Contessa Donatella

You mean you think it was an RC version of The Lord's Prayer? As opposed to a Protestant version? I believe there is a difference in the wording of the ending. But, what difference does it make? Anyway, I asked AI: Yes, there is a difference between the Roman Catholic and Protestant versions of the Lord's Prayer. The main distinction lies in the wording of one particular line. In the traditional version used by Roman Catholics, the line is "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." In many Protestant versions, the wording is slightly different, often phrased as "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen." The addition of the concluding part, also known as the doxology, is common in Protestant versions but is typically not included in the Roman Catholic version. The differences reflect historical and theological variations in how different Christian denominations interpret and recite the Lord's Prayer.

I think it is quite a bit simpler. I believe he is 77 & may have some health concerns, nothing to be concerned about but enough that he doesn't just pop over from Amsterdam to California. As far as the show is concerned, yes, he is dead. They are not looking to bring him onscreen. At the studio they are not wishing & hoping that Geary will appear. Unlike some of the fans, they aren't thinking about him at all. It is enough that in real life terms, when Jackie died, and also when Sonya died, Geary wrote his own tribute & through email or whatever got it included.

There's been this person - unknown who - who uploads every soap every day to DailyMotion. And, they run their operation off sites like this [site name redacted] And, they have a site like that for each show. Well, today, if you go to the DAYS site, it shows that the blog is gone. But, the other sites have not disappeared, at least not so far. So I presume that Sony shut them down.

Just finished watching ... 4 days ago I was full of compliments over the way they were building up to the memorial & allowing characters to learn of Bobbie's death, react, and put one foot in front of the other ... 2 days ago I was pissed because of the lack of flashbacks ... 24 hours ago I was in turmoil not sure if I approved of them attaching this rescue/human trafficking story to Jackie Zeman's one & only chance to be memorialized. Thinking perhaps it was brilliant but not sure ... Now crying, glad for today's flashbacks, overwhelmed with the new sign Liz painted, ... and sure that it was indeed brilliant. Congratulations, Frank! You've done well.

Just saw Edward.

Uh, reel vs. real? The character, Britt, hospital Admin. is dead.

Isn't that where Britt's picture is?

Totally agree that nothing would be written until the scabs had left the building! As to the rest, yes, yes, yes.

I believe what I actually said was that they (meaning the show) had had months to prepare for this. That is, if you're even thinking of what I said back up thread ... Could've been what someone else said. This is about to be a study in absurdity, I fear.

On the wall: Rick, Tony, Britt, Epiphany, Bobbie, Gail Baldwyn, Jessie, Steve, Lila, ... Next!

I think power has gone to his head.

Except he's not coming back. I suppose if they wanted to bring him back from the dead then he could tape a remote like Emma Samms did. And, yes, LC is not up to anything more than being seated at her desk or in a wheelchair or the like.

The actors strike had nothing to do with soap actors. The writers strike didn't eliminate the countless other GH employees who could have worked on this memorial. As we all know GH was in production throughout the entirety of both strikes. Only the writers were not as they were picketing. All of the rest of the employees crossed the picket line. And I just bet that Frank began thinking about this within days of her death. Besides the major point of contention is flashbacks, expensive? or not? If something like flashbacks isn't in the budget, I think that's a fiscal problem! Frank's supposed to be great with the danged budget. Now it was Nathan Varni who said they weren't affordable but I'm not convinced he knows daytime! (Not entirely sure what he does know. Ruling out social media, communication, budgeting, ...)

Jackie died during the writers strike. The strike concluded at the end of September. Writers began work at beginning of October. This was filmed in early December. So this was written and filmed in two months. And that included time to arrange for Brighton and Carnes to appear. Jackie Zeman d. May 9, 2023 (70) (cancer) Strike began May 2nd. Now, of course they didn't begin writing it till D&C were back but you can't tell me Frank didn't start thinking about it before then.

I have just now finally gotten to read the full text of the official obituary & I am totally enchanted! I'm copying it in here for everyone: Bridget Dobson was the last grandchild of America’s first Socialist congressman, Victor Berger, and a direct descendent of Aaron Burr. More notably, as a prolific soap opera writer, she was widely recognized for single-handedly revolutionizing the television business, daytime and nighttime. From the 1960s until the 1990s she and her husband, Jerry Dobson, wrote “General Hospital,” “Guiding Light,” “As the World Turns,” and “Santa Barbara.” Their shows won multiple Emmys. Bridget McColl Hursley grew up in Thiensville, Wisconsin and graduated with multiple degrees from Stanford University in California. At the start of freshman year, she met Jerry in the bookstore and let him carry her new books all the way, clear up to her dorm on top of Mount Everest. He was transformed. He said it didn’t matter that her books weighed more than a Sherman tank. She instantly became his “invincible joy.” At Stanford, Bridget was celebrated for her trademark creativity and quirky intellect. Her Western Civilization final exam included a question about the causes of the Dark Ages. She wrote an 11-page answer from the point of view of a chicken. For Wallace Stegner’s Creative Writing class she wrote about the problem of birth control from the point of view and in the language of Chaucer’s Wife of Bath. These pieces were read to the entire student body. The first year that women were allowed to do so, thinking she could find greener pastures, Bridget applied to Harvard Business School. For some reason, she completely “forgot” to inform her parents. As Bridget’s mother tore the acceptance letter into shreds, her father kept saying, “Don’t worry, Doris, let her go. She’ll flunk out.” (A sweet pair, some were heard to say.) Well, Bridget steamrolled Harvard at three dates a night. (During her one year, more men failed their classes than in any other year.) Bridget’s own grades earned her the honor of attending an on-campus opera with JFK. Five years after the Sherman tank books, Bridget and Jerry finally married. She helped create and write “General Hospital” while Jerry worked on his farm and looked over her shoulder. The day she told him to quit breathing down her neck and sharpen a Ticonderoga was the day they became a writing team. With Bridget doing all the work and Jerry kibbitzing, the world began to take notice. The folks from “Dallas” and “Dynasty” stopped by to steal her methods. Almost every nighttime show began to look and sound like Bridget’s soaps. “Santa Barbara” was the touchstone everyone had to watch. Tom Stoppard stopped in one night, stayed for hours, and picked her brain as she picked his. Years later, the very first thing Bridget wrote when she officially retired, was a musical titled “Slings and Eros,” about Mark Twain’s dislike for Shakespeare. It ran in LA’s Globe Playhouse for weeks. Bridget’s creative energy then transitioned to art—her paintings were featured in multiple museums, from Milwaukee to Madison, and Charleston to St. Louis—and the Walter Wickiser Gallery in New York City. Somewhere in there two kids were raised, and the whole family moved to Atlanta. The Dobsons discovered for the first time real human beings—very nice people—and they fell in love with everyone. Bridget built a home, “Descante.” Took three years. Trying not to exaggerate, some of her neighbors and new friends thought Bridget’s house made the old Woodruff Coke mansion next door, the cream of Southern architecture, look like a Quonset hut. Bridget and Jerry continued to travel until a year ago. She died peacefully at home on Tuesday, January 3, 2024. She is survived by her husband, Jerome Dobson, and their daughter, Mary Dobson and close to one hundred million fans in just about every corner of every country on dear Mother Earth. A service and reception to celebrate Bridget’s life will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, January 18 at H.M. Patterson & Son-Arlington Chapel, 173 Allen Road, NE, Sandy Springs, GA 30328. In lieu of flowers, Bridget loved the Tunnel to Towers folks: Tunnel to Towers Foundation, 2361 Hylan Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10306 or www.t2t.org.

You don't think they really like it? I do.

I think you meant extinction. It's interesting that we're celebrating 60 years when the show has almost been canceled 3 separate times. First Monty & Marland pulled the fat out of the fire, then Frons decided he was fond of Jill & Guza & now one day Frank & Ron just appeared & used the vets as they should be used! GH, Happy Anniversary!

I thought I posted it. He's an April something 1951 birthdate, so he's 72. I'm Feb. 1951 so I remember that he is my age.

12-9-91 Day 19 (1-10-24) Roman is not a jerk, not even close. This is the day before & the day of Bo & Carly's Mayan wedding. Bo & Carly get dressed in traditional garb. So do Roman & Marlena and John & Isabella. They all 6 meet at the base of the pyramid & then Bo & Carly begin to climb the stairs of the pyramid. Show Ends.

Yesterday I did something weird. I was on YouTube when I saw the current episode, saying it was a full episode & it was hours before it would drop on Hulu so impulsively I watched it. but then I watched it again on Hulu. And, the YT had cut about 15 minutes out of the show! What a ripoff & also the proportions were wrong.

He's my age, born April '51, so we're 72.

I brought him up to her & she knows him & he is in fact attending.

Finally the obit https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/sandy-springs-ga/bridget-dobson-11612335

No.

Good question. However, I imagine there are people who don't know anything at all about what went on.