surprised to hear your shared youthful history.
I sure would love to someday read those stories and maybe see some photos of you guys on those surf trips. A classic time and it sounds epic!
I'm sure everyone loved to hear from someone who "knew him when"! Good for you, Lloyd.
K
Lloyd,
sounds like the adventures all young men (and the older ones too) should experience.....From the bit you have told us, it sure seems as if you two were kindred spirits...
Hope that more young men of today have the chance to have similar sort of experiences.... It makes for better adults, better men... a better world. (I think there must be something very Soul Satisfying, and edifying about these types of experiencs.)
Maybe someday you will share more with us.
What a strange trip!
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