you are now entering bisbee
nighttime bisbee view from house in the hills
Bisbee comes alive at night with the spirits of those trapped in it's elusive spell
Disturbed Women such as this one are often seen dancing in windows on the street
The Very Haunted Copper Queen Hotel
When photographing The Copper Queen Hotel, the sad image of a woman who appears to be waiting for someone showed up on our photographs.. there was no one there.
We heard a woman's desperate voice shouting what seemed to be the words "Can't you see me?" over and over
We were able to capture this apparition of what appears to be a lonely angel wandering the streets of Bisbee
The Shady Dell is conveniently located next to a haunted graveyard where we have heard loud footsteps
snow in Bisbee
Monsoon season. Seconds after this shot, it began to pour rain
Long stairways with 200 or more stairs wind through the hills for easy access to the homes. No solicitors will bother you here!
Unfortunately, some collapse before they get to where they're going
Audrey's Inn
You said you'd be here by nine
The End of the Road
My brother, Major Mike, took us on our first visit to Bisbee, where we met one of the town's friendly residents, Grandpa Woodstock
grandpa woodstock today
"didn't we have a good day? it was such a good day"
I spent time at a small weekend house there, high in the hills, and alive with spirits. You are instantly back in time about 80 years. I loved that for the first time in my life, I wasn't "freaky enough" to fit in somewhere.
We filmed hundreds of music videos and movies there, with every location more unique, scarier, and prettier than the last. All my footage of Bisbee is truly hypnotizing. I want to live there. I feel drawn to it's haunted isolation. I found it to be very comforting and friendly, while still feeling ominous enough to hold my interest. I spent an entire summer there with my son, and it was the best time we'd ever spent together. It was because it was the only time ever that we didn't yell at each other, not even once.
I had gone on location hundreds of times with my daughter, but this was standing ovation fun. We went on a multiple video shoot (is there any other kind) there that lasted from afternoon until late at night. We had very difficult conditions, but Sarah went out of her talented way to spice up the shoot with her rich character development.
She did all this in freezing temperatures that no actress of her stature should have to endure. If all this weren't enough, her overalls fell down at the end of a scene as she ran to the car, just so I would have a clip for the blooper reel. This day really showed me what she was made of, as I witnessed the sheer force of her talent.
She showed range and maturity as the brain dead hitch hiker who is the passenger in a car being driven by a mad man. His demands that she roll the window down has Sarah performing a show stopping hand gesture scene, complete with hundreds of unusual and entertaining facial expressions. The difficulty level of this scene was high!
First, she needed to appear intense and menacing as she lip syncs her senseless lyrics: "This cool night air is curious." THEN, she has the impossible task of repeating this scene with variety, building intensity as she goes. She NAILS IT all three times, and even threw an extra, unnecessary scene in. Highly recommended, honey.
As the self destructive hitch hiker, she has the audience wanting to take her in their arms
She had a fresh gesture each time for "this cool night air is curious!"
Here she builds scene intensity before she rolls the window down
Example of how Sarah comes through her characters.. do you see her?
In her role as "The DR." who scolds his patient that he is as "dead as dead can be," she has us thinking "Oscar?" When the bushy bearded Dr. warns "You disappoint me!", you truly feel he IS disappointed! Next, at the pivotal moment in the song when the Dr. threatens, "Maybe you're better off this way," her frightening, jerking body movements were brilliant and unexpected. Her magical use of the hand gesture is evident throughout, as in when she uses a finger spin pointed towards the sky to convey the power lyrics, "Why Can't you turn and face me!"
With a simple tug of her beard, Sarah is able to bring the Dr. to life
Menacing as the Dr., she uses the "in lens" approach that she made famous
Always the consummate professional, her wig flies off but the show goes on
Here she uses her upwards finger twirl to convey the anger in "Why can't you turn and face me!"
Her heartbreaking performance as the suicidal Maria in the song Round Here, had me wanting so much more! She played Maria with such conviction, she was unrecognizable, and this is rare. You always see Sarah in the eyes of all her characters, because her spirit is so bright. Her guitar solo for the Round Here twelve year remix was believable and the timing element she brought to the mix was, as always, perfect. To the second. She played that riff as if she owned it.
There's a girl on a car out in the parkinglot
As the suicidal Maria, she's tired of life and thinking of jumping
She brings down the house with this raw guitar solo
The pair listens real hard for a freight train
"I need a phonecall. I need a sunburn.." The pain begins to sting
Finally, when I assumed the shoot was over, she had yet another character to bring to life. She stepped into the role of Dash Croft, (a nature loving Amish fellow with a wish to unite the colors of black and white) with such a dignity that it took my breath away. With little rehearsal, she BROUGHT IT with the touching lyric line, "I am the wayfarer..."
Her admiration is evident, and she has called her co-star's portrayal of Jim Seals "pure genius"
Completely emerged in her role of Dash, she will name the child "Joshua"
Seals spreads his fingers to make a point when delivering the powerful lyric "justice"
A brilliant use of hand gesturing in showing "a straight and narrow path"
Her portrayal is so moving, you hardly notice her beard is falling off
Sarah pulls out all the stops for the line "I am the wayfarer", her eyes rolling back into her head with a fluttering motion
Dash Croft tries to help Jim Seals to his feet after Jim collapses in grief and pain
I Need a Phonecall
