2 minutes ago, amybrickwallace said:

^ Sadly, I think most of them are gone forever.

 

Actually, there are several audio CDs of audio recording from AW's first decade floating around among collectors.

 

AW CD 56:26

 

RACHEL'S BOMBSHELL

 

Various scenes from 1969, mainly centering on the

story of Rachel's pregnancy.

 

Highlights:

 

-At home, Sam remembers reuniting with Lee upon his

release from prison. 

-After hearing that Susan and Fred Douglas are

romantically involved, Aunt Liz throws a major hissy

fit and promises to speak to Susan alone after Fred

leaves. Fred refuses to be bullied.

-At a farewell party in their honor, Bill and Missy

say goodbye to their family and friends in Bay City.

-During Steve and Alice's engagement party, Rachel

corners Alice in the bedroom and takes vicious

pleasure in telling Alice that she's pregnant with

Steve's baby (Robin Strasser spits venom like no one

else).

-Over his protests, Alice proclaims her disappointment

in Steve, and breaks up with him.

-Susan marries Fred; Aunt Liz attends, but makes her

displeasure known by giving them a tacky wedding gift

(a check).

-After waiting for a time when he and Mary can be

alone in the house, Jim tells Mary the shocking news:

Rachel is cuckholding Russ, may be pregnant with

Steve's baby, and Alice broke up with Steve because of

it. Mary goes berserk, in a well-written and

brilliantly-acted scene.

-A thrilled Pat, after believing for years that she

was sterile, announces she is going to have a baby.

-At the hospital, Russ tells Ada and Ernie that Rachel

has just given birth to a healthy, "premature" baby

boy.

-Rachel tries to force Steve to give her money "for

the baby's sake". She's furious when Steve shows her

nothing but disdain, and kicks her out.

-Wayne Addison proposes to Aunt Liz.

-Sam and Lahoma reunite when he professes his love for

her.

-Russ tells Rachel some news she doesn't want to hear:

his parents are not going to endow the baby with a

large cash trust fund as they had originally

discussed; instead, they are going to set Russ up in

his own medical career, and buy his office equipment.

Rachel is aghast at this and says she wants the MONEY

instead. They have a heated argument in which Russ

finally lays down the law and puts her in her place.

-To prevent Russ from being suspicious about the

baby's parentage, Jim and Mary feel cornered into

setting up a trust fund for Jamie after all. Alice is

bitter when she hears the news, and procliams that

manipulative Rachel was won yet again.

AW CD 56:22

 

AUNT LIZ UNPLUGGED/LEE'S DEMISE

 

Various scenes from 1969, mainly centering on Liz'

atrocious behavior and the circumstances of Lee's

death.

 

Highlights:

 

-Liz visits Steve in his office and makes it clear she

thinks his luncheon date with Rachel was suspicious.

Steve doesn't care, doesn't let her manipulate him,

and ushers her out.

-In John's office, Liz enjoys spreading nasty gossip

about Rachel and Steve, until John reprimands her and

reminds her that Bill's near-fatal accident was a

direct result of her gossiping.

-On the day Sam and Lahoma are to be married, Sam,

Lahoma and Lee all awaken to thoughts about what the

marriage will mean to their lives.

-Sam and Lahoma's marriage and reception.

-At Bill and Missy's new home, Bill offers a

straightforward (and unpleasant) opinion of his

mother's character. Liz reacts badly and screams at

him on her way out the door.

-At home, Liz is further annoyed by Susan's negative

opinion of their mother/daughter relationship. Liz

screams (and screams) at her too.

-While driving, Lee has hallucinations and crashes her

car.

-Sam hovers over Lee in the hospital, and hears her

confession of love before she dies.

-John phones Pat and tells her about Lee's death.

-Lee's funeral.

 

AW CD 50:21

 

RACHEL ON WHEELS

 

Various short scenes, starting in December 1968, and

focusing mainly on Rachel's attempts at manipulation

and social-climbing.

 

Highlights:

 

-In their bedroom at the Matthews home, Russ and

Rachel argue about her selfish behavior.  Russ tells

her he cannot allow her to remain a scared child

forever because it will negatively affect their

marriage

-In the car outside the Randolph home, Sam reassures

Lahoma that Lee is in his past, and that it's Lahoma

he really wants

-Rachel, on the phone with Ernie, tries to avoid

accepting an invitation to a party for Ada

-Sam comes to the Matthews house and lambasts Rachel

for not wanting to attend Ada's party. He orders her

to go, period

-Lee and Lahoma discuss Lahoma's upcoming wedding

-Rachel tries her hand at social climbing by showing

up unannounced at Aunt Liz' house and volunteering to

help with Liz' fund-raising work. Aunt Liz makes it

clear Rachel wasn't born for that kind of activity

-Rachel visits Steve in his office, pretending to be

an important part of Liz' society circle. Steve sees

right through her, and lets her know it

-Russ informs Rachel about an appointment he made for

her with Dr. Clater. He wants the doctor to assure

Rachel she can go ahead and have more children. Rachel

refuses to go, but Russ gives her no choice

-In Dr. Clater's office, Rachel tries to manipulate

him into agreeing that she shouldn't become pregnant

again, but the doctor assures her that she has no

health problems preventing future pregnancies

-At the hospital, Russ overhears Alice talking to Lee

on the phone, and he realizes that Alice is avoiding

spending time at the Matthews house. He asks her if

she doesn't want to go home because Rachel is there

-While Mary is preparing dinner in the kitchen, Russ

quietly asks her oif he and Rachel can be excused from

eating with the rest of the family. He feels it's best

if they take a tray up to their room. A somber Mary

understands there's trouble in her son's marriage, and

agrees to his request

-Jim and Mary visit Pat and John for a game of cards

-After yet another fight with Russ, Rachel storms out

of the Matthews house. Russ wants to chase after her,

but Uncle Dru steps in and advises Russ to let Rachel

go

^ I stand corrected. Thanks!

AW CD 42:05 

 

The End Of Walter Curtin

 

Various clips, mainly surrounding Walter Curtin's exit

(1972), including:

 

-Jim, Mary and Steven discuss John's heavy workload

-Walter confesses his crimes to a shocked Lenore, then

runs out of the house when she rebukes him

-Walter realizes the kind of man he has become, and

crashes his car

-Russ finds a distraught Lenore and tries to help her

and Wally

-Pat tells Lenore of Walter's death

-Walter's funeral 

-Mary finds an unconscious Alice, who has fallen from a stepladder, then 

phones Jim and asks him to track down Steven

Wow, imagine if all the video had been saved as well. 

December 24, 1971

 

In their kitchen, Jim and Mary Matthews prepare for

the holidays. While Jim marvels at how how Mary is

able to organize everything for large family parties,

she reminds him that she has had 30 years' experience

doing so. They discuss how much it means to them to

have their family over for Christmas Eve. Later, when

the guests have arrived, Jim advises John not to let

his growing work responsibilities take priority over

Pat and the twins. Russ' date, Dr. Paula McCray, tells

everyone that she grew up in boarding schools and

always missed out on family gatherings like this one.

Steven and Alice discuss her pregnancy, their

relationship, and Steve's seeing Jamie...and Rachel.

Everyone gathers to sing Christmas carols.

 

May 3, 1974: 10th Anniversary Episode

 

-The remarriage of Steve and Alice Frame.

1 minute ago, amybrickwallace said:

Wow, imagine if all the video had been saved as well. 

 

I know. It would have been amazing, but just having these audio recordings turn up was a miracle. Listening to them is like listening to a radio play; thoroughly enjoyable.

3 minutes ago, vetsoapfan said:

Listening to them is like listening to a radio play; thoroughly enjoyable.

 

That's a great way to look at it. 

Just now, amybrickwallace said:

 

That's a great way to look at it. 

 

It was easy for me to enjoy these CDs, because I had already watched the episodes during the time of their original broadcasts, and could picture the characters and their sets in my mind's eye, anyway.

I would have loved to see Jacquie Courtney in those early days, especially pre-Steve. I read in a vintage magazine interview that she guested on Route 66 and had a huge crush on co-lead and a future NBC Daytime star himself, Glenn Corbett (Jason Aldrich, The Doctors).

14 minutes ago, amybrickwallace said:

I would have loved to see Jacquie Courtney in those early days, especially pre-Steve. I read in a vintage magazine interview that she guested on Route 66 and had a huge crush on co-lead and a future NBC Daytime star himself, Glenn Corbett (Jason Aldrich, The Doctors).

 

JC was wonderful as Alice, although at the very beginning, she tended to exaggerate her performances and be too bubbly, which may have been a popular way to portray teens on silly sitcoms in the early 1960s, but was not appropriate for a soap. Once she toned it down and began giving quieter, more nuanced performances, JC was great, and her popularity started to rise.

 

She talks about her experiences on Route 66, and her unrequited crush, in the biography about her that was published by Afternoon TV magazine in the 1970s. Is that the article you read?

Edited May 9, 20196 yr by vetsoapfan

1 minute ago, vetsoapfan said:

She talks about her experiences on Route 66, and her unrequited crush, in the biography about her that was published by Afternoon TV magazine in the 1970s.

 

Yes, that's where I read it. 

Just now, amybrickwallace said:

 

Yes, that's where I read it. 

 

 

I loved the daytime press way back then. They had very long, in-depth and well-written articles, interviews and biographies of the stars and their characters. Nowadays, SOD is just filled with vapid, pointless, filler material.

2 minutes ago, vetsoapfan said:

Nowadays, SOD is just filled with vapid, pointless, filler material.

 

Sad but true!!

19 hours ago, vetsoapfan said:

 

JC was wonderful as Alice, although at the very beginning, she tended to exaggerate her performances and be too bubbly, which may have been a popular way to portray teens on silly sitcoms in the early 1960s, but was not appropriate for a soap. Once she toned it down and began giving quieter, more nuanced performances, JC was great, and her popularity started to rise.

 

She talks about her experiences on Route 66, and her unrequited crush, in the biography about her that was published by Afternoon TV magazine in the 1970s. Is that the article you read?

 

She said she did the silly school girl thing cause it was the in thing...and a director warned her that she was on Irna's hit list so she downplayed her bubbly tendencies and got off the hit list.

6 hours ago, Soaplovers said:

a director warned her that she was on Irna's hit list so she downplayed her bubbly tendencies and got off the hit list.

 

Yes, that director was Tom Donovan.

Been binge watching some of the 'Lucas is shot' arc and I've always wondered, was it John Aprea's decision to leave the show? I always felt Felicia floundered a bit after his death arc/alcoholism arc. 

 

Also, what are people's thoughts on Jake's brother, Kevin?