# Hello Kevin Bacon! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 23, 2011, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213 "2011-12-23T21:13:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/21 "2011-12-23T23:46:22Z")
Hi Kevin! \>waves\< Why not join us? Become a Doper… we’re a really fun bunch! I have always loved your work, but I have to say, most memorable for me was the Will & Grace appearance… total first class. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/22 "2011-12-23T23:48:37Z")
You deserved more hardware for _Murder in the First_. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/23 "2011-12-24T00:15:29Z")
I thought Google Alerts were for Google News items, not simple Google searches. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/24 "2011-12-24T00:31:12Z")
'Twas in my youth, it was; a winter I spent crewing as fine a barque as ever plied the high seas. We put in to a port of call in the West Indies. The mates and I found a watering hole on the beach where the drinks tasted of rum and nutmeg. The owner was a jovial local man known only as Sunshine. The walls were covered with pictures of notable people, commoners and kings, who had come from far and wide to enjoy his hospitality. Ooh, Kevin Bacon. ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/25 "2011-12-24T00:36:15Z")
Great German accent as well! Q ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/26 "2011-12-24T00:37:27Z")
Loved his credit card ad in which he dragged lots of people who knew him to a little shop to vouch for him. > [@Sr\_Siete](#): > > Greatest Kevin (Hi!) Bacon performance? One nobody in this thread has even heard of because it was an HBO movie, therefor not released in theaters, and therefore not Oscar-eligible. > > [Taking Chance.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taking_Chance) Absolute tour de force in a laconic, understated way. There had to be a lot of research on every little mannerism there. And one of the three times he’s played a Marine, along with _A Few Good Men_ and _Frost/Nixon_. Keep up the good work, Kevin! ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/27 "2011-12-24T00:41:34Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > I thought Google Alerts were for Google News items, not simple Google searches. You can have them for anything you want. I have one for my last name which is kinda pointless since I have a relative that gets a bit of publicity so I call that the “Lets see what JoAnne is up to this week Alert”. I also have one with my store name which is nice since any time some random blogger happens to mention it or there’s an article in some newspaper that brings it up I get an email as soon as the spiders find it. > [@Sampiro](#): > > He also did one of my favorite self parodies of any actor on [Will & Grace](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw2ZM2KkjY0&feature=related). I just saw that episode a few days ago. _That_ Kevin Bacon seemed like the guy that would have a Google Alert for his name. ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/28 "2011-12-24T00:50:11Z")
Hi Kevin! I saw you once in Chicago buying something (I want to say fudge) from a street vendor about 20 years ago. That makes me one degree, right? > [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#): > > … a book… You are aware there are multiple Straight Dope books, yes? ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/29 "2011-12-24T00:52:53Z")
> [@voguevixen](#): > > Hi Kevin! I saw you once in Chicago buying something (I want to say fudge) from a street vendor about 20 years ago. That makes me one degree, right? > > You are aware there are multiple Straight Dope books, yes? Yes, but those are all about Cecil. Our books and movie will be all about me, er, I mean, us. I wonder who will play me? ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/30 "2011-12-24T00:54:03Z")
Hi Kevin, love your work, have seen pretty much all of your movies (Taking Chance was excellent). Also love how genuine you come across, seem like a very nice guy! ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/31 "2011-12-24T01:23:53Z")
If KB does deign to reply, does that mean all Dopers are First Degree Baconites? ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/32 "2011-12-24T01:23:59Z")
I first noticed Kevin Bacon in \*_Diner_. What a great, great flick. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/33 "2011-12-24T01:41:10Z")
> [@DMark](#): > > … just wanted to say hello, Kevin. Ooh, ooh, me, too! And a big hi to Hungarian math guru Paul Erdos. [So now this thread has a Erdos-Bacon number… but it’s imaginary, and probably irrational, too.] ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/34 "2011-12-24T01:53:53Z")
You guys are dreamin’! Kevin is _never_ gonna post here, no matter how cool and how great an actor he is! _Or even if we make this the longest ever KB thread_!!! Uh-Uh. No way in hell!🙂 Reverse pysch. Maybe he’ll post just to prove me wrong! HeHe!😉 Quasi ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/35 "2011-12-24T02:01:18Z")
_Tremors_ is High Art. “See, we plan ahead, that way we don’t do anything right now. Earl explained it to me.” is one of the great lines in film. _The Woodsman_ is also High Art, albeit for different reasons. ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/36 "2011-12-24T02:06:26Z")
Can we share this on FB, or would that be against the rules, guys? Q ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@Mister\_Owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Owl)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/37 "2011-12-24T02:14:29Z")
Did someone say **BACON** , Kevin!? ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/38 "2011-12-24T02:22:28Z")
And no Oscar yet! What a crock. The guy is the consummate actor, and it’s way past time. Q ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/39 "2011-12-24T02:47:46Z")
What…no mention of Flatliners? Pfft. Hey, he’s won a couple of SAGAs, and I think that’d mean more than whoever decides the Oscars anyway, right? Mmm…bacon… ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/40 "2011-12-24T04:22:57Z")
> [@Shirley\_Ujest](#): > > I first noticed Kevin Bacon in \*_Diner_. > What a great, great flick. What a great movie indeed. Not only was that the first time I saw Kevin Bacon, it was also my first view of Mickey Rourke…Daniel Stern…Ellen Barkin…Paul Reiser…and Tim Daly. I don’t know if Barry Levinson did the actual casting, but either way it was genius. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213.md?page=3)