"Sixteen Magazine" and Dark Shadows (A Trip Back in Time - Now a "Movement")

  

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      For those of us who were born in the 1940's, 1950's and 1960's, let's take a trip together down memory lane. Do you remember "Sixteen Magazine" ???  

      Gloria Stavers (October 3, 1927 – April 1, 1983) was the editor-in-chief of "16 Magazine" and entertained young teen readers, especially female readers, with this gem of a "teen/youth" magazine - a great fan magazine. (Founded in 1956 / hit the newsstands in 1957) with "Elvis" on the Cover. Other teen magazines were on the market - but in my opinion, "16 Magazine" was the best -  my favorite.

     Check out the link below - as "Dark Shadows 1966-1971", and its gothic charm, found its place within the pages of "Sixteen Magazine"; among other mags, photos and articles... (SEARCH THE IMAGES, ENJOY -  JUST CLICK AWAY!!!)...

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...On Poetry and Fiction - Just "One Word" Away (Brooklyn)

 

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(PHOTOS OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK - PINTEREST)

 

"Brooklyn"

“Brooklyn” greets me like a good friend;

A warm smile, a huge hug and a gentle kiss

A soft breeze, and City Street melodies…

“Brooklyn” adores me like a lover would

It holds my hand and walks beside me -

past old, quaint row houses,

one-family to multi-family jewels,

Newly erected Condos,

Ground floor spaces

and many lone, vacant places

 

We skip ‘cross cracked sidewalks,

rising curbs and concrete stoops

We trip upon urban construction sites

that have worn out their welcome

We prance by corner mailboxes

and City fire hydrants;

better known as “Johnny Pumps”

in our New York “Brooklyn” world

 

“Brooklyn” whispers in my ear,

plays with my hair,

dances in my heart

and escorts me everywhere -

Shadows of the past

Emotions of the present

Hopes for the future

Longing for yesterday…

 

Like a fine wine

“Brooklyn” sedates me

with its grapes of honor

It bathes me in sweet splendor

Potent aromas guide my every step

as I follow so obediently

The smell of espresso and pastry in the air

A sniff here, a sniff there

Freshly baked bread and brick oven pizza

intoxicate me along the way

 

Suddenly “Brooklyn” taps me on the shoulder

and alerts me to the scent of exotic bouquets,

blooming on bustling street corners

with hints of fresh fruit and vegetable bliss

permeating the air

 

I am dazed within the grip of MY “Brooklyn”

As I bask amongst the foods of the Gods

…Until a passing bicyclist, skateboarder

or breathless jogger

rudely interrupts my fantasy,

while “Brooklyn” shelters me with its charm

and gently casts me out of the way,

so “they” may move along

on their merry journey

as I continue on mine,

with “Brooklyn” by my side…

 

To the park, I hear “Brooklyn” whisper

…Masterful pigeons fly above in flocks

Waving past with outstretched wings

Children playing, adults gossiping, traffic bellowing

Park benches filled with sitting elders

Majestic trees offering shade

Sprinklers, dogwalkers

Squirrels and birds

- I must treat myself to a pink lemon-ade

 

Icecream cones and candy, in the hands of tots,

All nestled and happy in their strollers,

beneath swaying trees and cloudless skies

- Oh the wonders never cease!

 

“Brooklyn” leads me to its spectacular Pier

and panoramic views of the Big City -

Which stretch far and wide

across the glorious East River;

where seagulls play,

planes and helicopters soar

sailboats and water taxis

ride the waves to shore…

 

Small makeshift beaches

bordered by large black rocks

at the water’s edge,

house the ducks

and entice each curious child

 

…and that is “Brooklyn”…

A varied mix of past, present and future

One slice of “magical” New York City…

Tainted by change, loved by what once was

and stunned by what may come to be…

Yet, forever a part of ME!

- The place I call Home!

Obsession or Possession??? - "Dark Shadows 1966 - 1971"

 

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     OBSESSION or POSSESSION ??? Have not figured that one out yet. All I can tell you is that when I first watched "Dark Shadows 1966-1971", I was a 10 year old child. I did not have the maturity nor the understanding to fully comprehend the many gothic, ghoulish, murderous, frightening, romantic, loving story lines that were presented/performed everyday. All I know is that after watching an episode, I would go back to class the next day, at P.S. 132, in Brooklyn, New York, and compare notes with my other young "too immature to know" friends who did not fully comprehend the show either. All we knew was that we were in love with vampire Barnabas (Jonathan Frid) and Quentin (David Selby) - who were quite older than most of us. We loved the beautiful "Angelique" (Lara Parker) and suddenly wanted to become a gorgeous witch. Everyday, we would rush home after school and watch "Dark Shadows". It was a must, that's all that mattered. School and homework came later, to our parents' chagrin - yet, surprisingly, they understood that. They even watched it with us (lol). So I ask - OBSESSION or POSSESSION???

     Well, as life got in the way and many of us began to mature and look toward boys (or girls) - and school dances and activities, we started to move away from watching the show...however, the show never moved away from us. Little did we know that many years later, as social media and television/internet tv made its way into all of our lives, "Dark Shadows 1966-1971" resurrected from the dead. It became an overnight sensation, generation after generation. 

     After I retired from an administrative position with a Federal Law Enforcement Agency in New York City (2011), my life changed. I began to follow my passion for writing fiction and poetry and self-publishing on Amazon - and now writing this blog! I also became reacquainted with "Dark Shadows 1966-1971", when my son bought the ROKU. For some strange reason I had a strong urge to watch Dark Shadows again. I wanted to relive that time when I was a child whose only desire was to run home and watch the show after school. So I asked my son to check the ROKU lineup for "The Original Dark Shadows 1966-1971", to which he did. Voila! There it was. I was so excited, elated, eager and destined to watch it as a mature person who could now fully grasp every story line and understand every character. I had to watch it. I just had to. When my son saw it, he realized he had seen a few episodes being shown on other channels some years back. He asked if this was the show I had mentioned to him over the years. He said that he had seen bits and pieces of it. I said "Yes, that is the show!" I knew that we must watch it together in its entirety...and we did. It was calling out to me through my son and his purchase of the ROKU. Again, I ask - OBSESSION or POSSESSION???

      It took us several months to watch the entire series. We just kept watching and watching that we actually neglected all the other shows and news stations he or I would normally watch. We didn't care about those shows anymore - and some were nighttime series we thoroughly enjoyed before Dark Shadows crept back into my life - and then my son's life. He was a new generation that got hooked. Again, I ask - OBSESSION or POSSESSION???

     Well, now I think I have an answer to that infamous question. I believe it was both OBSESSION and POSSESSION. Why? As we watched without planning to, and kept watching as it called out to us, some weird things started to happen. The old clock that chimed quite often throughout the series, many times would chime at the same hour my Wall Clock would show, while we were watching the series. Then there were dates and/or months that were mentioned in the show by the characters, that would coincide with the exact date or month we were watching at the time. Talk about the "Parallel Time" story line, it actually felt like that. Whatever year the characters were in - we were living that year with them throughout the show; however, with the old clock chiming and certain dates and months being mentioned, we were also living in  (2022), with those characters, from our living rooms in "Parallel Time" (Same time, dates and/or months)...Ha! Ha!  -  So I ask again, OBSESSION or POSSESSION??? You decide.

    I am still obsessed (or possessed) by the memory of that show and the memory of 1966, and am proud to know that still, today, Dark Shadows lives in the hearts of all of us from that time long ago - and still lives now in the hearts of generations that followed. Amazing, isn't it? One last time now - OBSESSION or POSSESSION???

                           

                               (ALL PHOTOS BELOW SHARED FROM PINTEREST)

 

 

 

 

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