“When writing (Hohokam) the ‘friend from out of town’ was a girl, and it was going nowhere. Struggling with it, I was about to get somewhere until I went out to a bar with Tony and saw this guy, who looked gay–I know that sounds ridiculous, but he was wearing capris and had a man-bag. Anyway it hit me that Lori’s friend should be a gay man. That would be a more interesting and relevant relationship to touch on. Then add in this marine dude (Anson) who has never met anyone gay and doesn’t know the guy, but it is a guy and he is hanging around his girl–that’s it! So I was scribbling all this, and more, down in my pad; Tony interrupts me and introduces me to the man-bag fella that inspired this revelation.

He was Danny Rhodes an actor that Tony knew, and Danny had wanted to work with me after he saw the tire swing scene in Quietly on by. We shook hands and Danny said as much to me. I told him I am working on a part for him right now. Sometimes you have to trust things like that.” ~Frank V. Ross (Oh! My Dear Desire, Quietly on by, Hohokam)