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Garak and Captain Janeway as siblings, lol. 😁

Here are a couple of blasts from the past! 😁 Andrew, in particular, was a familiar face in tv and movies before and after RH. The story supposedly is that RH let him go after 2 years because they feared the audience identified him too strongly with his "Dirty Harry" film role. But he appeared in a lot of tv shows in the 70s and 80s. And he also played Liberace in a tv biopic. Nana was pretty young, around 20, and it was one of her earliest tv roles.

Andrew Robinson & Nana Visitor, aka Frank #2 and Nancy Feldman #3.

Being one of the millions who grew up watching them, I loved "Luis" and "Maria", "Mr. Hooper", "Gordon" and "Bob". And, of course, Jim Henson and the world he helped create.

I used to love these as a kid. Heck, I want to eat them now.

I guess looking at that original disguise situation in another way...I suppose there weren't too many men's wigs in Wyndham's Department Store. 😄 The other options would have been to either dye, straighten or cut TG's hair...dyeing it would have made him look like his costar, Richard Simmons, and straightening or cutting it...well, considering it was such a huge trademark of Luke's at the time, that probably wouldn't have gone over too well with the fans. 😛

I think Michael Levin's toupee contributed to his popularity on RH. OTOH, I remember wondering at the time why, when Luke and Laura were on the run the first time, she had to wear such an obvious wig while Luke's more unique, easy-to-identify appearance was unchanged....not even a fake 'stache. I mean, Laura would have blended into the crowd with her natural hair a lot easier than Luke should have.

Meat Loaf did a pretty intense episode of The Haunting of with Kim Russo. He struck me as being both strong and fragile, if that makes sense.

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Yes. He was in the hospital with a terminal illness and could barely move. He had spoken of suicide before. He got a drug dealer to bring him what he needed. Jill discovered the pills and threw them in the trash can in Ken's room. When he died, they thought Jill had mercy-killed him until they discovered a letter written by Ken in Little John's notebook, saying that he had managed to retrieve the pills and had taken them.

Sigh. Not even 2 weeks into 2022 yet.

I just rewatched one of my favorite movies, Lilies of the Field, yesterday and was wondering how he was doing. Then I saw the news this morning. 😥

She's with her beloved Allen.

Clayton Norcross (B&B) will be recurring starting in January on an Italian game show called Avanti Un Altro (Forward, Another). He'll be part of a rotating group of 6 people who sit at the side of the stage, 2 of whom end up getting chosen by players to ask themed questions. I've never watched B&B but, since I have 2 Italian cable channels, I sometimes see B&B actors appear on various talk and game shows there.

Turner Classic Movies 2021 Memorial

Eddie Mekka, who played Carmine Ragusa on Laverne & Shirley, has died. It was posted on his FB page. I believe this leaves only Cindy Williams and Michael McKean from the original, pre-California cast. "It is with deep regret that we share with you the passing of our beloved Eddie Mekka. Eddie passed away peacefully in his Newhall, California home on Saturday, November 27, 2021. He was 69 years old. At this time, we do ask that all media inquiries be withheld during his family's time of grief and mourning. We welcome you to share your memories of Eddie and your condolences to his family on this fan page. Rest In Peace Eddie"

My 89 year-old mom and I got our Moderna boosters a couple of days ago. I have similar mild side effects as last time, some arm soreness, slight swelling and warm in the upper arm. My sister in FL (who also got the booster) is trying to decide whether or not to fly here to NYC for Christmas. Even though she bought her ticket, she's kind of playing wait-and-see with the Omicron news the next few weeks.

R.I.P. Arlene Dahl. I do somewhat remember her presence on OLTL as Lucinda. Her son, Lorenzo Lamas, posted the news on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/OfficialLorenzoLamas/posts/438113054339010

Ronn Moss (B&B) recently participated in a new Italian competition show called "Star In The Star." Celebrities imitate a famous singer, the same one week after week, right down to wearing a mask, until they get eliminated/voted out and they have to unmask to reveal their identities. Ronn impersonated Paul McCartney.

One of the two men who flew into space with William Shatner last month. He was killed in a small plane crash in New Jersey on Thursday.

I was never a big fan of the return of the Cassadines but that's another story. 😉 I think Genie at the time she was becoming hugely popular was essentially the same age as Laura, 17-18-19 and she'd already had some serious adult storylines. Plus she was paired with men who were older than her--Kin Shriner was in his mid-20s and TG was in his early 30s. I think Vanessa was a few years older than Brenda. She was in her 20s playing a high-school student. Between that, some of Brenda's storylines and attributes, and her being on the petite side, she came off younger. I mean, they had her attending high school with Robin and Kimberly McCullough is 10 years younger than VM.

It was pretty long, about 5-6 months, I think. I remember Viki was still living in the carriage house then and Tina's father at the time, Ted Clayton, was in the picture.

I haven't watched the soaps in a very long time (save for the vintage DS and TD) so I'm not 100% sure on this but the character of Victor Collins (as played by Nicholas Pryor) was so endearing on PC, it was too bad that relationship with his son, Kevin, didn't get carried over to GH. BTW, speaking of Kevin Collins, has his daughter Livvie (who was a character on Port Charles) been eradicated from existence since he's back on GH? Or did they ever refer to her or recast her? I get the feeling a lot of stuff from PC was wiped off the board, so to speak, when it came to integrating or reintegrating actors/characters to GH.

And her previous pregnancy wasn't. There were a lot of camera tricks, big bags and all, but towards the end, they had Kayla laying in bed due to being poisoned by Harper Deveraux. Written in: Kate Mulgrew (RH). But while Mary kept her baby, Kate gave hers up for adoption. Sharon Gabet (EON) was pregnant when Raven was pregnant with her and Sky's daughter. Not written in: Erika Slezak (OLTL) - Christine Jones subbed when ES went out on maternity in the early 80s. I've always believed it was the intent of TPTB to continue L & L in the action/adventure mode upon their return...heck, there was a lot of action just in their journey back to PC. I think Genie's pregnancy changed plans for Laura and set the character in a different direction, a more domestic one, that she may not have gone quite as soon.