Thanks, Magnus.  I thought the response may have been meant for the WP topic started yesterday that dealt with [spoiler]Will's death.[/spoiler] Waiting to hear back.

One more thing... the inverted Moon in a Tarot spread is NOT a bad card.

Paula Laurence has toned down her acting and I really like what she's doing with Hannah now.

Regarding Lydia's comment that Edmund Hashim looked like a Fred, it's interesting that in his many roles on TV in the 50s and 60s, not counting the numerous westerns, he often played Middle Eastern, Native American, or Hispanic characters.  He did Hellfighters with John Wayne, The Untouchables with Anthony George, and The Outsider opposite Tony Curtis.  For me, he was most memorable in the classic Get Smart episode as millionaire playboy Antonio Carioca (aka The Blaster) who entertained Agent 99 on his yacht.  Hashim passed away in the early 70s.

Amy's scream-- ouch!

I had a thought that they couldn't show the switch of Angelique and Alexis, how
could Angelique kiss herself, think of the censors. They would be aghast, there
would be people really picketing the show.

Angelique smooched Fred to steal his warmth and kill him in the process (a G-rated version of the myth, which usually required sex), but her attack on Alexis was to switch bodies with her, leaving Alexis in her dead body.  We don't know that the latter involved a kiss, but if it did, I don't think it would have been pretty.

Again does anyone know what type of thing the green statue is?

I call it a foo dog and own a pair of them.  I was told they're powerful guardians that will protect my home when placed near an entrance.  Janet the Wicked, you would find them plentiful in any Chinatown.  Mine are white porcelain and I actually think they're very pretty.

I believe I was told the Barnabas portrait was stolen twice.   

Nancy, I'm fascinated to hear you say this because I recall Dean Wilson saying that he thought he noticed yet another change in the portrait after this point in the series.  However, I'm not sure how that fits with what Sy Tomashoff has said about the portraits being locked up following the slash and grab of the original Barnabas portrait.  Has anyone else noticed that there were 3 portraits, and if so, is there another Barnabas portrait out there somewhere?

Yes, that was San Francisco and Carmel.

I guess we all bring something to the table though.  

Absolutely!

Thank you for the kind words.  BTW, a Frid quote from his Game elicited some chuckles from the fans around me-- about the scene between Barnabas and Willie, Frid said, "Karlen's Willie grew considerably."  Whaaa??!

SUNDAY

I don't know what they were thinking when Pennock and Roger Davis were scheduled to be on stage together, but it was all Pennock.  His shouts (reading from his comics) carried into the reception area, but it was Tara Pennock's a capella singing that drew me in; she did a very fine job with "Home."

Charity Auction

From Curtis' personal collection came a framed War & Remembrance photo, W&R scripts, his framed People's Choice Award for the same, his Emmy plaque for Outstanding Miniseries, a Hallmark plaque for Love Letters, his Producer's Guild of America plaque for Winds of War and W&R, his last kinescope (the infamous #211), and a pillow from his office.  The neatest item may have been his 16 Magazine plaque from 1969 for "Most Popular TV Show" that sold for $450.

There were the complete W&R scripts along with the soundtrack (usually only sold with the DVD), Curtis' miniseries Intruders Among Us on video, and the complete 1991 series on video; also some individual vids (collectible for containing scenes not on the DVD).

Also, artwork slates for the DS soundtrack albums, Barnabas posters (one wrinkled with a personalized autograph), groupings of calendars or Fest programs, a grouping of 6 DS special vids, copies of The Blue Whale/1st year book, and The DS Music Book autographed by Selby and Parker.  Spanish kinescopes went for $5 each.  A cracked HoDS commemorative mug went for $20 (seriously)...

Majestic dolls of Quentin and both versions of Barnabas, autographed Josette's music box, Imagine trading cards (1993 and the rarer 2001 set)...

Daughters of Darkness on DVD.

As already mentioned, Frid's items did not arrive, so the final bidding was for his script (and possibly his notes, but I'm not sure about that) from The Game II along with the DVD seen on Saturday ($875), and a seat at his banquet table that sold for $500.  I hope the winner of the latter got her money's worth since Frid departed after 30 minutes.

David Selby and Lisa Richards

Kathy Cody's segment, discussed in another topic, was followed by a superb performance by Selby and Lisa Richards from Tennessee Williams' Summer and Smoke-- the same scene Selby chose for his audition with Dan Curtis (performed before that in acting class), with Curtis' secretary reading Alma's part.  In the scene, the delicate Alma is sitting on a park bench and meets up with John, a doctor and terrible flirt who teases her ("You're swallowing air") and offers her applejack brandy.  He eventually invites her to go riding with him, but not before he tells her she has a doppelganger inside of her.

I can't say much more about Sunday's events, nor can I report what Frid did in his Reader's Theater beyond his reading of a discussion and the first Act of Richard III.  I'm very much looking forward to ProfStokes' Fest writeup.  (No pressure.)  Was Alex's impersonation of Pierson shown at the banquet?

Amazingly, the weekend events ran fairly on time.

Ryan Nicholas Blair Dark Shadows Festival 2010

The Costume Gala

I enjoyed the gala more than ever before!  Here are the participants; my apologies if I don't get a name right.

Charles Ellis returned as Charnac, with Richie Halpern assisting.

Angelique and the Supremes sang "Where Did Our Blood Go?," featuring our own Mary and Cassandra along with Cassandra's daughter Marlena, all in blonde curls, with an appearance by the Forum's Evan Hanley as Nicholas Blair.

Cathy Young spoke of unrequited love in an interior monologue called "Julia's Lament."

A couple (Phil and Taia?) as Joshua and Naomi

"The Zombie" (our VictoriaWinters... did hubby get his tie back?)

Alice Faye as a belly dancing Magda

Margaret as Queen Elizabeth Balmforth of Bavaria

Paul Kerr (sp?) as Nicholas Blair, constantly disappointed in his minions

Adamsgirl sang as the bride Josette (What a beautiful voice!)

ProfStokes sang "Hey Judah," a terrific song she wrote herself

Ann Kerr as Dr. Julia Hoffman (a Grayson fan!)

(name?) Elizabeth Collins as a 1920s flapper

Brianna in "Becoming Josette," with her own music box created with her mother

Margaret danced as a tree from NoDS; it was to have been a tribute to Cobert's music, but when the music wouldn't play, the audience encouraged her to dance without it.

Johnny Wheeler as Professor Stokes

Michael McKnight sang "From a Distance" as a tribute to castmembers no longer with us.

Evan Hanley was back as Nicholas Blair, reminding us that the Legions of the Damned salute you!

Finally, 16 year old Alex Meisner did a dead-on impersonation of Jim Pierson that you must see to believe!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I23BvDn2oMY

Ann and Paul Kerr:


Alex as Pierson, on the hotel patio: