Tommygarrettvhook Exhibits

uva's fvtlkalauskas ._ makes up for lost time. Cl

fu

@W@ruutu llûrogtoøs "t-

-'

Supervisors approve roads plan

"I don't see how we can fund

üem€tfi C. goyr Châ¡man Albemade Counq Board of SüÞ€ruisF

'

County seeks timely start on Meadowcreek Parkway FnoM STArr RxPoms The Albemarle Comty Boaril of

Supowisors mninowþ adopåed a plu V/eùæday that lays out its top transportatiol. pioritis foe the com-

iDg six yeilr. Some prqþcie wæ DovÊd münd to ñålê ãür€ !{6rdÕwcreÊk Pa¡Lwsy, ¿ ioint Ctymry øliect, Étarts on tiüe

in 2008, llnt 2-mile mnnætor. which worild ¡oin the U.S. 250 BypæB iû Ch¿rlottesville to Rio Road in Albemule, hae luguiahed on tÀe púøity Iirt for amud ¡ft} yeæ md boud

rc

membere h¿ve said they wilt to it bûgi¡r oü time. Otber projæts, howevø, will oufen

InplovoeÐta to Preffit Road, Old lvy Bo¡d md Nortbem !\w Staiê Roåd

have to mit æ fuldiag for thæe prcjÊcts waÉ ¡eduæd tÁ pey for the #-, cålation in priæ of the Meadowmeh.

will

Parkway, wtth u e¡timated æt of uoud S6? million. The muty hæ li¡¡ly ñudeil itseeiieated $95 milliou pon tim. Work on,Jmms Oap Road md

G€ûrg€tovn Road

prcjects tùat

- for the parkæuld have b€eq delayed 5éê ßOADS on

A7

Sleet snarls area traffie, schedules BY RoB

Albemarle boards nix 'livingwagd BY

Malr

'lt¡o hoaxl¡ had meid

D¡DcAN

Mg{eürþêéw.@

|

9ß7277

The Âlbeu*le County Swd of Superiso* m{tÀe

School Board deeided ou W€dnèB¡lay ûot to comit to a "liviug wage" fûr coi¡¡¡ty em-

Albemarle schools add make-up days '

[n

'living wagel this year."

plol$, efiests

cititrg

its pohûtial

m the hrdget ald

e

elúft.away &ûm ¡ når*êtb¡ed sa¡ary sgle aí ¡wmns

Eggiæt adopti¡g it 'Afrerwly aahouiend a ùalf of debate i4 vhich bctb bords welghed a mual ¡+ ¡pæeibiliB wìth bow to oÞ

SEAL

ered "liying *'aæ* ûgu¡e¡ q hour T, S9.76 or $11.û? ¡et ¿itÀer nurirbs¡ ag th, Éiûitûuû wdg€

u

couty

whiù iå træni¡y

S&84

å.r

how, the eâlsiæ of mâq employe* m tho scalowoul be inpaetul. With'ihe livin¡ wagê," the 6c¿¡È wûnld neå

t¡

t¡ pevat

bê ådiüted

ex

porienæd. employeos fror aatring tåe aame aÊ trei lü¡ês. S0ch âå â4iustr¡ð$t

qauk

ispâet f.be toial budgei dg ni$mtly moæthm1ræ:{n

iætiv€ly quetify â "liriÃe €¡p€{ted..Atti¡eirjoi¡Et&e6t 'iryæOc*. 11 w4gê," boa¡d , fhr\iç,.ñhoard saw å fe¡mt

Ðèñ,:e¡$

ägræd tà¡t

they

that ehowe¡ ffi of brid$n¡

çould look into h{ç tê idæti$

!àe initiet

ðd

áûpporf thoÊe

schæl ¡¡ivisior

mEempioy-

mployffito ¡ 59.?5 m hsu

eæ in need,

'lVè a¡

'lÍri¡g

a

r ,

feel a moa¡ æ"

tàe cliætolog of-

spouiltility to

ñce at . the Univasiúy of

,.i

.'

tðget 4o¡ey to tbe

lowest eamere of the

Virginiå. Though much of

omúuity¡

the ice

melied Sreihesda¡ older thm nomal tmpera= ùrc 6É€d it tÐ reÊæze oa gore madg, 'Iherc were *reral ßpo¡ted ¿æidæts

lYednerday eveniag iE Chülottwil¡e üd Albemarle County due to icy coaditiom At about ? p,m., æveal aæidmts o¡ e

frezæover Carlton Àvenue proûpt¿d Chulottewille poliæ to tem¡om¡ily

themd.

cle

Virginia Departnelt of Trmsportstion

spokemæ rcade

Iáù ¡lattû Ðid rue æa

will lihely

mni¡g;

have icy patche tbis

æpeci¿lly in

ml

reas.

teÞperature iÊ forecåst to hwer uourd 32 degræg md the têmperTodaJ/s high

stuæ i8

foMt to mi¡

ûivingtoaight.

Sæ WËAlHEn on A7

well belm

.

Tl¡ê Dâily Progress/ÀndreÌr Shurueff

pr¡sæ Fllür ttset m tl¡e lþu¡to*n fllal ¡fføttp ro¿ds nn ck¡nd. Sb.tard fnodnÉ rah Él¿¿ôll üþ ngþil l¡û6fuedtüdfhdtródil morlÍng; col} teuünÉto e¡to sccLloni3, kßcklng oot pùffi ¡nd htûE sc-hool clÛsl¡ne å ¡odeafthn

wage

çould b, about $8?,000 If i.he salaq Bcale wæ ed judtcd tr ac

com&uníty

eount

fø

Jø,

êsid I{ê!6t¡ C, Boyd, chaimu of thè Bmd of Supwbora. "I thinh wi¿h thís press thatreT€ dereloped, tbere is abælutely m *åy tÌ¡ât we know that {heæ ¡mple who will benefit from

of *peúÐæ, l,hê Ð6t tô th, råool diviøim wtldjwp ü

iag

tbåt t¡le co@ty

m

thm

$000,000,

mis

Sebæl Board member Jo¡ gt4kff, "Wlile I æphilæopbiøl ly rupportive of a 'liviq this 'living wagþ' nålly æ in wage, we need to make au, pderty." ¿bat we bslanc€ tùir initia tive rrith all the oths hitir Bovd added: { don't s { liow we m tund it tùie yer.' tiYffi t}råt wê wæt tô håre â ¡Ie mtd that targBiiqg a a coutyi Sto&es eaid. Superyisðr Ðemie E æmiy prcsebæl progrm for low-ilome childm ie a spe R6ker Êaid that he dæã m eiñe emple of how families Bupgort Bhiôirg amy fror in need are mdsubt€dly be the m¿rket"ba¡ed m¿thu

helpeil. The eouty

ahould læk at theæ opportunitier, Boyd said.

[ffi uffi-

WhåtE€teæålly d@

i

SeeWAGEson

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Senate subeommittee backs UVa fund investment proposal

tNsrÞE

äiffiå

IHIS WEEK

coMtcs

____lhursday,

Ì

5,

Ì007

::þ sends her best 1år to ber pal Matt ¡:i Kevin Mccänhy is 1.ån

Arbus ("MASH')

¡s

';nedian Harvey ;lrìl ¡s 80. Actress Clair€

Ì,ils7ó. MickAvoryof

rltks is 63.Actress Jånè ,:Jur is 56. Siôger irã Manchestêr ¡s 56. ,L:inist Matt Gruning :'iimpsonl') ¡s 53. Al¡ ;å€ll of UBao is 48. r::1 R. Gannascoli ('1hê .:.frosl) is 48. M¡key ;¡fCultu¡e Club is 47, 'iêl Reynolds of

;:¡kåy

¡s

43.

Actor

,#l

Easton ¡s 40. Renee riÈor ('XênaiWardor +s!) is 36.sarah ji! ('24I ¡s 34. grândÕn

ij$ lrcubus .'i

i.--_-

is 31.

Tûnmy Grnstt,

r

pübllo¡st for süÊh Hollynood lêgsËü3 ås Trb Hulltêr, rêrénüy too& hlâ ü¡rn lr¡ ftünt of ths caÍ¡6ra on

flqÌVl '!þlng trlti

Ed."

a'

Frl äryïU

is romihg $,:Ë!morntTheit$ ;

þgsdary

B.B.

King

,

;åfotm ålthe 'jåÈ¡iltlhêåter on : :i..y ntght .iilÞunlåp Norris will ..jll the dêtãilJ åbout :þmmy Award w'n: tsit in Friday's Extra.

Buckingham puhlicist is perfect

foil for Hollywood reality þY D,{vrD A. M¡un¡n

dmûß&aitp'9dß*.M

| 97 &72e

eu tbe top ofEd Begley

Jrjs to-do li¡t læmed the sentenæ "Cancel ?ommy's

visit.'

Thatwas t I æ in lbmmy Gætt- ÉIollywæd

?omy

publieiat, Austmlim ndio permnality and proud

Buckiagbm Couty chicken

fmer

who port¡ai€d Dr. Victor Ehilich on tÌÞ televiõion series "Si, Elsewhue,'had made up the li8t âfter Éc€iviDg & Begle-v,

l¿st-minut€ invitation t¡ tbe ræeni Sundæe I'ilm

iluse

of him being

iiinlllions of people i.lthat show. So I say

iliyorlfor

being mean.

rilÍned on a lot of pêo-

:ifhis show,and

be

:iÞfthât ã lot of great ,;rhappened to me."

'øncei Tomy" notatioû tek c€nter dtage on a iHent telwiEíon episode of "Liviog with Ed." The half-hou progr@ ståsing Begley ud his wife, Rachelle Cæso¡ airs on tåe Home md Garden Television chmnel. the series centeæ on Beglele obsession with eve4rthing environ-

SPOTLI€HT The t{6iV series "Living W¡th Ed' regulãrly ¿iß 1 0

p.m.Sunday.ihe èÞi'ode fÈaturingToùrrry Garrett will re-åir 7 p.m.såturdãy.

Festival. ?he aciorh lie¡ oftbings to do before he leÍt twn wæ louger thu a grædy kid's letter to Suta. Bui tbe

mênially Ëìe¡d]y. The reaÌitv-bæd sirow introducee ærious coaæpts and productõ tl¡åt IXOpre cü ue rc Eave æ-,æ ôñd hÁtñ +hô ôr.;roment. The prcgræ alÊo fallÊ into ûre situalion-comedy gæ8. in thet Begley'e wife is sweral sbadee leæ grm thu he is, which rèBultÊ in humorcus situation8.

In the "Sudanæ" epísode, scbeduled to re-air ? p.m. Saturday, Begley 5æ FnlE¡{Dm 32

Rrchdlo Canon ard Ed B€gley Jñ strr

lÍ

th¿k mn nál¡lylv c.llù¡,

f¡¡¡gt!¡¡¡J¡l¡¡t3¡¡f fì.

film ilipsftom Glbson! : . 35mm fìlm-Outl¡ne."lt

' : w¡ll rema¡n on v¡ew through March 19, G¡bsonandfie.oderw¡l¡ pfeæil thei. live expànded fìlm perfoÌmance

:

?erf.ForrlflA Doubl*

, j

:

P{oject¡oî FeaturÊ in

ìTh.æ Parîs) in th3 VÌrgin¡a ; F¡lm So.iety serÈs 7 p.m. ,, : TuesdayatViñegar H¡ll i Thèatre. ' Thê med¡å gãllery w¡ll

month-long ::v¡dêoexhlbitlons pror igrammed by R¡chard I Herskow¡t¿dir{tor of the a

iVirgin¡a Film Fest¡v¿|.

,

'LighrWorks'f€atug

five works and runs just

lmore thân one houl : : Formore¡nformafion,
¡3 lÀrt day to ìeñter'llbmeh3 rhow

:::iïüesdåy

i

t

Wgmens HealthVirglnia ir planning an art show

i

. , from March 25 to

May 6

at

.jri:fhqma! Jeffqson . {'¡¡út€mo.ial Church , Unhariðn Un¡ver$l¡st. i r i "R€fl(ting Womeo's

: i Welln6s

2007" ¡s a iuded :'lshow featur¡ng art by arcmen oa about woñen lorgirls,as å d€monstnrt¡on ofthe import¡nce of

:arttowomen! well being,

'.

,for the art¡st and the observe..lhe exhibition i5 :qpen to a,lvirgin¡a ãrt¡5ß, -imale and femâle ages ¡8 rand older. ' A¡t¡sts mây subm¡l two :work by photo or dlgital rpr¡nt, with an application ; a¡d 520 €ntry fee. i Entries must be ræived 'by Tuesday. For more lnlformaüon catl 97&7937 ,or emall judy@Jud¡th : ktownsend.com

¡! :

.irlont¡.êllo cur.tor :speak ãt Sege l¡lootr

I

Elizab€thV,Chewasso-

c¡ate curator

ì

of

:Collect¡ons at Mont¡cel¡o, I w¡ll give an årt talk from 3 :to 5 p.m.5uôdåy al Sage : Moon Gallery LLC.

j '

Shewilld¡scuss"Thomð¡ Jeñer$n: Art coll{to.."

,

AnlalkisfieebutRsvP

iæ *gemængallery@ eãrthlink.net or call 977-

:

:9997. l

jTrio lools ât fieedónr lin mccuffey sariee

i

Th€nextM(GulfeyArt

Ceñter dis.uss¡on ¡Õ ¡ts lSporlight Ser¡es w¡ll be 7 lp.m. teb.22 in the ma¡n :

:

qõllery P¡an¡stArtWhælei

:

Mar¡etta Mccarty, profersr of ph¡losophrand art¡st Jeân sãmpson wìll . le¡d a discls5ion on :"Nav¡gôting Artlstic :

:Fredôm.

'fhe discussion ¡s free. M
: j

i I

Educators workehop

rt ç..nn.l std

important, especially now

the guvernment hûs æme out md said therr io such'n thing as global wmn^ ¿ha¿

8l

¡Dg.

appeare to be inwædly glæful ât the opportutrity to cetæl i;he visit from the "chicke¡ fame¡ publieisf." Cæor weuules hi¡n æd. baaed ou

"It's all ofou responsibility to do 8oûethiag aboul it since we caused it. It's like Ed says, you picA the low-hang-

ùg fruit.

the interest ihat GætfB

'You do the thíngs vou're capahle of doing. Go out æd buy a floiþs@Et light bnlb, for exatnple, Srari small, but

appeùmce generated, her hubby might be eæing a lot

more of the Armani-dad poûltry ertbusiast, Michael Logm, colmist Ðd $ntribuiirg editor for T!'Guide, pemed ihe folowing afrer GætÍ's national

8taft."

Carson gaid she çould love to haYe Gærett back on

tùe 6how, but ihat will be uÞ to the ptoducer and director, As for the chickeû farmer ñorn i/irgilia, well, he's not goirg to quit his dayjobs.

televieion debut on Super Bo*-l evmirg: 'Who kner

flacks [slmg for,

press

agÐts] were so fun and

In addition to hmdling clients such a6 Corstaûce îbwers Gavin, Clini lYalker

charismatie? Rule-bustiug publiciet (æd chickæ famu.) lbmy Ganett is a hoot on 'Living With Ed.' HGTV would be wise to

uake thi¡ guy a regulæ. Evøy desperate housewife oeed¡ a confda¡te."

"l,ogæ is wmderful, but

shows

::

1,

Continued from

Virginia Aft Museum will open its ngw ñedir gðllery onTqesday. i, The galleryw¡ll pretent I a
r

Þrogrerrlhursday, Februåry 1 5,2007

I rrend

UV¡3 neu, gallery focuses on video The Univers¡ty of

:,

The Da¡ly

he's tough," såid

splits

Gürett, who

his tiue

betweeû homes in Buckûghæ and Iæs Aagelæ. "So wbo I read thai he liked rc on the show, that made my rl¿r¡ oSiuce tlrc show ai¡ed I

ard my agents lhe hæ six of tùeml have bæn wmped vilÀ e-ufü and calls âom pæple saying, "l4rho is i,l¡ig -cåic&eo farmæ gu¡r Whaf,s æally fumy are tÀe e-Mils fw gotùæ fmm people rvho have said, T thought Eil liko¿l you.' "Ed æd I lre sch otl¡da, but pæp1e watchiag the shw wiìl thhk we have thi¡

m.

tentious relationship. that

*æ

wo¡ked

ir

io add

drm¿"

Tha{ såid, Be4ley didn't

appø

to comproþise the re-

ality of the ehow as he tooh good-ûaiwd verbål sripes at his houseguest. ftls cler that the biggest Tomy fu iq the Beeley luwhold is Ca¡:w. I¡ æal life Caræn i¡ one of Garctt s clients, and fåey also shan a wam fiædship. It was her idêâ to work her

and Tab Huuter,

Th¿ O€¡ly

Progr€ss/lq4ln

Bowers

TonDy GarÞtt ias å hom flled t¡lh m6mor* faorlte mensrG h a pictùE and lstlar h¡m bll¡å fmrn ils care.r rs s ü¡bllclsL 0nê of Sllpmmo toürt Gh¡of Jüst¡ce Jshù Roberts.

hís

drid<mfarmenrvho are pub- pedal his elec.tricity-generat liciets. That is the wildst. ing statiouary bicycl€ long ombination IVe ever heard, euough to prowide eaough but he loves ehiqke¡s. So he jùiæ to toast a slìæ ofb¡ead. brought tlde unique back- Garrett gaid Begley irr grcud to the shw, æ well as real life is a minor imge of his sweet perõonålity thaÈ tÀe Begley people see on tÀe callc it lihe it is." HûTV show. The so¡ ofcharTh€ çegment of *Livirg åcær actqr Ed Begley liws

of Segley's neíghbors,

and they coüpetê with each otÌìer io Bee wl:o øn be the griene-r. IYhæ Garctt shom up al Begley's house; he stårtË

draining porver faeter tåæ t$e Laa Vegæ elrip. "Etl always leaves when ì visit, beøue we get in agu-

l{ith Edl thât Ganett ap- rhat he preaches. peæ in was Êlned the "I lihe 1o send eggË lo my before Ch¡ietûas. That same friends,andlkuewEd woukl alay Ðother episode smning have å hee't att¿ck qheü I seût soríe to Rac.helle, beAjwt spert the day cause I ship them in bubble while Rachelle, Ed wus wrap," said Gârfeit, who pâmpen ¿ m[ple dozen freeLeno," Ganett said. 'W-hen iaoging chickshot ou BegnrenL en¡ that he on., did five or siders ¡rets. -Ecl doesn,t scæes. and and tiÞ5 on were all just likc the use of

wæh

Jaylero*'asslot-

üents

abouö

polilics,"

Garett said. "I'm a lot more

cdswative politiølly tbm he i*.

wit¡ out

tùings so when Ed

comes

home aÌl the power is goue,

and he'll hase to pedal his bike a litile mo¡e. "tr{y dad reti¡ed from

Dominion lVirginial Powe¡

afber more thæ 30 yræ. So when I wæ growing up, poro-

publicist iûto

ple usinÉ electticiry meüt job securíly for us." Grûwitrg se.ious, Gare¿t said he thallis Goil lìut pæple like Beglev exist" because he feels fhe/rc uaking a difference. He said he can't live like Begle¡', þq1 ¿d61p5 pss-

remt

ple wbo can. Carson snid "Living lfritÀ Ed" k alÌ about sbowing pðple in a! en¿ertaiìing way how they cau help the ævi-

tlut ¿ tiend ofEds

pedal a bike to tûast a piece

díd it for him. æd she æks of bread. And læ really did û episode. 'Abmyaad I ækinelred æ where she shsuld ha¡g it, tut those Éin bÂnels out in "I looL at the painling æd Ìris yad to cateh raiÊ, as if ít spirits, Md I thoughtr be would be fabulou's o¡ tàe back at her and såy,'îh€ everrailsirl'A. 4how," Cæon aaid duiag a garuge.'Ând I wmplah that * "Tbats what's so fumy io telephone inteniew from her Im Angeles home, Fhieh has m may of eolæ pabels æ the rcof ''lbmmy is a very colorful chancier, æ origi¡sl. i hâv@'t ret åqyone else in my lifetime like

m.*Ilrere

are not very matry

Ed has

rc

¡aste

iþ c¡othæ,

me. It's good that those bærels are p¡a€tiq b€cause if

æd he reaily dæÊs'i, but that doæn't Ìrother me. I they were uyihing

Ed."

romeût. "They tried doing envi¡omeûtal 6hûFE ir tìle past,

eìse

dry rot waiting for it Itt a clas¡ic mæ of oppo- to rain." eitæ sttrÂctirg. Gâretí i6 âdGarrett said he's probably úittedly oûe of the least the least green person who gruar people ou the plarei. visits Begls/s horne. Bill Begle¡ on tle other hmd will Nye "the science gul' ir one adore

the¡t

but they were oo dry æd bor-

iag no one codd stick with

it,'

Carson said. "T'l¡e i¡fo¡matiou that people cæ get

from watchiog

or

show is so

voice of Àustralia\ ñì. I nâtional radio show, oMonday Afternoon åom Hollywæd.'

GåΡett p¡oduc€s ald

hosts the weekly 30-mi¡ute radio show, which icfomË listeners about lhings going o¡ i[ the movie capital, He

âlso preselts Àustralia\

montåIy radio ¡how'That's

Eûtértairent.' If that wasnt erough, Ga¡rett ig frgishing up a

booL.,

With al this goiag

on,

Garyett iaid he would love to

squeeze ðor€ episodes of "Living 14'íth Ed" onto his todo list. A¡d it's a fai¡ bet that at some lrciût tÌ¡e conyersation will get aroutrd tð his chickens-

During ihe episode that

will air Salurda¡ Careon qsks Gåneit hw his chid<enß are doirg. Hê ilstætly

perkr up and ønådes that the thi¡g he lovçs abouf

chidim tÐ do

is that all 1ou have is feed Ðd water lhem

od they're happy"\{ith ¡ome clienis,

ûo

mâtter what you do, it always æems æ if you have ta elo a

little more,' G*reti

said.

"Thaf,¡ what's æ wo¡derful

ud

simple about chickme.

"Âll you have to do ie pro-

vide tlrcm wiih ihe basiæ, æd thelre happy Etl m laugh as much æ he wruts. love riy cÀickens.'

I

:IOTSOt¡PARI0NG 'I

gw

Altow

sfne

extra.t¡me'to

parkand walko:lìVeir through

cæt have been reæ*ching tåe úime period, faecinat€d

,rþre¡at.1::,;r':i;,:;;rlr.,', ¡' T¡e clorBïtldiráläliÍa,, ",ir :'

bythe way ihe skuggles of a young nation cån reonate Êo strcngly today.

parkrggwill åe.aiadåble

in the'follwing aæ¿+. . . Peyto¡t ¡tquse loÎ,off nugþ ÈÕad;atrcss fiom

While tbe røl.life

¡

Browu r'æ

getting his production read¡r for opening night, â whit€ theate! manager, Stephen Price, was plæirog his m "Riclard II1" ât New York'B

¡

ly

because famed actot Jwiue Brutrc BootÀ would in his prcduc-

. ;: \{ayi. F¡eld

ArtMu.ç:rtrì Along.u¡iwrtf

UV.a

abdvÉ L¿mlxth

"

¡'¡lons'.Górdon, Giády., r' ahd Uñiversityãvênues :..r

pffiiigious Park Theatr€. The finmcial atake¡ ryere

high for Price, partJy because the Park ræently had reopened afl,er a fire and parl-

.

'D¡åmå Bu¡lding,:B,Tidh I . . . houres the ftiilbiÞrt$ls,r ø*¡ng tÁ wõibþiþrn úrê . Däm¿i 8': !!(_lr\ 1dtiraiã . rusuk ofco¡stnrctíoî :

æe uivæal," ¡h¿ eaid, To establish the world of the play, whic.h is baæd on actual eYe[ts, Davi6 and her

be performing ùion.

of

ðagaz4e,

Continuêd from B1

Williu Hæ¡y

"Cowboys

tfoll¡naæd," and ie working on aoother about the maay st¿rg he has rn€t in the ert€rtainnert buçiness, Àud he $onìehow maDages tö fitrd

.'''

Pride thia æapuy

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Tommy Garrett is the k¡nd of person who's as comfortable raising chlckens on a Buck¡ngham County farm as hobnobbing with Hollywood star Ed Begley Jr. This much is clear from a recent section-front story in the Daily Progress, Omitted from the story. however, is the fact that Garrett is the man who once accused a Fluvanna County funeral home director of fondl¡ng corpses and that Garrett was due in court the day after the glowing article to face 15 felony counts of forgery.

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The website for Garrett Associates and lcons Publ¡c Relations boasts 70 dlstlnguished clients, including Tab Hunter. Glenn Ford, and Ruta Lee. And thanks to HGTV, hrhich airs Begley's new reality telev¡sion show, Llvlng wlth Ed, hundrcds of thousands of televlslon vlewers have now seen Garrett with the¡r own eyes. When he's not busy voiclng the number one-rated radio show in Australia, Garrett has wr¡tten a book about Joan Fontalne. And for about a year or so, he hosted Somewhere ¡n nme, a documentary that a¡red on the Charlottesville CBS stat¡on, This ¡s a man who has sent out press releases about hls appearance on the cover of a mysterlous Senior Magaz¡ne as well as announc¡ng that he was attend¡ng the funerals of both Aaron Spelling and Patsy Ramsey. But there was no press release for his scheduled court appearance, Accordlng to documents ln Buckingham General Distr¡ct Court. the forglng and uttering charges cover lncldents that happened Aprll 22 and September L6,2004, and August 30, 2005.

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"It's absolutely outrageous these false accusations have been Rled," says Garrett's attorney, Dana Slater. "This

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"Tommy stole money from me by lntercepthg balance transfer checks, the checks sent through the mall wlth credit card statements," says New Canton resident David Kimbell. 'He forged my name. Obviously, this was done without my knowledge or permiss¡on. He d¡d not have power of attorney or any legal ¡nstrument to justify what he did."

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And so continues the story ofthe man who first gained media attention in 1995 with a lawsuit agaînst a funeral home owner, carrett was suing Bremo glufr funeral director charles colbert for $930.000 in back pay, for reneging on a prom¡ssory note, and for lnflicting ¡ntentional emotional distress by call¡ng him a rôc¡al ep¡thet and for allegedly tak¡ng indecent l¡berties wlth corpses. By the t¡me the case went to trial the following year, budding publ¡cist Garrett had switched lawyers and brought a publicist to court to gather material to market his story for a telev¡s¡on movÌe.

Garrett was also suing for defamat¡on. s¡nce Colbert accused him of theft. The jury disagreed about the necrophilia but agreed that Colbert defamed Garrett and awarded hlm back pay and punlt¡ve damages, a total of $41,000, accordÌng to archived storles by the Nchmond T¡mes-Dispatch. "You don't go around ðccusing pêople of stealing money unless you can prove it," Garrett's then-lawyer R¡chard Ryder told the Jury. "We submit it's just as horrible to accuse someone. to destroy their llfe, to destroy them Rnanclally, emot¡onally," sald Colbert's lawyer. Richard Milnor. "It's just as evil." Colbert concedes that he probably did call about 30 years younger than me."

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As for the fondling allegations? "what kind of m¡nd comes up with that accusation?" asks Colbert today. "If you want to destroy a funeral home, all you have to do ¡s make an accusation that the funeral home dlrector ¡s a oervert. " Colbert says that he in tum sued Garrett and some television stations and newspapers, but that the settlement is sealed, and he can't say what ¡t was, "I w¡sh I could." he says. "I wlsh the world could know," The funeral home director ls not surprised that Garrett ¡s facing forgery charges, "He'd take checks from me and write them to himself. even the last day he was there," Colbert says. The two faced off in a subsequent @urt case in which the publ¡clst accused Colbert of runn¡ng h¡m off the road in 1999. That case was dism¡ssed.

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"Everyone is afraid of Tommy Garrett because of his penchant for suing, h¡s lawyer. and h¡s ab¡lity to get publicity," says Colbert. "A lot of people he represents ar€ old or dead, and no one can d¡spute h¡m," Retired Bremo Bluff postal worker Margie Reardon remembers a run-in wlth Garrett. 'He trfed to go through the postal service to accuse me of things that weren't so. to try to get me to lose my job." she says. "I really don't know what's wrong with Tommy Garrett. In other words, I think he's a troublemaker,"

But Garrett does have fans. For ¡nstance, TV Guide suggests that he should become a regular on the HGTV show, and Mrs. Ed Begley Jr.-- Rachelle Carson-- calls Garrett a "k¡ndred sp¡rit." The recent Prcgress art¡cle by David Maurer asserts that Garrett has slx agents, and Garrett's webslte mentions offices ¡n Manhattan, Chicago, and Beverly Hills, with branches soon to open in þndon and Wash¡ngton, DC. But it st¡ll lists a Buckingham phone number-- and a Beverly H¡lls volce mail number.

"If he has three off¡ces, why are the photos [of h¡s cl¡ents, pictured in the Progressl displayed on h¡s bed?" asks Colbert.

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2/1/08; updad 2/2/08. a year of antlcipatlon, Bucklngham publlclst and chicken farmer Tommy w¡ll have to wait another week to have his day in court. At 2pm Frlday, 1, Garrett was set to face 11 counts related to allegedly forghg checks, rear after the trial was fÌrst continued ¡n February zbOz. a year lêfêhqê wìtnês<ês d¡d nñt chñw rô fn Rr.l¿¡nñhâm ãËiåij l?en¡r¡li ii'-tü.d rìicr¡i¡i cou c^,'*rt, åãË"'äï itTä'Ë'' offi åi :Ë""' partles ãoreê¿ côntínuê thê afterr 45 m¡nutês m¡nutes of wait¡no_ wait¡ng, all Dart¡es agreed to continue the triel trial tô to neyt next February 8.

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the trlal finally does take place, lt will be the latest in a long line of odd il.w! Rccord. (2) that have put Garrett ¡n the publlc eye. The website for Gar¡rtt'a lCiOflS Rcl.tlona boasts a client list lncluding actors Clint Walker, Ruta Lee, and ( Reason; he hosted the Hollywood retrospective señes Somewhere in T¡me on The killing of two women at a Staunton lce cream store al CBS afflllate WCAV; in June 2006, he sGnt out. prCsa rGleaac announc¡ng 41 years ago is back ¡n the new.. (É) was attendlng the funerals of both TV producer Aaron Spelling and bereaved mother Patsy Ramsey; he released another statement herald¡ng the cover story about him ¡n Sen¡or Boston comoêtes w¡th C'y¡llê publication (a Magazlne of whose exlstence the Hook could f¡nd no evidence); and in 2007 he appeared on ... for most surpris¡ng tramc ücket. In Charlottesv¡lle, Ed Begley Jr.'s HGTV real¡ty program Uving with E4 to help Bêgley'¡ w¡fe. Rachelle Carson, choose her the police chief cont¡nuês to defênd tlcket¡no the wardrobe for the Sundance Film Festlval. Sa¡d Begley of Garrett on the show. "I didn't really see eye to eye wheelcha¡Frldano c¡t¡zên struck ¡n a crosswalk, wh¡le wlth Rachellet friend." Boston tickets a ddver rush¡no h¡s pr€onant w¡fê to the hosp¡tal to give birth. (¿) Apparently, ne¡ther d¡d Charles Colbert, the Bremo Bluff funeral home d¡rector for whom Garrett worked unt¡l 1995, when Garrett sued Colbert for $930,000 for defamatlon. back pay, reneging on a promissory note, and emotional distress relating to Garrett's charges of racism and necroph¡lia. A Jury disagreed about lust five months ¡nto lts flscal year, which began July 1, the lndecent liberties, but awarded Garrett $41,000 since Colbert had accused Garrett of steal¡ng without Albemarle County Faces a $7.2 million defic¡t and will belng able to prove such a charge. ra¡se pK¡perty taxes to compensate, according to the When asked lf he would answer a few quest¡ons following the proceedÌngs Garrett told the Hook, "You can Drllu Proorss. (!!l) ask all you want, but I probably won't answer s¡nce your publlcation called me a'colored boy,'" before saylng to an unidentif¡ed friend, "These are the people I'm go¡ng to sue next." i

Garrett refers to a February 22,2OO7 Hook article "Publlclrt chargod: 15 forgery co¡lntr contlnocd," ln whlch a Hook repofter wrote that, soon afrer she spoke with Garrett and his attorney, she received an anonymous volce mail from someone clalmlng to be an 85-year-old woman, maklng allegatlons about Garrett's accuser's mental heâlth, and bemoänlng those who wänted to "ruln that poor little colored boy."

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Ghee is cons¡dered something of an lcon ln Farmville, a racially troubled spot in the 1960s where school segregation was fought all the way to the Supreme Court, and where Ghee became the town's first African-American lawyer. Such was h¡s stature that desp¡te his mid-1990s m¡sdeeds, Jullan Bond norninåtod h¡m lor thê borrd in 1998.

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After a year of anticipation, Buck¡ngham publ¡cist and chicken farmer Tommy Garrett will have to wa¡t a little longer to have his day ín court. At 2pm Friday, February 1, Garrett was set to face 11 counts related to allegedly forging checks, nearly a year after the trial was first

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However. multiple defense witnesses did not show up at Buckingham General District Court, and after 45 minutes of waiting, all parties agreed to delay the tr¡al a week. When the trlal flnally does take place, lt wlll be the latest in a long l¡ne of events that have put Garrett ¡n the public eye. The website for Garrett's flrm, ICONS Public Relations, boasts a clÌent list including actors Clint Walker, Ruta Lee, and Rex Reason.

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As lf that weren't enough gllttery lnfo for one lifeflme, Garret hosted a Hollywood retrosDecflve serles called somewhere h nme on local cBs umliãt" wc¡v; ¡li¡une 2006, hê sent out a press release announcing he rin"rul" or þoth rv producer Aaron speuins and bereaved mother Patsy Ramsey; he released another statement pHoro By LrNDsAy BARNES herald¡ng ä cover story about h¡m ln Sen¡or Magaz¡ne (a publlcation of which the Hook can find no evldence); and ln 2007 he appeared on Ed Begley Jr.'s HGTV reality program, Living with Ed, to help Begley's wlfe, Rachelle Carson, choose her wardrobe for the Sundance Fllm Festlval, Said Begley of Garrett on the show,

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Apparently, neither did Charles Colbert, the Bremo Bluff funeral home director for whom Garrett worked until 1995, when Garrett sued Colbert for $930,000 for defamat¡on, back pay, reneg¡ng on a prom¡ssory note, and emotlonal distrèss relating to Garrett's charges of racism and necrophillä. A Jury disagreed about the ¡ndecent l¡bert¡es but awarded Garrett $41,000 since Colbert had accused Garrett of steal¡ng without be¡ng able to prove the allegation. When asked lf he would answer a few questions following the proceedings, Garrett told the Hook, "You can ask all you want, but I probably won't answer s¡nce your publication called me a 'colored boy.'' before saying to an unldentified fr¡end, 'These are the people I'm golng to sue next."

Garrett refers to a February 22,2OO7 Hook afticle, "Public¡st charged: 15 forgery counts contlnued," ¡n wh¡ch a reporter wrote that, soon afrer she spoke with Garrett and h¡s attorney, but before publ¡cation of her art¡cle, she recelved an anonymous voice mail from someone cla¡m¡ng to be an 85-year-old woman and making allegatlons about Garrett's accuser's mental health. and bemoaning those who wanted to "ruin that poor llttle colored boy,' When Garrett referred the Hook's questions to his legal representat¡ve, Farmville attorney James E. Ghee, the attorney declined to answer any quest¡ons.

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It was in th¡s charged envlronment that Ghee became the town's flßt Afrlcan-Amer¡can lawyer on September 2L,f973. Such d¡d Ghee's stature bulld overthe next 35years that despite his m¡d-1990s mlsdeeds, NMCP president and UVA professor lullan Bond nominated him to the NAACP natlonal executive board in 1998.

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and chicken ûrmer Tommy Lþhtfoot Ganett pled guilty to a reduced.h.ry in Buckfurgþm füuttty C,ouflhouse, some questions about his nccomplishments rem¿in- For instance, did he actualþgnce the cove.r of ktior Magnùæ, dre .Arizona edition, as at least onewebsite claims?

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Four days after publicist to the stars and chicken farmer Tommy Lightfoot Garrett pled gu¡lty to. rêduced charge in Buckingham County Courthouse, some questions about his accomplishments remain. For instance, did he actually grace the cover of Serior Magazine, the ArÌzona edition, as ât least one webs¡te claims?

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1967 double sleylna ro¡ls Staunton... eoâ¡n The k¡lling of trúo women at a Staunton ice yeals ago is back ¡n thê nêws' "I th¡nk he repFesents the best in us and some of the battles he's had to wage for good cream store 41 versus evil are major compared to many of the battles we have to wage on ã daily basis," (É) he writes. "Even though I've known some very vile and evil people, Including a former employer, a schizophrenic neighbor who needed help and then went crazy when the help ... for most surprising traffic ticket. In had to come to an end, a wannabe producer who could not take no for an answer, and a Charlottesville, the police chief contlnuê3 to small town tabloid rat. Treachery is something that you have to see and live to grasp. So dêtênd tlcketlno thG whc.lchâ¡r-r¡dlno it was a blessing to have to deal rivith ãwful people in that it g¡ves an artist and author Clll¡gtr struck in a crosswalk, while Boston more material to work with," tlckct¡ å drlvêr ru¡hlno hl¡ praontnt wlfc If his books are easlly discovered onl¡ne, Sen/or þtagazlne, the Arlzona ed¡tlon has been farto the hospital to g¡ve birth. (¿) more elusive. Perhaps that's best. The publisher and editor ol Scntot ltl',ga2lna-tha Countv rêd ¡nk hlt¡ 37.2 mllllon No,,dt cantrat catllonta Edlúon says there is no official Arizona edition, and he's not lust five months into its f¡scal year, which happy that someone could be using the name. began July 1, Albemarle County faces a $7.2 'If there ls, they're going to get sued," says Senlor Magazine, the North Central Cal¡fomla million defìcit and will raise property taxes to Ed¡tlonþ honcho Ted R¡chards. "We have trademarked the name, If you find out anything compensate, according to the Dally Proorê38. about anybody masquerading under the name Senior Magazlne in Phoenix, let me know. É!r) I'll put a stop to that right nour,"

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writing style than your predecessor, Lisa Provence 'a as much a viper as she, So you did manage to f¡nd the cover of Senior Magaz¡ne - Arizona. Good for you. It only . took 14 months for one of the Hook's gung-ho ¡eporters to manage it, to try to gloss over the fact that no research was done ¡n ahe first instance. You do reãlize the research is .' supposed to be done BEFORE the story is published don't you? Your friend Mr Ted Richards doesn't seem to real¡ze he has no power over the Arizona magãzine, It sounded a good though. He was very important sounding. Gave me 9oosebumps.,. i¡e noo¡<È vicious reporters continue to try tã belittle Tommy Garrén and destroy his ' . cred¡b¡lity. You are just mean, MEAN people.

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' First John Holmes, now M¡ck Jagger. It's a t¡red routine. What exactly has destroyed Mr Garrett's cred¡bility? Where exactly is the problem? You're o Religion . Sports walk¡ng down the street and you s€e him and just th¡nk to yourself 'There's Tommy Garrett. I don't like that guy'? WHY? Is it his ñamboyant nature? His Can-do attitude? His . Technology willingness to make friends and help people as best he can? Do you have a problem with - Traffic him being black? (He's more coffee colored actually. A lot of people l¡ke coffee). Maybe you're put out because he is follicly-challenged. Is it because you overheard third hand . Uncategorized gossip at the cafe by the girlfriend of someone or other who hates Tommy one day? Are . uvA you just plain jealous that he has managed to make something of his life and follow h¡s . Wêather dream? Is that it? Do you despise a person rvho has escaped Smalltown USA and actually followed his dream? So what if it isn't always perfect? At leâst he made the effort. lt is far. YouTube easier for people to knock h¡s efforts when they haven't walked the path themselves. If Mr Tommy Gârrett has ever been rude to you, you can be certain it is in response to something you have done first. That would be expected of any regular person, Mr Garrett I takes more crap from people than a regular person should be expected to take and more I often than not he lets it slide for the sake of peace. Some people like to see hout far they I oarcuevrtenr I can push him though and I wouldn't blame him if he defends himself any way possible. He deals with it all far better than I ever could.

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Mr Garrett's accusers ¡n this saga each have a personal grudge aga¡nst him. They have ganged up on h¡m and they believe they have won a small victory to discredit h¡m. I would suggest individuals make an effort to get to know Mr Garrett themselves rather than taking any of this tabloid fodder at face value. He would be pleased to make your acquaintance,

Sue M. April 24th, 2OO8l 4:57 am Rod... they showed your email! See

least'I'admit when I make an error,

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Does he really have all of the conncetions he proclaims to have? did he really do all of the boy scout th¡ngs you proclaim?

I'm willing to listen. baclaruoodssouthernlawyer April 25th, 2008 I 3:29 pm I assume that all of the questions The Hook seeks to answer are contained in the Arizona Edit¡on of Sen¡or Magazine. Maybe someone could mail it to the Hook, and the reporter could catch a r¡de to the post office on a troopship while eating icecream. She could also pick up her book of the month club selection.

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were defr¡itely moving forward in ways he'd never dreamed of back in Buckingham County; but the women knew. 'l took classes at UCLA, ald began my business' Garre¡t Associates and IC.ON.S Public Relations. It began to gro'tr, and fast," he says. "You'll forgive me if I sound ar if I'm bragging when I say I began

began receiving letters and signed photos of many these gentlewomen knew things; things about cur¡ent and Golden Era film stars, and he was - torealizemoreandmorethatlinfactdidhaveagift. about-the future, a11d most importantly, abor¡t when it came to working with people, and esþecially' brand new young Tommy Garren. He was in the very beginning to meet them

also.

centerofacircleoftheseadoring,intelligent,maiuly "I was young and so acquaintances

really

couldn't understand my growing for older and often forgotten movie stars, people who'd built the industry to where it is today people who gave their entile lives to the entertainment business," he says, ."Ihese wonderful, loving women worshipped "and yet I beÆame tremendously interested i4 them me," says Garrett. " And they-taught me constantl¡ and their líves. They were and are such proud people, in particular my speciat Crranãmother Queen Victoria and all they wanted to do was worh to do 'the w-o1k,'

widowed, farsigbæd and compassionate women. And whenhe wasoialenoughtounderstand,theytoldhim about himself, what was coming. Who he'd be. Asrit turns out, they were absolutely

film

right.

peopleinshowbusiness.Ifoundmyselfbeinginvited to the ìVhiæ House several times over the years and I frequently âttend awards shows like The Oscars, the Ernmys and the Daytime Emnrys." A¡d while all this may sound as if he is in fact bragging' Tommy GarretÇ a privâte, modest ingenuous gentleman is simply stating it as it is. Besides, he lcnows the women would seriously get'on his case were he a braggart!

Bóeing, who taught me that being intelligent ànyworþþays,comrncrcials,anything,andyetthey

câlls."

I

rarely go, or get those coveted workedhardatbeiirghónestandmoral,andlalways It was around this time that Tommy Garrett have. The teaching never ended. Just beèause I'd- began to realize his life's work; he wouk! do many come home from schoûl didn't meân lessons stopped. things in the business of Show to make his living, No, the teaching never ended. Just because I'd cõme buthis main t'ocus'would be helping theseolder actors and actfesses to experience one last hurrah, to let thern home f¡om schõol didn'f mean lessons stopped. the teachings continued all the time I was with these know he úas theiì ally, their friend, that he'd help gentle worien, and I was always with them. I ¿m. themandwouldnotchargethemmoneytodothât. i"tto t u- today because they ì
No,

the

so

It was.time to tilt at the windmills of

his

choosing, and so Tommy Carrett went to do battle

withthosewhocausepainarlddamagetotheelderþ people in show business' Anna Lee was a Britishbom actress who was from a high-born family' and yet she'd worked ftrr over 70 years in showbusiness. When she hit the age of 90, still-going strong and working well, ABC and Disney fired her ftom the

soapopen,"Generølflospital'whereshe'dworked successfully and consistently for 25 yearr. 'T foqght

forherjob,"saysTomm¡"andwortedwithherfans :md used.the presVmedia, especially the tabloids

like

fi,itistargetyUecauseof them,"hesays,withpride womentoldhimheshould,.andhealways,justalways Natíanul Enquirer ¿nd the Natíonal Examîner to and no false

modesty.

Tommy cannot remember how young he when he firsr began to be told he was special,

was had

special gifts, bút he remembeis lisrening, and bãlieving-. He remembe¡s Di. Flora Russo, a ãentist stoppinfby to see that he was caring properly foi his ;'intelligent ancl teeih wño told him that day he was

women.

speak on her behalf, fo encourage her fans to write Tommy's being a devout Catholic and'deeply and call ABC to complain, and they did, by the spiritual has definitely helped him on his daily path. hundreds. This job was her lifeline, her reason to

listened to the

Tommyworkedhardatthis'silqnfjobWiththeolder live,"hesaysangril¡"Iwasdevastatedf'orher."But

stars while happily making a healtly living in other the big studio would not lisæn. ' ABC was indifferent. They saíd she was 90, after ¿ll, and so it was time for ways. He was also making more and more täends

business.

in

her to go..I was appalled." _ With atl his hard work, Tommy couldnlt savc "Meeting Telly Savalas changed my life," special." AII these women taught me things life and all huma¡rity, and most impofiant to respect says. "Hç was an actor who'd been around a long Anna's job, but she was grateful and thanked him profuselyforhisefforts,asdidhersonJeffreyBryon' older,wiserpeople,iaysTommy,"andmanyofthese time, but became truly famous for his TV role became dear friends. He had mehonored also Tommy's client. 'TVhen Annâ Lee died, it was grandmother, 'Kojak.'We Carrie importânt wordi -y "u*J heart. Al_ien, my Aunt Ethef and Ella Èanks, and my mofher in his native Greece, and I am actually an honorary with and because of a broken Tommy also uses his popular colunm "On The Jean.,, With soft, urçnt voices, thèy told him he had Prince of Trabzon, an island off Greece now Industry" in the Lawel Canyon Newspaper whose certain gifts, a gr*t *iod, and a unique charisma- .Turkish rule. I visited him often, and when lre died felr such a terrible loss. I rtill miss him all my ñfe." readership sprawls over Beverly Hills' Brentwood' usually iot seeir in one so young; that hi would be He began to run fan clubs for various great Malibu and Bel Air to promote soap and also golden wriær they said; that he'd be involved in the arts daytime uod pti-"ti-" stars. He woiked for Jack era stars. Last year he once again had the chance to many categories they said, that he would step out the line, they said. He's done it all and is coniinuing, Scalia, an actor on 'Dallas," and then began to work heþ fight for the chance of another older soap star, lady, who was and the women, those whò are s¡ill living, smile and with many other stars over the years on what became Francis Reid, ûot. a client but "a dear of Our Lives,'and was fired, hercharacter on'Days TV. The Soaps! him; daytime for specidlassion a nod because they . .Torruny' in the peculiar and charming fo-my became very very involved with actors kilted by a serial killer. She has since been rehired, Called . way Southerners call each other by the diminutive "The Young and.the Restless," anð "The Bold and the unlikely storyline that all of the murder victims the Beuuti/itl," ánd he began to realize and accept irvereneveractuallykilled.Thusthewisdomof soap ,uão u* grown adults, he grew and bbgan writers!" the fact that he had a gift for more than just ..[ Not all the people that Tommy has helped have don't ever remember ever rrot reading," says rel¿tions, but also in marketing and public ,.I Toinmy. began very young, and I'd read every dáy He was encouraged' to belome a publicist ('press been grateful. In the odd way humans have of often agent' is the official term in Hollywood) and was resenting and even hating ûrose who save them' he and niiht un*1 I nnãUy feli asleep. I often went amazed by the Golden Era stars who were still out recalls one time in particular when he desperately the libiary and recall my parents-being relieved .rr"ry young there, alive, healthy, often lonely and also eager tried to help a client who'd bee¡ fred because of discover áne day that I'd'gõne ihere rt ã zlcohol and substance abuse. The actor did not child by myseliand lradn;t been kidnappedai tney continue "Jane Wyman was always kind and good to me appreciate Tommy's help, all the while wanting and .,I love lear4ing and history," says Tomm¡ "and as were Glenn Ford, Virginia Mayo, John Agar and acceptirg it, and now no longer speaks to him. When show

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and yet I allowed fhis business I love to make me crazy, to make me believe I had to be ext¡emely thin or I wouldn't be accepæd. Maybe even loved. I had to 'look'perfect for the industry." This went on for ten years. While all the while

grateñrl for:he appreciation and ihanfs extended to him for his efforts by the oldsters from the golden era rf movies he so willingly helps. "Sometimes I'm asked whv I feel so much compassion for older stårs, and apart from the fact that I was taught to respect the elderþ by the womeo in my young life, one small conversation had more effect on me than any others tlmugbout my careeË

. .

and taught me much.

I

intellectually knowing that so maûy stars had wrecked thei¡ health with this practice afterdecades of abuse, that it killed mary, Tommy could not emotionally stop him self. managed to get it under But finally, he did. conhol," he says, "and now when I see photos of myself taken during rhat period, I am just simply horrified- I don't kow how close'I'd cone to dying and I no longer blame it's happening on 'the indusfy.' Sure, looking thin and perfect was important," says Tommy. "Everyonc in fhis business tries to look like th¿t, but I realize now that no òne put a gun to my head; I and only I made the choice to starve myself. I wouldn't wish this on my $¡orst e.nemy aûd would offer my h:tnd in help to anyone snared by tlris nasty,

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was ihatting with Aníta

Ekberg, a client. With a few shora words, she taught me about tbe sore and tender feelings, the hurts and pain ofthe forgotten stars ofthe golden era. Thinking I was complimenting her, I'd told her she had been one of the most beautiful women in the world, and in Hollywood in particular. She kindly but quickly corrected me, sfåting that she was trot past tense and that she still very much wanted to work. I leamed quickly to never again say such a thing to a forrnerly famous person whq because offhe inevitable passage

awfr¡l life-robbing disease, It kills you slowly and not gently." But in the main, life for Tommy Garreu has had

of time, simply lost popularity and a livelihood because they'd stopped being fresh-faced, youthfrrl beauties. In keeping with his endless empatly and love . for the older actors a¡d actresses, Tommy has begun a new show called 'Somewhere InTime.'which should þgin airing on the local Fox or P¡{,X stations in Charlottesville, VA by luly of this year. "I will host a show featuring only the old ¡novies : from the golden.era, and I'11 interview âs nrâny stars as I ca¡r, stars of thç ûtms shown; that is. Where th¿t's not possible because so nany of them have left us,

it's perks, because of his job, because of his being good atit, because ofhis connections andbecause of his innaæ kindness to people. "I met Frincess Diana in the 80s, at the White

fi

House," he says, unable to hide his pride at the memory. oNancy Reagan invited me along with

hundreds of ofhers to the huge

There was Diana, floating in the arms of lohn Travolta, looking like a princess in a fairy tale.

I'll

interview their co-stars, friends and family members when I can. Constance Towers will be my ñrst guest, and W Guide cn:lumnist Michael t ogan

'

will be on board also." This will be yet another of Tommy's efforts to keep the memories of the older actors alive.

"$fter all, when you think

about

it,"

says

Tommy, "since the inception of film, tl¡e world has always gone to see movies. Movies are the purest fonnofescapism, sitting in thedarh alorc aûiongst hundreds ofpeople and losing one's selfin the story ibe glitter and glamour, music and violence, fantasy a¡d fiction. Movies," sayq Tonuny, "are obviously :,r .t¡¡sporting and because some folks have sad or

. ', :

' rroubledlives,theycanbeliftedawayfromthemby g<¡ing to the flicks. Millions of people over the many r lreaß since the Silerts have bought tickets and gone -, 4û $tâ¡e, to relate, to laugþ weep, learn, become ' æaged or even incredulous. Accurate portrayals are " ax; Arnerican filmmaking is an integral and really ' iryutant part of American histo'ry. I think it's time :,,, xpidthemhomage andkepttheir memories alive. ,

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.. lËf shcç wiII try had, and I think I will succeed in

-,',{kriæ d}ål for them." BlE þst you think ererything has always con¡e ,. :: ,-XÈ s,üûÊs for Tornmy Garrett, it hasn't-. A's there are l:¡-r,::'i Fr siperyo{¡e, tberc have been boulders in his path ::,,:..*. bol¡¡ders that had to be moved and pushed, ,.'¡,"., xbued over, and he's do'ne it. One of the most ,.'...:;'-1;*æ&8ísg of bis life was when he found himself ".î..'-i'-.tåøryr*cEsåí crtrapped by the disease anorexia" the ..::1.,-

Charles was cold and aloof towa¡d her and everyone tlrcre noticed it. How could he not have loved that lovel¡ gentle and beautifirl young woman? She was luminescent! I w¿s daz¡Jed as w¡rs everyone else there that nighi. $y'ell, I guess we now all know how.and why Prince Charles couldn't love the wondrous Diana. and he never did." "First Lady Nancy Reagan made sure everyoñe metÞiana, andthe hincess andl actually exchanged addresses and phone numbers and kept in touch'over .the years." IIis voice thickens; *In 1997 when she was killed," he says slowly, "I was horrified. Stu$ned. I could not speak. The breath was knocked from me. I was unable to believe this news for a long time, even with all the evidence on TV, the photos. Oh, to see her crumpled body.in that car, dead, gore, this woman lit fum within, this glorious being who was doing so much good in the world. I was shatærcd." He soon reöeived a written i¡vitation from tlre Queen to attend the funeral, and he went. "Finally, tÌ¡at made it real for me;" says Tommy. "I had to at last accept the fact that this fabulous womar¡ my dear friend Diana was gone from the world;from my life,

,.

and she'd never, ever be replaced. fhave never been able to ibink of Charles in a good way since. I-hope

he's happy with his new s¡ife." Tommy Garrett straightens. "Want to see my photo collection?' He asks, brightenitg and he takes one throughhis huge gathering oftens ofthousands of photographs of many golden era stars, kings, prirrcesses, presidonts, all sent to him ôver the years, most signed- These a¡e not all studio shots, but also

disease. He soon became painfully, åqF¡ossl-Y thin, tlvi¡g sometimes for a full week

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fat person when

&¡#iatùemirn¡r. ,i il,. 'Ydrilrays tlint that all I had to do was to lose .- ','iE rn ane pormds a¡d then I'd be perfect." And - fs f,fe çy of úôûe suffering this tornrrç, the ten would still not see ;'..., l!Éd@pearandhe ,1 '-¡xåmbsocraved. *¡:il::: *:e*b rrpød tùere's anger in his voice, "this ii **eó¡a¡¡ ßs€ryed for schoolgirls or insecure ij j nr* I rc iee greath¡siæss, living a good life, t' l-,

'do' at 1600 it was.

Pennsylvania Ave." NW', and wbat a night

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collection is too enormous to describe, and ofcourse, it is just plain priceless. Follows are the results of ar interview witü Ms. Constance Towers Gavin and Mr. and Mrs. Clint ìValker: From Clint lValker and bis wife Susan:

.

0: - Ca¡ you explaín why Tommy Garrett is

important in your life? " A: - Tommy has wor*ed very hard on my behalf

and I have every faith he will succeed in getting what I need. We know for a ,fact that with no regard for his own personal career, he's stuckhis neckout and stood up for many older clients who were being mistreated or abused. Very foyal to us, hg's even gone after people who have been unfair to us over the Internet. He is a stand-up guy, completely honest, loyal ànd be's also a very spiritual man. 0: - Susan, would you agree with all of this? A: - Indeed I would. I'd add tbat he is a man intensely concenred with the disturbing things going on in ourcountry. We ale on a conmongroundwith him- He is compassionate, loves his family, friends and even the animals in his c¿re. He cares and takes them and his clients under his wing. We truly love this generous, good man. From Constance Towers Gavin: Q: - How did you discover Tommy Garrett and what is your opinion ofhim today?

A: - I fouud out about Tommy through his impeccable relutation as a very highly respected, trustworth¡ honest and talented public relations person. He has answered every need I haye hed as an actress looking for someo¡re gifæd enough in public relations to keep my name out of the news as welt as in. Tommy has helped me to remain silent when I might have erred in saying ùoo much, and encouraged me to speak out when I might have remained silent. I have the wo¡derh¡l security of knowing that Tommy knows the business of public rel¿tions thoroughly and will protect me in all ways. Hels ¿Iso a wonderftl friend in whom I can conñde and frust that he will never betrav me. If I w€re to get in trouble t know Tommy Garren would be rþht there to help me. I am his greaæsr fan! A decent man iq a-world where decency is rapidly a going-awaything, aod because he's honest with himself, his friends and clients, Tommy Garrett does realize he has sorne regrets regarding business and social liaìsq¡s, and has been hurt by them. He has reacted, but can honestly.face his inner being because he has not hurt back, and knowing this about himself gives him some pride. 'I won't ever give up trusting people¡" he says, "because I understand them, and know that many have privale demons. Show business andfamous folk are no different from those not in the public eye. I'm here to heþ and know I can do that," Tommy Ganett has, like the song says, "Regrets I have a few, bu! thm again too few to mention." He is living his life well in ajob he loves and rnany wolld env¡ being loved, depended upon and most of all, trusæd, He has countless ñiends. Tommy Garrett is in the arts, wdting, creatiag, leading and helping people who need hím wherever and whenever he can, in or out of show busiless, in or out of fame. But to some, to those with the soft, urgent voices who spoke to and taught him well when he was young, all this.comes as really no surprise; he simply did what the women êxpæted of him, the womên who already knew. Tommy Gangtt h¿s authored a pair of books about several actors from the golden era: L¿tters From A Known Voman, a biography of Joan Fontaine, and Cowboys Af Hallywood, about Clint Walkerand otherìVestern st¿¡s. You can visitTommy Garrettls website at www.garretticonspr.com

LC llan Savage writes ftom her home in Maine, and we'te glad she daes. LC ß o staf writer and author of six books, which we will rcview in &nior Ariznna ùtríng the coming manths. You can rcøch LC at [email protected] or visít

her web site at.http://www.vansavage.com/

tudex.shtml LC also lus a cable television show in Maine, which should be syndicated soon Thanks LC!

appears a collage of Tommy Carretts many ctients, friends ¿nd acquaintences. They are numbered I -2tr, with a total of 29 individuals pictured. Send in úre first and last narnes of all 29 individuals, numbered according to the numbers on the photos and be entered ia to a drawing for 4 tickets to the .Sc ottsdøle Museum

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GarrerCs celebriry connecto* o, hi, honesty Within montlu he had granted Garrett "caræ blanche" ¿ccess to the New Canton home he sha¡ed with his dying grandnrother. FIe had also, he larcr found out, given him cane blanche access to the hlarrc tr¿nsfer checks sent to him by cædit card companies. Garrett, whose website claims offices Manha¡ta¡¡, Chicago, and Beverþ llills- with rwo more opening in D.C. and London- has long maintained his innocence of the forgery charges. His fint attorne¡ Dana Slater, who¡n he laær replaced with James Ghee, called

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courroom delãys, the forçrycase against publicisrmthe-stars and cbicken f¿rmer Tøarny Lþhrfoot Ganen came to an end

&teiling the aþations behind

the dlatges- that ovcr the cü¡se of at le¡st r8 months io zoo4 and zoo5, Garren forged

Br*kingþrn Comty

checls he'd stolÊn &om Kimbelt vhom he'd be&iended sever¿l ¡no¡¡ths befo¡e

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pmôotion, a¡d was ordered m pry hi. Ðaeid Kinbell, $3,çoo restitution fbÉ pkâ dea! a¡¡nounced in coun on Fddûy kep¡ courtratche¡s from hearing *ftat pornlsed to be riveting testitnoily

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Kimbellof Ganen. Kimbell's oot the ooþ person to hane a legal runin with Garretq who trst gained media attentiûri in 1995 thanks to a $93o,ooo lawsuit he filed 4gainst the ovner of the Bremo Bluff funeral home. ln that suit, Garrett alleçd that Chsrles

the allegations "false' and "outrageous." Garrett, Slater said, was "trying to heþ" Kimbell, who she claimed was hâving

Colben had reneged on a

trouble taking care ofhimselfat the time. In fact, there is some rccord ofGarrett's

dütrcss by øllir4ç him a racial epithet and for altegedly taking indecent libenies with

conrern for Ki¡nbell. In zoo; Garren Íent to the Brrcki4gþm magistrate's

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jurydidnt buythe aecro'philiaportion Gerætt's cl¿i¡n, but did ãpârd him $4rpoo, accodi¡g m a¡chived anicbs A

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m rhe RhbnudTnu"Dkpú. Colbert comtersræd and settld out of coun wiú Ga¡rett and seve¡el medi¿ or¡deis fur an undisctræed su¡n Both C.olbert ârd Kimb€ll say dËy r¡ould like to have æen the original Gare{ loâtr€!.Buckingham Gene¡¡l Di¡nictûnston kiday, Februar1l, widr his atbrn4la¡¡cd civil ilghÊ ac{ivil James Ghêe.

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After more than a year of courtroom delays, the forgery case against public¡stto-the-stars and chicken farmer Tommy Lightfoot Garrett came to an end on Frlday, April 18 ln Buckingham County Court w¡th more of a wh¡mÞer than a

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Garrett, who had been facing 15 felony counts of forging and uttering, pled guilty to Just one reduced charge-- entering the property of another with the ¡ntention of damaging it, a class-one m¡sdemeanor. He was given a lz-month suspended Jail sentence, two years unsupervised probation, and was ordered to pay his v¡ctim, Dav¡d Kimbell, $3'500 rest¡tution.

Tommy Garr€tt leaves Buck¡nghem Gênerål D¡str¡ct Court on Fr¡day, Februåry l, w¡th h¡3 åttorney, famed c¡v¡l rlghts åct¡Yþt J.mês Ghêe,

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The plea deal, announced in couft on Friday, kept court-watchers from hearing what prcm¡sed to be r¡veting testimony detall¡ng the allegations beh¡nd the charges-- that over the cource of at least 18 months in 2004 and 2005, Garrett forged checks he'd stolen from Kimbell. whom he'd befriended several months before K¡mbell's grandmother died ¡n November 2002.

K¡mbell says both he and Garrett attended St. loseph's Catholic Church ¡n Buck¡ngham County and that early in the friendsh¡p he was impressed by Garrett's Hollywood connections (among the 70 clients on Garrett's website fior h¡s publiclty firm, Icon PR, are Tab Hunter, Glenn Ford, and Ruta Lee) and grateful that Garrett had offered to helP him sell a screenplay FILE PHOTO BY LINDSAY BARNES

he'd wrltten.

"I'm a trusting person," says Kimbell. explalning he had no reason to doubt Garrett's celebrity connections or his honesty, Wlthin months he had granted Garrett "carte blanche" access to the New Canton home he shared wlth his dying grandmother, He had also, he later found out, glven h¡m carte blanche access to the balance transfer checks sent to h¡m by credlt card companles' Garrett, whose webslte cla¡ms offices ln Manhattan, Chlcago, and Beverly Hills-- wlth two more opening ¡n D'C' and London-- has long matntained his lnnocence of the forgery charges. His flrst attomey, Dana Slater, whom he later replaced with James Ghee, called the allegations "false" and "outrageous," Ganett, Slater sald, was "try¡ng to help" K¡mbell, who she claimed was having trouble tak¡ng care of himself at the time.

In fact, there is some record of Garrett's concern for K¡mbell. In 2005 Garrett went to the Buck¡ngham magtstrate's office to ask that Kimbell be ¡nvoluntarily committed to a psychiatrlc facility, Kimbell says-- and shows documents to confirm-- that he was quickly released after psychiatrists could find no bas¡s for the commitment. "He was trying to proJect this whole thing that

I was incompetent," says K¡mbell of Garrett'

Kimbell's not the only person to have a legal run-¡n with Garrett, who first gained media attent¡on ¡n 1995 thanks to a 9930,000 lawsu¡t he flled against the owner of the Bremo Bluff funeral home. In that su¡t, Garrett alleged that Charles Colbert had reneged on a promissory note, had falsely accused him of steal¡ng. and had infl¡cted intent¡onal emot¡onal distress by call¡ng h¡m a rac¡al ep¡thet and for allegedly tak¡ng indecent l¡berties wÌth coroses.

jury dldn't buy the necrophilia port¡on of Garrett's cla¡m, but did award him $41,000, accord¡ng to arch¡ved articles in the R¡chmond T¡mes-D¡spatch, Colbert counter-sued and settled out of court w¡th Garrett and several media outlets for an undisclosed sum. A

Both Colbert and Kimbell say they would like to have seen the or¡g¡nal forgery charges stick. but Kimbell says he's relleved the legal ordeal is over and that there has been a conviction-- even if only for a misdemeanor. "He's a convicted criminal," says Kimbell. "He's not a felon. but he's a criminal"' Buckingham County Commonwealth's Attorney E,M, Wright decl¡ned comment on the case or his dec¡sion to

offer the deal. Followlng his guilty plea, Garrett left the courthouse accompanied by Ghee, his Farmville-based attorney. Dressed ln a black sult, he remalned silent as Ghee, citing the reduction of charges frcm 15 felon¡es to one mlsdemeanor änd the removal of any mentlon of forgery, pronounced hls cllent'vindicated."

i¡i Dav¡d K¡mbe¡l and Charles Colbert lêavG Buck¡ngham County Courthousc on Fr¡day' Apfil 18, follow¡ng Tommy L. Galrett's gu¡lty plee. PHOTO BY COURTENEY STUART

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