One of my all-time favorite actors (easily top five, if not top three) came to Bismarck this weekend. While his primary visit is to take part in the AIHEC conference at the Civic Center, my sources indicate that he also took in the Impact Fighting Championship event on Saturday night.

I was directing the video feed of the IFC on Saturday night but didn’t see Mr. Kilmer on any of my cameras below. That’s okay; it was dark, and the camera guys were focused on the contents of the ring. That includes a thrilling victory by local favorite Leo Kuntz in the main event. I took the photo above while we were setting up our video cameras and preparing for the event.

So even if he wasn’t at the fights, Mr. Kilmer has been performing at the Civic Center himself in promotion of his Mark Twain project. He’s also been involved with issues facing the Native American community for many years.

I sure wish I could meet him, but I doubt that’ll happen Oh well, when Hollywood options my life story I’ll insist that he get the part…