Surviving the world of Super Soap Weekend

I had an amazing time at Super Soap Weekend(SSW) 2007 at MGM Studios in Orlando, FL and I didn't even have one meaningful, extended conversation with a daytime performer or have my picture taken with a "favorite actor" of mine. I didn't have any intention of doing either of these activities and it is because of that personal decision that I had so much fun!

I LOVE meeting, chatting and posing with my favorite daytime performers, but setting such goals at SSW is very risky because the likelihood of disappointment is extremely high. I would have to endure much less sleep and much discomfort to have even the slightest chance to have basically less than a minute of an actor's time at SSW, so I keep such personal hopes and chances for smaller, more intimate settings--such as personal appearances at fan club weekends and banquet-room style gatherings that are held throughout the country during the year.

I returned for my second SSW adventure because it gives me a chance to see a wonderful mixture of ABC Daytime performers mingling in "talk show" settings, "game show" settings and concerts. It is very rare that daytime fans have a chance to see actors from the same network, yet from different shows and coasts, interact with each other. I also LOVE Street Jam--the concert of daytime performers belting out tunes and dancing with and under the stars :) One of my favorite daytime performers, Kathy Brier, is simply incredible each time she performs on stage and this time, she once again ROCKED the house!! Her rendition of Janis Joplin's "Piece of My Heart" and her performance of "Untouchable" (from her CD, 'Heartbreaker') were sheer perfection! I also enjoyed watching the daytime version of "Cell Block Tango" (from 'Chicago') peformed by the women from OLTL and AMC. Although the day is long and exhausting, I would never crawl back to the hotel room without experiencing Street Jam. It is worth the time and physical effort (the "crawling home to the room") to watch the wonderful performances!

Because of my love for scrapbooking, I am a "picture hog". Want to see how much of a "picture hog" I am???? Check out my Shutterfly.com links listed below. I hope you aren't "allergic" to gorgeous men named Jason Thompson and John Paul Lavoisier, otherwise you may be risking your health--LOL :) I have numerous pictures of two of my favorite daytime men--as well as Kathy Brier, Kimberly McCullough, Bradford Anderson, Sonya Eddy... If none of these names sound familiar, but you are a "General Hospital" fan, I promise you--you will know their faces.

Jason's Saturday Autograph Session

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Jason's Sunday Autograph Session
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NS Motorcade/Chat
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Kimberly's Sat Autograph Session

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NS Sat Talk Show
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Burn'n Up--Men of Daytime

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NS Motorcade/Chat

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Triple Play Game Show

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Look for some exciting news about my website and new scrapbooking business. I'll be posting another message about this topic by tomorrow morning :)