Posted by MrsJ on February 05, 2002 at 13:49:31:
In Reply to: Selby Birthday / Poetry posted by Criseyde on February 04, 2002 at 21:22:42:

I had the opportunity to see Selby last year at the Hartford Stage when he performed "St. Nicholas". A superb performance, and a truly gracious man. I also purchased his book of poetry "My Mother's Autumn" that night. I was pleasantly surprised at how good it was! I found it to be a very touching account of a son's soul searching over his mother's death. When I saw him again at the fest, he seemed genuinely pleased that I enjoyed the book.
I have never particularly been a Selby fan in the past, but that is changing fast, lol. A real class act.

MrsJ.

Posted by MrsJ on January 28, 2002 at 16:44:29:
In Reply to: Bat In David's posted by Paul on January 28, 2002 at 14:08:41:

I wonder if they made it that phony on purpose to give the audience a good laugh.

Probably not (intentionally, anyway). Of course, it has to be kept in mind that this was the 1960's, and some of the DS "special effects" really weren't any worse than, say, the Twilight Zone or other shows of that era. Still, I agree, they do make one cringe, lol. I always thought that bat was the absolute worst until the [spoiler]Leviathan storyline and that ridiculous shadow that Chris Pennock was always running from. That gets my vote for the worst DS special effect.[/spoiler]

MrsJ.

Posted by MrsJ on January 26, 2002 at 15:58:43:
In Reply to: Willie's Hospital Stay posted by Birdie on January 26, 2002 at 15:15:56:

Also what was the story about smoking in a hospital room? I can't believe even in the 60th's it was permitted in the hospital. Shocked me when Julia lit up.

I must be really old, because I remember the days when smoking in a patient's hospital room (even one with an oxygen tent) wasn't given a second thought. It wasn't unusual for your doctor to light up when you went to his office for a checkup, either. It does look odd nowadays, but Julia really wasn't so different from most doctors of that era. Another issue comes to mind...I am the first to snicker at how quickly Julia passes out the old sedatives...but that also was common practice among many, many doctors of the 60's and 70's. Anyone remember the Rolling Stones song "Mother's Little Helper"??

MrsJ

Posted by MrsJ on January 20, 2002 at 08:02:07:
In Reply to: What if Liz and Roger Learned the Truth about Barnabas? posted by JoeyTrom on January 20, 2002 at 06:56:28:

I am not referring to these episodes, but later on, say 1969 or 1970. Would they have tried to destroy Barnabas or try to help him? Given that they would have known him for a few years, I doubt they would have tried to destroy him as he so feared.

That's also what I would have thought, but according to Sam Hall's article outlining the plot to the end of the series...Barnabas' American cousins were not so understanding. Roger, in fact, would have attempted to kill Barnabas (to end his suffering ostensibly) and in the process is himself killed (by Angelique I believe). I guess she comes back from the dead, too, but my memory may be faulty. I'll have to find that article and read it again. In any case, the family opted to do away with Barnabas rather than protect him. Rather disappointing, I thought, but it was supposedly a way to write Louis Edmonds out of the show (per his request). Lots of loose ends were scheduled to be tied up, too bad we never got to see it.

MrsJ.