Love It!

Someone's In The Kitchen...

In honor of Zack Ryder, I decided to put my own twist on a traditional dessert. Ladies and gentleman... BROnies! They're extra delicious if eaten right after spiking your hair, and/or while fistpumping!

Official Track Listing!

The official track listing for Barbra's forthcoming album, What Matters Most: Barbra Streisand Sings The Lyrics Of Alan And Marilyn Bergman, has been released, and is as follows:

1. The Windmills Of Your Mind
2. Something New In My Life
3. Solitary Moon
4. Nice n Easy
5. Alone In The World
6. So Many Stars
7. The Same Hello, The Same Goodbye
8. That Face
9. I'll Never Say Goodbye
10. What Matters Most

The Home Stretch...

Well, my friends, it's the beginning of the end. Lorraine Broderick's writing debuted yesterday. It's amazing how immediate the change was. Character-driven scenes, obvious respect to the past, interweaving stories, it's all there. As if I weren't sad enough about the show ending, yesterday's episode proved how brilliant it can be. Well it may be short, I'll be holding on for dear life, and enjoying every second of the ride.

Revenge!

Cover Art, Release Date!

What Matters Most: Barbra Streisand Sings The Lyrics Of Alan And Marilyn Bergman will be released on August 23rd! Must say, though, I'm not thrilled with the cover art. Maybe, if I hadn't seen this particular photograph a million times, I wouldn't mind. Seriously, how hard is it to take a new picture. So use to Streisand album covers being stunning. Anyway, that's a tiny quibble, and doesn't detract from my excitement in any way. Full, official track list should be released shortly. Cannot wait!

Who To Believe?

Remember that report I posted earlier about Tamara Braun returning to GH? ABC is dismissing it as "false rumor." Who to believe? Soaps In Depth, who is usually pretty on point about news? ABC, who are pathological liars, and say whatever suits them at the time? You decide. Personally, I wouldn't count out a return just yet. I think this is the alphabet network slapping the hand of SID for reporting something before they made an official announcement. No one really cares who broke the news. All this political bullshit is exhausting! There's more to come, I'm sure...

Lily!

Levin Rambin is returning to All My Children. Looks like Lily will pay a visit before Pine Valley goes dark forever. I'm happy for Jack. It'll be nice for him to get to spend time with a daughter who actually cares that he exists. No word yet on airdate, or length of stay.

Better Results...

Soaps In Depth is reporting that daytime favorite Tamara Braun will return to General Hospital this fall. Before everyone falls out, she is not taking over the role of Carly. Apparently, an entirely new role has been created for her. No specifics at this time.

Question. Does anyone in charge at GH remember the epic failure that was Claudia? Fans don't take kindly to actors or actresses returning to their old stomping grounds as a new character. That being said, I absolutely love Tamara, and am sure she will OWN whatever she is given. Who knows, with a new regime in place, maybe this'll be good. One can hope...

So Funny!

Chrishell Stause tweeted the other day.

AMC props guy before a scene at Krystal's:

"Do you have a preference between an omelette or pancakes?"

Chrishell:

"I NEVER want pancakes on this show!"

She is just beyond adorable. Nice to see that someone respects Pine Valley history!

Quote Of The Moment...

"Opportunity is not a lengthy visitor."
-Last Midnight-Into The Woods

New Album In August!

A new studio album, entitled What Matters Most: Barbra Streisand Sings The Lyrics Of Alan And Marilyn Bergman, will be released in August. As of this writing, the album is said to have ten tracks. They include:

Solitary Moon
The Windmills Of Your Mind
The Promise (I'll Never Say Goodbye)
Alone In The World
The Same Hello, The Same Goodbye
What Matters Most

Cover art is confirmed to be a shot from Barbra's book. More specifics as they come. So excited!

Three More!

That's right! Three more beloved Pine Valleyites are set to return!

First, and most important to me, Melissa Claire Egan steps into Crazy Annie's shoes one more time. Just seeing her again is fabulous, but I sincerely hope Annie has gotten her shit together. Honestly, I wouldn't even mind her taking Emma and leaving to start a new life. If she does, I hope it's with Ryan's blessing, and isn't a cliche kidnapping. Annie deserves a happy ending.

Next on the parade of psychos, Kate Collins as Janet. Total honesty, I don't see the point in this one. Why exactly would she return? We don't need to see her trying to convince Amanda to leave Jake again. Been there, done that. I suppose it would be nice to have Janet finally come to the realization that Amanda is happy with her life, surrender her obsession, and wish her daughter happiness. If I were writing, Amanda would go batshit, and join her mother in Oakhaven. The seeds are already being planted.

Lastly, Jennifer Bassey, and Marian. I love Miss Bassey. She definitely gets the Kim Zimmer award for spinning gold out of crap. Will be very interesting to see how Marian impacts the canvas. Would be nice if she took Liza with her when she leaves again.

All three returns are set for the week of July 24th.

Fearless 2011!

I don't even know what to say about this event. Let me start from the beginning. Tim and I fought our way through ridiculous Boston traffic, and still managed to make it to the building early. A gentleman was kind enough to let us in ahead of everyone, and we even got to see some of the last minute rush. Jon Davis took a minute out of the craziness to pose for a picture. So cool! As Tim and I made our way to our seats, we were lucky enough to run into booker Gabe Sapolsky. Saying it was an honor to meet him doesn't even begin to describe how I felt as he signed my t-shirt. Mindblowing!

As for the in-ring action, absolutely awe-inspiring. The privilege of seeing that artistry live is the reason I get up in the morning. No joke! Johnny Gargano, and CIMA, chatted and signed autographs after the show. Sharing the experience with my best friend made it absolutely perfect! I felt like the luckiest cripple alive that night! I'll say it forever! Dragon Gate USA is in a class all its own! Nothing will ever compare!

Early Favorites...

So, the top twenty have been chosen. As has happened with every previous season, I have my favorites.

Iveta Lukosiute
Chris Koehl
Jess LeProtto
Wadi Jones
Sasha Mallory
and...
Melanie Moore

Honestly, this is the strongest top twenty I've seen. Season 8 is going to be amazing!

Fun Outside!

Yahoo! LaRue Returns!

Eva LaRue will reprise her Emmy-nominated role of Maria Santos on All My Children in July. As much as I can't wait to see them both, I have to wonder what will bring the widowed mother of two back to Pine Valley. Death, maybe? A wedding? Whatever the reason, I hope we get a couple catty scenes with Erica. I'd love to see a throwdown with Brooke as well. I feel like a broken record, but I'm sure with Lorraine and Agnes at the helm, it'll be a treat.

The Truth Is...

I love this picture! Patti LuPone as Evita! Others have been wonderful, but she OWNS this role!

Just Can't Explain...

I can't believe I'm actually reporting this! Josh Duhamel is returning to All My Children! Will Leo be alive? Unfortunately, with the stint only said to be lasting a couple of episodes, I don't think so. Expect the incredible occasion in August. How many times have I written about my love for Leo?! This is unreal! Truthfully, I keep expecting to hear that it's all some cruel joke. While I would love the end result to be Leo and Greenlee reunited in some way, I'll be happy with whatever happens. Can't think of anything better than Leo and Josh on my screen!