# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![Scubaqueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2011, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/81 "2011-12-27T16:29:10Z")
\*Footloose \*was the first time I ever saw him in a film. \*\*Years \*\*later, I discovered he was in _Animal House_. 😃 Much love for \*Tremors \*of course, but, _Stir of Echoes_, anyone? First-rate chiller, that. There were indeed a couple of instances where I found myself climbing over the back of the sofa. ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/82 "2011-12-27T16:32:31Z")
I don’t have anything to say, but in the hopes of boosting the Google alert rank for Doperkind… ahem. Kevin Bacon. That is all. ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2011, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/83 "2011-12-27T16:51:32Z")
I just wanted to say that Kevin Bacon and his lovely wife, Kyra Sedgwick, were (and may still be) supporters of a charity I used to work for. They donated, but gave their time as well. I’ve always thought they were really cool people because of that, and I’ve never heard anything about them to make me think otherwise. Oh, and **Argent** , I think your buddy looks a lot more like [Damian Lewis](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0507073/). ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/84 "2011-12-27T17:00:23Z")
Hey Kevin Bacon!! Another movie I like of yours was The Big Picture. Definitely an understated, but very fine movie. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2011, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/85 "2011-12-27T17:13:15Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > The downside is that every time you try to order breakfast you’re reminded of your family. Porky Pig had the same problem. ---
**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 27, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/86 "2011-12-27T17:19:07Z")
To say nothing of Jason Hamandeggs. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2011, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/87 "2011-12-27T17:55:18Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Porky Pig had the same problem. WTF moment for a waiter: Waiter: Would you like bacon with your eggs? Kyra Sedgewick: Myhusband’s in the bathroom. Waiter: 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/88 "2011-12-27T18:17:07Z")
> [@voguevixen](#): > > Odd thing about this thread…apparently I haven’t seen that many Kevin Bacon movies? I know, I’ve only seen a couple of them myself. Kevin has impressively large nostrils. ---
**Author:** ![OtisCampbellWasRight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d78d45/32.png) [@OtisCampbellWasRight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtisCampbellWasRight)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/89 "2011-12-27T18:36:23Z")
Two pages and no mention of Kevin Bacon’s contribution to JFK? Nor Hollowman? Hollowman is a fine sci fi movie at the center of which was our hero! ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/90 "2011-12-27T18:44:51Z")
I met Kevin Bacon once, for 20 minutes. ---
**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 27, 2011, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/91 "2011-12-27T18:51:16Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > I met Kevin Bacon once, for 20 minutes. On a treadmill? As “Rio” by Duran Duran played in the background? ---
**Author:** ![OtisCampbellWasRight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d78d45/32.png) [@OtisCampbellWasRight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtisCampbellWasRight)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2011, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/92 "2011-12-27T18:51:34Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > I met Kevin Bacon once, for 20 minutes. …and by “met” you mean what, precisely? As in Dear Penthouse forum…? ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2011, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/93 "2011-12-27T18:56:43Z")
I don’t want to call him Kevin because that reminds me of my brother, can I just call him Bacon? mmm, Bacon. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/94 "2011-12-27T19:06:27Z")
> [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > I just wanted to say that Kevin Bacon and his lovely wife, Kyra Sedgwick, were (and may still be) supporters of a charity I used to work for. They donated, but gave their time as well. I’ve always thought they were really cool people because of that, and I’ve never heard anything about them to make me think otherwise. Since you’ve brought it up, what’s the charity? ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/95 "2011-12-27T19:48:03Z")
> [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](#): > > Since you’ve brought it up, what’s the charity? D’oh! Sorry, I really shouldn’t say. A quick Google turned up a lot of info on their charity work, but nothing about this specific organization, so I don’t want to risk violating their donor privacy policy. That said, Bacon and Sedge apparently support a wide variety of charities, including ones with a similar mission to my old organization’s. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2011, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/96 "2011-12-27T19:49:50Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > On a treadmill? As “Rio” by Duran Duran played in the background? He burned my dog. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2011, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/97 "2011-12-27T20:48:17Z")
Suppose somebody does come along and sign up here, claiming to be Kevin Bacon. How would we know if he was for real? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2011, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/98 "2011-12-27T20:54:17Z")
> [@Quasimodem](#): > > No, but every time you say “Kevin Bacon”, you have to chug-a-lug whatever you happen to be drinking at the time. Excuse me a second… Ahhhhhhh! 😉 If you say Kevin Bacon three times into a mirror with the lights out, does he show up in your movie? As well as all the movies that I’ve liked him in that were mentioned earlier, don’t forget his scene-stealing scene in _Planes, Trains, and Automobiles_. ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/99 "2011-12-28T00:37:45Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > If KB does deign to reply, does that mean all Dopers are First Degree Baconites? Only if he quotes your post. If he quotes a post that quotes you, you have a Bacon Number of 2. Etc etc… ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213/100 "2011-12-28T00:41:02Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > On a treadmill? As “Rio” by Duran Duran played in the background? Was it a 1920’s Style Death Treadmill? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-kevin-bacon/607213.md?page=6)