From: jgacker@neptune.gsfc.nasa.gov (James G. Acker)
Subject: B&B:  "Only human" update for Friday, August 7
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Date: Wed, 12 Aug 92 11:34:36 EDT
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	Oh Lord, the trials I have been subjected to this past
weekend...

	BTW, thanks for ALL the feedback.  I don't expect much from
the day-to-day routine, but I went over-the-top on the play-by-play
(how many of you caught the reference to Meat Loaf's "Paradise
by the Dashboard Light"?  If you haven't heard it, you should ;-}

	But, we had a power failure Monday which wiped out the
memory function on the VCR, thus not allowing taping of Monday's ep.
Then, when I re-programmed the VCR, I mistakenly told the @@#$%! machine
that it was 9:30 AM when in fact it was 9:30 PM, and thus on Tuesday
I ended up taping a half-hour of a Hawaii Five-0 rerun.  I am not
making this up -- imagine my consternation when I say that 25-foot 
wave of surf rolling in!  (However, there is one mega-Hawaiian babe
in those preliminary 5-0 shots, I had a crush on her in junior high!)

	So, I watched the Friday show on Monday, had a meeting Tuesday
and am updating Friday now.  What I vaguely remember is:

	Some of Friday on "The Bold and The Beautiful"


	Ridge/Felicia/Brooke

	Felicia is still probing Ridge about his feelings about the kiss
Brooke foisted on him.  Ridge tells her to back off, but Felicia refuses
to.  Ridge gets up and spies Brooke listening (her reflection in a fitting
mirror).  Ridge says "I couldn't stand that kiss!  Yuck-ptoooey!  I am not
in love with that moony loser Brooke, and I haven't been since I sighted
Taylor's yabbos!  I am TOTALLY dedicated to my wife, and Brooke should 
realize it and get on with her life and get back with Dad!  She's
driving me up a wall with this obsession, the kid might not even be mine,
and I wish she'd just drop it!" (the obsession, not the kid).
	 Felicia says Wow, Ridge, that sounds healthy!  Brooke is in tears
and runs.  Ridge sees that she's not in the mirror anymore, and tells
Felicia that all of what he said was for Brooke's benefit -- he saw her
listening.  In fact, he cares greatly for Brooke and wishes she would
do what's right -- reconcile with Dad.  Felicia says Hmmmm, if you feel
this way, are you really over it?  You'd better think about it.  Ridge
gets stony.

	Stephanie/Eric

	Stephanie's in the office with Eric.  She explains to him that now
is the time to give Brooke the pink slip.  She's done the Belief fabric,
now is the right time!  Get rid of the pregnant whore before she does 
any more damage to the family!  Eric defends Brooke and says he can't,
she's not just an employee, she's my wife.  Stephanie says how much longer
are you going to go on believing that farce?  If it's up to me, I'd can her
can now, and I'm going to convince you to do it to!  She storms out
huffily.

	Darla/Macy/Jim Spencer/Karen

	Darla's worried that Jim hasn't called because she isn't in her
league, she tells Macy.  Oh well, might as well get over it (snif!).  Macy
tries to convince her it isn't true, she's got a lot to offer, but
Darla is sure that's the problem.  His got a big image, she might ruin it.
In that case, I'm glad he hasn't called back, so I can move on to bigger and
better football players!  She fake-smiles and sits back down at the desk.
Macy looks sympathetic.
	Karen comes to visit Daddo and they talk.  He asks about Thorne and
she says it's a little awkward, but it'll work out.  If she's unsure she
can always move back in, he assures her.  The talk turns to Daddo's love life
and Karen wants to know what's up with Darla?  Dad says  Hmpf, can't talk about
it.  Karen pushes.  Daddo admits that going out with Darla to the Bikini
loosened his collar and he had a great time, but he has his image to worry 
about.  Karen says Image, shmimage, if you enjoy it then go for it!  After
she leaves to go buy another blue-satin teddy, an emboldened Jim calls
Darla, making Darla's day.
	(BTW, for the male crowd, this show is displaying Joanna Johnson's
cleavage at every opportunity.  She was wearing a tight white tank top in 
this scene.  Why can't they do this more often with Macy?  Oh, I'm so
sorry, she's married.  Darn.)

	Brooke

	Brooke's in the lab, outdoing the sprinkler system with the
waterworks from the tear ducts.  Her thoughts are audible as she
reads over a note to Ridge.  She basically tells him (in the note) that
she understands it all now, she doesn't want to be a burden to him, she's
sorry, she'll get out of his life and he won't have to worry about the
baby, she still loves him and will always love him, etcetera, etcetera,
etcetera, Peter Cetera.  Satisfied that she has dotted the t's and crossed
the eyes (dyslexia and recessive genes), she puts the letter down
and calls the airlines to make reservations for Paris on the Concorde,
she has got to get out of town NOW!  When the reservation agent
tells her the price of tickets on the Concorde, a shocked Brooke
clutches her chest and collapses to the floor in obvious unconsciousness.
	Stephanie comes into the lab moments later and finds Brooke on the
floor.  The show closes with a dilemmized Stephanie trying to decide what
excuse she can come up with for leaving Brooke on the floor, or if she'll
have to show some human sympathy and call 911.


That be it and that ain't no fooey!


	So, the Monday and Tuesday episodes are hopelessly lost, the
Wednesday ep might not get seen 'til tomorrow night whilst I celibate, 
no, I am but that doesn't apply here, celebrate my birthday with my
honey, any of you occasional watchers can fill in the details for this
week.

	I am, and respectfully remain,

	Jim Acker
	jgacker@neptune.gsfc.nasa.gov