Tuesday, December 13, 2022

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

 


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


“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.”


FOR MORE INFORMATION

ABOUT

KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT

VISIT

www.kathrynleighscott.com

Official website

www.instagram.com/kathrynleighscott

Instagram

https://twitter.com/kathleighscott

Twitter

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






Thursday, December 8, 2022

BRIAN HYLAND LEGENDARY 60S HITMAKER CHATS WITH RAY SHASHO EXCLUSIVELY ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS:ROCK STARS & CELEBS!

 

B R I A N 

H Y L A N D

LEGENDARY 60S HITMAKER

"Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini"

"Sealed with a Kiss"

"Gypsy Woman"

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW 

with RAY SHASHO




At the age of 16, Brian Hyland had the #1 record in the country, “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini”, for which he received a Gold Record.


Brian moved from Kapp Records, which produced Itsy Bitsy, and went on to ABC Paramount, where he cut a string of chart records, with the writing/production team of Gary Geld and Peter Udell; “Let me Belong to You”, “Ginny Come Lately”, “Sealed with a Kiss” and “Warmed-over Kisses”. Brian’s Country Rock chart singles, include, “I’m Afraid to go Home”. About this time, Brian performed in Greenwich Village at the Café Wha?,  with a up and coming
comedian named Richard Pryor. Brian moved to Phillips Records, where he recorded an album produced by Snuff Garrett, with the musical assistance of Leon Russell and JJ Cale. It included “The Joker went Wild” and” “Run, Run, Look and See”, which were in the top 20 on the charts. Later, Brian went on to record two albums with Ray Ruff, which included his remake of the Thomas Wayne song “Tragedy.” Brian cut his 3rd Gold Record with Curtis Mayfield’s, “Gypsy Woman”, produced by Del Shannon.

  Gypsy Woman sold over 3 million copies internationally. This was followed by his tenth album, with 6 original songs and another single hit, a version of Jackie Wilson’s, “Lonely Teardrops”. Brian successfully recorded everything from Novelty to Pop Ballads; to Folk Rock to Country Rock; to Pop Rock to Pop Soul, over more than a decade.  However, he has spent half of his life on the road (Bodi, his son, joined him, playing drums, from 1990 to 2020), and in the studio writing, recording and simply, living his music. Hyland released several singles in 2021… “Come a Little bit Closer”, “The Greatest Love”, “Crying In The Rain,” and “You Got A Message”. This year he released the single “Mr. Blue”

To this day, Brian continues to write, record, and perform all over the world.


BRIAN HYLAND’S

MOST RECENT

SINGLES


Come a Little bit Closer”

 “The Greatest Love”

 “Crying In The Rain”

 “You Got A Message”

 and his very latest 

“Mr. Blue”

are available at amazon.com


FOR MORE INFORMATION

ABOUT

BRIAN HYLAND

VISIT

www.brianhyland.com

Official Website

www.facebook.com/OfficialBrianHyland

Facebook

www.instagram.com/brian_hyland

Instagram

https://twitter.com/brian_hyland

Twitter

www.youtube.com/user/OfficialBrianHyland

YouTube

 

BRIAN HYLAND

Discography

Albums

1960: The Bashful Blond

1961: Let Me Belong to You

1962: Sealed with a Kiss

1963: Country Meets Folk

1964: Here's to Our Love

1965: Rockin' Folk

1966: The Joker Went Wild

1967: Young Years (a reissue of Here's to Our Love)

1969: Tragedy

1969: Stay and Love Me All Summer

1970: Brian Hyland

1977: In a State of Bayou

1987: Sealed with a Kiss

1994: Greatest Hits

2002: Blue Christmas

2006: Bashful Blond//Let Me Belong to You

2007: Basic Lady

2007: Rockin' Folk/Joker Went Wild

2007: Country Meets Folk/Here's to Our Love

2009: Triple Threat Vol. 1

2010: Triple Threat Vol. 2

2010: Another Blue Christmas (EP)

2011: Triple Threat Vol. 3

2014: Sealed with a Kiss and All the Greatest Hits; 1960–1962

2015: Philips Years & More; 1964-1968

2015: The Very Best of Brian Hyland

 

Singles

Year        Title

1960 "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini"

"Four Little Heels (The Clickety Clack Song)"

"That's How Much"

"Lop-Sided, Over-Loaded (And It Wiggled When We Rode It)"

1961 "I Gotta Go ('Cause I Love You)"

"Let Me Belong to You"

"I'll Never Stop Wanting You"

"She's My All American Girl"

1962 "Ginny Come Lately"

"Sealed with a Kiss"

"Warmed Over Kisses (Left Over Love)"

1963 "I May Not Live to See Tomorrow"

"If Mary's There"

"I'm Afraid to Go Home" b/w "Save Your Heart for Me"

"Let Us Make Our Own Mistakes"

1964 "Here's to Our Love"

1966 "3000 Miles"

"The Joker Went Wild"

"Run, Run, Look and See"

1967 "Hung Up in Your Eyes"

"Holiday for Clowns"

"Get the Message"

1969 "Tragedy"

"A Million to One"

"Stay and Love Me All Summer"

1970 "Dreamy Eyes"

"Gypsy Woman"

1971 "Lonely Teardrops"

"So Long, Marianne"

1972 "I Love Every Little Thing About You"

"Only Wanna Make You Happy"

1975 "Sealed with a Kiss" (re-issue)

1988 "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini" (with Albert West)









BRIAN HYLAND
APPEARS WEEK OF
JANUARY 3RD 2023
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