We have all heard of the concept. We are all six degrees separated from everyone on Earth.
Which means, somehow or other I am connected to Lazs, Nilsen, Chairboy et al and everybody else on this forum. A horrifying thought, you will all agree. Although, I somehow like the idea, I'm connnected to Lazs.
But the one I am proudest of is Lee Marvin. It turns out from watching a documentary on TV tonight that I can trace a connection to Lee Marvin, ex Marine Corps, wounded on Saipan in WW2 and famous movie star. Buried in Arlington cemetary, simply as PFC Lee Marvin. Buried with full military honours in Arlington cemetary in 1987.
It came about because I took part in a film directed by John Boorman , the British director who directed Lee Marvin in several films and was a personal friend. My favourite story was the one where Boorman drove Marvin home from a drinking session. Marvin refused to get in the car and ended up on the roof. Inevitably the highway patrol stopped them, asking Boorman if he realised that Lee Marvin was on the roof of his car.
I played the part of a cop, ejecting a violent drunk from a hospital ER. John Boorman watched our rehearsal and suggested we were not vicious enough. So we brutalised the guy, luckily, it turned out he was the Father fo a real cop and he actually showed us methods of restraining him without hurting him.
My glamourous life is all very well.
But how can you guys demonstrate your connection to the greaat and the good. Remember, all of us can demonstrate the principle of six degrees of seperation. How many of you can trace a connection to George Washington or Winston Churchill or Hitler. Come on, fess up!
