But dom, the fashion, the wigs, the eyelashes!!

I don't know what came over me, but I decided to check out the premiere of "Beyond the Gates", a CBS soap centered on an affluent black family. So of course I had to read its review in today's LA Times, which surprised me by not only mentioning "Passions," but also had this:

Talk to anyone who has ever been a fan of daytime soap operas, and they will fondly recall a habit that was forged in childhood, when they raced home after school to watch "Days of Our Lives," All My Children" or "Dark Shadows" with their mom, grandmother, sister or aunt.


Themes in "Beyond the Gates" are pretty mundane: love, sex, revenge, family, etc., so I don't anticipate that a vampire will show up the Dupree family tree.

A new soap makes messy history


edit: I don't know Uncle Roger manages it, but I think editing on an iphone is hellish.

Yes, it's good to see Maine locations included in a planned DS event.

Philippe, your kind words were not too late and are much appreciated!

The legendary Barbara Steele is scheduled to appear at the next Hollywood Show in Burbank on June 6 & 7.

Guest List
Event info


With thanks to Kosmo

By that I mean I'm surprised when the festival was held in its biannual location of Los Angeles, it never made use of the permanently docked museum/hotel/convention/venue historical ocean liner, the Queen Mary. ... I'm sure TLATKLS would enjoy participating, having the chance to stay aboard the legendary liner.

My senior prom was on the Queen Mary.  I'll spare you a photo from that, heh, but I will post 2 thumbnails of KLS on the QM in 1982 from a fan site for "Tales of the Gold Monkey".  Most of her "God Save the Queen" episode was filmed on board.



from http://www.goldmonkey.com/epguide.html

With thanks to Kosmo for sharing that KLS has a connection to the ship.