Ken Kincaid has worked with the best: Lauren Bacall, John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, Gregory Peck, Charles Bronson, Maureen O’Hara, Audey Murphy, Hugh O’Brian just to name a few!
This is a quick preview of a shoot fig owner, James Gustin did last week.
“Ken’s the real thing, he worked with the three John’s: John Houston, John Ford and John Wayne throughout the 50’s through the 70″s. I met him in Rogers Park where till recently he collected aluminum can tabs by the thousands. Ken is a wonderful guy and a man of significant character.” ~ James Gustin
James has an amazing ability to see people. Chances are if you live in rogers park- you have probably passed this guy on the street and not paid any attention. Little did you know, a piece of cowboy legend just passed you. This is just one of James’ gifts, he sees stories in the most unlikely of places.
His story is unique, in this article by the Chicago Sun Times, Kincaid recalls the shot that welcomed him to Chicago, just four days after he arrived:
“I came to Chicago in ‘87 for a week to visit my sister. On the fourth day I was here, I decided to run an errand for her, and I got my guts shot out as a thank you at Berwyn and Broadway.A man stepped out from across the street, just wanting to kill someone. Yelled at me, ‘Hey, cowboy, I have something for you!’ When I came out of a coma five weeks later, I found out what he had for me. A soft-nosed, hollow-point .38 bullet. It felt like somebody hit me in the belly with a baseball bat. It threw me about five feet, I guess, backward, against the wall. Anybody who thinks these movies, where you get shot where you were standing, that’s a bunch of bull.”
James also filmed a short documentary interview with Ken to get more of his story, the piece is currently being edited by our intern crew, so keep an eye out for more.
