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I suppose you would call it a FridFest. ;)
No matter what anyone called it, I can tell you it was some event.
Jonathan arrived on Friday afternoon along with his webmaster, Mark, who drove them down from Canada. Despite his back being sore from the 7 hour journey, JF was full of beans.
When JF went to register at the main desk, he was told that his mother had called and left a number for him to return the call. Of course Mrs. Frid has been dead for twenty years and it was a ruse some fan was using to get JF to call him or her. It was amusing to say the least.
We went into the main ballroom where he would be appearing on Saturday and did a long technical rehearsal. By the time we got out of there, the registration had opened and fans were lined up along the corridor and around the next corner and the next corner after that into the lobby. As JF emerged from the ballroom and walked along the corridor, fans started applauding and cheering, some shouting "We love you!" and "Thanks for coming!" That continued each time we turned the corner and started walking down another corridor. I have never seen anything that before at a Fest. JF was a little taken back but pleased at the reception, even touched I think.
JF got together with Marie Wallace, Lara Parker and KLS later that evening for about 90 minutes in a private setting to touch base. They all seemed to enjoy that time together to smooze. KLS jumped onto JF's lap when she came into the room. Yes, he was sitting down at the time. ;D
About 11 p.m. JF went to bed. He was tired and a little sore from the journey down.
Saturday morning JF headed for the empty ballroom to do another tech rehearsal. In the halls around the ballroom fans were gathered, talking and buying things from the few merchandise tables there. Again, the fans applauded and cheered as he made his way through the throng and into the ballroom. The same thing happened again when he left the tech rehearsal to have lunch.
At 1 p.m., JF was formally introduced and the packed ballroom erupted. It was amazing. JF had his Barnabas can with him, pretended to be hobbling as he got up on stage and then danced across the stage twirling the can with one hand. It was hilarous and the fans loved it. He watched and commented on several scenes from DS that he selected beforehand and he did so with wry humor.
After the DS scene commentaries were over, JF went to lunch and then took a brief nap before his readings/performance at 4 p.m. where, once again, he was greeted with great excitment from the audience. It was standing room only once again. JF did readings, played some clips from readings done years ago from the new DVD produced and released for the weekend. After the performance, Jonathan participated in a Q&A. Naturally there were questions about the upcoming planned project by Johnny Depp; JF admitted he didn't really know who Johnny Depp was. The audience laughed. He talked about how awful most television is and Americanized Canadian news and television had become. He said he watched very little TV.
At the end of the Q&A, JF was surprised by guest actor Larry Storch, with whom he co-starred in the Broadway tour of "Arsenic and Old Lace." They spent some time hugging and chatting, Storch told the audience a story before leaving with JF to chat briefly. JF went back to his room for awhile and then had dinner before heading to the banquet hall. Again, as JF passed through the corridors, fans applauded him.
At the banquet, JF started signing photos almost immediately. As fans dined, one table at a time was called up to have their photos personalized. These photos were distributed to all fans when they registered. After about three hours of doing this, JF took a break as there was a video tribute to him that Jim Pierson put together. It was quite nice. After the documentary was over, Marie Wallace, Lara Parker and KLS got up on stage and each spoke about JF's contribution to Dark shadows, their own performance and the obvious electricity his attendance this year generated throughout the audience. JF was flattered, of course, but a little embarrassed because in spite of his having a healthy ego like anyone else, he's a modest person. I think this is party of why I like him so much: he's a grounded individual and even though he was brought up in a well-off and prominent household with servants, he isn't a snob. His great wry humor was in evidence most of the weekend. When fans didn't move fast enough in the autograph line, JF threatened to tickle some of them if they didn't get a move on. He was in a good mood, appreciative of everyone's kindness towards him. At 11 p.m., JF ran out of gas. He was exhausted. He asked that he be permitted to sign the remaining autographs (personalizing the already signed photo fans were given when they registered) early Sunday morning before he returned to Canada.
On Sunday morning, JF personalized the remaining pictures belonging to fans who didn't get up to him the previous night.
He did have the usual issues of some people not leaving him alone but overall, fans were gentle and appreciative of his efforts. Most of us have or had parents or other loved ones of JF's age and we know how tired they can get from a lot of effort.
JF truly enjoyed the event and being with the fans. He was most appreciate of their support and kindness throughout the weekend.
Nancy
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Thank You Very Much for posting this. I hope the drive back was OK, JF did someting, that most people wouldn't do at his age. Just show how young at heart he is. Will love to see what he does on the Website. I know it was a ruse (sp) the note about his mother, I hope he just shook his head, I don't know why people do this.
Thanks for all your effort to make this happen. Take Care.
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Jonathan's webmaster, Mark, drove JF down from Canada, had the room next to his, and drove JF back so JF had someone on hand at all times if he needed anything.
Jonathan's nephew also came down and was on hand for most of the weekend. He was a great help.
The fan pretending to be JF's mother - well, that's par for the course unfortunately. Pretending to be a relative is the number one ruse fans will use to trick JF into contacting them.
nancy
Thank You Very Much for posting this. I hope the drive back was OK, JF did someting, that most people wouldn't do at his age. Just show how young at heart he is. Will love to see what he does on the Website. I know it was a ruse (sp) the note about his mother, I hope he just shook his head, I don't know why people do this.
Thanks for all your effort to make this happen. Take Care.
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Thanks for such an intimate account. It's amazing that he enjoys such stamina at such an age! I guess it is the product of all that healthy living.
You and the others who worked on this event deserve a big round of applause of your own!
Best, Steve
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Please send Jonathan my thanks for the performance and the autograph, and I hope he will be able to do an appearance now and then. :D
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Thanks for the recap. Jonathan and the other cast members are real troupers!! I'm glad they did get a little bit of private time, too.
Cathy
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The thing that touched me the most over the day and a half of this event was the sweetness of the audience. When JF was starting to wear down Saturday night, I told him that I believed fans would understand if he had to quit. Obviously, everyone including me wanted to see fans get a moment to shake hands with him and get a personalized autograph, but when it was clear JF was exhausted by 11 p.m., he was assured the fans would not think less of him if he had to quit. I believed that.
Nancy
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I was only at the Fest for a few hours this year, and had to leave after a very short time in the hall watching the clips and hearing Mr. Frids commentary. I thought he looked and sounded remarkably well, and his comments were wonderfully amusing. I can swear to the fact that there was not an inch of room to be had......I was up against a wall near the entrance....there was no going any further into the room.
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I don't know if the fire codes were broken or not - that ballroom capacity was supposedly 1,000 but I think there were more than that in the ballroom. I looked out from the back door and saw standing room only and precious little isle or side isle room to be had. Not a safe situation. I told Jonathan not to think about trying to move past the stage as it was a sea of people. I've never felt the kind of feeling that was emanating from that room of people - it was amazing. Knocked some of cynicism right out of me, in fact.
nancy
I was only at the Fest for a few hours this year, and had to leave after a very short time in the hall watching the clips and hearing Mr. Frids commentary. I thought he looked and sounded remarkably well, and his comments were wonderfully amusing. I can swear to the fact that there was not an inch of room to be had......I was up against a wall near the entrance....there was no going any further into the room.
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It was a phenomenal experience, and I'm so grateful to you, Nancy, for all your hard work in making this happen. I was delighted that the fans were well-behaved for the most part and respected Mr. Frid. It's something I won't forget.
As far as Frid goes, I just found him to be a remarkable, amazing man. What a talent and how lucky we were to be able to meet him! I was never fortunate enough to attend a fest he went to, so this was a special treat for me. I know some have met him at other fests, but being one who didn't, let's just say, WOW!!!
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When JF went to register at the main desk, he was told that his mother had called and left a number for him to return the call. Of course Mrs. Frid has been dead for twenty years and it was a ruse some fan was using to get JF to call him or her. It was amusing to say the least.
How bizarre. And how could anyone possibly think they could get away with something like that? :- I mean, even factoring out the fact that Frid's mom passed away many years ago, if the person left a number to call, Frid would have instantly recognized it as a number his mother wouldn't be likely to be reached at, so why would he even call it? And if they didn't leave a number, well, Frid would have called the number that he knew she could be reached at, so they most definitely wouldn't have received a call from him. In fact, if it was me, I would have called the number I knew my mom could be reached at either way and would have completely ignored any number that might have been left in the message unless I couldn't reach her any other way.
Although, there's also the alternative that the person who left the message knew full well that Frid's mom had passed (after all, that would be 99.99% likely given Frid's own age), they never expected a call back, and they simply did the whole thing as a cruel joke. People are strange - and twisted... ::)
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I heard several people who said they had attempted to find his room, phone his room and etc etc.
It was quite an experience. I felt teary eyed when he came out. That kind of lump in your throat feeling.
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LOL, I love it. As if precautions are never taken because there are a few who will always try to cross the line. The irony is it is this type of person who would be most upset if he/she ever succeeded in tracking JF down when he didn't want to be tracked down. Their reception would be down right ugly.
Nancy
I heard several people who said they had attempted to find his room, phone his room and etc etc.
It was quite an experience. I felt teary eyed when he came out. That kind of lump in your throat feeling.
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Thanks for the report Nancy. I was glad that most fans were appreciative and forgiving when JF was tired and wanted to take a break. Not everyone was, but then, that would be expecting a miracle.
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Kerz - You have no idea how sorry I am that I missed meeting Mr. Frid. For the second time! (sentence fragment)
I'm so pleased to hear that Mr. Frid had a good experience with his adoring fans, and I am also pleased that I read that DS is one of the strongest shows in television history to date.
As far as the mysterious phone call from "his mother", I would have to agree that there are always "kooks" out there that may try to "cross the line". Although why anyone would try such a nasty stunt is beyond me. Perhaps that may be a reason that Mr. Frid hasn't attended more fests. I don't blame him.
Please post pictures as you have them, girlie.
JTW
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It might have been someone playing a cruel joke as you suggested. However, the joke's on them if that is the case since it didn't bother Frid. He just smiled and said "Oh, really?"
nancy
How bizarre. And how could anyone possibly think they could get away with something like that? :-
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It might have been someone playing a cruel joke as you suggested. However, the joke's on them if that is the case since it didn't bother Frid. He just smiled and said "Oh, really?"
nancy
How bizarre. And how could anyone possibly think they could get away with something like that? :-
i'm glad JF took it well because i think it is a pretty sick thing to try :-[
and MB i took care of a man once in the recovery room with a broken hip
who was crying for his mother he was 81 and i was then told
by the surgeon that his mother was indeed alive at 105 and he lived with her all his life :o
must have been that .01% heehee
jennifer
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It might have been someone playing a cruel joke as you suggested. However, the joke's on them if that is the case since it didn't bother Frid. He just smiled and said "Oh, really?"
Anyone warped enough to possibly leave that sort of message as a cruel joke is obviously not dealing with a full deck and most probably wouldn't even foresee that Frid's reaction would be the logical one. ::) Although, they might have cared less what Frid's actual reaction might have been because there's a real possibility it was all about getting off at having pulled the stunt in the first place. That sort of person can often be detached from reality to some degree. And if so, it's really quite sad...
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I heard several people who said they had attempted to find his room, phone his room and etc etc.
Un-be-liev-able! Some ppl! ::) He was actually in the room next to friends of mine and they saw him come and go a few times during the weekend. But they were respectful of his privacy and of course didn't bother him. It amazes me that some ppl *actually* think they'll get an 'audience' w/a star, *any* star, by knocking on their door. More than likely they'll get a ride to the pokey instead as I'm pretty sure there are active stalker laws in all states now. I mean, last year Johnny Karlen was my next door neighbor, and except for saying hello when I first saw him (I was just arriving at my room, he was coming out for some ice) I totally left him alone too. BTW, that woman who claims to be his daughter was there, surprised she didn't go up to the mic and cry, "Daddy!" >:D
Anyway, Jon did look good, but I have to confess, he didn't sound good, at least not to me. His voice was a little scratchy, like he was just getting over a bad cold or something. Maybe the trip down took something outta him, I don't know. But that room was totally standing room only, we were all the way in the back and were lucky to have the seats we got. As Brandon mentioned, there were a few ppl who groaned when Pierson announced that Jon was stopping for the night because he was tired, some even had the nerve to say they'd been ripped off! Obviously these ppl were first timers and don't realize that they didn't pay $60 for his autograph, they paid $60 for a rubberized chicken dinner! ^-^
One fun note for my cousins however, as we had driven up from Jersey on Friday we of course were parked in the hotel lot and at one point I noticed a car w/an Ontario plate and wondered if it could be his (I mean, what are the odds right?). Then when we left to have dinner (we didn't attend the banquet) I saw another car just two cars away from the aforementioned one w/an Ontario plate as well and it was a personalized plate to boot. Needless to say, there was no doubting that it was either Jon's car or his nephew's! I won't reveal what the plate said out of respect for Jon and his nephew (I was going to post a pic of it but decided against it, there are just too many sickos out there-the phone call from the 'mother' is proof of that), but it was definately one of their's! Midnite knows what I'm talking about as I showed it to her on my camera phone. ;)
Anyhoo, it was a great weekend seeing friends I only see once a year, but it was TOO short! Some of my friends I barely had time to say 'boo' to! Just thankful that next year's is a full on 3 day Fest! Disneyland here we come! ;D
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BTW, that woman who claims to be his daughter was there, surprised she didn't go up to the mic and cry, "Daddy!" >:D
It might not have been the same woman you are thinking of, Buzz. There are a few fans claiming to be relatives. In any case, she never made herself known to "Daddy."
Anyway, Jon did look good, but I have to confess, he didn't sound good, at least not to me. His voice was a little scratchy, like he was just getting over a bad cold or something.
A combination of allergy and not exercising his voice anymore before doing any lengthy presentation or reading. I thought the voice came across scratchy too but he wasn't sick or anything.
As Brandon mentioned, there were a few ppl who groaned when Pierson announced that Jon was stopping for the night because he was tired, some even had the nerve to say they'd been ripped off! Obviously these ppl were first timers and don't realize that they didn't pay $60 for his autograph, they paid $60 for a rubberized chicken dinner!
Fortunately, JF didn't hear any of the complaints. ::) I don't blame people for being disappointed about not getting the personalization on Saturday night, however, it's not as if they came away with nothing. All the attendees received an autographed photo of Barnabas. Frid wasn't making big bucks for his contributions.
One fun note for my cousins however, as we had driven up from Jersey on Friday we of course were parked in the hotel lot and at one point I noticed a car w/an Ontario plate and wondered if it could be his (I mean, what are the odds right?). Then when we left to have dinner (we didn't attend the banquet) I saw another car just two cars away from the aforementioned one w/an Ontario plate as well and it was a personalized plate to boot.
There were several people at the hotel from Canada besides Frids. One Canadian bought JF (and "the table") drinks and came over to chat. He and his wife were from Burlington, Ontario. Another Canadian, an atty, came over an introduced himself. He was down on other business but had watched DS as a child while living in Chicago. He couldn't believe there was a DS Festival! The atty had moved to Canada after marrying his Canadian wife. Small world indeed. The Canadian transplant atty couldn't believe the coincidence!
nancy
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I saw another car just two cars away from the aforementioned one w/an Ontario plate as well and it was a personalized plate to boot. ... Midnite knows what I'm talking about as I showed it to her on my camera phone. ;)
I can tell you with certainty that it wasn't JF's car, Buzz.
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BTW, that woman who claims to be his daughter was there, surprised she didn't go up to the mic and cry, "Daddy!" >:D
It might not have been the same woman you are thinking of, Buzz. There are a few fans claiming to be relatives. In any case, she never made herself known to "Daddy."
No, actually it was the same woman that was in Tarrytown 3 years ago. However, I have no doubt that there are probably several fans who claim to be his daughter (and son). ;)
I saw another car just two cars away from the aforementioned one w/an Ontario plate as well and it was a personalized plate to boot. ... Midnite knows what I'm talking about as I showed it to her on my camera phone. ;)
I can tell you with certainty that it wasn't JF's car, Buzz.
Oh I agree w/you, I think it was his nephew's car, or the nephew's wife. If it was a fan's car and not a Frid family member's car, well, then that plate is just this side of scary. ;)
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>:D I confess I did once knock on a someone's door when I was about 18yrs old. Well not really knock I slid a note under the door. It was Peter Wolf from the J.Geils Band. His room was next to ours. So note went under the door and few minutes later he came out and I got a big hug ( all I wanted was for him to sign the note so I was very happy ;D). Anyway I would never do anything like that now. When your 18 you can get away from it. When you're in your 40's it seems kind of desperate ::)
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Thanks for the recap Nancy. I'm glad that the love from the audience was tangible from the stage. You could feel it from the seats as well. Kind of moving to be a part of.
I heard several people who said they had attempted to find his room, phone his room and etc etc.
It was quite an experience. I felt teary eyed when he came out. That kind of lump in your throat feeling.
My Mom said she felt the same way. Here was a huge part of her childhood come back to her at an event she never thought would happen. The same thing happened the first time we saw the Monkees in concert.
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Especially since JF didn't drive his own car down. ;D His webmaster drove him.
Nancy
I can tell you with certainty that it wasn't JF's car, Buzz.
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I heard several people who said they had attempted to find his room, phone his room and etc etc.
It was quite an experience. I felt teary eyed when he came out. That kind of lump in your throat feeling.
I had a room near to his and passed him several times in the hall but made no attempt to intrude. I even joked with my roomate that he might think we were stalkers because we passed him several times.
LdyAnne
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This sort of thing is something that people like Jonathan expect at events. There is always some nut who wants to cross the line of appropriate behavior and be a weekend stalker - try to hunt down the celebrity's room, phone, car, where he or she is likely to eat, etc. Normal people don't do this. It's beyond civil behavior to try and hunt down anything belonging to a celebrity and make that thing public in some way. It's a form of stalking.
Because of nutty behavior as described above, Jonathan has to have his phone at a hotel forwarded to someone else's room to be answered, have a special knock at the door so he knows it's not a fan, have someone else drive him to events so fans do not know what his car looks like, try to take pictures or make public his license plate information or even break into the car to grab a "souvenir." I can go on and on about precautions that have to be taken. Yes, as someone said you would think middle-aged people would be beyond what they see as harmless behavior but it's stalking and it's weird. It's a fact of life for most celebrities whether they are long ago stars or new ones.
Nancy
I heard several people who said they had attempted to find his room, phone his room and etc etc.
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Oh, come on, Nancy. It's not like he's going to miss that lock of hair. Which I'm gonna sell on Ebay.
One.
Strand.
At.
A.
Time.
Bid now!
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I wonder if it would work if someone notable who is finally cornered by an "over-excited" fan who utilized stalking tactics to just stand there, absolutely still, staring coldly in his/her face, not saying a word, not reacting, just standing there, staring, staring, oh, so coldly.
Gerard
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Oh, come on, Nancy. It's not like he's going to miss that lock of hair. Which I'm gonna sell on Ebay.
Hey, KLS sold his hair at a Fest once, can't remember how much it went for but it was pretty sick! Then someone told me that Ann Wilson kept a couple of his teeth (she'd driven him to the dentist or something) and Jim sold those too! About as sick as selling off Michael Stroka's clothes and DC's personal effects this Fest. I mean, come on, did he REALLY have to auction off DC's Friar's Club card!? :o
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There is always some nut who wants to cross the line of appropriate behavior and be a weekend stalker - try to hunt down the celebrity's room, phone, car, where he or she is likely to eat, etc...try to take pictures or make public his license plate information
Just to be clear, Karlenfan and I did NOT go searching for his car, or any car associated w/him (nephew's, webmaster's, what have you). These two cars in question were parked directly across from where we were parked and we noticed them on our way back from getting lunch at the deli down the street, this was before we made the mistake of walking through what we thought was dry lawn, only to discover it was more marsh-like than we anticipated, LOL! I at first thought they were from VA as Ontario plates look similar and I thought, "Geez, they drove all the way up from VA?" only to discover that they were instead from Ontario. They were both parked near where his room was so we put two and two together and supposed that one or both were somehow associated w/him. As for making public that personalized plate, Midnite and I discussed that and had decided it best to pixalate about 1/2 of the plate to prevent anyone from going nuts and trying to track him down in Canada. After I got home from the Fest however I decided not to put ANY part of it up as I realized it would have been a violation of Jonathan's privacy. Not to mention the fact that 1/2 a plate is all some ppl need. 8)
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One thing I noticed and just remembered (memory is going, can't remember what I had for breakfast!) is that they allowed anyone and their brother to tape during Jonathan's show. This I have *never* seen before! In the past Pierson has always emphatically told ppl they could not tape (in fact, I believe they used to close the room before so Jonathan could set up, then reopened it for fans-at least they did that at my first Fest in 1990 at the Vista). Anyhoo, guess it's not such a big deal to tape his show anymore, but found that curious since we'd be informed on here some months ago that no one but a hired professional was going to be allowed to tape. 8)
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I actually thought the chicken was pretty good! That salad on the other hand could have been better.
Celebrity stalking can indeed be a little weird. About the only close experience I had was with an obscure Doctor Who celebrity at a Star Trek convention years back. I ran into him in the hotel bar and asked me to come sit and talk since NO ONE else at the convention really knew who he was beyond a "oh yeah..............that guy" sort of thing. We chatted for a few hours or so and had dinner the next night.
As I said in my own review I don't really get why someone didn't have Jonathan personalize the photos in advance as well but maybe getting them to the right person would have been a nightmare.
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One thing I noticed and just remembered (memory is going, can't remember what I had for breakfast!) is that they allowed anyone and their brother to tape during Jonathan's show. This I have *never* seen before! In the past Pierson has always emphatically told ppl they could not tape (in fact, I believe they used to close the room before so Jonathan could set up, then reopened it for fans-at least they did that at my first Fest in 1990 at the Vista). Anyhoo, guess it's not such a big deal to tape his show anymore, but found that curious since we'd be informed on here some months ago that no one but a hired professional was going to be allowed to tape. 8)
It's a mystery me as well. but then... maybe Mr. Frid told Pierson to FO, which would make perfect sense to me.
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Knocked some of cynicism right out of me, in fact.
That is so disappointing to hear. ;D
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MsC, I just saw your avatar and the message underneath. You kill me!!!
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Okay, the story, I'll start:
We are running for the last train from the city to Tarrytown. Just make it, with some woman coming in just behind us. Dude with her is leaning in for the long and very, ummm. ambitious kiss goodbye. Since there was no one there to surgically remove his tongue from her tonsils, when the doors start to close he he hops on in with her.....
Next.
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Next.
Our group, consisting of MsCriseyde, sheenasma, Midnite, VampiRich, and 6 members of the CFDS fan club including our LdyAnne, settles in at the back of the car for the long (not express) ride back, while the tongue-tied riders have barely stepped inside before starting to get their freak on in full view of the rest of us. Both were so wasted that I'm not sure they could've found seats if they'd tried.
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Both were so wasted that I'm not sure they could've found seats if they'd tried.
However, they were able to find every body part that should not be groped, massaged, or otherwise fondled in a public place. She was wearing an off the shoulder dress-top, or, at least, it was coming off her shoulders when we saw her.
It should also be pointed out that these two were by no means teenagers. He was 60ish. She was younger, but probably late 40s or early 50s.
When I asked the gentleman taking our tickets if there would be an extra charge for the show, I was assured that there would not be. ;D
Meanwhile, there were two uniformed police officers in the train car, but they initially did nothing.
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Boy, that was some story you all had in the train, yikes!!
Enjoying, the fest accounts, one thing, my husband seemed genuinely surprised that Jonathan did not stay in another hotel up the road--though while that might have made security easier, it might have made logistiics harder, and there were probably fans staying at the overflow hotels anyway..
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Boy, that was some story you all had in the train, yikes!!
Oh, we haven't even gotten to the good part yet. (I left the "Next . . ." off my last post. Oops.)
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I do have a question, with all this talk of security precautions, does anyone here who knows some of the other DS stars knows if there have been any of these problems with say David Selby, Lara, KLS, John Karlen?? You would hope not....
I will have to say honestly that if I had unexpectedly run into Jonathan in the hall I might have been initiially stunned and really tried to maintain my composure, but would certainly keep my distance--it is the few bad apples that can ruin it for the rest....
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So these two are going hot and heavy, she is sliding up and down him, he is grinding on her. Some guy, early 20s and not at all shabby comes into the car and says something I didn't hear. Someone in our group asks if he knows them, and the kid says "That's my dad...he gets drunk sometimes and it happens".
Father of the year is oblivious to his son's mortification, and keeps notching the show up a gear. At one point they are leaning against the door. The train pulls into a station, the doors open and they fall out onto the platform...
Next
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That's nice that they provide free entertainment on your train ride. Next time I'm taking the train and not renting a car. >:D
Which one of you is going to provide the next sorrid detail to this story?
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Which one of you is going to provide the next sorrid detail to this story?
Me. ;D They got back into the train car amidst a round of applause from the other passengers. After all, it's polite to applaud when you're witnessing good entertainment. >:D
Next . . .
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Some guy, early 20s and not at all shabby comes into the car and says something I didn't hear.
He said he was "too young for this" and left the car. Could not have imagined until he returned to say more that it was his dad. Ugh.
Anyway, I stood when I clapped; it seemed only right. Was in the last row and all I'd seen was the doors opening and their heads disappearing-- it was over in a split second, but others closer saw them hit the platform. The cops reappeared, plus the conductor, and the man was told his ride was over. Drunk woman was deposited in the closest seat where she promptly passed out. Had to wonder what happened to her when the train reached the end, and what her reaction was once she sobered up but couldn't figure out why her face was scraped up. Which wouldn't have happened had they noticed the "Do Not Lean on the Doors" sign only inches from their heads, and the constant announcements to mind the freakin' gap.
Anyone else?
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Maybe it was one of those plays like "Tony and Tina's Wedding" Only this was the honeymoon sequel >:D
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Anyone else?
There was also the part when the conductor or the cops asked the guy if he was going to get off and Sheenasma volunteered, loudly, "He's working on it!" ;D
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Boy, was I on the wrong train! ;)
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Sounds like we have our Collinsport Players skit for 2008!
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There was also the part when the conductor or the cops asked the guy if he was going to get off and Sheenasma volunteered, loudly, "He's working on it!" ;D
I think I just peed my pants [lol2]
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I just wanted to send a big thanks to those who've been kind enough to share their Fest experiences and photos in this thread and others....it's really appreciated! :-*
p.s. thanks for the chuckles too.... >:D
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Do things like this happen every year or is it just on the east coast? ::)
Hey I have a question, are the lines that long every year? I have problems standing for a long time, is this a challange every year? Was thinking of coming next year when it is on the west coast.
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I think the East coast lines are longer.
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/damnedrodan/shockedchet.jpg)
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just when you think you have seen it all something like that happens ;D
i mean how drunk can you be? i just hate PDOA i mean get a room ;)
jennifer
thanks for the laughs guys :)
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There was also the part when the conductor or the cops asked the guy if he was going to get off and Sheenasma volunteered, loudly, "He's working on it!" ;D
No that can't have happened. You lying liar. Did it? Kudoes to sheenasma for having that punchline loaded up and ready to go in her head, at a moment's notice.... either that, or some people are just quicker than I am.... I think that's probably it.... Of course, never underestimate the contribution of the straight man....
I too applaud MsC's avatar... by the way, "Tarrtytown" rather than Tarrytown... intentional?
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No that can't have happened. You lying liar. Did it? Kudoes to sheenasma for having that punchline loaded up and ready to go in her head, at a moment's notice.... either that, or some people are just quicker than I am.... I think that's probably it.... Of course, never underestimate the contribution of the straight man....
Oh, no. I've never known Sheenasma to be anything but quick witted. Infact, I think she was more in the ball this year than she's ever been.
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I was in a real nostalgic mood tonight and while browsing thru the archives, I came across this thread. I hadn't registered on this site yet after like 10 years on the old Sci Fi board but I was there on the train. I had been to Tarrytown several times before but this was my first trek to the big city. Have to say, it couldn't have been a more memorable train trip .. the posts were 100% accurate! Whenever somebody from our group who was there drops the term "Watch the Gap", it always brings about smiles and a retelling of the story. I do miss the fests and our fan get togethers.