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[Mona Kane Croft]

Hmmm, Papa Bauer wasn't Berts dad.  He was Bill's dad -- Bert's father in law.  Lordy, Lordy.

[Contessa Donatella]

You know I am never surprised to find these errors. This is an old mag, but I thought the scholarship at Weekly was better than this, although this is after they fired Mimi, so who knows?

[Contessa Donatella]

Very welcome, of course. 

[Contessa Donatella]

Since you said that this picture of Billy, Vanessa & HB was special, unusual being in color, I decided to try to get in better focus, maybe a sharper image. So, see if any of these are better.

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[Contessa Donatella]

Now, more from this collectors edition:

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Blackout!

 

Reva drives off a bridge in Florida

 

the bridge

 

 

Santo Domingo, Roger is cruel to Holly but then falls to his "death".

[Mitch64]

No one of those shows ever had a storyline on political corruption...so we KNOW they couldn't have taken place in Illinois!

[Contessa Donatella]

On January 5, 1993, on GL, Ellen Parker as Mo, delivered my favorite of all lines of soap opera dialogue, “You have reduced us to a ridiculous suburban joke and I will never forgive you for this”. - Mo to Lillian, GL 1-5-1993. Scriptwriter of the day was Courtney Sherman Simon, Headwriter, Nancy Curlee Demorest, Exec Producer, Phelps.

Now, Courtney Sherman Simon is someone I exchange emails with on occasion. I sent this to her under the heading "Favorite line of dialogue" & added at the end, "Brava!" I did not expect a reply. 

But, the very next morning, early, an email from her, appeared, and I quote: Thank you so much. But God help me, I do not have the restraint to resist telling you that the line I actually wrote was “You have reduced us to a cheap suburban joke”. And I still think it packs a better punch that way!

Now, I had several thoughts. First, she recalled exactly what she wrote some 30+ years ago! Next, her possible irritation at some actor changing the line she wrote. Finally, that she had taken the time out to sit down & write me an email about it. All in all, a quite wonderful exchange. 

A few more things about this. Ellen Parker's delivery of the line is perfection. And, I love it that the phone kept ringing until she slammed the receiver down, but she didn't just do it once, no, she slammed that receiver down 3 times! As you can tell, I am quite enamored of this whole scene. I have seen that the YT of this episode is dated Jan. 4th not 5th. I do not know if I am wrong or if they are. If any of you know, please tell me. 

[Maxim]

That's just... so special. 

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[Mona Kane Croft]

Funny!  If TEXAS had lasted longer, I wonder if P&G would have eventually moved Houston to Illinois...   LOL.

Edited January 20 by Mona Kane Croft

[DRW50]

I tend to say the last decade of SPW wasn't even useful as toilet paper. At least they did a tribute to GL, which almost no one else did. 

[Contessa Donatella]

So, it REALLY went downhill after they stupidly fired Mimi?!

Very amusing. But, you know they have one of them in NYC, only there it's pronounced HOWston.

Isn't it?!!! I know there are some people here who think I am the cause of just about everything including Global Warming, but in reality I have some very special people on the fringes of what I call my life. 

[TEdgeofNight]

Courtney Simon has always been very approachable. She’s a great woman who always answers messages. I’ve messaged her myself and she answers. And just to be clear, the Headwriters of GL when Maureen Bauer died were Nancy Curlee, Lorriane Broderick and Stephen Demorest. 

[Contessa Donatella]

Another page in this mag:

THE WEDDINGS
Ben & Eve 1978
Gus & Harley 2005
Reva & Jeffrey 2008
Danny & Michelle 2003
Tammy & Jonathon 2007 
Cassie & Richard 2000
Eleni & Frank 1994
Quint & Nola 1983
Hamp & Gilly 1992
Lizzie & Bill 2009
Alan-Michael & Lucy 1996
Elizabeth & Justin 1979
Vanessa & Matt 1995
Beth & Phillip 1991
Josh & Reva 1989
 

[Contessa Donatella]

Yet another page:

SPRINGFIELD YEARBOOK
Going back to school and beyond with GL's younger set
Photo captions:
Ashlee, James and Daisy in Orlando in 2009
THE FOUR MUSKETEERS
Mindy, Phillip, Beth and Rick at their prom and their 2009 high school reunion
Coop, as a teacher in 2008
Bill and Ben in 2002
Harley with two of her beaus, Dyland and Alan-Michael in the late 80s
Dahlia, Marcus and Bill in 1997
Bridget, David and Kat in 1992
Lujack and Beth in 1984
Michelle and Drew in 1999
 

[P.J.]

Thank you again! This is literally the picture I see most often.