Julia,
Had an experience similar to the one you had in Spain. When Linda and I were on our honeymoon in St Thomas, we took a boat trip to St. John which is very rual in comparison to St. Thomas.  We were waiting to get back on the boat to return to St Thomas when one of the natives came up and asked us if we could spare a few dollars. While I was getting her a few bucks she noticed my DS Tshirt, (I was wearing one of the MPI shirts of Barnabas) her eyes got great big and she began saying, " I know Dark Shadows, Angelique! Angelique! she was very bad".

It was kind of eerie being so close to the West Indies and having one of the nativies standing there with a gleam in her eyes and talking about Angelique.

I very grasiously gave her a few dollars so I wouldnt get hexed!

Its amazing how well known DS is.

Also even though I dont know you, welcome back, (by the way love your attitude!)

I look forward to hearing more from you.

B

My favorite spell would have to be what I call, "The Spell to Hell".

I felt that the incantation and the mood of that scene was one of the most intense moments on DS.

Ringo,
The Crimson video must have been a classic. Ive never seen that performance. Remember the Giles, Giles & Fripp album with the saga of Rodney Toady??? Another classic worth preserving would have been Jimi Hendrix on the tonight show, (Flip Wilson was MC). Hendrix's amp shorts out mid way through his version of, "Lover Man" (actually Rock Me Baby to different lyrics).

A is also for Allen's All consuming passion for music.

B

To the music junkie still having vinyl isnt so strange, (geez, if thats strange than I am in desperate need of help). Allen still has vinyl, 8tracks, (although play them rarely), cassettes and, (hold on to your hat for this one) reel to reel. So dont feel bad about having the gadgets of yesteryear.

Like most of you I still have all the DS vinyl, but would love to get a prerecorded version of DS music vol I on Phillips. Does anyone know if such a thing exists??

B

Raineypark,
One theory behind why Barnabas treated Willie so harshly is all that fire and fury that built up after being chained in a coffin for 171 years. If it were me I would probably grab the nearest throat too.

Seriously, Barnabas knew Ben and was friendly with him before becoming a vampire, I would think that a shred of those feelings would exist after Barnabas had been cursed. Willie on the other hand was an intruder originally and generally a bad person whom Barnabas reformed quickly.

That's my guess.

Ben, great job defining the working relationship between Jonathan Frid and Thayer David. I recall an interview that I have in an old issue of TWODS which Jonathan named Thayer David as one of his favorite actors from DS. He reiterated your point that he enjoyed doing scenes with Thayer.

B

Being distracted by Aunt Abagail's face wasnt the problem, it was being distracted by her mouth!

And what a mouth, as Rodney would say, "Last time I saw a mouth like that it had a hook in it".

Keep on truckin' with the idle thoughts they're great!

B

Saw the title of this one and thought of famous DS recreational reptiles as well.

Seriously, (if thats possible), the scene that lit the fire for me was the seance which transported Vicki back to 1795. I remember very clearly watching this episode for the first time on Baltimore's Ch 45 11:30 - 12:30, (4 eps a week two on Saturday & Sunday) around November 1983.  

As I barely remember the original run, (bits and pieces of P.T. bro and sis used to run home from the bus stop to watch) 1795 was what started it for me.

B

My mistake, yesterday's page!

B