♥ Home Run 1989 ♥ 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." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

♥ An Exclusive Pullout! Soap's Romantic Idols... Heroes - Soap's Matinée Idols: The heroes of daytime, the knights in shining - and not-so-shining - armor, that fill our television screens each weekday afternoon, are our new matinée idols. Like the film heroes that etched their images into our consciousness in years gone by, today's soap heroes are larger-than-life fantasy figures. Whether they are romancing a beautiful woman, trading quips with a ruthless opponent, or on the run in pursuit of a new adventure, these soap swains are the stuff that dreams are made of! SOAP OPERA UPDATE offers you in the following pages our look at the matinée idols of movies and what we feel are their counterparts in the world of soaps. We know you won't be disappointed when you behold the likes of Drake Hogestyn, Cary Grant, Tristan Rogers, and Elvis Presley all together in our special tribute to the heroes of daytime! ED Note: Some of daytime's other heroes were not included in this special pullout, but watch for them in future SOAP OPERA UPDATES! With his athletic good looks, self-confident swagger and strong, sensitive demeanor, DAYS OF OUR LIVES' Drake Hogestyn (Roman) is daytime's answer to Clark Gable. Like Gable, Hogestyn's personality and bravado are overwhelmingly attractive and sexy, more so than say, his command of the role or his philosophical approach to a scene. You can sense in Gable and Hogestyn the personality as well as the person, the ability to enjoy the work and therefore make you the viewer enjoy it. What You May Not Know About... Drake Hogestyn attended the University of South Florida in Tampa on a baseball scholarship. He studied microbiology and wanted to be a dentist. He later played professional ball with the New York Yankees in the minor leagues. He lives in Malibu with his wife, Victoria, and their children. Drake Hogestyn/Clark Gable: "A theatrical personality, the ability to communicate with the audience, something all the training in the world cannot give you. It is only enhanced by experience. Without this quality, there is no such thing as a star." - GONE WITH THE WIND Producer, David O. Selznick, talking about Clark Gable. Allison J. Waldman, SOAP OPERA UPDATE, 3/13/89