Peter Fonda

Veteran actor Peter Fonda is clearing up long-standing rumors about drug use on the set of the 1969 classic, "Easy Rider." In the memorable campfire scene where Jack Nicholson's character tries pot for the first time, Fonda confirms he was smoking "real pot" with co-stars Nicholson and Dennis Hopper. There was marijuana on set, but Fonda says not to believe the rumors about LSD. "We did not take LSD, no matter what the rumors say," Fonda explains. "You can't make a movie when you're ripped like that." In the drug deal scene, Fonda says they used powdered sugar. "Man that stuff burned," he recalls. ... Read Full Story

Posted by pennyronning on February 20, 2008 The Gary Cooper Spirit of Montana Award by Penny Ronning, creator of award Dreams are like a river. They start with a drop of inspiration, travel a long and winding path, and end up somewhere they could never have imagined their journey would take them. Dreamers are like the current that makes the river flow. They are the gravity pulling the river to a final destination, but every dreamer knows unseen forces can come into play to cause that river to shift, turn, overflow, or even dry up. Montanans know all about rivers. For the agriculture industry, ... Read Full Story

Peter Fonda portrays Grandpa Burnett Stone, a lonely man who may hold the secret to saving the Island of Sodor. Fonda most recently appeared in Steven Soderbergh's critically admired The Limey. ... Read Full Story

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