Lucerne Valley By John Beyer
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ND PERHAPS, ACCORDING TO “Didn’t you stop by here years ago?” Don IMDB.COM, to film some of the asked. following movies – Valkyrie (2008), “Yes, of course. You recognize me, since I Green Lantern (2011), and Alpha II don’t age,” I responded. “What do you want?” (2918). There are so many more films, television Did I mention Don is a pretty straight shooting series, and commercials that have been shot kind of guy? in Lucerne Valley – but, I just got lazy, and Of course, being the social butterfly I am, decided mentioning the three most popular Don and I hit it off immediately again. “You know, I was in a music video, here in films was enough to make my point. But, Don Henry, owner and awesome artist, Lucerne Valley.” He told me. “The Hollywood of ‘Art by Henry’, had something to add to types always use this part of the desert for commercials, music videos, and the like. those few I mentioned. Laureen and I had stopped by Henry’s We’re remote, and I guess viewers like studio years ago, at the corner of Highway remoteness.” 18 and Trade Post Road, on our way to Big “I like remoteness,” I replied. Bear. Bought a couple of pieces of art from He just looked at me. the gentleman and then left. Turns out that Don Henry, was one of the While I was back in town, I stopped by his actors in the music video by Kranium, filmed business again. in Lucerne Valley in 2015. Kranium’s Kemar 12
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Donaldson, is a Jamaican reggae star. The video shot in Lucerne Valley was for his 2013 hit single, ‘Nobody Has To Know’. He played his role down though. “I was the guy in the video cooking and waving at the crew when they left. Not much of a part, but nice folks and very professional.” Well, that part was more than I had in my bag of memorable moments with reggae singers. I listen to Bob Marley on Sirius – that’s all I have. But, I wasn’t in Lucerne Valley to discuss stardom with Don Henry. Nope, a reader had written to ask if I had ever heard of Chimney Rock, just west of the town limits of Lucerne Valley. I know what a chimney is. I have plenty of fires during the winter, but no – not a chimney rock in Lucerne Valley. Research, Watson, research.
