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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!

That third clip - I can't help it, I smile when I hear Gabrielle's Theme. It starts around 8:20.

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.

I didn't realize Al was still on the show at this time. I thought Max had already dumped him off on Gabrielle.

That "carnival" still cracks me up.

Oh look, it's early Tea. Very early.

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.

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The scary years ....look who the EP and HW are.....lol

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 .

As a Democrat, I really hope all this primary mess continues through the convention in August. I have never seen such a disorganized mess.

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

It's always interesting to see the liberal media in action. I was reading The Fix, which is a Beltway/DC type blog on The Washington Post, and in only a few days they had articles on:

- why does Oklahoma not like Obama

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.

And you'll never guess who Viki names as the lead citizen of Llanview...

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!

Well I'm young so that would be a scary thought right now .

I'd add Jessica Tuck and Susan Haskell to that list, too.

Of course! All of my faves naturally age very well .

http://www.etonline.com/tv/119589_Fans_Breathe_Life_in_General_Hospital_Cast/index.html

I love Kassie & Kristen. It's so clear how strong their bond is.

And long live the aging slut! Kassie DePaiva--she'll be 51 later this month--I just turned 23 and I hope I look even HALF that good when I'm that age.

Old school Starr + Asa=one awesome sauce team .

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Laura really is one of the most classically beautiful women ever on OLTL. I love the wedding dress she wore when Cassie married Andrew.

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Megan and Max share memories in the hospital as she's dying of Lupus. You can tell here how much Gabrielle's betrayal (cheating on him during their marriage) hurt him, and of course he's trying to deny that he loved her by saying he was "addicted to her."

He really didn't mention her much when she was in prison, did he? The Max & Megan stuff, I'll admit, is pretty good, but not to take away from another intelligent blonde or anything , but I just don't know if I can let myself enjoy their scenes more over Max/Gabby's TOO much!

Here's her IMDb picture:

Her last acting credit was in 2004, though. She just turned 50 in December.

Her ex-husband is Chuck Lorre, who created Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory, and also produced shows like Roseanne and Dharma & Greg.

Whatever happened to Karen Witter?

Believe it or not, this was the very first time I had ever heard of her, when I was seven years old (1996).

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