Gerard,

I enjoyed your recollection of your mother’s reaction to Joan River’s performance.  My mother saw Ms. Rivers on stage while the Monica Lewinski scandal was in the news.  Ms. Rivers took no prisoners as she opined on Monica and her notorious dress.

I think my mother would agree with your mother’s opinion of Joan Rivers’ comedic sense.  Oh yeah, Don Rickles was the opening act for Joan Rivers’ show.  And according to my mother, “Mr. Warmth” was tame in comparison to the great Ms. Rivers!

 Bob

PS I wonder what Abigail Collins would have thought about Joan Rivers’ act?

A million dollars, Gerard?  How about my personally autographed photograph of “JP” instead?

David’s collection of marbles, sea shells and automobile bleeder valves.”

Marvelous, Doctor and K9. Thank you!

My personal favorite item on your Archive pages is the incredible recording of Jonathan and Lara performing Poe's poem "The Bells" at some DS fan event. Probably tied for that are the early 1980s Shadowcon panels, especially the technical panel and another one that Ron Sproat participated in. The people on the panels actually still remembered specifics of what doing the show was like. It's such a service to fandom that you have made this material available.

I believe that JF and LP performance of “The Bells” was recorded at the DS Festval in NYC in 1988.  It was the last event on Sunday afternoon if I can recall correctly after 31 years.

‘cool breeze’ and ‘bad motherf#<k£r.’

Yeah, having a DS convention in downtown Newark, NJ was as “inspired” as having one at the hotel across from Route 1 and 9 at Newark Airport (where hotel guests have been robbed at gunpoint in the hotel parking lot).

What were JP and the other DS Festival officials possibly thinking?

If Roger ever saw Richard Burton on stage in “Camelot,” Roger would think that Burton was portraying the monarch as King Roger of Collinsport.