On Saturday, February 22, fellow Twin Peaks location hunter Vinnie Guidera and I hosted a free panel at the Black Dog Arts Cafe during the Real Twin Peaks 2025 event. During this hour-long discussion, we shared tidbits, insights and fun facts about filming locations in Washington state and their Southern California counterparts.
When Twin Peaks returned to television in 2017, I quickly learned to check my expectations at the door and submit myself to the experience. One surprise (of many) was that the Roadhouse had transformed into a thriving music venue hosting real life touring artists. Many of the bands that graced the stage were new to…
The Real Twin Peaks event returned to Snoqualmie Valley, Washington from Feb. 21-24, 2025. This celebration of the towns where David Lynch and Mark Frost’s filmed Twin Peaks and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me was filled with wonderful and strange activities for fans from around the world. Here is a look at the first day of…
In fall 2024, fast fashion retailer H&M released officially licensed Twin Peaks apparel for women. I was surprised to see these items available, especially since it’s been several years since Part 18 aired. Now, H&M has released as new loose fit t-shirt inspired by The Great Northern Hotel in Twin Peaks, WA.
My visit to the Real Twin Peaks 2025 event was my eighth trip to Washington since Sept. 2019. Before the event started, I visited a few Twin Peaks film locations in the towns of North Bend and Snoqualmie to take photos. Typically, I like recreating screen accurate shots for the Twin Peaks Locations articles. This…
While owning a disc jockey business in the early 1990s, I remember acquiring many CDs from Columbia House, the mail-order club offering low-cost music for an introductory price. In 1981, the then CBS-owned company launched the Columbia House Video Library, which eventually followed the same model as their music club only with videocassettes. Recently, I…
Following the conversation with Ray Wise at the North Bend Theatre on February 21, 2025, attendees to the Real Twin Peaks event headed over to the Loyal Order of the Moose, Sno-Valley Lodge 1666 for Leland’s Karaoke. Hosted by the talented KJ Dwaine Wheeler, the evening was full of song, laughter and a surprise visit.
As part of the Real Twin Peaks 2025 event, a special screening of Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 film Robocop was held on Friday, February 21. The film was selected as it stars Ray Wise two years before he played Leland Palmer on David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks. Following the screening, Wise left his handprints in…
It is difficult to see a world without David Lynch as anything other than grey. But if there is one positive thing to come from his passing, it is that fans are compelled to gather and celebrate an Art Life well lived. I recently attended a fan-created memorial honoring David at a funeral home in…
Trivia and Twin Peaks go hand-in-hand ever since the first person asked, “Who killed Laura Palmer?” For 25 non-consecutive years, long-time fan and Bookhouse Boy Josh Eisenstadt has hosted the Ultimate Twin Peaks Trivia Game at the previous fan festivals and now, the Real Twin Peaks event in Snoqualmie Valley, Washington. This year’s game was held…