So no sooner do I apologize for not having my website updated since July, and promise to begin updating for the new year, when I pick up a nasty virus from Facebook, and my computer is down for weeks, unable to log onto the Internet. Then my human companion Bob wins a featured role in a production of the classic thriller WAIT UNTIL DARK, cutting down on his troubleshooting time. (In fairness, he apparently in the opinion of many gave a chilling performance as Roat, so I can't blame him for being occupied.)

Don't ever let anyone tell you that God doesn't have a sense of humor. Penguins and computers prove otherwise...

In any event, I'm back yet again, with my annual St. Patrick's Day performance, featuring my wonderful musician friends Seabury Gould and Judy Hageman. (See my CALENDAR Page for more information.) I hope I'll see you there, and all things willing, I will be updating my virtual crypt throughout the next month or so.

Do stay around; there's no telling what might happen next, and the suspense is killing me!

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I have no idea what happened!

This website has not been updated since July; personal circumstances and technical difficulties were the culprits. Here I sit down at the computer (dammed thing!) to try one more time, and everything is working perfectly! It must be a Christmas miracle; heaven (and whoever's in charge) must know that we can never have too many of those …!

Well, it's far too late to include anything about any upcoming performances; there aren't any! The year is past! Too late to tell you about the times I had throughout October, and my annual Christmas Ghost Stories performance. Too late, and for that I apologize humbly.

But it's not too late to share them with you, and to look forward to 2010. And that is what I intend to do. January and February are always quiet times here in the crypt; recovering from and savoring the memories of the Holidays, and planning my journeys for the springtime. This year I will try and catch you up on everything that happened in the past few months…from FaerieWorlds to NetherWorld Haunted House to the Winter celebration at Old Town Coffee and Chocolates in Eureka , CA. And by the time I'll have brought you all up to speed, I'll be preparing you for my St. Patrick's Day appearances, and my (hopeful) summer journeys to see each and every one of you that I can!

Please don't hesitate to email me at carpathian@patientcreatures.com . As I've stated before, I read every email sent to me, even though I may not be able to answer them right away, and I treasure your correspondences.

So…let's cross our fingers that the miracle continues through the new year, and let's sit around the mausoleum and relax while I fill you in on my many activities and adventures.

Have I got some stories to tell you …!