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New York Post
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Michael J. Fox's ‘Back to the Future' guitar has been missing for decades — and a new doc is hunting it down
The power of — a doc. Michael J. Fox famously rocked out on guitar to Chuck Berry's 'Johnny B. Goode' in an iconic scene from 'Back to the Future.' But now it's more like 'Johnny B. Gone': The instrument Fox's Marty McFly played at the Enchantment Under the Sea high school dance has been missing for nearly 40 years. Advertisement Now, as the 1985 blockbuster turns 40 on July 3, the search for the cherry red Gibson ES-345 guitar is being tracked in an upcoming documentary, 'Lost to the Future.' 4 A video featuring Michael J. Fox and his 'Back to the Future' castmates launched the hunt for the guitar on Tuesday. ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection Gibson Guitars, Universal Home Entertainment and filmmaker Doc Crotzer have teamed up for the search for the long-lost axe. Advertisement The hunt was launched on Tuesday with a video featuring Fox and his 'fellow 'Back to the Future' cast members including Lea Thompson, Christopher Lloyd, Harry Waters Jr. and Huey Lewis. 'I always wanted to be a rock 'n' roll guitarist, that's all I wanted to do,' Fox, 63, told People about the scene in which he performs the Penguins' 1954 hit 'Earth Angel' in addition to Berry's 1958 classic. 'It's always been a passion of mine, rock 'n' roll, and particularly the guitar. There's just something about it, like you are wringing the magic and the music out of it.' In turn, Fox's big guitar moment inspired Crotzer. ''Back to the Future' made me want to make movies as a kid, and made me want to pick up a guitar,' he told Billboard. 'I went on with my [filmmaking] career, but I had always wondered what happened to that guitar. Over the last however many years so many props from the movie have surfaced … but [the guitar] had never surfaced.' Advertisement 4 'I always wanted to be a rock 'n' roll guitarist,' Michael J. Fox said of playing the instrument in 'Back to Future.' ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection Gibson's director of brand experience Mark Agnesi — who previously worked at Norm's Rare Guitars, the Tarzana, California shop from where the instrument was rented — was also inspired to play from the 'Back to the Future' scene. 'I've been searching for this thing for 16 years now,' he told Billboard. 'I started searching everywhere. Norm's has this big warehouse of guitars and occasionally I'd go in and look for certain things, and every time I'm in there I was always looking around for [the 'Back to the Future' guitar], but to no avail.' The guitar was apparently sold, then sold back to Norm's and then resold again. Advertisement 4 Michael J. Fox rocked out out on guitar to the Chuck Berry classic 'Johnny B. Goode' in 'Back to Future. ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection 4 Michael J. Fox's 'Back to the Future' axe was rented from Norm's Rare Guitars in Tarzana, California. ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection 'Back then there was no digital record of that stuff; it was all hand-written receipts and stuff,' said Agnesi. 'We know it was returned to Norm's. At that time in the mid '80s there was a Japanese vintage guitar boom; charter buses of Japanese tourists were pulling up and buying everything in sight. So it could be someone has it in Japan. We don't know. The possibilities of where it could be are endless.' While the guitar's serial number is unknown, it has a unique feature, according to Agnesi: the solid inlay on the 12th fret, unlike the split ones that were standard on the ES-345 at the time. 'That anomaly is the smoking gun we're looking for, thank God,' he said. 'That will not be on any other guitar … That's how we'll know we've found the guitar we're looking for.' Anyone with leads on the guitar's whereabouts can call 1-888-345-1955 or send a message via
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
No. 3: Retro Detroit diner Norm's takes breakfast food seriously
Norm's Diner in Detroit takes the No. 3 spot on the 2025 Detroit Free Press/Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers Top 10 New Restaurants & Dining Experiences list for its old-school feel and dedication to housemade breakfast staples. There's something endearing about a retro diner. Maybe it's the simplicity of those ubiquitous diner foods — thick, whipped milkshakes, malts and floats, patty melts and all-day pancakes. Or, maybe it's the old-fashioned décor — the counter-service stools, leatherette-backed banquettes and vintage accessories like jukeboxes plucked from before your time, and soda machines from an era you'd give anything to relive. Whatever the reason for the gravitational pull, everyone longs for a neighborhood diner, and Norm's has all the makings of a great one. The family-friendly eatery was just what the neighborhood needed. With a quaint café, ice cream shop, pizzeria and variety store just next door, all that was left to complete the Agnes Street dining ecosystem was a go-to breakfast joint. Norm's isn't just any breakfast joint, though. Yes, there are staples, like pancakes, to which you can add chocolate chips or blueberries. And lunch favorites, like a turkey club cut into triangles and skewered with cornichons. But cooks here take the art of diner food seriously. Nearly everything is made in house, from fluffy biscuits to pork sausage and lox, and ingredients are sourced from local farms and purveyors when possible. A classic egg salad, for example, features eggs from a Michigan farm. The crowds that form outside Norm's on a Saturday morning are the best indication of the diner's mark on the community. If you're hoping for a seat, just carve out some time in your day. Put your name on the list, then visit the nearby small businesses. It's going to be a while. [ Subscribe to the Eat Drink Freep newsletter for extras and insider scoops on Detroit-area dining. ] Rotating specials at Norm's are the real stars. One giant, crunchy chicken cutlet over an equally large cornmeal pancake drizzled with hot honey and punctuated with scoops of salty whipped butter has left a lasting impression. 8029 Agnes St., Detroit. 313-332-0347; Save the Date: On Thursday, July 24, Norm's Diner, the Detroit Free Press and Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers will host a Top 10 Takeover dinner. Stay tuned for ticket information at For a chance to win five $100 gift cards to dine at restaurants on the 2025 Detroit Free Press/Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers Top 10 New Restaurants & Dining Experiences list, visit This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Best New Restaurants 2025: Norm's Diner in Detroit
