“I’m back!” – Leland Palmer in Episode 2001 Just like Leland, I have returned from an incredible birthday trip to Washington State. I had not visited the region since August 1996 when I attended the Twin Peaks Fan Fest. Twenty-three years later, I now question why it took me so long to return. I ended…
Columbus, Ohio is the last place I thought I’d meet Ray Wise (Leland Palmer) and Sheryl Lee (Laura Palmer). Born and raised in the capitol city, I fell in love with my favorite David Lynch film in the early 1990s. Imagine my delight when I learned that Studio 35 Cinema was planning a weekend of…
Today marks the first anniversary of Twin Peaks Blog! Writing for this blog during the past year has sparked more than joy – it’s been electrifying! Thank you for reading about my discoveries from David Lynch and Mark Frost’s wonderful and strange world of Twin Peaks. I’m grateful for the friendships made along the way from…
August 11, 2007 was an exciting day in my personal experience with Twin Peaks as it was the first time I ever visited a film location in California. Eleven years earlier, I had visited film locations in Washington state during the 1996 Twin Peaks Fan Festival. My first spot was Malibou Lake Mountain Club in Agoura Hills,…
In April 2012, Copro Gallery in Santa Monica, California held a group art exhibition for the 20th Anniversary of Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. The exhibition was curated by Rob Wilson in association with David Lynch. Today I’m taking a closer look at the piece by SHAG (aka Josh Agle) titled “An Old Woman and…
In Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, Regional Bureau Chief Gordon Cole makes arrangements at a private Portland Airport for Special Agent Chet Desmond. Upon his arrival, he meets Special Agent Sam Stanley and receives a coded message from Cole via a dancer in a red dress named Lil. I became fascinated with the airplane Chet…
David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me was released in theaters on August 28, 1992. In honor of the film’s 26th Anniversary this year, I thought it would be fun to present ten favorite moments done in the style of the recently released Rittenhouse Twin Peaks trading cards. How I wish these cards were real!
The former Brook Theater in Snoqualmie, Washington served as the film location for Mo’s Motor in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. This now demolished film location holds a special place in my heart thanks to the 1996 Twin Peaks Fan Festival and Craig Miller and John Thorne’s excellent Twin Peaks magazine, “Wrapped in Plastic.”
During the 1996 Twin Peaks Fan Fest, I visited the site of Weyerhaeuser’s former Snoqualmie Mill. For some reason, this is the only photograph I took of the mill that once served as the exterior location for the Packard Sawmill in Twin Peaks.
As the Twin Peaks Fan Festival returns to the North Bend and Snoqualmie area in Washington State, I’m reminiscing about my first (and only) visit in August 1996. Attending the fan fest with my buddy Joe, we visited many of the iconic film locations including The Salish Lodge and Snoqualmie Falls. Here are several photos…