WE KNEW HER "WEN"

An article in the Honolulu Star Bulletin recalling two Asian film stars of the 1920s and 30s also makes mention of present day actress Ming Na:

Contemporary films suggest that Asian Americans still have a long way to go in achieving cultural parity in the West. The most prominent "blind" casting of an Asian-American woman went to Ming-Na Wen as Wesley Snipes' wife in 1997's "One Night Stand..."

Of course, soap fans knew Ming-Na long before she appeared in The Joy Luck Club or did the voice of Mulan. From 1988 to 1991, she co-starred on As The World Turns in the role of Tom Hughes' Vietnamese daughter, Lien.

Lien was part of Oakdale's teen scene, becoming friends with Paul Ryan (Andrew Kavovit) and Andy Dixon (Scott DeFreitas).

Lien eventually left town to attend law school, only to return in the form of Mulan's singing voice, Broadway star Lea Salonga.

For more on Ming-Na, visit her official website, here.

GL CLASSIC MOMENT #25

Harley Cooper (Beth Ehlers) grew up believing that her father, Buzz, died in Vietnam shortly after she was born.

Wrong!

Turns out Harley Cooper's father, Buzz, did go to Vietnam before she was born. We even learned later that he returned to Springfield long enough to become embroiled, along with Billy, Josh and Ed, in a young woman's murder.

But rather than coming home to wife Nadine and kids Frank and Harley, Buzz simply went AWOL and disappeared. He married another woman and fathered a daughter named Lucy. Nadine, to spare her kids, told them Daddy was a war hero. A dead war hero.

Which is why, when Harley, along with boyfriend Mallet (then-Mark Derwin), went to Washington D.C. she was crushed not to see her father's name on the Vietnam Memorial Wall, alongside the actual war heroes.

Was Harley's tear-jerking discovery GL's Greatest Moment ever? Check it out on CBS.com!

ROBERT ROCKS!

Robert Newman (Josh; GL) will perform in the 6 ^th Annual Benefit Concert, Broadway Sings for Jenna’s Dream, Saturday, March 10 at 8:00 PM.

The performance will take place at the Yorktown Stage, located at the Yorktown Community Cultural Center, 1940 Commerce Street in Yorktown Heights, New York.

For tickets and information please call (914) 962-0606 or visit www.yorkstage.org . For more information about the charity, please visit www.jennasdream.org .

MISCASTING FOR CHARITY

Want to see 30 Rock star Jane Krakowski in her natural habitat, singing Broadway show tunes?

Then you might want to attend Miscast 2007 on March 12, 2007 in New York City at The Hammerstein Ballroom, Manhattan Center Studios, located at 311 West 34th Street (between 8th and 9th Ave.). Miscast features Broadway performers singing popular Broadway show tunes — but for roles in which they would never be cast.

Tickets range from $350-$2,500. Tables of ten are available for $7,500-$25,000.

A bit out of your price range? Never fear! You can check a fourteen year old Jane out for free as part of the AOL/PGP Classic Soaps Channel's broadcast of vintage Search for Tomorrow episodes!

Jane plays spunky orphan T.R. who is desperate for foster mom Liza to adopt her before the truth comes out -- T.R. is really evil Lloyd's long-lost daughter, Rebecca. The truth coming out hinges on a ring T.R.'s had since childhood, which is currently lost and floating around Henderson....

IN FASHION

According to The Harvard Crimson (don't those students have more important things to worry about?), there are THREE TIPS FOR ENJOYING FASHION WEEK:

2) Don’t let the bouncers deter you. You are a deserving person in your own right, even if you were never on “As the World Turns."

Now, because I tend to overthink things, I wondered if the ATWT reference is in any way connected to Tip #1, which was: Even though people are pressing drinks into your hand like you are Lindsay Lohan during a particularly rough night at Hyde, try not to drink them. They are made for seasoned alcoholics and not for people that throw up after one beer.

If that is the case then, "Psst... Harvard geniuses... Lindsay Lohan appeared on Another World, not As The World Turns..."

EMMY, EMMY, WHO WANTS AN EMMY?

TV Week handicaps potential Emmy nominees, here. Check it out and let us know who you think has a shot, below.

GL CLASSIC MOMENT #24

Who doesn't love a royal wedding? (After all, look how well everything turned out for Charles and Diana?)

Guiding Light's Cassie (Laura Wright) and Richard Winslow (Bradley Cole) went through a royal mess of trials and tribulations (including, at one point, answering to the names Dwayne and Stella) to get to the altar.

Initially, Cassie only agreed to marry Richard to solve her money problems so she could stop stripping, and Richard was simply interested in a womb to produce him an heir. (Apparently, all the acceptable women of San Cristobel had been stricken barren by the same disease that got the girls in Children of Men and The Handmaiden's Tale. What other reason could there be for a Prince to be so hard-up that he'd need to practically blackmail a stripper into marrying him?)

They eventually fell in love for real, of course, and, after standing up to Cassie's kidnapper of an ex-husband and Richard's blackmailing weasel of a brother, the pair, at long last, wed.

Was Richard and Cassie Winslow's royal wedding GL's Greatest Moment ever? Watch it on CBS.com and let us know what you think!

ATWT: SAME TIME, LAST YEAR

And the year before that, and the year before that....

While actress Maura West is on maternity leave following the birth of her fourth child, Carly is off the Oakdale canvas, having run off with sexy con-man Simon.

Naturally, whenever Carly disappears (be it to Hong Kong or a spa that prematurely ages her, i.e. Maura's previous maternity leaves), the fans miss her.

So, to fill the gap, we're going to take a photographic look back at where Carly was exactly one year ago. And the year before that. And the year before that.

PHOTO #1: In February of 2004, Jack (Michael Park) and Carly were temporarily happy. They'd remarried that summer, and were raising Parker and newborn Sage, who, as frosting on the cake, turned out to be Jack's child, after all.

PHOTO #2: In February 2005, however, after a year during which Jack had been presumed dead, developed amnesia, and returned to Oakdale with a "wife" and "son" he'd picked up along the way, Jack and Carly were reunited, but she, Lily (Martha Byrne) and Luke (then-Jake Weary) were too busy wondering who'd killed Jack's ex-"wife," who had since moved on to Holden.

PHOTO #3 February 2006 saw Jack and Carly still together, but him on suspension from the police force thanks to his covering up one of Carly's many, many misdeeds. Carly, hoping to help Jack get his job back, went undercover as cocktail waitress in an attempt to solve a case -- and make Nick (Jordan Wolley), the cop who'd replaced Jack at the Oakdale PD, look bad. Suffice it to say, it did not go well.

Carly and Jack split again over her lies, which led to her eventually hooking up with Simon, which led to her current exit.

Will Carly and Jack reunite once she returns to town this Spring?

There are no guarantees in life, of course. But looking at their track record above, well, who really would bet against them?

GL CLASSIC MOMENT #23

In 1984, Josh Lewis was feeling disheartened by the arduous physical therapy he needed to undergo after a car accident (triggered by learning that Reva, the love of his life, had married his... dad?) left him paralyzed from the waist down.

At the same time, beloved Springfield matriarch Bert was dealing with her own recovery after having her leg amputated.

Seeing the young man's despair, Bert offered Josh one of her trademark pep talks.

Was Bert's encouragement GL's Great Moment ever? Watch it on CBS.com and vote!

In real life, actress Charita Bauer had undergone the same amputation and also faced the crises with an indomitable spirit.

"I have nothing to be bitter about," she proclaimed. "My foot's gone. But I'm still here."

GL CLASSIC MOMENT #22

What better way to celebrate President's Day than by exercising your all-American right to vote?

GL Classic Moment candidate #22 is Reva driving suicidally off a bridge in the Florida Keys while suffering from postpartum depression following the birth of her third child and second son, Shayne.

Was this, the first of several presumed Reva deaths (while gone, she managed to become princess of St. Cristobel, give birth to Jonathan, go Amish and even haunt Josh as a ghost while he prepared to wed Annie), GL at its best?

Watch on CBS. com and vote today! (George Washington and Abraham Lincoln would want you to...)

GL CLASSIC MOMENT #21

Eleni Andros (Melina Kanakaredes) was a gift. Not because of her sweet personality, pretty face and fantastic hair but, literally, a gift.

Frank Cooper's Uncle Stavros brought the young woman from Greece in 1991 as an actual gift for his nephew.

Frank (Frank Dicopoulos), being an ethnocentric American with no respect for the traditions of others (diversity, after all, can have many faces), wasn't thrilled by the idea of an arranged marriage and tried to return Uncle Stavros' present to where it/she came from.

But if Frank didn't want Eleni, Alan-Michael, at least, knew a good thing when he saw it. Of course, once Alan-Michael set his sights on Eleni, Frank wanted her, as well. But Eleni, who in actuality preferred Frank, thought he was dating Blake, and so encouraged Alan-Michael.

And by encouraged, I mean married him. (There was an immigration issue, and meeting a woman who claimed to be sleeping with Frank -- engineered by Alan-Michael, of course).

Frank found out about the set-up that cost him his love, but decided not to tell Eleni. She found out anyway and made love to Frank. Several times. In America and in Greece.

Eleni decided to leave her husband, but then discovered she was pregnant. Believing the baby to be Alan-Michael's and fearing losing it to the Spauldings, Eleni decided to break off with Frank.

However, eventually learning that the baby was Frank's convinced Alan-Michael to let Eleni go and she and Frank prepared to wed.

Frank didn't have the money for the wedding of Eleni's dreams, but a mysterious donor -- actually, Frank's long-lost dad, Buzz, who was hiding out in Springfield under an assumed name and with a new face -- supplied funds for the happy couple to have a wonderful, community nuptials on 5th Street.

Was this marriage of Beauty and the Greek Guiding Light's greatest moment? Watch it on CBS.com and vote today!

P.S. The baby Eleni was carrying -- born soon after she and Frank took their vows -- was none other than Marina, who went on to date Alan-Michael, herself. What can I say, guess the youngest Spaulding son really loves those Andros women....

THE YOUNG AND THE P AND THE G

According to yesterday's Variety:

It's also not surprising that "General Hospital," a favorite of college women since the heyday of Luke and Laura in the 1980s, would see a ratings spike. But it was something of a nice surprise for CBS that two of the oldest-skewing soaps, "Guiding Light" and "As the World Turns," could also benefit from the Nielsen methodology change.

To read the whole story, click here.

ATWT PHOTO SPOILER: ALL WET

Either Craig (Jeff Meek) is way overdressed or Meg (Marie Wilson) is way underdressed for whatever plans the other has in mind.

Which one will come out on top?

Tune into As The World Turns President's Day week and find out!

GL CLASSIC MOMENT #20

Of all the questions Guiding Light fans have about their show's history, the one that comes up most often is inevitably: So, who are Phillip Spaulding's parents again and how did the poor boy end up so confused?

Alright -- here we go. Pay close attention.

Once upon a time, away from Springfield and off-camera, lived two couples: The very wealthy Alan and Elizabeth Spaulding, and the upper-middle class Justin and Jackie Marler. (Or, as The New York Times would have dubbed them, the Rich and the Super-Rich).

Alan and Elizabeth were not particularly happily married, since he cheated on her quite regularly, but they were expecting a baby, and both were rather happy about that.

Justin and Jackie were no happier, since he'd only married her to kiss up to her father, his medical mentor, and was also cheating on Jackie. On their honeymoon, no less. (Years later, when the Marlers loved taking the moral high-ground over Alan, it would have been nice if Justin had been a bit more regularly reminded of his own marital escapades).

When Jackie discovered Justin's infidelity -- by walking in on it -- she promptly filed for divorce. Only to learn that she was pregnant. She moved to Amsterdam, gave birth to a baby boy and surrendered him for adoption.

Meanwhile, Elizabeth Spaulding gave birth to a stillborn child. Alan, afraid of what the news might do to the fragile Elizabeth, paid his wife's doctor to pass Jackie's baby off as her own. The doctor then told Jackie that her son had been adopted by the Spauldings. Jackie didn't object. (Another fact that should have been brought up years later, when the official version of Phillip's adoption was revised by the people of Springfield to suggest that Alan had stolen Phillip from an unwilling Jackie. Alan may have adopted his son illegally, but he is hardly a kidnapper. Well, he wasn't one then. Sarah is a different story).

Years passed. In 1977, Alan, Elizabeth and five year old Phillip moved to Springfield. Justin and Jackie -- still divorced -- were already there, as well.

Elizabeth soon fell in love with the much more upstanding Mike Bauer and divorced Alan. Meanwhile, Justin -- who had become Phillip's doctor -- was falling in love with Elizabeth, as Jackie, to be close to her son, married Alan! (Got all that?)

Unfortunately for Elizabeth, Phillip didn't like Mike -- he preferred Dr. Justin. Because her son had a congenital heart condition that conveniently flared up whenever Mike was around, Elizabeth went ahead and married Justin. (Another point of defense for Alan -- he was hardly the only one who catered to his son's every whim).

So now Phillip's two biological parents were married to his two adoptive parents. But the story wasn't even close to being over yet.

Jackie and Alan divorced and Elizabeth slept with Mike while married to Justin.

Jackie finally told Justin that they were Phillip's birth parents, but the stress of keeping the secret from wife Elizabeth tore apart Justin and Elizabeth's marriage. Then, Jackie and Justin remarried and Elizabeth learned the truth about her relationship to Phillip. Though crushed, she graciously offered to help Jackie and Justin get custody of Phillip away from Alan.

Alan, outnumbered, gave up the fight, leaving Phillip to believe that the father he worshipped had abandoned him.

In 1982, Jackie died in a plane crash and a now high-school age Phillip returned from boarding school, where his two dads, Justin and Alan clashed over how he should be raised.

As more and more people -- including Phillip's best friend, Rick, and Beth's stepfather, Bradley -- learned the truth about Phillip's parentage, Alan and Justin decided to tell "their" son everything.

Unfortunately, Bradley got there first, setting the scene for a dramatic, Phillip Has Two Daddies confrontation at the Springfield Country Club.

Was Phillip's discovery of his parentage GL's Greatest Moment ever? Watch it at CBS.com and vote now!

GL CLASSIC MOMENT #19

Before they were stalwart members of the Springfield community lecturing others on how to live their lives, Ross (Jerry ver Dorn) and Vanessa (Maeve Kinkead) were... well... bad people.

Ross romanced a vulnerable Amanda Spaulding hoping to use her money to launch a political career, slung some serious mud while defending Roger Thorpe at his marital rape trial, and cheated on Eve, a woman he actually did love, with his old flame, Vanessa.

Vanessa, meanwhile, blackmailed her illigitimate half-brother, spread false rumors about other people's romantic lives, and schemed to win an uninterested Ross back by any means neccessary -- including faking a suicide attempt, and showing up at his apartment wearing nothing but a fur coat and heels.

Was Vanessa's chilly seduction GL's Greatest Moment Ever? Watch it on CBS.com and vote!

And, as you're watching, keep in mind Ross and Vanessa's respective pasts. It makes sense now, doesn't it, how their long lost daughter, Dinah, was able to come to town a sweet innocent (Jennifer Gatti, pictured above), but eventually morph into hell on wheels. Blood will tell, after all...

LOVE IS IN THE AIR!

Valentine's Day means candy, flowers, jewelry... and weddings.

Please enjoy our look back at some of Oakdale's most recent blessed occasions...

PHOTO #1: Katie (Terri Colombino) and Mike (Mark Collier) wed on May 5, 2006 after overcoming obstacles ranging from her ex-husband, Simon, dying and returning from the dead, several psycho stalkers, and Katie's fundamental inability to make up her mind between the two men in her life.
Status as of Valentine's Day 2007: Mike has left Katie. Due to her fundamental inability to make up her mind between the two men in her life.

PHOTO #2: Dusty (Grayson McCouch) marries Jennifer (Jennifer Ferrin) on her deathbed. (July 5, 2006)
Status as of Valentine's Day 2007: She wasn't kidding. She died.

PHOTO #3: Lily (Martha Byrne) and Holden (Jon Hensley) wed for the third time. (January 13, 2005)
Status as of Valentine's Day 2007: Still together and raising four (getting difficult) kids.

PHOTO #4: Teens Gwen (Jennifer Landon) and Will (Jesse Lee Soffer) ran off to get married and prove their maturity on March 6, 2006. Because nothing screams maturity like going off half-cocked to do something imulsive -- and borderline illegal.
Status as of Valentine's Day 2007: Less than a month short of celebrating their first anniversary, Gwen and Will have already split up due to his cheating on her (and on his finals), and gotten back together. But then her mother and his brother came to town....

PHOTO #5: Rosanna (Cady McClain) and Craig (Hunt Block) wed on April 27, 2003. Craig's daughter, Lucy, got out of her wheelchair to celebrate the occasion.
Status as of Valentine's Day 2007: Rosanna is in a coma courtesy of an accident Craig (partially) caused. It's okay. There were separated by then, anyway.

GL'S ALL-YEAR CELEBRATION CONTINUES!

Newsday, Detroit News, Akron Beacon, The Sun Herald, and Rocky Mountain News honor Guiding Light's 70th Anniversary!

GL CLASSIC MOMENT #18

Most couples dealing with infertility merely have to wrestle with commonplace difficulties such as hormone injections, invasive surgical procedures, waffling surrogates and infernal waiting.

Edmund (David Andrew Macdonald)and Cassie Winslow had the unique problem of the woman (Gina Tognoni) who'd killed the father of Cassie's previous child then attempted to take over her life and impersonate her in public, carrying their child.

Cassie and Edmund were initially going to go through in-vitro fertilization in their attempt to have a baby. But, on the night the embryos were ripe for implantation, Cassie left Edmund. At the fertility clinic, Dinah (i.e. the identity-assuming killer above) offered to carry their baby for Edmund and Cassie. She claimed she was doing it in penance for everything she'd taken from Cassie over the years. Edmund, thinking a baby would surely bring his wife running back to him, actually bought her claims and allowed the procedure.

As these things are wont to go, Dinah fell in love with Edmund (I'm sure the fact that he was still obsessed with Cassie had nothing to do with her ardor), and used the unborn baby to manipulate him -- despite having suffered a secret miscarriage earlier.

Was Edmund finding out that Dinah is no longer pregnant GL's Greatest Moment ever? View it at CBS.com and vote!

GL: PHOTO SPOILER

Presenting: Mr. and Mrs. Alan Spaulding!

If that's not the look of love on their faces, then what is? ;)

Meanwhile, check out the look on the previous Mrs. Spaulding's face. Does that frown suggest she's going to let this marriage last past the reception stage?

Tune into Guiding Light this week and find out!

ATWT: PHOTO SPOILER

Does Paul (Roger Howarth) now plan to speak softly and carry a big stick?

(And whom, exactly, does he plan to use it on? Any guesses? Put them in the Comments section below.)

Tune in to As The World Turns President's Day week to find out!

GL CLASSIC MOMENT #17

(We are skipping #16: Jonathan carries Tammy out of the church, due to it being a recent clip and not requiring background).

Now back on the canvas as a drug addled teen with some... questionable... choices in male company, Daisy a.k.a. Susan Lemay was once a cute and cuddly baby that a teen Harley gave up for adoption.

For an-depth history of Daisy's heritage click here and here.

And to vote for Harley giving Daisy up for adoption as GL's Greatest Moment go to CBS.com!

GL CLASSIC MOMENT #15

Alan-Michael Spaulding's parents were Guiding Light's own Beauty and the Beast, Hope and Alan Spaulding.

Such a mixed marriage, predictably, didn't last long, and Hope left town with a toddler Alan-Michael in 1983.

Four years later, in 1987, Alan-Michael's Great-Uncle Ed got quite a surprise during his 4th of July barbecue -- Alan-Michael (Carl T. Evans) dropping in by parachute!

To the viewers, however, the bigger surprise was that, instead of a second grader, this Bauer/Spaulding hybrid was now a handsome teen who, within two years, would be marrying -- and divorcing -- his first wife, Harley Cooper.

Was Alan-Michael's unexpected arrival GL's Greatest Moment? Watch it on CBS.com and vote!

WORLD WINS!

As The World Turns won the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award this weekend for best Daytime Serial.

Here is a recap of which episodes they submitted.

"It's particularly validating to win the WGA Award," said ATWT Headwriter Jean Passanante. "We all know that writers are the toughest judges of each other's work, and so we are very gratified to know we must be doing something right!"

GL'S GREATEST MOMENT #14

In May of 1984, Nola Reardon Chamberlain (Lisa Brown) gave birth to a son -- and didn't know what to name him.

Naming babies had always been a problem for Nola. (Apparently, it was genetic; her mother, Bea, also agonized whether to name her daughter Nora or Nola before going with the less conventional choice).

Nola's first child, a daughter, was initially named Kelly Louise, after Kelly Nelson, the man Nola tried to con into believing he was the father. Once Nola got over her obsession with Kelly, she changed the little girl's name to Anastasia, after a favorite Ingrid Bergman movie, obviously unconcerned about any identity crisis this might cause for the tyke. Anastasia was then shortened to Stacey.

With her son, Nola narrowed the choices down to three names: Quinton Jr. after his father (this time, Nola identified the right man from the start, she was even married to him -- a rarity in the soap world), Thomas Henry (after her father and Quint's; she probably could have reversed the order, but then he'd be the kid from E.T.) and Anthony James (after two of Nola's brothers).

To help settle the matter, Nola spun a Technicolor Wizard of Oz fantasy, with herself as Dorothy, going to the wizard (also Nola) for a name. The final choice, however, was up to GL's viewers, who voted by phone to name the baby. (Late last year, DOOL put out a press release trumpeting a viewer poll to name Bo and Hope's baby as a history making interactive first. Uh-ha).

Guiding Light fans chose to name Nola and Quint's son Anthony James. In another soap staple, the tot was promptly dubbed A.J.

In 1996, when a now teen A.J. returned to Springfield from where he'd been living with his parents off-camera, he'd lost an entire initial and was now simply referred to as J, proving, once again, that consistency in naming was not Nola's forte. (In a fun fact, Lisa Brown's real-life son is named James Anthony, but he's always been called Buddy... life, as they say, does imitate art).

Was Nola's Wizard of Oz fantasy GL's Greatest Moment? Tune into CBS.com and vote!

GL'S GREATEST MOMENT #13

Reva Shayne always knew she had one sister, Roxie. (She may not mention her much or visit her in the mental institution, but Reva knows about her). Then her mother, Sarah's, death led to the discovery of another sister, one Sarah had given birth to in secret and relinquished for adoption.

At first, a twisted Annie conned Reva into thinking she was the long-long sibling (it was part of Annie's plot to hold on to Josh). But then the truth finally came out.

Was Reva and Cassie learning they were sisters GL's Greatest Moment? Watch it at CBS.com!

IS IT HOT IN HERE OR...

As freezing temperatures blanket most of the Midwest (overnight, temperatures dipped as low as 15 below in Freeport, in the northwest part of Illinois, and reached minus 10 at O'Hare International Airport; With the wind, it felt more like minus 30 in Chicago), ATWT's Henry (Trent Dawson) once again proves himself to be the most sensible person in Oakdale, Illinois by wearing a coat.

Even while standing in the Snyder kitchen.

Katie (Terri Colombino) and Vienna (Ewa daCruz) are obviously counting on their natural hotness to stay warm.

Tune in the week of February 19 to As The World Turns and see who Katie tries to leave out in the cold -- only to be rewarded with a taste of her own medicine (it's not quite The Endicott Awards, but Katie does get taken down a peg or two....)

JORDAN'S JOURNEY

Jordan Clarke (Billy) talks about the cast's mission of mercy in Biloxi, and the special Guiding Light episode that came from it, to Yardley News.

GL'S GREATEST MOMENT #12

Holly and Fletcher Reade had both survived difficult parenting experiences prior to conceiving their daughter, Meg.

Though the happy adoptive father of a son, Ben, Fletcher had resisted having another biological child after watching his daughter, Rebecca, die in front of his eyes as a result of a street explosion in Beirut.

Holly, for her part, had tried to raise Blake, the definition of a difficult child and one who Holly, in a burst of anger, once admitted she'd never loved. (They'd reconciled since that incident, but the scars were still there).

So both parents-to-be had high hopes for doing the parenting thing right this time around. But, then, at the midpoint of Holly's pregnancy, came some shattering news...

Was Holly and Fletcher learning their baby had Down's Syndrome GL's Greatest Moment? Watch it at CBS.com and vote now!

ALI, ALI HOME FREE!

Marnie Schulenberg has joined the cast of As The World Turns as a recast Alison Stewart (formerly played by Jessica Dunphy).

When last ATWT viewers saw Alison, she was headed to Seattle to join boyfriend Aaron (Agim Kaba), who was taking care of his dying mother.

Of course, Alison being Alison, it's doubtful she would have found a bedside vigil entertaining for long (this is the girl who let little Will take the rap for a barn she burned down) -- especially when Aaron's mother went ahead and recovered. To find out what trouble Alison managed to get herself into since then, tune into The Young and the Restless on Thursday, February 22.

Yup, that's right, The Young and the Restless. Alison will make an appearance in Genoa City prior to coming home to Oakdale, mom Susan, and sister/mom Emily, on Wednesday, March 21.

GL CLASSIC MOMENT #11

Reva and Josh's first wedding.

Reva and Josh.

What can anyone really say about it -- and them -- that hasn't been said before?

They are destined to be together Always. The only part that's up for debate is whether that means as lovers, spouses, parents, friends or enemies.

Was their Cross Creek wedding GL's Greatest Moment ever? View it on CBS.com and vote!

STILL RICH!

Those mourning the February 18 end of CW's most watched sitcom, Reba, can still catch co-star Christopher Rich (Brock), albeit in a much younger form.

From 1981 to 1985, Rich played Alexander "Sandy" Cory on Another World. Sandy arrived in Bay City looking for his long lost father, Mac. And though he was warmly welcomed into the family, Sandy still chose to keep a secret from his past. Namely how Sandy once supported himself while living the high life in Las Vegas.

Of course, daytime being daytime, Sandy's past didn't stay a secret for long.

To find out precisely what he was so ashamed about, tune into Another World on the AOL/PGP Classic Soap Channel.

(Fun fact, while on AW, Rich married his co-star, Nancy Fragione, who played Sandy's ex-wife. They have since divorced.)

GL CLASSIC SCENE #10

Ed Bauer and Eve Guthrie had a lot of obstacles to overcome on their way to an engagement. For one, his daughter, Michelle, didn't like her -- she preferred to see her father with his ex, Holly.

For another, Holly managed to briefly convince Ed that Eve was a crazy, stalking nut-job (it wasn't too hard to do as Eve had previously spent time in a mental institution for trying to kill Mindy Lewis to keep her away from Eve's former lover, Nick).

A stalwart Ed stood by Eve, however, and the pair became engaged in 1995. But their happiness didn't last long. Eve contracted a rare form of leukemia and, when it looked like she would never recover, a grief-stricken Ed followed Eve's wishes and pulled the plug on his comatose love.

Was Ed's decision GL's Greatest Moment ever? Watch it at CBS.com and vote!

GL CLASSIC MOMENT #9

Once upon a time (circa early 1990s), Harley Cooper (Beth Ehlers) and A.C. Mallet (Mark Derwin) were GL's golden couple.

He started off as Harley's instructor at the Police Academy where, as to be expected, sparks and barbs flew prior to passion igniting.

As the course of daytime love never does run smooth, the couple wrestled with obstacles like Mallet's paralysis, deafness and sterility, and Harley's discovery that her father, Buzz, hadn't really died in Vietnam (his name wasn't on the Memorial Wall; photo above) but was actually back in Springfield with a new face and a fake name.

Harley and Mallet finally married in 1993 and moved to Florida. Four years later, Harley returned home alone, explaining that Mallet had cheated on her and they'd split.

In 2005, Harley was in love with Gus and in prison for the murder of her ex-husband, Phillip. If being behind bars and away from her two sons wasn't bad enough, Harley turned around one day to meet her new warden -- A.C. Mallet (Rob Bogue)!

Was her discovery GL's Greatest Moment Ever? Watch it on CBS.com and vote!

SUPERCOUPLE FOR THE 22ND CENTURY?

We speculated a few weeks back about the potential for Faith Snyder and Parker Munson to someday become an ATWT Supercouple.

On February 21, the unhappy preteens take a big step in that direction with that classic supercouple staple -- going on the run together. (It worked for Luke and Laura. And Holden and Lily. And everyone on DOOL).

While Faith and Parker are still a bit young for anything truly serious to develop, a dry run should be fun for now.

And they've already got a great couple nickname. How does 'Faker' hit ya?

MORE WITH MARTHA!

As reported earlier, Martha Byrne (Lily) will attend An Evening of Enchantment, A Fashion Event to Benefit St. Jude’s Research Hospital on Wednesday, February 7th from 7:00 to 11:00 PM.

Now, we can add that Elena Goode (Jade; ATWT) and Guiding Light stars John Driscoll (Coop), Michelle Ray Smith (Ava) and Lawrence Saint-Victor (Remy) will be on hand to model in the event, as well.

The gala will take place at the Puck Building, located at 295 Lafayette Street in New York City. For ticket information, please call 212-239-3239 or visit www.stjude.org/nycfashionevent.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW: LISA PELUSO (WENDY; SFT)

In 1977, fresh off her role as John Travolta’s little sister in Saturday Night Fever, ten year old Lisa Peluso joined the cast of Search for Tomorrow, replacing Andrea McArdle in the role of Wendy Wilkins. She stayed with the show for eleven years, until it was cancelled in 1986, becoming one of those rare child actors allowed to take their character into adulthood.

In the episodes currently airing on the AOL/PGP Classic Soap Channel, Wendy is proving she’s no little girl, as she schemes with her jailbird lover, Warren (Michael Corbett), to steal his son, Jonah, away from the baby’s mother, Wendy stepsister, Suzi.

The PGP Classic Soap Blog caught up with Lisa to reminisce about her days in Henderson.

PGP: You were a little girl when you started on SFT. What was it like to come into such a fast-paced genre at such a young age?
LP: Coming into soaps at such a young age was a smooth transition for me. I had already been acting for years before that. I began modeling at 4 months old and was SAG (Screen Actors Guild) by the time I was five. I did the national tour of Gypsy with Angela Lansbury and was on Broadway at nine. I had appeared in Somerset, Love of Life and As The World Turns in recurring roles before I began my first contract soap role at ten on SFT. So for me it was just another new job, no less exciting, but I already had experience before joining the show. I will say I probably got an education about all things sensual at an earlier age than most being on soaps at that age!

PGP: Few child actors are allowed to age in real time on soaps. What do you think it was about you that you were able to take Wendy from little girl to grown woman?
LP: I'm not sure really. I will say I am so grateful to have been allowed that opportunity! I simply credit it to God's will. I don't know that I did anything more special that any other younger actress. I think that being part of a pivotal core family always helps. I was also lucky enough to have Executive Producers who believed in me, beginning with Mary-Ellis Bunim. I had writers that wrote for my character. I had awesome actors to work with and, even as a kid, I always worked my hardest to do the best I could and I always worked to get better and grow as an actress. I know most actors do the best work they can and strive to be better than their last performance so who knows why I was lucky enough to get to stay so long? I still go back to the God factor!

PGP: What are you favorite memories of your time on SFT?
LP: My favorite memories are the people that I had great relationships with like (the late) Timothy Patrick Murphy (Spence), Cindy Gibb (Suzi), Nicolette Goulet (Kathy), Maree Cheatham (Stephanie), Mitch Litrofsky (Tom), and Terri Eoff (Suzi) to name a few. When you are on a show long term like that, they become like your family. In some ways, you are closer to them than your own family because you are with them day in and day out. We worked together all day most days, and played together after work. Laughed and cried and went through stuff together all the time. There is a lifetime bond in your heart that never goes away. Especially for me because I literally grew up with them. It was a hard break for me when I left the show professionally as well as emotionally. I get teary just thinking of how much we all loved each other.

PGP: Do you keep in touch with any former co-stars?
LP: Maree Cheatham and I are still good friends and, of course, I miss Tim Murphy a whole lot. Alas, I've lost touch with most of the others, but they have a special place in my heart.

PGP: You went on to Loving (Ava) and Another World (Lila) after SFT. How were those experiences different from life in Henderson?
LP: Well, I was a grown up to begin with, so I was thought of as a grown up. On Search, no matter how old I got, if I stayed, I'm convinced I would still be thought of as a kid. I had leading lady status on Loving and Another World. But there are actually many more similarities than differences for me. Great actors, great relationships, awesome experiences and priceless memories from all three!

PGP: How would you answer the question: Where is Lisa Peluso now?
LP: I am now happier with my life than I ever have been. After 25 years in daytime and putting my whole heart and soul into it, I'm glad at this point in my life to be focused on my children, marriage, faith and the humanitarian overseas work my husband and I are blessed to have the opportunity to do. I will always treasure my time in daytime, but look at it as my past. I am happier now to focus on reaching out to the world around me in more of a hands-on capacity rather than to entertain it. It was a joy to make people laugh or cry through my work. The way I look at the humanitarian work that I've been privileged to do -- that is now my passion, and more my present focus -- is I get to still do that, but in an even more gratifying way. Rather than through the eyes of a camera, it pleases me to have the opportunity to hold their hands and look into their eyes and try to give something of value more lasting than a feeling that lasts until the next episode. That’s where I am now.

PGP: Any message you would like to send to fans who've followed your career from SFT and beyond?
LP: Thank you so much for all your love and support it meant so much to me! I love you and Jesus loves you! God Bless!

To check out how Wendy and Warren fare in their plot against Suzi, tune into Search for Tomorrow on the AOL/PGP Soap Channel today!

GL MEMORABLE MOMENT #8

In 1995, an amnesiac Reva Shayne was living in Amish country, where one of her friends was Abigail Blume, a deaf young woman who only communicated in a sign language understood by her family.

When Reva regained her memory, she returned to Springfield and took Abby along with her, so Abby could get treatment for the migraines that had plagued her most of her life.

In Springfield, Abby not only got rid of her migraines, she also ditched the exclusive sign language for ASL, and many of the Amish trappings she'd been raised with for a more modern life. In response, she was shunned by the people of Goshen. When Abby began dating Rick Bauer, her parents disowned her, as well.

While dating Rick, Abby was attacked by a thug named Roy in an alley. Abby took Roy to trial. He was let go on a technicality and Abby, furious, shot and killed him, ending up on trial herself. Rick and Abby wed before she accepted a plea bargain and was sentenced to prison for eighteen months. Abby was eventually set free when she was able to prove that Roy had threatened her life prior to Abby shooting him.

In 1999, Abby decided to get a cochlear implant, which would make it possible for her to hear again.

Is the scene of Abby regaining her hearing GL's most memorable moment? Watch it and vote on CBS.com!

Actress Amy Ecklund, herself deaf since age six, also underwent a cochlear implant at the same time as Abigail. To read her courageous story, click here.

BETWEEN SCOTTS

Back in 1980, soaps were the hottest thing on the air (yes, I'm counting Dallas as a soap, and you should, too, even if it was on in primetime), while the hottest things on daytime were GH's Luke and Laura.

The country went crazy when the antihero and the ingenue went on the run -- leaving Laura's good boy husband, Scotty Baldwin, behind.

Yeah... about poor Scotty. While Luke and Laura were dancing in department stores and searching for left-handed boys with pots of gold buried in their base, Scotty was left to hang around Port Charles, furrowing his brow.

No fun for the character, no fun for the actor.

At the same time, in an attempt to combine the runaway success of Dallas and GH, NBC commissioned a daytime soap from P&G called Texas.

And to make sure their new offering got as much attention as possible, they lured actor Kin Shriner away from GH to play Jeb Hampton on Texas.

The Another World spin-off taped in the same Brooklyn studio where As the World Turns is headquartered today, and Shriner's love interest was played by a very young Catherine Hickland (now Lindsay on OLTL).

Shriner reminisced about his Texas days to Soap Opera Digest when he returned to those Brooklyn studios in 2005 to play Keith.

Of course, as all soap fans know, no matter how many other shows he pops up on (Rituals, Y&R), Shriner inevitably ends up at his old stomping grounds, GH.

He's back in Port Charles for the month of February, but those wanting to catch him between the Scotts can tune into the AOL/PGP Classic Soap Channel's broadcast of Texas, right now!

ROCKIN' ROBIN

Is Robin Mattson daytime's most prolific villainess?

She's been GH's Heather, SB's Gina, RH's Delia, AMC's Janet and B&B's Sugar, and, next Monday, January 12, Robin brings her bad girl ways to As the World Turns in the role of Cheri, a woman who encourages Emily (Kelley Menighan Hensley) to explore her untapped, professional potential.

But this isn't Robin's first role on a P&G soap. In 1976, she was a regular on Guiding Light, playing Hope, a (surprise!) good girl. And not just any good girl. A Bauer! Alan-Michael's mom to be!

Not that Hope was a complete angel (the Bauers, despite their wholesome rep, rarely are: Bill was a drunk and a cheat, Ed was a drunk and a wife beater, and Rick made pills his vice of choice, plus he cheated on his wife).

When Hope and her dad, Mike, briefly lived in Bay City (home of sister soap, Another World), Hope became involved with her married professor. Mike dragged Hope home to Springfield, where she promptly fell for Ben, an artist with a grudge against Mike for having failed to defend him on a robbery charge years earlier.

Ben painted Hope in the nude, then withdrew money from their joint bank account to cover for his brother, who'd held up a deli. When Hope found out, Ben took the fall for his brother, and Hope broke off their engagement.

If that's how much trouble Robin managed to cause as a sainted Bauer, imagine what havoc she could wreak on ATWT!

Or, better yet, don't imagine. Tune into As the World Turns and find out!

GL ALUM FOR PRESIDENT!

A recent Gallup Panel poll shows Rudy Giuliani and John McCain the clear frontrunners among the Republican Party's 2008 presidential hopefuls. In the most recent test of rank-and-file Republicans' presidential nomination preferences, 31% said they would be most likely to support Giuliani and 27% said McCain. When asked to choose between the two, however, Republicans show a slight preference for Giuliani at 50% to 42%, respectively.

All of the news outlets that have picked up the above story refer to the potential Presidential candidate as "former mayor of New York" and/or a "former prosecutor."

But aren't they missing something?

How about: Ex star of Guiding Light?

Check out the photo of His Honor, Harley (Beth Ehlers) and Phillip (Grant Aleksander) above!

BLAME CANADA

Well, actually, Canada is blaming us...

According to a current article in Playback Magazine, American television is responsible for the destruction of indigenous -- and Canadian -- cultures: I recently caught a National Film Board documentary about the Inuit who, when introduced to TV, quickly became addicted to it. Particularly named as culprit in this '70s documentary were shows like The Edge of Night and The Price Is Right. The Inuit, their leader argued, were fast becoming marginalized because there, on their TVs, was a tantalizing and prosperous lifestyle, but never once did they see their own image involved among the glitter. Yet they remained transfixed to the spectacle as it was readily available, cheap and exciting. Their leader feared they would lose their heritage because they were lured into being bystanders in a foreign culture instead of being given the opportunity to further their own words and tell their own stories.

Wow. The Edge of Night did all that? Must have been a heck of a show.

To check it out on the AOL/PGP Classic Soap Channel, click here. (But blame Canada if you become transfixed).

JORDANA JOUSTS JOLIE

ATWT alum Jordana Brewster (ex-Nikki) will assume the role of Mrs. Smith, the role played by Angelina Jolie in the feature film Mr. and Mrs. Smith, for ABC's pilot of the same name.

More at Zap2it.com.

Jordana joined the cast of ATWT in 1995 as the teen daughter Hal Munson never knew he had, and played the popular role for three years.

She is shown in the photo above with Ashley Williams (ex-Danni) who, last season, made a primetime mark of her own as the (presumed) "mother" referred to in CBS' hit, How I Met Your Mother.

PELPHREY PARTING

As Jonathan says farewell to Springfield, and Guiding Light fans wave good-bye to Emmy-winning actor Tom Pelphrey, the PGP Classic Soap Blog grieves in its own way -- with a photographic look back at some of Jonathan/Tom's greatest moments.

PHOTO #1: Jonathan follows family tradition and takes a dip in the Springfield fountain alongside mom Reva.

PHOTO #2: After years of terrific supercouple angst, Jonathan and Tammy (Stephanie Gatschet) finally wed.

PHOTO #3: Tammy dies despite Jonathan's pleas to stay with him.

PHOTO #4: Jonathan and baby daughter Sarah prepare to strike out on their own, while all of Springfield presumes them dead.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW: RICHARD THOMAS

Another Tom Hughes accounted for!

Before he was John-Boy Walton, Richard Thomas was ATWT's Tom (Boy?) Hughes.

And now he's one Angry Juror...

ACTOR APPEARANCE: MARTHA BYRNE

Martha Byrne (Lily; ATWT) will attend An Evening of Enchantment, A Fashion Event to Benefit St. Jude’s Research Hospital on Wednesday, February 7 from 7:00 to 11:00 PM.

The event will take place at the Puck Building, located at 295 Lafayette Street.

For ticket information, please call 212-239-3239 or visit www.stjude.org/nycfashionevent.