♥ Home Run 2005 ♥ 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." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

♥ Afternoon Delights - The Magic Behind Soaps' Most Memorable Love Stories Luke and Laura. Greg and Jenny. Bo and Hope. Over the years, there have been hundreds of couples on soaps, but a dozen or so have succeeded beyond any writer's wildest dreams. We caught up with some actors who reveal why their unions soared to the soap stratosphere... The Rest Of The Best... John And Marlena, DAYS: Being brainwashed (him) and possessed by the devil (her) didn't destroy their love. Though they've been with others and had doubts (John was shocked last year when Marlena was framed to be a mass murderer), they've always come back to each other. Naomi Rabinowitz, SOAP OPERA DIGEST, 2/15/05 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

♥ And The First-Round "Winners" Are Phase One of THE THIRTY-SECOND ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS is complete: Every show has voted in-house and decided which actors (in most cases two, but in cases of a tie, three names) will be considered for an Emmy nomination. The following actors, who made the cut, will put together reels of the work (from one episode, twenty minutes of material max) to be judged by panels on both coasts. (OOPS! This is wrong. In our opinion it should be "will put together reels of their work" not "will put together reels of the work.") Outstanding Lead Actor David Canary (Adam/Stuart, ALL MY CHILDREN) Thorsten Kaye (Zach, ALL MY CHILDREN) Michael E. Knight (Tad, ALL MY CHILDREN) Roger Howarth (Paul, AS THE WORLD TURNS) Michael Park (Jack, AS THE WORLD TURNS) Ronn Moss (Ridge, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL) Jack Wagner (Nick, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL) Drake Hogestyn (John, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) Thaao Penghlis (Tony, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) Maurice Benard (Sonny, GENERAL HOSPITAL) Steve Burton (Jason, GENERAL HOSPITAL) Grant Aleksander (Ex-Philip, GUIDING LIGHT) Ricky Paull Goldin (Gus, GUIDING LIGHT) Kamar de los Reyes (Antonio, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) Robert S. Woods (Bo, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) Galen Gering (Luis, PASSIONS) Ben Masters (Julian, PASSIONS) Eric Braeden (Victor, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) Christian LeBlanc (Michael, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) SOAP OPERA WEEKLY, 2/22/05 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

♥ Soap Award Winners Revealed! Late-Breaking News - And The Winners Are... In the November 9 issue, we printed the ballot for the SOAP OPERA DIGEST AWARDS. More than twenty thousand of you voted. Here are the results. Congratulations to all of the winners! Category Winner Outstanding Lead Actor Maurice Benard (Sonny, GENERAL HOSPITAL). This is his fourth award; he won before in 1996, 2000 and 2003. Outstanding Lead Actress Tamara Braun (Carly, GENERAL HOSPITAL) Outstanding Supporting Actor Rick Hearst (Ric, GENERAL HOSPITAL). Hearst also won in 2001. Outstanding Supporting Actress Alison Sweeney (Sami, DAYS OF OUR LIVES). This is Sweeney's fifth award; she won in 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2001. Outstanding Younger Lead Actor Scott Clifton (Dillon, GENERAL HOSPITAL) Outstanding Younger Lead Actress Eden Riegel (Bianca, ALL MY CHILDREN). Riegel won before in 2001. Outstanding Male Newcomer Justin Bruening (Jamie, ALL MY CHILDREN) Outstanding Female Newcomer Adrianne Leon (Brook Lynn, GENERAL HOSPITAL) Favorite Couple (Please Note: SOAP OPERA DIGEST'S Editors forgot to put Drake Hogestyn and Deidre Hall's names here, so we added them in when we typed up this article. We also changed "Drake" to Hogestyn to match with the consistency of the format the Editors were using, LOL!) John and Marlena (Drake Hogestyn and Deidre Hall, DAYS OF OUR LIVES). Hogestyn has nabbed two awards, in 1994 and 1995; this marks Hall's seventh award. She won before in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1995. Favorite Villainess Jane Elliot (Tracy, GENERAL HOSPITAL). This is Elliot's fourth award; she also won in 1980, 1990 and 1992. Favorite Villain Ted King (Alcazar, GENERAL HOSPITAL) Favorite Return Judi Evans (Bonnie, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) Favorite New Couple (Please Note: SOAP OPERA DIGEST'S Editors forgot to put Alison Sweeney and Bryan R. Dattilo's names here, so we added them in when we typed up this article.) Sami and Lucas (Alison Sweeney and Bryan R. Dattilo, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) Favorite Teen Kristen Alderson (Starr, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) Favorite Triangle (Please Note: SOAP OPERA DIGEST'S Editors forgot to put Melissa Archer, Michael Easton and Renee Elise Goldsberry's names here, so we added them in when we typed up this article.) Natalie/John/Evangeline (Melissa Archer/Michael Easton/Renee Elise Goldsberry, ONE LIFE TO LIVE). Archer garnered a trophy in 2003. Favorite Show GENERAL HOSPITAL. This is GENERAL HOSPITAL'S tenth award for Favorite Show. They also won in 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2003. SOAP OPERA DIGEST, 2/22/05