From: n2413@cray.com (Jo Theis)
Subject: Re: ATWT - Frantic's Past
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.
Date: 23 Jul 92 14:32:05 CDT

In article <23JUL199213153476@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov> afpaeji@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov (JIM PAE) writes:
>
>Hey there Wardsters --
>
>The battleship grey pills have destroyed my grey matter apparently either 
>that or I was mugged in NYC and had to have emergency bRaIn SurGERy wherein 
>they took out part of my temporal lobe to save the rest of me (All of me, 
>why don't you take all of me?  Sorry ---).  You see, on Wednesday's show, 
>Kimkabob and Frantic were discussing a guy named David Cummings (I believe) 
>and how Frantic was in love with him when apparently he toyed with her mind 
>and played her for a dupe.  Now, I have vague memories (All alone in the 
>moonlight.  Has the moon lost her memory ... Sorry, again --) of this 
>situation, but I can't recall the entire situation.  Therefore, I bow to 
>the higher powers that be on this net, particularly JlJ for her vast 
>knowledge base, and request the use of someone else's brain.  Could ya clue 
>me in?  Danke.

Welp, I feel rather humbled by that praise, especially since I can't
be of too much help with the Douglas Cummings storyline.  All I can
recall is that Douglas, who owned the Moanin' Sleaza before Sleaza
did (I can't remember what it was called back then though), seemed
like just a super-swell guy.  Handsome, charming, smart, wealthy,
and--unfortunately--psychotic.  He became involved with Frantic 
for the sole purpose of being near KimkaBob, with whom he was
obsessed.  He sent her apricot roses all the time.  Anyway, this
story went on for a LONG time.  Even so, I can't remember what the
basis of his obsession with Kim was all about.  It went back to the
days when the Kimster was a singer (did you know she was a singer?).

Someone else is going to have to help me out here.  The ending of 
the story involved Douglas kidnapping either Frantic or Kimster,
the other one finally putting all the pieces together and following
them, and Douglas confessing the whole sordid mess, much to Frantic's
dismay.  Then I can't remember what happened to Douglas.  Wait. 
One of them (not the kidnapped one) shot and killed him.  Yeah!
That's it!

Douglas Cummings was played by John Wesley ("The Flash") Shipp, and
he won at least one Emmy for the role.

That's the best I can do, tooTALL.  There must be something fairly
significant that I'm forgetting, though, because I really didn't
get the connection that Kim was trying to make between Frantic/H2D
and Frantic/Douglas.  What was the point?  Just that Fannie's a 
dolt?  Well, we all KNEW that!

As long as I'm rambling anyway, I just want to add that I thought
yesterday's (Wednesday's) show was excellent.  Lots of outstanding
"little moments."  My fave was the three old ladies (Ms. Ellen, Nan,
and EdWienie) dining at the Snot Club and totally halting their
conversation to eye up the good looking young buck in the swim
trunks as he walked by.  Funny stuff!

Also, I realized how much I miss Cabin Cruiser.  Geez, he was good!
Great part, great actor.

Enough, already.  I'll stop.
>
>tooTALL 

- JlJ
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