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I can't say anything about the Canada stuff (although Elvis Stojko is an example of a more masculine male Canadian skater) , but I can post the 1993 LPs for Kerrigan, as she absolutely did crack under the pressure that year (being the heir apparent once Kristi turned professional). She won Nationals in a weak field (she fell herself a few times--I'll post that separately), but Worlds? Oh dear. Skating to the Beauty and the Beast theme, while beautiful, may not have been the best choice, as the music is pretty intense, and jumping to it must have only increased the pressure. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Sk7yBYl8c&feature=relmfu Her performance a month later at Hershey Pro-Am, though? That's even more heartbreaking. Her Kiss & Cry is so sad . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq5I1j6SjDc&feature=relmfu Speaking of Chris Bowman, here he is with Tonya Harding at Skate America 91 goofing around. The Bad Boy and Bad Girl of figure skating (back when those labels were a bit cuter to have). They actually had the same manager (Michael Rosenberg) at one point. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C60t16rzg3Q

Everything I've heard about her mother certainly explains part of the reason why she may have ended up the way she did (although I got the impression that she was quite close to her dad). She has a little boy now with her current husband, though, and I do hope she's happy (same with Nancy, especially given what happened with her father). Here's a GREAT performance from a Canadian favorite of mine, Josee Chouinard. Such a shame she didn't hold it together at Worlds . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjH5Ss-oscg And her ill-fated performance a month later: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK1xZUpozag

I realize how controversial she was/is, but it's time to post these and admit that I love Tonya Harding's skating. Maybe it's because I never heard of her until after the scandal (I was almost five when it occurred), but based on the knowledge I have of figure skating (and I could have more, admittedly), she really was the greatest technical female skater the US will ever see (particularly given how the scoring system has changed), and is only second and/or tied to Midori Ito for the world's greatest technical female skater (and while Nancy Kerrigan was talented, and I certainly feel awful about what happened to her, Tonya's talent was somewhat greater IMO--technically if not artistically, although she improved by 1994). If it weren't for the scandal in 1994, she'd be in the Skating Hall of Fame with no questions asked (and part of me still wants to me to think she was telling the truth--I don't know, like I said, I didn't anything about it until years later). Her triple axel was and still is incredible. And no matter hoe strange some of her music choices were, I think they actually worked for her skating style. Now THAT is a skating UO. Here are her two greatest performances, both from 1991: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8va2i2vENw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOP3Dj0DraQ And as for Midori Ito: She absolutely was. The first woman on earth to perform a triple axel in competition (with Tonya second, of course); such big jumps for such a tiny girl. But she really felt the weight of Japan behind her by the 1992 Olympics, and that combined with the pressure to improve artistically (which she did, IMO) took some of the joy out of her skating, according to some. Here's her LP in Calgary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgIvUjCrlgY&feature=relmfu But THIS is my favorite of hers, the midsection in particular : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOsXxr3jakM&feature=relmfu I legit tear up at this, no lie. And yes, I love me some figure skating. I can't jump or spin, but I can skate around for hours on end without ever falling on my butt once, if I do say so myself .

She STILL doesn't care about your cat. That will never change.

It's feels sort of weird to post this on Easter Sunday, but here it is: Max's "funeral", and Gabrielle railing at God right after: I find it kind of interesting that the Archdiocese of New York got so upset about this, given that she didn't literally damn God to hell in this clip. She doesn't even curse! I guess it is pretty well implied, though.

I know I posted this before, but Fiona Hutchison is going to be on THE BAY soon. So that's where she is now .

Oh, Dorian, even back then she could go after the younger guys .

EEEE! Thank you! I just watched Max & Gabrielle's final scene together--GOD, that kills me. It also kind of hurts to hear him say he'd go after Luna if she were still alive--even though Gabrielle was with Bo, I'm not convinced that Max wasn't in love with her. I think he was, but let her go for Bo. And hey, he moved back to Argentina once Gabrielle was gone. Coincidence? I don't think so! And I used to watch Max's wink at the camera over and over.

Halloween 1990: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XTa0TXvuq4&feature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpwUaH7OcYs&feature=fvwrel

There's more before and after this, but here it is. The death of Al Holden. I'm posting the scenes where he dies, Max's reaction and goodbye, and Gabrielle's reaction (still so gut wrenching all these years later). The quality isn't great, but it's good that there's at least some of Max & Gabby in the later years, even if it's the lowest point of their lives (I especially love the scenes with Max at Gabrielle's bedside). It's still so difficult to watch this stuff a little over eight years later. I'm more than willing to fanwank that Carlo Hesser sedated him, got a hold of his body, later took Gabrielle, and they eventually wound up with David Hayward. It's so much better that way. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChRt62UnShs&feature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OftPypDZn2g&feature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlukvJJoDBQ&feature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh-X1pXVCrw&feature=relmfu I also like the scenes before this where Gabrielle dreams of seeing Al while recovering from surgery. I'll post these here later.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okt7h9vCJ1A&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lY6x2IFWb8&list=UUkTp8H7s32N5Dk3lUVuvKSA&index=1&feature=plcp DamnDingTong, who has made a bunch of funny little OLTL cartoons, made this cute seven second video for Kassie's birthday yesterday. I love it!

I LOVE her theme so much. Tina's theme, too, but Gabrielle's is just so innocent and beautiful. I love the piano in it. And Max & Gabrielle's theme, too. I think Gabrielle's theme would often transition with the piano into the sax from the couple's theme.

Yay, seven days before my eighth birthday! Nope, Al was around until about September or October, when Gabrielle sent Max and Al a letter saying she had been released from prison (per the SOC recaps from that year). Yes, Tea debuted in January, I think.

Blair and Marty's final argument before the birth of Starr Manning (and Blair gives herself her first onscreen haircut!): I wonder if this is the scene Fiona mentioned in the OLTL Tribute magazine. Except she said that she started it by throwing potatoes at Andrea, and she wasn't sure if it made it to air or not. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DdkQ7q5r_w&feature=related

I know some don't like it, but I actually think this might be my favorite ATWT theme. Maybe it's the closing more than the opening music, but there's just something so peaceful and beautiful about it, particularly the middle section. My grandmother watched this show to the end, and I remember once or twice her having it on when we visited her and my grandfather (out of state), and I'm pretty sure I saw the opening during this era, or at least the bumpers .

+1. This has been more fun than I could have ever expected.

I actually read that one. Granted, it didn't say much that I didn't already know, but having family from Arkansas (my dad's parents live in a town close to the OK border), it's always interesting to me to read about Southern politics and how things have changed electorally in different Southern states--and how long those changes have taken place in each of them.

I know now! (Granted, I sort of cheated, having seen it in the comments section before I heard Viki say her name) Gabrielle Holden. What a beautiful sound that has . If only it had lasted . Why do I get the feeling this was after she was embezzling money and cheated on Max with Tony to shut him up? ETA: I actually kind of joke-guessed that it could be Gabrielle, given everything that happened with her that year (and that she's my favorite character, of course), but I was still happily surprised/amused to find that it was her!

I sometimes forget that Sheila was introduced during the final year or so of the Rauch era. Were there any noticable differences in her character from that time to when Gottlieb and Malone arrived (not counting relationships, just the character herself)? The part about NW's Max & Sheila possibly being a couple is interesting. I wonder what she & JDP's Max would've been like together. Speaking of which: how late in 1991 did NW leave? Wasn't there a period of time between his departure and JDP coming back?

One thing I've always liked about the final credits of SFT (and the final episode itself--that final scene is fantastic), is when they show Marcia McCabe holding a little sun in her hands (for Sunny, of course) with the word "GOODBYE" on it. So cute! I would TOTALLY use a screenshot of that as my avatar .

I love these closing credits here. Great scenery, perhaps the longest version of the theme online (aside from that 3-4 minute long CD cut [i'm assuming--it's on the Television Tunes site, along with an 80s TV Themes site]), and I like how some of the background notes are emphasized in a way that I haven't really heard on some of the other versions. This really is one of my favorite soap themes of all time . Also, does anyone have any idea when these credits might have aired? Pam Long and Paul Rauch's names are in there, so it was somewhere near the end of the run.

Yikes--and I thought being Llanview Woman of the Year brought bad luck!

Was Lisa Peluso already gone by then? What happened to Wendy (and Stephanie, for that matter)?

I just watched the three flood episodes of SFT. Such great stuff to watch. I didn't know who everyone was, of course, but the spirit of the town was amazing. The Weather Channel and CNN reporter was a nice touch, too! Jane Krakowski's voice sounds quite a bit different here. Even though she's younger, it sounds less...daffy here than it does on 30 Rock. Did John Loprieno's character die? It makes sense--he was on OLTL later that same year. David Forsythe . Mary Stuart spending an entire episode nearly underwater when she was afraid of it--amazing! Something about Suzi made me want to smack her upside the head. I know she was looking for her husband and it sounds heartless, but CAGNEYCAGNEYCAGNEY...ugh! Sunny Adamson is love. Just from these episodes alone, she seems like such a great character . And did Stu sleep through the whole flood or something? I'd seen the first two on WoST years ago, although I don't think I ever saw all of the second one (oh, dial up--how I DON'T miss you)--how great to see all three episodes!