Thanks for posting this. I thought I had seen it all from that period, but I missed this one. For those who were not around during the time that this happened,, these were amazing times in the soap world. Much of it was due to this man and his very special connection to Genie Francis.
Some of this tape was cringe-worthy to watch for me. You can see how uncomfortable he was with the celebrity. He would slip into "Luke" when he didn't think he had anything else to charm the audience with or an answer to a question that made him uneasy. It strikes me that there was a very serious person under all that bravado. He was grateful for the success, but it wasn't the respected success he wanted that he thought would never come to him through daytime.
What is it about daytime? Is it just that it is largely a venue for women who are at home? Is it the production speed and lack of resources that keep it entertainment on the cheap? It just makes me sad because it could be so much more...particularly knowing that cable could air these shows at night like it did when they had Soapnet.
There are some wonderful talents, writers, actors, editors, and directors working under extreme pressure producing these daytime shows. It is a shame that someone like Tony was so frustrated, and it is a shame that Luke was really a career-ender for him.
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