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Cause of death: Casting problems. HUH?!

Well, Galen is a good guy & is easy on the eyes & he can actually act, although I don't why I throw that sideways compliment out, the show has more people who can act than those who act not. I was trying to remember. What was April Boom Boom & brother Emilio & other brother I've forgotten, what was their last name?

I very much fear that it is. Nothing worse. HWs who try to top the last thing are scary.

I had thought that Steve Burton might have played Alan Harris. Then when they announced that he was Harris Michaels I knew he wasn't. By then I had Sami's rape & revenge in my head so I refreshed myself on it @Jason47 found a video where someone had edited all the scenes into one tape. Voila! I thought I'd pass along the URL in case anyone else wants to revisit what an absolute arsehole Alan Harris is. Sami's Rape & Revenge Upon Alan Harris

If it's not Southern then I have to drop the defense of it. It sounds Southern to this Southerner.

Okay. Good to be able to ID what you hate.

Right, she had her stashed in the poolhouse. You said the show didn't need production, instead it needed writing & casting. Yet, the mandate CBS laid on GL when they agreed not to go forward with their plans to cancel GL back a bit was the new production model. Period. Of course, CBS has as much of a right to be wrong as anyone else.

Now, I've got a blind spot, absolute pet peeve about bad accents & I find his effective. YMMV. I'm not on the accent warpath on anyone besides DOOL's Clyde.

I never *got* the idea that the hotel was attached. That was not working. Made zero sense. I would venture that at that point GL couldn't even afford what would've been Conboy Outlet Mall! And, it's okay. I have plenty to blame MADD for & still parcel out some for Conboy! Yeah, I really liked Last Shayne. And, they did favor in the face. Poor Aubrey Dollar. No wonder she didn't want to stay.

I think both Leann & SSH are timeless & beautiful!

Was that one the anniversary theme? Did it have the lighthouses that looked like playing pieces for a Sorry game?

I hope it is acceptable to post this here. If not, I apologize. This is what I just read about what I listen to. Linda Ronstadt's Memoir: Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir Kindle Edition by Linda Ronstadt (Author) In this memoir, iconic singer Linda Ronstadt weaves together a captivating story of her origins in Tucson, Arizona, and her rise to stardom in the Southern California music scene of the 1960s and ‘70s. Tracing the timeline of her remarkable life, Linda Ronstadt, whose forty-five year career has encompassed a wide array of musical styles, weaves together a captivating story of her origins in Tucson, Arizona, and her rise to stardom in the Southern California music scene of the 1960s and ‘70s. Linda Ronstadt was born into a musical family, and her childhood was filled with everything from Gilbert and Sullivan to Mexican folk music to jazz and opera. Her artistic curiosity blossomed early, and she and her siblings began performing their own music for anyone who would listen. Now, in this beautifully crafted memoir, Ronstadt tells the story of her wide-ranging and utterly unique musical journey. Ronstadt arrived in Los Angeles just as the folkrock movement was beginning to bloom, setting the stage for the development of country-rock. As part of the coterie of like-minded artists who played at the famed Troubadour club in West Hollywood, she helped define the musical style that dominated American music in the 1970s. One of her early backup bands went on to become the Eagles, and Linda went on to become the most successful female artist of the decade. In Simple Dreams, Ronstadt reveals the eclectic and fascinating journey that led to her long-lasting success, including stories behind many of her beloved songs. And she describes it all in a voice as beautiful as the one that sang “Heart Like a Wheel”—longing, graceful, and authentic.

carolineg said: Lani, Belle, Gwen, Sami, Chloe, Gabi, Ava, Chanel, and Allie generally manage to look okay consistently. What about Kate? I think Tony looks good, but he just always wears business dress. I think John looks good in sweaters & slacks. It suits him. I think Roman looks like Chris Kositchek & I stop to think why is he serving chowder at the pub? And, does he ever get any sun? He looks pasty.

I knew what people had been saying but I hadn't seen her in a long while, and I was horrified at the way Missy looked.!!! What is wrong with her?

Yes, I hold Marty West against him. And besides not being able to act, he sold amateur video tapes of himself wrestling, he exposed his buttocks in the middle of a scene & brought down Standards & Practices, and it appeared to me that he made Aubrey Dollar frightfully uncomfortable in scenes with him.

On May 1st 1989, 33 yrs ago, abruptly and without warning, Larkin Douglas Watson III was felled by a heart attack. He'd just begun participating in an exercise class. Doug played Mac Cory on the P&G/NBC soap opera Another World, and the show was about to begin an 18 month long story featuring the 25th anniversary of Cory Publications. Doug had just begun a week off before beginning intensive work in the studio in Brooklyn.

No, actually Kahn said it. Quote right! GL was vulnerable & Conboy took advantage of it just by being himself. Worst place, worst time.

No kidding! I am mortified. I've never had a case of forest for the trees like this. The thing about being like a dog with a bone is that you miss what else is right smack dab in front of you. argh. 😱

I wish Linda Dano could take her on a shopping spree. Just to pry herself away from the exact same style would make a world of difference. She's a beautiful woman but she looks dowdy. At least her hair is still okay. I was worried when Jane Eliiot not only retired but moved! I'm in the camp that loved all of the live music. And I just saw this, serendipity! Liz at Doug's Place

Oh, goodie! Hot d*mn, MEK back, not a minute too soon. And, next up, doins with Miz Coe!

Oh, honey, people have been trying to get Dee out of her pantsuit for a lifetime!

They should have him play a new guy in town, Nico Kelly, just moved in from Philadelphia.

I'm looking at John Conboy's tenure as an EP on the 5 different soaps where he was EP. (At LIAMST he was a Producer & a Production Supervisor.) I'm hung up because I can't find the HWs for Y&R for 1973-1981. Everywhere I've looked so far has been missing data, which really surprised me. Well, of course it is actually strange that it doesn't show up in lists, etc. but, G'yahly, d'uh, how can I have been so dense, can't see the forest for the most outstanding tree in it. Bill Bell, was of course, the HW through all those years & then some more. Color me embarrassed. But, anyway, when he came to GL & hired Ellen Weston as his HW there, it was said that she had been his HW at 2 other shows, now GL, made 3. It was said that he was the only person who had ever hired her as a Writer. Well, so far, she had one Writing job, HW at GL during critical times. No sub-, associate, breakdown, continuity, simple writer credits, etc. Nothing of the sort is showing up anywhere. I'm getting even madder than I usually am at the ConWest Time to Be Survived.

Just imagine what he put those folks through.

I was looking at the changes, in EP &HW in one of the Fruit Basket Turnover times, in the NY/P&G soaps. If I understand correctly Moonves recommended two unknowns, from outside, for ATWT HWs & they were Black & Stern & served from Feb. 2, 1996-1996. Does anyone know how long they were really there? IOW, when in 1996 they were let go & the Interim Gang of Three came on? There was just so much crazy. ATWT EP Laurence Caso Oct. 1988-1995 ATWT EP John Valente May 1995-Nov. 8, 1996 ATWT HW Richard Culliton 1995-Jan. 31, 1996 ATWT HW Stephen Black & Henry Stern Feb. 2, 1996-1996 ATWT HW Stephen Demorest, Mel Brez, Addie Walsh* 1996-1997 *Interim co-HW I just realized we've gone off-topic. I'm sorry. If I hadn't written this, I wouldn't send this.