also remember that Roger Davis wasn't on the news flyer the festival sent me, but he showed up anyways with Marie Wallace. they spent time talking to everybody that was in line waiting to go in.
Well, we still may have crossed paths because I was waiting in line for the doors to open that morning. (Don't remind me about RD, but) I had a nice moment with Marie. During the Red Zone party I'd spent about 20 minutes talking with her about everything from DS to her time on Somerset as socialite India Delaney. When Marie spotted me in the line she greeted me as if I was some long lost friend. It was both flattering and a bit embarrassing because people were like "Who the hell is he?"
But from what I've observed through the years, that's just Marie's way - unless maybe they're some crazed stalker, whenever she comes across almost any fans that she knows, she seems to always treat them as if they're her long lost friends.
I did not go to the 1989 DS Red Zone party
As for the Red Zone party, it's too bad you didn't attend. I realize that I might be prejudiced because it was the first Fest event that I ever attended, but it was an incredible experience. A night of drinking and dancing in the old DS studio, complete with about 10 DS stars who were willing to make themselves completely available to fans. Fans weren't herded through autograph lines with, at best, 3 minutes to talk to each star. The stars and fans mingled, talked, danced, and drank completely as one group. As much fun as I've had at other Fest events, for me it was an experience that's never been equalled...