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Backwoods Mates to Hollywood's Greats (Hardcover)
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Discovery Miles 5 520
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Backwoods Mates to Hollywood's Greats (Hardcover)
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Loot Price R552
Discovery Miles 5 520
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This is a boisterous, roller-coaster of a story about Mike Tomkies'
extraordinary adventures after he quit his full-time career as a
celebrity journalist and began working as a logger with the lusty
men of the wild Canadian forests - men who led a free way of life
now long gone. During his first enforced visit back to Hollywood to
generate some funds, Tomkies' companion was Booto, a stray wild dog
who had adopted him in the Canadian wilds and who enjoyed the
attention of stars such as Cary Grant, Omar Sharif and Peter Finch
during interviews. The two also travelled around Mexico and Belize,
where Tomkies spent hours with Dean Martin on the outdoor location
of "Five Card Stud", even photographing the star doing his own
dangerous stunts. Tomkies was the first to test the new Tartan
athletics track in Mexico City for the 1968 Olympics for the "Daily
Express", much to the annoyance of the workmen on site!Mike and
Booto climbed the Pyramid of the Sun, hacked through rough tracks
to the ancient ruins of Palenque, and visited the terrifying Well
of Sacrifice at Chichen Itza where the ancient Mayans sacrificed
young humans, hearts torn out first, to assuage the rain god Chac.
Back in Hollywood, Mike was invited to the Oscar awards ceremony
where, even in his old truck, he was mistaken for Warren Beatty
with compere Bob Hope joking that Beatty was so confident of
winnings Oscars for Bonnie and Clyde he had brought a big truck to
take them all away!After another year in the wilds of Canada,
Tomkies left Booto behind and returned to Hollywood for more
amazing experiences with major film stars. He went motorbiking in
the Mojave Desert with Steve McQueen; spent days with and gained
extraordinary insights into the life of the greatest box office
star of all time, John Wayne; while Doris Day, 'America's
sweetheart', offered him a film test! Tomkies had several feisty
meetings with Hollywood's greatest maverick and wit, Robert
Mitchum, who actually 'laid a joint' on him when he asked if
Mitchum was still on pot! The book ends with Tomkies hiring North
America's greatest Red Indian guide, Clayton Mack, when they went
on dangerous treks deep in grizzly country and saw 21 bears in
three days - and were lucky to escape with their lives. There is a
final poignant farewell to old Booto as Tomkies leaves for his new
life in the wilds of the Scottish Highlands.
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