SHADOWGRAM NEWS UPDATE   # 353
March 31, 2015
 
Hello, Dark Shadows Fan,
 
ShadowGram (SG), The Official Newsletter & News Source for Dark Shadows (DS), announces the following key breaking news in this Official Dark Shadows News Online Update "bulletin."
 
 
*** FANS INVITED TO SEND GET-WELL WISHES TO JERRY LACY’S MOTHER
 
*** “BEST OF ANGELIQUE” & “BEST OF QUENTIN” DVD RELEASE DATES
 
 
**** JERRY LACY’S MOM RECOVERING FROM A FALL
 
Jerry’s mother Mary Lacy is 97. She fell recently and broke bones in her arm. She’s recuperating at a rehabilitation center.
 
Jerry has asked if his DS friends would be kind enough to send notes and/or cards to his mom. She's in a rehab facility in Texas.

Mary Lacy
c/o Heritage Oaks West
3300 W. 2nd Ave.
Corsicana, TX 75110

Thank you.
 
SG thanks Gloria Lillibridge for providing this information. Gloria ran Jerry’s fan club during and after DS originally aired and frequently visited the DS studio. Over the years she’s shared many of the personal photos she took there. She continues to assist Jerry when he guests at the DS Festivals and other events. She is and has always been a great lady herself. Thanks, Gloria!
 
Please send your get-well notes or cards to:
 
Mary Lacy
c/o Heritage Oaks West
3300 W. 2nd Ave.
Corsicana, TX 75110
 
Jerry was DS’ Tony Peterson, Rev. Trask, Gregory Trask, Mr. Trask, and Lamar Trask.
 
 
**** NEW DS COMPILATION DVDS DUE THIS SUMMER
 
SG Update #345 (1-26-15) announced that MPI will release 2 new “Best of” compilation DVDs: “The Best of Quentin” and the “Best of Angelique.”
 
Each separate DVD is a collection of full episodes that follow each character’s development and spotlight key points in their storylines. DAVID SELBY (Quentin) and LARA PARKER (Angelique) recently recorded introductions for each episode.
 
MPI tells SG the 2 DVDs expect release 8-18-15.
 
The episodes for each DVD are:
 
DARK SHADOWS - The Best of Angelique
                         
1. Episode #368/369 : In the year 1795, vengeful witch Angelique arrives at Collinwood from Martinique.             
2. Episode #405: Angelique places a vampire curse on Barnabas Collins after he shoots her.                                                 
3. Episode #477: In 1968, Angelique appears to Barnabas in a dream to announce a new vampire curse.
4. Episode #499: An aged Cassandra arrives when artist Sam Evans alters the ancient portrait of Angelique.
5. Episode #606: As a vampire, Angelique attacks Barnabas while he is again a mortal.
6. Episode #852: In 1897, Angelique pursues a romance with Quentin, and Lady Kitty has a frightening dream.
7. Episode #1003: During Parallel Time 1970, the evil Angelique poses as her twin sister Alexis.
8. Episode #1130: In 1840, Angelique appears and announces that she is Barnabas' wife.
9. Episode #1140: Angelique recalls when, as Miranda DuVal, she testified against the warlock Judah Zachary.
DARK SHADOWS - The Best of Quentin
           
1. Episode #694: In 1969, the Collins family abandons Collinwood, which is haunted by the ghost of Quentin Collins.
2. Episode #714: In the year 1897, Quentin learns his family's fate with the reading of his grandmother's will.
3. Episode #722: Angelique resurrects Quentin as a zombie, who then possesses young Jamison.
4. Episode #786: Under a werewolf curse, Quentin recites “Shadows of the Night” in Charity Trask's nightmare.
5. Episode #836: In 1969, the ghost of Beth Chavez reveals how Quentin died in 1897.           
6. Episode #905: Closely resembling Quentin, Grant Douglas appears in Collinsport, suffering from amnesia.
7. Episode #984: During Parallel Time 1970, Quentin and his bride Maggie struggle with the supernatural.
8. Episode #1065: In 1995. Barnabas Collins and Dr. Julia Hoffman discover Quentin has gone insane.                           
9. Episode #1129: In 1840, Quentin reveals to Barnabas the history of the evil warlock Judah Zachary.

Happy Birthday, onyx_treasure!

So he could legally burn to DVD FOR HIMSELF ONLY?

Could I?

In absence of exceptions listed in Reply #10, no.

SHADOWGRAM NEWS UPDATE   # 350
March 18, 2015
 
Hello, Dark Shadows Fan,
 
ShadowGram (SG), The Official Newsletter & News Source for Dark Shadows (DS), announces the following key breaking news in this Official Dark Shadows News Online Update "bulletin."
 
**** DS INCLUDED IN   METV.COM    ONLINE VIEWER POLL
**** DAVID SELBY & SUSAN SULLIVAN  – 2014 PLAY HONORED
**** DAVID SELBY’S 2 NEW BOOKS PUBLISHED  -
AUTOGRAPHED COPIES NOW AVAILABLE
**** CHRIS PENNOCK IN ONE-DAY-ONLY PLAY PERFORMANCE
**** EMORY BASS PASSES AWAY
 
 
**** DS PART OF “MOST MEMORABLE PROGRAM” VOTER POLL ON ME-TV
 
The MeTV cable network’s “2015 Me Madness” pits 64 TV shows against each other in a viewer-votes bracket-style competition for “The Most Memorable Program on MeTV.”
 
--- SHADOWGRAM NOTE: Though DS episodes are not (and never have been) aired on the cable network, DS is included in the competition listings.
 
MeTV.com publicity: “Your votes will crown the Most Memorable Program on MeTV!
 
Vote now as “64 programs from our library will compete in a bracket style competition for the distinction of Most Memorable Program on MeTV. We’ll air episodes of the winning show in a special viewing event to be held on Tuesday, April 7.
 
“Register now to make your votes count! Download our bracket to see our round schedule, and follow the competition offline.” Register and vote at the MeTV website: http://metvnetwork.com/me_madness
 
The bracket-style rounds, similar to the annual “March Madness” collegiate basketball tournaments, puts up 2 TV shows at a time in each round. Getting the most email votes in a round will eliminate one program of the pair and move the winning show to the next bracket. Thus the competition is narrowed down each round. Every individual winner then goes up against another round’s winner the next time. Winning programs must keep earning repeat voting successes until the 2 last-remaining shows vie in a final round. That winner then is designated the ultimate “Most Memorable Program on MeTV.”
 
 
**** DAVID SELBY & SUSAN SULLIVAN: “A DELICATE BALANCE” HONORED
 
SG Updates chronicled David (Quentin) and Susan (Ghost) in the 5-3/6-15-14 revival run of Edward Albee’s 1967 Pulitzer Prize-winning play “A Delicate Balance” (ADB), presented at Los Angeles’ Odyssey Theatre. The production earned great critical reviews and has already been honored with local awards and nominations. Latest news:
 
--- The LA Drama Critics Circle Awards gave ADB its McCulloh Award for Revival (for plays written between 1920 and 1980) at the 3-16 ceremony.

--- The 1st Annual Stage Raw Los Angeles Theater Awards nominated ADB for 4 awards. “Honoring professional excellence in Los Angeles County theaters of up to 99 seats for the 2014 calendar year,” the ceremony will be held in Los Angeles 4-13. ADB’s nominations are: DAVID SELBY – Leading Male Performance; Ensemble Cast, Director Robin Larsen; and the Revival Production Of The Year Award (20th-21st-century work).
 
 
**** DAVID SELBY: NEW DS BOOK & NEW NOVEL NOW AVAILABLE
 
SG Update #348 (2-27-15) focused on David’s 2 latest books. Both are now available. When ordered through his official website, each can be personally autographed.
 
http://davidselby.com/books/orderinginformation.htm
 
The website also offers his previous books. These also can be personally autographed.
 
--- “LIGHT & SHADOWS” is his personal tribute to DS – its impact on his life and career and, especially, his appreciation and thanks to the DS fans over the years. Featured are his comments and original song lyrics for the musical performances he presented at the DS Festival’s “DS Island Weekend” in Coronado, CA 4-30-13, and again at the Fest’s “Weekend in Tarrytown” in Tarrytown, NY 6-29-14. At both performances, he was accompanied by his wife Chip on piano and DS’ Jim Storm on guitar. The book also has “dozens of rare and previously-unpublished photos from his life and career.”
 
“PROMISES OF LOVE,” his novel “about a family,” is published by Headline Books. Set in the Appalachian Mountains of David’s home state West Virginia, it follows a man through his life. Partial Press Release: “A deeply felt story of love, the novel examines the boundaries of a family, of its secrets, of the complex web family relationships can weave. Finally, the novel examines the damage that abandonment, poverty, and childhood neglect can do to a human personality, damage that sometimes cannot be overcome.”
 
Kindle download e-book and paperbacks are available now on amazon.com at
Kindle:   http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TZFEE4E
 
Paperback:   http://www.amazon.com/Promises-Love-David-Selby/dp/0938467778/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1424011186&sr=8-1&keywords=promises+of+love+selby
 
 
**** CHRIS IN “INTERVIEWED” AS A REAL (DECEASED) ARTIST”
 
Chris tells SG he portrays the real French-American painter “’Marcel Duchamp” in DEAD INTERVIEWS 4-17 at Studio Six01 in Burbank, CA. s. Duchamp was a French-American painter in the avant-garde and abstract art styles.
Publicity: “Brilliant authors were commissioned by Granta to write an “interview” with their favorite dead celebrity. The results created a sensational book with hilarious interviews” Five actors portray deceased artists in various fields who “come back from the dead with hilarious results.” The other interviewed artists are the Marquis de Sade, Andy Warhol, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Jimi Hendrix.
 
Tickets are $20 purchased before 4-3-15. Studio Six01. 630 S. Flower St., Burbank, CA 91502. 323-639-0451. http://www.six01studio.com
 
 
--- EMORY BASS (Mr. Best aka Death / Minister 1841 PT) was 89 when he died 3-4-15 in Woodland Hills, CA. His career included stage, film, and TV roles TV: HART TO HART, WEBSTER, MURDER SHE WROTE, and a recurring character on ANGIE. He was the voice of Discover Card for 3 years. Theater: TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON, WOMAN OF THE YEAR, and 1776 (also the film). 1776 onstage and film both also starred DS’ VIRGINIA VESTOFF (Samantha), DAVID FORD (Sam Evans, Andre DuPres), and DANIEL KEYES (Eagle Hill Cemetery Caretaker).
 
Thank you.
Marcy Robin

Happy Birthday, Patti!      

Next is RC_

He was, but is striking a person with your car a crash?

Emory Bass (Mr. Best) passed away on March 4. 

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/emory-bass-dead-actor-was-780082


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