tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20634500.post1824598578134229905..comments2023-11-04T10:22:02.283-04:00Comments on The Speckled One: Jonathan Frid and Arsenic and Old LaceAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10810743075458783724noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20634500.post-20429087179778965462013-04-11T18:49:11.688-04:002013-04-11T18:49:11.688-04:00It just boggles my mind that the majority of Dark ...It just boggles my mind that the majority of Dark Shadows fans wouldn't go to see his shows. If I'd been alive back then, I know I would have! I'm already trying to get as close to doing that as I can, and I discovered Dark Shadows less than a year ago.<br /><br />I'm loving reading your blog posts. :)Samantha Lienhardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00050896759185927270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20634500.post-67402668310000309972012-05-26T12:43:17.436-04:002012-05-26T12:43:17.436-04:00Preface to comment. i hope you do not mind my shar...Preface to comment. i hope you do not mind my sharing thoughts and perceptions. I know that you will not print anything that you feel is inappropriate to your blog, which makes me feel, in turn, that I can simply make a statement without need of it appearing, necessarily. <br /><br />On his website, John Frid had remarked about the stage door fans not translating into theater attendance. That gave me the impression that "Arsenic" may not have done that well. I'm glad to hear it did and that was the wrong impression to take away from that remark. I notice that he never bragged or fluffed when he could have. I take a moment here to state that as a newly awakened fan circa 2011, I was playing catch up. It began with admiring the actor's performance in DS on my nostalgic and long-awaited re-visiting of the show after a spotty viewing when it first aired, recognizing that he was a special sort of person, and feeling the need to know the man behind such a moving performance. It baffled me that anyone could even come up with a "Barnabas" so convincingly. That was my hope in reading and viewing all he posted on his website. I enjoyed the dualities and paradoxes and the way he communicated including in interviews. You don't want the PR John, just the real one as he chooses to express himself. I liked that one had to think about what he said and always in some greater context. That is precisely why he is a stand out. However, you, as one working for him, I am sure found it challenging! One paradox being that he wanted you to be direct and get to the point, yet he could be a little obfuscating either intentionally or unintentionally. HA. Life on ones own terms. -Kristine R.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20634500.post-36656649974939270842012-05-23T14:20:23.620-04:002012-05-23T14:20:23.620-04:00I'm really enjoying these essays.I'm really enjoying these essays.Cousin Barnabashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12100748097966533023noreply@blogger.com