Long before Snoqualmie Falls in Snoqualmie, Washington appeared in Twin Peaks, this 268-foot waterfall was a top tourist destination in Washington state for decades. I recently acquired a early 1900s postcard of the falls at sunrise that was printed before the Snoqualmie Falls Lodge was constructed in 1916.
On May 4, 1992, People Weekly magazine published their “50 Most Beautiful People in the World” issue that ranked a number of beautiful celebrities. Joan Chen was ranked number 32 on the list that year. Thank to 1400 River Road, here is a scan of Chen’s spotlight from that year.
This spotlight article about actor James Marshall is the reason why I continue my quest to archive and document every aspect of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks. Fellow fan 1400 River Road saved this article by Carol Wolper from a magazine published in 1990. Sadly, I’ve been unable to find where this short article…
The excitement surrounding the first season of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks extended into every corner of life in spring 1990. Fans held watch parties and media outlets covered the latest news from the small Pacific Northwest town in newspapers and magazines across the nation. Coverage of the show also turned up in some…
As a long-time fan of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks, I own multiple copies of the physical and digital releases of the series and Lynch’s 1992 feature film. I remember the excitement around the show’s first season being released for the first time ever on DVD in December 2001. Recently, I acquired an advertisement…
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…
The Mark Frost-directed final episode of Twin Peaks aired on Wednesday, May 23, 1990. The “TV Guide” magazine published that week – May 19-25 – offered a brief mention along with an iconic black and white advertisement.
In my quest to document the history of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks, I love finding things I’ve never seen. Recently, I picked up an advertising guide for Lynch’s 1992 film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me from Germany where it was known as Twin Peaks – Der Film (or Twin Peaks – The Film). Released on August…
Excitement hung in the air leading up to the debut of Twin Peaks on the ABC Television Network on April 8, 1990. Critics reviews of the show looked promising and the general buzz was the series would be “must see” television. The week before the pilot aired, ABC ran four print ads in the TV…
One of the more unique items I recently added to my Twin Peaks collection is a movie theatre mylar for David Lynch’s 1992 masterpiece, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. Mylars were used to indicate where a movie was being shown inside a movie house. Thanks to long-time collector of mylars, Original-Movie-Mylars on eBay, I learned more…