Friday, July 29, 2011

A Knots Landing Block Party

Once upon a time, there was a period in my life (like 15 years ago) when I actually watched television and was aware of what shows were popular.

Currently, I only use my TV to watch DVD’s.

It’s as if my total interest in television has flatlined.

I think the last time I consistently watched TV was when Golden Girls and Designing Women were on.

What? Was that back in the 80’s and 90’s?

Oh….and don’t laugh, I also watched all the nighttime soaps like, Dallas, Dynasty and Falcon Crest.

However, my absolute favorite was Knots Landing.

I was so addicted to this show, that my entire life revolved around 10:00 Thursday nights. I even told a director who had cast me in a show one time, that I could NOT rehearse past 9:00 p.m. on Thursdays because I HAD to be home to watch Knots Landing, pronto!

Wasn’t I a DIVA?

You should have seen how I reacted as each season came to a cliffhanging closing, and then had to wait all summer to find out what happened. I bit my fingernails for TWO months!

And you should have seen how incapacitated I became when the show finally went off the air. I lost my will to LIVE.

I can still remember how on Thursday nights I'd invite some friends over, and at 9:45 we'd fire up a doobie and catch a buzz just before the Knots Landing theme song started.

The great thing about Knots Landing was that it had the best storylines. It was a show that people could identify with because it was about things that happened to normal, everyday people.

It also had some if the greatest actors like, Julie Harris, William Devane and Michele Lee.

Earlier this week while rummaging through some old VHS tapes (YES…I STILL HAVE VHS TAPES), I came across something I had taped a long time ago. It was the Knots Landing final episode, and a special feature which included a Knots Landing Block Party. All the main characters sat around the cul-de-sac; telling stories of what it was like being on the show for FOURTEEN years.

I was instantly transported to another time, and got that wonderful excited feeling in my stomach as I had each night while watching the show - memories of how that show effected even the fashion and style of the times.

Back then, I was still a licensed cosmetologist, and can’t tell you HOW MANY clients would come into my salon with photos of either Donna Mills, Joan Van Ark or Lisa Hartman; asking if I could make their hair and makeup look like them.

WTF? Did they think I was the great David Copperfield?

EVERYONE wanted their eye makeup to look like Donna Mills.

EVERYONE wanted that blonde wispy-look like Joan Van Ark.


And if they couldn’t have Joan Van Arks' hair, Lisa Hartmans' spiral perm was their next choice.

Yes, those where the days my friends. The days when Ronnie was coiffing hair and still watching TV; anticipating all summer long those tormenting cliffhangers…..

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Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

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