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In what comes as no surprise to anyone who read Episode 40 of 'RTSB', 'RTSB' creator juniorz just gave official word of Tuc Watkins departure from 'RTSB' and Justin Deas reprisal of the role he created. This morning, SONBC received the following statement from junior:

"It is with great sadness that I announce the departure of Tuc Watkins from 'Return to Santa Barbara.' I'm very fond of Tuc and his acting skills and thought he made for a fantastic Keith Timmons. Unfortunately for him, really and truly, there is only one Keith Timmons and we were able to coax Justin Deas into leaving Guiding Light and returning to his signature role. Tuc & I spoke at great lengths about his dismissal and he seems all but ready to take Hollywood by storm. However, a return engagement is not out of the question and in fact, is a pretty good possibility. I still want Tuc to be a part of 'RTSB.' While it may not happen right away, I would love to cast him in another role somewhere down the line. We wish him the best of luck in the meantime and couldn't be more thrilled to have Justin back in his role."

The SONBC ratings for the week of January 8 were late this week- but 'RTSB' managed to hold on to the #1 spot and actually increased in ratings from a 4.5 to a 4.6!!! Thanks again you guys for sticking with it and I hope you continue to get some enjoyment out of it on a regular basis!

In other news, I'm pleased to announce that I have set up a host site for a new talk show on BlogTalkRadio called "Talkin Santa Barbara." Wendy gave me the idea and while I don't think it will be a regular thing, I could see it working out 2 or 3 times a month. I'm actually looking for preferrably 2 co-hosts (but even 1 would do right now) to take on the project with me. I'm in the process of scheduling a test episode, which I wanted to get all of your input on. I want to have it at a time where most of us would be available to listen & call in. I'm planning on running the show from 1-1 1/2 hours approximately every other week so it wouldn't require too much of anyone's time to co-host. But in the meantime, if you're interested in the gig (), PM me here or you can email me at [email protected] or comment on this post. And the rest of you: let's try to come up with a day and time that will work best for all of us so I can get the test episode scheduled. This is mainly for you guys so I want it to be convenient for everyone here. After we come up with the day & time, I'll let everyone in the SB groups & webpages know about the talk show. By the way, here's the address:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/santabarbaratalk

ETA: I also have started a myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/returntosantabarbara

I haven't done much with it yet, as I just started it today. Check it out and any help/artwork for the page would be GREATLY appreciated!!!!