Friday, December 16, 2022

“DARK SHADOWS” ACTORS PRESENT LIVE BROADCAST OF “THE GIFT OF MAGI” DECEMBER 18TH: ZOOM TV EXCLUSIVE WITH “DARK SHADOWS” ACTRESS KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT!

 


D a r k  S h a d o w s Actors Reunite

 to Present Live Broadcast

“The Gift Of The Magi” 

December 18th 5PM PT/8PM ET

on Smartphone Theatre!

ZOOM INTERVIEW SPECIAL EVENT

with Actress/Author 

KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT

Famed For Leading Role In

Gothic/Horror Soap Opera

D A R K   S H A D O W S

CLICK BELOW TO WATCH IN ITS ENTIRETY


“Dark Shadows” Actors Present Live Broadcast of “The Gift Of The Magi” December 18th 5PM PT/8PM ET on Smartphone Theatre! Legendary “Dark Shadows” actors, Kathryn Leigh Scott (Maggie Evans/Josette DuPres) and David Selby (Quentin Collins), reunite for a live reading of O. Henry’s classic Christmas short story, “The Gift of the Magi,” first published in 1905.


 Todd Feldstein’s Smartphone Theatre will present the live production, directed by Patrick McCray, and featuring original music composed for piano and played by seventeen-year-old music prodigy, Christian Mirochnikoff.

Watch “The Gift of the Magi” December 18th 5PM PT/8PM ET: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8tLu8oNEEM 

“Dark Shadows” was an American gothic soap opera that aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from 1966, to 1971. 

The show depicted the lives, loves, trials, and tribulations of the wealthy Collins family of Collinsport, Maine, where a number of supernatural occurrences take place. The series generated two full-length motion pictures “House Of Dark Shadows” (1970) and “Night Of Dark Shadows.” (1971).



Please join 
Kathryn Leigh Scott 

and David Selby 



Sunday, December 18th

 at 5 PM PT/ 8 PM ET

No software to download nor any other bells and whistles, all you need to do is click this link to join us!

THE GIFT OF THE MAGI . . .our gift to you!

https://youtu.be/t8tLu8oNEEM


 INSPIRING BOOKS

by AUTHOR KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT


The 

Bunny Years

The Surprising Inside Story of the Playboy Clubs

 The Women Who Worked as Bunnies, and Where They Are Now


Kathryn Leigh Scott (Author) 

The 1960s were a time of change in America, an era when safely guarded innocence gave way to explosive social revolution. For Kathryn Leigh Scott, or Bunny Kay as she was known in the New York City Playboy Club, and the more than 250 former Bunnies she interviewed for this book, donning satin ears and a fuzzy cottontail was an act of liberation—a chance to bridge the gap between being girls and becoming women, to earn more money than their own mothers ever fathomed, and to find their way in a world that would never be the same. Lauren Hutton was a Bunny. Deborah Harry was too. Bunnies went on to become doctors, lawyers, stockbrokers, real estate tycoons, nurses, scientists, entrepreneurs, and teachers.



DARK
 SHADOWS 
Memories

35th Anniversary Edition

by Kathryn Leigh Scott(Author), Alexandra Moltke Isles (Foreword) Format: Kindle Edition and Audio CD

DARK SHADOWS MEMORIES is a colorful, picture-packed tribute to the legendary 1966 - 1971 Gothic ABC-TV daytime series Dark Shadows, that starred Jonathan Frid as tormented vampire Barnabas Collins. Launched June 27, 1966 by series creator Dan Curtis as a Gothic romance evoking the gloomy, storm-tossed milieu of the Brontë sisters, and later evolving into a supernatural blend of vampires, witches, leviathans, time travel and parallel universes, Dark Shadows was radically unlike any daytime soap. 


Now
 
With You

 Now 

Without

My Journey

 Through Life and Loss

by Kathryn Leigh Scott (Author)

In the final months of her husband’s terminal illness, Kathryn Leigh Scott was determined to make the most of every precious minute they had left. Despite Geoff’s debilitating condition and the difficulties of caregiving, the couple decided to travel the world. Anticipating new horizons and experiences was not only an embraceable antidote—it was the very heart of Kathryn’s mantra: “If not now, when?”



Welcome

 Respite

How I Regained My Strength, Patience, and Well-Being While Caregiving

by Kathryn Leigh Scott (Author)

When Kathryn Leigh Scott’s husband, Geoff, was diagnosed with a terminal illness, she had to become his caregiver. As powerless as she was to stop the effects of the disease, she needed to be there for him. She wanted to be. And as much as she hated to admit it, the situation was taking its toll.


The 

Happy

Hours

How We Brought Joy

to My Husband's Final Days

by Kathryn Leigh Scott (Author)

With the health of her husband, Geoff, rapidly deteriorating, Kathryn Leigh Scott couldn’t help but notice how small and isolated their world had become. Between caregiver and patient, medical equipment and medicines, they began to lose contact with friends, the outside world, and even each other. The road to goodbye had become a lonely one. So Kathryn created “Happy Hour.”


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KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT

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Official website

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www.darkshadows.tv

Dark Shadows TV



Kathryn Leigh Scott

Acting roles

Filmography

Year    Title   Role   

1970    House of Dark Shadows      Maggie Evans           

1974    The Great Gatsby     Catherine     

1975    Brannigan     Miss Allen    

1977    Providence    Miss Boon    

1978    The Gypsy Warriors Lady Asten-Forbes 

The Greek Tycoon   Nancy Cassidy         

1980   Witches' Brew          Susan Carey 

1987    Assassination           Polly Sims    

1997    One Eight Seven       Anglo Woman         

2008 Parasomnia    Nurse Margaret Evans       

2012   Dark Shadows          Guest

2013   Doctor Mabuse   Madame Von Harbau   

The Rising Light      Aya    

2014   Doctor Mabuse: Etiopomar           Madame Von Harbau         

2017    Three Christs Victoria Rogers       

2019   A Rainy Day in New York   Wanda          

Loon Lake     Lena Janson

2020 The 11th Green   Mamie Eisenhower        

 

Television

Year   Title   Role

1966-70   Dark Shadows   Maggie Evans*

Josette DuPres Collins

Rachel Drummond

Kitty Soames   310 episodes

1973    Harriet's Back in Town            Louisa Vernon 2 episodes

1974    The Turn of the Screw Miss Jessel       TV Movie

1978    Hawaii Five-O  Jemilla Episode: "My Friend, the Enemy"

1979    The Incredible Hulk     Dr. Gail Collins Episode: "A Solitary Place"

1979    Little House on the Prairie     Belle Harrison Episode: "Blind Man's Bluff"

1979    Big Shamus, Little Shamus      Stephanie Marsh

1980    Hammer House of Horror       Penny  Episode: "Visitor From The Grave"

1981    Dynasty           Jennifer           2 episodes

1982    Police Squad!   Sally Decker    Episode: "A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise)"

1983    Philip Marlowe, Private Eye    Annie Riordan 3 episodes

1984    Hardcastle and McCormick    Lenore Alcott  Episode: "Whistler's Pride"

Call to Glory    Elaine Farrell   Episode: "Call It Courage"

1985    Cagney & Lacey           Barbara Cody  Episode: "Play It Again, Santa"

1986    Murrow           Janet Murrow TV Movie

The Last Days of Patton          Jean Gordon    TV Movie

The A-Team    Sheriff Ann Plummer  Episode: "The Little Town with an Accent"

Shadow Chasers          Gwen Page      Episode: "Let's Make a Deal"

1987    Hotel   Linda Anderson           Episode: "Hail and Farewell"

1988    Jake and the Fatman   Holly Poole      Episode: "I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan"

Mr. Belvedere Woman           Episode: "Hooky"

Paradise          Lucy Cord Carroll        2 episodes

Knots Landing Architect         Episode: "The Blushing Bride"

Probe   Dr. Deanna Hardwick  Episode: "Metamorphic Anthropoidic Prototype Over You"

1989    Star Trek: The Next Generation          Nuria   Episode: "Who Watches the Watchers"

Dallas  Bunny Harvard            3 episodes

Voice of the Heart      Arlene Mason  TV Movie

Matlock Janice Barelli 2 episodes

1990    Judge Marla Cordante Episode: "The Talk Show"

21 Jump Street            Margaret        Episode: "Change of Heart"

Jake and the Fatman   Denise Episode: "I Ain't Got No Body"

1999    CI5: The New Professionals    Dr. Sheperd     Episode: "Choice Curts"

2006 Huff   Swanson Episode: "Which Lip Is the Cervical Lip?"

2013-14 The Goldbergs          Miriam 2 episodes

2014-16 Old Dogs & New Tricks         Lillianne Carter 2 episodes

2014 Petals on the Wind        Society Lady    TV Movie

2015 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.     The Baroness  Episode: "Aftershocks"

2016 Broadcasting Christmas Ruth Morgan   TV Movie

2019 First Wives Club Judith   Episode: "Pilot"

The Blacklist    Homeowner    Episode: "Dr. Lewis Powell (No. 130)"





KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT
APPEARS WEEK OF
DECEMBER 16TH 2022
ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS
WITH RAY SHASHO

GREAT HOLIDAY GIFT

ORDER NOW

 WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!

RAY’S BEST-SELLING BOOK

ENTITLED

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

SERIES ONE  

CHRONICLES, TRUTHS,

 CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS 

THAT SET US FREE!




BY MUSIC JOURNALIST ...TALK SHOW HOST...  

AUTHOR RAY SHASHO 


Order yours today on (Collector edition) Hardcover or E-book at bookbaby.com and amazon.com

Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.

CHRIS SQUIRE... DR. JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA…  JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL KANTNER...  RAY THOMAS... RONNIE MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE... BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN LENNON... MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD RUNDGREN... DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN ANDERSON... JIM “DANDY” MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX... RANDY BACHMAN… ROBIN TROWER...  ROGER FISHER... STEVE HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM… ‘MELANIE’ SAFKA... PETULA CLARK... SUZI QUATRO... COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST

 

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

BOOK TRAILER

 

BOOK REVIEW

-By Literary Titan (5) STARS

The Rock Star Chronicles by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show. 

The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan. 

Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives. 

The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music.  The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.

I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.

https://literarytitan.com/2020/05/03/literary-titan-book-awards-may-2020/   

Gold Award Winner



MORE BOOKS BY RAY SHASHO





Sunday, December 11, 2022

DAVID LIBERT MEMBER OF 60S GROUP 'THE HAPPENINGS' TOUR MANAGER TO ALICE COOPER & GEORGE CLINTON RELEASES NEW BOOK 'ROCK AND ROLL WARRIOR'!

 





D A V I D 

L I B E R T

RELEASES NEW BOOK

'ROCK AND ROLL WARRIOR'

True tales from the Inner circle of the music industry, from Alice Cooper to Prince, on the road, backstage, on private jets and inside the notorious after-parties with music legends. 

ZOOM TV EXCLUSIVE

 ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

CLICK BELOW 

TO WATCH IN ITS ENTIRETY

David Libert had such a long and interesting career in the music business, his friends encouraged him to write a book about it…so he did. 

The result is an autobiography 50-plus years in the making aptly entitled Rock and Roll Warrior, recently released on Sunset Blvd Books.  It’s a chronicle of David’s inner circle life in the music industry as a popular international performer, singer/songwriter, tour manager, booking agent, producer, and drug dealer on the Sunset Strip.  It’s a story so wild, so crazy, so over-the-top that it can only be true.  You can’t make this stuff up!

In his book, he shares with the reader (and with you) unvarnished, no-holds-barred, stories of his life in the rock ‘n roll fast lane on the road, backstage, on private jets and inside notorious after-show parties with music legends in the era of free-spirit, hard driving rock ‘n’ roll and R&B.  It’s life on the road in technicolor.  A roller coaster ride peek behind the curtain at the good, the bad and the ugly in the music biz of years gone by.

The book is a riotous, humorous, intimate, provocative story of Libert’s life in music.   He has absolutely no qualms about sharing stories of all aspects of his life that will amaze, titillate, impress, and endear him to those who read his fascinating life journey in music. 

From his tenure as co-lead singer of 60s pop hitmakers, The Happenings, to his role as tour manager for Alice Cooper’s most legendary 70s tours, to managing funk/R&B legend George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic to eventually being imprisoned for dealing drugs in L.A., David is happy to share his way-too-interesting life with you in an interview…no subject is off-limits!  

 Hailing from Paterson, New Jersey, he co-founded The Happenings with three high school pals shortly after graduation.  The Happenings went on to have several hit records including "See You in September" and "I Got Rhythm.”  "See You In September" and "I Got Rhythm" were on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for 14 weeks in 1966 and 13 weeks in 1967, respectively, and both songs peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 charts at #3.

Sales for both "See You in September" and "I Got Rhythm" exceeded one million copies, resulting in R.I.A.A. gold record awards by 1969.  The group had nine Billboard Hot 100 Singles hits from 1966 to 1968, including versions of "Go Away Little Girl" (#12) (a #1 hit for Steve Lawrence in 1963 and later for Donny Osmond in 1971) and "My Mammy" (#13) (popularized by Al Jolson in the 1920s). They also both achieved sales of over one million copies, garnering the group another couple of gold records.

Libert left the group to become a booking agent and eventually a tour manager. After a brief stint as road manager for Rare Earth, Libert became tour manager for Alice Cooper during Alice's most formidable years (1971–1975). Libert figured prominently in Bob Greene's book about accompanying Cooper's band on 1973's Billion Dollar Babies tour. Libert also was credited for singing background vocals on the Billion Dollar Babies album which was recorded at Morgan Studios in London in 1973.  He remains friendly with Alice to this day. In 1975, Libert migrated from New York to Los Angeles and in 1976, opened the David Libert Management Agency which represented George Clinton, Parliament/Funkadelic, Bootsy's Rubber Band and The Runaways (Cherie Currie, Joan Jett, Lita Ford).

In the early 80s, he met Prince through Sheila E, who was one of his management clients at the time.  Sheila E opened for Prince on the legendary Purple Rain tour and Libert spent a lot of time hanging with Prince, many times assisting Prince with his shows.

In the late 90s, Libert formed Available Entertainment with entertainment attorney Alan Oken. Available Entertainment went on to represent George Clinton, Parliament/Funkadelic, Brian Auger, Living Colour, Sheila E, Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, amongst others.

Libert also wrote hit songs for other artists including The Tokens, The Chiffons and Gerry & The Pacemakers.

Libert has promoted many concerts throughout his career including sold out shows at Madison Square Garden in New York (George Clinton) and the Cricket Wireless Amphitheater in Kansas City (Kool and the Gang).

His record producing credits include co-producing The Happenings album, Piece of Mind, with fellow Happenings co-founder Bobby Miranda, as well as producing on his own - Tomi Rae Brown, Attus, Steel Water Blue and Eric Kellogg's Imaginary Band.

Despite his success, Libert eventually became involved in drugs and, for a time, began dealing drugs before being busted and paying the price for it with jail time.

But he regrouped and made a successful return to the music industry as a manager, working with acts including Living Colour and Vanilla Fudge, who were respectful of his knowledge and skills and were happy to work with him.

These days, soon to be 80 years young, David is enjoying a much more relaxed and less hectic life. He lives in Southern California and is a devoted animal rights activist, helping to find homes for animals that desperately need one. There’s talk about the book being made into a feature length film as well, which excites David to no end. 



PURCHASE

THE NEW BOOK


BY

DAVID LIBERT


ROCK AND ROLL WARRIOR

at amazon.com

David Libert shares the unvarnished, absolutely true tales from the Inner circle of the music industry from Alice Cooper to Prince, on the road, backstage, on private jets and inside the notorious after-parties with music legends in the era of free-spirit, hard-driving rock ’n’ roll and R&B. It’s life on the road in technicolor. A rollercoaster ride like none other. You’re in the trenches as “Dyno Dave” engages with his hilarious, edgy, and sarcastic wit. As Tour Manager for Alice Cooper, running the first large-scale, theatrical, international rock tour to Manager of Parliament-Funkadelic Libert leads the charges with wisdom, ingenuity, dexterity, psychology, and arm-tising. As much as it is the story of rock superstars, it is a tale of David’s journey from being the singer in the hit ‘60s pop group the Happenings (See You In September) through his days as a drug dealer on Sunset Strip.


Quotes from some of David’s friends about the book:

 

While looking back at the WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE tour,

there was only one person who could have been the road manager.

David Libert was somehow on the same frequency as the cast and

crew’s collective madness. If the fires of insanity were burning,

David Libert was fanning the flames. Every morning’s flight

began with roll call and the ‘ball’ scores.

—ALICE COOPER

 

First as booking agent and then as personal manager for

Parliament-Funkadelic during our wildest tours, David Libert

was Mission Control for the Mothership.

—GEORGE CLINTON, Dr. Funkenstein

 

In the dog-eat-dog world of Rock and Roll in the ‘70s and ‘80s,

Dave Libert was known for his upbeat style, his ruthlessness in

business and his epic Hollywood Hills parties. He wore many hats

as a booking agent and manager, and in those days, you couldn’t

find anyone better. Thanks for the memories, Dave!

—CHERIE CURRIE, The Runaways


 





DAVID LIBERT


APPEARS WEEK OF


 DECEMBER 12TH 2022

ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

WITH RAY SHASHO


GREAT HOLIDAY GIFT


ORDER NOW

 WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!

RAY’S BEST-SELLING BOOK

ENTITLED

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

SERIES ONE  


CHRONICLES, TRUTHS, CONFESSIONS 

AND WISDOM FROM  THE MUSIC LEGENDS 

THAT SET US FREE!




BY MUSIC JOURNALIST ...TALK SHOW HOST...  

AUTHOR RAY SHASHO 


Order yours today on (Collector edition) Hardcover or E-book at bookbaby.com and amazon.com

Over 45 intimate conversations with some of the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.

featuring

CHRIS SQUIRE... DR. JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA…  JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL KANTNER...  RAY THOMAS... RONNIE MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE... BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN LENNON... MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD RUNDGREN... DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN ANDERSON... JIM “DANDY” MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX... RANDY BACHMAN… ROBIN TROWER...  ROGER FISHER... STEVE HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM… ‘MELANIE’ SAFKA... PETULA CLARK... SUZI QUATRO... COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST

 

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

BOOK TRAILER

 

BOOK REVIEW

-By Literary Titan (5) STARS

The Rock Star Chronicles by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show. 

The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan. 

Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives. 

The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music.  The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.

I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.

https://literarytitan.com/2020/05/03/literary-titan-book-awards-may-2020/   

Gold Award Winner



MORE BOOKS BY RAY SHASHO