Re: [MOPO] Jonathan Frid

2012-04-21 Thread S Yafet
This is so very sad. I was in Brooklyn last summer for the Dark Shadows convention and Mr. Frid was there. The room was packed to capacity and he was charming and funny. Fortunately, I was able to attend quite a few of these DS festivals when they were on the East Coast and he was often in

Re: [MOPO] Jonathan Frid

2012-04-21 Thread S Yafet
:* Irvin J. Gelb irving...@dslextreme.com *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU *Sent:* Thu, April 19, 2012 4:12:41 PM *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Jonathan Frid Ditto!!! I was one of those kids also? School was out at 3:00 pm. and I ran home to prepare for the next episode at 4! irv

Re: [MOPO] Jonathan Frid

2012-04-20 Thread Toochis Morin
. This show is not to be missed if you're in NYC. From: MnTwister mntwis...@yahoo.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thu, April 19, 2012 7:53:19 PM Subject: [MOPO] Jonathan Frid I was lucky to attend a Dark Shadows convention in NYC in the World Trade

[MOPO] Jonathan Frid 1924-2012

2012-04-19 Thread Scott Burns
Jonathan Frid, Vampire Barnabas Collins in the 1960's gothic soap Dark Shadows, died of natural causes last Friday (April 13th). Sad.his death coming just a month before the release of Tim Burton's re-imagining of Dark Shadows. Here are a couple of links with more details about Frid and his

Re: [MOPO] Jonathan Frid 1924-2012

2012-04-19 Thread Irvin J. Gelb
] On Behalf Of Scott Burns Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 12:22 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] Jonathan Frid 1924-2012 Jonathan Frid, Vampire Barnabas Collins in the 1960's gothic soap Dark Shadows, died of natural causes last Friday (April 13th). Sad.his death coming just a month

Re: [MOPO] Jonathan Frid 1924-2012

2012-04-19 Thread Jeff Potokar
a lot to me – looking forward to seeing a remake but this one looks like its silly. From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Scott Burns Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 12:22 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] Jonathan Frid 1924-2012 Jonathan Frid

[MOPO] Jonathan Frid

2012-04-19 Thread MnTwister
I am deeply saddened by this news. I was one of those fans who ran home from school to watch Dark Shadows. I owned the entire 200 VHS collection, and then purchased the entire collection on DVD and have watched it through 3 times now, all 1225 episodes. Thank goodness his fantastic work is

Re: [MOPO] Jonathan Frid

2012-04-19 Thread Irvin J. Gelb
: [MOPO] Jonathan Frid I am deeply saddened by this news. I was one of those fans who ran home from school to watch Dark Shadows. I owned the entire 200 VHS collection, and then purchased the entire collection on DVD and have watched it through 3 times now, all 1225 episodes. Thank goodness his

Re: [MOPO] Jonathan Frid

2012-04-19 Thread Richard Auras
   www.ilovefilms.com From: Irvin J. Gelb irving...@dslextreme.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thu, April 19, 2012 4:12:41 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Jonathan Frid Ditto!!! I was one of those kids also? School was out at 3:00 pm. and I ran home to prepare for the next

[MOPO] Jonathan Frid

2012-04-19 Thread MnTwister
I was lucky to attend a Dark Shadows convention in NYC in the World Trade Center Marriott where the entire cast (except Frid) was there. There were several thousand people and it still goes on every year. I am planning to attend this year, sad because Jonathan Frid was to be there. But I did

Re: [MOPO] Jonathan Frid

2012-04-19 Thread channinglylethomson
When he signed your memorabilia, did he offer you the choice of writing either Barnabus or Jonathan Frid but not both? I remember this when I met him in San Francisco. He was doing the play Arsenic and Old Lace here with Jean Stapleton, if I recall correctly. I also really appreciated him