Death and Taxes (7.6)

[Pahonu]

Anyone else wonder if Milton was a commentary on the obsessive Magnum P.I. fans (*cough*) that the cast and crew likely met whenever they went to events?

There certainly are people like that. In Manetti's book, he talks about an incident where Selleck had to call the police because there was somebody on his roof -- I forget the details but it was pretty scary.

Had I seen any of them in public, I would have been 1000% too shy to even admit I recognized them, let alone stalk anyone.

Hey K Hale,

I remember reading that story in Manetti's book. My wife got it for me right when it came out. I've no idea if the writers of that episode were even aware of that story. Interesting thought though.

Living in the LA area and having worked briefly in the industry in the early to mid 90's, I was able to meet quite a few celebrities. I was generally meeting them in a work setting, so I had no qualms about talking to them. I did meet some in other places and have found that a simple "It's very nice to meet you. I'm a fan of your work." plus something specific that you enjoyed, works very well. We shake hands typically and I've never been rebuffed. For example, I met Clint Eastwood at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in the early 90's and commented on Play Misty for Me, his directorial debut. He seemed genuinely pleased to hear mention of the 20+ year old (at the time) film.

I've told this story here before. I accidentally ran into Selleck at the NBC Studios in Burbank. He had an office there, but I was unaware of that at the time. I was there to meet with a producer about a production job and after I left his office in a small corridor, I looked down at the mail on the floor at the next door down and it said T. W. Selleck on one of the envelopes. I only paused a second to read it, but when I looked up, Selleck was coming around the corner so I met him for a moment. I said what I wrote above and commented on how I enjoyed Quigley Down Under. It had come out a few years earlier and not been a box office success. He shook hands, thanked me for the compliment and went into his office.

I have many other similar stories. If you get a chance, why not introduce yourself?

[K Hale]

Why not? A legion of reasons, all of which are difficult to explain.

[Pahonu]

Why not? A legion of reasons, all of which are difficult to explain.

I'm willing to listen.

[brianw]

One of the better episodes, especially late in the series. Yes, they tried to cash in on the success of Miami Vice by using the Genesis song, but I liked it a lot. I am sorry to admit it here, but MV is my favorite TV show of all time, with MPI a close second.

[MiltonCollins]

What God never sees;
What the king seldom sees;
What we see every day;
Read my riddle, I pray.

Figure this out and I will spout a secret or two.

[Laohu]

Would the answer be someone who is at the same station in life ?
Depending on your religion a god might not see another god
A King may not see other Kings very often
All us mere mortals see each other all the time .

[terryfromkerry]

One of the better episodes, especially late in the series. Yes, they tried to cash in on the success of Miami Vice by using the Genesis song, but I liked it a lot. I am sorry to admit it here, but MV is my favorite TV show of all time, with MPI a close second.

Hi Brien,
You can admit that here absolutely. I favour MPI first but MV a close second. I was in my 20's in the '80's. Loved both shows. I had 2 aloha shirts ala Magnum but the impact of MV fashion was I suddenly became conscious of fashion and "dressing up" (so to speak) to go to work or out on the town. I remember buying a pastel jacket very similiar to Crockett's Season 1. Got it for 40 Irish Pounds which was a lot for me at the time. Not Armani or anything of that quality but loved it. Sleeves rolled up of course. Also bought a pair of espadrilles which I wore sockless. The damn things kept slipping off, nearly broke my neck a few times but persevered. Also picked up sunglasses similiar to Crockett's but not Ray Ban ( too expensive on my '80's salary). Must say I loved Selleck (still do) back then we all wanted to be him/Magnum. Johnson however as Crockett and his pastel wardrobe was the coolest guy on the planet. God I loved the '80's !:lol:

[brianw]

One of the better episodes, especially late in the series. Yes, they tried to cash in on the success of Miami Vice by using the Genesis song, but I liked it a lot. I am sorry to admit it here, but MV is my favorite TV show of all time, with MPI a close second.

Hi Brien,
You can admit that here absolutely. I favour MPI first but MV a close second. I was in my 20's in the '80's. Loved both shows. I had 2 aloha shirts ala Magnum but the impact of MV fashion was I suddenly became conscious of fashion and "dressing up" (so to speak) to go to work or out on the town. I remember buying a pastel jacket very similiar to Crockett's Season 1. Got it for 40 Irish Pounds which was a lot for me at the time. Not Armani or anything of that quality but loved it. Sleeves rolled up of course. Also bought a pair of espadrilles which I wore sockless. The damn things kept slipping off, nearly broke my neck a few times but persevered. Also picked up sunglasses similiar to Crockett's but not Ray Ban ( too expensive on my '80's salary). Must say I loved Selleck (still do) back then we all wanted to be him/Magnum. Johnson however as Crockett and his pastel wardrobe was the coolest guy on the planet. God I loved the '80's !:lol:

Sonny Crockett is the coolest TV cop EVER. Hands down.

I was watching some old eps of Nash Bridges yesterday. I never got into that show too much, but DJ is pretty cool as Bridges too, and he really is a very good actor.

[terryfromkerry]

Hey Brian,
Don Johnson has a Nash Bridges TV movie in the works. According to IMDB its presently in pre-production.

[Luther's nephew Dobie]

Hey Brian,
Don Johnson has a Nash Bridges TV movie in the works. According to IMDB its presently in pre-production.

Hi Terry,
Thanks for sharing that, good news indeed. Nash Bridges is a damn good series and should get more respect. The writing is superior.
How could it not be when Hunter S.Thompson penned several episodes? Magnum Mania fans, if you haven't seen it before you should
really check it out from the beginning. Like Magnum it hasn't aged much at all.

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Historical Tidbits:
Literally before the dust settled on European battlefields dentists and their agents would descend on it and remove the teeth
from the dead and the dying. Supplying dentures to the wealthy made from the teeth of healthy young men was so immensely profitable that
many now famous upper crust family dynasties were founded on the trade and might as well have had a pliers and a tooth on their coat of arms.

[T.Q.]

Masterpiece

[purpleflirp303]

Saw Kenneth Tigar on a recent episode of The Resident. He was a quirky heart patient in the hospital waiting for a heart transplant. He also collected figurines..they were all over his hospital room. I recognized his voice first..then zeroed in on his face. Even though he was a villan in Death and Taxes, it was like seeing a familiar "friend"

[Hamilton]

I just watched this for the first time since it's original airing. Great episode. One of the best.

[Luther's nephew Dobie]

Anyone else wonder if Milton was a commentary on the obsessive Magnum P.I. fans (*cough*) that the cast and crew likely met whenever they went to events?

There certainly are people like that. In Manetti's book, he talks about an incident where Selleck had to call the police because there was somebody on his roof -- I forget the details but it was pretty scary.
Had I seen any of them in public, I would have been 1000% too shy to even admit I recognized them, let alone stalk anyone.

Hey K Hale,
I remember reading that story in Manetti's book. My wife got it for me right when it came out. I've no idea if the writers of that episode were even aware of that story. Interesting thought though.
Living in the LA area and having worked briefly in the industry in the early to mid 90's, I was able to meet quite a few celebrities. I was generally meeting them in a work setting, so I had no qualms about talking to them. I did meet some in other places and have found that a simple "It's very nice to meet you. I'm a fan of your work." plus something specific that you enjoyed, works very well. We shake hands typically and I've never been rebuffed. For example, I met Clint Eastwood at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in the early 90's and commented on Play Misty for Me, his directorial debut. He seemed genuinely pleased to hear mention of the 20+ year old (at the time) film.
I've told this story here before. I accidentally ran into Selleck at the NBC Studios in Burbank. He had an office there, but I was unaware of that at the time. I was there to meet with a producer about a production job and after I left his office in a small corridor, I looked down at the mail on the floor at the next door down and it said T. W. Selleck on one of the envelopes. I only paused a second to read it, but when I looked up, Selleck was coming around the corner so I met him for a moment. I said what I wrote above and commented on how I enjoyed Quigley Down Under. It had come out a few years earlier and not been a box office success. He shook hands, thanked me for the compliment and went into his office.
I have many other similar stories. If you get a chance, why not introduce yourself?

Pahonu,
Neat story! Thank you for sharing. My biggest kick meeting a celeb was when I met Buffalo Bob Smith at a car meet, Led East in Jersey, hit if off and he swore me in as a member of the Peanut Gallery.
His show was before my time, and this occurred in the 1990's, but my decade older brothers were all excited and totally envious I was now an official Peanut.
Just an aside, and I might have said this on Magnum Mania before, but as a kid my father encouraged me to write the still living great figures of WW 2.
I scored Omar Bradley, Jimmy Doolittle and Tito autographed pics.
I found if anyone has written a book, mention that if you are talking to or writing them, it's a ego stroke and makes them more receptive, not unlike you mentioning the stars prior work.
I also had from Field Marshal Montgomery a small beat up old field chess sent he sent me - he was always kind and encouraging to kids and helped the Scouts etc - but my brother's
loser waste of space buddy stole it. It was so cool, a Waterloo set. Shoot, I gotta let that go, I get so angry my blood pressure skyrockets whenever I think about it.

[Pahonu]

Anyone else wonder if Milton was a commentary on the obsessive Magnum P.I. fans (*cough*) that the cast and crew likely met whenever they went to events?

There certainly are people like that. In Manetti's book, he talks about an incident where Selleck had to call the police because there was somebody on his roof -- I forget the details but it was pretty scary.
Had I seen any of them in public, I would have been 1000% too shy to even admit I recognized them, let alone stalk anyone.

Hey K Hale,
I remember reading that story in Manetti's book. My wife got it for me right when it came out. I've no idea if the writers of that episode were even aware of that story. Interesting thought though.
Living in the LA area and having worked briefly in the industry in the early to mid 90's, I was able to meet quite a few celebrities. I was generally meeting them in a work setting, so I had no qualms about talking to them. I did meet some in other places and have found that a simple "It's very nice to meet you. I'm a fan of your work." plus something specific that you enjoyed, works very well. We shake hands typically and I've never been rebuffed. For example, I met Clint Eastwood at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in the early 90's and commented on Play Misty for Me, his directorial debut. He seemed genuinely pleased to hear mention of the 20+ year old (at the time) film.
I've told this story here before. I accidentally ran into Selleck at the NBC Studios in Burbank. He had an office there, but I was unaware of that at the time. I was there to meet with a producer about a production job and after I left his office in a small corridor, I looked down at the mail on the floor at the next door down and it said T. W. Selleck on one of the envelopes. I only paused a second to read it, but when I looked up, Selleck was coming around the corner so I met him for a moment. I said what I wrote above and commented on how I enjoyed Quigley Down Under. It had come out a few years earlier and not been a box office success. He shook hands, thanked me for the compliment and went into his office.
I have many other similar stories. If you get a chance, why not introduce yourself?

Pahonu,
Neat story! Thank you for sharing. My biggest kick meeting a celeb was when I met Buffalo Bob Smith at a car meet, Led East in Jersey, hit if off and he swore me in as a member of the Peanut Gallery.
His show was before my time, and this occurred in the 1990's, but my decade older brothers were all excited and totally envious I was now an official Peanut.
Just an aside, and I might have said this on Magnum Mania before, but as a kid my father encouraged me to write the still living great figures of WW 2.
I scored Omar Bradley, Jimmy Doolittle and Tito autographed pics.
I found if anyone has written a book, mention that if you are talking to or writing them, it's a ego stroke and makes them more receptive, not unlike you mentioning the stars prior work.
I also had from Field Marshal Montgomery a small beat up old field chess sent he sent me - he was always kind and encouraging to kids and helped the Scouts etc - but my brother's
loser waste of space buddy stole it. It was so cool, a Waterloo set. Shoot, I gotta let that go, I get so angry my blood pressure skyrockets whenever I think about it.

A chess set from Monty, wow! That’s sucks so hard it was stolen from you. I don’t blame you for still getting angry when your think about that. I can relate somewhat. I never got a gift like that, but I did write to lots of MLB players in the 70’s and 80’s as a kid. They sent signed photos mostly, but my favorite player ever, Willie Stargell, actually wrote me a short letter back. I cherished that letter but sadly it was lost along with other personal things during a move in college. Several boxes I stored at a friend’s place went missing.

I encouraged my daughter when she was younger to write to people she admired. She got a signed photo from the reggae musician Burning Spear and a signed baseball card from NL MVP Andrew McCutchen. She also wrote to the White House in 2009 and got a photo from President Obama. My wife and I adopted our two children when they were toddlers. They’re African American and we are not. They’re adults now, but we trying to encourage them as children to reach out to anyone they admired. My daughter still talks about it like we are right now. My son seemed totally disinterested and still seems to be. LOL!