Logo by Jeff VernonUpdated July 21, 2006. URL is http://our.tentativetimes.net/jdr/
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Logo by Jeff Vernon
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NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: But be sure to contact Pamela Crawford by email at pjcrawford@comcast.net with your questions. She is in charge of the content for this club site, but I, Sandra, am responsible for having the wrong email address for Pam, until now. I HAD IT WRONG
Don’t forget to
mark your calendars for fans weekend to be held
July 28-30 in
Fairmount, Indiana. Events for the weekend will be a
fan get together 6:30 Friday night at
Payne’s Frozen Custard
near CrackerBarrel at exit 59 off I-69, the Gas City exit.
On Saturday afternoon, 1:00 at the Lions' Club building on South Main Street, there will be a James Dean Jeopardy game hosted by Lenny.
On Saturday night there will be a dinner with guest speakers, dutch-treat at Ryan's Steak House in Marion, on the bypass. Silent auction I think.
On
Sunday afternoon a wonderful
potluck picnic in the side yard of Rebel Rebel, 425 N. Main St.
Fairmount.
This is sure to be a great time.
Hope we see you there. For more info you can email Sue at
deaner4ever@yahoo.com, Pam at
pjcrawford@comcast.net
or call David Loehr
(the host for the weekend) at
765 948 3326.
What is a silent auction? There will be items on a table, with a sign-up list for each item. You sign your name and add what you would pay, and each person who signs that particular page has to bid higher. You can go back and bid on the things you want as much as you need to. I expect to see a lot of items at this year's auction. The James Dean Remembered fan club needs the money to buy ink cartridges for our superb color printer.
NEW GALLERY IS NOW IN AUBURN, INDIANA
To join the only official James Dean fan club, James Dean
Remembered. When you want the details on joining, please go to the
forms page at
http://www.tentativetimes.net/jdr/fanform.html which you can
print out, fill out, and mail with your check. It's that easy!
Tragic news tonight(1/12/2005) from Holland.
Mari reports that Louise Donk has died, killed by someone
who threw a large rock off an overpass. Louise was driving
out from under the overpass and the rock smashed the windshield
and hit her in the face. David Loehr learned this by email
tonight. He told Mark Kinnaman who called me and Pamela
Crawford.
Louise and Mari hosted Jamie DeWeese when he went to Europe in the
summer of 2004.
Louise
Donk and Mari at the new Gallery on September 5, 2004. We
are publishing pictures and comments and letters and poems here on
a memorial page for Louise. The page address is
www.tentativetimes.net/louise/index.html
Mail to
editor@tentativetimes.net
Our President, Pamela Crawford:
JDR member>Brian Stites is involved in an exciting James Dean project celebrating 50 years of Rebel Without A Cause. Working through the non-profit organization Barely Balancing Artists, the project celebrating the 50th anniversary of REBEL includes an off-Broadway production of the landmark film. The group hopes their attention to this important film will not only honor it but also demonstrate the film's continuing relevancy in cinema and society today. If you'd like to make a tax-deductible donation to help this cause or just want to know more about the project, Brian encourages you to visit their web site at http://www.rebelwithoutacause.net/
********** PBS DOCUMENTARY ON DEAN **********
JDR was recently contacted by representatives of PBS (in NYC) about a new documentary they are filming on James Dean for their American Masters series. The documentary is set to air in the year 2005. This documentary is the Public Broadcasting System's nod to the 50th anniversary of James Dean's movie career and tragic death on 9/30/55. PBS is interviewing friends and family of Jimmie to add authenticity to their film so they contacted us for a list of some of those acquaintances. PBS reps recently spent time in Marfa, Texas interviewing people who had the opportunity to get to know Jimmie during the making of GIANT. One of their representatives, Jim Brennan of NYC, assured me that their documentary will be as accurate as humanly possible and will avoid sensationalism. We'll let you know as soon as we find out the exact dates the documentary will air. PBS is also working with Johnny Calderon, JDR member and Director of the Marfa Chamber of Commerce, about possibly airing the documentary during Marfa's July 2005 GIANT celebration.
********** ATTITUDE **********
Check out John McEnroe's new book, You Can't Be Serious. Does that pose remind you of anyone? Although McEnroe definitely comes with his own prerequisite ATTITUDE, someone needs to tell him that no one can ever fill Jimmie Dean's shoes -- or his overcoat! However, Jimmie just might feel a kindred -- rebellious -- spirit with tennis' favorite bad boy.
AVON CALLING JAMES DEAN Member Teresita Gonzalez sent the following notice to alert JDR members to contact the nearest Avon representative ASAP: To commemorate the 50th anniversary of James Dean’s stellar rise to fame and untimely death, Avon is selling a cool James Dean watch. The 50th James Dean Anniversary Watch can be found in the newest Avon catalog– Campaign 24 The watch can be found on page 86. It is selling for $19.99 for a limited time and comes in a tin box with the 50th anniversary theme on it.
James Dean interpreted by Ken Carpenter of Massachusetts
ANNOUNCEMENT:
Dear Dean fans,
Patryce Loftin, owner of the Loft Inn bed and breakfast in
Fairmount, IN, has informed me that there is an online group
dedicated to preserving Fairmount High School. You can join the
group and receive updates about the fate of Fairmount High. I've
already joined and I hope you will, too. Here is the e-mail
address for the group
Friends_of_Fairmount_High_School-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
The registration process isn't lengthy and this is a wonderful way
to keep everyone informed. Hopefully with all of us pulling
together, the preservation of the old high school will become a
reality.
http://www.tentativetimes.net/jdr/
To join the only official James Dean fan club, James Dean Remembered. When you want the details on joining, please go to the forms page at http://www.tentativetimes.net/jdr/fanform.html which you can print out, fill out, and mail with your check. It's that easy!
2. Pam Crawford is our new President. Sue Mohamed is Vice-President.
3. Read the new biography of James Dean written by Kris Frailey. Soon to be on this website.
5. Remember to read about the benefits of being a club member, on the application form page
7. Linda LeVine's poem --- coming soon.
8. This website is currently made by Sandra Weinhardt, creator of http://www.deaners.net/
NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: But be sure to contact Pamela Crawford by email at pjcrawford@comcast.net with your questions. She is in charge of the content for this club site, but I, Sandra, am responsible for having the wrong email address for Pam, until now.
This poem first appeared in the Dean Zine of Autumn, 2000.
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Logo of James Dean by U.S. Army veteran Mark Kinnaman, artist to the fans. Mark used to make hand-painted, not air-brushed James Dean denim jackets. I know I treasure mine, and it's a great way to meet other Dean fans wherever you go.
Besides Mark Kinnaman's site, you will want to keep up to date on David Loehr's James Dean Gallery at http://www.jamesdeangallery.com
For up-to-date schedules for the September festival, your best source is the Fairmount Historical Museum at http://www.jamesdeanartifacts.com/
Buy a red Rebel Without a Cause jacket at Daddy-O's on Main Street by the Napa store. Their website is http://www.daddyos.com/ and all business is via the internet. If they are out of stock, go to the Fairmount Historical Museum at www.jamesdeanartifacts.com
Another helpful, wonderful fan has a lot of James Dean videos. Visit Bob Rees at www.lconn.com/myserease/dean.htm
Two of the people who have publicized us for a long time are Jon and Tony Tucker who run the Fairmount Antique Mall. Their website is www.tentativetimes.net/fam/
Webmistress for the club is Sandra Weinhardt,
http://www.deaners.net/
email secop@parlorcity.com