Make Your home COLLINWOOD!!!

[DrJulia]

Sorry, Connie. My condolences go out to you and your family.

[Josette]

I was sent this cartoon just this weekend!!! [you can substitute the appropriate DS reference....]

Finally got around to checking this one out - very cute!!

[Josette]

So sorry, Connie - my deepest sympathy.

[A.I.Collins]

Sorry to hear that Connie.May this chapter of your life pass and the one who you love fly high above in the skies.

Adra

[Daphne]

Sorry to hear that, too, Connie.   Deepest sympathies

[Connie]

Sorry, Connie. My condolences go out to you and your family.

Thanks people.
In an effort to get into some DS silliness and distract myself from family turmoil for awhile, here's the lowdown on the fateful phone call.  LOL

My friend Susan was sleeping over that night.  Guess we were bored.  It helps if you remember the character Lily Tomlin used to do on the show Laugh-In.  Remember 'Ernestine the Telephone Operator' ?
Well, Susan could do a better imitation than I could so SHE did the talking (plus I was chicken).  My big role was holding the microphone to the earpiece of the phone.  (wow)
Anyway, Grayson answered (!).  We half expected Sam or her son to answer.  We were so excited we were shaking!  Grayson on the phone!!!   

Here's how the call went.  (It's short, but WONDERFUL)  LOL  (At least it was to US!)

Grayson: Hello?
Susan: A gracious good evening.  Have I reached the party to whom I am speaking?  A Mrs. Grayson Hall?
Grayson: Yes?
Susan: This is Miss Tomlin from the phone company and according to our records, you have an overdue balance of sixty-four dollars and twenty-three cents.  When may we expect payment?
Grayson: (In an EXTREMELY leery tone)  You are WHO?
Susan:  Miss Tomlin...from the phone...(Grayson interrupted)
Grayson: That is not POSSIBLE, we do not OWE any balance, and this is full of SHIT!!

(CLICK!)

WELL! 
Needless to say, we were ROFL and absolutely thrilled!  She sounded just like Julia!  (duh - jeez, I can't imagine why).
We must have stayed up half the night re-playing the tape over and over and over.  We actually had Julia Hoffman on the phone telling us we were full of shit!

Ah....those were the days.

A little aside:  We also called Addison Powell that night.  He was pretty much the only other person who's number was listed in the phone book and it hadn't been changed.  We didn't do a nutty call - we just talked to him normally for a couple of minutes.  He was SO nice, and SO friendly.  We told him how much we liked him and the show, and he was unbelievably gracious and seemed really happy to talk!  He thanked us for calling and was truly appreciative.

So there you are.   My true confessions.  Maybe I'll have to go incognito from now on.  LOL   

-Connie                                                             

[DrJulia]

We actually had Julia Hoffman on the phone telling us we were full of shit!

What an honor!

Thanks for finally telling it! The suspense was killing me!

[Mark Rainey]

Hmm......

((Trying to figure out if there's a place in LABYRINTH where I can write in Connie calling Julia and being told she's full of shit....))

Well, you never know when you're going to need some comic relief...and truth is always sillier than fiction.

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[Mark Rainey]

There's been a sudden death in my family and I'm not able to get into my "Julia nonsense" frame of mind at the moment.

So sorry to hear it, Connie. Deepest condolences.

Best,

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[Connie]

Hmm......

((Trying to figure out if there's a place in LABYRINTH where I can write in Connie calling Julia and being told she's full of shit....))

YES!!  YES Mark!!    

...And then she kills me or something and Quentin finds my lifeless body lying on the floor in the drawing room.  He lifts me gently into his arms and places me on the sofa, where he drops to his knees and SOBS uncontrollably!!  
('Cause he no longer has a reason to live).

Yep!  How's that?

Thanking you in advance,  LOL
I am,
CLC    

[Carol]

YES!!  YES Mark!!    

...And then she kills me or something and Quentin finds my lifeless body lying on the floor in the drawing room.  He lifts me gently into his arms and places me on the sofa, where he drops to his knees and SOBS uncontrollably!!  
('Cause he no longer has a reason to live).

Yep!  How's that?

Thanking you in advance,  LOL
I am,
CLC    

Now you've done it, Mark!  Your next chapter is already written.  Make sure you give Connie a BIG scene; she'll love it!  Trust me, she will.

Carol(Connie's friend from the East coast)

[Mark Rainey]

DARK SHADOWS: THE LABYRINTH OF SOULS
Outtake #1

Julia Hoffman had been unable to identify the strange substance in Carolyn's blood, even after countless experiments with various tissue samples--including her own blood and tissue from the inside of her cheek.

If only there were a way to make the substance react with any normal matter, perhaps she would have a clue.

Her reverie was interrupted by the jangling sound of the telephone. With a scowl of annoyance, she reached for the receiver; in a hoarse whisper, she said, "Hello?"

"Dr. Hoffman?"

"Yes."

"Try using a sample of Quentin's blood. The reaction could be...interesting."

"Why do you think Quentin's blood would make a difference?"

"Because I watch the show regularly."

"What?! Who is this?"

She detected the faint sound of giggling, and remembered a certain call she had received all those many years ago. "Because he looks so great, you know his blood would absolutely kick ass."

"You're full of shit. Good bye." Julia slammed down the phone and returned to her experiments, praying that she would never be subjected to the deviant mind of the mysterious caller who seemed to still be preying on her nerves, even after so many decades.

At least, she thought, Quentin has not yet been subjected to such harrassment. Now more than ever, he needs a reason to live.

end of outtake #1

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[ROBINV]

Connie, my condolences on your loss.

Your description of your phone call to Grayson is nothing short of hilarious.

And Mark, what you wrote in response to Connie's tale of calling Grayson is inspired!  

We all need to laugh sometimes, even in the midst of sorrow.

Love, Robin

[A.I.Collins]

What a cute little avatar you have there Robin

Adra