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This guy is scary. He looks like he's 45, and he's 67. My immediate superior and I were invited to a special screening of his new film, "The 3:10 to Yuma." Afterwards, he stuck around and answered questions, and one of the most interesting stories he told was about a party in Los Angeles in 1965 where the Beatles were also present. He was telling John and George about accidentally shooting himself when he was a small boy, and dying three times on the operating table, and being revived three times. He said, "I know what it's like to be dead," and George, who was high on LSD or something similar was getting depressed, and said that Peter was making him feel like he'd never been born. Fonda then said that he could see John's eyes light up and knew that a song had been set in motion, and soon after, it appeared on Revolver: "She Said She Said." He also told about hanging out with John Wayne, Gary Cooper, and all the old Western stars with his father. He said, "please do not call me Mr. Fonda. He died in 1982." Apparently, the father-son relationship was less than one of Fond-ness. Funny enough--I actually did meet Henry Fonda back in the 1970s, but I doubt that Peter would have been thrilled to hear it, so I shut up. Anyway, it was a fascinating session (and a great film). If I hadn't come down with this miserable cold, I would have stuck around for the private reception (I was invited). But I did not want to be telling my grandchildren I once sneezed on Peter Fonda, so I headed for home. At 67, he remains one very cool dude.
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