there is a los angeles ds club that is meeting next week, oct 5 at 11:30 a.m. at the westside pavillion.  i was going to suggest going as one of our activities.  this way we can car pool and possible stay cheaply at a hotel if we wanted to party after the show or not drive back from thousand oaks for those far away.

(i personally don't want to drive back from thousand oaks to san pedro)

BTW . . . There are matinee performances on the weekends with lower ticket rates, so an earlier show might be ideal for anyone who has a long commute.

I have additional information from Cabrillo Music Theatre regarding David's upcoming appearance as Beauregard in Mame.

I've updated my David Selby site to include the promotional poster for the production, which includes David's name, the original press release, and information about a special discount offer.

You'll find all this stuff on my site via the link below.

David Selby will be appearing with Amanda McBroom in an upcoming production of the Jerry Herman musical Mame at the Cabrillo Music Theatre in Thousand Oaks, California. Performances run November 1-10.

Additional information is on my David Selby site. Click on the link banner below.

Anyway, they apologized for the technical problems and we were promised a transcript with additional answers (though I think that would make it something other than a transcript, LOL).  Sorry I can't tell you more, Mark.

Sorta sounds like what happens with the Congressional Record. Since the House of Reps is on strict time limits, members often request unanimous consent to revise and extend their remarks at a later date so that what appears in the CR is not necessarily what they said on the House floor.

I never quite understood the appeal of sitting in on a chat when the questions were submitted in advance. If you scroll really slowly through the transcript and accidentally close it 4 or 5 times, you can create the same effect at a time that's more compatible with your own schedule.

Sheenasma,

Are you, by any chance, related to Imelda Marcos?

I personally resort to my school marm lace up shoes for all dressy occassions here in Hooterville, and that's because I am a school marm.

FMPs for the theatre and all dressy occasions in dazzling urban locations, though mine are not pumps per se. I go for the strappy high-heeled hooker look.

Beyond that, I believe that sueded pigskin work boots complement any and all outfits. When accompanied by a NASCAR cap, they also scare the hell out of any students who come to my office hours.

Mark,

At the university where I am, grad English students have the option of proposing their own versions of the freshman comp course, and students can take these specialized courses if they so choose.

Right now, we have a few courses being offered that are similar to the one you found: "Vampires: An American Love Affair," "Fear and Loathing in America: The Horror Genre and Cultural Anxiety," and "Gothic Monsters and Damsels in Distress: American Pop Culture and the Gothic Imagination."

The vampire course is geared toward looking at how presentations of vampires as of the 20th century have become more sympathetic. They're reading Stoker and Rice, but they're primarily looking at a lot of tv and film.

The course you've found is the same sort of specialized version of freshman comp that we teach here. It's actually Virginia Tech, not U of Vermont.

If it had about 20 novels and various critical texts listed, the reading of which would most likely lead to blurred vision and bifocals prior to the age of 30, then it would be a grad course.

As for why the instructor hasn't contacted you, that is probably because s/he is a grad student who never really considered the possibility.

Someone was kind enough to post this information on alt.tv.dark_shadows.

SOAPNet will rebroadcast the episode of SoapTalk featuring the Dark Shadows cast reunion on Labor Day.

I have some screen grabs from this show on my web site:

http://www.ldrservicesonline.com/darkshadows/soaptalk.htm

The message on the newsgroup also stated that there would be a Dark Shadows segment on SoapCenter on Labor Day as well, but I've not been able to find this mentioned anywhere on the SoapNet site.

At any rate, for the SOAPNet schedule for your area, check out their website:

http://www.soapnet.com