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Okay, there are less than two months until this year's DS gathering, so now is as good a time as any to start tracking the attendees from the Forum.
I, alas, will not be attending this year. I was hell-bent on making this my first West Coast Fest, but a lack of funds and a serious need to focus on my portfolio and on finding an internship are keeping me here in Philly. And, I was looking forward to seeing everyone I met last year >:D but I guess some things simply are not meant to be. However, I will be there with you in spirit (how appropriate) and hopefully I will make it to the big 40th Anniversary Extravaganza in New York City.
Looking forward to seeing lots of photos and hearing lots of stories!
John
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Hi John i won't be going either this yr to The DS FEST but next yr i'm going to the one
in NYC!! Hope to meet you there next yr!
Love Anne :-*
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I will be attending! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! I can hardly wait!
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So sorry we won't be seeing you this year, Jean-Claude. It was great to meet you last year, and I was looking forward to seeing you again. :D Next year, for sure.
Since I'm one of the SoCal crowd, I will definitely be there 8), as will my roomie from Cincy, Cath.
Bette
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;D
I am happy to say that this will be my fourth Fest! I am really excited to see all my
Forum and IRC Chat Chums. I can't wait.
We should have a pretty good showing from the 8) Central Florida Dark Shadows Fan Club
Yes, Mr. Selby there really is such a thing!
To those who can not join us - You will be missed- and -See you next year at 40 in NYC-
LdyAnne
AKA Beth
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I will be there!! I can't wait!! [cheesyg] I will be driving down from the San Francisco Bay Area. :D I look forward to seeing all my "Internet DS Friends" and meeting some DS stars I haven't met yet!! [gring] This will be my 3rd Fest, and I plan to attend the big 40th Anniversary Fest next year, too. ;)
----- Sally -----
[coolg]
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Sniff, sniff... :'(
I finally had to face grim reality yesterday and cancelled the hotel reservations I've had since January. I held out as long as possible but it finally boiled down to a choice between some major remodeling in my home or the trip to CA. Decisions!
But...
I am determined to make it to NYC next year for the 40th and hope to see a bunch of DSBoard people there. At least that's something fun to look forward to. Until then though, like ClaudeNorth, I'll be looking forward to the photos, stories and reports.
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i'm with you CastleBee i have some much work to do here
and will be lucky to make it to The cape this summer
but next year i have to go to NYC for the Big 40th ;D
jennifer
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Sniff, sniff... :'(
I finally had to face grim reality yesterday and cancelled the hotel reservations I've had since January. I held out as long as possible but it finally boiled down to a choice between some major remodeling in my home or the trip to CA. Decisions!
At least the remodeling is something you'll be able to enjoy for years, and is a real investment. That's how I'm approaching the choice of school over the Fest.
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I fully intend on going to the 40th next year, since I won't have things like moving to worry about. I should be in a position to do what I want next summer for the first time in a couple of years. Also, NY will be a lot closer to me than CA. :)
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i have been fortunate in that the last two fests were in the new york area.
but i just can't swing a trip to california for this year's. :(
i'm thrilled that the 40th anniversary fest will be in n.y. next year.i hope that my dream girl will honor the occasion with an appearance...but i know that's unlikely. ::)
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I couldn't find the "who's coming" thread, so I was looking to follow up, is there a plan for those of us who would like to, to kind of meet up say Friday evening or sometime so we can say hello to our fellow posters here in person? I think that might be fun. Its getting so close now I can sense my systems reaching the red zone of anticipation! My wife and I are flying out from Virginia on Wednesday so we can do some non-fest events as well, Disneyland, Graveline Tours, some of the celebrity cemeteries, Malibu, and maybe the zoo, etc. Looking very forward to the tour of Greystone as well. And let us not forget the $50 baked chicken dinner! Anyway, can we get out mouseketeer role call?
Michael
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I couldn't find the "who's coming" thread, so I was looking to follow up, is there a plan for those of us who would like to, to kind of meet up say Friday evening or sometime so we can say hello to our fellow posters here in person? I think that might be fun. Its getting so close now I can sense my systems reaching the red zone of anticipation! My wife and I are flying out from Virginia on Wednesday so we can do some non-fest events as well, Disneyland, Graveline Tours, some of the celebrity cemeteries, Malibu, and maybe the zoo, etc. Looking very forward to the tour of Greystone as well. And let us not forget the $50 baked chicken dinner! Anyway, can we get out mouseketeer role call?
I agree Michael. I attended last years Fest and only ran into a couple of posters. We will all of you be hiding this year? lol Will posters have their DS Forums' names on or do I have to do some CSI work. lol
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I agree Michael. I attended last years Fest and only ran into a couple of posters. We will all of you be hiding this year? lol Will posters have their DS Forums' names on or do I have to do some CSI work. lol
I will do that. But also Look for me and say hi. Here is a picture of me and a friend (I am on the right) ;)
LdyAnne
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I thought it would be helpful to have this thread back on the "front page" so to speak even though I'm not one of the lucky ones going this year..... :'(
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I will do that. But also Look for me and say hi. Here is a picture of me and a friend (I am on the right) ;)
Thanks LdyAnne for the heads up and picture. I'll do the same with my ID badge. I will hunt you down at the Fest. lol
Hopefully, I will see the other posters as well.
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Good to see this topic back. I would enjoy saying hello to other posters. I usually wear a white t-shirt with the Blue Whale (the Blue Whale in NC actually) on the back as well as a navy polo shirt I got from the old Griswold Inn aka the Collinsport Inn at the show at some point in the fest. I'll add "CyrusL" under my name on my badge. I'm usually found next to my wife whom I met at the '98 show in Vegas. My wife says I have an accent, but that's because she's from Maryland. I can't scan in a picture now as home pc is not working. (too bad I'm looking at a photo of Diane and I with Jonathan here at my desk taken at one of his Hofstra shows.)
I guess its one of those, you can tell you are a DS addict as you plan your vacation each year around the festival. ;) Last year we went up to Boston and Salem after the show, and the year before the pilgrimmage to Newport, so there is a Dark Shadows theme to the travels. This year, we are coming in early and leaving a few days later to catch Hollywood and all the places nearby. Anybody know how to get to where they filmed Planet of the Apes in Malibu? ;D
Michael
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Yes Michael it is good that this topic is back as it it is an important one for all of us posters here. Actually, thanks goes to Raineypark for reviving this topic. I am not sure if writing our posters' names on the badges will be sufficient as there will be perhaps a thousand people in attendance and my eyes are not in the best condition. lol Your description does help but you can't change your shirt. lol Surely there must be a better way for all of the posters here to meet each other?
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Um, my poster name is my real name -- I don't think that's going to help. LOL! We should get, like, an official group t-shirt -- woo hoo! [blackbat] ;D
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Hey, all you Fest partiers! Hope you have a great time and are all able to find each other. Doesn't seem possible a year's gone by already. [hdscrt]
Behave yourselves >:D
And kiss the Q-Man for me. (I'd do it myself, only I'm shy). :-*
love
CLC
[wavey]
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Hey Connie hope someone does kiss The Q-man for you and i!
Love Anne :-* :P
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Um, my poster name is my real name -- I don't think that's going to help. LOL! We should get, like, an official group t-shirt -- woo hoo! [blackbat] ;D
You are not the only MARY attending this Fest? lol Group T shirt-would we have to wear the same shirt all three days? lol
Thanks Connie-wish you could make it.
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Thanks Connie-wish you could make it.
:)
[wavey]
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You are not the only MARY attending this Fest? lol
Hey, tell it to Lara Parker whose real first name is Mary. Ahem, cough, cough. Ha! ;)
Group T shirt-would we have to wear the same shirt all three days? lol
Is that a problem -- after all, for example, Adam wore his green turtleneck a lot longer than that!! LOL! ;D Just kidding!!! Okay, we need some sort of official group I.D. pin then. :D (Maybe you could design it, Jimbo! Hee hee!)
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The Ventura County Star's Web site has a listing for the Fest in this week's Events (http://www.venturacountystar.com/vcs/events/article/0,1375,VCS_158_3941419,00.html) section:
"Dark Shadows" Weekend, three-day fan convention for the 1966-71 television series about a 175-year-old vampire, July 29-July 31, Hollywood Renaissance Hotel (1-323-856-1200). Several of the show's stars are slated to appear, including David Selby, John Karlen, Nancy Barrett, Kathryn Leigh Scott and Lara Parker.
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The Ventura County Star's Web site has a listing for the Fest in this week's Events section:
Cool! Glad to see the fest made the papers - it never hurts to get the word out. My trip back to Collinwood started with an offhand remark by someone in a video store when the VHS tapes were just starting to come out.
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Regarding finding each other, watch the bulletin board near the registration area. The SciFi board's PatrickM is seeing about reserving a conference room for his Central Florida Fan Club to meet up, and the past few times he has graciously invited our group too. I hope to see some of you there.
If I can find a suitable place for us to visit with each other and meet up for a group photo, I'll also post a notice with time and place. It probably will be for Saturday night following the Costume Gala.
I wish all of you traveling West a safe trip!
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I'll be there. My 5th time. Many thanks to Midnite for all the info.
I'm so excited about the tribute to Joan Bennett! Looking forward to seeing and hearing June Lockhart. I remember her playing the mom on Lassie. She also had a role in Meet Me In St. Louis (one of my top 10 faves of all times) and who can forget her from Lost In Space.
Glad I booked my hotel room early per advise from a DS friend! I think the hotel might even be sold out.
Looking forward to seeing Kathy Cody and Jerry Lacy!
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Hi, Everybody:
I, too, had to pick one of two choices, both of which involved traveling to L.A., but at different times. I just finished writing a book that will come out in October, and I knew I would have to go to L.A. in July to do some pre-publicity. Unfortunately, I could not get my meetings and interviews to coincide with Fest week, so I spent last week soaking up the unseasonably hot and humid L.A. weather. Now I'm back in Chicago, fondly remembering playing at the piano party in 2002 at the Anaheim Marriott -- what a fun night that was.
No doubt those of you who can make it this time will have a blast. If this is your first time, you'll be in for lots of fun surprises and wonderful cameraderie among the folks who post here. You're in good hands with Midnite!
Ben
P.S. In case you're wondering, the title of my book is "Inventing Late Night: Steve Allen and the Original Tonight Show" (Prometheus Books, release date Oct. 1, 2005). Foreword by Jay Leno. It's already listed on the Amazon and Barnes & Noble websites. For those of you in Southern California, Jayne Meadows (Allen's widow) and I taped an interview with talk show host/columnist Arlene Peck that will air some time in October on one of your local cable stations.
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Congrats on the book Ben! [hello] [cheerleader] You'll have to post and let us know when the interview will be happening.
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Good luck with the book - that sounds wonderful!! :) :)
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Many congratulations to you on your completed book, Ben! [thumb] We'll miss you at the Fest, but hope to see you next year. :)
ProfStokes
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Many congratulations to you on your completed book, Ben! [thumb] We'll miss you at the Fest, but hope to see you next year.
Thanks, ProfStokes! I remember that your numbers were showstoppers at the 2002 Fest! I look forward to hearing similar reports from this year's program.
Ben