THE FANS' LOVE STORY: How The Movie 'DIRTY DANCING' Captured The Hearts Of Millions! (27 page)

Dirty Dancing
has definitely—a million times over—changed the world and made it more bearable and special.
Dirty Dancing
is a prime example of how a movie can impact and unite people of all ages, from all over the world, for over twenty years. When you get right down to it,
Dirty Dancing
is about magnificent artistry—storytelling, dancing, acting, music—that showcases humanness, love, integrity, self-discovery, and hope. In today’s complex and often stressful world,
Dirty Dancing
provides a place in which the human spirit prevails and triumphs. If only the real world could be more like the
Dirty Dancing
world! I am sure that
Dirty Dancing
will continue to enrich and positively change lives, and bring people together forever.

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I have so much gratitude towards so many people for providing me support, expertise, insight, and heart while I wrote this book. At times, I thought that I would never complete the book, and it seems like there was always somebody there to encourage me to make it to the finish line.

I thank with gratitude Lee Santiwan for her constant “cheerleader” support, feedback, and wisdom.

I thank with gratitude Jackie Horner and Steve Schwartz, the “real” Catskills people for their detailed and meaningful sharing about their lives in the Catskills and how that contributed to the movie.

I thank with gratitude the three people I interviewed that were present during the filming of
Dirty Dancing
:

Buzz Scanland, General Manager at Mountain Lake Hotel, for inviting me to Mountain Lake Hotel and being such a wonderful host and source of information about the movie—including allowing me to use documents from the hotel’s records on
Dirty Dancing
; as well as pictures of Mountain Lake Hotel.

Mike Porterfield, Executive Chef at Mountain Lake Hotel, for a fantastic interview and his encouragement and patience with all of my questions.

Gary Wilson, Head of Security at Rumbling Bald Resort, for a wonderful interview.

I thank with gratitude Margaret Howden, President of the Official Patrick Swayze International Fan Club, for getting the ball rolling by putting my survey online and for her tireless efforts in designing and revising the graphics, and for her computer technical support—as well as amazing emotional support and insight. I also appreciate the access given to me to the club website and magazine to inform people about the book.

I thank with gratitude Crystal Berger for being a gracious first interviewee, providing constant (and I mean constant) feedback, and amazing emotional support and insight throughout the entire writing of the book, and for taking over some of the fan club responsibilities so I would have more time to write the book.

I thank with gratitude Jan Griffith for relieving me from some fan club duties, working on and finalizing the graphics, providing amazing emotional support, and providing me with information on the stage show.

Next I profoundly thank from my heart, the twenty-two fans, who for the most part did not know me and granted me interviews—often revealing very personal information and providing great support in so many ways for the book. Each of you made a very special contribution to the book and I am forever grateful to you:

Elly Ali, Helen Damigou, Clare Gregan, Lelia Bako, Simone Gradl, Angela Grubb, Roy Helton, Becky Williams, Kelly Miner, Barbara Schiebl, Flabia Pennella, Kari Thompson, Crystal L. Berger, Debbie Wallerstein, Cheryl Dubuque, Callie and David Van Kleeck, Mallory Longworth, Barbara Phipps, Evelyn Serian, Doreen Height, and Roberta Teska.

I miss you Evelyn. I greatly appreciate your openness, great sense of humor, and camaraderie that you provided to me.

I have special gratitude to my family and friends for their ongoing support of the book. I thank my mother, Phyllis Friedman, and my father, David Tabashnik for instilling in me at a young age the love of books and for their ongoing support—emotional and financial of the writing of this book. I thank Suzanne Tabashnik (support), Bruce Tabashnik (computer, financial, and editing support), Gabe Tabashnik (support), Andrea Mathias (support, financial), Nedra Kapetansky (especially financial support), Mary Lou Zieve (including financial support), David Tabashnik—my step-brother (photos), Bob Howell, Don Frazier, Jennifer Cantrell, Mark Nocera (computer, photos/images), Mary Kiriazis, Rosemarie Ravenelle, Shirley Penrod, and my work colleagues-you know who you are.

Grandma Lee Tabashnik (who died from pancreatic cancer over twenty years ago)—thanks for your help even from above. Let us hope and work together for a time when there is a cure for all types of cancer, even pancreatic—and then for a time when no type of cancer exists anymore. I salute my other family members who were taken by cancer: Grandma Frieda Zieve, Uncle Mort Zieve, and Aunt Janet Rich. I salute my family members and friends who are cancer survivors.

Special, special thanks to Joshua Sinclair for support and use of the official
Jump!
poster.

Special, special thanks to Larry Jordan and Joan Lowenstein for their expert legal counsel.

Special, special thanks to Nicole Klungle and Sandra Beals for answering questions about editing and book formatting.

Special, special thanks to Ricky Byrd and Jamie Vuignier at The Kobal Collection.

Special, special thanks to Marsha Stevers at Mountain Lake Hotel for assistance with photos and other information.

Special, special thanks to Murray Goldenberg, DJ Rick Pruett, and Warren Bailey for photos.

Special, special thanks to Larry Morando and staff at Outskirts Press.

Finally, I thank Eleanor Bergstein, Emile Ardolino, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach, Cynthia Rhodes, Kenny Ortega, Linda Gottlieb, Miranda Garrison, Kelly Bishop, and all of the people involved in making
Dirty Dancing
—as your creation is held so dear in the hearts of so many people!

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