poetry

[Detective Jim McLeod]

In 1988, I went to a Dark Shadows convention where Jonathan Frid (he played Barnabas the vampire) and Lara Parker (Angelique the witch) did a reading of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Bells". It was a very memorable moment, here is an excerpt-



Keeping time, time, time,
In a sort of Runic rhyme,
To the throbbing of the bells—
Of the bells, bells, bells—
To the sobbing of the bells;
Keeping time, time, time,
As he knells, knells, knells,
In a happy Runic rhyme,
To the rolling of the bells—
Of the bells, bells, bells—
To the tolling of the bells,
Of the bells, bells, bells, bells—
Bells, bells, bells—
To the moaning and the groaning of the bells.

[EP Millstone]

In 1988, I went to a Dark Shadows convention where Jonathan Frid (he played Barnabas the vampire) and Lara Parker (Angelique the witch) did a reading of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Bells". . .

I saw Frid onstage twice. Once in a traveling production of Arsenic and Old Lace and once in one of his "readers' theatre" one-man shows. During his one-man performance, two chattering magpies in the audience were gabbing to one another. Frid stopped reading, removed his glasses, and silently stared at the women . . . who instantly shut up. He then resumed his reading.

I saw Lara Parker and Kathryn Leigh Scott (Maggie Evans) at a showing of House of Dark Shadows and Night of Dark Shadows. After the show, Parker and Scott were in the theatre lobby. A friend of mine, who accompanied me, boldly approached them to chat. I would never have dared. Pointing to me, she informed Parker, "He's got a crush on you."

I was mortified and could have strangled her.

Parker said, "Oh, really!" smiled, then softly touched my face with one of her hands. A Memorable Moment courtesy of my friend's chutzpah.

[Detective Jim McLeod]

I saw Frid onstage twice. Once in a traveling production of Arsenic and Old Lace and once in one of his "readers' theatre" one-man shows. During his one-man performance, two chattering magpies in the audience were gabbing to one another. Frid stopped reading, removed his glasses, and silently stared at the women . . . who instantly shut up. He then resumed his reading.

I saw Lara Parker and Katherine Leigh Scott (Maggie Evans) at a showing of House of Dark Shadows and Night of Dark Shadows. After the show, Parker and Scott were in the theatre lobby. A friend of mine, who accompanied me, boldly approached them to chat. I would never have dared. Pointing to me, she informed Parker, "He's got a crush on you."

I was mortified and could have strangled her.

Parker said, "Oh, really!" smiled, then softly touched my face with one of her hands. A Memorable Moment courtesy of my friend's chutzpah.

Great story, I got autographs from Frid, Parker and Roger Davis (Jeff Clark) at that same show. I was afraid to look Parker in the eyes, thinking she might put a spell on me! But I always thought she was really sexy. There were other attractive women on the show. I had a crush on Nancy Barrett, who played cute blonde Carolyn. Kathryn Leigh Scott was very pretty too.

[EP Millstone]

Great story, I got autographs from Frid, Parker and Roger Davis (Jeff Clark) at that same show . . .

Detective Jim McLeod,

At the Shock IT to Me event in San Francisco that I attended, only Lara Parker and Kathyrn Leigh Scott were the guests. I would have loved to seen the lineup that you saw.

[Swithin]

I quoted a John Donne poem for you, but it was in the horror film discussion in another thread. It's in the "Really..." thread, as part of the horror film conversation there.

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This has to be one of the twenty threads Poetry on the new SSO format. Classical music we'll have to keep for Laffite and his fellow long hairs, maybe I should be in charge of this forum.

Greetings from London, Laffite. I love your new avatar, and the movie it celebrates. One of Marcello's best.

[laffite]

Cheerio, mate! I salute your great taste in liking that one. Top Five all time for me.

FYI to others in case you don't know it already : La Nuit de Varennes (1982)