Chasing Wyatt Earp....

Yep, that's right. I attempted to chase down Wyatt Earp so that I could get his autograph but I failed at my mission. No, I did not attempt time travel nor am I certifiably insane.

Have I got your curiosity peaked yet?

Actually, what I had attempted to do was to meet the actor Kevin Costner. I just so happened to be living in Santa Fe, New Mexico back in the early 1990's when "Wyatt Earp" was being filmed. A lot of the film's interior scenes were shot on the sound stage at the College of Santa Fe where I just so happened to be a student.

Much to my envy, a friend and fellow student had been temporarily hired to work in the prop department for the film. He had been lucky enough on numerous occasions fortunate enough to get to speak with Mr. Costner. So after quite a bit of pestering, I finally convinced Kareem to try and get me into the area of the sound stage whenever he thought the actor might be there.

I'll have to give it to Kareem, he did his college (pun intended) best to make things happen for me. Unfortunately, it just never panned out. I did get to walk around on the set a few times and "play" with some of the props.

Still not quite like meeting Wyatt Earp - I mean Kevin Costner though.