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SHADOWGRAM OFFICIAL ONLINE DARK SHADOWS NEWS UPDATE
ShadowGram@aol.com
Update Number 272.
October 30, 2012
Hello, Dark Shadows Fan,
ShadowGram (SG), The Official Newsletter & News Source for Dark Shadows (DS) announces the following breaking news in this Official Online News Update "bulletin."
***** SHADOWGRAM PREMIERE ANNOUNCEMENT
The Dark Shadows Festival cast/crew reunions & fan conventions ask ShadowGram to make this first official announcement.
DARK SHADOWS FESTIVAL PRESENTS
"THE DARK SHADOWS CRUISE"
DS BY OCEAN & ISLAND
"To celebrate 30 years of the Dark Shadows Festival, the first-ever Dark Shadows cruise event will be held from October 27-November 3, 2013.
"DARK SHADOWS AT SEA - A FALL GETAWAY" will depart from the New York City area and set sail for the beautiful island of Bermuda.
"Hosted by original DS actresses LARA PARKER (Angelique) and KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT (Maggie/Josette), the special theme cruise will feature DS performances, screenings, autographs, question-and-answer sessions, group activities, games, contests, and tours of Bermuda.
"More details will be announced soon via these SG Official Online DS News Updates, including information regarding a discount rate available for early, advance reservations for stateroom sleeping quarters at a reduced amount, which also covers all meals for the entire week of travel. Participants will also receive unique Dark Shadows souvenirs.
"Further information about the Cruise may also be received by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) to
Dark Shadows At Sea
P.O. Box 92
Maplewood, NJ 07040
---- PLEASE NOTE:
SG will make future premiere announcements and report confirmed developments about the "DS At Sea Cruise," as well as other Fest news and detailed DS-related news, in the published SG Official Published DS Newsletters and through the SG Official Online News Updates via the SG YahooGroup..
YahooGroup membership information is at the top of this Update and also in a section near the end, or please contact Marcy Robin directly at ShadowGram@aol.com
**** PLEASE NOTE: Brief email Updates like this one are * NOT * the actual Official DS Newsletter. The Official DS Newsletters are the published SG print issues that expand and explain every short Online News Update post.
The next ShadowGram Newsletter - the Double SG #122-#123 print issue - is underway and will be sent via postal-mail to all current subscribers when it is published. Its release will be announced in a SG Online Update via the SG Yahoo Group.
The postal-mail edition is available by paid subscription, noted below. Each print issue provides specific detailed information, exclusive/rare photos, media coverage - all much more than these brief email key-news Updates.
Marcy Robin
ShadowGram Editor / Publisher
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How ironic! The only time I attended a DS Festival was right after docking in NYC from a cruise to Bermuda!
I hope many get a chance to go on this Festival cruise. Bermuda is a wonderful place. Lots is within walking distance and the beaches are pristine.
Gerard
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YAY!
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I love the carribean alot ! Sounds good right now to get from the cold here.
Love Anne [hall2_kiss]
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For anyone here who is contemplating doing this wonderful cruise/Festival, and has never done a cruise before, may I give some advice?
First, all passenger ships are equipped with stabalizers to minimize rolling/pitching (the side-to-side, or bow to stern tossing during heavy weather). However, no ship is completely immune from rough seas. If one thinks he/she may be inclinded to mal-de-mar (seasickness), for most Dramamine (when taken according to directions) is enough. But for some, the trandserm patch is necessary. I love being on ships and have done enough cruises/transatlantic crossings and, despite that, I get seasick when I shower or stir my coffee too fast. The transderm patch works wonders and I've never had a bout of mal-de-mar every time I've used it. It's available only through prescription. But it works; trust me, it works. When I did my Bermuda cruise, the water was pristine and glass-like but that doesn't insure that the DS cruise will be. I'm just warning you.
Second, when you book a cruise, virtually everything is paid for, from cabin to food to many beverages, but not all. It is customary to tip, from your cabin steward to your dining room steward to the bartenders. To make it now easier, tips are automatically included on your shipboard bill. Until the turn of this century, envelopes were left in your cabin to pay it by cash. To make it easier, after 2000, the tips were automatically placed on your shipboard extra bill. The thing is, tipping is still a volunatery thing. If you feel you were not catered to properly, you can contest it and it will be removed. But that is rare. Most service is perfect, and the hardworking crew members deserve the tips. Unless you had a really bad experience, just allow for the add-on tipping. Also, things not covered by your ticket include purchases in the shopping center, alcoholic drinks and soda (coffee, tea, fruit juices and milk are usually covered). You'll pay extra for that. You use your "room key" like a credit card, as shipboard added expenses are "cashless" and you need a credit card that you register, so be careful. It's easy to "pay" for extra things when you're not paying upfront and you might be shocked when you get your onboard bill the day before you dock.
In Bermuda, unless you really want to, don't buy island tours. You really don't need to. You can do most of it by yourself, such as visiting the local fort and museum, for a much cheaper price. There is a dolphin experience that you purchase onboard, but it's pricey (I'm talking like several hundred dollars), but if you want to get in the water and play with dolphins, it would be worth it. How many times do you get to do something like that? But touring the forts and museums, do that yourself.
Bermuda can be pricey (for obvious reasons), including in restaurants, cafes, etc. But do allow yourself to splurge. Have yourself a lunch in a local eatery. You only live once. But if you need to pinch pennies, go back onboard the ship and eat until you explode as all meals (unless there's an extra-tarrif grill room) are included to your stomach's content.
Take in the Island life. Walk through the towns (especially Hamilton and St. George). Visit the shops. Pick up a few things. Do check out the cafes. Sit al fresco at one and sip some coffee or chocolate. it's lovely. When I was in Bermuda on my cruise, every morning I would cardiowalk way into the countryside, miles away. I would talk to the residents.
And don't forget to attend any DS activities, whether on board or on shore.
I'm so happy they're having a DS cruise festival. I only wish I could attend. Really, really think about it. You'll love it. And don't forget to pack some formal clothing for the few formal nights on the ship. That would require suit-and-tie for men (tux's are preferred, but suit-and-tie are very much allowed) and evening gowns or classy cocktail dresses for women. That's a must. It may sound inconvenient, but it's fun. Every once in awhile, it's fun to get all gussied up.
Oh, and don't forget to play the last night of bingo. If no one, throughout the cruise, didn't get a "black-out," it's thrown open to everyone. The one who wins gets thousands of dollars (it's based upon how many people purchased bingo cards throughout the cruise). On my Bermuda cruise, the one before I went to the '03 Brooklyn DS Fest, the last night bingo blackout was worth - are you ready for this? - $25,000. It isn't always like that (most are around $5,000), but some little old lady won. I was two numbers away. The theater was packed with virtually every passenger, standing room only.
Okay, my DS brothers and sisters, start saving for that cruise. And if you win the blackout bingo, remember me or else I'll get Petofi's hand to mess with you.
Gerard
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i'm sort of stunned that this has actually come into fruition...
i mean 8 days is a long time. and isn't this going to be cost-prohibitive for the average fest-goer???
still i'll have to get more information before i make a final decision about it. could be fun. [hall2_undecided]
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Yes, I'm very curious to see what the pricing for this will be. Though as I mentioned a few months ago, on certain travel agency Web sites I've seen cruises to Bermuda that are very reasonably priced. So, it's going to be interesting to see what sort of deal the Fest got for its cruise.
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Gerard, excellent post. I went on a cruise to Bermuda and it was heavenly. I would really like to book a cabin, as I love being on the water. And speaking of water, it's so dang blue and clear in Bermuda, you can see a penny in the sand fifty feet down.
There is quite a bit of tipping, but the staff earns it, believe me. And they are people that are working their butts off to support their families. I had such a pleasant experience on the cruise I was on. I was a vegetarian at the time. When you sat down to dinner, they handed you a menu, and you could order anything and everything you could possibly want. Our table mates often ordered practically everything on the menu, just to try it. It was all included in the deal. But there was plenty of veggie options, actually more than enough. They have banquets at midnight, themes like Italian night or Hawaiian night. They floated ice sculptures and fruit in the swimming pool and there was a discotheque.
You're also right about not doing the tourist thing. We rented a Hesper(?) motor bike and went all over the island. There's the usual tourist crap, but if you don't like that stuff, you can do anything you want to. I remember I thought I was so smart to buy rum down there for a friend. Turns out you can get it here cheaper.
I'd love to do this thing, but I'm in the poor house. Don't know if I can do it.
I gotta tell you, though. I think spending Halloweeny on a cruise ship would be wicked!
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I hope there will be a costume party on Halloween.
If I go, I'll have to get somebody to do Halloween for me here at home. Can't disappoint the trick-or-treaters! Incidentally, what I really noticed this year was the mothers prompting the younger ones to say, "Thank you." When did Halloween become an etiquette lesson?
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Oh, hell, yeah. There'll be a costume thing for sure.
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You're so right, Janet, about everything regarding a Bermuda cruise.
Ah, yes, that beautiful, pristine, clear water! At one of the beaches, I sat down in the warm, luxuriating water. I brought several rolls I took from one of the ship's many, many, many all-you-can-eat buffets and started breaking them up. Within minutes, I was surrounded by some of the most colorful and astounding tropical fish one could ever see, waiting for their dinner. They had no fear, coming right up to me, poking at and rubbing against me as they took turns being hand-fed. One little dark-brownish guy kept poking-poking-poking at my toes as if to say: "Hey! What about me down here!" He got his morsels. At times I would hold one palm open with a bit of dinner-roll crumb in the other and fish would settle right into my palm and even enjoyed my caressing them.
Folks, if you can go, by all means do it. I wish I could, but like Janet I'm also in the poorhouse. But if any of you can swing it, do it. Stop wondering what you'd do for a week on a ship. There's so much to choose from (along with attending all the DS-related activities) you'll wonder where the time went. And while it will obviously cost more than a typical DS weekend, break it all down. Factor in your transportation, room and all that food and drink included; it's non-stop 24/7 meals. There is always one restaurant that never closes, or you can just call for room-service (no extra charge). By comparison, this cruise will be cheaper day-by-day than a three-day-two-nights in a hotel. Dollar-for-dollar, a cruise is the least expensive form of vacation. You only live once - do it.
I'll never forget my '03 Bermuda cruise, climaxed by attending the Brooklyn DS Fest. As we sailed across the glass-like Atlantic, I stood on the Boat Deck overlooking the bow, the sun shining, the skies blue and suddenly pods of dolphins raced along side us, the wake of the ship giving them added speed, as they gloriously and triumphally jumped in long arcs from the water into the air. You ain't gonna get that on some street outside a hotel.
Gerard
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An 8 day cruise from late October and early November seems like could be a bit inconvenient to any regular fest goers who are either a teachers or a students. True Halloween time and DS seem to go hand and hand but people would much easier devote 8 days to a Vacation from late July to early August.
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Bermuda is on the same latitude as NC so it will not be all that hot. The forecast for this week calls for rain and temperatures in the 70s.
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Cruise details: http://darkshadowsnews.blogspot.com/
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Whoa - it would definitely seem like the people who thought a DS cruise might turn out to be cost-prohibitive for a lot of fans were right. It's going to be quite fascinating to see how many fans actually book it.
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It does seem pricey, that I'll admit. But as a cruise fanatic, let me break the cost down, comparing the probably-once-ever DS festival event, as opposed to the typical weekend one.
If one books, with a travel companion, an inside stateroom, the fare comes to (rounding it off) $800. That's for an eight-day/seven-night cruise, so that comes to about $100 a day/night. What do you get for that? You get:
-your room;
-transportation;
-all food (24 hours a day, including free room service);
-all non-soda/non-alcoholic beverages;
-festival attendance;
-a beautiful, exotic location with lots to see and do either for free or low cost with a lot of time to do it.
To stay at a three-day/two-night DS Fest hotel, one pays at least $100 a day/night. What do you get for that? You get:
-your room.
You pay extra for:
-all food (overpriced and not of the best quality according to many who have testified to the stuff the hotel restaurants/caterers provide);
-all beverages;
-festival attendance;
-being stuck in a local neighborhood with little time or ability to see anything, or - worst yet - being stuck in an airport-based hotel where the only thing is see and experience are the interstates.
Add everything together and dollar-for-dollar, the cruise is cheaper with much more to offer. Plus, people have been given a year's advance notice, allowing time to book the downpayment, save the pennies, and schedule vacation time. (Oh, and don't forget getting a passport - you need a passport, so if planning on going, get it now.)
I wish I could go. I love DS, I love being on a cruise ship, and I love Bermuda. Fortunately, I was once able to do all three at the same time (as I mentioned before; Robert Rodan [Adam] talked with us for 15 minutes about our Bermuda cruise after he saw our tans).
Seriously think about it, Cousins. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You've got a year to save and plenty of time to put in for your vacation. How would you rather spend next Halloween, a most appropriate day for a DS Fest? Answering the doorbell, or spending time with DS stars in grand lounges and elegant dining rooms, and walking among palm trees and pristine beaches? Once-in-a-lifetime comes only once. Paying for sludgy food with stoppy service in gouging hotel "cafes" while surrounded by concrete roads and the sounds of screaming jets or in a Brooklyn neighborhood that, albeit nice, offers the same stuff over and over again with no time to do anything else comes every year for one over-priced weekend. Year after year after year after year after year..... You can continue to do that, or - once, just once - live and splurge. And at a more affordable cost, everything put together.
Gerard
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I was thinking along the same lines as Gerard. I am a teacher; there's no way I can take that much time off for a cruise. If it were at a more convenient time, I'd consider it. I would not be happy about the destination. Bermuda is beautiful in the summer. I don't think that you'd see optimal weather in Oct/Nov. Since the island is on the same latitude as NC, the temp will probably be in the 70s and possibly rainy. But the cost is low. I know people are gasping at the price, but that's really fairly reasonable. Just keep in mind, if you drink alcohol, that's extra and it can be pricey.
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I'm sure those who go will have a blast but a cruise just ins't for me. Much too long for me and I definitely would be drinking wine while there so the cost would add up. [hall2_rolleyes] In addition I have two dogs I board when I go to fest so 8-10 days would cost about $700, then airfare from where I live is about $400 plus the cost of a passport would put me quite overboard~!
A great opportunity for those who can afford it and love to sail the seas!
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Mere pennies in the bucket, but you don't need a passport to fly in the continental US, just a state ID or driver's license...
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I'm going to pass as well. I suppose it's a good price but it's still beyond my budget. And there are other things that I enjoy doing on Halloween that I don't want to miss.
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I am a teacher, too, Doctor/K9, and I was able to take the week off (with time around it) to go on my Berumda cruise and attend the DS Fest afterwards. It took work, but I was able to do it. I'm not saying all teachers can do it, but each should look into their time-off policy (there is a year's notice). I'm glad I was able to do it - it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Also, even though Bermuda is on the same parallel as North Carolina, the waters of the Atlantic keep it much warmer. When I sailed to Bermuda in September, the water was like glass and the air temperature in the Atlantic was in the nineties. It was unseasonably warm, but far different from what what was experienced of the Hatteras.
Teresa, a passport doesn't cost that much. Besides, if one doesn't plan on travelling overseas, it's still a good document to have. It can be used for a variety of reasons that have nothing to do with travelling that the government and even private industries require to prove your citizenship. Also, as for it being too long, you spend Saturday afternoon through Monday morning (and you'll dock before you wake up) at sea, and not leave until Thursday afternoon. Plus, there's lots to do on the ship, so much you'll wish you had spent more days at sea. But boarding two dogs is a concern. And so is wine! Although, let me tell you, Teresa, wine is one of the cheapest hootches served on a ship, if one sticks to the "house brand."
You're right, Darren, that a passport isn't absolutely needed for an American port-return-to-port cruise to a foreign country, but without one a person needs lots of other documents, from birth certificates to official government photo ID (both would be required to go to Bermuda). It's better to just get a passport; more covenient.
Go on the cruise, Cousins. Go. I'll nag you all until you're sick of me.
Gerard
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Duh! You're right, of course! I was only thinking of the air travel portion...
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Duh! You're right, of course! I was only thinking of the air travel portion...
Well, considering that airlines now charge excess fees for checked luggage, carried-on luggage, seats, going potty, having a drink of water, breathing, being alive (and being dead), having a cousin three times removed living in North Dakota or Uzbekistan, being born between 1875 and 2020, that does add an extravagant amount. Just flying to New York would cost much more than spending eight days at sea to and including Bermuda.
Now everyone knows why I would rather spend six days sailing to Europe than six hours flying there. Ships rule; jets drool.
Gerard
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SHADOWGRAM OFFICIAL ONLINE DARK SHADOWS NEWS UPDATE # 275
Update Number 275.
November 20, 2012
Hello, Dark Shadows Fan,
ShadowGram (SG), The Official Newsletter & News Source for Dark Shadows (DS) announces the following breaking news in this Official Online News Update "bulletin."
***** CHRIS PENNOCK 'S STAGE PLAY EXTENDED
***** FURTHER INFORMATION -
DARK SHADOWS FESTIVAL PRESENTS
"THE DARK SHADOWS HALLOWEEN CRUISE"
"DS BY OCEAN & ISLAND"
----- CHRIS PENNOCK HAPPILY ANNOUNCES MORE PLAY PERFORMANCES
SG Update # 274 (Nov. 4) reported Chris stars as "Sir" in the touching comedy THE DRESSER. The production run has been extended.
Chris (Jeb, Cyrus/John, Sebastian, Gabriel) is delighted to share his following message:
"THE DRESSER.........WE DID IT!! Best one yet...and we will be extended a few weekends in Dec......I am sooooo happy!"
He's described it as "a fun and touching comedy set in 1942 England about a touring theatre company's leading man and his dresser one night backstage during a production of KING LEAR.
"The best part is it's absolutely FREE!!! FOR EVERYONE!!! Make your reservation and come along to enjoy some really fun theater."
Saturday and Sunday Matinees @ 2:30, now into December. "Admission is complimentary but reservations are required."
The Actors Studio, 8341 DeLongpre Ave., West Hollywood, CA. 323-860-8801.
The theatre is in a residential area, part of William S. Hart Park in West Hollywood. Street parking is available.
NOTE FROM MARCY (SG): The play is wonderful, charming, funny, painful, inevitable. Chris creates a character torn by the thrills, disappointments, and lost dreams of his long acting career. His moods, emotions, and actions swing wildly, sometimes practically from moment to moment. At the same time he grapples with the weight of the iconic character and the realities of his life. The ensemble cast, staging, and direction are excellent, complementing each other, the script, and the actors' talents.
----- SG UPDATES:
LATEST DS THEME HALLOWEEN CRUISE INFORMATION
"DARK SHADOWS AT SEA - A FALL GETAWAY"
October 27-November 3, 2013.
SG Update # 272 (Oct. 30) premiere-announced initial confirmed information for the first-ever DS Ocean Cruise, celebrating 30 years of the Dark Shadows Festival cast reunions & fan events.
The Fest asks SG to announce and report the following details for all fans wishing to join us.
"DARK SHADOWS HALLOWEEN CRUISE 2013
October 27 - November 3, 2013.
"Seven days round trip from NYC / NJ on board Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas.
- Sailing with Lara Parker and Kathryn Leigh Scott
- Halloween Party/Bash - Bring your costumes!
- Special and rare Dark Shadows video screenings
- Dramatic onstage performances by the actors
- In-person interviews and Q&A with cast members
- More surprises to be announced!
*** Cruise Itinerary - Schedule:
Sun., Oct. 27 - DEPART Cape Liberty Cruise Port, NJ - Depart 5:00 pm
Mon., Oct. 28 - CRUISING
Tues., Oct. 29 - CRUISING
Wed., Oct. 30 - ARRIVE Kings Wharf, Bermuda
Thurs., Oct. 31 (Halloween) - Kings Wharf, Bermuda
Fri., Nov. 1 - DEPART Kings Wharf, Bermuda - Depart 4:00 pm
Sat., Nov. 2 - Cruising
Sun., Nov. 3 - ARRIVE Cape Liberty Cruise Port, NJ - Arrive 8:00am
Inside Staterooms from $749 per person
Ocean View Staterooms from $949 per person
Balcony Staterooms from $1099 per person
Suites from $1399 per person
Rates are per person based on double occupancy and include all port charges Plus Dark Shadows registration fee.
Government fees and taxes of $125 per person are additional.
PLEASE NOTE: Reservation fee also includes all meals for the entire trip.
RESERVE YOUR CABIN WITH A REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT BY JANUARY 31, 2013 AND YOU WILL JOIN LARA PARKER (Angelique) AND KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT (Maggie) FOR A PRIVATE PARTY ON BOARD, PLUS RECEIVE AN EXCLUSIVE DARK SHADOWS CELEBRITY GIFT BAG!
For Details: Call toll-free 800-828-4813
ONLY by calling our above official reservation number will you be able to attend all private group events!
Minimum number of participants required in order to operate this group cruise event.
Artists/cast members subject to availability.
This cruise is organized and administrated by CruiseGourmet.com Magazine and Hartford Holidays Travel.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
For those interested in submitting a booking request online as opposed to calling the toll-free number above, a simple Online Booking Request Form will be available at the following website address beginning Wednesday afternoon, November 21:
http://www.hartfordholidays.com/DarkShadowsHalloweenCruise
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I'm sure it is awesome Gerard but the additional things ( dog plus airfare) I have to pay in order to go on a trip just add up too much. Right now spending close to $2000 is out of the question. Plus I don't like being away from my dogs that long. [hall2_cry]
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While reviewing the prices for the same cruise on the Royal Caribbean's website, I see each room pp was $250 less than the quoted Festival rates. Can that be considered the Dark Shadows registration fee?
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While reviewing the prices for the same cruise on the Royal Caribbean's website, I see each room pp was $250 less than the quoted Festival rates. Can that be considered the Dark Shadows registration fee?
I wouldn't be surprised. After all, the DS special guests need to have their cruise paid for and be compensated for their time.
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Do we know if the cruise is going to be the only event being sponsored by the DS Festival in 2013?
I'm really wondering if this cruise is planned as, perhaps literally, a swan song for the Festival.
G.
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Gothick, when Jim Pierson mentioned the possibility of a cruise at this summer's fest, he did not seem to think of it as a swan song, but rather as simply something different from the same old same old. If that's the case, then what might he dream up next? Maybe a Dark Shadows Mexican bus tour, with a Grayson Hall impersonator leading us all in a singalong.
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[stfl]
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I believe Jim will also have planned one of those one-day events in California next year, but not a full-blown festival. No doubt Jim was trying to do something different and in no way did he indicate the cruise was the final festival/event. I don't think there is any question that attendance will be far lower for the cruise than for regular festivals. Rather than thousands, there will probably only be hundreds. The feedback that I'm seeing on this board and also from my DS Facebook friends is that many die-hard regular fest goers will be passing on the cruise. I do wonder what that means for it actually happening. I wonder what the minimum number must be.
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i live in new york so i don't have to take airfare into consideration but still i think this is going to end up being more money, and a bigger commitment of time, than i can give to it.
trying to fill 8 days with DS related events is going to be a real stretch. especially if scott and parker are the only two guests. more so given that anything to do with the depp film seems to be verboten with the fest crowd.
even with their expenses covered i'm not sure how viable this enterprise will be for scott and parker either. they can only sell so many books in 8 days. [hall2_huh]
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Wow, Bermuda truly is a beautiful island with its trademark pink beaches! [hall2_grin] And, it's fun to drive around the island on those mopeds. [hall2_shocked] [hall2_grin]
Although, if I had my druthers, I'd prefer to fly to whatever idyllic island I was headed for so I could get there in just a couple of hours. The late, great Johnny Carson once opined that he would rather not be a passenger on an ocean cruiser because he remembered back from his days as a young ensign in the U.S. Navy during World War II, that he disliked it when he could not get away from other sailors he didn't especially like on the ship. (In the other branches of the service, you don't have that problem.)
Maybe next time, Ms. Parker and Ms. Scott might plan a Dark Shadows cruise to St. Maarten, preferably on the French side of that sunny island. Ooh-la-la!!! [hall2_kiss] [hall2_wink] [hall2_cheesy] [hall2_grin]
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Are we down-hearted? NO!
*Happy days are here again...*
Singing, G.
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love it! [hall2_grin]
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Wow, Bermuda truly is a beautiful island with its trademark pink beaches! [hall2_grin] And, it's fun to drive around the island on those mopeds. [hall2_shocked] [hall2_grin]
Maybe next time, Ms. Parker and Ms. Scott might plan a Dark Shadows cruise to St. Maarten, preferably on the French side of that sunny island. Ooh-la-la!!! [hall2_kiss] [hall2_wink] [hall2_cheesy] [hall2_grin]
If they're doing this, surely it should be to Martinique!!!
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I would consider this, beg, borrow and steal money if there were more actors going on the trip.
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If that's the case, then what might he dream up next? Maybe a Dark Shadows Mexican bus tour, with a Grayson Hall impersonator leading us all in a singalong.
That would be wicked!!!! Count me in!
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Is anybody booking? I wonder if they'll cancel if they don't have enough folks interrested?
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Love your idea, Lydia.
Perhaps there could be a special, invitation only event to a remote location where a select number of fans--I'm thinking ten--are the short term guests of Mr. U. N. Owen.
[hall2_grin]
[hall2_smiley]
[hall2_grin]
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8 Days seems like long time in October/November. During July/August it would seem a little more covenant for many of us. I have done 8 Day trips for the Fest in California. When you account for airfare, hotels,Theme Parks, Studio tours and rent a cars it can cost almost as much as a cruse. But Beyond the 3 days of the Fest the rest of the time is for me to do what i want. 8 Days on a cruse seems very structured in both activities and meals. You can't just roam free or seek out the best food options. My parents have also pointed out to me that it is during Hurricane season. I have to think about it long and hard.
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My parents have also pointed out to me that it is during Hurricane season. I have to think about it long and hard.
Your folks are correct. When I went on a cruise from Boston to Bermuda, we were followed by five hurricances. Didn't bother me. I love to be on the water, but plenty people got sick.
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As I've mentioned before, as much as I love ocean liners and cruise ships, I get seasick just from stirring my coffee. But I use the prescription transderm patch and it nips mal-de-mar in the bud. I swear by it.
Gerard