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From: jyarnot@netcom.com (Jan Yarnot)
Subject: GH: Update Thursday June 22
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 1995 16:42:42 GMT

DAY 2 OF THE NURSE'S BALL

AJ doesn't believe what he just heard, and Stone reiterates, yes, he has
AIDS.  AJ offers an apology (and it looks real.  AJ is the representative of
all the folks who never think they will actually KNOW someone with this
disease.)  When Stone and Robin leave to dance, AJ is stunned, but
speculating how Stone got it.  He must be gay, or a drug user.  He didn't
think it was possible to get it from a woman.  I mean, can you picture him
getting it from ROBIN?  The table sits stunned as Robin's situation sinks in.
Robin and Stone go to tell Ned and Lois, quick before someone else drops
this bombshell.  Both are supportive, both hug him.  Ned surprised me
here, as I really expected him to be more like, say, his cousin.  Or to
be thinking about what this means to L&B and ELQ.
Stone is tired and he and Robin decide to leave.  But they discuss
telling Mac.  Robin doesn't think anyone will tell him tonight (where
was Amy?) because not even AJ is that insensitive.  (I thought maybe he'd
overhear it...)  Monica and Alan discuss AIDS, teens, Emily [how to keep
her safe without stifling her sexuality.  My 20-yr-old son, who is far
too cool to watch soaps but who somehow is always in the room when it's on,
says "go ahead, stifle her sexuality!"  "It's a soap," say I, "It's
against the rules!"]  Emily comes up (looking wonderful.  It's a long sad
story, but I missed yesterday, so I didn't see what she looked like then)
and mentions Sidney, to Monica's puzzlement and Alan frantically
signalling her to stifle it.

Katybell is gloating.  I thought perhaps she would share her nasty plan
with Damian, who would then smash a pie in her face or something, but no
such luck.  It worked out, though.  Jon tells Lucy that the figures are not
going to be good.  She sends him off for his calculator and introduces the
next act, Miguel.  I thought, why me? but in reality, his hair is looking the
best I've ever seen (did he wash it?) and his song, dedicated to a
"friend" who he just found out has AIDS (when did he discover this?) was
nice, and the background was scenes of the Quilt, and I found myself crying.
The next act is Steve and Tommy who do "Ya Gotta Have Heart" with a backup
chorus...it seems there are one or two other people in Port Charles.

Sonny comes to Miguel and says he appreciates the song.  Do you realize
how HARD this must have been for Sonny?  Miguel says "You are evil,
Sonny.  I spit on you." (apologies, T&T)  Brenda gives Miguel a long,
lingering hug, since the poor lad had to speak to Sonny, and Sonny heads
off to talk to Lily, with Brenda and Miguel looking daggers at both.
Brenda gives Sonny what for later at the table.

Lucky is all upset that maybe Mom didn't see his act with his Dad.  She
was, however, off selling raffle tickets with Lila.  (What is the prize
that can compete with the green dress?)  Mike comes and meets Laura, sweet-
talks her, and dances off with Lucky (that is, Lucky was showing him a few
steps.)  Luke wants to go talk with Laura, and they go sit on the steps.
Luke is mad.  What do you WANT, woman?  I got you a home, I've only sent
you out of town three times, totalling about a year, you've only had to
kill one bad guy in the living room and Lucky ditto, what's your PROBLEM??
[Keep that spine, Laura!]  At one point I thought he was about to repeat
the rape, oh I mean "seduction", that started this great romance.  How
much did Tom's dig of the other day have to do with this??

Damian says he has to get ready for his big number, and Katybell sulks
off to Mac.  C'mon, writers, not even MAC deserves this.  She's still
intolerably smug.  Audrey introduces Lucy, and remembers her lines, and
Damian (who can sing!!  L&B should hire him!!) and Lucy go into their
"Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better" routine, which involves kissing
Lee and throwing Katybell out of her chair, all very well done. I loved
it. And so did PC.  Lucy, backstage, reacts to the applause, and Katybell
storms in and reclaims Damian.  She's off to eat lots of the free caviar.
Lucy warns her it's FATTENING, if you know what I mean.

Amy is off gossipping: Mac says I didn't know Lucy could sing and Amy starts
raving about Damian.  Therefore, Luke is attempting to help Lucy into her
next dress when Jon comes back with the terrible news that they are $12000
below last year.  Lucy is horrified and Luke mildly suggests a strip-tease
to make it up.  Jon, amazed, kisses her for going the extra mile and
Lucy says one of the great lines of the day, "when I'm through, you may
want to reconsider your position."  *laugh*

Amy, having just said to Kevin and Mac how Lucy doesn't much
like showing off, gets the thrill of seeing her come out and announce the
numbers, and how she, Lucy, is going to get it back up.  She gets a trumpet
for a fanfare, are there no limits to this woman's talents?

Monica (who is gorgeous) buys the bracelet, Simone the necklace, by which
time the crowd is definitely in the mood.  Sonny gets a glove and Damian
the other.  Katherine spits about how could Damian get involved, and D.
says another great line: "Oh Kat, put a glove in it."

Mike gets into the spirit of the bidding and offers $7500 he doesn't have
for the cape, but Damian rescues him at the last minute with an $8000 bid.
Felicia and Bobbie start bidding for a shoe and then Bobbie leaves F. to
it, but Filly is sorely disappointed when Luke gets the other one (afterwards
they discuss it, it's going up over the bar at Luke's, but Felicia can borrow
it sometimes, if she has it back by midnight.)

Alan and Tony ("my two favorite ex-husbands") share the overskirt.  Kevin
has muttered "et tu, Brute?" but stands on a chair and offers $10000 for
Lucy to keep the dress ON.  (Everyone who's worried about his free patients
can stop, he's independently wealthy!)  Damian, naturally, offers $20K for
Lucy to take it off.  This adequately covers Katybell's depredations.  Lucy
has slipped behind the curtain and throws out the dress.  The crowd,
including Felicia, stand and chant "MORE! MORE!"

The women of GH come out doing "One Singular Sensation" (and Audrey's
legs are fantastic) and Amy, derelict again, is nowhere to be found.
Damian is offering to help when Miss Subtlety appears backstage again
in a towering rage.  She embodies all of Lucy and Damian's warnings about
being ugly when she's jealous.  Lacking any other weapons, such as wit and
charm, she uses her brute force and hurls Lucy through the curtains in her
undies.  Lucy, ever the trooper, shrugs and joins the chorus line.

I love this show!
--
   Jan Yarnot, net.granny, RABbabe, Proud Mom to Stands-With-a-Book
          the Booklist Boy, the IRS Guy, the Tycoon, and Sunbunny.
Disgruntled baseball fan, on strike.    Nifty Fifty (growing older is
jyarnot@netcom.com                || mandatory, growing up is optional.)