Ngasekupheleni kuka-August 1979, ingxenye enkulu NgoLwesihlanu 13thAbalingisi nabasebenzi, labo ababengekho vele, bafika eBlairstown, eNew Jersey. Bonke babelindele ukuqala kokuthwetshulwa kwefilimu okuyinhloko (ezinye ifilimu ezengeziwe zenzeke endaweni yokukhempa, nasemaceleni aseBlairstown, kusukela ngo-Agasti 20, 1979, neqembu elithile) okwaqala ngoSepthemba 4, 1979, ngosuku olulandela uSuku Lwabasebenzi.

Babingelelwa USean Cunningham kanye no-Steve Miner okwathi - kanye no-Barry Abrams, Virginia Field, Tom Savini, kanye namanye amalungu ambalwa ethimba lezobuchwepheshe - base bevele basithathile isitolo endaweni enkulu yokuqopha i-Camp-No-Be-Bo-Sco.

UCunningham kanye noMiner benze isivumelwano nabanikazi bekamu - esibandakanya "imali yokuqasha" ephansi - eyanikeza NgoLwesihlanu 13th ukukhiqizwa kwamahhala kwendawo kuzo zonke izinyanga zikaSepthemba no-Okthoba. Isazi semiphumela u-Savini, kanye nomsizi wakhe nomngane wakhe u-Taso Stavrakis, ngokushesha baqoke ikhabethe elilodwa njengendawo yokwenza izimonyo ka-Savini ukuze kugcinwe izinto ezidalwe ngu-Savini ngesikhathi sokuqopha, kanye nesihlalo esibalulekile sika-Savini sokugunda izinwele. Iningi labo NgoLwesihlanu 13thAbalingisi babalingisi, labo abalingiswa babo ababulawa endabeni, babegcina behlezi amahora amaningi kulesi sihlalo ngesikhathi u-Savini esenza imilingo yakhe.

U-Savini uphinde waqondisa indawo yokudlela yasekamu ngomsebenzi wakhe wemiphumela, ikakhulukazi uhhavini ayewusebenzisa ukubhaka izinto azidalile. “Mina neqembu lami elincane sahlala endaweni yokukhempa futhi saba nenhlanhla endaweni,” kukhumbula uSavini. “Ngasetha umshini we-Beta kwelinye lamakhabethe ami futhi sasibukela amafilimu uma singasebenzi. Abalingisi nabasebenzi babehlala emahhotela aseduze namamotela, kodwa ngemva kwesikhashana, abaningi babo babezohlanganyela nathi emakhabetheni ngoba sasijabule kakhulu.”

I-Virginia Field yakha isitolo kwelinye ikhabethe, kanye neyunithi yakhe encane yokuklama, yomsebenzi wokwakha nokubhala. “Kusukela ngosuku mina nethimba lami esifike ngalo endaweni lapho kuqalwa khona ukuqoshwa, saqala ukusebenza ekhabetheni amahora angamashumi amabili ngosuku, ngesikhathi sokuqopha,” kukhumbula uField. “Angizange ngibuke okuningi kokuqoshwa kwefilimu, noma ukubukela iphathi neqembu lonke, ngoba mina nethimba lami sasihlale sisebenza. Ngichithe isikhathi esiningi ngibhala imiklamo yezinto ebesisazidinga kufilimu. Izihlalo, imimese, izimpawu, amatafula, lezo zinhlobo zezinto.”

Umnyombo wangoLwesihlanu lwe-13th ithimba lezobuchwepheshe - okungu-Barry Abrams nethimba labalandeli bakhe - babesanda kukhishwa emsebenzini kule filimu. Izingane, badinwa. Abanye babo babebuyele eNew York - edolobhaneni - base bethatha uhambo lwamakhilomitha angama-80 beya eBlairstown kuyilapho abanye bengene ngqo bevela eBerkshires. Abanye, njengoCecelia noJohn Verardi, umbhangqwana oshadile owawuhlala eStaten Island, bakushiya ngokuphelele ukuphila kwabo okuvamile ukuze baye eBlairstown ngobumpumputhe. Babefuna ukuba yingxenye ye-adventure engaqondakali, engaziwa eyasungulwa NgoLwesihlanu 13th.

UCecelia Verardi wayezokwenza imisebenzi eminingi NgoLwesihlanu 13th – i-gofer, i-hairstylist, umxhumanisi phakathi kwabalingisi nabakhiqizi, umsizi wemiphumela yezimonyo, intombazane yezimonyo, umsizi wokukhiqiza – kuyilapho umyeni u-John Verardi engumthwebuli. “UJohn, umyeni wami, wayesebenza ePanavision eNew York, futhi ngangizofunda ukuze ngibe ummeli, futhi ngangisebenza e-Estee Lauder, lapho mina noJohn sizwa ukuthi NgoLwesihlanu 13th,” kukhumbula uCecelia Verardi. “UJohn wanikezwa isikhundla sokuphatha ePanavision ngesikhathi kubizwa uBarry Abrams. Sasihlala eStaten Island, eqhele ngamakhilomitha angaba ngu-XNUMX ukusuka edolobhaneni lapho uBarry nezisebenzi zakhe babezinze khona. UJohn wangishayela ucingo ngolunye usuku wangibuza ukuthi ngiyafuna yini ukuyeka umsebenzi wami, ukuyeka isikole, futhi ngiye eNew Jersey futhi ngibe umsizi wokukhiqiza kule movie yebhajethi ephansi. Bengingazi ukuthi umsizi wokukhiqiza uyini futhi uJohn wangitshela ukuthi ngizoba i-gofer.”

Ngenkathi iningi labasebenzi livela eNew York, uCunningham kanye noMiner nabo balethe amalungu amaningana besuka endaweni yabo yokusebenza yaseWestport. Bahlanganisa uDenise Pinckley, owagijima NgoLwesihlanu 13thIhhovisi lokukhiqiza elibukeka lithobekile ekhempini, kanye nomlingisi oneminyaka eyishumi nane ubudala u-Ari Lehman owalingisa njengoJason Voorhees. UmkaCunningham, uSusan, naye wathatha lolu hambo kanye nendodana yabo, uNoel. Umhleli wefilimu onekhono, uSusan E. Cunningham usungule indawo yokuhlela yesikhashana endaweni yokukhempa. Usebenze lapho ngesikhathi sonke sokuqoshwa, ehlela ifilimu evamise ukuqopha izigcawu kanye kanye kanye. Umvukuzi ekuqaleni bekufanele ahlele NgoLwesihlanu 13th. Kodwa njengoba uSusan Cunningham ephethe ukuhlelwa kwefilimu, uMiner wayekhululekile ukunikela amandla akhe ngokuphelele endimeni yakhe. NgoLwesihlanu 13thUmdidiyeli, ngokuhambisana noCunningham. Umvukuzi ubegqoka izigqoko eziningi ngesikhathi sokuqopha.

Ukuba khona njalo kukaSusan Cunningham kukho konke ukuqoshwa bekuyinkomba yesimo somndeni esasikhona ngoLwesihlanu zingama-13. Ngaphandle kobukhona bukaNoel noSusan Cunningham, indodana kaBarry Abrams, uJesse Abrams, naye wayeseBlairstown. U-Wes Craven uphinde wavela eBlairstown, kanye nendodana yakhe, uJonathan.

Abalingisi nabasebenzi be NgoLwesihlanu 13th wafika eBlairstown kungaba ngemoto noma ngamaveni, kodwa futhi ngokuvamile ngebhasi, kungaba ngenkonzo yamabhasi okuhweba noma ngebhasi lenkampani eqashiwe eligcinwe nguCunningham ukuze likhiqizwe. Kamuva, ngesikhathi sekhefu lokuqopha, uCunningham ngokwakhe wayevame ukushayela abantu - njengabalingisi nabasebenzi - eBlairstown esuka eConnecticut noma eNew York.

Ikhono likaCunningham lokuya nokubuya eBlairstown laliwubufakazi bokwethemba akubeka ku-Abrams noMiner, ikakhulukazi. Kuphinde kwaba khona isiphithiphithi sokulingisa indawo kaPamela Voorhees, inkinga eyaqubuka emasontweni amabili okuqala ka- NgoLwesihlanu 13thuhlelo lokuqopha, futhi ekugcineni kwadingeka uCunningham ukuthi ashiye indawo yaseBlairstown ukuze akwazi ukubhekana nalolu daba ngokwakhe.

Uma NgoLwesihlanu 13th ukukhiqizwa kugugile ibanga elingamakhilomitha angu-80 lomgwaqo osuka eNew York City uya eBlairstown, ukufika kwangoLwesihlanu umhla ziyi-13 kwabalingisi kanye nabasebenzi eBlairstown kumele indawo encane yokungena elokishini elinabantu ababalelwa ku-4000. Ngemva kokuthola isivumelwano ne-Camp No-Be-Bo-Sco sokusebenzisa indawo yokukhempa ngaphambi kokuqoshwa kwefilimu, uCunningham noMiner baphinde bahlangana nabaholi baleli lokishi ukuze kugqugquzelwe ukubambisana nokuthakasela phakathi komkhiqizo neBlairstown. "USean noSteve babonakale edolobheni ngaphambi kokuqala kokuqoshwa kwefilimu futhi bahlangana nabadala bedolobha mayelana nefilimu," kukhumbula uRichard Skow owayeyisikhulu sezomlilo saseBlairstown ngesikhathi kuqoshwa ifilimu ngoLwesihlanu lwangomhla ziyi-13 futhi indodana yakhe yavela njengomunye wabalele. abakhempa ngokulandelana kwefilimu yokuvula ikhredithi yangaphambilini. “USean wachaza ukuthi wenza ifilimu esabekayo ekamu futhi wabuza ukuthi angasebenzisa yini amaloli ezicishamlilo nezimoto zamaphoyisa ukuze enze izigcawu ezithile zefilimu. USean wayenobungane kakhulu, enenhlonipho, futhi asikaze sibe nankinga nabo ngesikhathi sokuqopha.”

UCunningham noMiner bakwazile ukuvikela ukusetshenziswa kweloli lezicishamlilo kanye nezimoto zamaphoyisa eziningana, izinto zokunethezeka ababengeke bakwazi ukuzikhokhela ukube kwakungengenxa yokuthandeka kukaCunningham nokuthinta komuntu siqu. I-firetruck ibiwusizo ikakhulukazi ekudaleni imiphumela yemvula. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uCunningham wanikezwa ukusetshenziswa kwamahhala kwezindawo zaseBlairstown ukuze athwebule ifilimu. Umqondisi wezobuciko uRobert Topol uthi: “USean wayehlakaniphe ngokwanele ukuba afike edolobheni ngaphambi kokuqopha futhi axoxisane nabadala bedolobha ukuze bamvumele asebenzise izinsiza zedolobha ukwenza ifilimu. “Wakha ubungane nabantu basedolobheni, nabalingisi nabasebenzi. USean wayenaleyondlela ngaye. Wayekuxhawula, futhi akumoyizele, futhi akwenze uzizwe sengathi ungumuntu obalulekile. Wayehlale elazi igama lakho, ngisho noma ethulwa nje kuwe. Wayehlale elazi igama lawo wonke umuntu.”

Ngesikhathi se NgoLwesihlanu 13thUkuqoshwa kwefilimu, i-Camp No-Be-Bo-Sco yayingaphansi kolawulo luka-Fred Smith, umnikazi wesitolo samabhayisikili wendawo owasebenza njenge-Ranger kusukela ngo-1967. USmith, owashona ngo-1985, wayeyikhehla ngesikhathi NgoLwesihlanu 13thukuqopha. Wayengamele izwe ngosizo lwendodana yakhe encane, futhi wayevikela kakhulu ikamu kanye nesithunzi salo. Ubexwayile ngethemba lokuthi kuzoqoshwa ifilimu enkanjini. Ubukhazikhazi bukaCunningham kanye nemvelo yakhe enobuntu kwenze usuku lonke lapha mayelana nokuwina uSmith - obeyisibukeli esijabulile, esijabule kuze kube sekuqoshwa kwefilimu yangolwesi-13 - emcabangweni wokuba NgoLwesihlanu 13th endaweni yokukhempa. USmith, nokho, akazange aziswe ngokugcwele ukuthi hlobo luni lwefilimu uCunningham kanye nabalingisi bakhe kanye nabasebenzi bakhe. “Kwakuyindawo enhle kakhulu, enendawo ebukekayo,” kukhumbula uHarry Crosby. "Kwaba sengathi sihlukaniswe nomhlaba wonke, engicabanga ukuthi kusizile ifilimu."

“Engikukhumbula kakhulu ngendawo yaseNew Jersey indawo enhle,” kukhumbula uPeter Brouwer. “Mina nentombi yami sasihlala sihamba ngezinyawo eduze kwe-Appalachian Trail futhi sasikuthanda ukuya ehlathini. Bekungethusi neze.”

“Inkumbulo yami emnandi kakhulu bekungenzeka ngesikhathi siqala ifilimu futhi lisafudumele futhi libalele futhi sonke sasindawonye okokuqala,” kusho u-Adrienne King. “Mina, uKevin Bacon, uHarry Crosby, uMark Nelson, uJeannine Taylor nabanye. Saba nesikhathi esimnandi ndawonye; sonke sasiseminyakeni yethu engamashumi amabili futhi sonke sasijabule kakhulu ngokusebenza ndawonye. Yize bekuyifilimu enesabelomali esiphansi futhi asazi noma izoqedwa noma cha! Ilanga belisakhipha umkhovu etsheni futhi sazana kahle futhi kwakungathi singekho ekhempini yasehlobo.”

“Sasikhuphuka ngemoto sisuka eConnecticut siye eDelaware Water Gap eNew Jersey, futhi ngesinye isikhathi ngagibela ibhasi yonke indlela eya lapho,” kukhumbula u-Ari Lehman. “Indawo yasemaphandleni inhle lapho, futhi ikamu lalijule emahlathini. Lapho sifika, kwakukhona amandla asebenzayo, omphakathi asebenzayo. Abalingisi nabasebenzi babevela e-NYC, futhi babelalela uPatti Smith kanye noRamones kakhulu kuma-stereo ezimoto zabo. Kwakungu-1979 futhi kwakumnandi.”

“Kwakuyindawo enhle, eqhelelene kakhulu, futhi yasemaphandleni,” kukhumbula uDaniel Mahon. “Inkambi ivaliwe, kusobala ukuthi sifike sangena enkanjini ngesikhathi abasebenzi bezinyunyana behlala ehhotela. Ikamu lalinomuzwa ongathandeki kakhulu, linamakamelo ogodo, futhi amapayipi e-Geririgged ngaphambi kokuqoshwa. UFred Smith wayengumphathi wekamu lasehlobo futhi ngokuyisisekelo wayelawula isitshalo esingokoqobo lapho ikamu lalikhona. UFred wayengowakwamanye amazwe futhi engumlingisi wangempela. Wayelokhu ekhuluma ngomakhelwane wakhe, uLou, futhi ekugcineni sathola ukuthi uLou ayekhuluma ngaye kwakunguLou Reed, umculi odumile owayehlala eduze kwakho!”

“Ikamu lalipholile,” kukhumbula umzwilili uRichard Murphy. “ULou Reed wayenepulazi eduze futhi wayefika ngesikhathi kuqoshwa futhi edlala umculo eduze kwethu. Kufanele sibukele u-Lou Reed edlala mahhala, khona kanye phambi kwethu, ngenkathi senza ifilimu! Wafika ngesethi sahlala ndawonye futhi wayengumuntu olungile impela. Ulwesihlanu lwangomhla ziyi-13 kwakumayelana nokuyozikhipha ehlathini neqembu labangane abaseduze. Sasisondelene, singabangane abaseduze sicobelelana ngezimfihlo zethu ezijulile.”

“Ngikhumbula ukuthi ngagibela ibhasi lenkampani ngaya endaweni yokuqopha, nokuthi uLaurie Bartram noHarry Crosby babesebhasini nami,” kukhumbula uMark Nelson. “Bekuwuhambo oluhle, oluhle kakhulu, futhi sobathathu sazana kancane engicabanga ukuthi kwasisiza ngesikhathi siqopha mayelana nokuthuthukisa amakhemikhali ndawonye.”

“IBlairstown yayiyimbi kakhulu ngaleso sikhathi,” kukhumbula u-Tad Page. “Bekunamapulazi amancane abantu benezibhamu! Ngangiyithanda ikamu. Ikamu belimnandi kakhulu. Kwakugijima izinyamazane. Sasiyiqembu lezingane zasedolobheni, abantu baseNew York, ababengekho ngokuphelele esimeni sethu, futhi sifuna isenzo kule ndawo engayodwa. Besihlale sifuna isenzo ngemuva komsebenzi.”

“IBlairstown yayiyindawo esemaphandleni kakhulu, enamagquma nezigodi eziningi, kanye nezindawo ezinhle zangezimpelaviki lapho abantu basedolobheni babeya khona,” kukhumbula uRobert Shulman oyinhloko. “Kwakuwuhambo olushelelayo lwamakhilomitha angu-80 ukusuka eManhattan, idolobhana, lapho sasivela khona sonke. Ngalesi sikhathi, sase singaba yiqembu elihambayo, ngaphansi kuka-Barry, ngakho-ke sase silungele ukwamukela isaziso somzuzwana. Sasibasha, futhi silungele ukuba nesikhathi esimnandi sokwenza ifilimu ekamu lasehlobo!”

Abalingisi nabasebenzi be NgoLwesihlanu 13th imele amazinga ahluke kakhulu ekhono nolwazi. Lokhu kubonakale ikakhulukazi ezisebenzini ezakhiwe ngamalungu enyunyana nangezinyunyana. Ngenkathi abalingisi ngoLwesihlanu lomhla ziyi-13 besebenza ngaphansi kwezimo ze-SAG (Screen Actors' Guild), ifilimu ngokwayo bekungeyona eyenyunyana.

Izisebenzi zasebenza ngezinga lokuhola elisukela phakathi kwama-dollar ayi-100 kuya kwangu-750 ngesonto. U-Abrams kanye nethimba lakhe elihambayo elisuka eNew York abazange badalule izinyunyana zabo ukuthi babenza ngoLwesihlanu zingama-13. “Angikaze ngiyitshele inyunyana yami ukuthi ngenza uLwesihlanu mhlaka-13 ngoba ngangazi ukuthi izongijezisa ngokwenza ifilimu engelona inyunyana njengaleyo,” kukhumbula u-Abrams, owayejoyine inyunyana yamakhamera i-IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees) ngaphambi kwe NgoLwesihlanu 13th, kuyilapho iningi labanye abasebenzi bakhe babenembangi ye-NABET (National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians) inyunyana u-Abrams, owake waba yi-maverick, ayesanda kuyishiya.

“Akekho kithina owatshela inyunyana ukuthi siyayenza NgoLwesihlanu 13th ngoba besazi ukuthi bazosihlawulisa, ikakhulukazi mina njengoba bengiphethe abasebenzi.”

“Amalungelo” u-Abrams nethimba lakhe labadidiyeli abawajabulela NgoLwesihlanu 13th akubandakanyi nje kuphela amaholo aphezulu - no-Abrams kanye no-opharetha wamakhamera u-Braden Lutz, bobabili abengamele ithimba lezobuchwepheshe, bephuma phambili ngamadola angama-750 ngesonto - kodwa futhi nezimo zokuphila ezingcono kancane.

Ngenkathi iningi labasebenzi abancane nabangeyona eyenyunyana bajoyina i-Savini emakhabetheni ekamu, u-Abrams neqembu lakhe ozakwabo nabangane bahlala emotela enezitezi ezimbili eseduze kwaseColumbia, eNew Jersey, cishe imizuzu engamashumi amabili ngemoto. indawo yokukhempa. Uma uyibona okokuqala, le motela - ebizwa nge-76 Truck Stop - ayizange ikhange kakhulu, ikakhulukazi njengoba imotela, ngokuhambisana negama layo lokumisa amaloli, yayiseduze nodedangendlale womgwaqo onguthelawayeka owawuyikhaya lomfudlana ongapheli wezindawo ezinkulu. , amaloli anomsindo ayehla enyuka emgwaqeni, emuva naphambili, imini nobusuku.

Umsalela womsindo womsakazo we-CB owakhukhula eMelika maphakathi nawo-1970s, udatshulwe yimpumelelo enkulu yefilimu i-Smokey and the Bandit (1977), i-motel (ekhona namuhla njengendawo ye-Travel Centers of America, egcwele ezihlukahlukene) yayikhasa nemisakazo ye-CB kodwa ayizange inikeze ithelevishini ukuze abasebenzi bayijabulele. Okuwukuphela kwentokozo eyayivezwe yile motel kwakuyisidlo sasemini samahora angamashumi amabili nane.

I-Blairstown ngokwayo, njengoba kushiwo, ibiwumphakathi ocindezelekile futhi ayizange inikeze abalingisi nezisebenzi ngoLwesihlanu zingama-13 noma yiziphi izinqumo ezijabulisayo ngezikhathi zokusebenza. Ngokumelene nalesi simo esingesihle, u-Abrams nethimba lakhe baguqule le motel yaba inguqulo yabo yasekwindla ye-motel yephathi yekhefu lasentwasahlobo, egcwele utshwala obudingekayo, izidakamizwa kanye nocansi. Ubulili bebusezingeni eliphansi kakhulu (abesilisa bedlula kude abesifazane eqenjini) kunotshwala nezidakamizwa izisebenzi ezazingamunca kuyo yonke indawo. NgoLwesihlanu 13thukuqopha. Isimo kule motel sasixokozela futhi sinobudlova.

Ngenkathi u-Abrams nethimba lakhe besebenza ngempumelelo nangokuzikhandla okukhulu ngesikhathi sokuqopha, iphathi yabo ilingana nalokhu. Akukho ngisho nokukhiqizwa okuzimele okunjengoLwesihlanu zingama-13 - endaweni engayodwa njengeBlairstown - kwakungavikeleki otshwaleni kanye nomoya obhebhezelwa yizidakamizwa owawudlange kuyo yonke imikhiqizo yefilimu nethelevishini ngasekupheleni kwawo-1970 nasekuqaleni kwawo-1980. Indawo ekude yaseBlairstown, kanye nokuntuleka kokugada okuphelele, okwenzelwe isimo esinobuthi ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sokuqopha.

Izisebenzi zangoLwesihlanu zingama-13 zithande ukusebenza ngokuzikhandla nokuzikhandla; babengakuthatha. Njengoba nje ama-motel shenanigans ahlanganisa isiko lokwenza amafilimu ngo-1979, futhi kwakuwuphawu lobungane obuseduze obabukhona phakathi kuka-Abrams nethimba labangane bakhe.

Babebancane (u-Abrams wayengomunye wabadala e- NgoLwesihlanu 13th izisebenzi zineminyaka engu-35 ubudala), zisendle, futhi zigcwele amandla. Babekujabulela ukuphila nokwenza ibhayisikobho, ikakhulukazi bendawonye. “Besiba namaphathi emotela ngesikhathi sokuqoshwa kwefilimu,” kukhumbula u-Abrams. “Sasiphuza ubhiya njalo ebusuku, futhi savele saqeda. Kwaba kubi kakhulu, kodwa sasisebenza kanzima, futhi sonke singabangane. Ngalezo zinsuku, sasilungisa imidwebo yethu yokukhanyisa ukuze sithwebule ama-napkin ngakusasa esitobhini samaloli lapho izisebenzi zamakhamera zazidla khona isidlo sasekuseni ngemva kobusuku obude, nakuba sasenze ipulani eliyinhloko lezindawo eziyinhloko ekukhiqizweni kwangaphambili. ”

“I-motel yayiseduze nomgwaqo omkhulu futhi uma uhamba ngaphandle kwakufanele uqaphe ngoba wawungase ushayiswe amaloli ayehlala endiza,” kukhumbula uJames Bekiaris. “Isikhathi esiningi sasisebenzisa i-motel ukuze senze ukudla, iziphuzo, iphathi. Ukuze senze okuthile lapho, kwadingeka siye endaweni eseduze yaseStrasburg, ePennsylvania.”

“Indawo yokuphuza kaMartin Sheen Apocalypse Manje kungaba incazelo enhle yokuthi kwakunjani emotela ngesikhathi sokuqopha,” kukhumbula uRichard Murphy. “Bekuyindawo enhle ebesikuyo, kodwa bekuyimotela enomsindo wokumisa amaloli ebigcwele isiminyaminya esisizungezile. Sasiba sephathini ngehora lesithupha ekuseni ngezinye izikhathi. Sasiyinqwaba yabafana abaphuza kakhulu. Ngikhumbula ukuthi uBetsy Palmer wahlala lapho lapho efika kamuva ngesikhathi sokuqoshwa, nokuthi abanye abadlali bahlala lapho. Mina noBarry sacabanga ukuhamba futhi sithuthele emakamelweni ngemva kwamasonto ambalwa, kodwa sahlala sonke. Ubumnandi obuningi ebesinabo bekungenxa yokuthi sonke besingabangani abasondelene. USean wayenengane encane nonkosikazi futhi engahlali emotel, noSteve akazange ahlale. Abalingisi bahlanganyele nathi, ngaphandle kukaWalt ​​Gorney owayemdala okungenani ngeminyaka engamashumi amathathu kunathi sonke. Besingafuni ngempela ukuhlala naye.”

“Sasibasha futhi sihlanya futhi saba namaphathi angalawuleki emotela,” kukhumbula u-Tad Page. “Angikhumbuli abalingisi beke basihlanganisa emotela lapho bekhona. Iningi lethu lahlala endaweni yokumisa amaloli khona kanye ku-Route 80, ngakho lokho kwakungeyona into edabukisayo njengeyo yonke i-Blairstown, kodwa uBraden [osebenza ngekhamera u-Braden Lutz] wathuthela kwelinye lamakamelo eduze kwechibi e-Camp No-Be. -Bo-Sco."

UDavid Platt uyakhumbula: “Indawo yokumisa amaloli yayingalawuleki. “Sasihlala siphuza i-rum nejusi yamawolintshi sibe namaphathi. Sasiphuza ubhiya namaqanda ekuseni nasebusuku, kuye ngokuthi besiqopha emini noma ebusuku. Ngokuvamile, kwakungenandaba. Ezikhathini eziningi sasivuka ngehora leshumi nanye noma eleshumi nambili ntambama, senze umcimbi bese silala amahora amathathu noma amane bese siya emsebenzini. Into yami enkulu kwakuwukuzama ukufunda ukusebenzisa i-Boom mike, ngaphandle kokubukeka ngingafaneleki, ngoba empeleni ngangingawazi umsebenzi onzima futhi ngangifunda kakhulu emsebenzini.”

URobert Shulman uyakhumbula: “Njalo ebusuku sasibuthana ekamelweni elilodwa nephathi. “Bekuyimizuzu engamashumi amathathu ukusuka emotela uya endaweni yekhempu. I-motel-stop-stop motel yayine-luncheonette engamashumi amabili nane eyayimnandi, kodwa okubi kwakuwukuthi kwakukhona yonke le misakazo ye-CB kumotela okusho ukuthi yayingekho i-TV. UBraden Lutz, owalwa nokudakwa nokusebenzisa kabi izidakamizwa, wanquma ukuhlala endlini encane engaphesheya kwechibi. Akuyena yedwa owayelwa naleyo nto. UBarry wayenza izinto eziningi, kanjalo nabaningi bethu. Wonke umuntu wayesebenzisa izidakamizwa.”

“UJohn [umthwebuli u-John Verardi] uye wadlulela e-Blairstown wakhohlwa ukushiya inothi emotela emayelana nami ukuze lapho ngifika emotela, umphathi wangangivumela ukuba ngingene,” kukhumbula u-Cecelia Verardi. “Bekumele ngihlale lapho kusukela ngehora lesibili ntambama kuze kube yihora leshumi nanye ebusuku ngaphambi kokuthi ngingene ekamelweni. Ngikholelwa ukuthi uLaurie [Laurie Bartram] wayehlala ehhotela kanti abanye babehlala emakhabetheni. Empeleni, ngiyakhumbula ukuthi uJeannine [Jeannine Taylor] noLaurie bahlala emakhabetheni ekuqaleni base bethuthela ehhotela. Ngiyakhumbula ukuthi u-Adrienne [Adrienne King] wayehlala ehhotela e-Connecticut. Iyunithi yahlala ndawonye, ​​ngaphandle kukaSean nomndeni wakhe ababehlala ehhotela lika-Adrienne. Kwakuyindilinga yabangane emotela. Bonke abanye abasizi bokukhiqiza efilimini, uphiko olusiza ukukhiqiza, bahlala ndawonye ekamu lapho wawuvame ukubabona bendlalwe phansi emakhabetheni.”

UCunningham - ikakhulukazi nomndeni wakhe obambene naye - wayengafuni lutho ngezigigaba ezazikhona phakathi kwabasebenzi basemotela. Eqinisweni, bobabili uCunningham noMiner bayakhumbula behlala ekamu, no-Savini kanye nabanye abalandeli, nakuba uCunningham noMiner baphinde bahamba baya e-Connecticut eseduze ngesikhathi sokuqopha. “Besidubula ekamu le-Boy Scout,” kukhumbula uCunningham. “Sasingenamali futhi sasilala, ngokoqobo, ezindlini; izindlu ezingenakushisa namapayipi amanzi ngaphandle, futhi kubanda ebusuku.”

Ingcaphuno eyanduleleyo ithathwe encwadini Endaweni eseBlairstown: Ukwenziwa kwangoLwesihlanu umhla ziyi-13, etholakala ku- Kindle futhi ukuphrinta.