17 minutes ago, Planet Soap said:

YouTube has been a gift and a curse for me. On the one hand it has showed me the golden age of soaps that I would never get to see. On the other, it's pretty much ruined modern soaps for me because you realize how piss poor our current state is.

Okay, but knowing that there is something to know, would you choose knowing or not knowing? There is no wrong answer.

On 1/14/2025 at 2:19 PM, Planet Soap said:

Leslie was great as Monica. Growing up on 2000s GH I assumed she was just a regular soap matriarch...just one of several fading characters like Bobbie & Tony that used to have alot to do. 

I had no idea she was this gritty female lead that had several affairs and did so much great material like the cancer story.

I grew up on 1969-1976 GH - so the gritty Monica who had affairs and strived for what she wanted -- as well as being a cardiac surgeon -- was the only Monica I knew.  I was was away from soaps for a while and was surprised to learn that she'd become thought of as a matriarch.

Edited January 17Jan 17 by janea4old

2 hours ago, Contessa Donatella said:

Okay, but knowing that there is something to know, would you choose knowing or not knowing? There is no wrong answer.

I would rather know and get to see years of great material than live in ignorance of what soaps used to be.

7 minutes ago, Planet Soap said:

I would rather know and get to see years of great material than live in ignorance of what soaps used to be.

I agree. I am surviving on AW 1989 and... for the past few days - AMC 1988. You have to pay me to watch modern soaps with the same passion. 

11 minutes ago, Planet Soap said:

I would rather know and get to see years of great material than live in ignorance of what soaps used to be.

Exactly what I thought you'd say!!! ☺️😅😉👍👌🤌✌️

3 hours ago, janea4old said:

I grew up on 1969-1976 GH - so the gritty Monica who had affairs and strived for what she wanted -- as well as being a cardiac surgeon -- was the only Monica I knew.  I was was away from soaps for a while and was surprised to learn that she'd become thought of as a matriarch.

I never thought of Monica as serial cheater  because of how she was presented. Dr. Monica was always modestly dressed looking like a conservative, middle aged wife, mother, and grand mother.

Learning about Monica's past was like learning about Kim's messy history with Bob that led to Sabrina on ATWT. You wouldn't expect THAT from THAT character.

Edited January 17Jan 17 by Planet Soap

This YouTube tribute clip alleges that Leslie's last words were:

Cherish every moment. Never take the people you love for granted. 

Is there any chance, at all, that anyone has seen confirmation of that anywhere?

 

Those types of videos are clickbait trash.

23 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

Those types of videos are clickbait trash.

Okay, thanks. Obviously there are lots of things that I automatically cull as even more than worthless. This one I wondered about. 

58 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

Those types of videos are clickbait trash.

When Cher and Andie McDowell randomly appear...

And why should we care what a dying woman's last words are?

3 minutes ago, Paul Raven said:

When Cher and Andie McDowell randomly appear...

And why should we care what a dying woman's last words are?

Many people are interested. For god's sake whole books have been published & are bought & read & kept & treasured on this very subject.

The one & only issue with this YT clip is if it's bonafide.

9 minutes ago, Contessa Donatella said:

The one & only issue with this YT clip is if it's bonafide.

If no interviews, including with close friends, have said this, and the first place you saw it was this video, I think we have the answer.

5 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

If no interviews, including with close friends, have said this, and the first place you saw it was this video, I think we have the answer.

Which is why I posted in the first place! To find out if there had been any thing said anywhere else. If you read what I posted then this is clear. 

Now, what you say is fair & I appreciate that you addressed the question.

I wish I had hung onto my copy of John Willis' Theatre World for 1973-74. What was great about those is that they also included information on shows that closed in out-of-town tryouts. One such show was Turtlenecks, a play starring Tony Curtis, William Devane, and Leslie.

And hey, I found a rehearsal photo!

 

A little bit more about Turtlenecks.

https://www.instagram.com/carolynmignini/p/CxwstpsrJth/

Here we go! Courtesy of eBay, a synopsis of One Night Stand, f.k.a. Turtlenecks.

Leslie played either the girl "with something of a penchant for quirky sex" or the "buxon and odd customs inspector." (And they said there are no good roles for women! /sarcasm)

 

After reading that synopsis again ... Tony Curtis was trying to pass for a thirty-something in 1973?

13 minutes ago, Franko said:

I wish I had hung onto my copy of John Willis' Theatre World for 1973-74. What was great about those is that they also included information on shows that closed in out-of-town tryouts. One such show was Turtlenecks, a play starring Tony Curtis, William Devane, and Leslie.

And hey, I found a rehearsal photo!

 

A little bit more about Turtlenecks.

https://www.instagram.com/carolynmignini/p/CxwstpsrJth/

Here we go! Courtesy of eBay, a synopsis of One Night Stand, f.k.a. Turtlenecks.

Leslie played either the girl "with something of a penchant for quirky sex" or the "buxon and odd customs inspector." (And they said there are no good roles for women! /sarcasm)

 

What an amazing find!!!! Thank you!!