Did you know that Julee Cruise’s first single from her 1989 “Floating Into the Night” album was not the main theme to Twin Peaks set to vocals? Her iconic song “Falling” would be released on a single on June 12, 1990 following a last minute performance on Saturday Night Live on May 12 and continued excitement…
I love when the real world of Snoqualmie Valley, Washington intersects with the wonderful and strange world of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks. In Twin Peaks: The Return, there are several hand-painted murals seen across the street from the Double R Diner (known as Twede’s Cafe in North Bend). Local Artist Richard “Dick” Burhans created…
At the end of April 1991, Star Pics, Inc of West Bloomfield, Michigan released “Twin Peaks Collectible CartArt trading cards.” David Lynch and Mark Frost granted an official license to create these baseball-like cards based on characters, places and icons from the show. While I’m planning a longer feature on this iconic card set, I’m…
The character of Josie Packard in David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks was originally meant for Isabella Rossellini. Her character would have been named Giovana Pasqualini Packard. When scheduling didn’t work, Joan Chen was cast as the “vulnerable outside” as described in a March 1990 publicity photo.
The North Bend Theatre was near capacity and fans were patiently waiting for Julee Cruise to take the stage during the 2016 Twin Peaks Festival, a former yearly celebration of Twin Peaks in and around North Bend, Washington held between 1993-2018. But something was amiss. Julee Cruise was scheduled to perform at 8:30 p.m. between…
By the end of May 1990, the first season of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks had finished airing on the ABC Television Network. For two months, fans of the show had heard Angelo Badalamenti’s music and dreamed of getting their hands on the soundtrack. Nationwide interest kicked into high gear after Julee Cruise performed “Falling”…
In anticipation of her first concert in England, David Gritten interviewed Julee Cruise for the Telegraph Weekend Magazine on Jan. 26, 1991. This short profile of the voice of love contains some interesting details about her career along with a fantastic black and white photo by Jillian Edelstein.
Following a last minute performance by Julee Cruise on Saturday Night Live, folks were clamoring for her vocal rendition of the theme to David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks titled “Falling.” For weeks leading up to Cruise’s performance, viewers had heard the instrumental track with each new episode. Her live performance on the late night NBC…
For more than a century, Snoqualmie Falls, a sacred place of the Snoqualmie Tribe in Snoqualmie, Washington, has served as the subject of countless photographs. In the early 1900s, Iowa-born John Boyd Ellis captured the majesty of the 268-foot waterfall in a real photo postcard (RPPC) that includes a look at the Snoqualmie Falls Lodge….
The summer of 2002 is etched in my memory as one of those rare moments in life that felt almost unreal in its perfection. It’s been 23 years, and I still look back on that weekend in August as one of the greatest of my life. I was a volunteer at the Twin Peaks Festival…