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Jim Pierson has announced on the Festival website (http://www.darkshadowsfestival.com/) the following:
Plans for next year were announced: the Festival will present a special Weekend in Tarrytown, the New York location of Lyndhurst, "Collinwood" in the films "House of Dark Shadows" and "Night of Dark Shadows." Details will be announced soon.
What happened to the posting I read on this board where Marcy Robin said the next get together would be in CA?? >:( I am very upset and disapointed in Jim's decision to do the next event on the east coast for 2 years in a row. That is ridiculous!! The original idea was to alternate the Festival between west and east coast every year. I live in CA, and simply cannot make it to an east coast event. I very much looked forward every 2 years to attending the west coast conventions. Now I have absolutely nothing to look forward to. Thanks Jim....
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I am both disappointed and angry about the new Fest location. By rights, 2004 should belong to the West Coast. Several of my friends in California and Idaho face the same problem; they're not able to travel and they already feel gypped because they couldn't attend the Brooklyn "Farewell Fest". Tarrytown is already the site of the annual Halloweenathon; why have two events in the same place in one year? I realize Lyndhurst is special because of the DS connection, but it still doesn't make sense to me.
ProfStokes
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I like it in LynnHurst NY myself only because i
haven't ever been to one at all . Missed out this
yr. Love Anne ;D
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The east coast is the where both DS movies were shot, where the series was taped, and where the largest concentration of fans live in or relatively near. The east coast fests have been larger than LA in the past.
This is probably what Jim meant when he said the festivals would continue in some way if the support was there. I guess he will find out come next year.
Nancy
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This is the worst DS news I've heard... I was so looking forward to next years gathering in California, please let this be a mistake. :'(
Sarah's [ghost]
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I'm not familiar with the area at all ... would it support the thousands of fans who normally come to the festivals? ... I mean, the physical location of Lyndhurst where events would presumably be held, in addition to hotel accommodations?
Not that I'm likely to be able to attend again in the next few years, although there's always the very remote possibility of an unexpected windfall ...
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Not to worry Vlad.....Tarrytown is not the boondocks....it's a very wealthy Hudson River town with more than its share of grand estates (Lyndhurst being only one among them), trendy shops and restaurants, and more than one hotel large enough to hold conventions. The Metro North rail line gets you there from Grand Central Station in Manhattan in about half an hour. No, it doesn't have the convenience of subways, but once you're in the center of town you can wander about on foot very nicely. For those who like that sort of thing, tours can be taken of the Rockefeller family estate, and the home of author Washington Irving. And of course, there's always the Old Dutch Church, and Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.....where you might run into that fellow with the pumpkin under his arm....... :o
I know none of this makes it any less annoying for the West Coast fans who hoped the festival would return to them......but I suppose an inconvenient festival is better than no festival at all.
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I have never been to a DS fest before and since I live in upstate NewYork, Tarrytown would be pretty convienent for me to attend. Another good thing would be my cousins live there. I havent been to visit in years but maybe now is a good time to start. I also would like to judge the distance back & forth too.
(Cassandra, you live pretty close to Tarrytown, dont you?) How far is it fromwhere you are?
I hope they just have it again somewhere. I would hate to not to be able to attend at least one in my life.
Deb
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--- From the DS Festival: The next Fest-Hosted Event is being planned for Summer 2004..... Shadowgram #100
In the 2002 program book in the back, there is an announcement of dates (which later changed) and a specific location for this year's fest. This year we have nothing in the program and unspecified dates and what seemed like it at the banquet, an afterthought as to 2004 location, i.e., Tarrytown.
What is really going on is anyone's guess. I thought I heard Marcy say Southern California at her talk on Saturday but without reviewing the video or speaking to her personally, I cannot confirm the statement. I have a note in my notes with no carrots but it could be wishful thinking on my part or Jim had not spoken to Marcy about the true deal. Miscommunications or no communication happens in the best of circumstances in the best of organizations.
I do believe though that some proactive steps can be taken. One, let's all write again to Pansy Faye at pansyfaye@darkshadowsfestivals.com in a real nice and professional manner. Writing to her in negative or hostile tones will not get the e-mail forwarded to Jim Pierson. He did assure us that the e-mail does get forwarded. But, I'm sure she is a screener that one.
Next, feel free to join the DS Fan Fair (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dark_Shadows_FanFair/). We are planning to prepare some surveys, etc. to send to the DS Fest so they hear our feedback in a constructive and organized manner. It makes a big difference if someone is sending me a pile of e-mails which I must tabulate or someone has sent me already tabulated data. I would pay attention more to the tabulated data then the raw unorganized stack. We will also be engaging in letter/e-mail writing campaigns. Again in nice, nice ways to be heard.
Finally, all of you California fans are invited to join the So. California Dark Shadows Club. Last year, we organized a group to see David Selby in Mame. This year, we are hoping to get in to see Chris Pennock in his Actor's Studio play if I can pull off getting us some invitations. (As I have recently discovered, a very posh type of invitation.) Donna McKechnie is also returning for an engagement in 2004. The Annual Holiday Party is slated on December 13, 2003.
What a thrill it was not to have to wait in a 1,000 person line for a David Selby hug or autograph! I also got a nifty fan badge which I wore at the 2003 Fest. Here is the clickable to join the e-mail list for this group, Shadows in the Sun (http://groups.msn.com/darkshadowsshadowsinthesun). Not to worry, you won't be overwhelmed with e-mail by this group. It's mostly just for the announcements and business of the group.
At this point, California fans should not despair. We are still having a fest based on all reports I heard at the 2003 event. (Marcy mentioned this many times during the course of the fest. Further, KLS put Jim Pierson on the spot during the cast reunion.)
I believe they are having a shake-up at headquarters in revising the Fest format. This is my business bat-sense reaction to this lack of forward planning on the organizer's part. Not a usual move with a successful annual event to say the least. Is it the end of the world for California? (I seriously doubt it.) Stay tuned to your Dark Shadows news bat channel. I have a feeling this year will be a bumpy one and I for one will be fastening my seatbelt. ;)
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Given the **weirdness** that has been coming out of the side of folks mouths this year, i think we should be grateful they are doing anything. . .i really think there was an intention to end it until 1) 2000 people showed up this year and 2) KLS did put JP on the spot,on-stage. .
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i'm glad something in going to be on the east (sorry guys)
as this year is was changed for us and i could not go.
as Nancy has said before they have to go where the interest
and stars can go. i have never been to a fest would love to see one in NE
but don't think that'll ever happen. i quess we just have to be glad that
something is happening and hope Sci Fi doesn't cancel as they seem
to be preempting a lot lately!
take care and hope something works out!
jennifer
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Also a New England fan, Tarrytown works for me depending on when they hold the fest. I would be the one who would be interested in the other tours in the area. Jennifer I think it would only be about three hours from Ma.
Birdie
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One, let's all write again to Pansy Faye at pansyfaye@darkshadowsfestivals.com in a real nice and professional manner.
I don't think that's a working domain. Anyway, the addy I've used is pansyfaye@darkshadowsfestival.com .
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I like the idea of a Tarrytown Fest, although I can understand the disappointment of those fans living on or near the West Coast. I guess the choice of Tarrytown, rather than sticking to the alternating coast format, is part of the attempt to do something different, although I wonder just how "different" a Fest held in Tarrytown would be. Wouldn't a DS Fest, by its very nature, have to include a certain amount of DS-related content?
Hopefully, by the end of the year, we'll be given some concrete details regarding future Fest events.
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i really think there was an intention to end it until 1) 2000 people showed up this year and 2) KLS did put JP on the spot,on-stage. .
The Tarrytown jaunt was being planned before this year's Festival took place -- I think the "final" status was u-turned pretty much immediately... I don't think it was coincidence that the words "final" and "farewell" were nowhere to be found in the weekend's program book >:D
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I also would like to judge the distance back & forth too.
(Cassandra, you live pretty close to Tarrytown, dont you?) How far is it fromwhere you are?
Hi Debra,[wavey] Welcome back!
Yeah, I only live about 12 minutes away from the villiage of Tarrytown so this is great news for me!
I imagine as Nancy has stated, that they've had a much larger turn out here on the East coast and this is most likely one of the reasons why they are choosing to hold the fest here. I wonder though why this is so? Is it because more DS fans live over here on the East coast rather than the West? I've never been to a fest on the west coast but have heard from others that the gathering is no where nearly as large as here on the east.
Deb, Here is a link about the historical villiage of Tarrytown if you want to check it out. They have some interesting things there to look up and visit.
http://www.ohwy.com/ny/t/tarrytow.htm
Cassandra
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thanks for the link Cass i'll check it out later as i'm going to the Red sox
game today. First time for my now 6 year old son so should be fun[hello]
Does anyone know plans for Halloween in Tarrytown for DS event?
thanks
jennifer
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I can't complain about Tarrytown as it means there's a much greater chance I can attend. It's doable by car, as I've done numerous times in the past. But I sure understand the frustration of people living on the wrong ... er ... western side of the country.
I gather that Ed Lambese's usual Halloween event in Tarrytown isn't happening this year, since there appears to have been no working updates to the Web site, at least that I can find.
--Mark
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I gather that Ed Lambese's usual Halloween event in Tarrytown isn't happening this year, since there appears to have been no working updates to the Web site, at least that I can find.
Hi ya Marcus ;D
Actually, Ed has updated his website. I'm paraphrasing here, but it says something to the effect that he is taking a year off from hosting the parties,and plans on going to Romania with Diana Millay and her group in late Oct. early Nov. , but that the parties will continue. He goes on to list next years party dates as Oct. 22nd thru 24th at the Tarrytown Hilton.
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I imagine as Nancy has stated, that they've had a much larger turn out here on the East coast and this is most likely one of the reasons why they are choosing to hold the fest here. I wonder though why this is so? Is it because more DS fans live over here on the East coast rather than the West? I've never been to a fest on the west coast but have heard from others that the gathering is no where nearly as large as here on the east.
I would guess that there are a lot more people with easy (and affordable) access to an East coast (NY tri-state area) Fest, as opposed to an L.A. area Fest where the population is less concentrated and anyone out of immediate area would have to spend an arm and a leg to get there.
I wonder if the Anaheim and Vegas Fests were more heavily attended than other west coast Fests because of their closeness to DisneyLand and lure of of Vegas itself?
I am hoping that with the Fest taking on "smaller" events that we will get one in San Francisco sometime. I think a lot of people would attend because of the appeal of the city as a hot tourist destination. That would be nice.
I think shorter events in places people want to visit would be a good way to go.
dom
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I would LOVE to come to San Francisco.......
Can one still get there from New York, by train? ;)
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Can one still get there from New York, by train? ;)
LOL, You took the words right out of my mouth.
I will not fly anywhere! Did it one time and had a bad experience, never again![6184]
It took me 18 hours by train to get from New York to visit my sister in Georgia. California, Im sure would take a good three or four days. Oh, and there's always the Greyhound bus. ;) [sleep]
Cassandra
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There's a magnificent train trip through the Canadian Rockies I've always wanted to take.....but I don't see that getting me to a DS Fest....do you? [lghy]
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I know this is far in advance, but for those of us on the West Coast that prefer to fly nonstop if at all possible (read: spoiled), would it be too far out of the way for a Tarrytown gathering to fly into Hartford, CT-- I think the airport is called Bradley Int'l-- instead of Stewart? (:::she asked hopefully:::)
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I know this is far in advance, but for those of us on the West Coast that prefer to fly nonstop if at all possible (read: spoiled), would it be too far out of the way for a Tarrytown gathering to fly into Hartford, CT-- I think the airport is called Bradley Int'l-- instead of Stewart? (:::she asked hopefully:::)
Hartford is a little over 100 miles from Tarrytown. It would probably make more sense to fly in to Newark, as it is only 40 miles from Tarrytown and most major airlines fly direct in to Newark from LAX. Using American Airlines website, as of today, punching in dates of leaving LAX on June 24th and returning on June 28th 2004 a RT flight would cost $339.00. I put these dates in assuming Jim might try and host the event in conjunction with the ann. of Dark Shadows first airing.June 27th, 1966, as he has be known to do in the past.
Ideally, if you can get a decent airfare in to White Plaines, HPN is the place to fly in to. It is only 8 miles or so from T-Town. ;) American offers directs from here in Chicago to White Plaines (HPN), but I didn't see any directs from LAX on their site to either White Plaines or Hartford. I did notice it was also quite pricey to fly RT into White Plaines(HPN) or Hartford from LAX. Around $450.00!! and this wasn't even direct,requiring layovers in Chicago :(
Another option for the West Coasters is to fly in to one of the two other New York airports (LaGuardia or Kennedy) and take a shuttle to Tarrytown. ProfStokes did this on her recent trip from the Left Coast. She could probably offer up some words of wisdom. But I think of the three NYC Metro airports, Newark is probably the most economical if your ultimate destination is Tarrytown. :) Bob
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Each time I have gone to Tarrytown by air I have flown into White Plains and had to lay over at Logan. Driving would not be all that unreasonable for me, but the carpal's has put an end to long drives for me.
Ground transport from HPN to to Tarrytown is not unreasonable - last time for me it was 35 bucks.
The convenience is the thing - easy ground, small airport to manuever. Car rental if you go that route (which I have done with a group of friends) is also a snap, and I will drive in Tarrytown, something I refuse to do in LA. Bawkbawkbawkbawkbawk. Yeah, I'm chicken.
n
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....... and I will drive in Tarrytown, something I refuse to do in LA.
You can drive in Tarrytown with no problem at all.....but PARKING in Tarrytown is another thing altogether.....damn near impossible on weekends and evenings. This is an 18th century Hudson River town.....they didn't plan for cars when the village was built. Be prepared to leave the cars at the hotel.
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I usually fly into White Plains when I attend an event in Tarrytown. When I stayed at the Hilton it cost about $40 including tip to have a private car take me to the hotel.
I'm not sure how many rooms that Hilton has but I would think it is close to the same size as the Marriott in Brooklyn. Anyone know? Anyway, that hotel is great for Lyndhurst as you can walk and don't have to worry about parking.
I am excited they are having the fest in Tarrytown. I love that area and the first time I saw Lyndhurst I fell in love with it. There is some kind of aura about that place and it makes me feel peaceful.
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Wow, thanks, all!
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Another option for the West Coasters is to fly in to one of the two other New York airports (LaGuardia or Kennedy) and take a shuttle to Tarrytown. ProfStokes did this on her recent trip from the Left Coast. She could probably offer up some words of wisdom. But I think of the three NYC Metro airports, Newark is probably the most economical if your ultimate destination is Tarrytown. :) Bob
If by some miracle, your suggested dates would work then I could go. So, I'd fly out of Long Beach airport on JetBlue and arrive in JFK. Then, I rent a car and hot rod a group to Tarrytown. That could also be a shared arrangement as well as long as there was room in the car! But, I suppose we could hang a few from the roof hee hee!
I love to drive. As long as I have reasonable directions, I can find my way fairly easily. I'm also real good with navigating one way streets.
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bawkbawk me too.
(wondering...how far is Tarrytown from central NJ). I know I've been through there, circa 1979.
Also...does anyone know where most of the actors live?
Say does TLATKLS & Nancy Barrett and Marie Wallace (you follow, right?) live east coast?
This may be the most logical reason, although, as someone mentioned, CA is huge; this area is relative.
(IE, Raineypark and I might have about the same travel time, although we live in different states, Birdie too.)
VEGAS???? There was a Fest in VEGAS???? Details please.
HEY...HOW COME NO ONE IS PRAISING ME ON MY WONDERFUL NEW AVATAR??? I DID IT especially for MB
Patti
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Also...does anyone know where most of the actors live?
VEGAS???? There was a Fest in VEGAS???? Details please.
Hi Patti,
The 1998 Festival was held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
As far as where most of the living DS actors live. I would have thought it to be the East Coast, but when compiling the list below, I'm not so sure about that. ??? Off the top of my head, actors living out West that regularly attend the Festivals include; KLS, John Karlen, Lara Parker, David Selby, Chris Pennock, Jim Storm, and Roger Davis.(Robert Rodan only attends the Festival out West.)
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.......(IE, Raineypark and I might have about the same travel time, although we live in different states, Birdie too.)
My brother and I once made it home to Long Island from Tarrytown in 45 minutes......on a Saturday.......at 3am.......in his brand new '69 Corvette Stingray....... ;)
Has anyone ever attempted to get TPTB to consider Boston for a Fest? I like Boston. :D
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As far as where most of the living DS actors live.
Where do the ones who are not living live? ;D
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As far as where most of the living DS actors live.
Where do the ones who are not living live? ;D
Not to be morbid but---six feet under?
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HEY...HOW COME NO ONE IS PRAISING ME ON MY WONDERFUL NEW AVATAR??? I DID IT especially for MB
Congratulations on figuring out how to chose an avatar from the list in your profile. But if you're waiting for praise for your choice, this is so not the forum for it. [lghy]
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Where do the ones who are not living live? ;D
Not to be morbid but---six feet under?
The actors who are not living are on HBO's Six Feet Under?! Who knew? But, gee, I haven't recognized any of them.
[lol2]
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As far as where most of the living DS actors live.
Where do the ones who are not living live? ;D
;D [clap]OK you got me. :D[clap] ;D
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Tarrytown sounds wonderful! After learning about it from this thread, I think it's somewhere I would enjoy going even without the DS connection.
Living halfway between both coasts means it doesn't really matter to me which coast it's on (provided I could afford to make the trip), although I find California much more relaxing than I did my trip to NYC. (If I had to choose between fast-pace/excitement and relaxing, I'd choose relaxing.)
Now if only I could think of some way to finance a trip on a graduate student budget ...
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Tarrytown sounds wonderful! After learning about it from this thread, I think it's somewhere I would enjoy going even without the DS connection.
(If I had to choose between fast-pace/excitement and relaxing, I'd choose relaxing.)
Now if only I could think of some way to finance a trip on a graduate student budget ...
Vlad,
Tarrytown is very relaxing. Esp. Sleepy Hollow. You can't get more relaxed than that! Start saving!
Teresa
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patti
.......(IE, Raineypark and I might have about the same travel time, although we live in different states, Birdie too.)
i'd say 4 hours from Boston
rainey
Has anyone ever attempted to get TPTB to consider Boston for a Fest? I like Boston. :D
never been one here{almost like the World Series) but would love to invite anyone over if we did have one[lol2]
jennifer
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Jen, is it four hours? I thought we made it to the Tapanezz in about 3 hours, than again, maybe the husband does exceed the speed limit on occasion. If the fest came to Boston I would be glad to co-host a gathering with you.
Birdie
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Jen, is it four hours? I thought we made it to the Tapanezz in about 3 hours, than again, maybe the husband does exceed the speed limit on occasion. If the fest came to Boston I would be glad to co-host a gathering with you.
i think i have to add another hour because i live right outside of Boston
takes me an hour to get to Worcester! would love to see all our cousins here! What a party we could have ;D
jennifer
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Deb, Here is a link about the historical villiage of Tarrytown if you want to check it out.
Thanks Cassandra. It has some pretty interesting stuff on there, very nice places to visit too. A couple of my relatives live over there but I haven't been there in ages. I remembering visiting with them when I was a young child and we took a ride to the old Sleepy Hollow cemetary that's there but thats about it.
Having the fest there looks like it would be much more of a vacation as well as being able to enjoy the festivities. It looks much more relaxed than NY city too! ;)
Deb
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Um...and NOT that I'm up for a big amount of this..but, are we trying to try to have ??something?? next year?
What have we got to lose?
Are there any affordable hotels (I'm not a big B&B person).
Can we get a hand count on how many would want to meet up next year (maybe ??early October??--thinking foliage)??
Is there a place we could each bring 1-2 of our own personal fav. eps to watch?
(I forget about the origins of this topic...what's exactly in Tarrytown?)
Patti