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Los Angeles Times Festival of Books - April 22, 23, at USC campus.Lara Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07738023273872174868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681170429064571112.post-26896275508945130502017-04-18T10:25:00.001-07:002017-04-18T10:25:31.929-07:00<div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-9018302250666609327" itemprop="description articleBody" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;">
<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #006621; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: nowrap;">events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #006621; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #006621; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></span>I'm happy to announce that I will participating on a panel at the La Times Festival of Books<br /><div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #006621; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: nowrap;">this Sunday, April 23, at 3:00, entitled "From Page to Screen to Page: Writing in Hollywood."</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #006621; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></span><span style="color: #006621; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: nowrap;">The panel will be at USC, the Salvatori Computer Science Center, room 101, </span></span></span><br /><span style="color: #006621; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: #006621; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: nowrap;">and I will be signing my books afterwards in signing area 2. I would love to see friends there.</span></span></span><br /><span style="color: #006621; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: #006621; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: nowrap;">I need someone to ask a question as I will be talking about Dark Shadows and the importance of fans.</span></span></span><br /><span style="color: #006621; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: #006621; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: nowrap;">I'm thrilled to have been invited. I always go every year, and it is a wonderful event for writers.</span></span></span><br /><span style="color: #006621; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: #006621; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: nowrap;">Many tips, and words of wisdom, are always revealed.</span></span></span><div style="clear: both;">
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DARK SHADOWS CRUISE TO THE CARIBBEAN</div>
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You can still join Josette, Angelique, Reverend Trask and
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Take off from St. Thomas for snorkeling at St. John’s
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And this doesn’t even begin to describe the dinners on board the ship! We had a great time last year, but this year will be even better! Guzzling mai tais, dancing at the costume ball, or just kicking back in the tropics, on a new beach every day. Incomparable!</div>
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Here's the song Kathryn Leigh Scott, Marie Wallace, and I did at the festival in Tarrytown, June 2014.<br />
The fan who volunteered to do the music cue messed up and didn't know which button to push. Ah, show business . . .<br />
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In case you can't hear us, or understand us, here's the script:<br />
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8681170429064571112" name="_GoBack"></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">K: I love doing love scenes with Jonathan, except when his fangs get
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">L: He remembers his lines?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">K: Well, I do have to feed him a few, but he’s so romantic, don't you
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">L: Personally I think love scenes
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">M: Now girls don't start.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">M: Are you saying I'm over
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">L: I donno, all that screaming.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">M: That was when I was playing Eve, two months ago. What's happening to
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">L: Is that a wig?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">M: You really are unbelievable.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">K: I've told you both a million times that no one else is supposed to
use my blusher.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">L: Why is that again? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">K: I've got really nice skin and I need to protect it.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">L: Oh right, I forgot. Your face
is your fortune.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">K: Yup, no face lifts for me.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">M: Please, we have to go on in a
minute. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">K: (sees brush in Lara's hand) Is that it?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">L: (surprised) This?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">K (slaps the brush out of Lara's hand.) <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">L: Owww! You hit me!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">K: (picks up brush) Don’t be a baby.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">L: She hit me!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Some one calls
"Places!"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">M: It's time. Come on, weve got
to go do our scene.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">K: Nice costume, Lara. Too bad it didn't come in your color.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">L: My color?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">K: Yeah, green.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">M: Girls! We're all in this
together, right? Remember . . . ?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Music . . .<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">[Marie]
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a good thing we
teamed up years ago. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">[Lara] <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We're three of a
kind, right? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span>[Kathryn] Through smiles and tears! <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[Marie]
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thick and thin!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[Lara]<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Blood and
gore!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">MUSIC<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">1. [Marie] If you're ever in a
jam, here I am.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[Lara] If you ever need a pal, I'm your gal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Kathryn] If
you ever go so crazy you land in jail, I'm your bail.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> [All)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">It's friendship, friendship,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Just a perfect blendship,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">When other friendships have been
forgot<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Ours will still be hot!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Lahdle-ahdle-ahdle-dig-dig-dig<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">2. [<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Kathryn] If you're ever down a well, ring my bell.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[Marie] If you’re ever up in flames, I’m your
dame<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[Lara] If you ever lose your teeth when you're out to
dine, Borrow mine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(All)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> It's friendship,
friendship,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Just a perfect blendship,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">When other friendships are on the
skids<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">We will still be kids<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Lahdle-ahdle-ahdle-hep-hep-hep<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">3. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[Kathryn] If a vampire bites your neck, here’s a check.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[Marie] If your neck begin to bleed, we can feed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[Lara] If they ever put a stake down deep in your
heart, We won’t part.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> [All]<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">It's friendship, friendship, just
a perfect blendship,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">When other friendships go up in
smoke <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Ours will still be oke! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Lahdle-ahdle-ahdle-goof-goof-goof.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">4. [Marie] If your coffin springs
a leak, I won’t shriek<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[Lara) If they ever crack your spine, drop a
line<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Kathryn)
If the green slime wants to make a meal of you, I’ll be blue</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">(All) It's friendship,
friendship,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Just a perfect blendship,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">When other friendships have gone
to pot<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Ours will still be hot<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Laddle ladle loodle ding ding
ding<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">5. [Marie] If you ever cast a
spell, I won’t tell<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Kathryn]
If you fall from Widow’s Hill, here’s a pill.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[Lara] If Barnabas invites you up to his lair, I’ll be
there<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">[All]<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">It's friendship, friendship,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Just a perfect blendship,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">When other friendships have
petered out<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Ours will give a shout!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Lahdle-ahdle-ahdle- dig, dig, dig<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">6. [<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Kathryn] If Louis rolls his eyes, call the guys. <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[Marie] If Nancy sings a tune, I won’t swoon,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[Lara] If Karlen opens that casket one more
time, I’ll go blind!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">[All] It's friendship,
friendship,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Just a perfect blendship,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">When other friendships are up the
crick,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Ours will still be slick!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Lahdle-ahdle-ahdle- goof goof
goof<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">7. [Marie] If you ever catch on
fire, send a wire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[Lara] If they ever cut your throat, send a
note. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Kathryn]
If they ever make a cannibal stew of you, Invite me too! <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<br />Lara Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07738023273872174868noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681170429064571112.post-62454535073581158332014-06-22T21:50:00.000-07:002014-06-22T21:50:02.533-07:00Four New PhotographsDark Shadows Festival this weekend in Tarrytown, New York - June 27-29 - a day at Lyndhurst and a visit to Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. i can't wait to see everybody there! Thanks to hard working friends, Krista Knicker and Jim Pierson, I have four new pictures that should bring back some memories. (About time!)<br />
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<br />Lara Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07738023273872174868noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681170429064571112.post-90969515507261816662014-02-13T09:54:00.000-08:002014-04-01T13:52:22.822-07:00FOUR MORE APPEARANCES SET FOR THIS YEAR!<br />
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While my supplies last:<br />
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Any book for $15.00 plus $5.00 shipping --- $20.00 total, signed with any dedication you like.<br />
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Any two books for $25.00 plus $5.00 shipping --- $30.00 signed with any dedication you like.<br />
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All three books for $30.00 plus $5.00 shipping --- $35.00 signed with any dedication you like.<br />
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Send a check or money order to Lara Parker, Box 1254, Topanga, CA 90290<br />
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BE SURE TO SAY if you want it personalized, and who it is to, otherwise I will just autograph it.<br />
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It was surprising,
validating . . . and, of course, exhausting. But it was an amazing adventure!
The best part was that I met so many Dark Shadows fans who had never been to
the festivals, and that was an unexpected gift. Also, everywhere I went I was welcomed by
old friends and recognizable faces.<br />
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Each stop was like time capsule, unique and
completely different from the last: a different city, a different landscape, a
different crowd, a different bed to sleep in that night. I drove up the
California coast, flew on six different airplanes, and rode the train four times. I stayed with family; I stayed with friends. I also stayed with complete
strangers. It was fifty degrees in misty Portland which was so lush and green I thought I was in Ireland. It was ninety degrees in humid Orlando where Spanish moss hung from
the trees. And it rained on all those outlandish Dragon-con costumes in Atlanta
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I was afraid every time that I wouldn’t find the bookstore.
Did I have the right address in San Francisco? Where in the world was Tigard,
Oregon? Would the bookstore owners remember I was coming? At each stop I was
terrified that no one would show up and that I would be greeted by rows and
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But I shouldn’t have worried. I ended up sitting for hours
signing books and chatting with wonderful people. The crowd at each bookstore
was so enthusiastic, and so eager to share Dark Shadows memories. I was
reminded once again how many loyal fans there are out there and how the
show still means so much to so many people even after all these years.</div>
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The launch was at The Grove in Los Angeles. I was delighted
to have secured such a beautiful venue and seeing my picture in the window of
the bookstore was an unexpected surprise. I was nervous, so I tried to arrive
early just to visit with any fans who had already come. Then as the time to
start the program grew near, and I grew more and more anxious, sixty, seventy
friends began to file in, and we had a great time arguing about the virtues and
blunders of the Johnny Depp movie. (smile) </div>
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Hoping to tempt more people to buy my book, I tried to read the
Prologue from WOLF MOON RISING, but sadly, the microphone kept fading in and
out. It was distracting, to say the least, reading Gothic
horror and trying to hold the attention of a restless audience with the sound fading,
then blaring. So I put the mike down, and we all talked about Dark Shadows, which
was what everyone wanted to do anyway. There were some challenging questions: "What
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My family were all there, my two sons, Rick Parker and Andy
Parker, and their lovely wives, Miranda and Celia, and even my five-year-old
grandson, Wesley, looking very grown up in a new jacket. Kathryn Leigh Scott
came, even though she was nursing a sore throat, and there are some great shots
of us both on Getty Images. Roger Davis and Donna came as well, a great surprise for the fans. I was in the middle of my reading when the microphone stopped
working, but it didn’t matter. I was so delighted to have such a warm and
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The next day, my husband Jim and I drove to San Diego, where
I had fewer people, but I read a whole uninterrupted chapter from my book and
signed a stack of phone orders. I’d brought a bottle of wine and crackers and
cheese, so we had a party. What a lovely bookstore Mysterious Galaxy is! And
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Then we were off to San Francisco the next day, driving through
traffic, searching the Mission district for Borderlands. At first the owner,
Alan Beatts, had not wanted to book me because they have a policy against
TV-tie ins, but when he heard it was Dark Shadows, happily, he changed his mind.
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The staff greeted me warmly with a cappuccino from their
lovely cafe. My friend, David-Elijah Nahmod, had written a great piece for the
SF Weekly, and that brought in quite a few readers. And best of all, my mentor
from Antioch, well known San Francisco writer Dodie Bellamy was there with her
husband Kevin Killian, adding some literary caché to the crowd that had grown
considerably by 7:00 PM. We spent the night with my daughter-in-law’s aunt and
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Before taking off for Portland the next morning, we all
watched the America’s Cup boats practicing on the bay—amazing yachts, not
really boats at all, but closer to enormous airplanes with rigid sails like
wings. The 72 foot long contraptions rise up out of the water on two tiny
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The drive to Portland was long, but we passed through some
of the most beautiful redwood forests I have ever seen, especially between
Crescent City and Grant’s Pass. When I get to heaven, I don’t want streets of
gold; I want old growth forests with towering trees for my paradise.<br />
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My aunt, Ardeane Heiskell Smith, who is a sprightly 92 years
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welcomed me with open arms. Jim and I visited with them for 45 minutes before
jumping back in the car and heading for Portland, and another Barnes &
Noble in Tigard. I expected a small crowd in such an out-of-the-way spot, but I
was wrong. The room was packed! There are Dark Shadows fans everywhere wanting
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Next stop: Atlanta, and four days at Dragon-con! The
festival was spread out over four downtown hotels, and boasted a crowd of
62,000 eager participants! I’d been living out of a suitcase for a week now,
and my clothes were looking rumpled, but Kathryn Leigh Scott and I manned our
tables for long hours alongside Lindsay Wagner and Lee Majors (who, admittedly,
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Kathryn and I also appeared on four Dark Shadows panels and
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also discovered a new demographic: grown children of Dark Shadows fans who came
to our table to buy a book or a picture for their mom. “I just want to get something for my
mom. She and I bonded watching Dark Shadows when I was
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As the room filled up with thousands of people, Kathryn and
I witnessed a phenomenal parade of costumed con-goers from every imaginable TV
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I grew quite fond of Steam Punk, a bizarre confection of leather, goggles,
rusted metal corsets, and tubes!<br />
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Our good friend and faithful fan, Scott Farris, whose
birthday bash Kathryn and I attended last year, took care of us, lugging books
and pictures and arranging a special dinner in town for an amazing group of
followers including Wallace McBride who has been a great help publicizing the
tour and keeping my Facebook page up to date.</div>
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friend, John Farris, author extraordinaire, who has written over forty novels
in the paranormal and Southern Gothic genres, and whose generous quote graces
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I arrived in Orlando exhausted, but I was met by the
president of the Central Florida Dark Shadows Fan Club, Patrick McCann.
The next day, members of the fan club, all wearing their tee shirts depicting
Barnabas in true Florida garb--a mask, flippers, and snorkel--took me to dinner. I was wined and
dined and given lovely presents, all unexpected, and the entire club turned out
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They gather once a month to watch and discuss episodes of Dark
Shadows, and they’ve been a going club for decades! I was also delighted that
old high school friends Sandra and Wesley Gibbs drove all the way from the
coast to say hello. What a beautiful surprise!</div>
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Memphis, my hometown, brought sweet memories. Not much has
changed and driving past all the places where I grew up was a bittersweet
pleasure. I was chauffeured by John Beifuss who is the movie critic for the
Commercial Appeal, and who wrote a very kind blurb on the back of WOLF MOON
RISING. My oldest friend, Jo Potter, came to the reading. I’ve known her for so
long! She was my maid of honor, and I even remember making her wedding dress!<br />
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The next morning, before I left for New York, I had a guest
interview on Live at 9 with <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Marybeth Conley and Alex Coleman on WREG-TV. The interview was at
9:30 and my flight was at 11:00! I did the interview then </span>raced to the
airport terrified I would miss my plane. I had been In Memphis less than 48
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Jim met me at LaGuardia—amazing that we found each
other!---but he was terribly sick with a cold. We grabbed a taxi to Penn Station where, dashing for the track, we caught the train to Hudson, NY, where my daughter lives. Exhausted
from traveling all day, we stared out the window in a tired daze at the Hudson river reflecting the last of the light.</div>
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Caiti lives in a tiny
1830’s farmhouse on 150 acres of rolling hills, streams, ponds, and woodlands.
I was not prepared for the beauty of the place.<br />
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Finally, the most exciting of them all: New York! Monday morning I was on the train
early on my way to the city. I grabbed a taxi for the Iroquois Hotel where a TV
station was hidden behind the lobby. There I filmed an appearance on the New
York TV show, PROFILES with Mickey Burns. I was breathless, and a little too
excited, but I managed to get through it. The director’s wife and the
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their Fall Season on Friday, October 18th at 10:30 PM and Monday, October 21st at
12:30 PM. Visit <a href="http://a002-vod.nyc.gov/html/profiles.php?id=2171"><span style="color: #001ff0;">VOD</span></a> Page for other PROFILES Interviews.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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offices in the Flatiron Building where I met my darling editor, Stacy Hill, and
we all went to lunch. I was so excited about the book signing that night I
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I arrived at the bookstore only to be greeted by a flashing
marquee with my picture! The people at Barnes & Noble were very good to me
everywhere I went, and, guess what? There was standing room only, and the store was completely sold out of books! I am amazed by the following Dark Shadows still has, and humbled by the part I play in it all.</div>
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My fellow Dark Shadows actress, Marie Wallace, showed up and
shared the stage to the delight of the audience who had not expected to see her
as well. I felt right at home with good friends there to support me. Lee Rosenbloom
came all the way from Detroit! My great friend, Marlene Ascherman was in the crowd
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Burbank California. The crowd was small but interesting and a lovely piece in
the LA Times by Susan King brought in curious readers and a stack of phone
orders. The ever faithful Marcy Robin was there to provide moral support, along
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">ShadowGram (SG), The Official Newsletter & News
Source for Dark Shadows (DS) announces the following breaking news in this
Official Online News Update "bulletin."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">Lara (Angelique) asks SG to announce all 9 of her
book tour appearances for her 3</span><sup><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">rd</span></sup><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">
DS novel, “Dark Shadows: Wolf Moon Rising.” The publication date is August 20,
from Tor Books, and the launch is at Barnes & Noble at The Grove in Los
Angeles on that date.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">She talked with me at length about the book and its
various points of view: “Barnabas's, of course, but also Quentin's, and young
David's – who has fallen in love with Jacqueline, a mysterious witch girl.”</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">Lara hopes that many fans will come to each event.
More of her comments follow the tour listings below.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">Tues., Aug. 20 (Official publication date!) – 7:00 pm
– Barnes & Noble at The Grove (at Farmers’ Market) – 189 The Grove Drive,
Suite K-30, Los Angeles, CA. (323) 525-0270. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Clairemont Mesa Blvd., Suite 302, San Diego, CA. <span style="color: #222222;">(858)
268-4747.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">Fri., Aug. 23 – 7:00 pm – Borderlands Books – 866
Valencia St., San Francisco, CA.<span style="color: #222222;"> (415) 824-8203.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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SW Bridgeport Road, Tigard, OR (Portland - Bridgeport area). (<span style="color: #222222;">503) 431-7575.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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DragonCon convention (with Kathryn Leigh Scott) – Atlanta, GA 30303. <a href="http://www.dragoncon.org/"><span style="color: #001ff0; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">www.dragoncon.org</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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at Laurelwood, 387 Perkins Extended, Memphis, TN 3811. (901) 683-9801.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">1-888-DARKDEL</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="color: #222222;">If it isn't possible for you to come to a book signing, you might call the bookstore nearest you and order a copy to be autographed while Lara is there and sent to you.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">Following are Lara’s comments about the book and
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">“I’m very excited about my 3</span><sup><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">rd</span></sup><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">“It’s a whole new Dark Shadows chapter and it moves
very fast,” with three different storylines in two different
time periods.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">For one thing, “Quentin has lost the portrait” that
keeps him youthful and his werewolf curse at bay. Now he dreads the full
moon. “Everyone is doomed,” Lara said, laughing.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">“A treat for the fans is the Humbert Allen
Astredo character, Nathaniel Blair. He is Nicholas Blair’s brother, and
he's a scientist and an expert in the occult. He comes to Collinwood
because he suspects a vampire is being harbored there. He wants to find the
creature and perform an autopsy!"</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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with Jacqueline, also16, an artist – and the reincarnation of
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">“The two teenagers decide to look for the portrait
and so they go back in time to a very exciting period, the Roaring 20s,
where Elizabeth Collins is 19 and a flapper, a party girl in a sparkly
dress with her blonde hair cropped short.”</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">“There is a lot here for those who loved the
show," and the book is dedicated to the Dark Shadows fans. "Whether you
raced home from school to miss not a minute or discovered the DVDs only
yesterday, if you fell under the spell, this book is for you.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">“You are and have been loyal and steadfast. You
come to the conventions, form groups on Facebook, share in all kinds of social
media, and more.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">“I recently was asked on my webpage if I’m being
paid to do this book tour. No, I am not. I’m doing it on my own because I want
to meet more of you. I plan to show up at each of the book signings at least an
hour early to enjoy being with you."</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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be released on Tues., Aug. 20, through bookstores and online retailers.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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addition to the Dark Shadows saga--once you begin reading you can't put it
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as she was when she portrayed the sexy enchantress Angelique on <i>Dark Shadows</i>…<i>Wolf
Moon Rising</i> injects new blood into a classic saga on werewolves and
vampires.”<i>—The Commercial Appeal </i>on DARK SHADOWS: WOLF MOON RISING</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">“Fans of <i>Dark Shadows </i>have long awaited this
second book by Parker. (She) has done her research. She takes us effortlessly
from Collinsport in 1971 to Salem Village in 1692 and does a wonderful job of
capturing the history of both periods. Her spellbinding plot and descriptive
prose will please those who love a supernatural romance. She has captured the
characters, the dialogue, and the spirit of the show perfectly.”<i>—Romantic
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“The Salem Branch” – both were published by Tor Books. Both novels were
re-issued by the company last year, in a number of languages and countries
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her 4</span><sup><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">th</span></sup><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"> DS book will explore the
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Here are my book signings so far. If you are in the area, please come by. I'm deathly afraid of an empty house. And I want to see my friends!<br />
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<b>Tuesday, August 20 </b>- Barnes & Noble at The Grove - 189 The Grove Drive,<b> Los Angeles</b><br />
7:00 pm<br />
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<b>Wednesday, August 21 </b>- Mysterious Galaxy - 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. Suite 302,<b> San Diego</b>, <b>CA</b> 92111<br />
7:00 pm<br />
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<b>Friday, August 23</b> - Borderlands Books - 866 Valencia St., <b>San Francisco, CA </b>94110 -<br />
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<b>Sunday, August 25</b> - Barnes & Noble - 7227 SW Bridgeport Road,<b> Tigard (Portland), OR </b>97224 - 4:00 pm<b><br /><br />August 30 - Sept 1 </b>- Dragon-Con -<b> Atlanta, GA </b><br />
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<b>Wednesday, September 4 </b>- Barnes & Noble, 2416 East Colonial Drive, <b>Orlando, FL</b> 32803 -<br />
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<b>Thursday, September 5</b> - Booksellers at Laurelwood, 387 Perkins Extended, <b>Memphis, TN</b> 38111- 6:00 pm<br />
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<b>Monday, September 9 </b>- Barnes & Noble - 150 E 86 St. <b>New York City </b>10028 --<br />
7:00 pm<b><br /><br />Saturday, September 14</b> - Dark Delicacies, 3512 W. Magnolia, <b>Burbank, CA </b>91505-<br />
2:00 pm<br />
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My new <i>Dark Shadows</i> novel <i>Wolf Moon Rising</i> is released in August. Here's an interview about writing the book, which was originally published on the <a href="http://darkshadowsnews.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Dark Shadows News Page</a>...<br />
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<b>You've recently completed the manuscript for <i>Wolf Moon Rising.</i> How was the writing process this time around?</b><br />
Honestly? It was hard – grueling at times. This is a complicated story and there are four or five points of view from various characters, so it was much harder to write. I gave myself a difficult task, to take this whole group of characters and have their stories intertwine. <br />
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<b>When you're writing, do you have any tricks to get you into the story?</b><br />
I always pick a season. For <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0765370026/laraparkersit-20" target="_blank">The Salem Branch</a>, it was fall and the trees... This time it's the dead of winter – everything's white and covered in snow. David has a snowmobile he dug out of the garage – he's quite handy with mechanical things. So he drives this snowmobile quite recklessly through the woods behind Collinwood and the sea road on the way to the Old House. <br />
<b><br /> In <i>The Salem Branch</i>, you explored a more adolescent version of David Collins than we saw on the series...</b><br />
I tend to be much fonder of my own characters – they're much more alive for me. I think that the 16-year-old David is really my creation now. When we last saw him [on television], he was eleven or twelve, but had certain characteristics that are still there. He's quite self-centred and full of himself, and thinks himself to be very smart.<br />
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<b>What's in store for him this time around?</b><br />
There's a romance between David and the young girl, Jacqueline, who are both 16. David is totally besotted – he's so in love with her that he can't think straight. But she's distant, because she's troubled by the fact that she remembers her past lives – she's actually a reincarnation of Angelique. She can remember being in Salem, being on the scaffold and Martinique and swimming in the ocean. She's very schizophrenic and unpredictable. <br /><br />
<a name='more'></a><b>And what's happening to Collinwood's other characters? </b><br />
Barnabas is a vampire again and his character has changed – he's colder and crueler and more despondent than ever. Quentin is suffering under the werewolf curse because his portrait is missing and he's desperate. A big part of the novel takes place in the 1920s. The kids find an old Duesenberg in the Collinwood stable, and it takes them back in time to the Prohibition era.<br />
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<b>Sounds exciting. How did you go about capturing that period?</b><br />
I had to do a lot of research. You think you know about that period in American history until you start to write it and realise you don't know all the little details – the idiosyncratic moments that make it seem real, until you start reading people's diaries or watching films. <br />
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<b>Do you find that a new setting helps to suggest new directions for the characters?</b><br />
It was really fun to expand on what I knew about Quentin's character. He's a womaniser and a rake, and of course in the 1920s he's a bootlegger. Quentin is in love with the young Elizabeth, who is 19. She's a flapper. She's wild and crazy and beautiful and full of life – she has 'it', as Fitzgerald would say. There's a raid and they're taking liquor in a hearse to the Collins family mausoleum, where they can then pry open the caskets [laughs]. Of course they find the secret room in the mausoleum and open that casket, and guess who's in it! [laughs] <br />
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<b>So we'll be meeting a different Elizabeth in the 1920s? </b><br />
She's wonderful, courageous... she climbs up on the running board of the car, shoots the cops – just like a Fitzgerald heroine. That's a complete invention – I don't think Joan Bennett was really like that. I read her biography and, time and time again, it was said that she was the Bennett sister who was reserved and patient and dependable – even though, my God, she had so many affairs! But there's a little bit of Joan in there. <br />
<b><br />How much do your experiences of working with your co-stars on the original episodes inform your writing?</b><br />
The source is the person I worked with, and their physical presence in my mind, yes. But then it's my invention that Quentin's heart was broken by Elizabeth and he never loved another woman. And she grew old, while he didn't age – I find that very poignant. She turned into the Joan Bennett that we all know, while he stayed young because of this portrait. This is the part that worries me, because I think some of the fans hate it when things get re-invented. <br />
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<b>Speaking of re-inventions, readers of <i>The Salem Branch</i> might have noticed a few similarities in the new Dark Shadows movie – including a hippie group in town and a newly-constructed McDonald's...</b><br />
Yes. Maybe it's all just synchronicity – who knows? I could have written schlocky little books just re-doing the <i>Dark Shadows </i>stories, but I didn't do that. I've always tried to do something much more ambitious. So I just think it's amusing – I'm not greedy, so my reaction was to be amused. I wish them well. I am so thrilled that this movie got made. <br />
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<b>And, to tie in with the movie, your first two novels have been reissued...</b><br />
I'm so incredibly lucky, to have been able to do these books and have them published. I'm over the moon that Tor decided to reprint <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0765332604/laraparkersit-20" target="_blank">Angelique's Descent</a>, because it's been out of print for 10 years now. HarperCollins just kinda dumped it – I didn't feel bad at the time, but so many fans have told me that they spent 70 or 80 dollars for a copy. <br />
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<b>Looking back, how do you feel about those first two books?</b><br />
<i>Angelique's Descent </i>was my first attempt, so it was kinda an outpouring of passion for my character. It seemed to appeal to the fans quite a bit. Then when I was writing <i>The Salem Branch</i>, I was doing my masters degree in creative writing, so I was in an atmosphere where there was a lot of respect for literary fiction. My teachers were very excited about a vampire story, and so supportive – because no one else was writing anything like that at Antioch University – it was all heavy stuff, very literary. Nevertheless, I'm very fond of it, mostly the section in Salem. It was really an attempt by me to become more of a literary writer. <br />
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<b>Does that approach carry through to the third book?</b><br />
Of the three novels, the new one's by far the most interesting, though I don't think it's very literary. I think there are lot of good scenes in it, some of which are really scary. Whether the fans will think so, I don't know. I'll just have to wait and see.<br />
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Dark Shadows: Wolf Moon Rising <i>is out in August and can be ordered by <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0765332590/laraparkersit-20" target="_blank">clicking here</a>. </i>Lara Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07738023273872174868noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681170429064571112.post-38506958586785951142013-06-11T00:10:00.000-07:002013-06-22T02:53:23.445-07:00A Book Signing Near You<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My third Dark Shadows novel, WOLF MOON RISING, will be released August 20.<br />
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My publicist at TOR is putting together a small book tour crossing the country, and she wants to know where I would like to go. Any ideas?<br />
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If you want me to visit your town, I need a book store to contact and a guarantee that at least 25 people will show up. This is my chance to meet Dark Shadows fans who have never been able to come to the festivals. Or to see old friends!<br />
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I'll go to Memphis, my home town, and maybe to Orlando. Hopefully, I'll end up in New York City sometime in September.<br />
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If there is a Dark Shadows Fan Club that feels like organizing a signing in their area, please let me know! Your local Barnes & Noble would probably do it if they thought there would be a nice crowd.<br />
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Thanks!Lara Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07738023273872174868noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681170429064571112.post-34388004570416243342013-05-01T21:35:00.002-07:002013-05-02T12:05:27.852-07:00We're Still Here!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Two years ago in August we were all wondering whether we were attending our last convention. Jonathan was still with us and the fans were crowding around him at the festival just trying to get a glimpse. <br /><br />By then he had journeyed to England with Kathryn, David and myself to perform our very brief cameo in the Dark Shadows movie, and we were all wondering what sort of impact the film would have on the Dark Shadows legacy. Everything seemed to depend on Tim Burton and Johnny Depp.<br /><br />Most of us believed it would be a huge success, garnering thousands and thousands of new Dark Shadows fans across the globe. But others were fearing a monumental flop, especially after the trailer was released and its dark comic tongue-in-cheek undertones were revealed.<br /> </div>
Then, on April 14, 2012, we lost Jonathan. Sadly, he would never get to see the moment on screen when he passed the torch to Johnny Depp. A month later, on <br /><br />
May 11, 2012, the film opened to not-so-bad, not-so-good reviews. It didn’t bomb, but it didn’t take the world by storm either. <br /><br />
And the arguments began. Some fans walked out, others saw it ten times. Some wrote reviews overflowing with venom, some composed peons of praise. Almost everyone commented on the gorgeous photography and Johnny Depp’s witty and endearing performance. But the rants raged on.<br /><br />
I tried to reassure any unhappy fans that Tim Buton’s movie had not eclipsed the original television show, but had added to its heritage, a classy tip of the hat, if you will, to an enduring classic.<br /><br />
Then everything quieted down and the fans came back to the show they love. Last weekend in Coronado in a hotel by the sea, a smaller but select group of devotes attended still another convention. A new independent film was shown featuring three Dark Shadows actors, and a musical tribute to Dark Shadows by David Selby left the crowd speechless with delight. The legacy is intact.<br /><br />
Those lucky enough to be there witnessed a most unusual Dark Shadows weekend. Saturday night we trooped to the stunningly restored Art Deco movie theatre--the sister of the Vista in Hollywood—the Coronado Village Theatre. There we watched the premiere of DR. MABUSE, a 30’s era film noir concoction written and directed by a talented new director, twenty-one year old, Ansel Faraj. Jerry Lacy gave a spine tingling performance as the evil villain out to take over the world, and Kathryn Leigh Scott and I played spooky soothsayers who tried to warn others of his wicked plans. <br /><br />Fully in the vein of Dark Shadows, DR MABUSE was dark and creepy, drenched a lush powerful score, confusing at times, but always mesmerizing. It was a special treat, and the fans loved being there.<br /><br />
What they didn’t realize (until the Q & A after the film was shown) was that the entire movie had been shot in front of a blue screen in Ansel’s tiny one car garage, and that the backgrounds were digitally inserted later. The result was weird and hypnotic with a very cool tone. And, it seems there will be a sequel, with Chris Pennock also in the cast.<br /><br />Sunday brought more delights. David Selby, accompanied by his wife Chip and Jim Storm on the guitar, sang a collection of twelve original songs he had composed as a tribute to Dark Shadows and to the fans who had always welcomed him into their lives. In an age where cynicism reigns and no one admits to sentiment, such a tender show of affection was deeply moving. Some beautiful lines and melodies reminded us of how important the show had been to us all, and there was many a teary eye when David finished. We felt honored to have seen another side of this gifted actor, and to be, now more than ever, safe in the Dark Shadows fold.<br />
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Dan Curtis gave me this portrait after the Dark Shadows movie was over, and I have kept it ever since. It hangs in my house at the bottom of the stairs.<br /><br />Many people have said they would like to buy it. Almost every year, before the festival, I have considered bringing the portrait to sell at the auction. That way I could give the money to charity. But I have always changed my mind at the last minute. Just can't let it go. Then the people at Lyndhurst asked for a copy, and I had one made.<br /><br />Now that it has been scanned, I have offered copies for sale, and I have received many orders. Why are they so expensive you ask? I wonder that myself. The Giclee process is costly, the expensive digital printer, the canvas it is printed on, the huge amount of ink to get the perfect copy. And it is perfect, down to every detail.<br /><br />Of the three sizes, the largest is the same as the original, but the medium size is nicer for homes. After paying for the print, picking it up in Santa Monica, packing it and mailing it with insurance, I make about $10. Just so you know.<br /><br />I wish you could meet the printer. He is a little Russian man over eighty years old with a small studio and this big Giclee printer. Every time I give him another order he is gracious and grateful.Lara Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07738023273872174868noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681170429064571112.post-64741413410678139372012-11-06T13:36:00.002-08:002012-11-06T13:36:53.464-08:00New Merchandise<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I wanted to let you all know I've decided to make copies of my Angelique portrait from <i>Night of Dark Shadows</i> available to buy. I recently had the original scanned to send a copy to Lyndhurst for their Halloween celebration and it's been on display there throughout October.<br />
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The quality of these replica prints is superb. When reprinted on canvas using the Giclee process, they are <i>identical</i> to the original and look like a real oil painting. For more information and ordering details, <a href="http://laraparkersite.blogspot.co.uk/p/autographed-merchandise.html">visit the Store</a>.<br />
<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B008JLBNNA/laraparkersit-20" target="_blank">Night of Dark Shadows</a> has just been released on DVD and Blu-Ray and is now in stores, along with the Johnny Depp <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B008QE9VJI/laraparkersit-20" target="_blank">Dark Shadows</a> movie. Look out for them!Lara Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07738023273872174868noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681170429064571112.post-36053386965056054842012-06-07T13:21:00.000-07:002012-06-07T13:21:00.179-07:00A Recent ChatHere's an interview I did last month for the <a href="http://darkshadowsnews.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Dark Shadows News Page</a>, discussing the <i>Dark Shadows</i> movie and my new novel, <i>Wolf Moon Rising</i>...<b></b>
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<b>So Lara, what was your reaction when you heard that <i>Dark Shadows </i>was heading to the big screen? </b><br />
I never thought it would get made – I was so pessimistic. This is a reinterpretation, and I feel – with all humility – that it's to <i>Dark Shadows</i>' credit that someone can find a new way of doing it. That's what we did on the original show – we reinvented things like <i>Dracula</i> and <i>Turn of the Screw </i>and <i>Dorian Gray</i>... <br />
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<b>Do you think this film is still <i>Dark Shadows</i> as we know it? </b><br />
When I was on the set, seeing what was going on, I could tell that the tone was significantly different. I had misgivings, I’ll admit. I thought hopefully it would be OK, but it could be a real bomb. But then I saw the first trailer and was kinda taken with it! It's an homage – it's a recognition of the value of the original material, to have made Tim Burton's imagination take off with it the way it has. <br />
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<b>Director Tim Burton has spoken a lot about wanting to capture the 'vibe' of the original show. What do you take that to mean? </b><br />
I've been asked so many times what I think was the most distinguishing characteristic of the TV show, and I think it was that the acting was realistic. Now that's not true of everyone... There were some more arch performances – people like Grayson [Hall] (Julia Hoffman) and Chris Pennock (Jeb Hawkes) – but for the most part, we played it with conviction. We were encouraged to be believable, so when a bat came in the room – and it was a Halloween toy dangled by some anxious prop man – there was no question of rolling our eyes or letting the audience in on the joke. It was played with total conviction. So here were all these absurd situations – telling ghosts to go back to their graves – but played with total conviction. That gave <i>Dark Shadows</i> its tone. I think audiences are smarter than they used to be. Tim Burton is letting the audience in a little more on that joke. <br />
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<a name='more'></a><b>He’s spoken several times about wanting the film have a balance between being funny and scary… </b><br />
And that's the way Johnny Depp works as an actor. He lets you see that things are tongue in cheek – that it's meant to be witty. I think he's very, very committed to this movie. He and Tim Burton took this very seriously. You look at those sets and see the money that was spent. Movies are a harsh business, and they could lose all that money. They want this to succeed and have made choices that they feel will resonate with today's kids. <br />
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<b>So did you feel at all proprietorial about the original series when confronted by those choices?</b><br />
No – I have no sense of ownership. It's a little sad to see someone else play Angelique. But on the other hand, she's not going to do it the same way I did. I was so, so excited when I saw Eva Green in Camelot. She's such a marvelous presence – so sexy and beautiful. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIEGKQBTKRWXuv5QCJcpFX4r3-xk3R5kADG93JWUZX7WCx-pJLqqBZ_C0Gfd6OotsKZEHehYQAv0dBaq02JAH7qA94VuUpDr-QGYbCMP_vsDRuR9JxTUFFElWXfcMxTBQICyqRfkDXwek/s1600/BTS-BurtonEva.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIEGKQBTKRWXuv5QCJcpFX4r3-xk3R5kADG93JWUZX7WCx-pJLqqBZ_C0Gfd6OotsKZEHehYQAv0dBaq02JAH7qA94VuUpDr-QGYbCMP_vsDRuR9JxTUFFElWXfcMxTBQICyqRfkDXwek/s320/BTS-BurtonEva.jpg" width="212" /></a><b>And Angelique’s gone corporate in this story, running a rival business… </b><br />
Eva Green mentioned playing Angelique as 'ballsy Barbie'. I guess if I'd have been asked to play her running a big company, I'd have acted sorta brittle too. Of course, there's this whole level beneath that, driven by Angelique's heartbreak. Her attitude represents the major banks and their attitude towards the world. I think there are several levels to the story. <br />
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<b>We also have Johnny Depp’s Barnabas trying to restore the Collins family’s identity and uphold their heritage… </b><br />
Yes, he and Jonathan Frid's Barnabas still have a lot in common – that love of the Collins family and the great house of Collinwood. And they also share a duality – of the monster who feeds on blood, and the man who feels wretched over his predicament. Johnny plays Barnabas bewildered – he's a fish out of water, which I think is great. They've decided to actually pay attention to the outside world here – the outside world didn't exist on our show. So Johnny has to face the fact that he's 200 years behind, and is totally mystified. <br />
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<b>That sense of awkwardness does seem reminiscent of Jonathan Frid’s Barnabas… </b><br />
I love that shot of Barnabas sitting in Carolyn's room on the beanbag! His body language just somehow reveals how uncomfortable he is – yet he's really determined to carry it off and get back on top of things. So there's still a duality, just like Jonathan had. Johnny Depp's an amazingly inventive actor. You look at that trailer, and he's just so spot-on in those moments. <br />
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<b> So what was it like meeting him when you filmed your cameo? </b><br />
Johnny Depp has a reserve. When we were on set, he was in costume and make-up, but he was also in character – with that white make-up, he looks like he's carved out of marble. He said a few nice things and was very polite, but he didn't really joke around or get into deep conversation. He wasn't cold, but he just didn't break character. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsECN5zQjQt0QiJhQ2uxCDzduWOSpiLR2nR70FlB6inv9qr9wABLZUcqwDtlTvEni99SvteMtDiAmUkVT4ZDb46E5MAah8PYRsc9LiPlov1kj5823NOlP-Absfeqz7_v20jR1xoeV0Rlq/s1600/cast-cameo.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><b>And presumably Pinewood was a step up from the old <i>Dark Shadows</i> studio… </b><br />
I thought the sets were beautiful – I was staggered by the beauty of them. Also, Tim Burton shoots with smoke and a lot of colored lights, so everything takes on a painterly effect. I think it's gorgeous.<br />
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<b>What are your hopes for the finished film?</b><br />
I wish them the best, and I am just so thrilled that it happened. I hope they make ten of them! I hope that<i> Dark Shadows</i> lives forever! <br />
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<b>And you’re going to be attending the US premiere at Grauman's this week… </b><br />
Yes! [laughs] I have no idea what that will be like. I keep picturing the Academy Awards, then I realise it'll be nothing like that. I think that's the only red carpet I've ever seen. Hopefully I'll have a nice dress by then. <br />
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<b>Do you know what you'll be wearing? </b><br />
I do. <br />
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<b>Can't you give us a hint? </b><br />
[Laughs] Well… You're never sure till the last moment, but I'm putting this thing together. It's black silk and has some lace with it. <br />
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<b>I’m sure Angelique would approve! </b><br />
Yes, she would! <br />
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<b>You've recently completed the manuscript for your new novel <i>Wolf Moon Rising</i>. How was the writing process this time around?</b><br />
Honestly? It was hard – grueling at times. This is a complicated story and there are four or five points of view from various characters, so it was much harder to write. I gave myself a difficult task, to take this whole group of characters and have their stories intertwine. <br />
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<b>When you're writing, do you have any tricks to get you into the story?</b><br />
I always pick a season. For <i>The Salem Branch</i>, it was fall and the trees... This time it's the dead of winter – everything's white and covered in snow. David has a snowmobile he dug out of the garage – he's quite handy with mechanical things. So he drives this snowmobile quite recklessly through the woods behind Collinwood and the sea road on the way to the Old House. <br />
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<b>In <i>The Salem Branch</i>, you explored a more adolescent version of David Collins than we saw on the series...</b><br />
I tend to be much fonder of my own characters – they're much more alive for me. I think that the 16-year-old David is really my creation now. When we last saw him [on television], he was eleven or twelve, but had certain characteristics that are still there. He's quite self-centered and full of himself, and thinks himself to be very smart.<br />
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<b> What's in store for him this time around?</b><br />
There's a romance between David and the young girl, Jacqueline, who are both 16. David is totally besotted – he's so in love with her that he can't think straight. But she's distant, because she's troubled by the fact that she remembers her past lives – she's actually a reincarnation of Angelique. She can remember being in Salem, being on the scaffold and Martinique and swimming in the ocean. She's very schizophrenic and unpredictable. <br />
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<b>And what's happening to Collinwood's other characters? </b><br />
Barnabas is a vampire again and his character has changed – he's colder and crueler and more despondent than ever. Quentin is suffering under the werewolf curse because his portrait is missing and he's desperate. A big part of the novel takes place in the 1920s. The kids find an old Duesenberg in the Collinwood stable, and it takes them back in time to the Prohibition era.<br />
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<b>Sounds exciting. How did you go about capturing that period?</b><br />
I had to do a lot of research. You think you know about that period in American history until you start to write it and realise you don't know all the little details – the idiosyncratic moments that make it seem real, until you start reading people's diaries or watching films. <br />
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<b>Do you find that a new setting helps to suggest new directions for the characters?</b><br />
It was really fun to expand on what I knew about Quentin's character. He's a womanizer and a rake, and of course in the 1920s he's a bootlegger. Quentin is in love with the young Elizabeth, who is 19. She's a flapper. She's wild and crazy and beautiful and full of life – she has 'it', as Fitzgerald would say. There's a raid and they're taking liquor in a hearse to the Collins family mausoleum, where they can then pry open the caskets [laughs]. Of course they find the secret room in the mausoleum and open that casket, and guess who's in it! [laughs] <br />
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She's wonderful, courageous... she climbs up on the running board of the car, shoots the cops – just like a Fitzgerald heroine. That's a complete invention – I don't think Joan Bennett was really like that. I read her biography and, time and time again, it was said that she was the Bennett sister who was reserved and patient and dependable – even though, my God, she had so many affairs! But there's a little bit of Joan in there. <br />
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<b>How much do your experiences of working with your co-stars on the original episodes inform your writing?</b><br />
The source is the person I worked with, and their physical presence in my mind, yes. But then it's my invention that Quentin's heart was broken by Elizabeth and he never loved another woman. And she grew old, while he didn't age – I find that very poignant. She turned into the Joan Bennett that we all know, while he stayed young because of this portrait. This is the part that worries me, because I think some of the fans hate it when things get re-invented. <br />
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<b>Speaking of re-inventions, readers of <i>The Salem Branch</i> might notice a few similarities in the new <i>Dark Shadows </i>movie – including a hippie group in town and a newly-constructed McDonald's...</b>Yes. Maybe it's all just synchronicity – who knows? I could have written schlocky little books just re-doing the<i> Dark Shadows </i>stories, but I didn't do that. I've always tried to do something much more ambitious. So I just think it's amusing – I'm not greedy, so my reaction was to be amused. I wish them well. I am so thrilled that this movie got made. <br />
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<b>And, to tie in with the movie, your first two novels have been reissued...</b><br />
I'm so incredibly lucky, to have been able to do these books and have them published. I'm over the moon that Tor decided to reprint <i>Angelique's Descent,</i> because it's been out of print for 10 years now. HarperCollins just kinda dumped it – I didn't feel bad at the time, but so many fans have told me that they spent 70 or 80 dollars for a copy. <br />
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<b>Looking back, how do you feel about those first two books?</b><br />
<i>Angelique's Descent </i>was my first attempt, so it was kinda an outpouring of passion for my character. It seemed to appeal to the fans quite a bit. Then when I was writing <i>The Salem Branch</i>, I was doing my masters degree in creative writing, so I was in an atmosphere where there was a lot of respect for literary fiction. My teachers were very excited about a vampire story, and so supportive – because no one else was writing anything like that at Antioch University – it was all heavy stuff, very literary. Nevertheless, I'm very fond of it, mostly the section in Salem. It was really an attempt by me to become more of a literary writer. <br />
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<b>Does that approach carry through to the third book?</b><br />
Of the three novels, the new one's by far the most interesting, though I don't think it's very literary. I think there are lot of good scenes in it, some of which are really scary. Whether the fans will think so, I don't know. I'll just have to wait and see.<br />
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<i>Interview by Stuart Manning, originally published on the </i><a href="http://darkshadowsnews.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Dark Shadows News Page</a><i>. </i>Dark Shadows: Wolf Moon Rising<i> is out in October and can be ordered by <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0765332590/laraparkersit-20" target="_blank">clicking here</a>. </i>Lara Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07738023273872174868noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681170429064571112.post-32021481405608356532012-06-04T11:49:00.002-07:002012-06-18T06:53:57.036-07:00Angelique OverseasHey, everybody! As amazing as it seems, ANGELIQUE'S DESCENT has gone global! The covers are as varied as the cultures where the books have been published. Different people have different interpretations, and they have even given the books new titles. Should I care? No. I'm thrilled they have translated the text, all 428 pages, and sent the book off to find new fans! This is all part of the <i>Dark Shadows</i> legacy. Is there a lesson here about re-imagining and re-invention?<br />
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Shown below are covers for France – <i>La Malediction D'Angelique </i>(<i>The Curse of Angelique</i>); England (ebook format); Italy – <i>La Maledizione di Angelique </i>(<i>The Curse of Angelique</i>); Poland –<i> Mroczne Cienie: Narodziny Angelique </i>(<i>Gloomy Shadows: B</i><i>irth of Angeliuque</i>); Brazil – <i>Sombras da Noite: A Queda de Angelique </i>(<i>Shadows of the Night: The Fall of Angelique</i>); Hungary – <i>Angelique Hagyatéka</i> (<i>Angelique's Inheritance</i>). Click on the images to see larger views.<br />
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Here’s a quote from Laurence Sterne:<br />
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“Of all the cants which are canted in this canting world—though the cant of hypocrites may be the worst—the cant of criticism is the most tormenting.”<br />
<i> Tristram Shanty, vol. 3 chapt 12.</i><br />
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There have been a lot of reviews of the Burton/Depp movie, some bad, some so-so, some good. Irate fans have felt compelled to post everything negative they can find in a furious effort to vent their frustration after watching a movie that was different from the show.<br />
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Critics are self-indulgent wordsmiths, and what they write is “writing” just like any other. They want to turn a phrase. They want to be witty and clever, and they want to show the world how perceptive and articulate they are. There are many more negative words in their vocabulary than positive ones.<br />
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I love this definition:<br />
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“A critic is a person who goes out on the battlefield after the battle is over and shoots the wounded.”<br />
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It is appalling to me that someone who has never created a work of art can sit for half an hour in front of his computer and verbally demolish a year of another creative person’s life while blithely dismissing all the toil that went into it.<br />
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A critic is someone who can't make art, but who loves to show the world he would have been wonderful at it—if only he could! <br />
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Both the <i>New York Times </i>and <i>The New Yorker </i>praised the film and Burton’s magical touch. Those are the only two reviews I care about because they are the smartest critics out there.<br />
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Those fans who are disappointed should remember that the show they loved inspired a major motion picture with first class talents. Because of the movie, <i>Dark Shadows </i>will live another day, another year, another decade. Because of all the renewed interest, the DVDs have been reissued, the two films will be reissued, my books were reissued, Kathryn has written another book that is selling extremely well along with all her others, and <i>Dark Shadows </i>will not fade away. The legacy has been resurrected one more time.<br />
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This movie is another brilliant chapter in the history of our show. It does not replace it or erase it. It enhances it and celebrates it.<br />
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Those who feel the movie dishonored, denigrated or disrespected the TV show should keep in mind that the greater success the film enjoys, the longer the legacy will last. To excoriate the film is a bad move, no matter how you feel. If you want to see<i> Dark Shadows</i> remain on the cutting edge of pop culture, you should come from love and find things to praise, and there are many. <br />
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I suggest we begin a list of the things we liked, or loved, instead of concentrating on the elements we felt were unnecessary or unsuccessful.<br />
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Here’s mine: <br />
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Please add to it! <br />
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Things I liked in the movie:<br />
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The entire opening sequence with the sailing schooner in the mist.<br />
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The two children looking at one another.<br />
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Johnny Depp’s precise diction, and his deep melodious voice.<br />
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Barnabas standing in front of the Great House at Collinwood, hand on hip.<br />
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The entire town of Collinsport rebuilt, including the harbor. Wow!<br />
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“Nights in White Satin” over the titles.<br />
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“He’s coming!”<br />
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The grand foyer of Collinwood with the giant staircase, the carved mermaids and the chandelier.<br />
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Johnny Depp’s long (Edward Scissorhands) fingernails and his Nosferatu make-up, a tongue-in-cheek film reference and a reincarnation of the earliest film vampire.<br />
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Eva Green’s red dress!!! Her red fingernails, her red Barracuda, her red panties, and her red lips!<br />
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Johnny Depp sitting up straight and proper on a bean bag chair talking to Carolyn.<br />
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Chloe Moretz dancing stoned to Season of the Witch.<br />
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Johnny Depp’s tender, touching, bewildered, romantic performance as Barnabas.<br />
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Alice Cooper rocking out as only he can. The line, “The ugliest woman I have even seen.”<br />
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The “fab four” appearing at the door.<br />
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Johnny Depp hanging from the light fixture and sleeping in the linen closet.<br />
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Michelle Pfeiffer’s pale matriarch, glimmering with heartbreak.<br />
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Helena Bonham Carter’s American (!) accent. Gully McGrath’s soulful boy child.<br />
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Angelique’s and Barnabas’s gravity-defying sex scene.<br />
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Angelique’s face cracking like an eggshell.<br />
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Elizabeth with her shotgun. <br />
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Johnny Depp’s elegant, dead-pan delivery.<br />
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The statue coming to life and grabbing Barnabas.<br />
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Julia waking up as a . . . wait a minute. Wasn’t that in THE SALEM BRANCH?Lara Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07738023273872174868noreply@blogger.com67tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681170429064571112.post-25268622030060826282012-05-17T23:50:00.002-07:002012-05-18T03:27:01.104-07:00A Story For the FansSo . . . a boy falls in love with a lovely, serious and soulful young girl. It is their time of innocence and discovery. Their lives are made whole by their devotion to one another, and so they marry. For five years their happiness is complete, and every day brings a new episode of delight. Then, sadly, she goes away.<br /><br />The boy grows older but never finds another to compare to his beloved. He visits their old haunts and keeps pictures of her on his wall. He watches the home movies they made together over and over. He keeps her memory alive in his heart.<br /><br />Then when he is much older, more cynical and less easily impressed a vibrant young woman falls in love with him, and she wants to become his wife. She is laughing, elegant, wickedly witty. But she is very different from his first love. When he is with her he can only see those differences, and not the charms she is offering to him, and he says to her, “No, I cannot marry you. You are not serious. You are not soulful. Because you are not like her, I cannot love you.”<br />
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And he misses his chance for happiness a second time.Lara Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07738023273872174868noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681170429064571112.post-43572471196941449392012-05-14T21:49:00.001-07:002012-05-14T22:16:37.814-07:00In Cinemas Now<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The new <i>Dark Shadows </i>movie from Tim Burton is now in cinemas everywhere and includes a cameo scene featuring Jonathan Frid, David Selby, Kathryn Leigh Scott and myself. Please go and see the movie and keep an open mind.<br />
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I've watched it twice and, I loved it both times. Eva Green is gorgeous and Johnny Depp creates a new and memorable Barnabas. It's gloriously entertaining and lavishly filmed. Enjoy it as another chapter in the <i>Dark Shadows </i>legacy, adding to the joy we have all shared.<br />
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To celebrate the release, I've added some new autographed pictures from the filming to the <a href="http://laraparkersite.blogspot.co.uk/p/autographed-merchandise.html">Online Store</a>. Take a look!Lara Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07738023273872174868noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681170429064571112.post-17111902411169451072012-04-19T13:38:00.000-07:002013-05-01T21:24:42.831-07:00Jonathan FridI am so saddened to hear of the death of my good friend and fellow actor on<i> Dark Shadows</i>, Jonathan Frid. He was a warm-hearted and compassionate man with a lovely sense of humor, and he was a staggeringly charismatic actor, who is personally responsible for the lasting success of the <i>Dark Shadows</i> TV show in so many ways,<br />
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His introduction on the soap opera saved it from cancellation and initiated five years of wonderful stories, of which his character of the reluctant vampire was most often the centerpiece. It was his choice to make the vampire terrifying but also tortured by guilt, and in doing this he became the heartthrob of thousands of housewives across the country watching him over their ironing. They longed to be bitten!<br />
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My personal association with Jonathan was life changing. I had been in New York just over a week when I auditioned for the part of Angelique on camera with Jonathan, doing the scene in which I tearfully entreated him to love me and not my mistress Josette Of course my head was spinning but he leaned in before the red light went on and said, “You know, she’s a witch.” Without that bit of information, I might never have put the evil spin on the moment that snagged me the role. How fortunate for me that he was there! He also whispered in my ear, “I hope you get it,” which sent my confidence soaring.<br />
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When I had been on the show for several weeks, I was doing another “tearful scene” of heartbreak and rejection. He said to me during rehearsal, “You should stop trying to be the heroine.” I was shocked to receive this bit of criticism. “Stop crying,” he said. “You’re the villain! You have the plum role.” Once again, his presence in my life was a gift. He gave me the best advice. When I insisted that I was not “the jealous type,” he simply said, “Dig deeper.” <br />
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I played countless scenes with Jonathan, and as is now well known among the fans, he often forgot his lines. He famously told us that once when he performed Shakespeare in a college production, he found himself saying lines from<i> Hamlet </i>in the middle of <i>Richard III</i>! When he “went up” on camera during a scene with me, I could tell by the panic in his eyes that he had lost his way, and I often had to get him back on track.<br />
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We were, as you all know, taping 'live' with no opportunity to cut and start over, or to edit, and I always worried that his performance would suffer. But, the following week when we watched the show and that moment would appear on the screen, I was amazed! He was mesmerizing. His dreadful actor’s dilemma became Barnabas’s dilemma, and Jonathan’s anxiety made Barnabas all the more convincingly troubled. He had that rare quality as an actor to bring his own inner truth to the moment.<br />
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When Jonathan returned to the <i>Dark Shadows </i>festivals in his eighties he was always received with a standing ovation. He was beloved by the fans! It was hard for him to maintain his high standards in the festival environment, but he always assumed that jovial attitude and made his audience laugh with his generous wit, When he did his readings of Poe or Shakespeare, he always gave a rich and layered interpretation, putting to use his wonderful classic actor’s voice and bearing. What a treat for us all.<br />
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Often, after someone dies unexpectedly, it is easy to look back and see that the signs were there. Kathryn Leigh Scott, David Selby and I went to London to film cameos in the new Tim Burton/ Johnny Depp movie, and undoubtedly, we would not have been asked to come if Jonathan had not been willing to join us.<br />
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It was difficult for him. He was disoriented and felt helpless away from his house in Canada. The second morning we were there, he packed up his bags early and went down to the lobby. There he demanded a taxi to the airport and told the concierge that he wanted a plane ticket back to Hamilton. It was as though he yearned for that refuge where he was embraced by all that was familiar, where he could feel safe.<br />
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We were all excited and looking forward to our scene where the four of us could be together again, but now we were afraid that things might fall apart. Convinced to stay and participate in the cameo moment we were all anticipating, he rode with us in the car to the studio. “Why is it so far?” he kept asking. And then he said, “Are we on the island?’”<br />
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Of course we thought he meant the island of England and we assured him that we were. Once in costume and on the set, he seemed shaky and irritable as we rehearsed our “moment,” the four of us walking through the door of Collinwood at a grand party, and being greeted by Johnny Depp <br />
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Filming can be brutally tedious and we stood there for several long minutes, Kathryn holding Jonathan up on one side and I on the other, both of us clinging to him for dear life while lighting and camera adjustments were made. Hunched over now and leaning on his memorable cane, Jonathan seemed ready to collapse. But when the assistant director came over with a chair and offered it to him, he exploded in anger and banged his cane on the floor. “Why does everyone think I need a chair! I don’t need a chair!” <br />
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Temperament and pride were still a vital part of his character, and he was still holding on to that rage, I think now, against the dying of the light. But on the way back to the hotel he said again, “Where are we? Am I on the island?” as if he had a sense where he would be going.<br />
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I am heartbroken that Jonathan could not see the movie he journeyed so far to be in. I was looking forward to a big hug and kiss this summer at the festival, and another set of self-deprecating, witty remarks to his adoring audience where the love in the auditorium was always palpable.<br />
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I will miss him so much. I am grateful to have known him. Take care, Jonathan, now that you have reached your island. Hopefully it looks like Hamilton. Our love goes with you.Lara Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07738023273872174868noreply@blogger.com94tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681170429064571112.post-17277638949725657102012-04-19T13:36:00.002-07:002012-04-19T14:28:39.842-07:00Jonathan Frid Remembered<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I hope you will write to me and tell me your feelings about my books, ask questions, make suggestions, even fight with me over my characters if you like. I don’t mind a little gentle criticism. I would also welcome any ideas you have for future <i>Dark Shadows</i> novels Those of you who have remained fans all this time must have many stories you wish could be told.</div>
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Many of you might be curious about my trip to Pinewood Studios outside of London to film a cameo on Tim Burton’s new <i>Dark Shadows.</i> Or perhaps you want to know what it was like working on the soap opera all those many years ago in New York City.<br />
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Happily, my first novel <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0765332604/laraparkersit-20">Angelique's Descent</a> (which has been out of print) is being re-released with a new final chapter on April 10, 2012, along with a new edition of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0765332884/laraparkersit-20">The Salem Branch</a>. The third book in the series, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0765332590/laraparkersit-20">Wolf Moon Rising</a> will arrive in bookstores later this year. I am excited to finally have a series of books based on the television show that gave me my start.<br />
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Please comment on my blogs and write to ask questions. I want to get to know you!</div>
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It's a busy time for me with the release of the new <i>Dark Shadows </i>movie and new editions of my novels hitting bookstores. Here's a handy guide to my upcoming signing appearances. Hope to see you there!<br />
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<b>April 10</b><br />
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Re-release of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0765332604/laraparkersit-20" target="_blank">Angelique's Descent</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0765332884/laraparkersit-20" target="_blank">The Salem Branch</a>. Available in bookstores everywhere; To order online, click on the hyperlinked titles.<br />
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<b>April 14</b></div>
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Monsterpalooza: Burbank Airport Marriot, 2500 North Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91505 (11:30–1:00).<br />
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<b>April 21–22</b></div>
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Hollywood Collector’s Show: Burbank Airport Marriot, 2500 North Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91505 (10:00–5:00).<br />
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<b>May 6</b></div>
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Los Angeles Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention: Shrine Auditorium Expo Center, 665 West Jefferson Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90007 (11:00 -4:00pm).</div>
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<b>May 7</b><br />
Premiere of <i>Dark Shadows</i> directed by Tim Burton starring Johnny Depp, at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Red carpet time! <br />
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<b>May 10</b></div>
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Fan premiere screening of <i>House of Dark Shadows </i>and the<i> Dark Shadows</i> movie starring Johnny Depp: Vista Theater, 4473 Sunset Drive, Los Angeles, 90027 (6:00pm).<br />
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<b>May 13</b></div>
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Dark Delicacies Bookstore: 3512 West Magnolia Boulevard, Burbank, CA 91505 (2:00pm).<br />
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<b>June 3</b></div>
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El Segundo Library: 111 West Mariposa Avenue, El Segundo, CA 90245 (12:45 – 4:45pm).<br />
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<b>July 28-29</b><br />
<i>Dark Shadows </i>Festival convention at the Lyndhurst Estate in Tarrytown, NY.</div>Lara Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07738023273872174868noreply@blogger.com38