Hi Joey, well, I remember Diana saying she was going to tell a story on Sunday about the night she spent at Lyndhurst (for some reason, she wound up sleeping there--not sure why, or how). Unfortunately I had to miss her appearance on Sunday.
I think she does remember some things from working on DS--just nothing to do with the plot. Most of the actors don't remember any of the plots. Even Lara Parker, who writes DS novels (and is almost finished a new one) couldn't remember answers to plot related questions lobbed at her by some of the fans.
I well remember a good friend of mine asking Lara what she thought of her time playing Cassandra. She gave him a blank look and said, emphatically, that she had no memory of playing anyone by that name!
I only tell this because Lara has actually watched some of the shows and done work on the storylines for her novels. You can imagine how much less the other actors, who don't write DS fiction, would remember about the actual stories.
Another memory is of David Selby and John Karlen appearing on stage together a few years back in NYC. Someone at the Festival had made a showcase video that was a string of clips of the two actors as Desmond and Quentin from the 1840 story. Both of them were very impressed by this, and they both made remarks indicating that it was the first time they had seen these shows since 1970! Selby kept talking about how good the show looked and how well all of it played. I think it made him realize that there is a reason why some of us still enjoy watching these old tapes.
G.
