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This is just great. I wonder if he got any comments from ABC on some of that interview. I love the disco photo - I never get enough of the era when soap actors had to disco. And I love how pissed off Julia Barr looks in that one photo. Did you know they had Mark La Mura play Eric Kane in flashbacks? I never knew that. There's one magazine that has a photo of him as Eric. I wish PP would bring Mark back.

I don't remember the first one. I wonder how popular the McLearys were. Those ads were a bit suggestive for the time (in soap ads) but nothing compared to some of the ads RKK did when he went back to AW. That one of the top half of their faces being obscured cracks me up. Especially since Matt Ashford seems to be making a "Wow this is really stupid, pffft" expression.

So this fashion show wasn't just a bad case of food poisoning. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoIbvde__yI&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

Yes - Mama Wore Taps. AKA, did Scott McKinsey ever go to school again? I like that phone Susan is using. I wonder if it was heavy. I think there are other photos of this Chuck with better hair.

Was he the first or the second Chuck? Poor Tara is dressed for a day care.

1973 Afternoon TV Special

Now I just wish we had photos where she holds a guitar or talks about EST (two of the staples of these articles).

We're probably two of about five people who'd know Margie Impert. I do really like the one at the piano.

April 1972 Afternoon TV.

There's a lot of intensity and effort - and I also like how they are afterwards, when he's holding her etc. while she's afraid of being caught. You can tell the actors worked very hard. It reminds me of when soaps tried for passion (whether it succeeded or not) instead of being afraid of it and just relying on gimmicks. I forgot to mention that the third clip has some of my favorite Tina/Viki scenes ever. I miss that relationship so much. Karen isn't the same as Andrea, but I must say that she goes straight to my heart so often in the Rauch era clips, just as Andrea did. Honestly I think, for better or worse, Rauch "got" Tina and no one else has. (It's too bad about the kind of shi!!y Johnny Dee story).

VIki's hair drives me crazy at this time. It's like Niki was acting out at the beauty salon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh_mJLH54tA&feature=related

Geez I haven't seen something like this on soaps in years. (the Max/Gabrielle scene). It's so ridiculously overwrought but they really make it work. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMWE9Goo63M&feature=related

Most of what I'd seen of Gabrielle with Nick Walker was later when he became more sanctimonious (always the worst part of Max). Watching this I was surprised at just how sizzling they were together, even with that trashy dialogue. It's sad to see what the show did to the Tina/Gabrielle friendship. Did they ever make up? Is it me or is there a bit of unintentional chemistry with Witter and Fiona? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxwG8JiCby8

Malcolm article.

This is the John Gabriel article.

This is the height of the "No that's not really what that means, we promise," era (Village People anyone?).

These articles are both from the July 1976 TV Radio Mirror

June 1976 TV Radio Mirror

September 1977 Soaps and Serials

Thanks for reading. It fits right in with those photos of the first episode you have on your site.

Was Cindy an immediate flop? It seems like her name was mentioned as going much earlier than the others. Nothing says couture like Spanx.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CikknzJEpg