Members NeilDru4ever Posted October 14, 2019 Members Share Posted October 14, 2019 I wish Kristoff St.John had written a book before he passed away. I would of loved to hear his opinions on somethings regarding Y&R. After he passed I was listening to a podcast he did year after his son passed. He had a lot to say. If it would been released before he passed I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t be on Y&R. Seeing how some of his longtime friends say things about his time on Y&R there was no doubt he wasn’t happy there. Like this one..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted October 14, 2019 Members Share Posted October 14, 2019 His weariness was written all over his face. I'm not sure how folks didn't see this. KSJ couldn't have been happy with how much he'd been marginalized by Y&R over the course of a decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gray Bunny Posted October 14, 2019 Members Share Posted October 14, 2019 I read the book. "Blame" is kind of a harsh word. I think Zimmer was passionate about the quality of the show, not just as a performer but as a fan and protector of the show. I think she takes responsibility for her daytime drinking (wine during lunch break, etc), weight gain, and depression during the show's final years. Wheeler OTOH sounded a bit manic and highly emotional. Given the show's shoe string budget ("40% less than any other soap"), it makes sense. I'd love a memoir from Deidre Hall and Alison Sweeney, but only after the show has ended and they're more free/willing to open up about the nitty gritty details. I remember Sweeney once said she'd do that eventually. I know she already wrote one (I haven't read it), but I hear the behind-the-scenes stuff is happy fluff. Susan Flannery would be good, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kalbir Posted October 14, 2019 Members Share Posted October 14, 2019 Victoria Rowell wrote a memoir, The Women Who Raised Me (2007), and two "novels", Secrets of a Soap Opera Diva (2010) and The Young and the Ruthless: Back in the Bubbles (2013). All are excellent reads. VR's television series The Rich and the Ruthless was based on the "novels". The "novels" are the closest we're going to get to a tell-all about the Bell shows. Those of us who have read the "novels" and are regular viewers of Y&R/B&B will recognize the characters/situations. Other excellent daytime drama memoirs are Not Young, Still Restless (2012) by Jeanne Cooper (RIP) and I'll Be Damned: How My Young and Restless Life Led Me to America's #1 Daytime Drama (2017) by Eric Braeden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Forever8 Posted October 14, 2019 Members Share Posted October 14, 2019 Whoever said Lauren Marie Taylor I agree 100 % I would love for her to write a memoir about her time On Loving since she was the only cast member who stayed throughout the series run. Colleen Zenk Marcy Walker A Martinez Robin Matson Maura West Larry Bryggman Deidre Hall Susan Flannery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NeilDru4ever Posted October 14, 2019 Members Share Posted October 14, 2019 Yes to all of this......How folks didn’t see this and not be concerned. I will forever love Victoria for pinching him to other projects with her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Contessa Donatella Posted October 14, 2019 Members Share Posted October 14, 2019 Yabbut, unless you talk to someone else about it, you're not getting a rounded view of Wheeler. What I have reliably heard is that highly emotional applied to multiple persons. And, also that Wheeler was not manic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted October 14, 2019 Members Share Posted October 14, 2019 Victoria was one of the few who had actually tried. It's too bad that KSJ was late to recognize what Rowell was complaining about, in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanessaReardon Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Did Conwest tell you that when they were in Peapack? Or Karen Harris while she was writing GL? You’re SO reliable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Contessa Donatella Posted October 14, 2019 Members Share Posted October 14, 2019 I never communicated with ConWest at all. And, I only communicated with Karen Harris about a blog sheet I did for her for her birthday. And, as you know GL is not one of the soaps on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanessaReardon Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 But you said that Karen Harris wrote for GL, which is wrong. And you said that Conwest was involved with Peapack, which is wrong. Please post accurate information. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Contessa Donatella Posted October 14, 2019 Members Share Posted October 14, 2019 Yes, I made an error & included Karen in the list of GL Writers. You make a mistake & you fix it. That's life. But, I never said that ConWest was involved with Peapack. They weren't. This is just like you're now making things up. Please stop being snarky. There's no need. I've said a lot of critical things about ConWest. Peapack wasn't one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gray Bunny Posted October 14, 2019 Members Share Posted October 14, 2019 Back to topic, we *need* a memoir from this daytime gem: Please register in order to view this content In her case, it may just be a pamphlet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted October 14, 2019 Author Members Share Posted October 14, 2019 I’d read it and I’m not even kidding. It might even be brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slick jones Posted October 14, 2019 Members Share Posted October 14, 2019 "My Days as a WalMart Greeter" by Charity Rahmer has a nice ring to it, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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