All My Children Tribute Thread

[Pine Charles]

Jeremy's portrait of Erica eventually hung in her Enchantment office.

If I remember correctly, Greenlee (or was it Kendall?) tried to deface it with a black marker; Val (Erica's flamboyant personal assistant) saved it and carried it all over town.

Edited December 26, 2012 by Pine Charles

[Pine Charles]

I suppose. The remodeled Linden was only about 3 years old when Erica moved to the "Bordello House", right?... seems rather quick for a change.

Edited December 26, 2012 by Pine Charles

[ellabelle]

The Victorian definitely more resembled Susan Lucci's tastes. It didn't look like a bordello to me - just overly feminine and fairly in keeping with the style of a Victorian home.

IIRC, the original painting Jeremy did of Erica was NOT the one that was in Enchantment and in the stairwell at Linden for years. IIRC, Jeremy's painting was of Erica lounging, and it DID hang in the stairwell of Linden when it was painted gray. HamiltonBernique has those scenes posted on YouTube where he reveals the painting and she hangs it up.

The painting that hung in Linden and later at Enchantment is a copy of a real painting of Susan Lucci that was painted by one of her friends, Christine Conniff Sheahan:

The real painting is in Susan's home, along with a painting the artist did of Susan's children when they were younger.

The painting of Erica in the Crystal Ball gown that hung above the mantle at Linden was a framed gallery-wrapped canvas print that stood 5 feet tall - it was literally life-sized - and it was later sold off at a fan event or something because about a year or two ago, I saw the canvas, minus the frame but with Susan Lucci's autograph on it show up on ebay. IDK if it sold or where it is now.

[Pine Charles]

Correct.

The portrait you posted is the one I mean. It hung over the staircase at Linden and eventually was moved to Erica's Enchantment office. I think this is the one most remember.

But, yes, Jeremy also did a prior portrait that was shredded with a dagger!

It can be seen here:

http://youtu.be/l8BjqLqMpmA?t=3m15s

Edited December 26, 2012 by Pine Charles

[ellabelle]

Didn't Greenlee deface a big Enchantment promo poster of Erica that was on display at Lacey's? I seem to remember Carlos or Juan Pablo or someone letting her in after hours, and she drew all over Erica's face.

[Pine Charles]

I do remember something like that. She drew a mustache on Erica, ect.

Edited January 3, 2013 by Pine Charles

[Marco Dane]

Why is Erica hearing voices?

Edited December 26, 2012 by Suzanne Sugarbaker

[SFK]

While I love the idea of the Lempicka-esque portrait, Erica's visage isn't as flattering as it is in the second portrait.

[DRW50]

I hope someone from PP reads this thread and decides they should just spend their time replicating old sets if they want to get viewer interest.

[Pine Charles]

Lempicka is one of Madonna's favorite artists.

Ha!

[SFK]

Carl, was that a subtle jab?

[Pine Charles]

I honestly don't know.

[SFK]

I can see that. Lempicka's women are sort of like human versions of O'Keefe's flowers. Sexual, voluptuous, bold, strong. We're family friends with a lesbian couple and they have several Lempicka prints in their apartment.

[DRW50]

Not really. I just think it kind of shows how much PP has screwed this whole thing up. People are more interested in Erica's old paintings and sets than this supposed AMC revival, because they have zero reason to trust PP. I'm just glad Lucci steered clear, even when she was being attacked for some type of ingratitude.

[ellabelle]

If Susan Lucci signs on to a rebooted AMC, I'll watch. Even without her, I'll still watch if there are other characters on there I like. Right now the big one for me, aside from La Lucci, is Vincent Irizarry as David Hayward. I'd even consider watching sans David if they had other really good cast members like David Canary and Julia Barr.

I will not, however, watch a reboot that is all about a teenaged Emma Lavery, Ian Slater, and AJ Chandler. That has no interest for me.