I thought I’d offer my pop culture-laden response to the Tax Lawyer’s post where he says:
Frankly, I don’t know anyone who knows anyone who knows Kevin Bacon . . . but I did see the movie Diner three times.
Sure you do, me! And here’s my connection:
1, Kevin Bacon, who you may now realize I adore, usually does terrific work. He did, however, make what I consider a horrific career move by appearing in a movie called Wild Things which starred a number of big names – and not so big ones.
2, Kevin Bacon’s co-star in that movie was a slightly crazy chick named Denise Richards. Denise played a character named Kelly (hmmm).
3, Denise Richards made news for being involved in a nasty, nasty custody dispute with Charlie Sheen, her now ex-husband.
4, Charlie Sheen stars in the popular CBS TV show, Two and a Half Men, along with Jon Cryer.
5, Jon Cryer was not only my high school crush for his work as Duckie in the classic Pretty in Pink, he also starred in a teen-aged flick called Hiding Out, made in the 1980s. That’s him, pictured above, from 1987 – the same year the movie was released.
6, taxgirl, a huge Jon Cryer fan in the 1980s, was an extra in that film – I’m the second floutist from the middle in the big finale. The film was largely shot near my hometown – in fact, all of the school shots are from my parents’ high school! My friend, Matese Sharpless, introduced me to Jon personally during rehearsals; originally, he called out my name during filming and I ignored him, assuming that he couldn’t possibly be talking to me (so yes, he clearly thought I was a goober). I finally did meet him, managed not to have a heart attack and got his autograph.
So, there you have it… taxgirl’s Six Degrees of Separation from Kevin Bacon. Do you have one?
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