♥ Home Run 2003 ♥ 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." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

♥ Who's Your All-Time Favorite DAYS Actor? We wanted to make a big deal out of the fact that our Hogey was voted Number One by the fans in this magazine. We couldn't agree more! 1. Drake Hogestyn (John) 2. Peter Reckell (Bo) 3. Jay Kenneth Johnson (Ex-Philip) 4. Matthew Ashford (Jack) 5. Kyle Lowder (Brady) 6. Stephen Nichols (Ex-Steve) 7. Joseph Mascolo (Ex-Stefano) 8. Bryan R. Dattilo (Lucas) 9. Jason Cook (Shawn) 10. Thaao Penghlis (Tony) THE ULTIMATE DAYS OF OUR LIVES FAN GUIDE BY SOAP OPERA DIGEST, 6/24/03 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

♥ Soaps' Sexiest Men: Their Surprising Answers To Candid Questions... Hot Enough For You? Temperatures are rising, and it has nothing to do with the weather. SOAP OPERA DIGEST'S diligent editors put their noses to the grindstone to evaluate the heavenly hunks on daytime and narrowed it down to the ten sexiest. Yes, it's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it. This year's picks are talented, sexy, gorgeous, sexy, smart, sexy, funny, sexy, humble and oh, yeah, did we mention sexy? DAYS OF OUR LIVES Drake Hogestyn (John): SOAP OPERA DIGEST: How does it feel to be named DAYS' sexiest man? Drake Hogestyn: All those presents I sent to the editors finally worked, huh (laughs)? SOAP OPERA DIGEST: How do you stay in shape? Drake Hogestyn: I'm doing a lot of cardio now. I've been over at the beach lately, getting on the surfboard. I miss my weights; I can't wait to get back to them. SOAP OPERA DIGEST: How do you feel about shirtless scenes? Drake Hogestyn: I don't have any problem with that if it's all part of what's going on in John's everyday life. One day, Belle was banging on the door to the penthouse, and John's line was, 'Hold on, hold on, I'm coming.' It was like he just got out of the shower, so it was my idea to have him come out with a towel wrapped around him. That kind of stuff works. I heard something a long time ago, before I was in the acting profession, that athletes, because they are so in tune with their physical presence, are very comfortable in front of people. I'm not ashamed of my physical appearance. SOAP OPERA DIGEST: What movie do you find sexy? Drake Hogestyn: I thought HEAVEN CAN WAIT was sexy. Is that weird? I saw it when things weren't happening with (future wife) Victoria, and I kept thinking something would happen and we would get back together, so I found that romantic. I also found GHOST sexy. SOAP OPERA DIGEST: What's the sexiest personality trait that a woman can have? Drake Hogestyn: Self-esteem. SOAP OPERA DIGEST: What is the key to keeping a marriage alive? Drake Hogestyn: You have to make time for yourselves. It's so important. Those spontaneous, magic moments of being alone are money in the bank. It keeps the relationship strong and powerful. SOAP OPERA DIGEST: What foods do you find sexy? Drake Hogestyn: A glass of wine, the way Victoria drinks it, is very sexy. It has to be wine; it can't be a martini. It's the way she holds it, the curve of her wrist. It's the whole package. SOAP OPERA DIGEST, 7/29/03 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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So we've had our say, now you have yours. Who's the sexiest of them all? Cast your vote for daytime's sexiest man at www.soapoperadigest.com/polls.