It’s a short scene in David Lynch’s 1992 film, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. After being berated by Leland Palmer for not washing her hands before dinner, Laura Palmer is seen crying at a sink in a dimly lit bathroom. This scene was shot on location at a historic Rucker Hill home located in Everett, Washington…
‘Tis the season of giving yourself (or your loved ones) presents! Here is the Ultimate Twin Peaks Gift Guide for 2024 containing things both wonderful and strange for the Bookhouse Boy or Gal in your life.
For years, I’ve suspected the morning after the fire at the Packard Sawmill in Twin Peaks episode 2.001 was actual footage from a real fire that destroyed part of the Weyerhaeuser Sawmill in Snoqualmie, Washington in Feb. 1989. Thanks to a post on the Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum Facebook page, I have confirmed my suspicions with…
In the Twin Peaks pilot, there are a handful of interior scenes that take place at The Great Northern Hotel. Those scenes were filmed at Kiana Lodge in Poulsbo, Washington which also doubled as the Packard family residence known as the Blue Pine Lodge. One of those scenes was Ben Horne (Richard Beymer) speaking with…
An unofficial Twin Peaks pop-up experience has taken over The Summer Place Bar in San Francisco, California from Nov. 12-17, 2024. Thanks to a fellow Bookhouse Boy Jon White, I have photos to share from this incredibly immersive experience located at 801 Bush Street and Mason Street.
Early in the Twin Peaks pilot, we see an emotionally powerful scene as Sheriff Harry S. Truman informs Leland Palmer of his daughter Laura Palmer’s death. The scene takes place in the lobby of The Great Northern Hotel. In reality, the scene was shot at Kiana Lodge located on Bainbridge Island in Washington state.
One day, I hope to identify every actor and extra that appeared in David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks. While researching history about the show via old newspaper clippings, I believe I discovered the gentleman seated behind Josie Packard, Catherine Martell and her husband Pete at the Twin Peaks Town Hall meeting in the pilot…
In early May 1990, the first season of Twin Peaks was halfway finished. The show had taken the United States by storm and series’ actors were popping up in a variety of magazines. On May 7, 1990, People Weekly magazine published a short blurb about Dana Ashbrook who played Bobby Briggs in the show.
Twin Peaks fans in San Francisco should stop by The Summer Place Bar from November 12-17, 2024 for an unofficial pop-up celebration of the wonderful and strange show. Here are a few details about the week-long event if you are in the area.
My examination of “TV Guide” magazines published during the first season of Twin Peaks continues with the May 12-18, 1990 issue. This issue was a Mother’s Day special and featured a review of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s groundbreaking television series along with one black and white advertisement for episode 1.006.