So much for his death watch-- Abe Vigoda will appear in the new Godfather game by Electronic Arts.  "The Godfather The Game" is due for an early 2006 release and will be available for XBox, PS2, PC and PSP.  Cost is $49.95.

You can access a screenshot of his game character here:
http://www.ea.com/official/godfather/godfather/us/screenshots.jsp?setID=Underworld
Just navigate to "image 3 of 4" and enlarge the thumbnail.

So when your [age appropriate ] kid (or friend or spouse) is playing it, you can announce, "He played really old guys on the original Dark Shadows!" 

He also showed up on Conan over the holidays as a Christmas tree.  

Happy Birthday to Dark Shadows    (the cousin, hee!)

AAvolan,
Wishing you a very special day!

For subscribers to the LA Times, today's magazine cover article on Craig Ferguson includes, in its opening paragraphs, insights on Ferguson from DS Forums cousin Ben-- the only late-night TV expert quoted in the article.  If anyone is interested in the text of his quote, just say the word.

RobinV,

Happy Birthday, Muƒ±eca.  Hope it's the best ever!