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| Tele Savalas - Ghostly Encounter; True Story | |
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| Topic Started: 31 Oct 2008, 07:25 AM (110 Views) | |
| High Priestess | 31 Oct 2008, 07:25 AM Post #1 |
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I wrote this up after reading it in a book that belonged to my late father. Feel free to comment. It's really quite interesting to note how physical apparitions were at play here such as REAL money and a physical car! On a winters evening, the late actor Tele Savalas was returning home from a trip to visit relatives on long Island. Driving through the rain, his car ran out of gas so he abandoned the car and ran to a nearby inn for directions to a gas station. The inn keeper instructed Mr Savalas to continue down the road to a crossroads and turn right whereby a few hundred yards along he would find said garage. Heeding the advice, Tele set off down the road on foot until he became aware of a car crawling behind him with with no headlights. He approached the driver's window and was offered a lift. Although hesitant initially, Tele accepted the lift to avoid the heavy downpour. He observed that the driver was dressed smartly in a Tuxedo and dinner jacket - an older man with an abundance of white hair and a curled up moustache - but a man of few words. To break the awkward silence, Tele enquired as to the where the gentleman might be heading on such a grim night. Without turning his head, he replied 'I am going to the crossroads to meet my destiny'. At this point Tele thought the guy was a little strange so he asked to be let out once they reached the crossroads. He thanked the man and reached into his pocket to retrieve a few dollars to show his gratitude. It was at this point he realised he had left his wallet at Long Island. Feeling embarrassed, Tele explained his situation and the driver insisted he accept some money for his gas. Tele took the money but insisted that the guy supply his address so that he could return it. The man declined but after much insistence, Tele was able to extract a name and contact telephone number. He then purchased his gas and had an otherwise uneventful journey home. Some months later, whilst filming an episode of The Twighlight Zone, Tele discovered the telephone number in his jacket pocket between takes. That evening he dialled the number and the gentleman's wife answered. Tele asked to speak with her husband - to which she became hysterical. He explained that he wanted merely to thank him and to come along to the house and repay some money. She however declared that this was some kind of sick joke and hung up the phone. Tele, however, traced the address from the number and called by in person some time later. When the same lady answered the door he showed her his actor's card at once and reassured her that this was quite genuine. She invited him in and almost at once Tele was able to point to a photograph on the mantle and declare 'that was the man who helped me'. After a long chat it emerged that the lady's husband had in fact expired a year or so before on that very road. He had been returning from a reunion party, clothed exactly as Tele was able to describe, and in the dreadful driving conditions his car collided with a lorry on the very crossraods he had referred to as 'his destiny'. His car had caught fire and the lorry driver could not free him from the wreckage and had to knock the guy unconscious to prevent any obvious suffering. The car was the very same in description as the one Tele had travelled in. Needless to say Tele Savalas left in a state of shock and never returned to those parts again. 
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| UBill | 4 Nov 2008, 01:59 PM Post #2 |
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Hi Lo I believe Tele told this story during a TV interview some years ago. He wasn't joking.... he was genuinely afraid and didn't mind the little ridicule from the non believers. I believed him as he had nothing to gain and everything to lose. His story telling brought the whole scene to life. |
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| High Priestess | 6 Nov 2008, 05:58 AM Post #3 |
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Hey UBill, I never knew that he had spoken of it on air. As specified, this was from a book I read so I am heartily pleased to hear that he had backed it up. As you say, he had nothing to gain aside from ridicule which makes me more inclined to believe the story. Lo 
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