♥ Home Run 2002 ♥ Note on soap magazine publication dates and content of articles/interviews regarding multiple soap stars: Many of the monthly or every other month (and sometimes quarterly) magazines back in the 1980's would be on the newsstands a long time before the date on the actual magazine. We've noticed, for instance, that DAYTIME TV magazine did an interview with Drake in late 1986 about his upcoming wedding, which was scheduled for December 1986, yet the interview didn't appear until the July 1987 issue several months later. Therefore, it might be a bit confusing to read about his "upcoming" wedding in an interview dated July 1987 when you happen to know he was married in December 1986. We've tried to date the articles to match the date on the magazine, regardless of when the events talked about took place. Hopefully it will make sense as you go along! We've also edited some of the articles/interviews to just include John's storyline, since this is a Drake/John website. We've left out comments and sections about other actors or storylines unless they're involved with John's storyline. This too should be very apparent and clear when we've done that so it makes sense and you don't have to skim through a long article to find the "John parts." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Eavesdropping: Seen And Heard Worth The Wait: Father, husband, businessman, mercenary...DAYS OF OUR LIVES' John Black sports many hats, and apparently, so does his portrayer, Drake Hogestyn. The star was spotted by fans at Food Buoy, a small eatery in Falmouth, Massachusetts during Memorial Day weekend. When the understaffed wait staff was unable to get to all the customers, Hogestyn happily lent a hand, pouring coffee for patrons. If Basic Black fails, perhaps there's a job waiting for John at the Brady Pub? SOAP OPERA DIGEST, 9/24/02