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Happy Birthday
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Calendar Events / Announcements '13 II / Depp as Jack Sparrow, made of cake
« on: November 17, 2013, 12:38:06 AM »

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Calendar Events / Announcements '13 II / Happy Birthday to DLA75!
« on: November 16, 2013, 04:44:30 PM »
Happy Birthday
   
DLA75!

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Calendar Events / Announcements '13 II / Happy Birthday to joe integlia!
« on: November 16, 2013, 04:38:36 PM »
Happy Birthday
joe integlia!


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Calendar Events / Announcements '13 II / DS Caribbean Cruise 2015
« on: November 14, 2013, 02:52:17 AM »
Yet another drastic date change for the next DS cruise, but this one has been "finalized" (according to the editor of CruiseGourmet.com):

www.hartfordholidays.com/dsfmartinique2015
Facebook page to be set up shortly.
"We have invited even more cast members to join us and some special surprises"

With thanks to Bette!


(Regarding the guest list, we've seen announcements that actors would attend other events when in fact they hadn't agreed to do so.  So when Selby himself announces that he's attending the cruise, I'll believe it. [hall2_wink])

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Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills remade into design wonderland

Photo Gallery

Pink velvet chairs, a bowling alley "runway" tribute to Valentino, and an Octopus chair that Tim Burton would love!

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SHADOWGRAM OFFICIAL ONLINE DARK SHADOWS NEWS UPDATE # 301
 
November 6, 2013
 
Hello, Dark Shadows Fan,
 
ShadowGram (SG), The Official Newsletter & News Source for Dark Shadows (DS) announces the following key breaking news in this Official Online DS News Update "bulletin."
 
**** SHADOWGRAM PREMIERE-ANNOUNCES: NEW 2014 DS CALENDAR
 
**** REPORTING: THE DARK SHADOWS HALLOWEEN CRUISE
 
 
---- AVAILABLE NOW: NEW DELUXE 2014 DS CALENDAR
 
SG is asked to make this premiere announcement:
 
The DS Festival now has the deluxe “Dark Shadows 2014 Vampire Calendar” available for ordering.
 
“This new calendar features over a dozen rare and ‘biting’ black-and white images, direct from the original negatives in the Dan Curtis Productions archive. Many have never been seen before.”
 
The price is $14.99 (includes postage). Please send check / money order payment to
 
Dark Shadows Festival
P.O. Box 92
Maplewood, NJ   07040
 
Please note the Festival cannot accept PayPal or credit card payments.
 
 
---- REPORTING:
DARK SHADOWS AT SEA: DARK SHADOWS HALLOWEEN CRUISE
 
Original DS actresses LARA PARKER (Angelique), KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT (Maggie), and MARIE WALLACE (Eve) hosted over 100 fans for a week-long
round-trip cruise to Kings Wharf, Bermuda, from Oct. 27 – Nov. 3.
 
The ship “Explorer of the Seas” (Royal Caribbean Cruise Line) left Cape Liberty Cruise Port in New Jersey (New York City area). During several days at sea, the fans enjoyed intimate Q&A sessions with Marie, Lara, and Kathryn. The ladies also offered dramatic performances and shared many recollections of their days on DS and other career achievements.
 
A highlight of the journey was an elaborate DS Halloween Costume Party in the ship's gothic-flavored “The Chamber,” a dungeon-style night club, which also included dancing. Kathryn dressed as waitress Maggie Evans, her original DS character. Lara appeared as a wicked, black-haired witch. Marie became a mysterious but glamorous society matron. Many fans came splendidly attired in an intriguing array of costumes.
 
A further celebration on the deck of the ship included the other 1,000 + guests on board. Oct. 30 and Oct. 31 (Halloween) were spent docked at Kings Wharf in Bermuda, offering a variety of opportunities to explore, relax, shop, sightsee, and more.
 
For the first time, Kathryn, Marie, and Lara joined together for a musical-comedy performance in a skit, set backstage in the dressing rooms of “Dark Shadows” in 1968. During the show, they proceeded to offer humorous stories, capped with a rousing group rendition of "Together, Wherever We Go." The 3 ladies presented the song complete with special DS-themed lyrics as they danced and flung colorful feather boas, to the delight of the crowd.
 
**** Now in the planning stages for 2015: A Dark Shadows Caribbean cruise, to include a stop in Martinique (the 1795 home of DS’ Angelique Bouchard and Josette and Andre DuPres).

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Calendar Events / Announcements '13 II / Happy Birthday to murph!
« on: October 27, 2013, 07:20:05 PM »
Happy Birthday
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murph!

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SHADOWGRAM OFFICIAL ONLINE DARK SHADOWS NEWS UPDATE # 300
 
October 21, 2013
 
Hello, Dark Shadows Fan,
 
ShadowGram (SG), The Official Newsletter & News Source for Dark Shadows (DS) announces the following key breaking news in this Official Online DS News Update "bulletin."
 
 
**** LARA PARKER’S RECENT INTERVIEW NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
 
**** SHADOWGRAM PREMIERE ANNOUNCEMENT:
DATES FOR THE 2014 DARK SHADOWS FESTIVAL
 
 
---- LARA PARKER’S  PROFILESTV SHOW INTERVIEW ONLINE
 
Recent SG Updates reported Lara (Angelique) did an extensive interview last month for ProfilesTV in NYC.
 
SG thanks Executive Producer Gary Huminy for sharing the following information: The interview segment now is online at.
 
http://a002-vod.nyc.gov/html/profiles.php?id=2228
 
 
---- ANNOUNCING THE DATES FOR THE 2014 DARK SHADOWS FESTIVAL 
 
The Dark Shadows Festival returns to Tarrytown, NY, for a special event on the 48th anniversary weekend of the premiere of the original series:
 
The Fest is Saturday, June 28 and Sunday, June 29, 2014. 
 
ABC-TV’s daytime series “Dark Shadows” debuted with Episode # 1 (Victoria Winters arrives in Collinsport) on June 27, 1966.

SG Online Updates and the upcoming SG # 122 print newsletter will announce special guests, activities, and further details, including exciting new features at the historic Lyndhurst Estate, which served as Collinwood in the films "House of Dark Shadows" (1970) and "Night of Dark Shadows" (1971).
 
Interiors and exteriors of the mansion and outbuildings, the beautiful estate grounds, and the nearby historic Sleepy Hollow Cemetery were used as “Collinwood” and environs in both movies. Cast members of the TV series re-created their TV characters or played new ones. HOUSE and NIGHT are available on DVD and BlluRay in their original theatrical release versions.
 
SG soon will announce our expected DS guests, special activities, and further details, including exciting new features at the historic estate.
 
Lyndhurst is located at 635 S. Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 10591.  914-631-4481 http://www.lyndhurst.org/
 
HOST HOTEL:
 
The Tarrytown DoubleTree Hotel is the host hotel for the weekend. It is located a few hundred yards from the entrance to Lyndhurst.
 
The hotel address is 455 South Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 10591.  Phone 914-631-5700
 
A special Dark Shadows Festival sleeping reduced room rate is available for those who call the hotel and mention the discount code: DSF. The same code – DSF – also may be used to receive the discount rate when making sleeping room reservations online at the Doubletree Tarrytown Hotel website:
http://doubletree3.hilton.com/en/hotels/new-york/doubletree-by-hilton-hotel-tarrytown-TERHIDT/index.html
 
The Fest sleeping room rate is $149.00 + tax a night. It applies for stays over the nights of June 26-June 29.
 
For hotel reservations, please call the direct line: 914-631-5700.
 
The number of reduced rate rooms is limited and fans are encouraged to make their reservations as soon as possible.
 
LYNDHURST & TARRYTOWN:
 
Lyndhurst Estate and the DoubleTree Hotel are easily accessible by car and bus via Route 9 North. Lyndhurst is one-half mile south of the Tappan Zee Bridge on Route 9; approximately 24 miles north of midtown Manhattan on the eastern shore of the Hudson River. The mansion can be seen from the northbound lanes of the bridge.
 
To travel by train, take the Metro North - Hudson Line north to the Tarrytown station. Taxis are available at the station, and it’s about a 5-minute ride to Lyndhurst.
 
ATTENDING THE 2014 DS FESTIVAL IN TARRYTOWN:
 
Fest membership rates and other information are not yet available. SG will premiere-announce the specific details as soon as they are set.
 
You can receive an advance postal-mailing about registration for the 2014 Festival after all details are finalized. Please send a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) to:
 
Dark Shadows
P.O. Box 92
Maplewood, NJ 07040

The estate is part of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and tours of the mansion will be available to fans. An acclaimed example of “19th century American Gothic Revival style architecture,” it was the elegant home of railroad magnate/Wall Street tycoon Jay Gould, who bought the estate in 1880 and added to it – inside and out. The rooms are filled with original and period furnishings, décor, and art collections. The spacious, open grounds are laid out in a “gardenesque" style, with sloping wide lawns, established trees, and a wide variety of bushes, shrubs, flowers, and other plants.
 
Sleeping Hollow Cemetery and Washington Irving’s home Sunnyside are within walking distance. From Lyndhurst

Marcy Robin

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Calendar Events / Announcements '13 II / Happy Birthday to John in NC!
« on: October 17, 2013, 01:46:53 PM »
Happy Birthday
John in NC!

                       

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SHADOWGRAM OFFICIAL ONLINE DARK SHADOWS NEWS UPDATE # 299
 
October 16, 2013
 
Hello, Dark Shadows Fan,
 
ShadowGram (SG), The Official Newsletter & News Source for Dark Shadows (DS) announces the following breaking news in this Official Online DS News Update "bulletin."
 
**** TODAY ONLY!
DS COMPLETE EPISODES SET ON SALE – AMAZON.COM
 
**** LATEST DIRECT INFO:
LARA PARKERS 10-18 / 10-21 PROFILES TV SHOW INTERVIEW
 
**** STUART GOODMAN:
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: HOLIDAY MOVIE PREMIERE
 
**** A SAD FAREWELL TO A LONGTIME DS FAN
 
 
---- DS SERIES COFFIN BOX SET – SALE ENDS MIDNIGHT TONIGHT – ONLY
 
SG is asked to announce the following:
 
“DARK SHADOWS COMPLETE SERIES DVD SET - SPECIAL AMAZON.COM GOLDBOX DEAL OF THE DAY SALE
 
 “For today only, October 16, Amazon.com is featuring the deluxe DARK SHADOWS COMPLETE SERIES coffin boxed set as their "Goldbox Deal of the Day," with a special reduced price of only $269.99.”
 
The set, in a distinctive coffin-shaped box, has all 1,225 episodes plus hours of bonus interviews and special features plus extra materials, contained on over 100 discs. .
 
The normal retail price is $599.99. (This “GoldBox Deal” gives a 55% savings)
 
To receive the special price, you must order before midnight tonight (timed in your own local time zone).
 
Go to Amazon at the link below and order to receive this one-day-only reduced rate:
 
http://www.amazon.com/gp/goldbox/discussion/A2OG4YL3T80PHF/ref=gbsl_dis_l-1_1562_A2OG4YL3T80PHF?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_s=left-new-1&pf_rd_r=0H47
 
Amazon description: “Today only, save 55% off "Dark Shadows: The Complete Original Series (Deluxe Edition)." This deluxe edition boxed-set contains every eerie episode of the original suspense series, plus a wealth of bonus interviews with the stars and creative members that made the supernatural thriller a classic.
 
Only --- hours left!  (or until they're all gone) Check out fast before we run out!”
 
 
  ---- LARA PARKER – DETAILS FOR PROFILESTV INTERVEIEW 10-18/ & 10-21
 
Yesterday, SG Update # 298 shared Lara’s (Angelique) news about the sit-down interview she did in NYC last month. The Update reported the interview will be available online 10-18 and 10-21.
 
SG now thanks Mickey Burns, the Host and Producer of the segment, for directly giving me the following specific details.
 
Show Times: 10-18 -10:30pm AND 10-21 – 11:00pm. “This will only be in the NYC Tri-state area on NYC MediaChannel 25 (channel number is the same on every cable provider). For everyone else, it will only be viewed via on-demand.”
 
The link is “through the VOD (Video On demand) page” on the ProfilesTV website.  www.profilestvshow.net
 
The interview “will be available on DVD a month or 2” later “through Amazon, and will contain bonus scenes not shown” originally, plus “our older episode of PTV featuring Kathryn Leigh Scott.”
 
ProfilesTVShow and Mickey Burns also have Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr pages “with new pictures from the shoot.”
 
SG thanks the Executive Producer, Gary Huminy, for his assistance with this information.
 
 
----- STUART GOODMAN (Cameraman)
 
Stuart has his own production company, which has done numerous documentaries, TV films, and other entertainment projects in the U.S. and Canada. (See past SG Print issues)
 
He asks SG to share this news about his latest TV movie:
 
He is the Executive Producer of a new film on Lifetime Television that “kicks off” the network’s “It’s a Wonderful Lifetime Holiday Slate.”
 
"A Country Christmas Story," starring “music icons” Dolly Parton (Grammy Award winner) and Brian McKnight (Grammy-nominated R&B singer/producer), premieres Sat., 11-9 at 8pm.
 
It “follows a young Appalachian mountain girl as she pursues her dream of becoming a country star against the wishes of her mother. Her journey to the stage at Dollywood with a singing competition hosted by Dolly Parton reunites her with her musician father (McKnight) and uncovers the musical legacy of African Americans in the world of country music.”
 
Please share with SG any publicity, articles, reviews, or other media coverage for “A Country Christmas Story.” Send all materials to SG’s e- or postal- mail addresses below.
 
 
---- FAN JUDY GREYHORSE CASWELL PASSES AWAY
 
SG sadly reports the loss of longtime DS fan Judy Greyhorse Caswell. She succumbed at age 60 after a long and courageous fight with leukemia early today, 10-16, in hospice in San Luis Obispo, CA. Throughout it all, she kept a positive, encouraged attitude and continued to enjoy and appreciate all her DS friends and experiences.
 
May all who knew her find comfort, strength, and peace in their memories and eternal love for her.

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Calendar Events / Announcements '13 II / Rest in Peace ♥ Angelique Wins
« on: October 16, 2013, 03:49:07 PM »
Heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Forum cousin Angelique Wins, who passed away early this morning after suffering from leukemia.  You're all in my prayers and I hope that your memories bring you comfort.  Judy was a funny, kind and talented lady and I'll miss seeing her at Fests.

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Current Talk '13 II / Amazon Deal of the Day: DS Complete Series
« on: October 16, 2013, 03:06:58 PM »
DS Boxed (coffin) Set 55% off today only while supplies last:  http://www.amazon.com/gp/goldbox/ref=pe_36900_33445390_pe_gb_email_explore

With thanks to Guy Haines!

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Calendar Events / Announcements '13 II / ShadowGram Update #298
« on: October 16, 2013, 04:40:47 AM »
 SHADOWGRAM OFFICIAL ONLINE DARK SHADOWS NEWS UPDATE # 298
 
October 15, 2013
 
Hello, Dark Shadows Fan,
 
ShadowGram (SG), The Official Newsletter News Source for Dark Shadows (DS) announces the following breaking news in this Official Online DS News Update "bulletin."
 
**** LARA PARKER – A “SCARY” READING MORE NEWS
**** JERRY LACY – NEW: FILM ACTING ROLES
 
---- LARA PARKER: STORYTELLING READING HER DS NOVEL
 
Lara (Angelique) will participate in “Spectres, Spirits, and Spies – A Night of Spooky Storytelling” in Los Angeles this Thursday evening, Oct. 17, 7:30-9:30.
 
Lara says, “Hey, everyone! This looks like fun. Who doesn't like to be read a spooky story in the dark? I'll be reading from WOLF MOON RISING…. Come if you dare! It's a night of spooky storytelling at The Last Bookstore! Fourteen horror writers do their best to inspire your nightmares!”
 
Publicity: “Description: Fourteen AMAZING authors and performers will each present an incredibly spooky 5-minute piece in this fast, fabulous, joyous occasion! Special guests include Ken Page (voice of The Oogie Boogie Man in The Nightmare Before Christmas), Lara Parker (Angelique in the original DS TV series), world-renowned Halloween expert Lisa Morton, performance artist Ian MacKinnon, Theatre ARTEL founders Olya Petrakova and Bryan Brown, and MORE!”
 
Location: The Last Bookstore, 453 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90013.  (213) 488-0599.  http://lastbookstorela.com/directions-parking/
 
The eclectic bookstore in located in the historic heart of downtown Los Angeles on the northwest corner of Spring and 5th St., across from the Alexandra Hotel.
 
Both are one-way streets: Spring St. runs south, 5th St. runs west. There are pay parking lots nearby and street parking should be free after 6:00 or 7:00, depending on the street. Nearest freeways are the 110, the 101, and the 60. The Metro Red/Purple Line stops 2 blocks away at the Pershing Square station. Exit the station on the Pershing Square side and walk 2 blocks south on 5th St. (cross Broadway) to the corner of 5th Spring.
 
“Wolf Moon Rising,” Lara’s 3rd DS novel, carries 5 concurrent story threads featuring Elizabeth (as a young woman), Quentin (in 2 time periods), Barnabas, David, occult investigator Nathaniel Blair (Nicholas Blair’s look-alike brother), Jackie (Angelique’s reincarnation),  and other familiar and new characters. 
 
As recent SG Updates reported, Lara’s 9-stop nationwide tour began on the book’s publication date, 8-20, and ended 9-14. On her trip blog, she shares all about the tour: visiting with so many enthusiastic DS fans, traveling on her own from city to city, working with enthusiastic bookstore staff and patrons, and more. 
 
Her descriptive and detailed tour report is posted on her official website.  http://laraparkersite.blogspot.com/
 
Note: Lara of course is known to DS fans as Lara Parker. She also uses her actual name, Lamar Rickey Hawkins.
 
Fans attending Lara’s reading are invited and encouraged to please share their photos and reports with SG.
 
While in NYC for the tour, Lara was interviewed for the online “Profiles TV Show.” She discussed “the cult serial” DS, her acting and writing career, her 3 DS novels, and more.
 
A show executive relays: “Lara Parker's PROFILES episode will be kicking off the Fall Season on 10-18 at 10:30 PM and 10-21 at 12:30 PM.
To see the interview on those dates, go to   www.profilestvshow.net
Lara’s segment currently is headlined on the website now, including her acting credits
 
 
---- JERRY LACY IN UPCOMING MOVIES
 
Jerry (Trask) portrays “Windslow” in the Ion Channel’s romance film, “Holiday Road Trip.” It debuts 12-1 at 9/8c.
 
Publicity:  “A recently heartbroken pet supply employee” joins her company owner’s son on “a Christmastime social media tour,” not knowing “her remorseful ex-boyfriend” is trying to catch up and renew their relationship. 
 
Jerry’s son Danny has a small role as “Christopher” in the Ion Channel family film ALL  I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS, premiering 12-15 at 9/8C. The story brings a magical holiday talisman to a woman executive who needs to “listen more attentively to others and put the group first.” (Publicity)
 
Recent SG Updates detailed Jerry’s starring role as “Doctor Mabuse” in the independent film of the same name. Co-starring DS’ LARA PARKER and KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT (Maggie), its world premiere was part of the Festival’s “DS Island Weekend” 4-27/28-13. All 3 of them, plus DS’ CHRIS PENNOCK (Jeb) in a new role, revise their characters in the sequel “Doctor Mabuse: Etiopomar,” shot early this summer.
 
The first 5 minutes of DM:E will be shown online on 12-6, accompanying “The Rising Light,” with Kathryn as “Aya.” Publicity: “An existential science fiction fantasy.” https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Rising-Light-2013/462401187164731

Marcy Robin

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