My candidate for Vicki's father is Paul Stoddard.  From what was aired, I think the resolution would have been that Paul fathered Vicki in a torrid "affair" (that could have actually bordered on rape) with Betty Hanscomb.  I think that Liz must have had some emotional tie to Betty--perhaps it was as simple as they were around the same age and played together as little girls--and felt obligated to help Betty conceal the pregnancy and when the time came, find a home for the child.

I have to confess, though, that I've always liked the theory that Liz was really Vicki's mother.  It comes out really strongly as a subtext of many scenes the two had together.

G.

Happy, happy birthday, darling!

May you welcome a year filled with blessings of health, prosperity, joy, and children who don't hassle you over-much.

hugs,

Steve

What a hoot!

The hysterical thing is ... I can imagine our very own Barnabas saying that line--with a completely straight face!

Hopefully Julia would then chime in with one of her icicle-dripping comments:  "REALLY, Barnabas."

G.

I wonder what the one-hour Friday night slot labelled "Surprise Dark Shadows screening" portends?

Hope anyone who's there can post a review.

G.

Great news, and richly deserved!

I'd never heard of his appearance on Look up and live, a show of which I have very vague memories.  Interesting!

And that's a lovely photo of him, Nancy.  Congratulations!

Best,

G.

I wish they had kept the scene that's in Grayson's copy of the shooting script of [spoiler]Carlotta lying on her bed having an orgasm while Quentin and Angelique are making love in the Tower. I think Grayson had a note that Carlotta, being the link that kept Angelique's spirit alive in the present (not something that was ever explained or even touched upon in the existing print apart from one line of dialogue that, as it stands, makes no sense), experienced physically the love that Q & A shared because of her connection to A. I thought that was a very cool concept ... and you know how we Grayson fans are about seeing our lady gettin' her groove on!  I don't know whether Sam Hall did this deliberately, but I am always struck by the fact that Carlotta is a female form of the name Charles, A's original lover in 1810; and Drake refers to dragons, to cthonic underworld energies, to things potent yet unseen...   [/spoiler]

Nothing like it was included in the footage Darren showed at the one Festival presentation I was able to attend, so I'm presuming that either they never shot it, or the footage failed to survive.

G.

Whoa!  Is it just me or does Quentin have MAJOR boudoir eyes in today's photograph?

I expected the capture to read:  "Carlotta, you're one red-hot mama, and I've had enough of your coy ways in those batwinged gowns.  Let's find a room and get to WORK, Woman!"

Maybe somebody can re-edit Grayson's scene from END OF THE ROAD with Selby instead of Jack Horner?  *wink*

G.

Hey Borgosi,

I also donated a ponytail some years back to Locks of Love.  They're a wonderful group of people.

I was in NJ the weekend before last and the experience of attempting to navigate around on NJ Transit and PATH confirmed for me that I don't think I can manage the Festival this year.  I would love to have come to see my DS buddies.  It's too bad the people running the Festival decided they couldn't afford the Brooklyn hotel which was relatively convenient.

Have fun!  btw Seaview would be a long hike from there--getting there and back would be a very full day.  You might want to think about spending the night in Newport.

G.