What was the reason Jayne's driver lost control of the car?
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hilljayne — 11 years ago(June 05, 2014 11:14 AM)
He was 19 years old and had been up for a couple of days traveling for Gus (the owner of the club she was appearing at). It was the end of June and insects were rampant, so a truck spraying an insect defogger was ahead in the road. There was an 18 wheeler behind the truck and he was going very slow due to fog the defogger was111c spreading. Ronnie Peterson was the driver and didn't see the truck apparently and the car slid underneath the 18 wheeler.
Dammit Carol Sue, where is the vodka?! -
vnisanian2001 — 11 years ago(June 05, 2014 11:57 AM)
And not mentioned on Wikipedia, but the reason Jayne performed at that club to begin with on that night, was because she did it as a favor for Mamie Van Doren, her friend and co-star in
The Las Vegas Hillbillys
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hilljayne — 11 years ago(June 07, 2014 10:33 AM)
She and Mamie were definitely NOT friends. Jayne didn't like Mamieat all. Jayne was scheduled to perform at Gus Stevens' later that summer.she went ahead and filled in for Mamie at the earlier date to make it a vacation of sorts for her and the kids.
Dammit Carol Sue, where is the vodka?! -
vnisanian2001 — 11 years ago(June 07, 2014 10:48 AM)
Well, sorry about that. I was only going by what the
Mysteries and Scandals
documentary said, and I am curious if you have seen it. In all honesty, I didn't know that about the two women, until you told me.
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hilljayne — 11 years ago(June 10, 2014 10:01 AM)
LOLthe one movie they are in together is called LAS VEGAS HILLBILLYS. Jayne refused to be in the same scene with Mamie so a stand-in was used! Mamie later told me in an interview I did with her for an old website of mine that it was Jayne's idea not hers.
Dammit Carol Sue, where is the vodka?! -
googirl925 — 11 years ago(June 28, 2014 09:40 PM)
Mamie have made it sounded like they were good friends. I think it was the A&E Biography where Mamie gushed over Jayne. I know they were both at the Whiskey A Go Go club in LA in 1964 with John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison. George famously threw a drink at a photographer but it landed on Mamie instead.