the cast & crew remember
boomtown with Skip Boucher
boomtown with Skip Boucher
| Skip Boucher, Boomtown's Production Coordinator in the early 1960's, starts us off with a great story from behind the scenes of the show: "I remember one time Dallas Trailer was taking Goldrush out of the trailer behind the WBZ studios. Somehow, Goldrush got away from him and took off down Soldiers Field Road, then he crossed over into the parkland by the Charles River, with Dallas in hot pursuit! Goldrush was galloping off, enjoying his newfound freedom and we all had visions of him being hit by a car in the heavy traffic. Fortunatly, Dallas was able to capture him and get him back to the station in time for the opening of the show!" |
| John 'Pudge' Flynn, Boomtown's assitant Production Coordinator during the same time period, send us the following memory: I remember the time Rex crashed his trailer! I wasn't there for THIS, but we had done a road show down around Cohasset,MA and were invited back to someone's house afterwards. Well, Rex went around this rotary and the trailer hit the curb. The trailer flipped and Goldrush was o.k. and everything, but the local paper the next day ran the headline: "Rex Trailer Wrecks Trailer"! |
Skip says: "I never heard the
story John told you, but, I have
one involving the trailer that I
was there for. Rex's brother,
Dallas, was driving the
Mercury station wagon, pulling
the horse trailer. We were
coming down Rt3 from a
personal appearance in N.H. I
think Rex had flown to it in his
helicopter, so he wasn't with
us. It was the end ov a very
long Saturday. We had been
up since 3A.M. and it was now
after dark and we were
drowsy. Dallas was moving
along at a good clip. In those
days there was a rotary on Rt3
and somehow, none of us saw
it coming! Either we dozed off
at the same time or we were
distracted, but there it was,
RIGHT IN FRONT OF US and
there was no room to stop, or
turn, without causing an
accident. Dallas held a steady
course as the car and the
trailer rocketed straight up and
over the middle of the rotary
and then out the other side.
The trailer shook mightily and
I'm sure Goldrush had a wild
ride in back, but the trailer
hitch held together and we
safely came to a stop back on
Rt3 . We checked everything
and all was well.
story John told you, but, I have
one involving the trailer that I
was there for. Rex's brother,
Dallas, was driving the
Mercury station wagon, pulling
the horse trailer. We were
coming down Rt3 from a
personal appearance in N.H. I
think Rex had flown to it in his
helicopter, so he wasn't with
us. It was the end ov a very
long Saturday. We had been
up since 3A.M. and it was now
after dark and we were
drowsy. Dallas was moving
along at a good clip. In those
days there was a rotary on Rt3
and somehow, none of us saw
it coming! Either we dozed off
at the same time or we were
distracted, but there it was,
RIGHT IN FRONT OF US and
there was no room to stop, or
turn, without causing an
accident. Dallas held a steady
course as the car and the
trailer rocketed straight up and
over the middle of the rotary
and then out the other side.
The trailer shook mightily and
I'm sure Goldrush had a wild
ride in back, but the trailer
hitch held together and we
safely came to a stop back on
Rt3 . We checked everything
and all was well.
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