The ever industrious Kathryn Leigh Scott has joined Cameo. Cameo, in case you're not familiar with it, is a website/service where celebrities will record personalized video messages for fans. It's a way of making money, er, connecting with fans on an individual basis. The greeting is usually tailored to the fan's request, birthday, anniversary, graduation, etc. KLS is, unsurprisingly, the first DS person to offer this. She probably will not be the only one. And I have no doubt that she'll do very well with Cameo, once word gets out.
The cost is $45, which is a 25% savings over the usual price of $60. Prices vary on Cameo, depending on the celebrity. Some ask over $200. Caveat emptor and all that

Remember Burke's Law? It was a rather stylish series from the mid 1960's that focused on Amos Burke, played by Gene Barry. Burke was a police captain in the homicide division and was presented with some rather bizarre murders. The suspects were usually played by big name actors who ran the gamut from Gloria Swanson to Nancy Sinatra. Appropriately, this was an early Aaron Spelling production.
Of particular interest to DS fans is the episode entitled Who Killed Mr. Colby in Ladies Lingerie. Mr. Colby is found dead in the lingerie display since cross dressing would have been off limits at the time. Anyway, one of the suspects turns out to be the world weary Denise Mitchell, played by Joan Bennett about a year before she did DS. Denise was involved with the late Mr. Colby and stated that she had a habit of picking the wrong man every time. To corroborate this, she mentions a previous liason with Guy Hawthorne, Jr. Rich guy but basically a failure at everything. Turns out that he is played by mone other than Paul Lynden!
Alas, Joan and Paul have no scenes together but it would have been epic if they had. The episode is available to watch on YouTube. Okay quality but with commercials. There's also a short extract where Joan pours out her soul to Regis Toomey and provides setup for the rest of the episode. It's a decent episode of a decent series.

A while back, I ran across a Facebook tribute site to Gloria Stavers, who pretty much invented the pop phenomenon known as 16 Magazine. The site was running a contest that involved sharing your memories of 16. Naturally, I wrote about DS. I was reasonably sure that I would win something, as apparently only one other person entered.
What I won was a copy of Who's Your Fave Rave, which tells the history of both Gloria Stavers and her magazine. Gloria had no real experience in journalism. But that was okay, as 16 never aspired to anything close to journalism. What 16 produced was largely a fantasy, meant to give its readers access to their faves, but not too much. Were the articles truthful? To an extent. But unless you saw something that was written in the celebrity's own handwriting, it was usually concocted by Gloria or her staff, with the celebrity's cooperation.
Gloria cultivated friendships with people like Annette Funicello. She sort of barged into Herman's Hermits hotel suite and told them what to do. She is rumored to have had affairs with Dion, Jim Morrison, Mickey Mantle and Lenny Bruce. Coverage in 16 was considered to be very helpful to those who Gloria liked. But those who did not cooperate could find themselves in trouble. When Paul Revere of the Raiders got to be uncooperative, Gloria threatened to reveal his real name. Which turned out to be Dick.
Which brings us to Dark Shadows. Prior to DS, the only afternoon program with a significant teen following was American Bandstand, which was a very different type of show. The show's popularity dictated that someone would emerge as a teen idol. But who? No one in the cast in 1967 really fit the usual 16 criteria. David Henesy was an authentic teenager but a bit too young. No one on the show ever picked up a guitar and serenaded the audience. By default, the idol status fell to Jonathan Frid, who, at over 40, was positively elderly in the context of 16.
In later years, Frid would sometimes say that 16 made it all up. But Steve DeNaut, the editor who covered Frid, said that Jonathan was "extremely cooperative, a willing participant in the frenzy; more flattered than anything else." It's certainly possible that both points of view were valid at different times.
Lightning struck twice when David Selby joined the show. Selby was new to television and to the amount of press coverage. He was also somewhat older than the usual 16 idol and was married. While 16 did acknowledge that David was married and later had a child, that was not dwelled upon.
Gloria was extremely supportive of David, assuring him that this was the first stop in a great career. She gained his trust and he went along with her. There's no better example than the time that she showed up at his apartment for a photo shoot, bringing along a white ruffled pirate shirt. It wasn't something that David himself would have worn but Gloria assured him that he'd look terrific in it. He did. The photos are iconic.
Sadly, Gloria passed away of cancer in 1983. But her legacy does indeed live on.

I'm back from Terrificon. It was a long drive to The Mohegan Sun Convention Center in lovely Uncasville or Montville, depending on who you talk to. Sunday was a good day to go. It wasn't too crowded and the lines were pretty manageable. Kudos to whoever was running things, as everything went smoothly, unlike the disorganization that I've experienced at other events in the past.
Adrian Paul looked pretty damn good for 62. He was polite and cordial, though I can't say that he was overly chummy. I did ask about Dark Shadows pictures. He said that he didn't have any but that he really should because he's had requests for them at other shows. He did say that there were not too many on set photographers around at the time. At least I didn't ask ask if he had any photos from his part as the Russian ballet dancer on The Colbys.
I got my autographed photo and selfie for the expected price of $75.00 and went on my way.

The Munsters and Rob Zombie? Sounds like the ultimate psychotronic mix, doesn't it? Well, it may be headed to movie theaters soon. Zombie is supposed to be directing a contemporary remake of the 1960's series. I'm not overly familiar with Zombie's movies. They are apparently much gorier than my usual taste. But he claims to be a big fan and has the blessing of Butch Patrick. No word yet from Pat Priest.
No casting has been announced for the major parts but Elvira/Cassandra Peterson may be playing a supporting role, possibly as Elvira. I would not be surprised if Zombie's wife, Sheri Moon Zombie, ends up as Lily.
Zombie is about the last person that I would expect to be involved in a (hopefully) family friendly project. But this will definitely be interesting.

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Sad to report that Diana Millay passed away earlier today. Diana was a fixture at the festivals for many years and was quite the fan favorite. She had been suffering from dementia for many years and had been in a long term care facility for some time. She is survived by her son Kiley.