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Daytime Diary soap opera recaps from the August 1950 issue of Radio Mirror.

Daytime Diary soap opera recaps from the July 1950 issue of Radio Mirror.

Daytime Diary soap opera recaps from the June 1950 issue of Radio Mirror.

Daytime Diary soap opera recaps from the May 1950 issue of Radio Mirror.

Daytime Diary soap opera recaps from the April 1950 issue of Radio Mirror.

Daytime Diary soap opera recaps from the March 1950 issue of Radio Mirror.

Daytime Diary soap opera recaps from the February 1950 issue of Radio Mirror.

Daytime Diary soap opera recaps from the January 1950 issue of Radio Mirror.

Daytime Diary soap opera recaps from the December 1949 issue of Radio Mirror.

This 1st installment of Daytime Diary soap opera synopses from the November 1949 issue of Radio Mirror.

Chiming in to say that I had these Summer '66 SFT episodes at one point, purchased years and years ago on Ebay on VHS.  Unfortunately, at some point they somehow got accidentally recorded over.  Being as it's been so long since I watched the episodes, I can't remember anything in any extensive detail, but the episodes were very heavy on Len, Patti, Nick, & Emily.  I actually found the episodes more engaging than the GL episodes from the same time period and I really enjoyed Melissa Murphy's Patti.  40+ episodes seems excessive and, from my recollection, it's more like around 20 because they were all on one long playing VHS.

@FrenchFan thank you so much for these script summaries.  I'm actually quite into these stories and eager to see how they play out.  I wish more material for all the soaps from the 60s/70s was more readily available.

I know that here in Kentucky, Y&R got time shifted a lot.  Throughout the 70s well into the 90s, Y&R aired on one affiliate at 9am a day behind because they aired news at noon.  Then for quite a few years, another affiliated aired it at 4pm to much success.  I want to say that it's only been within the last 20 years or so that it's been aired at the right time.

DAYS has that spike because of what was happening when Donna was on the ledge - Don & Marlena's 1st wedding which was interrupted (and ended up not happening) by Donna on the ledge & Don falling off.

@Bright Eyes I lurk quite a bit, reading canceled soap topics. I'm more active on twitter these days.

Portraits of The Story of Mary Marlin from the February 1942 issue of Radio & Television Mirror

Never really listened to much 2PM before because they haven't had a comeback since I started listening to kpop last summer, but I decided to check them out more with Gentlemen's Game coming out (and since I've loved what I've heard from Junho & Jun.K).  I've been obsessed with A.D.T.O.Y the last few weeks as a result.  Hadn't planned on buying the album (just the title track) until I heard the album spoiler and now that I've gotten it on iTunes I freaking LOVE IT.  I think Uneasy is my favorite song on the album.  As a result, I just ordered the physical album to support.

I'm such a horrible kpop fan.  I'm still trying to learn all them members of my favorite groups (EXO included).  I still have trouble telling Lay, Chen, Sohu, & Sehun apart.  I do have to say that D.O's little head bob in the live stages gives me life! And blonde Kai does thing to me. 

Taemin's solo album is quite possibly one of my favorite K-Pop albums of this year.  I had it on constant repeat when it first came out.  IMO, every single song on that album is a standout.  I really, really, REALLY love Soldier.

YG has started releasing announcement images of their new girl group (as yet unnamed) which is supposed to debut in July.  They haven't even said how many girls are in the group, but Jennie & Lisa are the two girls announced so far

I just saw it mentioned online that James Douglas who played Grant Colman (in addition to numerous other roles including Peyton Place) passed away earlier this month.

Oh? BEAST's new Japanese album is actually on iTunes? I didn't think the Japanese releases ever got iTunes releases here. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/guess-who/id1091883660

And, out of curiosity, I checked on the new BTOB Japanese EP, as well. The whole EP isn't on iTunes, but the single "Dear Bride" IS! https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dear-bride-single/id1087665990 

LOVING VIXX's new Japanese single "Depend on Me"!!!

I'm hit or miss on Zico primarily because I'm really not much of a rap person.  I liked "Boys & Girls" & I liked "Eureka", but I didn't like some of his other stuff.  That said, I freaking loved "I Am You, You Are Me" & I've had it on heavy rotation in my playlist since it came out.  I'm eager for the announced Block-B comeback next month since it'll be their first comeback since I got into k-pop last summer.

Apparently online reaction for Hate has been very mixed with a LOT of people hating it (well, primarily hating the beat-drop chorus).  I, personally, LOVE IT.  In between WINNER (who I'm just now getting around to checking out with the release of EXIT:E, but I'm loving EVERYTHING I'm hearing), 4Minute, & now Taeyeon's new single, my k-pop favs chart for this week is WRECKED.  And I totally agree about the entire 4Minute mini-album.  Every. Single. Track. Is FIRE!

I've always been amused by Rosa's enunciation of Santanna's name - SsanTANNA.