Well, i had to go into work last night (6th day this week).....So i got set up for a long slow night, not busy at all.my coffee, my USA today, and the radio to listen to "Coast to Coast with George Noory". as i do everynight i work.....I had heard the night before that Dark Shadows was going to be a topic for a couple of hours the previous evening, but wasnt sure what night, as the darn am radio tends to fade...Much to my delight, it was last night. The special guest was Frank Borzellieri for 2 hours, the Author of The Physics of Dark Shadows, and i recall the Prof (Amanda) had started a thread about the book, and i recall she had done the foreward to it, so i thought this would be a really good show..The show turned out to be great! Frank seems to know his DS in great detail, as many on this board do...He talked about the history of the show, the characters, the possibilities of time travel, and perhaps parralel universes...Interesting stuff....OK, the last part of the show was for the listeners to call in...i thought in the back of my mind that maybe someone from this board might give a call, if they were aware that it was airing, and they were still awake...There was one call from a Josette, it seems she had changed her name to Josette because of the show, she said she knew some of the cast members and that she was very sorry that she hadnt been able to see any of them for years, mostly due to financial issues...George Noory promptly tells her if she wants to come to the fest, that all expenses would be taken care of, that coast to coast would foot the bill...she seemed overwhelmed at the wonderful gesture of Georges part...Time was running down, and they would have time for a couple more calls.....The next caller was an Amanda from Carson Ca.......i thought "no way", she said hello to George, and then Frank tells George that this lady is the Amanda that did the forward to his book, along with KLS.....Thankfully the radio was coming in crystal clear....I thought to myself "Hey Hey, this is Professor Stokes" from the DS forums....I had never heard her voice before, but, she was a natural ! If it had been me, i wouild have stumbled, had the radio on too loud and such , but she sounded like she had called a hundred times before....She brought up the topic about who might have been the source for the character of Professor Stokes (who else) and she rattled off a few names if i recall correctly, and asked Frank about it..his reply was something like "you are the expert on this subject... I was thinking "you gettem prof" lol.....So about this time, George Noory was about to take another call from a listener...."And on more thing" Amanda chimes in (earlier in the show, the question was posed if DS or any characters had benn nominated or won an emmy, and Frank correctly stated that there was no emmys for DS or the Actors)....Amanda went to say that the daytime emmys came along after the run of DS was finished. Noory did a "ahhhhhhhh now i see".....or something to that affect.....That pretty much concluded the Profs time on the air, as he has to get to many calls as he can.....But, it was a delight to have heard Amanda on the show i listen to during the week...This young lady has a very bright future, and i was very proud of my little Cuz.
I do not write very well, but i think i got across what i was meaning to say (my synopsis writing blows)....BTW, if i am not mistaken, there is transcripts of the show on the coast to coast website....Mr. Borzellieri, i hope your book sells like hotcakes, and i hope it helps to bring new interest to the younger folks about what a great tv show DS was and is.........trip