Quick driveby to ...

... drop off the latest bumper with our gorgeous guy:



Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

I'm sensing a trend here. Grin!

And I LOVE it.

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• I LOVE IT, Tat!!!

  I am sensing the trend too - and it's WONDERFUL!! How pretty! Thank you for doing this!! YOU ROCK! (NT) -- TK, 00:25:07 09/19/08 Fri
  • You're welcome, TK. Is there a load problem with you, though? I have to refresh to get the player to play properly. It might be that I'm still having browser problems, however. Sigh. (NT) -- tat, 04:51:52 09/19/08 Fri

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• Fantastic snaps, TK! I am so impressed that your opening shots are so good! This is going to be too long, so clicky! -- tat, 05:12:43 09/18/08 Thu
  • TAT!! Right on, girl! I love every word - especially the Shakespear! GRIN! It is amazing to me that Paul still holds the hope inside that his father will step up and be a Dad. After all he has put Paul through. Speaks to the character of our guy. I love him, too - so much! And yes - melt, melt, melt!!!! (NT) -- TK, 00:38:04 09/19/08 Fri

What is a man?

Indeed ... what is a man?

Well, let's look at James' definition ...


James: I cannot believe that I have a son that's such a coward. Stop whining, paul. Do something. Take some action. For once, act like a man.

Paul: So, if I show any kind of compassion or show any kind of remorse, then I'm a coward in your eyes?

James: The shoe fits.


You know, in the midst of my browser problems with Vista, I could only post on certain boards. I became involved in a lengthy discussion at one of these boards ... and one of my points was:

We all have a "Jungian Shadow Self" ... that Dark Part of ourself that only wants what Self wants. That atavistic, recidivistic return to the animal programming that most of us try to suppress. We try to suppress it because the suppression of it is what makes us Human Beings and NOT animals. Animals are primarily and genetically programmed to survive by pursuing their immediate wants ... food, propagation, territorial control at ANY cost. Even in set Social Structures animals are not idealistic ... there is no awareness of right or wrong in Nature. Animals are driven by genetic programming. And Self is supreme.

When we allow our "Shadow Self" to dominate over Rationality and Compassion, we are little more than animals.

James is an animal.

One of the many reasons I'm so fascinated with Paul is because of his constant struggle to suppress his "Dark Side". And what a struggle it has been. Wheh. Every time he finally manages to understand what he has allowed himself to surrender to and then struggles to move forward ... another set of circumstances tears his world asunder and he has to again struggle with what it is to be Human.

It is not that Paul has not learned from his mistakes ... it is that Paul has to constantly struggle with doing the right thing. Nothing really is really "easy" for him.

Because see ... 5,000 years of recorded History shows us that... Evil is "EASY". And Good? A constant struggle.

Paul as Protagonist is a classic anti-Hero. His tragic flaw is that it is sometimes "easy" for him to fall into Self. His hard won triumph? That he then TRIES to overcome it. Life is a perpetual process for him. As it is for ALL of us.

James: I cannot believe that I have a son that's such a coward. Stop whining, paul. Do something. Take some action. For once, act like a man.

Paul: So, if I show any kind of compassion or show any kind of remorse, then I'm a coward in your eyes?

James: The shoe fits.

Yes it does James. Because Paul is a man capable of wearing a shoe. Unlike you, James. Now go on ... trot your little cloven hoofs right out of Oakdale. The sooner the better.

James has more than wore out his "welcome" with me. Grin.

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• Re: As the saying so eloquently goes...... WORD. Thanks Tat. It was nice for me to be reminded of how the voice of James and everyone else who gets in his way speaks for the hoofed mass who like to ridicule Paul. They just dont fit into humanity's shoes. I"ll take Pauls kind of manly over James....or anyone else's "manly" ideals any day. Pauls the kind of man I want loving me and protecting me....and standing by my side. (NT) -- Jen, 06:32:28 09/17/08 Wed
  • Well, that's exactly it for me too, Jen. For all Paul's faults, he has a good heart. He may lose his way at times ... but we ALL do. He still TRIES to be a good person. AND that is all I can ask of anyone. He IS the kind of man that I could love. (NT) -- tat, 05:34:31 09/18/08 Thu

• AWESOME, Tat! PAUL IS A MAN!!!

  What a most excellent post, Tat!! Every point you made rings more true than anything else I have ever read about our guy.....and his cloven-hoofed - sorry excuse of a father. Roger has made Paul a fascinating character to watch because of every aspect of Paul that you have mentioned. I love Paul. He IS a man. Any intelligent being gets that. No doubt about it....And hey, it's awfully good to have you back! SCREW VISTA!!!!! (NT) -- TK, 23:22:15 09/17/08 Wed
  • Hee! Jen - You make a good point! Who wouldn't rather have a man like Paul, as opposed to the ideal man of the coterie who constantly berate him??? Cloven-hoofed they are - For sure. However, it is a comfort that our idea of what constitutes a real man, is so different from theirs - isn't it? (GRIN) (NT) -- TK, 23:27:54 09/17/08 Wed
  • Good to be back, TK! I've missed your snaps ... and I've been dying to talk about Paul for a long time here.

    You know what really gets me about James' supercilious and sickening nonsense about making Paul a man? By what lights? James' self-serving, self-centered insanity? James isn't a man ... nothing he has done in the years I have been watching him qualifies as to what I think a man is or does. Geez! (NT) -- tat, 05:42:43 09/18/08 Thu

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• She's having his baby! And baby ... that smile on Paul's face as he looked at Meg and the sonogram picture left no doubt in my mind about his feelings for the both of them. Melt melt melt indeed. Wooooooooooooooo!

  Great snaps as per your usual greatness in capturing moments in time TK. Yeah. I'm just thrilled I'm able to see them again. Man ... when I couldn't get on the board I was in TK snappy withdrawal. Withdrawal, I tell ya! I was jonesing for my snappy fix. Grin!

  RH's portrayal of Paul just ROCKS my "World". I have never been happier. (NT) -- tat, 06:01:44 09/17/08 Wed

  • TAT!! WOOHOO!! She's having his baby!!!! Roger's Paul just keeps on winning my heart. Thanks so much about the snaps - I am so glad you can get back on the board! Happy to help out with your dose of Paul snappys! Oh yea....Roger and his Paul ROCK MY WORLD!! EVERY day he is on my screen!!!!!! (NT) -- TK, 23:36:08 09/17/08 Wed

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• Bwhahahahaaaaaa...... Nice demo pic you found, TK! What a piece she is, eh? I think (I hope) Casey is seeing the light and dumps her butt before she hurts him more. OMG.....she's disgusting. (NT) -- cataz, 06:38:42 08/20/08 Wed
  • AND......I hope Paul keeps his promise to close her rag down! Go PAUL, be safe, buddy!!! (NT) -- cataz, 06:40:15 08/20/08 Wed
    • HEE! Cataz - Count me in on hoping Paul DOES shut her stupid rag down! She is HORRID! I have been so worried about Casey - He needs to find himself a real woman...instead of the nut-job worm. (NT) -- TK, 19:56:20 08/20/08 Wed
• HEE HAW....hee haw....great picture - LOL! (NT) -- emacrh, 07:10:17 08/20/08 Wed
• won't waste finger power talking about that ho....just wanted to say how much I loved Paul telling her "she's worked her way thru all the men in Oakdale, so now she's robbing your cradle"! ROFLMAO!!! go Paul!! I want the writers to try something NEW for a change and let Paul come out on top....or even better, not win, and still have Meg love him and stay loyal to him....not dump him (like she always used to do). I love Paul! :-P (NT) -- MissBecks, 16:06:11 08/20/08 Wed
• All I can say is "Ditto" MissBecks. . .I feel the exact same way. My personal wish list. . .1) I would have Lucinda watch Paul's back and Paul watch Lucinda's back as they both eventually win against Emily, the loanshark and James (I'm wondering if Lucinda's new paramour is working for James). . .and they make sure that Emma keeps her farm; 2) Paul and Lucinda are the power brokers the others in Oakdale (and worldwide) have to be worried about; and 3) Meg supports Paul all the way as they build a life together as husband and wife. Oh well, as long as RH is on my tv screen I'll enjoy my "Paul tv". Roger makes it all worthwhile. ROGER ROCKS!! (NT) -- nwdreamer, 19:37:50 08/20/08 Wed
  • Hey girls.....I am so hoping that Meg will stick by Paul this go around....With James on the loose Paul is going to need her support more than ever! (NT) -- TK, 19:59:09 08/20/08 Wed
• Re: THE FREAK!!! THE NUT-JOB STRIKES AGAIN! -- truefan, 07:45:43 08/21/08 Thu

Oh, BABY!

I LOVE the baby graphic, TK!

Oooooooooooh, Baby BABY baby.



BABY!

Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

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• Re:

  Oh, BABY!

  -- Jen, 05:08:28 08/14/08 Thu
  • Re:

    Wooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

    (NT) -- tat, 05:57:31 08/14/08 Thu

• AWESOME, TAT!!

  And awesome for Paul and his Meg! SHE'S HAVING HIS BABY!!!!!! (NT) -- TK, 23:40:25 08/14/08 Thu

Another NEW bumper!

Yowza!

<A rel=nofollow target=_blank HREF="http://logion42.org/TheKeep/Scenes/Promos/bumper081208peg.wmv">Play the clip using the stand-alone player</A>

And here's the whole bumper:

Clickety.

Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Good times ... GOOD Times!

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• Re:

  Another NEW bumper!

  -- Jen, 06:06:58 08/13/08 Wed

• WoW!! GORGEOUS!

  Thank you, Tat! I LOVE IT! What a smile on Roger! Good times for us! (NT) -- TK, 22:30:19 08/13/08 Wed

  • Woooooooooooooooooooooo!

    (NT) -- tat, 04:34:29 08/14/08 Thu

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• YAY!!! the snappies are back. I was in serious withdrawal from the lack of your gorgeous snappies, TK. YAY!

  I just LOVED LOVED LOVED the helicopter sequence. It was edited masterfully. RH did indeed look like Paul was flying that bird. Totally believable. Loved the "shoot him already" line to Margo, too. Hee!

  AND ... I could not be happier about how Meg gathered herself together and stood up to "Sophie". Meg's descent into drugged psychosis had a very real ... and VERY satisfying pay-off. Well worth the apprehensions about her implied deep seated ambiguity about Paul. Well ... NOT! Grin!

  Great Show. Great Arc. And more to come ... can't wait! (NT) -- tat, 03:45:43 08/12/08 Tue

• Re: Welcome Back, TK! Missed you much but glad you got away! PILOT PAUL was HOT! My fav part was seeing his hair blow around in that summer breeze!!! And of course the sexiest whispered I love you to Meg. I think she heard him!!! through her sedation! Its that PEG connection ya know...Paul can get to Meg even through the meds. SO LONG SOFIE. Poof! Loved Meg's grin to herself like "there, I did it". Whats with all the madmen and creeps having to stare her down and make comments about her lovliness? Did you guys notice Roger had his big silver pinky ring on yesterday in the scenes???? I loooove that ring! (NT) -- Jen, 04:08:46 08/12/08 Tue
• Welcome back TK!!! I hope you had a great trip, and THANK YOU for the great "pilot Paul" snappys! Now all I need is a Paul/Meg in bed for a weekend, and all this "crazy crap" will have been worth it! Tee hee! (NT) -- MissBecks, 05:59:39 08/12/08 Tue
• WELCOME BACK, TK!! Some FINE Snappy's you brought for us! Smoooch!!! :) -- Ain't soapy life been grand this past month or so....and It feels like it's just gonna get better! Wow...I think I need some more coffee, LOL! Love that you're back! Go ROGER!! (NT) -- cataz, 06:19:47 08/12/08 Tue
  • Thanks girls, for the welcome back! We had a terrific time, but it is always good to come home. You all are so very welcome for the snaps! I appreciate each one of you! TAT!! Love you, girl! Love & Hugs to everyone - and SMOOOCH back at ya', Cataz! (NT) -- TK, 23:00:29 08/12/08 Tue
• Paul - a man of MANY talents. SMILE! Welcome back TK. (NT) -- emacrh, 10:53:56 08/13/08 Wed

Last week? Magnifique!

Last week rocked!

And it was heavily promoted on various web sites. A new "turn" for As the World Turns? Hee!

There was lots of Flash video. Here are a couple of first frames:





and a Flash promo:


Click the click!

Which has one of MY favorite frames:




Grin!

Even though this promo has the helicopter shots ... that actually isn't happening until today.

Here's a behind the scenes look at that shoot, and ooooooooooooooooooh! RH alert!

Clickety Quick

Last week sooooooooooooo Rocked. This week?

Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

I am so LOVING all of this. Wheh.

Happy HAPPY joy JOY jOy!!!

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• You know I saw those first two web ads on a website over the weekend and I know it's probably just camera angling, but Meg looks totally pregnant in the middle one! LOL This girl keeps dreaming!!! (NT) -- schiffeg68, 06:48:14 08/11/08 Mon
  • ya know? Clicky -- tat, 08:19:17 08/11/08 Mon
    • I had all those same thoughts back then (and now). And if they went that route now, I'd be all for it. ;) (NT) -- schiffeg68, 09:44:10 08/11/08 Mon

• AWESOME, TAT!!

  Thanks so much for getting these for us! I was able to watch some of the show last week when we were on break from the beach! I was so happy to see that I did not miss helicopter Paul! Doin' the happy-happy, joy-joy dance with you! (NT) -- TK, 22:55:11 08/11/08 Mon
  • I love that the Show is starting to promote itself on the Web. These ads were on Soap Sites, TV Sites, Gossip Sites ... and anything peripheal to the Industry. I do believe that the Net is becoming a player in Media Delivery what with all the Streaming Venues ... so it makes sense to cross promote.

    It also THRILLS me that our guy was a big part of the promotional push. Hee! (NT) -- tat, 03:52:07 08/12/08 Tue

Some quick reflections ...

... on the past few weeks.

I'm loving the Show. I'm just a Soap Whore I guess. GRIN!

Even with the uncomfortable circumstances (I am the mistress of understatement ... yes, I am. Grin!) surronding Paul and Meg's two weddings ... I'm happy that they ARE married. Paul fan that I am, I am thrilled that Paul has finally gotten his gal. He's been in love with Meg for years. It's been a long long road. I was furious that their wedding in the Fall of 2006 was derailed by Emily. And yeah ... finding out that Paul tried to smother Craig was a shock to Meg, but honey? Looking back, I WISH that Paul had not been interrupted. Especially by e m i l y ... who had none so clean hands herself in that whole mess. If she hadn't continually colluded with Craig to break Paul and Meg up ... Paul would never have been driven to that attempted homicide. It's all Emily's fault. Heh. Damn her. And ... Craig dead would have saved me a lot of the aggravation that followed. Sigh. But that's Soap. Hee!

And ... speaking of Soap. I think that the poisonings are a terrific mechanism. Is it realistic? Well, sorta. Our government has been developing and experimenting with population impact psychotropic warfare for decades. With all the advances in pharmacological specific targeting ... it is believable to ME that a drug could be devised to target the release of inhibitions. To release subconscious fears. And that is what seems to be happening with Allison, Chris, Emily (though she just seems to be her regular self to me ... grin!) and Meg.

The poisenings are also a terrific umbrella Story that ties a lot of people into the same Arc. It gives some of my very favorite characters a chance to shine, and my not so favorite characters another way to live down to my low expectations of them. Ha ha ha!

In any case ... even if (and that's a big if) there is no real proof that such a drug could exist in Real Life ... so what? Soap is NOT Real Life. Soap Opera takes place in an Alternate Universe that is similar to our Reality, but does NOT follow a lot of our Real conventions. People whine about Medical and Legal divergences, but c'mon! Soap is where people come back from the dead, have face transplants, quickly recover from catastophic injuries ... have very rare psychiatric disorders. Not to mention ... time travelling, trips to Heaven, lost cities, alien encounters, Satanic posessions and on and on. As the World Turns has dipped into that, too. It is NOT a reality based Soap as some allege. Nor should it be.

Soap is an Art Form that has it's own specific "rules". It is stylized in it's own specific way. It, like other stylized Art Forms, requires "Suspension of Disbelief". Because ..... Soap is NOT about realism. It is about EMOTION.

People talk about the Death of Soap. Soap is still Soap. It is the audience, not the Art Form that has changed. And ... if Soap ever does die, it will be a terrible loss to Story Telling. Which for thousands of years has NOT been "reality based."


Soap is about Emotion. And with this present Story Arc, we have been treated to an emotional rollercoaster ride that still has not reached that last peak. Yay!

This Arc just has everything. I could not be happier.

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• I am LOVING this storyline! This is what soaps are all about....totally suspending reality in your mind! I mean....c'mon....even without poison jewelry....how many people commit adultery 5 times in their lives!? LOL Or marry the same members of the same family over and over?! Please! This is great story, and I am enjoying the entire SL....okay, I admit, I did FF thru almost all of Parker/Liberty and their parents today....ugh. Tomorrow....hurricane day....RH!! Thank goodness for YouTube, b/c I'm sure my local station will be showing a puddle of 2 inch water and warning us all to stay inside! LOL (NT) -- MissBecks, 20:12:49 08/04/08 Mon
  • Oh man ... I'm having the BEST time, Becky! Wooooooooo! And RH? Can he get any sexier? Well, probably ... whenever I think he's reached the height ... guy astonishes me again. Yesssssssssssssss!

    Uh. Guity Grin here. Blush. I LOVED Brad and Liberty at the cabin yesterday. I've always loved Brad ... and when he and Liberty did that "duet" I was grinning my face off. Hee! (NT) -- tat, 05:20:38 08/05/08 Tue

    • And hey? I hope that the hurricane does fizzle. Take care! (NT) -- tat, 05:22:54 08/05/08 Tue

.....And TK goes snappy-crazy today! (GRIN)






































































Roger's Paul said some awesome and beautiful words to Meg - and with one of them he described the Paul and Meg scenes perfectly. BREATHTAKING. And Paul got a kiss from 'Mother-Snyder'!!!!
TK

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• HOT DAYUM -- THEY'RE HOT!!! Hee! LOVIN our Guy, TK -- he continues to blow me away!!!! (NT) -- cataz, 06:15:35 07/24/08 Thu
  • HEE! Me too, Cataz - Our guy is HOTNESS personified! I love watching this part of Paul and Meg's story, and Paul's words to Meg at the ceremony were beyond beautiful! (NT) -- TK, 23:19:41 07/24/08 Thu
• Re: SOME WEDNESDAY - Paul and Meg Get Married...Again! - SNAPPYS! -- Susan (WOW EE WOW WOW WOW WOW!!!!!!!!!!), 06:19:55 07/24/08 Thu
  • SUSAN!! You are so welcome for the snaps! I just could NOT stop snapping from this eppy! I loved every second of it! I am with you on wanting Paul and Meg to have a baby - or many babies!! WOOOOOO!! (NT) -- TK, 23:21:58 07/24/08 Thu
• TK, I'm happy you snapped Emma kissing Paul! My heart grow 10 times larger yesterday...what a beautiful day. (NT) -- emacrh, 07:05:30 07/24/08 Thu
  • Hey, emac! OFCOURSE I was gonna snap that kiss from Mother-Snyder! It was a beautiful day, indeed!! (NT) -- TK, 23:25:00 07/24/08 Thu
• Amazing Snaps!! thank you TK! I loved Paul playing with Meg's hair yesterday when Emma got there, and I loved him taking off her shoes after she fainted, and I loved how he said "Damn" when he saw her in her wedding gown....(I know I loved these things b/c I watched it about 10 times!) LOL Great show!! (NT) -- MissBecks, 12:26:02 07/24/08 Thu
  • MissBecks - Thank you! And you are so very welcome! I loved everything about this second wedding for Paul and Meg - but you have brought up to things that I also noticed....That "Damn!" when our guy saw Meg in her wedding gown was AWESOME! And I also caught the taking off her shoes thing. Roger and Marie adding these aspects is just icing on our (wedding) cake. I agree - It was GREAT show! (NT) -- TK, 23:30:06 07/24/08 Thu
• Re: I want baby Ryans!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Okay;....there I said it! I want two or three or fout!!!!!! Little girls and boys for Paul and Meg to love and cherish! Fawn over! Teach them how to ride horses! C'mon JP!!!!!! Give us some PEG babies!!!! (NT) -- Jen, 15:39:22 07/26/08 Sat

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• Re: SOME WEDNESDAY PAUL - AND MEG - SNAPPYS! -- truefan, 23:43:48 07/16/08 Wed
  • Hey, truefan! I was thrilled when Paul and Meg found out that nut-job, jr. had lied about the baby being Paul's! I was so glad that wasn't one of the dropped balls we have gotten used to with their story. YES! They are rockin'!!!! (NT) -- TK, 23:17:46 07/21/08 Mon
• Meg stands by HER man and Paul stands by HIS women! I love these two. (NT) -- emacrh, 07:01:26 07/17/08 Thu
  • Hey, emac - I am loving this, too! Seeing them work together is something I have wanted for them for a long time. (NT) -- TK, 23:19:49 07/21/08 Mon
• TK, your snaps are superb ... as always, but there is just something about this one that particularly knocks me out:
  

  The dimple? The brow quirk? I just never get tired of looking at RH's face. Sigh.

  Anyway ... it is so refreshing that the writers are finally repairing the egregious damage that was done to Meg's character ... and "character". Hee! About time! I always rooted for Paul and Meg because Paul LOVES Meg ... and the chemistry between RH and Mwil has always been spectacular ... and now? NOW I am a COMPLETELY happy camper. Oh, yeah. (NT) -- tat, 02:22:24 07/18/08 Fri

  • Hey, Tat!! Oh yea - That brow quirk, that dimple...that little grin - WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! (Couldn't resist! Wink!) That snap was my fav! I LOVED it when he learned he was not the father of nut-job, jr.'s spawn! Count me as a happy camper, too!! (NT) -- TK, 23:24:17 07/21/08 Mon
• Me too. Thanks again so much for the screencaps -- Claudia, 07:18:38 07/19/08 Sat
  • Hi, Claudia! Long-time-no-see!! Hope things are going well for you these days! Glad to see you stop by, girl! (NT) -- TK, 23:26:48 07/21/08 Mon
    • Hey, sweetie! Hope everything is going well with you. Isn't Paul dreamy? Drool! (NT) -- tat, 03:43:42 07/22/08 Tue

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• Re: Im in a state of awe.......... how content Paul and Meg are in their love. Its left me speechless about their beauty....their story and how luscious they are to look at. Soap prettiness with fantasic story. Pure heaven. A dream come true. BLISS. Cheers Mr. and Mrs. Ryan.....you really the the King and Queen of lovliness. (NT) -- Jen, 06:30:10 07/16/08 Wed
  • Hee! Hey, Jen - AWE-INSPIRING is exactly what they are! WOW! They are BEAUTIFUL together! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! (to quote Tat! LOL!) (NT) -- TK, 23:21:15 07/16/08 Wed

    • Towel.

      Towel!

      TOWEL!!!!!

      Woooooooooooooooo!

      Grin.

      (NT) -- tat, 01:49:57 07/18/08 Fri

      • Hee, Tat!!

        Towel.

        Towel!

        TOWEL!!!!!

        Woooooooooooooooo!

        DOUBLE Grin.

        (NT) -- TK, 23:29:05 07/21/08 Mon