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By Lorraine Balint

COLLINS ASSOCIATION PARTIES: LOCKWOOD-MATHEWS MANSION AND TARRYTOWN HILTON, 1997-2002

• On the Grand Staircase:Ed Lambese, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Chris Pennock, Sharon Smyth-Lenz, Diana Millay, Terrayne Crawford. A couple of Ed's staff were on the landing trying to make some fog, but it didn't work too well, maybe because it was too humid from all the rain that day.
• Three fans, two of them sisters, in identical home-made bridal gowns.
• Top: a large photo of Louis Edmonds displayed at Ed's little memorial event; botto: Roger Davis, entrepreneur extraordinaire, hypes up the value of inexpensive DS souvenirs to ourageous heights while Terrayne beams and James Storm waits to sell HIS stuff.
• David Selby at 1999 Halloween party, Norwalk, Ct.
• James Storm at the 1999 H'Ween party, Norwalk, Ct.
• Group shot of H'ween party Honored guests, except for Louis Edmonds; alas, I was stuck sitting on the sidelines where he was out of my camera sight
• Some of the 2000 costume contest people. "Angelique" carried that frame around all day!
• Looks like Jim Storm is sitting and strumming on the Barnabas casket, but one can barely make out the chair of matching color
• How the well-gowned DS fans prefer to travel; not a horse-drawn carriage, but a 200- horsepower SUV.
• Sharon Smyth-Lenz as you've NEVER seen her before!
• You never know WHO'S going to reach out and touch you at Ed Lambese's Halloween parties
• Darryl as "Julia" relives the dream curse and all its hokey horrors
• The original bad seed (me) with the ever-uplifting, radiant Terrayne Crawford
• I just love that Terrayne Crawford, she's like the big sister many of us WISH we had, especially those of us who WERE big sisters!
• Bobubas interviews Terrayne
• The banquet action at the Halloweekend 2001
• Me and Walter "Boo" Kaye
• Contributed photo--- Out of the mists of time, or just the not-so-special effects at the 2002 Collins Assn. Hallo-weekend?
• The 2002 edition of the costume party: "Tony Peterson" flicks his Bic for "Cassandra"; Shelly in Medieval garb and Diana in her robe look grim as they auction off Shelly's book; Mrs. Johnson comes out with her dustmop swinging!
• Scenes from the 2002 Halloweenathon Banquet, including the fabulous dance floor action: DS Prom Nite, part 1,� DS Prom Night, part 2,�� DS Prom Nite, part 3
• Diana Millay chats up the Rah-Dude, then shows how good he's been to her over the years--- Hey man, even I can't wear short shorts!
• Terrayne Crawford, Diana Millay, Marie Wallace, Lara Parker--- a coupla DS chicks sittin' around on a coffin and talkin', Terrayne (aka Dancin' Diva) and Lara boogie down at the banquet; the 3 blondes visit Lyndhurst
• Lara's birthday cake, and the two cakes at the banquet, co-starring my camera strap!
• Good Buddy Bob and I clutch his misterioso, magical FUNNEL or horn or whatever it is, and are transformed into Mr. and Mrs. Peter "Spidey" Parker.... And it looks like "Mary Jane" is due any minute. Quick, Spiderman, web-sling over to the exotic food store and buy the little woman some chocolate-covered cucarachas---STAT! (P.S., I'm NOT preggers, nor do I play one on TV--- Just a bit, er, FLUFFY in the middle.)
• Some vampires wait 10 lifetimes for a moment like this; Some vampires search forever for that one special HISS! Is the greatest CURSE of all, finally happening to R.B.?
• "Barnabas" must need glasses--- that dude does NOT look like a LADY!!!
• Now an office/utility building
• A back view of Lockwood-Matthews
• The REAL grand entrance of Lockwood-Mathews mansion, not seen in HoDS
• Downstairs at Lockwood-Matthews--- Notice the brick arch, many of which form the foundation
• Odds and Ends pix of huge player-piano discs (they look like early CDs), Sharon Smyth-Lenz with a copy of "Big Lou"; Me, contemplating stuffing that huge oak structure into the trunk of my sub-compact.
• An assembled picture of a side of Lockwood-Mathews most people haven't photographed.