Ah, "the witching influence of the air"!  Beautiful.

G.

What a sweet photo!

G.

That's beautiful Teresa! Who is the lady next to Marie--not Jerry, on the other side of Marie?

Glad to hear you had such a lovely time.  I regret not having been there.  It wasn't good timing for me, amongst other factors.

G.

Thanks, Ms C.  Those are great photos.  I spotted Jerry Lacy but he wasn't identified--wonder why not.  And I spotted some other familiar faces in the snaps.  Looks as if that tent had a lot of empty seats even though the event was officially sold out.

It was odd to see the giant poster/standee set up for the Burton/Depp film.  I wonder if that was the only element from what one would have thought would have been this year's hot theme on evidence at the event.

And thanks again to Philippe for his very personal, beautifully written report.  Once upon a time, we had several fans on here reporting from the Festival floor.  Now you alone remain to tell the story (I think that's a quote, but can't recall from where).

Thanks, Steve

Philippe, that's a lovely account of your day.  Thanks so much for taking the time to share!  I've been to T'town a few times but never managed to get to Sunnyside, nor the Sleepy Hollow cemetery.  I've always been taken to Lyndhurst in a car so I have missed the magical views you describe of the approach to the house, although I do think of the opening of Night of DS and how there is that sense of anticipation as they approach the gracious old mansion (where secret horror lurks... heh, heh)

I am thrilled for you that Nancy Barrett will be performing.  Had that been announced, I might have made more of an effort to try and be there since I always enjoy seeing Nancy.  And Jerry Lacy!

Sometimes there is a fan, or a few fans, who have DVD players in their rooms and show videos.  Maybe you'll stumble across somebody who will invite you to one of those parties.

I hope you are enjoying your evening!

cheers, Gothick

It's almost not a DS-themed publication if there aren't some errors... or so it would seem.

G.

I think this is OT for just about everything but I'll just report it briefly here:  there are press releases circulating as of yesterday that one of the networks (NBC?) has commissioned a new Dracula TV series starring the epically luscious Jonathan Rhys-Meyers (of "Velvet Goldmine" and "The Tudors" fame) as the Count.  The blurb sounds distinctly lame but JRM fans will want to have a look.

It said something about the production company (Carnival something-or-other) being connected to super Brit-hit Downton Abbey, too.

Just reporting the news fwiw.

G.

Like a lot of New York actors, Tony George was a friend of the Halls.  He and Grayson were particularly fond of one another, and I think it shows in some of the Burke/Miss Hoffman scenes.

G.