There is also HappyBat and Luciaphil (a future librarian). If there are others out there, please do speak up.

Me, me, me! I'm a librarian! 

Bette

I can think of two stories, one of which I recounted on the "old" board.

My first Fest experience was in 2000 at the LA Marriott. As I was leaving the building on Saturday morning to get something from my car, I encountered Louis Edmonds and John Karlen sitting outside on a bench, soaking up the sun, talking to each other and visiting with fans who happened to see them there. It was lovely to see, with no festival staff to keep fans away from the actors. They looked so relaxed and were really enjoying talking to people.

At the NY Fest last year Saturday was unexpectedly a sell out. On Saturday I was sitting in the ballroom next to a fan who told me that she had come in to town for the day to attend the Fest, not knowing that it was sold out. So as not to have a wasted day, she decided to buy one of KLS' books. She waited in line at the Pomegranite (spelling?) table and as she was having her book autographed by KLS she told her of not being able to attend the Fest itself. KLS then gave the fan her business card, and on the back she had written "-----(I forget her name) is my personal assistant. Please admit her to all activities." I thought this was a very thoughtful gesture on the part of the actress.

Bette

If I could make a DS change, I think that I would have spared the life of vampire Tom, which would have resulted in the death and rising of Julia Hoffman. Vampire Julia would then have her choice between fellow vampire Tom and human Barnabas. If she had chosen Barnabas, she would eventually have to fight vampire Angelique for him. I would love to have seen that cat, (oops, pardon me) vampire fight.

Bette 

I tried watching Passions after I heard that it was using DS music for one plotline, but the show is so slow-moving that it just did not keep my interest. I am happy for a soap that uses the supernatural and loved watching Robin Strasser when she was on the show, but I really wish they would speed up the pace a little. That double wedding must have taken up a solid month.

I don't watch any other soap, but as a kid in the 60s I was hooked on several, besides DS. I know DS' pace was brutal and that helped kill it, but my memory of the other soaps was that they were not as slow to tell a story as Passions is now. Anyone else remember if that is so? Also, do all the current soaps progress at a snail's pace as well?

Bette

About Polly Maggoo--it has been showing up on Ebay quite a bit lately, both with subtitles and without. Keep your eyes open and you should be able to pick up a copy. 

Bette

Trying this again!


         





It worked! 

Wow, another Southern California DS fan!    I thought I was the only one.  I will definitely be at the Anaheim Festival, and I hope to meet you, Bette.  I was also considering attending the banquet.  Would those of you who have gone before recommend it?

No, professor you are not the only one, though I wish there were more of us in contact with each other. There is a small group who meet around Christmas called "Shadows in the Sun." I don't think they are terribly active.    I only went once to a get-together.

Hope to see you in Anaheim.

Bette

Midnite,

I am trying to post from the computer at my desk and it works (at least in Explorer)  Maybe the problem is that at the library we have old Netscape, mostly 4.7 or lower. 

Thanks for your help. Don't know why it works on this particular computer. The iMac at home is probably a lost cause.

Happy to finally be "in the loop."

Bette