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And another that will be ignored.

IMDB has him popping up into 2006. I wonder if that's an error, as it often is. I think I was out by then, but I'm not sure. I'm glad to hear that they were still mentioning Drew by then - just loved her character.

A websoap about an actor who wanted to be on GL but then it got canceled. I do love Jean Carol - I will try to see it for her if I'm on then. I hope someone will ask her about Six Feet Under and about her brief returns to GL. Justin Klosky - that's the guy who had the huge horse teeth that Conboy was trying to push as a hot new star, right?

How else can it be interpreted?

Yet these are the same media people who go on about Biden being in his basement. They have to make their narratives reality.

Here is media darling and New York Times favorite Tom Cotton telling us that DC can't be a state because it has black people.

@JaneAusten those are great insights, delivered without Alberta's heavy-handed Beltway need to show us how above it all (and above the Democrats) he is. One of the reasons I think I could believe the article is because even though the whole thing feels overwritten and also a bit like that Geraldine Chaplin reporter in Nashville and her patronizing manner toward black people, I do think the party is very tone deaf in this area and I also can't shake the feeling Trump will win again no matter how many 14+ polls I see. But Alberta was dishonest, as he did not point out anywhere that Gay-Dagnogo is exploring a run for mayor. http://blacknewsportal.com/could-sherry-gay-dagnogo-become-the-first-female-mayor-of-detroit

She's great entertainment, but given how much Monique seems to burn bridges and spill secrets about industry goings-on, I'm surprised they're willing to consider her.

It helped that Vanessa was still a childish bitch around this time. Ironically Anna's Donna would go through the same reformation process Vanessa did, a few years after Vanessa did, although Vanessa's "stuck," whereas Donna would go back and forth. I can't remember if Anna played out the end of the Ed/Vanessa story. (still so weird to think they were a couple and that Vanessa was desperate to get him and to keep him - I don't remember this being mentioned in later years)

Oh I skipped everything with Mike and Rosanna. That helped probably. I agree with you about Lisa - she became so brutally isolated, which the character never should have been. I guess Michael Swan and Margaret Reed had no idea what was coming (I think Reed said as much) but they should have had an inkling when they were basically used as extras here.

Thanks for telling me. Glad to hear this.

The Wisconsin melee last night apparently not only involved tearing down statues and smashing windows - a gay, progressive state senator was also assaulted. I'm aware many on the hard left would just say "he's white so he's no better" but the lt. governor, Mandela Barnes, spoke out. There's more as well. There are many who just want to break things and force a "revolution" that will never go the way they want. They're going to overshadow the years and decades of work many have put in on these topics. And it's hard to even know what to do about it.

The results in the race Torres seems to have won bear that out about Bernie - the candidate he and AOC endorsed came in fourth. Anyway, sometimes I find these types of pieces phony (not helped by Tim Alberta repeatedly whining on Twitter about how mistreated Mitt Romney was in 2012), but this has some good insights from those interviewed. It's a look at black voters in Michigan. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/06/24/letter-to-washington-grosse-pointe-woods-325641

The NYT, not quite blatant enough in their Trump love, has hired Charlotte Greensit of the Intercept as their managing op-ed editor.

https://heavy.com/news/2020/06/karlos-dillard/ The Karlos Dillard controversy makes me wonder just how many times people will jump into the current climate for clout and profit before many sour on the movement. The statue removals that now give us images like Madison anarchists just pulling down any statue also makes me wonder how close we are to that tipping point. I just hope the smarter activists in the movement can salvage things before we fully go haywire.

I'd heard Bowman had the edge, but (I'm aware the full results won't be known until next week) I wasn't expecting such a big number, especially since Engel apparently didn't have that big a reputation for not being around until recently. I guess he suffered from the race being nationalized. Bowman seems to be a good guy rather than just a generic DSA puppet, so I hope he can make it all work if he does get the nomination (especially when these groups turn on him the way they are with AOC). I saw that Rep. Carolyn Maloney was running close to a left wing primary challenger, although he is splitting his vote with several others on the left and the absentees seem likely to put her over. From various comments on social media the guy seems to be a complete mess, to the point where many progressives would rather she win again, but I don't think he will pull it out. I do wonder if this may make Maloney retire. Meanwhile, Trump fell flat on his face https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/23/trump-meadows-north-carolina-primary-cawthorn-bennett-337223 Mark Meadows resigning at just the right time to try to help Bennett backfired in spectacular fashion, and just ended up making Trump look stupid for getting involved when he had no need to do so. Cawthorn is an extremist and a proud hatemonger, so I have no real interest in being glad for him, but it's always good to see Trump look foolish. Back to New York, if current results hold, Mondaire Jones and Ritchie Torres will be the first two out gay black men to be elected to Congress. I'm especially happy about Torres as he defeated Ruben Diaz Sr, a notorious homophobe and anti-Semite and on and on (I've heard his name for years now as he helped block gay rights legislation in the New York legislature) who was getting outsized media coverage that insisted he would due to a split left. This is priceless. A moving, quick comment from Torres.

They also put up a March 1995 episode. ATWT was firing on a lot of cylinders in the first half of '95, until P&G ruined it by hiring hacks. The only material in this episode that I didn't bother with was ever-isolated, tedious Mike and Rosanna. This is Eduardo's funeral episode. There's a very strong John and Margo scene in the first and second clips. Also very early days for Jef Hamlin, one of about two KMH Emily love interests I liked. The second clip also has a fun scene where Lisa gives Orlena a smack! Strong episode. I'm so glad they brought back the beauty shots (for the last time I think) in this period - the scene of Orlena going to the cross is a quiet, powerful way to close out the day. Claire Bloom is just exquisite in that moment where she prays for forgiveness - the layers just went out the window when she left the role. Something I appreciate in this episode, and which would leave when that hack Valente came in, is the rich history on display - the respect for viewers to, for instance, know who Brian and Beatrice are (I wonder if that's the last time they're mentioned on the show). And the conversation with Kirk and Sam about Neal, and how similar she and Neal were to each other. That is the ATWT I felt such a strong connection to, and it's the show I spent the last 15 years of its existence mourning.

Part of a September 1994 episode is on Youtube now. There are two clips - I'm just posting the first to save space. You will want to check out the second as you get a (sadly the lighting/tape quality are both problems) scene of Scott Bryce in red silk boxers, and some lovely Samantha/Craig scenes (he even mentions Cricket) and also some good scenes with Jessica/Devere and Margo and Hal. The writing for Margo and Hal is really rough - he even throws her rape in her face. It's very out of the norm for ATWT, especially of these years, but it suits the grittier chemistry Ben and Ellen had. There's also a good scene with Pete and Cal, and Emma and Cal afterward (Patrick Tovatt and Kathleen Widdoes always had such an easy chemistry). The only downside is, as always, wretched Mike/Rosanna, with Evan having to play the heavy. Andy was also way too involved in Mike's love life...I remember some fans around the mid-90s thought Andy might be gay, which would have made sense, I guess. I had zero memory of this housing project Jessica was involved in. @Vee you may want to see Darnell's scenes in this episode as you've been watching a lot of his Loving/City work lately. His role on ATWT pretty much never went anywhere, probably not helped by Tamara Tunie leaving.

I can't believe anyone at the NYT is paid to write an article like this...and what a shock that with Maggie Haberman's constant push to show how important she is to the Trump circle they also have a story that heavily uses her first name. (they didn't even get the name of the song right!)

There are several clips of her in the "Machinations" clipset that the late ClassicGL put up back in the day. Those episodes have since been uploaded in full on Youtube.

Carrie Mowery, Jane Elliot and Michael J Stark.

I think the biggest problem GL faced after Long left the first time is that from 1981-1985 various teams had ripped away the foundations of the show, all at P&G's behest. I have said this before but it is absolutely ludicrous, given the 30+ years of history (just on TV), that Jerry ver Dorn was the senior cast member by this time. Even if Long had stayed, viewers would have spent their time on stories like a mentally unbalanced carnie rescuing Reva and shacking up at Revabend, rather than anything involving the Bauers or other long-gone family units.

What annoys me most is many people will just turn a blind eye or say "Well he didn't really mean it" because they can't face who he is or they don't care because they are as sick as he is. Meanwhile, the scum working for him just keep on grifting.