I've said it before, Midnite, and I know I'll say it again ...

You and the Mysterious Benefactor deserve platinum medals (gold just ain't classy enough, lol) for all you both do in this blessed corner of cyberspace!

Love,  Steve

The Mysterious Artist rules!

And so, of course, does our darling Mysterious Benefactor.

A fan 4ever (remember that line???)

Steve

Hi Onyx Treasure, you are correct that the I Ching is traditionally understood as a divinatory system.  The Eight Trigrams, whose origins are lost in the mists of antiquity (to coin a phrase!), were combined to create 64 hexagrams.  Each of the hexagrams has a name and an image associated with it, and each of the 6 lines within each hexagram has a subtle divinatory significance.  Like the Tarot, the I Ching can also be viewed as a sort of map for personal spiritual development.  Interestingly, a text entitled the Great Preface, which found its way into the body of material attached to the hexagrams, describes the 64 images in language that basically states that they contain all the processes of time and space, creation and destruction, within them.  Therefore, it is just barely conceivable that a magickal practicioner in mediaeval China could have used them in a manner similar to that employed by Barnabas Collins in 1969 on Dark Shadows.

Oh RP you know I adore Magda and her "Geeepsee carrrds ... older than thee Tarot!"  But if you think Magda and Sandor are bad, try watching an episode of F Troop.  It's amazing the network wasn't sued by a Native American anti-discrimination group.  Really appalling stuff.

Gothick

Bob, I'm clearly way out of the loop (and it's my own fault for not attending DS fan events in such a long time).  You now have a Partridge Family act?  Got any photos of yourself in Keith Partridge gear?  Please don't tell me that you play "Danny."  I can imagine the lovely ladies who play Shirley and Laurie.

Can't wait to hear more about your gigs!

I met someone last year who had a bus with the Partridge Family colored panels painted on it.

Steve

Has anyone heard from Denise Nickerson lately?  I always remember seeing her at a Halloween event that was organized at the Lockwood Mathews House in Connecticut several years ago.  

That is nice about the birthday cake for Miss Parker.  It sounds like a fun event.  I love seeing Terrayne Crawford--she has such marvelous energy.  And it's always fun to see what Diana's been up to.

Steve

I loved reading through these.  I think for myself, the scenes that most impressed me were the early ones between himself and Joan Bennett.  He really brought out the best in her, and I think she also stimulated him to go for the gold.  They were marvelous on screen together, and I'm glad we did get a second chance to watch them go at it again during the Paul Stoddard storyline.

Seeing how wonderful he was opposite Bennett makes me want to see the film he did with Agnes Moorehead in the early 70s--her final project, which I believe was released after her death (ironically it was the only movie in which she received star billing).

Gothick

Thanks for that reminder, Fran.  These sentiments seem kind of odd from Mr. Nahmod, if he's a fan himself.

You just have to wonder.  

Steve

I'd say not.  It would be expensive, the end result would probably be rather tacky looking (though some of the Dr. Who tapes from the BBC show that it can look OK--check out the Daemons for a good example), and a lot of fans enjoy those shows just the way they are.

Watching them is also a helpful reminder of how incredibly lucky we are to have all but one of the episodes surviving in some form or other.

Gothick