Thank you for sharing your recollections with me, Violet! Those names which you have referenced don’t ring a bell for me…my first brief glimpses of Y&R came in the waning days of the Brooks Sisters (especially Lorie and Lesley….I thought Jaime Lynn Bauer was the show’s most elegant and sophisticated character…I just loved to see what that statuesque beauty was wearing…no matter the fashion choice, she always looked fabulous!) However, my more regular viewing began with the advent of the Abbotts….but I do remember Nikki’s sis, Dr. Casey Reed, who was decidedly frosty to the notion of sex, much unlike her licentious younger sibling who was all about it! The only specific aspect I can really envision regarding that earlier time in Genoa City is a very young Paul Williams and Nikki doing what came naturally and the accompanying disease-ridden consequences of that action! At least, I believe that was the case….soon after, Nikki took up stripping, caught Victor Newman’s eye, and the rest, as they say, was history!!! Lol….At any rate, I hope you have a very happy 4th of July holiday week, Violet! It’s always a treat to hear from you!

@Violet…Thank you for clearing up the mystery regarding Y&R’s “Colleen” and “Lily!” I didn’t realize you were speaking of characters from what, the ‘90’s on? I thought that they were from the show’s early days before I even watched it. Although I really enjoyed the ‘80’s version of Y&R, mainly because of Jack and Ashley Abbott, I pretty much quit watching once Terry Lester stopped playing his naughty, saucy “Jack The Lad”….there was simply no way that “Dr. Cliff Warner” was ever going to fill that role for me! Hence unless the discussion revolves around characters still remaining from that particular time frame, then I am generally lost…Of course, I do know some of the more recent, highly-publicized Genoa City players like Adam and Phyllis (UGH!) but beyond that, I couldn’t name most from either the past few decades or the present. At this point, even trying to keep up with GH’s ever-revolving cast is enough for me…LOL. At any rate, I hope you had a pleasant holiday and didn’t suffer any great reverberations from the big quake up North this morning….Even though I’m on the other side of the country, I’ve lived through one very minor temblor in my life and it was extremely disconcerting to feel the earth…move…under…my…feet! Given the horribly hot and humid headache-inducing weather we are currently experiencing in the East, I was with you on taking in the fireworks in the cool comfort of home via TV, although I chose to watch the DC festivities…they were quite magnificent, but I know New York also does a great show, too….I still remember the fabulous 1986 Statue of Liberty tribute that was absolutely breathtaking! For some reason, fireworks taking place over the water always seem more impressive…I’ve witnessed some unforgettable light shows over the Atlantic Ocean shoreline. Later, Violet!

It’s always my pleasure, Violet! Alas, “GH” is the only soap I “follow” these days….I cannot even call myself a viewer that much anymore…I read recaps, see what everyone here has to say about the latest developments and then take an online peek at certain characters I still enjoy like Anna, Robert, Laura, et al…but I was a HUGE fan of the show back in the ‘80’s and on-and-off since then. Then again, I watched nearly all the soaps back in the day, requiring multiple VCR machines to stay up on the sheer volume of episodes available each week….but that was then and this is now. I just don’t have the time or same inclination to “do daytime,” however, I still have such fond memories of all the soaps, both those defunct and still remaining! So when one mentions a character from any soap that I recall, I will comment….I used to love “B&B” until it became the “Brooke Logan Show,” and “DOOL” was another favorite due to the DiMeras….especially Thaao Penghlis’ Tony/Andre, since I first adored him as GH’s Victor Cassadine! I also enjoyed AMC and OLTL in their heyday, but by the time they were cancelled, I had long lost interest in them. I also have a nostalgic soft spot for “Capitol,” “Santa Barbara,” “Loving” and “Ryan’s Hope!” They were all on my watchlist at some point….as was ATWT, although I sadly missed Terry Lester’s “Royce,” which I understand was one of his best roles. As far as your early life on the East Coast, I think both New York and Connecticut are beautiful states despite the sometimes horrible weather conditions you have mentioned! I’ve always gravitated to that part of the country for vacations and life, in general. I love having four seasons and spent many a holiday on various North Atlantic beaches and in large coastal cities… as well as Canada. I’m just not a sunshine and palm tree sort of gal…I like cold temps and fall and winter, and there is no better place for that than New England! Of course, I could do without tornadoes and floods, but no matter where one dwells, there is always some peril from Mother Nature involved! Since we last “spoke,” I noticed that your neck of the woods has experienced more earthquake activity….I sincerely hope that you remained as blissfully unaware of those temblors as the previous ones, and that all of our California friends here at MFTV stay safe a sound….including the man himself! At any rate, I always enjoy your posts…you have the most marvelous, devil may care wit, and I often find myself LOL-ing at your remarks! Take care, Violet and have a great rest-of-the-weekend! Later….P.S. I hear you about the cold water seafood…even though I must be careful with my intake due to allergy of said cuisine, what I have been able to taste was absolutely delicious! The shrimp and lobster were divine and I’ve always liked a nice codfish dinner, albeit in necessarily small portions!

@Violet…Ooooh, I forget to mention my passion for Edge of Night in its last years…thank you for the reminder, my fellow “Night Owl!”! I was totally enthralled with Charles Flohe’s Preacher…he was just sooooo dreamy and gorgeous, whilst Larkin Malloy’s Sky Whitney was as handsome and dashing as any soap opera leading man could have ever hoped to be. I was completely crushed when Monticello went dark….Santa Barbara was also a rollicking ride of good fun for a number of years before it went rapidly downhill toward eventual oblivion…Believe it or not, I actually enjoyed NLG’s resilient, determined Julia Wainwright, especially in her supercoupling with Lane Davies’ tortured, mercurial Mason Capwell. Their chemistry was amazing during their long-term, honest-to-goodness emotion-filled up-and-down relationship which was built around so much more than torrid, tempestuous sexual shenanigans…unlike the assorted amoral antics of Alexis and her carnal crew of questionable characters that she has amassed in Port Charles over the last few decades! At any rate, I’m glad to know that you’ve not experienced the “whole lotta shakin” that your neighbors to the North have, Violet…May you remain safe and sound in “God’s Country!”

OMG, no!!!! I wasn’t near being born when EON began, Violet! My only experience with that soap was in its waning years….perhaps the last two, if even? For some reason, I started looking in on Monticello right before the time Preacher Emerson came on the scene…the day he arrived, it was like a thunderbolt moment…I was totally riveted by the amazing Charles Flohe!!! The fact that he had an uncanny resemblance—right down to certain facial expressions and phrases he used—to a real life beau whose family had recently moved away only added to my fascination …hence watching him was very much bittersweet, but also cathartic! (Lotsa tears…but still love my Preacher memories…sigh!) I do recall there was a soap named “Secret Storm,” but never saw it…my daytime viewing very slowly began in the late ‘70’s into the ‘80’s when I was quite young and impressionable…needless to add, my mother frowned upon the habit and did everything in her power to dissuade me from spending too much time parked in front of the TV screen instead of engaging in more productive tweener activities, so they were more of an occasional treat, as opposed to a daily happening for me. (Only on holiday and summer school breaks or maybe once in a while at a friend’s house….) But by the the time GH became a phenomenon, I was a hardcore soap fan…loved all the ‘80’s primetime dramas, too. Those truly were the halcyon days for serials!!!!