The Double R Diner in Mark Frost and David Lynch’s Twin Peaks is one of the most iconic diners in television history. Known as the place “where pies go when they die,” the fictional restaurant is based on a real place you can visit in North Bend, Washington. When Frost and Lynch filmed the pilot…
In January 2025, I was deeply saddened when my fellow Bookhouse Boy and Twin Peaks Blog author Vinnie Guidera sent me a text informing me David Lynch had passed. I knew one day it would happen but I didn’t expect it to happen this year. Nine months later, I found myself in the Hollywood Forever…
Award-winning actress and director Diane Keaton passed on Saturday, October 11, 2025 at the age of 79. Best known for roles in movies like Annie Hall, The First Wives Club, Something’s Gotta Give and The Godfather, Keaton has a unique connection to David Lynch and Mark Frost’s groundbreaking television show Twin Peaks directing the second season episode #2.015 (or #22)….
The first half hour of David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me is a dreamland full of my favorite characters, scenes and dialogue. During their late night (or is that early morning?) to get something to eat, Special Agents Chet Desmond and Sam Stanley encounter the Old Guy at Hap’s who inquires about a “little…
During my visit to Washington state in August 2025, I stopped by the gravesite of John J. Boylan, the actor who played Mayor Dwayne Milford in David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks. Boylan passed a little over three years after the second season finale aired on the ABC Television Network. From the moment he appeared…
My fellow Twin Peaks Blog author and close friend Vinnie Guidera was first to share the news with me – David Lynch had passed. I knew this day was inevitable as our time on Earth is limited. Nevertheless, the news of his death has left me with more questions than answers, something that would have…
I recently paid tribute to Lori Eschler Fystak as an unsung hero of the Twin Peaks soundtrack. Thanks to an unexpected advertisement I found while researching early news reports about the show, I’m turning the spotlight on David Boushey. He was the “Fall Guy” of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s wonderful and strange world. As it turns…
On August 28, 1992, my favorite David Lynch film, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, celebrates its 30th Anniversary. If I had a nickel for every time I’ve seen this film since my first viewing in October 1993, I’d be dead. It reminds me of a warm Sunday afternoon in late summer, with its mesmerizing…
There are so many delightful characters in David Lynch’s 1992 film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, particularly in the first 35 minutes of the film. During a visit to Deer Meadow, Washington, Special Agents Chet Desmond and Sam Stanley get food at Hap’s Diner really early (or really late) in the morning. While at the…
On this Sunday afternoon, I am sad to report on the loss of another Twin Peaks actor who had a brief role two episodes from season two. Clarence Williams III, who played Special Agent Roger Hardy, passed due to colon cancer on June 4 at the age of 81. Here is my Love Letter to a…