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wanted to get back out there on a bike!
    Kasey was a monumental pioneer in the world of Women’s Motocross Racing, and of all of her accomplishments, whether it was working with the big names of the day like Alfred Hitchcock and Frank Capra, or starring in two of the most successful television series ever made, motocross racing was her most beloved accomplishment.

Kasey in 1971 astride her first motorcycle: a Honda 500 IV Original.

Chapter 8
    My Big Move
     
    In February of 1992, Kasey came to Atlanta to conduct an actor’s workshop that I helped set up with local friends and actors. Instead of staying at the hotel where the class would be held, she ended up staying at home with my parents and me. Mom and Dad loved Kasey and the feeling was mutual. To say we had a blast was putting it mildly.
    Finally, one night before heading back to L.A., we were sitting in my Dad’s car and after an hour of chatting, Kasey looked at me and said, “Mark, if you ever want to get this Bewitched… Again! thing off the ground, you need to be in Hollywood.”
    “But I can’t afford to be in Hollywood,” I replied.
    “Well, come and stay with me for a couple of weeks.”
    Needless to say, that was all the invitation I needed.
    On March 8th, 1992, I arrived in Los Angeles
    Two days later I picked up a harried Kasey at LAX. She had been on another teaching gig in Texas that had been a huge bust. She badly needed some cheering up, so we went out to dinner and then home.
    I never left. And there you have the title of this book: The Fan Who Came to Dinner!

This was taken in June of 1968 as the Stars of Screen Gems got off the plane in Mexico City for a Junket that Kasey and her then husband Bud Lewis hosted for all the shows of ABC. Left to Right: Vito Scotti, David White, Sally Field, Barbara Eden, Alejandro Rey, Hayden Roarke, Agnes Moorehead, Macdonald Carey. Also present was the cast of Here Come the Brides, Screen Gems president, Jackie Cooper and many others. Elizabeth Montgomery and husband Bill Asher did NOT attend as their relations with ABC and Jackie Cooper were always a bit off.

Chapter 9
    Wink
     
    Kasey had a dog named Wink. Wink was a tiny, white Maltese who had a Napoleon complex… as he loved to pick on anything bigger than himself and often did. Wink’s thinking was that he could win any fight. The other dog’s was “Hors d’oeuvres”!
    I had never had a dog before I inherited Wink. Winker. Winkmeister. Winkums. You name it, that’s what we called him! I was so blessed. This dog worshiped the water he thought I walked on and I loved that little guy with all my heart.
    Kasey used to joke that before I arrived, Wink had been her dog, because the very first night I was in the condo, he jumped off her bed, ran into my room, and never went back! That dog and I were as inseparable as Kasey and I had become. My first ever dog!
    Within days of my moving in, I remember noticing little droppings between the dresser and chest of drawers in my room that certainly couldn’t be Wink’s, and it was then I realized we had a little “visitor” running around! Kasey and I went to the store and bought one of those tiny mouse traps to set out. That night, I remember telling her, “If I hear that thing go off, I’m coming to get you no matter what time it is!”
    About 1:30 AM I awoke to a “snap.” I lay there thinking, “I’m not going to wake her up… I am NOT going to wake her…” I couldn’t stand it. I went to get her. KR quickly grabbed a brown paper grocery bag and a yard stick to scoop up the remains. Slowly, we peered between the two pieces of furniture.
    There was the trap.
    There was the cheese.
    But there was no mouse.
    However, as we both slowly turned our heads, there, under a small rocking chair in my room, lay the biggest RAT you’ve ever seen! (No kidding at least 18” from tip to tail!!!)
    Moving? Nope.
    Dead? Who knew?
    Kasey slowly pushed the chair. The rudder of the rocker tapped it, but it still