I'm happy to inform everyone that I will be doing the Coast to Coast AM radio show tomorrow night (Friday the 18th). I will be on the first two hours talking about my book, "The Physics of Dark Shadows," as well as all things concerning time travel, ESP, and of course, Dark Shadows. I have been asked to do the show because of the upcoming Festival, which is in four weeks.

Many of you may recall that I did Coast to Coast two years ago upon the release of my book and to promote the Burbank Fest of 2008. Indeed, many of you listened to the show and commented on my appearance. I'm very excited to do it again.

For those who are unfamiliar, Coast to Coast AM is an American-based but international show on the paranormal. It airs very late - for me it will be 1am New York time. For those on the west coast, it will be 10pm Friday night. The link below will help you find your local affiliate that airs the show.

http://www.coasttocoastam.com/affiliates

I hope you all can listen and enjoy. And I hope to see you at the Fest, too.

Frank

Hello Everyone,

I emailed this message to some Dark Shadows fans on Friday and thought I would share it with the forum.

I have a story about Abe Vigoda on the #6 train in Manhattan today which I thought you would appreciate. Abe has got to be around 88 or 89 but he looked terrific. He was by himself, dressed in jeans and a baseball cap. When he sat down, I found myself standing right in front of him when I recognized him. I normally stand on the subway even if there are seats available (a strange New York habit) but when I said hello to him I sat down next to him.

I told him that I had met him and his daughter at the Dark Shadows Festival in 1999 at the World Trade Center Marriott. He was genuinely warm and friendly, smiling broadly and conversing with enthusiasm. It was my honest impression that he was genuinely warmed by my mention of Dark Shadows and my memory of meeting his daughter, too. It's obvious that everyone remembers him as Tessio in The Godfather and Fish from Barney Miller. I would bet no one in his life ever approached him mentioning Dark Shadows. I reminded him that he was joking on stage with David Selby and he had a clear recollection of that. He asked me if I knew how Selby was. I told him I'm not friends with Selby; that I'm only in touch with KL Scott, L Parker, and Donna McKechnie. (If anyone knows how Selby is, Abe would like to know).

He went on about what a great show Dark Shadows was and how much he enjoyed it. He joked about one of the characters he played, "Brathwaite", when he had to dress up as an old man. "Now I could play the part without dressing up," he said. I asked him if he would ever come back to a festival and he said he didn't know, but that he continues to get literature from the fest (presumably from Marcy, I suppose). At one point in the middle of our talk, he tilted his head back so as to get a better look at me and said grinning, "So you're a Dark Shadows fan!" clearly indicating what a big kick he was getting out of our conversation.

I got off before him, at Grand Central, so I wished him luck. He said, "Tell everyone I said hello." I assured him I would, and that I would tell the fans what a pleasure it was to see him again.

Frank Borzellieri