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Yup, and I spy two future SB cast members among the group - Jed Allan and Lane Davies!!!

I would love to know whatever happened to Stacey Baldwin, who originated the role of Laura Vining (as the character was then known). She leaves, and then the next girl to play the part goes on to megastardom. I was just always curious about the whole thing, though honestly, I cannot imagine anyone else as Laura but Genie Francis.

The Hallmark Channel has the rights to The Doctors episodes (have no idea what year the episodes start), but have sat on them for years. Boo hiss!!!!

Ahh, I see. Thank you, Carl.

I never bought her as Santana. Why they didn't keep Ava Lazar around in the first place is a mystery.

Billy was on a GMA interview a couple of years ago for a reunion of the cast of Mystic Pizza (yes, Julia was there, too), and he looks almost exactly the same.

It makes sense to me that Jack would be that way after losing Mary. After treating her the way he did in the early days, I'm sure he must have had plenty of regrets not only that he didn't have more time with her, but that he didn't treat her better when he did. It also makes sense why he waited so long to marry again. By the time he was ready to settle down with Leigh, he had learned his lessons and was able to treat her with the love and respect she deserved.

YOWZA!!!

He looked a lot better then than he does now, having seemingly caved to the botox and lifts and all that. Scary. Maybe it's because I have always had a thing for good-looking blond guys - IMHO the real hunk of the show was Billy Moses.

I watched a 1992 episode on YT and was like, "Who are all these people"? SB had definitely lost what had made it unique in the first place.

Was that a strike story?

Awwww!! What a great photo. Thanks for sharing.

Great pic!!!

Yikes! Does anyone know what she is up to these days? I know she originated OLTL's Jenny Wolek, but it's hard to picture anyone else in the part but Brynn Thayer - which belongs on the best soap recast list.

Thanks for posting that - but it just didn't seem like the same show by the end. Not just because so many familiar faces (most notably, Walker and Martinez) had already jumped ship but because the focus had shifted significantly away from the Capwells and Lockridge families. It sure would have been nice had some of the beloved familiar faces come back for the end.

Question: Who was your favorite of Jody's boyfriends - Kelly, Gavin or Preacher? I understand Lori Loughlin and Mark Arnold were an item in real life for awhile as well.

I sure wish more of this show (and very early AW) was on YT. I'd love to see more of Carol Roux as Missy, especially after reading the article posted a few pages back on this thread.

Awww, what a sweet photo. They both look great. Any chance of him appearing on Castle, maybe as a man from Susan Sullivan's character Martha Rodgers' past?

Today, Nancy Stafford still acts, but most of her time is devoted to writing and women's ministries (her husband is a pastor).

They were engaged in 1999 when they left Salem (and the show) on a white horse, but never made it to the altar.

I think there are still a few clips of the Adrienne/Felicia story on YT from late 1982. In any case, Nancy Stafford doesn't look much different now than she did then. I think she really HAS found the fountain of youth!!!

I've always thought of her as a very attractive woman - even more so when you consider that she has given birth to five children!! Many happy returns to Maura West on her special day.

John Travolta appeared on EON? When?

Point taken. Thanks for your insights, Vee!!!

Valorie Armstrong, an original cast member of SB (Marisa Perkins, 1984-85), is now part of a non-profit theatre group called Dezart Performs, based in Palm Springs, CA. Here is the photo section of their FB page, where you can see quite a few pictures of Ms. Armstrong as she looks today: https://www.facebook.com/dezartperforms/photos_stream P.S. Other famous faces associated with Dezart include Gavin MacLeod and Joyce Bulifant, who of course played Murray and Marie Slaughter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, before he went on to even greater fame on The Love Boat.