R.I.P. Jonathan Frid

I just heard the sad news that Jonathan Frid, who played Barnabas Collins in the original Dark Shadows, died last week (April 14) at the age of 87. I grew up watching reruns of Dark Shadows with my dad, and have fond memories of it and Mr. Frid. Back in January I sent away through his website for an autographed photo, which showed up at my door about a month and a half ago (see March 3, 2012). I've very glad that I decided to do that when I did and look forward to seeing Mr. Frid one last time in the Dark Shadows movie that is coming out in May.