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Do you think if the show hadn't worn Janice down she might have stayed as a lead or I guess it might be one of those things where so many factors were involved, we don't know for sure. Victoria's Leslie was never really a lead was she?

Poor Liz. I still miss her. I have probably asked you this before, but did you notice Janice's Leslie being phased out? Or was it very sudden?

It's pretty blatant, although I guess that is more typical of that era. Brian was so handsome for so long (up to Beggars and Choosers - although he still looks fine now, don't get me wrong), I can see her going a bit gaga in person. Not very professional though, although typical of the 70s magazines. I love them. He didn't seem to be on the show long (I don't even know if it was six months). I guess it worked out well for him, but I wonder if Greg might have been around longer if they hadn't recast with Hauser. It's nice to hear about how helpful Julianna McCarthy was.

Also from this issue, a Brian Kerwin interview.

From the April 1977 Digest. You all probably knew all this but I had never known the exact reasons why Janice Lynde left.

Another promo. This was, like, the end of Brenda Dickson's Jill, wasn't it? Or close? What was the last day? Was she like this all the time at the end or was this just a bad take? The weird bit where she and Jack are tussling - is that where Brenda said she was in pain and was forced to do the scene?

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/soaps/3427774/Jim-McDonalds-armed-bank-raid.html

Spoiler photos. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1359368/EastEnders-Sneak-peek-Tanya-Gregs-wedding-stars-don-gladrags-fail-raise-smile.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

To the surprise of no one, the latest Danny Miller weepfest will next have, according to The Sun anyway,

OK I will when I get my scanner going again. I might also post some old photos of Victoria Wyndham in her GL days, with that same quasi-flip Susan Seaforth had at the time, and with some of the old crutches of photos of this era (furs and guitars). Sometimes I think every other photo in these magazines was of a soap star on a guitar.

Someone said JFP got rid of furs on OLTL. I'm not sure if they were real by then or not. To me it doesn't seem quite right for Viki - old old money - and Dorian - pretender to old money - to not wear fur. I think both actresses suited it for some reason. That's fascinating about the coats - the poor quality. I did think a few looked tacky and cheap, like they belonged in that Sean Connery movie, Zardoz, or Outland, or whatever. I think I showed you that clip from ATWT 1986 with the fur fashion show. It was a bit surreal. I can never quite get my head around Kim wearing a fur, for some reason. It seems to wear her. You learn such fascinating things in these magazines. I never knew that Liz Hubbard wanted to leave acting to become a news broadcaster. I'm glad she didn't - my formative years would have not been the same.

You're right - I thought they mentioned it. Strange. I remember watching some thing last year about how Burberry had made a comeback among young people and young mothers in the UK, and people like Katie Price or Kerry Katona. Is it me or do those smocks make her look pregnant? I wish there was more out there about this. I have the recaps for the whole year (77) if anyone wants to see them. And an interview with Rauch and Lemay. I think I mostly want to see color photos.

That was something Digest did for a number of years, having a random soap star go to a local restaurant. The last I remember was Frances Fisher. I do wonder how many of those are still around. It's weird to see Nancy that way mostly because I can't see Jill ever allowing herself to enjoy such a display, although she did wear fur. (Deborah would have luxuriated in it though). It makes me laugh because Delia, Jill's arch-rival, had the story where she was obsessed with a fur coat and wore it all the time, even during the spring. I can imagine her reaction to this. I never knew her father ran a fur store. I never knew Liz Hubbard's husband did either. She modeled "furs for pregnant women" in some old Daytime TV. I think Lucinda was one of the last soap characters to wear them, and from what ATWT said to SOD around the late 80/early 90s, they were real.

Oh you mean the show being a flop? Is it me or is that blouse and neck bib under the black coat one of the ugliest things you've ever seen. And when was gold lame ever "hot," unless Nancy wanted to be a Solid Gold dancer. I think you talked some in some other threads about fur - I don't know if you saw it or not but in the Ryan's Hope thread I posted a spread of Nancy Addison from her father's fur shop.

From the February 1977 Digest.

Also from this issue.

From the October 1977 Digest.

I would love to know what he thought about being on AW, not one of the "bigger" soaps, but he must have been delighted to see Felicia Gallant. Felicia or boring Leslie Brooks? No contest. Anything else you ever want to see, let me know and I'll see if I have it.

SFK, here is the rest of the Liberace interview.

Thanks. For some reason I thought Liz Keifer was Jerry Lacy's daughter. I guess he didn't have any daughters. I wonder if the story would have made more sense with Lorie. Would Claire have tormented her the way Vanessa did.

Thanks for sharing this with us. Mary went through all kinds of horrible health problems in the space of a few years - wasn't this not long after she'd had a miscarriage? They should have saved some of this for a longer space of time. Weird to see when Gina was conniving. Is it me or is Leslie a bit player in this story? Was that the way it was supposed to be? Who played Angela and Carol? The story sounds like warmed over hash from radio soap days. Was it any better onscreen?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUi-2QC3c2Q

September 28 1982.