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Retrospective: Episode Five (April 2024)

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Brief updates with me and why we’re still focusing on the earlier Radio Drama episodes in retrospection. This podcast coincides with the original script release date. Why “The Prisoner” element was added, it was NOT just-for-fun: It was due to Josette’s Music Box tune being lifted from an episode of The Prisoner. Trivia, plain and simple.


The podcast explains a few things relating to how the ghost of Captain Gregg manages to help in this interruption to Dark Shadows. Also topics on Josette’s earings being given to Maggie, but in this series it’s the butler, Wadsworth, who bestows them rather than Willie and for different reasons. Carolyn’s troubled discussion of trying to fill out college applications with Tony and why it’s troubled. A brief stop via “The Prisoner” and how it ties into the episode.


Next Barnabas and Prof. Stokes engage in a discussion involving some befuddling correspondence, as well as the whereabouts of Willie Loomis.

Meanwhile, the Evans Cottage is busy with Maggie and Sam discussing her possible employment as David’s new governess, as well as her soured relationship with Joe. Upon Maggie leaving for her waitress shift, Capt Gregg appears and much is revealed of a supernatural bent after that. Angelique arrives to take back her painting but… Whoops! …wait…Where is it?


Further explanation of how Captain Gregg and the reincarnation of Andres duPres can know each other…

Barnabas, waking up from a dream in a setting from “The Prisoner”, proceeds to the coffee shop with the aid of Wadsworth. Maggie and Barnabas have a catch up discussion of all the bizarre circumstances, as well as her trepidation about switching employment. On the West Coast, Peter and Victoria’s road trip bring them to a familiar location also brought to the screen in the 1960’s. All seems fine enough until the proprietor reveals his name. Then: Narrative Discussion!

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Coming up for newer retro-show

MILLIGAN: Now, for those of you who have remained, listen to my voice and know that to listen TO my voice is to hear the dulcet tones of E-V-I-L… Yes! I have walked along the path of evil continuously, incessantly… without trepidation… until of course a branch trips me up, or I’m trodden upon by happy joggers in track suits, or a particular bit of graffiti carved into a tree startles the sheer crap out of me… BUT I CONTINUE FORWARD!

THIS is the graffiti that startled the sheer crap out of Miligan, as once upon a time it startled me, approximately 2005 second half of the year, not positive which month, so this was from The Pit of… Episode five, Saving Pop, just incase anyone is wondering. Thank you to whoever did it as YOU have contributed to my radio drama, inadvertently, of course. (Stanley Park, B.C.)

Peace.

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Retrospective: Episode Four (March 2024)

Hopefully a play button shall show up!


Background details of how Episode Four “Captain Gregg Gets Bent” was conjured, including the title. Gong through what happens in the episode from start to finish. Then eventually the responses from kind friends and acquaintances.

Brief updates with me and why we’re still focusing on the earlier Radio Drama episodes in retrospection. Focus on Ghost and Mrs. Muir fandom and it’s loose relationship with Dark Shadows. Reactions and non-reactions I received. Ghosts and Mrs. Muir novel understanding, etcetera’s.

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The Phoenix Egg: From which we shall ALL rise!

“Above all we have been persuaded to think that it is unacceptable to be different or even to acknowledge that differences in abilities exist between us. But our survival may depend on the realization and expression of humanities immense diversity. Only if we use what may be the ultimate of the many axemaker’s gifts—the coming information systems—to nurture this individual and cultural diversity, only if we celebrate our differences rather than suppressing them, will we stand a chance of harnessing the wealth of human talent that has been ignored for millennia and that is now eager, all around the world, for release.”

Excerpt from final page of “The Axemaker’s Gift” by James Burke and Robert Ornstein.

Well? I HOPE ye shall all be INSPIRED! ADIOS! and SEE you later!

love,

Daryl

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Pit Retrospective: Ep. Three (2024 Feb.)

I think the play button will show up, g’ah

Describing what the entire show is about and an aside about hard copies of shows, etc. being better but more difficult to obtain. (DVD’s LIVE!)


Why I’ve become calmer even as it might disappoint listeners(?) Describing both the episode and the very first review I ever received, yay! Some rambling of how everyone gets hopped up on hype. Also the incident back in 2014 on a group and how the design of FB messed things up insisting to show me things I did NOT wish to observe.


Love to Helena and Osheen for being understanding of blowing gaskets means you are Human NOT evil… On to “The Strega of Brooklyn” and our cameo with The Golden Girls and how it was conjured and encouraged.


Going into explaining Sophia’s story of meeting up with her “old friend” Mrs. “Gabby” Johnson. (I invented the nickname.) How Freddy Kruger is mixed in and eventually foils the dream curse. (Since he’s good at that kind of thing.)


Then? The JOY of Narrative discussion, at last! ^_^ (Pardon for all my yawning. Late night’s work, as per usual.) Confusion between Foley and Dave Foley. Appreciation to those who’ve clearly expressed I am doing much more that “writing”, THANK YOU!


Discussion keeps up with fans enjoyment of “The Golden Girls” and how she’s easily seen as good friend with Collinwood’s housekeeper. How James Burke continues to blow my mind.


We sort of wrap up with the review I received from Mad Margaret with appreciation and apologies for all the sour that came about, much outside of either of our control, alas. If someone wants to write to me about that topic? Sure! Please do! (Especially just to let me know if she has passed away or not.) Various forms of gratitude I still hold toward her.
Apologies to pen pals and to phone friends: Thank you for being a friend!

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Retrospective:  Episode Two (January 2024)

Going over the summary of the second radio drama episode in The Pit of Ultimate Dark Shadows. Then eventually I discuss the commentary as well as why changes for the better are occurring. How the Kids In The Hall hosts are acclimating to the differences and oddities.


Drips of how knowingly being “despised” I just keep going? Well? It’s happened before! Going through various options with the supernatural, what to add, what to discard and what to keep. Vocal characterizations, etcetera. Josette’s chamber pot? Blending in the 1960 Time Machine film character.


Hoffman and Barnabas butting heads over Wadsworth, and Dry Ice. Oscilloscopes? Special Effects = Crap your Dad has in the Garage… Racing up the stairs with Doctor Hoffman.


If soap characters are so stressed out? Maybe drink LESS COFFEE?!? Examples of how Wadsworth understands how to handle Barnabas Collins “issues” fivefold.


Wadsworth comparing Willie and Barnabas to each other from episode two and episode fourteen and how he goes about it.


Doctor Hoffman and Carolyn having “a moment”. Mummies are gross… because. Throwing in Miss Cleo. Discussion details. Lemon curd over jam.


Extra explanations over how I figured out the gossip and hate-speak was happening. How to get in touch and why it is important along with narrative chat being important. Hopefully all will work-out. Hope the ocean waves aren’t too loud. Take care!

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What “cured” me?

I wanted to write out something in my Retrospective to Episode 19 in my podcast that wasn’t exactly blurted out but came in explanation so naturally/rapidly, something I’ve discussed verbally with people, but I get the impression this is the part and why people keep re-listening to this one. I’ll try to transcribe what I said as follows. (How my cure worked.)

“And that’s the thing about The Pit of Ultimate Dark Shadows, is a lot of times, because I’m trying to re-adjust everything so it does make sense so some of the stuff in Dark Shadows that frustrates us will be worked out. So, quite a few times in The Pit of Ultimate Dark Shadows radio drama, you will hear a character say, ‘This is so weird because it’s making sense now. It’s all making sense now.’ 

“And that’s the thing about us Humans is that: We really thrive on problem-solving and team-work… that is the thing that gets us. Because it’s what’s kept us going so long. I mean, look at our history; it’s really group-stuff. And again,  y’know, it’s so funny because there’s so many group-things that I love; There’s a lot of Star Trek crews that I’m quite… y’know, I look up to but then there’s also Monty Python, Beatles, Monkees, those groups or, or The Spice Girls and it’s like… They try to make a diversity of themselves fit and work and do stuff and a lot of rock groups are like that, a lot of pop groups are like that y’know they try to put that out there. Comedy troupes too like The  Kids In The Hall, as well. But then there’s also Star Trek stuff… groups of human beings working together to create things or to solve things.

So. With The Pit of Ultimate Dark Shadows what you have is multiple layers of teams interacting and working together and intersecting and yeah! I think that is why it cured one of my ailments, I really feel strongly about this. When you think about it… Because humans thrive on team-work. When I look back at what was plaguing me it was so many things going wrong. But, as I’m healing all of these soap-opera characters, you’ve got all this data on them. And I grew-up with all this data on all these other shows and movies and re-established that.
 

“So, yeah, it would make sense that certain emotional debilitations would be healed when you just get into these roles and you absorb and re-absorb this stuff and get it working so well. I mean it really makes a lot of sense…

“Uh-h-h, I am not sure where I was, but hopefully that helped a lot of people if you are looking for an answer to uh, psychological or emotional difficulties, ‘cause we got a LOT of those going on now with what’s going on with Big Tech and everything and um, we had it, some of it before with just all the distractions with the other tech. So-o—o, going back to solving this particular problem of um, Elizabeth Stoddard…” [etc, etc, etc]

 it starts around 1:15 of that show, meaning one hour and fifteen minutes, actually. 

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2023 December (podcast)

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Another Update what I’ve been working on and a Farewell to Lara Parker. Rest in Peace!

My usual attempt to figure out what people want to hear and what about and how I really don’t know and why and HOWDY get in touch and here is how, etceteras.

My standard blather, really. Take care everyone!

(And read Henry Huggins, get some true pain!)

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D.