June 10th-11th Recap

June 10th

Spinelli and Leyla are still dancing. He explains he learned to waltz online. He swings Leyla into another wedding attendant and she cuts Leyla down and makes fun of Spinelli as being a pathetic date. Leyla tells Spinelli he's a wondeful date. As they are leaving, a man calls Leyla a good looking terrorist. Spinelli punches him instantly. Spinelli got arrested. Bad timing too, because Mayor Floyd was just telling Mac to start arresting some mobsters before the city starts losing faith in him. Leyla said that Spinelli deserved a medal while Spinelli looked quite pleased at his situation, counting up the Cool Points he earned that evening.

Look at that face. That is the face of ultimate glee.

Mac tells Spinelli, "You can't go around punching people Spinelli". Spinelli and Leyla, Nikolas and Nadine stand around talking back and forth about their relatively strange arrests. Alexis comes in and whips the boys of the PCPD into shape, letting Spinelli go free. Spinelli apologizes to Leyla for their evening ending that way. Leyla tells him nothing is wrong, and that he is her hero. She kissed him on the cheek and Spinelli got *that look* on his face.

June 11th

Spinelli goes into the coffee shop acting uber confidant. Little did he realize, the guy he punched the day before (after the jerk called Leyla a terrorist) was sitting at Sonnybucks having a cup of joe. He called Spinelli a terrorist lover and said some other horrible things. Spinelli went to take another swing at the punk but this time the neanderthal got the upper hand and pushed Spinelli face first unto the nearest table. Materializing out of the air like some mystical Justice League, Diane, Milo, Max, and Jason showed up, guns out. Diane gave the punk a verbal beat down.

Spinelli demanded that the guy apologize to him and then asked for all of his money. The jerk was confused, but Spinelli took his money and said it would be donated (in the Jerk's name) to the Red Cross (because they defend all people without care for their race or creed). THAT was funny. Jason wanted to know why that guy was so upset at Spinelli in the first place and Spinelli recalled the night before, telling everyone proudly that he knocked the guy out with a single punch. No one seemed to believe him. Jason told Spinelli to not fight anymore because he didn't want him getting hurt. Spinelli was offended.

Later, Spinelli went to the Metrocourt and spotted Jax. It seemed as though a light bulb went off in his head. He told Jax that he wanted to be just like him. He lamented that no one saw him as a man except for Georgie, and he didn't see her in time. Jax seemed a little annoyed at first, telling Spinelli that he should just be himself. And then Spinelli replied "Myself is not good enough." He told Jax he would gladly change anything and everything about himself if it would make his love see him. He also said that he didn't understand why everyone else finds love but not him. In the end, Jax agrees to help him out. Spinelli replied with a hearty "Hazzah!" ...Jax said that word had to go.

June 11 Are you con-KISSED yet?

Lets have as many postcards and snail mail letters postmarked with June 11 as possible.

Remember Sonya Eddy did say that 1 letter. 1 single letter counts/weighs for like 2,000 people. Your ONE letter can make a difference. Together...we can get what we want and what we deserve.

Jill Ferren Phelps
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Count down to the Meet and Greet

I have just a few days till Saturday. I will be attending the Meet & Greet to benefit the Manchester Animal Shelter.
http://www.manchesteranimalshelter.org/spinelli.htm

I plan to post from the event with my camera phone at this blog location (http://bafanphotoblog.blogspot.com/) like I did last year.


I am so excited

Vote! Poll!

Do you think Maxie belongs with Spinelli? Vote here:

http://www.soapoperadigest.com/snap-poll/

What a difference a year makes....

I have been lamenting for a couple of weeks now about how much difference a year can make, and where Bob Guza’s GH storylines (I use the term loosely) are concerned, it can mean going from complete love to absolute loathing and back again until you decide to start carrying sick bags from the spinning (no pun intended). In the life of Spinelli and his ladies, it’s beyond belief.

LULU
Lulu in particular has made a complete 180 for me in a way I NEVER thought was possible. Remember last year when Lulu looked like this, so fresh-faced, upbeat, strong willed but kind and compassionate? She was the best of the supercouple that is Luke and Laura from whose awesome loins she was born.

Remember just a scant year ago when Lulu was a true friend to Spin and he to her? Even if his love went unrequited, they were there for each other whenever it counted. Remember when we thought scenes like this were so eeeeeeeee-inspiring that we couldn’t wait to get to the blog to post about it? SpinLu Forever!

Or so we thought. Just a year later, we find this:

A shrill, shrieking, self-destructive, meddling, smug, spoiled brat of a banshee whom I can barely stand to see on screen. I'm convinced she's a succubus. Spin is now an afterthought or a convenient comfort if she doesn’t get her way about something, which apparently is often given the amount of tantrums she throws. They didn’t even have her show up to provide comfort to poor Spinelli after the death of Georgie! Are you kidding me?? I can’t believe it but it happened - Guza has made me hate the CHILD of Luke and Laura.

• AUTHOR'S EDIT: Let me just throw in here that I realize Julie Marie Berman is an actress, and, as such, is NOT Lulu Spencer. She is a lovely lady - I've met her, and she just radiates sweetness and charm - so I'm hoping that perhaps some of the shrill shrewishness were getting right now is partly due to JMB's own frustration with the turn Lulu has taken - or perhaps she's hoping if she plays her brittle enough and we complain loud enough, the PTB will take notice and change her course. I hope she's not holding her breath.
  

Did we NOT see the beautiful scenes between Lulu and Laura last December when it seemed so clear that Lulu wanted to honor her mother?

Now she's decided she wants to emulate an entirely different family member:

STOP THE MADNESS!

GEORGIE:
Georgie - so beautiful, vibrant and sweet, and she and Spin were the cutest of cute. Hope was in full bloom for one of the most adorable pairings on daytime TV.

Not EVEN a year later…

Nuff said

NADINE:
While Nadine was probably too old for Spin, they did make a smashing couple at the Black and White Ball.

Her sweetness and loyalty haven’t changed, but she and Spin have spent nary a screen second together since the ball. Guza seems to be assuring that they are never seen together again, lest we be intrigued by them as a couple, and he would then have to find a way to thwart Spin’s possibilities for a romantic relationship once again. Bastard. It’s also worth mentioning that apparently Nadine’s taste in men is considerably fickle. You can hardly compare Spin and Nikolas – but I digress.

MAXIE:
Again, a COMPLETE 180 for me in the Maxie Jones department – one I never saw coming! Just a year ago, I loathed her very presence. She slept with Lucky and fed him pills. She tried to ruin Lulu at every turn. Causing pain for TWO Spencer children is cause for execution! Plus our Spin didn’t like the “bad blonde one,” and that was good enough for me! Not to mention she had HORRIBLE taste in clothes AND hairstyles:

What a difference a year can make!

Maxie has become absolutely adorable and spunky, still a trouble maker, but thanks to her friendship with Spinelli, we've seen a side of her that shows us there is so much more to her heart. She is fiercely loyal to Spin, much more than Lulu ever was, even at the expense of a job she would kill to keep (and if it means killing Lulu, I'm not averse to it right now). Anytime there is a Lulu/Maxie showdown going on, I can hardly contain myself in the hope that Maxie will give Lulu the bitch-slap she so desperately deserves.

Now our eeeeeee-inspiring moments look like this:

Who would have thunk it??

But rest assured, Guza is already in full swing, looking for a way to destroy any hope of SpinMax as a couple.

CALL THE COMMENT LINE SO WE DON'T HAVE TO SEE THIS FACE ANYMORE!

--Screen caps courtesy of Laurieluvsliason and General Hospital Happenings

JUNE 10, Comment Line Tuesday

Today we flood the comment lines. Call as many times as you can. Get your family and friends to call as well. If you feel shy about calling, then please call one of the comment lines where all you do is talk to a machine. Remember you won't ever know who is listening, therefore nothing to be embarassed about.

GH Comment Line
323-671-4583

ABC Comment Line (press 2, then 4, then 464 to get to GH)
818-460-7477

ABC Daytime Feedback (ask for the viewer comment line)
212-456-7777

ABC Switchboard
310-557-7777

SOAPNET has a poll..

Maxinista and Spin? Hmmm..

http://soapnet.go.com/soapnet/show/path-showname_generalhospital

Freaks and Geeks

June 4th-9th Recap

June 4th

Spinelli's attempts to impress the lady at Jake's turned out to be futile. She wasn't exactly interested in him, or any man (if you catch my drift). Maxie showed up after the failure and told him to get rid of his spam posts on Robin's blog. He almost let is slip that Patrick was paying him with Ladies Man Tips for spamming her blog in the first place. Maxie tells Spinelli that since she had to leave work to sort the whole thing out for Robin he must help her at Crimson in order for Kate to stay off her back. As they go into Kate's office together, Spinelli and Maxie crash Kate and Sonny's very own private party. Spinelli was horrified, but Maxie made a comment later that she would like a man who could sweep her off her feet like that. She is attracted to the kind of man that makes you forget to lock the door.

June 5th

Spinelli tries to get Jason to help him out with wooing Maxie but he is too busy. Jason tells Diane to help Spinelli out. Diane hears Spinelli's version of the events at the Crimson office and insists that Maxie was dropping hints. She believes that Maxie wants HIM to "seize the day" again. Spinelli goes back to Maxie at the office, determined. He sweeps her up in a kiss.

June 6th

Kate interrupted the kiss action on her desk between Spinelli and Maxie. Maxie assumed just he was kissing her as a cover for her snooping in Kate's office. Maxie KISSES Spinelli in thanks for his genius. Kate banned Spinelli from Crimson until he could keep his hands to himself (Maxie later fought with Kate on this subject, waxing poetic about what an awesome person her friend was, and pretty much demanded Kate give him some respect.

Spinelli went to Jason to get some man advice since Maxie seems determined to see him only as a friend. Sonny came into the conversation and told Spinelli to leave. Spinelli wanted to apologize to Sonny again for I guess existing. Sonny got angry and, in front of Jason, repeatedly called Spinelli "freak boy". Spinelli took the abuse in strange silence, zoning out as if blocking it all out, then left. He wound up on the docks, looking as though he were about to cry, when Leyla came down the stairs in a great dress, asking if he was okay and if she could help.

June 9th

Leyla and Spinelli were at the wedding already when the show started. Spinelli was wearing a suit. Horrible shirt, but nice hair and general appearance. He told Leyla's mom what a great guy Leo was, which made Leyla turn green thinking that her mother would be pressuring her to get married. She explained that her mother bugs her a lot about settling down and having babies. Spinelli gave Leyla a great pep talk that led Leyla to say that Spinelli was the perfect date and she wouldn't want to be there with anyone else. This made him grin, a wee bit shocked. The last we saw of them, Spinelli and Leyla were waltzing, having a good time.

Bradford at CMA:

LilyRose posted about her adventures of seeing athletic Bradford in Nashville this weekend.

http://community.livejournal.com/spinelli_gh/596809.html

June 9--email for Spinelli (and or Spixie)

For three days straight we are going to flood the email boxes, we are going to call the comment line so much, people are going to complain the box is full, and then we are going to send so many letters about Spixie, the interns will be sick of hearing about them.

If you read spoilers, rumors, etc. you know what is coming. We need to fight hard and dirty for what we want. We deserve this story to be told, and more importantly our very own talented Bradford & Kirsten deserve this story to be told. We know the Spixie online and offline support is strong, or so insiders have said. BUT we can't stop, especially know what is/and or could happen. If we want this story told, if we want our Spixie we need to be LOUDER. We need to step up our game. We need EVERY single member here to participate as much as you possibly can. Emailing is FREE, Posting is FREE, Voting is FREE, and if you have cell phone free/nights weekends--Calling is FREE. Postcard stamps are 27 cents, and regular postage is 42 cents.

June 9 Email Frenze Monday
We flood the email boxes of TPTB and the magazines. We have some very gifted writers here. We are all intelligent and creative people. Lets get Spixie related letters in every single magazine.

Also, don't forget to VOTE in the magazine polls. Lets get them in the top spots where they deserve to be.

http://www.soapoperadigest.com/polls/netgh/
http://abc.soapsindepth.hollywood.com/talkback/readerspoll/


brian.frons@abc.com
jill.f.phelps@abc.com (this one for some reason works for some but not me)jill.phelps@abc.com (again this one doesnt work for me, but works for some)

Carolyn HinseySODOpinion@aol.com
ABC Soaps in DepthABCspeakout@soapsindepth.com
netaudr@abc.com
SODask@primediamags.com
SPWpubop@primediamags.com
sodask@soapoperadigest.com
CindiR@komotv.com
Anne.X.Sweeney@disney.com
SPWanyQs@primediamags.com
investor.relations@disneyonline.com
opinion@soapoperaweekly.com
SoapSID@aol.com
robert.a.iger@disney.com
soapsindepth@bauerpublishing.com
customer_response@soapnet.com
sowonline@primediamags.com
sodsound@soapoperadigest.com
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lindas318@yahoo.com

Little Reminder...

Meet Spinelli IN PERSON on June 14!!!!



That is why, for the 2nd year, he has agreed to donate his time to do a MEET AND GREET which will benefit the Manchester Animal Shelter (Manchester, NH)!! Bradford Anderson is a sweetheart of a guy and last year spent lots of time speaking with his fans and even visiting their tables while they hung out and ate appetizers! You are sure to love him even more if you come and meet him in person!!

Here's the details:

Saturday, June 14, 2008 at 3:00 pm
Hudson Hill Tavern at 11 Tracy Lane, Hudson, NH 03051 (all ages allowed!!)
$30.00 per person (includes appetizers!)
*Please bring your own camera and item for Bradford to sign*

All proceeds will benefit The Friends of Manchester Animal Shelter!!!
For more details call the Manchester Animal Shelter 603-628-3544
Or visit our site and see Spinelli holding a homeless kitten in 2007 (which we named Spinelli, natch!) at
http://www.manchesteranimalshelter.org

BTW the Friends of the Manchester Animal Shelter is a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization and the shelter is a no-kill shelter. Thanks!!!

Bradford Anderson presenting at the Emmy's:

(it appears he will be presenting with Jason Cook and Kirsten Storms) Also presenting for GH are Laura Wright, Sarah Brown and Tony Geary.

http://www.abcmedianet.com/Web/progcal/dispDNR.aspx?id=060508_01

JIMMY KIMMEL, BARBARA WALTERS, SUSAN LUCCI, ANTHONY GEARY, TYRA BANKS AND MONTEL WILLIAMS ARE AMONG THE SCHEDULED PRESENTERS FOR "THE 35th ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY® AWARDS," JUNE 20 ON ABC

Jimmy Kimmel, host of ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," has been tapped to present his friend and colleague Regis Philbin the Lifetime Achievement Award during ABC's live broadcast of "The 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards," FRIDAY, JUNE 20. Mr. Philbin is being honored for more than 40 years in television, including 20 years as co-host of his nationally syndicated talk show. Also among those stars scheduled to appear are Barbara Walters, creator/executive producer and co-host of "The View," "All My Children" star Susan Lucci, Tyra Banks of "The Tyra Banks Show" and Montel Williams who, after 17 years on-air, will end his syndicated talk show.

Additional presenters include: Darnell Williams, Debbi Morgan and Cornelius Smith ("All My Children"); Jake Silbermann and Van Hansis ("As the World Turns"); Jack Wagner and Heather Tom ("The Bold and the Beautiful"); Alison Sweeney, Arianne Zucker and Nadia Bjorlin ("Days of our Lives"); Anthony Geary, Sarah Brown, Laura Wright, Kirsten Storms, Jason Cook and Bradford Anderson ("General Hospital"); Daniel Cosgrove and Marcy Rylan ("Guiding Light"); Susan Haskell, Michael Easton, Kassie DePaiva, Farah Fath and John-Paul Lavoisier ("One Life to Live"); and Melody Thomas Scott, Doug Davidson and Don Diamont ("The Young and the Restless").

As part of an integrated show sponsorship, Kmart will unveil the Kmart Style Lounge, featuring backstage visits with winners and presenters throughout the awards ceremony. Earlier this spring, four style experts had been chosen by the national retailer to serve as "Kmart Style Showoffs," or fashion ambassadors for the brand, given their ability to create stylish ensembles. The four "Kmart Style Showoffs" will appear in interstitials throughout the broadcast with two "Daytime Emmy Style" contest winners, to be chosen online at abc.com/daytime/kmart. The footage will document the ambassadors as they prepare for the big night-selecting wardrobes and fashion accessories, as well as choosing hairstyles and makeup applications.

"The 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards" will be broadcast live from Hollywood's famed Kodak Theater and will be hosted by Sherri Shepherd ("The View") and Cameron Mathison ("All My Children"). White Cherry Entertainment will produce, with Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss serving as executive producers.

The awards recognize outstanding achievement in all fields of daytime television production and are presented to individuals and programs broadcast from 2:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. during the 2007 calendar year. "The 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards" is a presentation of the National Television Academy in cooperation with the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

Press materials, including media and publicists credentials for "The 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards," are available at www.abcmedianet.com

So much Spinelli, so little time!

Quick Recap!

I'm trying to get the recaps completely up to date, but they seem to be instead several days behind! So, excuse this recap for being it's less than extensive self! Spinelli has been on SO much recently (and he's supposed to be on everyday for a while) I'm having a little trouble keeping up! Hopefully this quick summary of events will help!

--May 29th--

Maxie and Lulu bicker over Spinelli while Sam tries her hardest to make Spinelli look like a stud. Later, Spinelli tells Sam he is a total wimp but Sam wants to help him with that. After removing his shirt, Sam tells him his body isn't as bad as he laments, and perhaps some muscle toning is in order. Also, she comments on his posture and says she wants to build his confidence. Later Sam confides in Lucky that she thinks Spinelli is a sweetheart that deserves to get the girl, but doesn't think he has a chance. Spinelli leaves Sam's place after a vigorous workout.

--May 30th--

Spinelli first told Jason that he was working out to impress Maxie. When Jason tells Spinelli that he has taken over the business, Spinelli is extremely concerned for Jason knowing that his friend doesn't really want the job. He worries what will happen to Jason if he takes on Mob Boss without really wanting to be in charge. Diane comes in and tells Jason he needs a better alibi than Spinelli if he's going to retaliate against the Zacchara's for destroying a shipment. Spinelli (who seemed oddly more CONFIDENT) told Diane he would be an excellent alibi, thank you very much. Later, Sam meets Spinelli at Sonnybucks. He tells her the workout is just SO hard and he doesn't think he can do it. Later, he goes to see Maxie at Crimson and walks in on her making out with Johnny Z.

--June 2nd--

Spinelli interrupted the Johnny/Maxie kiss. Johnny told Maxie to back off and Spinelli told her Johnny was trying to save her from further embarassment. After this scene, Spinelli went to take out his frustraion at the gun range. He ran into Sam. They went back to the penthouse and she told him he had "manly skills" besides shooting things. Then Sam and Spinelli practiced a romantic dinner together, but Jason showed up and awkwardness ensued. Spinelli explained he was just getting lessons from Sam to impress Maximista. Jason rolled his eyes annoyed. Sam told Spinelli and Jason that all Spinelli really needed to do was stop thinking he needed to be the Brooding Bad Boy Jason Wannabe.

--June 3rd--

Spinelli went to Crimson to apologize (with flowers) to Maxie in case she thought he believed her to be a promiscuous. She didn't seem too bothered by anything but told him he couldn't leave the flowers because Kate had "ambiance" rules. He was a little dejected when she called him her best friend. Obviously, he wants more than that, and then tried to ask her to a classical music concert in the park followed by dinner. She seemed to think it was all about making her "look smart" like they agreed a few months ago. He told her she misunderstood his intentions but then received a call from Patrick Drake.

Spinelli went to Jake's to see what was up. Patrick got Spinelli to spam Robin's blog in exchange for tips on attracting ladies As Spinelli was jackaling, a girl walked into the bar and wondered what was up with the flowers. Patrick and Coleman (who assured Spinelli the woman wasn't a "cortesan") told him to go for it. Spinelli and the woman conversed (a little awkwardly but much better than past attempts). She said she liked the way he talked (Spinelli is such a ladies man). The scene ended there to be wrapped up on Wednesday.

I hope that catches everyone up!

CMA Music Festival Special Will Air on ABC

A two-hour special about this year's CMA Music Festival will air on ABC on Sept. 8. Titled CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock, the show will be filmed June 5-8 in Nashville, with a focus on the nightly concerts at LP Field. In addition, the CMA has announced a series of free concerts during the event for families, including PBS host Miss Lori and children's singer Dennis Scott. Additionally, the Clark Brothers will play a free, late night show in front of the Hard Rock Café on June 5, followed by Whiskey Falls on June 6 and Mark Wills on June 7. ABC Daytime actors from All My Children, General Hospital and One Life to Live will also attend the event.

CMA Music Fest hosts soap stars


– The stars of ABC's "All My Children," "One Life to Live," and "General Hospital" will descend upon Nashville during CMA Music Festival, which is held Thursday through Sunday, June 5-8.
"Our fans really enjoyed meeting and interacting with ABC's daytime stars last year, so we couldn't be happier that they are joining us again," said Tammy Genovese, CMA Chief Executive Officer. "Country Music and daytime television have a lot in common. And at the heart of both industries, is a genuine relationship between the artists and actors and their fans."
Participants are: R"All My Children" - Bobbie Eakes ("Krystal Carey"), and Ricky Paull Goldin ("Jake Martin").
"One Live to Live" -Kassie DePaiva ("Blair Cramer"), and Kamar de los Reyes ("Antonio Vega").
"General Hospital" - Bradford Anderson ("Damian Spinelli"), Rebecca Herbst ("Elizabeth Webber"), and Jason Thompson ("Dr. Patrick Drake"). Eakes was signed to a record deal in Nashville at one point, but never released a CD.
The actors will participate in various activities including hosting concerts.

SoapNet: Camera Ready with Bradford Anderson Ep1

http://soapnet.go.com/soapnet/video/path-videoNum_4875/category_shows/subcategory_cameraready?category_shows&lid=HomeFlash&lpos=module1

First episode of an online series on soapnet.com

SOAPS IN DEPTH?? AGAIN?

SID has ANOTHER SPIXIE poll:

http://abc.soapsindepth.hollywood.com/talkback/polls/instantpoll.asp

And dont forget to vote for Bradford and Spixie or Spinlu:

http://abc.soapsindepth.hollywood.com/talkback/readerspoll/

Prologue to a Makeover

Recap: May 27-May 28

Spinelli began his day helping out Carly on her scheme to get out of town with Morgan. The whole event upsets him, so he goes to council with Maximista at Crimson about how he could possibly help in such a depressing situation. Sonny walks into the office and Spinelli tries to give his opinion on the subject of Sonny's paternal rights. Sonny doesn't take his advice kindly and throws The Jackal into a post, knocking Spinelli's head on the structure so hard he can't walk straight.

Maxie immediately jumps in to yell at Sonny for attacking Spinelli. She takes him back to her house and tells him that she will take care of him all night in case he has a concussion. Spinelli melts at the idea of being with her all evening.

When Spinelli awakens the next morning in Maxie's bed, the details of what transpired the night before are fuzzy to say the least. Spinelli asks what happened between the two of them and why he would be in her bed. Some things get...lost in translation. Spinelli thinks he and Maxie went "beyond friendship", when in reality nothing happened and Maxie had simply been tending to his possible concussion all night. Mac comes into Maxie's room and discovers The Jackal snuggled into Maxie's bed. Chaos ensues and Spinelli is thrown out of the house before he can get a more detailed explanation of what really happened.

Sam finds Spinelli confused and muttering to himself on the docks. She asks what is wrong and Spinelli explains to her that he thinks he might have slept with Maxie but can't remember. Sam goes to find Maxie and discovers that nothing at all happened. She meets Spinelli later at the penthouse to break the news to him that he didn't have any sort of "relations" with Maxie at all. He decides that he is pretty pathetic, being in the same bed with his love all night and not even kissing her. He fears it will be a hopeless task trying to get Maxie to see him as a guy, a love interest. Sam realizes that all Spinelli needs is a woman's perspective. She agrees to take him under her wing to help him get the girl.

Spinelli's hair gave Dillon Quartermaine's famous locks a run for their money.

Game On.

I don't know if this has ever been brought over here before but I found this review of a musical Bradford was in called Elegies. It is from 2005 I believe. There is a cute picture of Bradford in front of a dog house attached. He is mentioned in the article briefly. The reviewer discusses some of the lyrics he sang in one of the songs and they are pretty amusing.

http://www.curtainup.com/elegiesberk.html

SOAPS IN DEPTH poll results:

Results of the SID poll:

Do you want to see Maxie and Spinelli turn their relationship into something more?"

Definitely = 87%!!!!!!

Blurb next to it:
The sweet, if unlikely, love story brewing between these two has won viewers' hearts. "They are just so adorable!" declares one (fan)

and there's supposedly a cute pic of Bradford being carried by a fan (!) in the mag, as well.

From Robin's diary:

Love or Friendship

I tried to reassure Uncle Mac that there’s nothing going on between Maxie and Spinelli, but he’s still not convinced. He’s concerned for Maxie’s safety, and he doesn’t want to lose her like he did Georgie. Maxie told me that she and Spinelli are just friends, but I think their relationship is developing into something more. Of course, I didn’t tell Uncle Mac about my theory because he would’ve gone off the rails. I love Uncle Mac dearly, but he does have a tendency to overreact. Besides, Maxie could do a whole lot worse than fall in love with Spinelli.

http://www.drrobinscorpio.com/2008/05/love-or-friends.html

Visit the Free Chevy Sports Zone at 2008 CMA Music Festival

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/visit-the-free-chevy-sports,410988.shtml

The article is too long to repost, but Bradford will be participating in events there.

Check it out..

New Promo!!!!

Spinelli and Maxie get their very own promo, and it's adorable.

Vote for Spixie in the SID poll.

"SOAPS IN DEPTH" have added Spinelli and Maxie as a couple in their poll.

Vote daily. Also, don't forget to vote for Bradford:

http://abc.soapsindepth.hollywood.com/talkback/readerspoll/

Who is Spinelli?

Spinelli fans have often discussed his history, tossing back and forth various theories as to why he is the way he is. Fellow fans Nami, B00kw0rm92 and I spent a good amount of time coming up with what we believe is a strong idea as to why Spinelli became the Jackal and who his family might be. Possibly some spoilers, but mostly it is just deep consideration and contemplation of the Jackal.

I present to you....Spinelli's History, A Theory

http://lindsay-007.livejournal.com/4616.html#cutid1 ( @ my livejournal )

"CMA Music Fest"

CMA Music Fest hosts soap stars
–

The stars of ABC's "All My Children," "One Life to Live," and "General Hospital" will descend upon Nashville during CMA Music Festival, which is held Thursday through Sunday, June 5-8.
"Our fans really enjoyed meeting and interacting with ABC's daytime stars last year, so we couldn't be happier that they are joining us again," said Tammy Genovese, CMA Chief Executive Officer. "Country Music and daytime television have a lot in common. And at the heart of both industries, is a genuine relationship between the artists and actors and their fans."

Participants are: R"All My Children" - Bobbie Eakes ("Krystal Carey"), and Ricky Paull Goldin ("Jake Martin").
"One Live to Live" -Kassie DePaiva ("Blair Cramer"), and Kamar de los Reyes ("Antonio Vega").
"General Hospital" - Bradford Anderson ("Damian Spinelli"), Rebecca Herbst ("Elizabeth Webber"), and Jason Thompson ("Dr. Patrick Drake").
Eakes was signed to a record deal in Nashville at one point, but never released a CD.

The actors will participate in various activities including hosting concerts

From the ABC boards:

ABC boards version of the Dankies: (*ABC SOAPS, obviously)

Hey everyone!!!

here are ur winners for the 2nd Annual ABC Daytime Awards:

BEST DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES
General Hospital

BEST LEADING ACTOR
Tyler Christopher (Nikolas Cassadine), GH

BEST LEADING ACTRESS
Laura Wright (Carly Corinthos Jacks), GH

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Bradford Anderson (Damian Spinelli), GH

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Carolyn Henessy (Diane Miller), GH

BEST YOUNGER ACTOR
Brandon Buddy (Cole Thornhart), OLTL

BEST YOUNGER ACTRESS
Kirsten Storms (Maxie Jones), GH

BEST WRITING
One Life To Live



Once again, GH dominates the awards, winning 6 of the 8 prizes, including Best Daytime Drama Series for the 2nd year in a row. 4 of the 6 acting awards went to 1st time nominees (Tyler Christopher, Bradford Anderson, Carolyn Henessy, Brandon Buddy), while the other 2 winners (Laura Wright & Kirsten Storms) were nominees last year. In a shocking upset, OLTL beats out GH for Best Writing. And sadly, once again, AMC is shut out.

THANX TO EVERYONE FOR VOTING!!! C-YA NEXT YEAR!!!

And So it Goes...

Sung by David A on AMERICAN IDOL. I root for David C, but I really thought this was a Spinmax song. Nothing anyone hasn't seen before, but it's so awwwww...





By the way, I've noticed SO Many Spin/Spixie vids on YOU TUBE right now. There is just about anything you could imagine..

Make Good Choices Today (Write a letter!)

Do you have a certain hope or wish for Spinelli's character on GH? Do you want to see him with a particular pairing, etc? Would you like to have your opinion acknowledged but you are skeptical about how much your voice actually counts to TPTB?

Well, you may find this interesting:

Sonya Eddy (Epiphany on GH) was recently interviewed and stressed how important writing fan mail is. She explained that writing an one fan letter can have the weight of a couple thousand fans in the eyes of the people in charge. That is EXTREMELY powerful...the idea that your voice is counted so much even if you are the only one.

Sonya also said that she has seen storylines change because of such mail. Wow.

Imagine for a second if each Spinelli fan took out a good old piece of paper and pen, sat down, and expressed what the character meant to them. In a letter, you could say what you love, what you wish to see more of, who you hope Spinelli was with romantically, what left an impression on you....anything that comes to mind. Yours could be that letter that makes a difference...

This isn't the first we have heard of the importance of fan mail. Insiders have been muttering for a while about how important it is to write. Campaigning is one thing, calling and emailing is important, but there is just something about the idea of a fan taking the time out of their day to use good old fashioned snail mail that impresses those in charge.

Please, take some time to support Spinelli. The last campaign (Hugs for Spinelli) really seemed to have a strong affect on his character. We got more screen time for him, a budding romance, all sorts of interesting and funny scenes...And I think it has a lot to do with how vocal we were during that time.

So...consider this Scribbles for Spinelli or....Sonnets for Spinelli....Letters for Spinelli.

Write your hearts out. Your voice counts, it counts a lot, and it counts for something.

Bradford Anderson, Robert Guza Jr., Jill Farren Phelps (all the same address)
General Hospital
c/o ABC - TV
4151 Prospect Avenue
Hollywood, CA 90027


Brian Frons
President - ABC Daytime Programming
2300 Riverside Drive
Burbank, CA 91506

Anne Sweeney
President, ABC
ABC - TV
500 South Buena Vista
Burbank, CA 91521