Saturday, January 30, 2016

RIP Jonathan Frid (or, Barnabas Collins and Bozo the Clown)




That fabled scrapbook, belonging to my mom's best friend, that introduced me to Dark Shadows as a kid included pictures of Jonathan Frid in his Barnabas drag hanging out with Bozo the clown, grinning with his fangs in while a bunch of delirious kids clamored and squealed in the background, and, in one shot, the big bad vampire looked as if he were about to plant a kiss on the trunk of an elephant (the elephant may have been wearing a hat; memory fails me).  Anyway, this is one of the most incongruous moments in DS history:  Barnabas and Bozo. 

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