I'm doing an open house several Sunday's ago at one of my listings in Gulph Mills when a very nice couple walks in and after I introduce myself and hand them brochures on the home, one of them stops, looks at the brochure, and goes on to ask: hey, are you, then stops, looks at me, looks at the brochure again (and I'm thinking by now, OK, spit it out already, are you John B?), are you related to Angelo Badalamenti, the composer of Twin Peaks? And my response is often the same: "Yes, as matter of fact, 
I am. He's my uncle. Do you like his work?"
My uncle (who is really a down to earth, super guy) is best known for his collaboration with surreal film director David Lynch. He won a Grammy for the musical score of the TV series Twin Peaks which aired in the early 1990's on ABC, probably ahead of its time when it aired, but none the less, the TV show has developed somewhat of a cult following over the years. Mulholland Drive, a more recent David Lynch collaboration, somewhat on the same venue is often mentioned when someone talks about Twin Peaks. And, uncle appeared in a small, but memorable role in Mulholland Drive which still cracks me up.
My uncle's work as a musical composer spans over many decades and is very broad. As an accomplished composer, he has received numerous nominations and awards, but to that end, it has never gone to his head. My father is an accomplished trumpet player, also a super guy (boy, they better both be nice to me when I see them next!) and my uncle would use him in some of his recordings over the years whenever possible or practical for that matter. To say that I grew up in a musical family is an understatement. I played the trumpet myself for many years, but regret to say that I gave it up years ago...
OK, so back to my original point of writing this: If you come to one of my open houses, call me on one of my listings, are a client of mine, or if you're a fellow REALTOR®, to answer your question, I'm proud to say that yes, I am related to Angelo Badalamenti!
Here are several favorites of mine of his work:
Angelo Badalamenti on working with David Lynch
Twin Peaks Love Theme Creation
Angelo Badalamenti; Laura Palmer's Theme (Instumental)
Lauren's Walking from "The Staight Story"
Love Them From The Movie "Cousins"
