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Lana Nieves
Lana Nieves
San Francisco
Member since: Apr, 2009
Last login: 01/04/2010
Last update : 08/26/2009
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  • Originally from NYC, I've spent the last three years in San Francisco, and the six years before that in Wellington, New Zealand. A bit of a floater, right now, but the Sirens of Brooklyn seem to be calling me home.

    I'm a published writer of short fiction, but have been out of the game for several years. Unlikely circumstances have pulled me back to writing, and pulled me hard. I'm leaning more towards writing nonfiction, right now, but anything's possible. It's just good to get the creative juices flowing, once again.

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  • Guiding Light Project: A Conversation With Grant Aleksander

    August 25, 2009

    • Viewers of Guiding Light first saw Grant Aleksander when, in 1982, he took over the role of Phillip Spaulding. Aleksander's Phillip was a spoiled, bratty 17-year-old, freshly kicked out of prep school, and ready for adventure - and trouble. Enter Freddie "Rick" Bauer, Melinda "Mindy" Lewis and Beth Raines— and Guiding Light's legendary Four Musketeers was complete.The Four ...
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  • The Guiding Light Project: A Conversation With Maeve Kinkead

    August 6, 2009

    • When Maeve Kinkead joined the Guiding Light cast in 1980, her character, Vanessa Chamberlain, was an over-indulged, wealthy daddy's girl. Over time, Vanessa has become Springfield's dignified voice of reason; a savvy business woman who never compromises her ethics, a loving mother who puts her children first. Genteel. Composed. Graceful. Strong. These are the words that come to mind when I think ...
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  • Guiding Light Project: A Conversation with Elizabeth Keifer - Guiding Light's Blake Thorpe Marler

    July 19, 2009

    • Since 1992, fans of Guiding Light have enjoyed Elizabeth Keifer in the role of Blake Thorpe Marler. With the shooting schedule on GL incredibly tight as the show winds down its run on CBS, Liz was generous enough to set aside time to talk to me me on a Sunday afternoon. We talked about the unique perspective she brings to GL as both a long-time viewer and a key cast member, taking on an ...
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  • Guiding Light Project: A Conversation With Tina Sloan: Guiding Light's Lillian Raines

    July 9, 2009

    • Long time viewers of Guiding Light know Tina Sloan as the actress who has played the role of Lillian Raines for 26 years. While many of the old school GL characters have long gone by the wayside, Lillian has remained and, even when she hasn't been involved in front burner story lines, she's been an integral part of Springfield. To many, Lillian Raines, R.N. is the conscience of Springfield. She ...
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  • The Dream Team, or Why CBS Should Have Asked Fans for Help

    June 19, 2009

    • My friend, Robert, and I have been soap fans for many years and, as such, I consider us to be sort of experts on the subject. We don't just know a lot about the characters, the plot lines, the family histories in Springfield, Genoa City, Oakdale, etc....but we know about how soap opera works, as a genre. We know the shape and structure of daily soap. We know how it differs from, say, the ...
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  • So glad...

    ...to see your list includes the late, great Nancy Addison. Not only one of strongest actresses in daytime, but one of the most lovely. She had a natural grace about her - not unlike Maeve Kinkead.

  • Yes, how fabulous would one,

    Yes, how fabulous would one, last Nola Reardon musical extravaganza be? Otalia a la West Side Story, with Lisa as Anita?

  • This is true...I "never"

    This is true...I "never" would have believed Dinah as an incredibly likable anti-heroine, and here she is in 2009...likable as all get-out.

  • You make a strong argument,

    You make a strong argument, although I never would have bought Roger and Maureen as anything more than friends (That is what you're talking about, right?

  • Thanks, Patrick. It's easy

    Thanks, Patrick. It's easy to get a good interview when one is dealing with people as generous and down-to-earth as Tina Sloan and Liz Keifer.

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