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patti.mccrory 
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 Posted: 03 Nov 2015 at 8:00am |
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Actually I was too young to get into clubs. I got away with it in Louisiana, but not in L. A. We listened to Jazz, June Cristi (Christi?), Julie London, and believe it or not, Frank Sinatra ("Only the Lonely" album) & Les Baxter.....his music with the drums & nature sounds in the background. Most late afternoons or evenings, we'd gather around the bongo & conga players & dance. That was my favorite time. My surfer boyfriend played the bongos. That was the closest thing to work he ever came to. You don't remember, but there was a popular TV show out at the time called "Dobbie Gillis." The Beatnik on the show was Maynard, & his favorite expression was "Work? Work? What, me work?!" We didn't own TV's, but later when I moved into the city & worked for the Dodgers, we rented one. Oh yeah, forgot to mention my favorite Nina Simone. I still cannot listen to her without crying a bit.
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Posted: 02 Nov 2015 at 7:01pm |
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I've always been interested in late 50s to early 60s California culture, life before the big hippie invasion.
What was some of the music you'll were into, favorite styles of music or favorite artists? Who or what would you be listening to at parties etc, and who would you go see live at clubs?
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Posted: 02 Nov 2015 at 3:11pm |
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I didn't know the girl in the back, but Shaunna was a beautiful red head, & lived with us...also modeled.
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Posted: 29 Oct 2015 at 5:18pm |
Yeah, thats her, she doesn't seem to fit with the rest of the group.
Did the other two, Shaunna Lea or Jan Vandaveer, live with you and Sammy too? Jan Vandaveer looks like a live wire, like somebody who could get you in a lot of trouble, ha. Just curious, why is Jan way in the background for the photo? |
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Posted: 29 Oct 2015 at 1:26pm |
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Was she the blonde? didn't know her. We left her behind when we moved to Laurel Canyon.
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Posted: 28 Oct 2015 at 9:53am |
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Ha ha, I thought that was her. Its looking like Joyce McCord is most likely Sammy.
Let me see what else I can find about her to show you. In the meantime, ... at first I thought the name Michi Monteef was made up. I couldn't find anything about her, until I found a woman named Michelle Monteef who got married in California, somewhere a bit further up the coast I think, in the early 60s, possibly her?
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Posted: 28 Oct 2015 at 9:46am |
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Yep! Didn't catch the date, but she hasn't changed at all....all 3 of her. (LOL)
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Posted: 27 Oct 2015 at 2:26pm |
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Thanks, Slava. Just click on the link and look for Sammy at the 25 second mark, maybe that is her.
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Posted: 27 Oct 2015 at 2:22pm |
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Posted: 27 Oct 2015 at 1:09pm |
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Ha ha, when I moved to California from the south back in the 80s, the first thing I did was get rid of my accent, I got tired of people making fun of it, ha.
Let me find a better way for you to see this movie clip and I will get back to you in a few minutes.
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Posted: 27 Oct 2015 at 11:04am |
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I'm still computer illiterate..do not cut & paste, etc. I even went to the youtube site & pulled up the site# to no avail. I then scrolled through every video....searching. There has to be a better way. Can you just e-mail the video to me? It sounds like something Joyce (Sammie) would appear in, if it was a none-speaking part. We all had thick southern accents, but I managed to hide mine.
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Posted: 26 Oct 2015 at 7:20pm |
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Supposedly this Joyce McCord acted in one movie, Russ Myers' "Wild Gals of the Naked West".
Check this clip at the 25 second mark and tell me if that is Sammy or not, I can't tell, but it sure looks like her. The link isn't a live link, you have to do a copy and paste with the link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7KSsYaHgew
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Posted: 26 Oct 2015 at 7:08pm |
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Possibly so, I'm going to dig up a film clip for you to check that might tell us more.
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Posted: 26 Oct 2015 at 5:27pm |
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Yes you are correct. This is definitely Joyce....remember calling her that now. The guy in the pic did some shots with me. I believe I used the name "Patti Butcher" at that session, but can't remember the magazine. Did she remain in California & have 2 daughters that are actresses?
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Posted: 23 Oct 2015 at 10:51am |
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What gave me the idea that she was Joyce was this old article, clink on the link and scroll down and you will see a picture of Sammy where they also call her Joyce.
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Posted: 23 Oct 2015 at 10:44am |
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Basically I asked you if Sammy was Joyce McCord, mother of actresses Dana Barron and Allison Barron, and this was your answer: Edited by js - 23 Oct 2015 at 10:46am |
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Posted: 23 Oct 2015 at 10:33am |
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Wow, a lot to digest there.
While doing my research on this, I saw the name Patti Butcher several times, there are some old LA Times articles I've seen, I'll try to bring some things I found to this thread, plenty more to come. Speaking of Sammy, you and I had an interesting exchange about you and her via email, there was nothing personal there, but if you don't mind, I'd like to post our email conversation about her.
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Posted: 23 Oct 2015 at 10:11am |
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I honestly don't remember how the contest came about, but I gave them what they wanted, & appeared on several TV shows, including PAUL COATES CONFIDENTIAL. We became friends, & he gave me loads of good advice, saying I was an excellent actress, but would never be able to stand up under the control of the movie industry of the 50's....who to date, what to wear, even who to marry...not including a phony background bio & complete change of hair, etc. He wrote some very good articles about me (against his nature) in the L.A. Times (or Sun.). L. A. only had one newspaper that I know of at that time. My plate was full, working in a Coffee Shop on the beach, protesting at the prison for Carrell Chessman via Steve Allen. That's another story. Somewhere in there, I ended up with a contract at the 20th Century Fox New Talent/Acting Class (which was a joke). I had several aliases, Patti Kelly, Patti Lewis, Patti Butcher, & Kelly Lewis. My daughter found a site regarding my so-called Beatnik life under the name of Patti Butcher. As far as Sammy goes (everyone loved Sammy), I don't know where she is. She was a soft spoken Texan, & very sexy. When we all moved to Laurel Canyon to the log house, we all "modeled" to make a go of it. There are about 20 stories in between this whole reply....am trying to keep my thoughts straight.
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Posted: 21 Oct 2015 at 2:06pm |
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So glad you finally made it, I have to head to work in a bit, but I'll try to get in a few questions.
I'm going to assume that the Miss Beatnik contest was a bit of a spoof, not entirely serious of course, but all the same, was there ever actually a winner to the contest?
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Posted: 21 Oct 2015 at 2:00pm |
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everything A-Okay now.
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