tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post4508365343514851269..comments2024-03-28T18:32:38.243-04:00Comments on Poseidon's Underworld: Put a Hexum on Me!Poseidon3http://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-62902132786219642682021-06-15T08:17:06.039-04:002021-06-15T08:17:06.039-04:00Bruce, you were around at a time when male beauty ...Bruce, you were around at a time when male beauty on TV was at or near its peak, it seems! I would probably have had trouble even making eye contact with JEH. He seemed that unapproachably stunning. I hope someone out there was lucky enough to partake. Thanks for sharing your thoughts/recollections. It was a very sad (and unnecessary) circumstance when he died that way.Poseidon3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-53732385980314389022021-06-05T00:13:25.684-04:002021-06-05T00:13:25.684-04:00I was working on the same lot at the time of Cover...I was working on the same lot at the time of Cover-Up, though was not there at the exact time of this horrible accident. Of course, I regret never having even Seen JEH on the lot, as our jobs rarely gave us a chance to socialize in the biz.<br />When I heard about it, I was stunned at the loss, and Mad at the Assistant Prop Master, who I knew, for allowing him to Have the Gun!!<br />There were also Stories on the lot that JEH frequented a particular gay bar (no memory of which one at this point!), but that No One would even Approach him, they were That Intimidated by his looks! <br />I do still have a section of bedroom wall of his photos...from those days after his death when they were sadly all that we would ever have of him. <br />(Oh, but another Handsome Guy that I Did get to work with, who was taken too soon...Dack Rambo. Very Nice Guy)<br /><br />Bruce Wayne<br />^^X^^<br />BruceWayneOfOzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052662802632854068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-4928851511717202732020-04-18T17:39:49.101-04:002020-04-18T17:39:49.101-04:00Hexum was handsome and virile and probably could h...Hexum was handsome and virile and probably could have been an action star as big as Mel Gibson. Too bad he was so careless as to fatally injure himself. I guess he forgot the old rule "Every gun is loaded at all times, and that's the way you handle them." <br />He is a classic example of the Biblical quote: "He came forth like a flower and was cut down." Add him to the list of James Dean, Brandon deWilde, and other young men who were cut down in their prime, alas. Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02747996958766100034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-35792152499308736162017-10-25T15:00:49.777-04:002017-10-25T15:00:49.777-04:00I would be very interested in hearing more from Le...I would be very interested in hearing more from Lennon. NormaDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17394681596878890419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-65843500663237899062017-01-18T15:10:24.677-05:002017-01-18T15:10:24.677-05:00BTW, VoyagerG, I realize we can't believe ever...BTW, VoyagerG, I realize we can't believe everything we read (even here! LOL) but just FYI, this info is listed at imdb.com for JEH (and I feel like I even looked into it further at the time of this tribute, but I cannot recall more than dix years ago...) -- <br /><br />"Best friends with Lennon the Photographer who shared a Motor Home with Jon-Erik on the Fox Lot at the time of his death. Lennon was his personal Photographer and the only person Jon-Erik allowed to photograph him in the last few years of his life. Lennon was waiting at his Bel Air residence for Jon-Erik to come and pick him up for dinner, when the phone rang and he heard of the "accident". Lennon was also the specialty photographer and technical advisor on Cover Up." <br /><br />http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0382149/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm<br /><br />Thanks!Poseidon3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-11605351278683197612017-01-18T14:53:30.221-05:002017-01-18T14:53:30.221-05:00I don't know how in the hell I managed to miss...I don't know how in the hell I managed to miss these additional comments which came after my last one on 1/12/10, but I do apologize if anyone felt slighted that I didn't respond again. Jon-Erik lives on in many fans hearts and minds, which is something. He was ten years older than me and was like an ideal I could never hope to equal. It's astonishing, even now, to think that he was dead at 26... Poseidon3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-54905556440146342342017-01-18T14:40:43.849-05:002017-01-18T14:40:43.849-05:00He was two years younger than me and I found him f...He was two years younger than me and I found him fascinating. I remember Voyagers, but her personified the early 80's as a true American male. Sad he die so young. I was shocked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-15942430808253610332015-02-16T11:54:48.050-05:002015-02-16T11:54:48.050-05:00....he was an incredible, stunning handsome hunk o.......he was an incredible, stunning handsome hunk of a man...I know it doesn't sound original but they say only the good die young...AndroidManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01109575827092052552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-54266700035901533392014-10-11T18:28:28.546-04:002014-10-11T18:28:28.546-04:00he was a very charismaic person, to combine that e...he was a very charismaic person, to combine that extreme beatty with artistic skills and university degrees... such a tragic loss he could have gone far fr our generation... thanks for remembering 12/10/1984Eleni K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15157175707414035558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-67389162763122703642011-01-23T04:45:53.843-05:002011-01-23T04:45:53.843-05:00Thank you for keep Jon's memory alive with thi...Thank you for keep Jon's memory alive with this entertaining, funny, and informative blog post. I'm not sure how true it was that Lennon was the only one allowed to photograph him in his last years. It doesn't seem in tune with his friendly, vibrant personality, especially since he was someone who wanted to get far ahead in his career. I don't believe Jon was ever quoted as saying such.<br /><br />Jon certainly had the vitality, warmth, humor and charm to have been a number of things, as he had numerous interests and talents. There are some fans, including myself, who are doing all we can to keep his memory alive. I love Voyagers and run the ever growing voyagersguidebook.net.<br />A friend of mine runs tenaflyguy.com, an excellent/fun resource for pictures and Jon facts and quotes and things. You will enjoy them if you haven't already seen them. :DVoyagerGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06203350059685279886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-55013627019516560192011-01-23T04:35:51.773-05:002011-01-23T04:35:51.773-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.VoyagerGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06203350059685279886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-34872166265732986412011-01-04T12:18:47.135-05:002011-01-04T12:18:47.135-05:00I was deeply closeted when I went to a Spencer'...I was deeply closeted when I went to a Spencer's Gifts on the other side of town to buy JEH's iconic bare-chested poster "for my sister." I had that thing for years and would still today except for misplacing it in a move.<br /><br />I remember being in my apartment in 1984, reading the paper, and seeing a small article. "Actor Shoots Self On Soundstage." I could not believe it was JEH. Aside from his incredible looks, there really was something special about him. After his death, and before they were readily available on the internet, I used to buy his pictures from the celebrity photo services. I even joined a fansite called the "Hex-Nuts," which sent out a newsletter following up with his family and the recipients of his organ donations!<br /><br />Every few years I have to plug in my old TV/VCR combo and watch my VHS version of "The Making of a Male Model" and think about what could have been.Topazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15514508159702613771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-14337311377381449942010-01-22T02:42:33.130-05:002010-01-22T02:42:33.130-05:00Thank you for such a well-written and sensitive ar...Thank you for such a well-written and sensitive article on an incredibly handsome, engaging, talented and intelligent man who had everything to live for and who put his heart and soul into his work. He truly was one in a million (at the very least) and a joy to behold. I agree with your comment that today's so-called "idols" do not come close to the amazing qualities of Jon-Erik. I also feel that had he lived, he would have been one of the all-time greats. It is still as hard to believe as ever that he is gone, but as was the Voyagers! quote; "Time waits for no man" and it is nice to know that Jon-Erik Hexum has not been forgotten.regretfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06312483497802918019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-87345038712115824572010-01-12T11:05:59.897-05:002010-01-12T11:05:59.897-05:00Yes! And I must say that there were all these pho...Yes! And I must say that there were all these photos circulating of DC in his little blue swimsuit, but when the film Casino Royale was actually released, the shot was so far away and brief (or so it seemed to me, anyway!) A similar thing happened with Brokeback Mountain. Insider snaps of Heath running naked and then when the film came out, only Vera Charles and her telescope could have made anything out. Hee hee!Poseidon3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-86376215800980506312010-01-12T10:41:03.451-05:002010-01-12T10:41:03.451-05:00Oh, Poseidon, I do remember The Voyagers, vividly,...Oh, Poseidon, I do remember The Voyagers, vividly, as well as JEH's untimely passing. I was 7 or 8 at the time, but I do recall being incredibly sad and confused that someone so beautiful and young could possibly die. I also remember Cover Up, although my memories are mostly of the Hamilton episodes, and the striking opening credits montage - perhaps where Daniel Craig gleaned his inspiration for Casino Royale's beach shot?TJBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09180041865489453236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-7019204513693234192010-01-07T18:04:01.605-05:002010-01-07T18:04:01.605-05:00Gorgeous boy- and generous enough to be an organ d...Gorgeous boy- and generous enough to be an organ donor. Such a shame.Miss Janeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11434497632651114929noreply@blogger.com