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Continued from page 26 SK: Hahaha. Well that was Continued from page 27 Trend guys work on a ‘67 Cougar
for the past hundred years! So I another whole thing. So anyways, on the first season of Roadkill
was disappointed not to be able to Bob Altman was great to work games with my dad. This would Garage. The biggest reason I love
give my speech. But Bob Altman with – made it all fun, and have been an early introduction to my car so much is simply due to it
just tapped me on the shoulder – effortless, and no worries. And the car world for me. Alongside that being an uncommon car. Being able
he was sitting behind me, and he Rodney Dangerfield, was swell. was being able to see the sports and to have one of the few Cougars at a
said, “they’re voting for a different The director said, “Rodney. Plant muscle cars that both my grandpa car meet makes me proud to own it
war this year”. You know, so your feet and speak”. Hahaha and uncle owned.” as I get to show a new generation
sweet. So it didn’t matter. There – because he’d always been a
Nick works a local group home. something different.”
I was with Bob, who I love so comic. And I love to brag about
At 23, his Cougar is his second
much, and I was young, and it was myself in regards to this, I got the Even though he’s only had the
classic. “I had gotten into the
all so exciting. And I got to sing! credit for this – the director said I Cougar since July of 2021, he feels
hobby a few years back when I had
They let me sing, because Quincy made Rodney human, you know. the opportunity to purchase a 1989 it has come a long way. “I have
Jones was the musical director, And he was human, but he was done a lot of maintenance to it, as
and he knew that I was a singer, always such a ba-dum-bump, so I 5.0 Mustang convertible from my well as prepping it for a complete
and so my ex-husband said, “Tell guess because I loved him in the dad as he was upgrading to a 2016 repaint this spring and fixing all
him you sing.”. So I told them I Mustang with his custom Venom
movie – he was my boyfriend, so. the body work issues. Being able
sing, and sure enough I got to sing add-ons. Throughout my ownership to work on my car myself with the
on that part of it with Petula Clark, NA: Interesting. And maybe of this car, I started to complete my help of knowledgeable people has
and Ricardo Montalbán I think, just to conclude, could you just own work on it,” he says. been a great experience for me.
and we all sand part of the song. provide me with one film, one Eventually, Nick began browsing The car will be brought back to its
movie that’s influenced you, or
NA: And Petula Clark is still online for classic cars. He says, more original glory this summer as
stuck with you through the years,
going strong – she’s singing over not necessarily something you’ve “I began looking specifically I intend to repaint it in a Ford candy
in Europe. for a Mercury Cougar because I apple red and refresh the chrome
made, just a film you’ve seen that
SK: I bet she is! you go back and watch several remembered watching the Motor and trim,” Nick says.

times, because it’s such a great
NA: Now, perhaps just a quick
film.
comment on what it was like to

work with a great director like SK: Whoa. . . you’ve given me
Robert Altman. too much confidence, I don’t know

if I can remember. I’ve loved so
SK: It was Heaven. It was many movies and so many actors
absolutely great. He made it so
and actresses, I don’t know if I
much fun, and no pressure. First can think of just one.
day I’m looking in the mirror – I’m
Hot Lips, with my hair the way it NA: Is there a particular
was, and I was mad. And JoAnn actress or actor you’ve always

Pflug was another actress in the followed, like a Veronica Lake, or

picture and she had a scarf and a Humphrey Bogart, or someone
fancy eyelashes and everything that’s always stuck with you?

like that. And I was thinking, ‘I’m SK: Marlon Brando. My age. . .
so ugly’, and everything. And and seeing him in Viva Zapata in
he [Altman] walks by and says, junior high – mmm, that was it for
just walks by the back of me and me.
says, “if you worry about what
NA: So that was him. . . he’s the
you look like, you’re fired”. He one and only.

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knew exactly what I was thinking.

Working with him was just great, SK: He was the one, yeah.



great, great. NA: What a great actor. Well,  
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NA: Now let’s go with someone thank you so much for doing this,
it was great.
completely different, but equally
as talented let’s say, Rodney SK: Thank you. Thank you so

Dangerfield. much.