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Bob The Bartender 🦇🍻
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Bartender at the Blue Whale in Collinsport, 1968. Pouring drinks, playing the jukebox & puffing on my stogie. I've seen some things. #DarkShadows

Roleplaying with Shadows of Collinwood
Roger dryly quips, "If Liz says so, it must be true." Yes, Victoria, there is a ghost -- though we won't find that out for quite a bit. In the meantime, it's just Roger smarm all the way. And I'm here for it! 🥃
August 22, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Brandy is only Roger's poison of choice. The official drink of Collinwood really is tea.
August 22, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Joe would later give the nickname of "Punchy" to yours truly but I honestly think it fits him better. Joe incites a good ol' bar brawl. Burke breaks it up and declares he's going to paddle someone. Everyone in the bar looks at Burke like they might want it to be them...and who could blame 'em?
August 22, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Establishing Collinwood as the giant of the town right off the bat by declaring it to have 40 rooms. The conversation and the camera angles also set the tone for the house itself to be a main character in the show.
August 21, 2025 at 11:56 PM
[Strangers At Collins House by Marilyn Ross; Dark Shadows novel #3]
July 27, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Stingers for the both of us!

(Actually on the 4th of July I was digging a grave. I wish that was a role play bit but in reality my vacation was taking care of my senior dog at the end of her life. But I will get a real vacation next week when I go to the Dark Shadows Meet n Greet in Tarrytown!)
a cup of tea is being poured from a kettle into a glass
ALT: a cup of tea is being poured from a kettle into a glass
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July 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I was on vacation, but the Whale is always open with a glass waiting for yeh!
July 8, 2025 at 7:25 PM
"Blackbird" by Billy Preston, 1972

Err, this one must have fallen through one of those time staircases.

But seriously, I choose this one (despite it's 70s-ness) because it's the perfect song both for Preston's life and for June. Happy Pride, everyone!

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Billy Preston - Blackbird
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July 2, 2025 at 2:11 AM
"Love You Till Tuesday" by David Bowie, 1967

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David Bowie - Love You Till Tuesday (single version)
YouTube video by The Burning of the Midnight Amp
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July 2, 2025 at 2:11 AM
"Save The Country" by Laura Nyro, 1968

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LAURA NYRO save the country
YouTube video by LauraLand4u
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July 2, 2025 at 1:18 AM
"Sweet Soul Music" by Arthur Conley, 1967

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHcz...
1967 HITS ARCHIVE: Sweet Soul Music - Arthur Conley (a #2 record--mono)
YouTube video by AnotherProf
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July 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
"A Brand New Me" by Dusty Springfield, 1969

“I know that I’m as perfectly capable of being swayed by a girl as by a boy. More and more people feel that way and I don’t see why I shouldn’t." - Dusty Springfield

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1969 HITS ARCHIVE: A Brand New Me - Dusty Springfield (mono 45)
YouTube video by AnotherProf
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July 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
"Sweet Georgia Brown" by Billy Tipton, 1957

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Sweet Georgia Brown
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June 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
"See My Friends" by The Kinks, 1965

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lplF...
1965 Kinks - See My Friends
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June 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
"Live the Life" Billy Wright, 1954

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Billy Wright : LIVE THE LIFE
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June 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Hey, who's that handsome guy smoking behind the bar?
June 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Still my favorite line in the show.
June 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
This woman on the train proving there are no small parts. "I've been livin' in this paht of the country all my life and I've only been to Collinport once. Just once! That was more than enough for me." The Big Finish story I really want is what happened to this woman when she went to Collinsport. 🤨
June 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM