From the July 28, 1987 Digest (S. O. D. Publishing Inc.), photos from the show's 14th anniversary party.

Edited November 22, 201014 yr by CarlD2

1 hour ago, yrfan1983 said:

Danny reflected in Lauren's sunglasses was 80s iconic!

That image was used in a CBS Daytime promo, with rock band Powerstation’s Some Like It Hot. It was indeed iconic, even at the time. More so now.

 

If one of you guys happen to get today’s episode uploaded to the vault (hopefully in HD), please let me know!  

Edited January 26, 20232 yr by ltm1997

4 hours ago, yrfan1983 said:

Danny reflected in Lauren's sunglasses was 80s iconic!

2 hours ago, DramatistDreamer said:

That image was used in a CBS Daytime promo, with rock band Powerstation’s Some Like It Hot. It was indeed iconic, even at the time. More so now.

The 1980s, what a time to have been alive.

19 minutes ago, ltm1997 said:

If one of you guys happen to get today’s episode uploaded to the vault (hopefully in HD), please let me know!  

It's up!

16 minutes ago, BoldRestless said:

It's up!

Thank you so much!!    You’re an angel!

Edited January 26, 20232 yr by ltm1997

43 minutes ago, kalbir said:

The 1980s, what a time to have been alive.

THIS. 

 

 

3 hours ago, Paul Raven said:

OMG that was priceless.

Deluded Danny thinking that clip is going to get my career moving -yea buddy, right down the toilet.

And those vocals. I give Tracey a pass because she is not a professional singer but Michael Damian is awful. 

Ken was obviously high as  a kite.

Good old Traci...L'il Miss Sunshine -'I'm sure Patty loved it' Yea she left to throw up.

LOL!!!!

What I laughed at the most is the whole video scene ended on a classic 70’s Y&R musical cue LOL. 

4 hours ago, janea4old said:

Here's the same clip on facebook video (in case the youtube is geo-blocked)

Cheers, yes it was geoblocked for me.

And...um...oh god that was a hot mess lol!

The constant Lauren/Danny makeout sessions during the video would have pissed me off too if I were Paul or Patty...haha total overkill!  I remember a story once from Tracey where she said, her parents were on set the day they watched the video, and she was embarrassed by all the lovemaking scenes between her and MD. 

I've always wondered -- was that guy Ken supposed to be "cool"?  He always came across as so DORKY, even in the 1980s.  "Super HOT, guys!  Really HOT, Danny.  Sounding GREAT, Lauren.  Wow!  HOT!"  Clearly, he was zonked out of his head on drugs, but still ... 

1 hour ago, kalbir said:

The 1980s, what a time to have been alive.

Even as a little girl that had just been gaining an interest in soaps (beyond recording them for my mom), this promo grabbed my attention that entire summer and seemingly never let go.

24 minutes ago, YRfan23 said:

The constant Lauren/Danny makeout sessions during the video would have pissed me off too if I were Paul or Patty...haha total overkill!  I remember a story once from Tracey where she said, her parents were on set the day they watched the video, and she was embarrassed by all the lovemaking scenes between her and MD. 

And what was the point of them anyway? (I mean in the world of the show...Obviously real life explanation is that they were a plot point of getting Paul and Patty worked up about them).

I mean, I'm sure back in the 1980s there's no way such a video would play on MTV or something without those scenes being heavily censored coz Danny and Lauren are really going at it!

Edited January 26, 20232 yr by Dion

34 minutes ago, DramatistDreamer said:

Even as a little girl that had just been gaining an interest in soaps (beyond recording them for my mom), this promo grabbed my attention that entire summer and seemingly never let go.

Same. Then the next summer it was

 

I think there's something fascinating about Y&R's use of music throughout its history because in hindsight the earnest presentation of musical interludes was very campy.

There were always musicians like Gina, Danny, and even Leslie.  They would either perform at concerts or sing over montages of other couples.  Then, there were the odd performances by Snapper or John Abbott, who would be encouraged at dinner to get up and belt out a tune.  As if there was nothing weird about the local doctor or entrepreneur performing a cabaret set in public. 

That tradition continues a bit with Tessa, and when Devon produced music.  But, one doubts we would ever get those over the top performance videos that Danny and Lauren produced today.  Although, oddly, we were only aware of their relative fame because they each had a stalker.  Otherwise, even though they gave an annual concert Lauren and Traci never seemed to gain any notoriety outside of Genoa City for their singing.

It is just a funny heritage, that despite its reputation as one of the most reality-based soaps (few people return from dead and there's no spies) there is also this goofy integration of music that has always defined Y&R for me.

 

 

Edited January 26, 20232 yr by j swift

2 hours ago, Broderick said:

I've always wondered -- was that guy Ken supposed to be "cool"?  He always came across as so DORKY, even in the 1980s.  "Super HOT, guys!  Really HOT, Danny.  Sounding GREAT, Lauren.  Wow!  HOT!"  Clearly, he was zonked out of his head on drugs, but still ... 

But that was a Bill Bell trademark. Anytime the show tried to be hip and current it came off as super lame and we loved it.

I'm sure the only viewers who really loved it and took it seriously were Traci Abbott types who sat at home and watched all the CBS soaps every day of Summer, wishing they were in the cool group.