Edd “Kookie” Byrnes has appeared a several autographs shows that I have attended, and each time I saw him I bypassed him. It’s not that I had anything at all against Mr. Kookie, it’s just that I had never seen his starring detective vehicle 77 Sunset Strip in which he played Gerald Lloyd “Kookie” Kookson III – so I just wasn’t particularly interested. And even though I’ve seen Grease many times, which included his role as dance show host and contest judge Vince Fontaine, that just wasn’t quite enough to tip the scales.
But when I saw him sitting at his table at the Chicago celebrity show on September 18, 2010, it occurred to me that I could just see myself missing so many opportunities to get him – and regretting it once it was too late. So I avowed that if his price was right, I’d move forward to adding his autograph to my collection and getting a photo with him.
He was a nice guy. His price was right. So there I was with Kookie or Vince or however you remember him.
Celebrities of the the Fall 2010 Chicago collectors show will conclude…
Did you know Kookie’s T-bucket in the series was built by Norm Grabowski? http://theselvedgeyard.wordpress.com/2009/05/24/the-great-1950s-t-bucket-rod-rivalry/
Dad
March 13th, 2011