Congratulations to Days of our Lives for 40 incredible years. I
have been a huge fan of the show since I began watching back in the
Cruise of Deception days, as many of you know. And it was such an
overwhelming thrill to be asked to join the cast in 1993. Days
has always stood out from the rest, for its entertaining adventures,
its tumultuous lovers and you can't leave out Salem's Machiavellian
villains and vixens.
I have spent almost half my life as a cast-member on Days. The cast and crew are truly my family. Especially now that I have my son Ben, visiting me at work, I see how lucky I am to have such a huge group of close friends to rely on for advice, and friendship not to mention our fights, our tears and our laughter. There has been tons of all of the above in my 13 years there, both on-camera and off. We are the luckiest people - to be able to work with such a fabulous group of people, doing what we love!
The Museum of Television and Radio hosted a Days tribute last week. A bunch of cast members attended, to listen to Jim (Abe), Drake (John), Deidre (Marlena), Peter (Bo), Kristian (Hope), Ken (Corday!), Susan (Julie) and Bill (Doug) talk about their memories of Days and what the last 40 years has meant to us all. It was such a wonderful experience for me to sit (with Christie Clark (Carrie) next to me!!! Yay!!) and listen to everyone exchanging wonderful stories about their auditions and more. I wish you all could have been there to appreciate as I did how all these individual personalities added together are what make Days so special. I could not say enough how special all these people are to me.
Jim Reynolds is such an incredible person. He invited me to join him on a USO tour to the middle east two years in a row, and during our week together I got the opportunity to see first hand, what a kind, thoughtful, funny and truly generous man he is. I can't say enough good things about Jim. Drake is another one of my favorite people! His stories are always funny and clever and filled with interesting (sometimes useless) facts that you never knew. Drake is such a wonderful father, too. And he has always made me feel like one of his daughters. Right from my first day on set, he has always been there as a friend and guide through the murky waters of daytime tv.
I hadn't planned on going down the row, but, it's my blog, and I will if I want to!
My first big storyline was with Deidre. Who can forget that fabulous purple gown on the conference room table??!!?! When I first started working with Dee I was so nervous! And then, I'll never forget the time she and Wayne and I were ducking back on a stairwell, waiting to make our entrance together, and she gave me a suggestion for my upcoming scene. Sami was supposed to be all excited and nervous about going to the Spring Fling Dance with Lucas. And at 16 years old, I just was nervous about my job so not ready to handle the nuances of daytime romance, and when she caught my attention, and advised me to enjoy the moment' a little more, and be surprised by the flowers he handed me well, I realized how lucky I was in that moment to be playing her daughter. I have heeded her advice ever since!
I was a fan of both Peter and Kristian when I watched the show (who could forget Hope being dropped into that vat of acid?) and Bo's heartbreak over
losing Fancy Face? Neither actor was on the show when I joined, so after being on the cast a few years, I got a renewed burst of excitement meeting them for the first time when they returned to Salem. They are both such fabulous actors, and it's so neat to be able to consider them friends now.
Susan and Bill are both so filled with incredible stories! Those who attended the Museum event, saw first hand Susan and Drake tag-teaming fabulous memory after fabulous memory. It was so fun to hear stories I'd never heard before, especially knowing all the personalities involved. Please go buy and read Bill and Susan's book! I have a well-read copy, and I encourage you all to get it into your hands a.s.a.p.!!!!
Wow, there are so many more people I have to talk about... this is definitely a part 1 in a series!
Okay, longest blog in history!!! I gotta get to work. Lol.
p.s. Ari (Nicole) always teases me that I'm not really a mushy person in real life. She is going to get such a kick out of my sentimental blog!
I have spent almost half my life as a cast-member on Days. The cast and crew are truly my family. Especially now that I have my son Ben, visiting me at work, I see how lucky I am to have such a huge group of close friends to rely on for advice, and friendship not to mention our fights, our tears and our laughter. There has been tons of all of the above in my 13 years there, both on-camera and off. We are the luckiest people - to be able to work with such a fabulous group of people, doing what we love!
The Museum of Television and Radio hosted a Days tribute last week. A bunch of cast members attended, to listen to Jim (Abe), Drake (John), Deidre (Marlena), Peter (Bo), Kristian (Hope), Ken (Corday!), Susan (Julie) and Bill (Doug) talk about their memories of Days and what the last 40 years has meant to us all. It was such a wonderful experience for me to sit (with Christie Clark (Carrie) next to me!!! Yay!!) and listen to everyone exchanging wonderful stories about their auditions and more. I wish you all could have been there to appreciate as I did how all these individual personalities added together are what make Days so special. I could not say enough how special all these people are to me.
Jim Reynolds is such an incredible person. He invited me to join him on a USO tour to the middle east two years in a row, and during our week together I got the opportunity to see first hand, what a kind, thoughtful, funny and truly generous man he is. I can't say enough good things about Jim. Drake is another one of my favorite people! His stories are always funny and clever and filled with interesting (sometimes useless) facts that you never knew. Drake is such a wonderful father, too. And he has always made me feel like one of his daughters. Right from my first day on set, he has always been there as a friend and guide through the murky waters of daytime tv.
I hadn't planned on going down the row, but, it's my blog, and I will if I want to!
My first big storyline was with Deidre. Who can forget that fabulous purple gown on the conference room table??!!?! When I first started working with Dee I was so nervous! And then, I'll never forget the time she and Wayne and I were ducking back on a stairwell, waiting to make our entrance together, and she gave me a suggestion for my upcoming scene. Sami was supposed to be all excited and nervous about going to the Spring Fling Dance with Lucas. And at 16 years old, I just was nervous about my job so not ready to handle the nuances of daytime romance, and when she caught my attention, and advised me to enjoy the moment' a little more, and be surprised by the flowers he handed me well, I realized how lucky I was in that moment to be playing her daughter. I have heeded her advice ever since!
I was a fan of both Peter and Kristian when I watched the show (who could forget Hope being dropped into that vat of acid?) and Bo's heartbreak over
losing Fancy Face? Neither actor was on the show when I joined, so after being on the cast a few years, I got a renewed burst of excitement meeting them for the first time when they returned to Salem. They are both such fabulous actors, and it's so neat to be able to consider them friends now.
Susan and Bill are both so filled with incredible stories! Those who attended the Museum event, saw first hand Susan and Drake tag-teaming fabulous memory after fabulous memory. It was so fun to hear stories I'd never heard before, especially knowing all the personalities involved. Please go buy and read Bill and Susan's book! I have a well-read copy, and I encourage you all to get it into your hands a.s.a.p.!!!!
Wow, there are so many more people I have to talk about... this is definitely a part 1 in a series!
Okay, longest blog in history!!! I gotta get to work. Lol.
p.s. Ari (Nicole) always teases me that I'm not really a mushy person in real life. She is going to get such a kick out of my sentimental blog!
