From: mary@uicsl.csl.uiuc.edu (Mary E. Allison)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: AMC UPDATE Monday July 20 1992
Date: 21 Jul 1992 22:03:26 GMT
Organization: Center for Reliable and High-Performance Computing, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Summary: If you got to play a garden party I wish you a lot of luck
Keywords: PARTY SHINDIG SOIREE GATHERING

UPDATE for MONDAY, July 20, 1992

My cold is a bit better - I'm still congested a bit in my chest.  Of
course, if I had more to work with I could do a better update.

{ my cynical (or insightful) comments are in brackets }

OUR TOP STORIES TODAY
 
   * We went to a garden party

   * Well, when I'm unpacking I ALWAYS wear white -- NOT

   * MROW -- HISS HISS  MROOOOWW

* Well, when I'm unpacking I ALWAYS wear white -- NOT

     Probably the MOST boring part of this boring day in Pine Valley
had to do with Brian and Dixie still unpacking.  { First question --
how many of you wear WHITE slacks when you're unpacking from a move?
NONE of you do?  What a surprise }  Brian and Junior come back from
the store - Brian bought Jr. a tool kit (awww).  Seems when Brian was
a kid he dad always beat him when he touched something in a store - so
it felt good to just buy something for the kid.  Later, Dixie is
putting up a picture (she's being SELF sufficient) and she loses
balance and Brian grabs her on the step ladder { shades of a future
romance here boys & girls }.  Still later, after prodding from Brian,
Dixie confesses that she still misses Tad and she never really mourned
his death.  Still LATER, Dixie tells Brian that he should admit he
still misses Haley -- Brian says Haley "KISSED him off" (as he kicks
his foot in the air) but he admits he still misses her.

     OH -- an interesting note - Brian had brought his unopened mail
to Dixie's (IOAS).  He went through it and found the envelope with the
ring that Haley had returned.  REMEMBER -- Haley put the ring in the
envelope and tossed it in the out box and the immediately went with
Charlie to get ice cream.  When they returned eating the ice cream,
Erica was saying that they had to go get ready for the party.  So -
the enveloped ARRIVED at Brian's within HOURS of when it was put in
the out basket at Enchantment.  Now, if Enchantment is like most
corporations, mail goes out maybe twice a day - noon and 5.  Since
Haley and Charlie went to ice cream after noon - this means that the
mail didn't go out until 5 - but it STILL got to Brian the same day.
Is this time travel, or is the teleporter at the post office?
Inquiring minds want to know.  { Gee, I wish I could pay my bills like
that write out the check one day and have it get there a few days
earlier -- then I'd never have to worry about making payments on time
- I could make them anytime within a week AFTER they're due }

* We went to a garden party

BEST DRESSED -- OPAL (really - she looked very nice and formal - her
                      dress was only one color)

WORST DRESSED - TIE - just about everyone else

WORST CHANGE - Angelique's new do -- the scissors maniac has returned
               - hand in hand with the henna hitperson

     Well, everyone (except Dixie and Brian) are arriving at the
party.  This might be hard to do in a chronological manner so I'll
just start and see what comes up.

     Adam and Haley are there -- Haley sees Gloria and Stuart and
tries to get Adam to calm down - she tells him "live and let live".
Later, Terrance comes in with An Li { I'm moving to Pine Valley - some
guy that works PART TIME at the HEALTH CLUB can afford to go to the
shindig and take a date -- GEEZ }.  Haley gets REALLY upset and Adam
asks her "what happened to live and let live".  Later, Haley chews out
Terrance for bringing An Li and Terrance tells Haley to CHILL.

     Erica comes in with Charlie on her arm - she had earlier
(Friday(?)) talked to Jack and he mentioned about Angelique and
Dimitri planning on a "family".  Erica got Opal to talk to Angelique
about her "plans" for children.  Between what Angelique and Hellcat
were saying, Opal figured that Dimitri promised Angelique a baby
{ either that or Opal was trying to protect Erica from Dimitri and
figured that telling Erica that they were planning a family ... }
Anyway, a short time later Charlie found Erica being depressed and
Erica told Charlie that she wanted to make someone jealous -- so they
went out to the party (Erica had talked to Opal and Charlie in a more
remote corner of the garden) and they DANCED together - { Charlie was
on Erica like white on rice :^) }.  Dimitri's eyes were turning green
and a few other people noticed Charlie and Erica together (Ruth and
Joe saw them and they got worried that Charlie might not be over
Erica).  Anyway, Dimitri told Erica to meet him ______ (at the dock?).
A short time later they met there and they BOTH wanted to know from
the other "WHAT IS GOING ON".  

* MROW -- HISS HISS  MROOOOWW (probably the best storyline)

     Taylor and Vivian are dressed to the nines { or something like
that } but Lucas says - no party for me tonight.  He's afraid that
dear, sweet, Vivian will act snooty.  Well, Taylor asks if they could
PLEEEASE DAAAADDEEEE go to the party { would you like some cheese with
that whine Taylor? } so he says yes.

     When Vivian and Livia are introduced they form an instant and
mutual dislike for each other.  { MROOW - you could SEE the fur on
their backs standing on end and the claws sticking out }.  Vivian says
that Lucas has told her that Livia defends the dregs of society
(MEOW).  Livia says that she loves her job, it gives her a purpose in
life and helps to fulfill her (MEOW).  Since she's so pleased with her
career it makes her happy in the other areas of her life (let's kiss
Tom now) (HISS).  Vivian comments that Livia "has it all" and she's a 
real "90s woman".  (MROOW - HISS) 

     Lucas tears into Vivian for acting so snooty and Vivian says that
she was complimenting Livia { yeah -- RIGHT }.  A short time later
Vivian commandeers the mike and says that she will MATCH any funds
that are raised tonight.  She also says that Lucas will be glad to do
all the repairs -- pro bono.  She says that all the money is coming
from her father's foundation the _______ (Hobart?) Taylor-Roxbury
Foundation.  There's a shot of Livia { hmmm, I hope this woman gets
nominated for best supporting actress or something next year } and you
can see all the blood run out of her face as the name is mentioned.
Later, Livia tells Tom that her law school scholarship was a
Taylor-Roxbury scholarship.  Tom tells her to ask Lucas about.  Livia,
showing TRUE (NOT) gratitude goes to Lucas and asks if he had anything
to do with the scholarship.  He says they'll talk about it later.  She
says that he bought her off and didn't even tell her about it.  

     After seeing Livia and Vivian together I assume that Lance will
no longer need to watch the Japanese Sci-Fi movies.  

     If you were born before 1960 don't even BOTHER to read the
following :^) :^) 

          I went to a garden party
          At the Merrick's Weirdwind pad
          A chance to check out all the town
          Scope out hunks (babes) again.
          When I got to the garden party
          They all knew my name
          But no one recognized me
          My hair (facial or head :^)) was not the same.

          But it's alright now
          I learned my lesson well
          See you can't please everyone one but
          you got to win the timeslot.

--
A well mannered person is not the one who knows which fork to
use first, but one who doesn't notice when others use the wrong
one.
  -- Anton Chekhov 

    Mary Allison (mary@uicsl.csl.uiuc.edu) Urbana, Illinois
Cat^2 Owned, Square Dancer, Leaper, Ballroom Dancer in training