Cameron Mathison's Broadway Debut!!

Tribute to Pine Valley Dish!

Ahh well, dish might be a little strong.  There really wasn't much of that but it was fun anyway!  I went to the event at Town Hall in NYC on Tuesday, October 25 with PVB friend, Kelli.  And what a great time we had!!  It started out with each of the guys being introduced one by one and coming out to the stage.... Walt Willey (Jack), Vincent Irizarry (David), Jacob Young (JR), Cameron Mathison (Ryan), Darnell Williams (Jesse) and Michael E. Knight (Tad).  Walt and Cameron were given microphones to go out into the audience so fans can ask questions.  There were some about the finale, general questions about this and that... nothing too memorable or that we haven't heard already.  But one thing I do remember very clearly was that Jacob said that his contract with Bold & Beautiful is short term!  So if/when the Prospect Park version of AMC gets off the ground, Jacob is not completely out of the picture to return as JR.  One of the funniest things, to me anyway, was that whenever a question was directed to Jacob, Vincent (who was sitting right next to him) would say, "Oh you mean Rick Forrester?" referencing Jacob's B&B character.  I think Jacob might have been getting a little irritated by it by the end of the Q&A!  

Check it out, I'm sitting next to Rick Forrester!

Someone did thank Darnell for signing and he seemed still so unsure of how it will work or if it will ever get off the ground.  Cameron chimed in as a Prospect Park cheerleader, assuring fans that it will happen.  After fans asked questions, the guys then asked us questions, about the show for prizes (the "Who Did JR Shoot?" t-shirt autographed by all the guys).  And then fans got to stump the actors for the same prize.  


The best part of the night, for me anyway, was when the guys got to tell behind the scenes stories.   Both Walt and Michael had hilarious stories about Ruth Warrick (Phoebe), with Walt's being my favorite story of the night.  Of course I'm paraphrasing here and going by memory, but the gist of it was that during Cliff and Nina's wedding, on location.  Walt was just an extra at the time.  The venue was very strict and had a ton of rules about what they could and could not do and the director of the venue gave a big speech about no smoking, no eating, no drinking etc...  Ruth Warrick looked at the venue representative and said, "If the sofa's have slipcovers can we f**k on them?"  Oh to have been there to hear that!   

Michael's story about Ruth was much different.  Apparently she was a notorious, um, well I can't really say this delicately so I'll just say it, farter.  Everyone knew it, everyone ignored it.  It was just Ruth being Ruth.  But when there were visitors to the set, they didn't know how to handle it!  Case in point, Ian Buchanan (ex-Dr. Madden) was visiting Finola Hughes (ex-Anna) on the set one day and Ruth went by tooting her way along.  Michael recalls the hilarious look of absolute confusion that Ian experienced seeing the legendary Ruth Warrick farting her way across the stage!  Years later when Ian returned, this time as Dr. Madden, Michael asked him if he remembered that visit to the set, and he did... oh boy did he ever!   


Vincent recalled a not so pleasant first meeting with James Mitchell (Palmer) while Vincent was still on Guiding Light.  They were sharing a car to take them to an event and Vincent was very late, making James wait in the car for however long it was.  Years later when Vincent joined AMC he asked James if he remembered him, and James very distinctly said to him, "Oh yes, I remember you."  But they did become great friends after that.  

Michael and Walt recalled the trouble James Mitchell and Ruth Warrick had once teleprompters were taken out.  Michael said that Ruth still always looked in the spot where they were, even years after they were taken out, even though she knew her lines.   James on the other hand would write his lines on index cards and hide them all over the set that he would be filming in.   To mess with him, Michael and others, would take the cards and mix them up and change their locations.  Then James would be wondering around and muttering... "no, that's not right" until he found the correct card!


Michael also told a funny story about Eileen Herlie (Myrtle).  During a Crystal Ball scene, which took many many hours to film and often went well into the night, Michael was in the background with Eileen for part of the shoot.  She kept pointing to his teeth very casually and subtly.  Michael assumed that he had something in his teeth and kept trying to get it out and then showing her.  She just kept pointing back at his teeth.   At the end of the scene he asked her what was wrong and she replied, "Oh nothing, I was just bored so I thought I'd f**k with you."  

All of the actors had the utmost respect for the elder statesmen of the show.  Especially Jacob for David Canary.  He spoke of how much he absolutely loved working with him.   They all loved hearing the stories they had to tell of old Hollywood.


Once the first part of night was over, there was a short intermission and then we were ushered back in for the meet and greet.  Unfortunately this part didn't go as well.  It was chaotic and disorganized.  Having been to my share of events, I took it in stride.  They promised everyone would get their chance to meet each of the stars, so you have to trust that it will happen.  It did.   It may not have been the dream meeting some had in mind, but it did happen nonetheless.  The night went well over the time it was scheduled to end.  It was the first of the events, and as always there are problems that need to be ironed out.   


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Tribute to Pine Valley is This Week!!

This week is A Tribute to Pine Valley week!   The big event is being held on Tuesday, October 25 at Town Hall in NYC.  On Wednesday, October 26 at the State Theatre in New Brunswick, NJ.  And on October 27 at The Theatre in Westbury in Long Island, NY.  Attending from AMC are Walt Willey (Jack), Cameron Mathison (Ryan), Jacob Young (JR), Vincent Irizarry (David), Michael E. Knight (Tad) and Darnell Williams (Jesse).  For more information, check out the Tribute to Pine Valley website.

I will be attending the one at Town Hall in NYC, so if you want to meet up, drop me a line!  

Little PP Updates

There hasn't been any major news from Prospect Park lately regarding AMC.  But what I do have is some encouraging words from Cameron Mathison (Ryan) and Lindsay Hartley (Cara).   When asked on his FB page about where AMC will be filming when it heads to the internet and that they were surprised more names hadn't been announced yet, Cameron replied:  "We will shoot in LA. More AMC actors coming!!" 

And this morning Lindsay Hartley posted via her Twitter,  "Morning everyone! Met with prospect park yesterday and discussed AMC. It's really happening baby! And soon!"

Two AMC Actors Sign with Prospect Park!!

News just came out that Cameron Mathison (Ryan) and Lindsay Hartley (Cara) are the first two AMCers to sign with Prospect Park and the continuation of AMC online!   The start of production for AMC should be announced soon.  Who else will follow suit?  Stay tuned, this whole thing has turned into a soap opera itself!

 

GMA's AMC Tribute!

In case you missed it this morning!  Click HERE if you are unable to see the whole screen.

Actors Have Been Approached by PP!!!

Cameron Mathison (Ryan) revealed this morning on Good Morning America that that actors have now been approached by Prospect Park and are in the process of making deals.  During the segment on AMC's end at ABC, Cameron said that there are some odd and ends to be worked out but things are looking good!   Unfortunately they haven't yet posted the video online for this segment but they did post Cameron's screen test which is pretty darn cute I have to say!  LOL

Sydney Penny and Cameron Mathison Star Together!

Sydney Penny (ex-Julia) and Cameron Mathison (Ryan) will be starring together in a new Lifetime original movie, The Wife He met Online.  Via ABC Soaps In Depth, Cameron is excited to play a little bit of a departure from Ryan in this mystery thriller movie.  He says, "It's a cool character not that dissimilar to Ryan, but at the same time, I'm going to try to add some differences."  No airdate is available at this time.

The View Tributes AMC!!

TV Guide reports The View will devote their full hour to paying tribute to AMC on September 23 the last day of AMC on ABC.  The promises interviews, footage of the final day of production and special guests including Agnes Nixon, Susan Lucci (Erica), Vincent Irizarry (David), Rebecca Budig (Greenlee) and Cameron Mathison (Ryan) among other stars from the past and present!   Tune in September 23 at 11:00 am EST on ABC.

Cameron Mathison to Host New Series!

Cameron Mathison (Ryan) has be tapped as the host of a new online reality show for Yahoo called Ultimate Proposal.   In the series, a group of experts help men from all walks of life deliver the most memorable marriage proposals.  The show will be part of Yahoo's first foray into original programming to begin on October 3.

Happy Birthday Cameron Mathison!!!

Happy Birthday wishes to Cameron Mathison!!!   He celebrates his 42nd birthday today.

A Tribute to Pine Valley in NYC!!!

 A new event was announced this week... A Tribute to Pine Valley, Celebrating 41 years of AMC!  The once in a lifetime event will take place over three nights, ok so it's thrice in a lifetime event.  On Tuesday, October 25, the Tribute takes place at Town Hall.   On Wednesday, October 26, the event will be at the State Theatre in New Brunswick, NJ.  And on Thursday, October 28 the event hits The Theatre in Westbury, Long Island NY.   Joining in on the festivities are Walt Willey (Jack), Julia Barr (Brooke), Vincent Irizarry (David), Cameron Mathison (Ryan), Jacob Young (JR) and Michael E. Knight (Tad).  More names will be added most likely so stay tuned!  To get all the info or to order tickets, check out the Tribute to Pine Valley WEBSITE.

Cameron Takes ET Canada on Set Tour!

Cameron Mathison (Ryan) takes ET on a set tour.  Loved the sofa bit!  LOL

Help Stephanie Gatschet Fight Lung Cancer!

Stephanie Gatschet (Madison) has a cause that is near and dear to her heart, and incidentally to mine too.  When her mother was diagnosed with lung cancer 5 years ago, she began supporting the National Lung Cancer Partnership in an effort to educate people about the disease and raise money.  Says Stephanie: "The stigma of lung cancer being a smoker's disease really stands in the way of getting the proper funding and awareness," she points out. "And it's so unfortunate, not only because it doesn't really matter if a person smoked or not -- no one deserves to get cancer -- but more than half of the people diagnosed with lung cancer now are non-smokers! Everyone should know about that, and the more we can remove the lung cancer conversation from the smoking relation, the more progress we'll make in curing it."  And this is so true.  One of my very dear friends was diagnosed with lung cancer back in July and she never smoked a day in her life.  I can't thank Stephanie enough for her part in raising awareness of this disease and on March 20 she is organizing a fundraiser, the Free To Breathe fundraising yogathon at Descanso Gardens in La Canada Flintridge, CA, which is actually where many of AMC's location shots are filmed.  Cameron Mathison (Ryan), Christina Bennett Lind (Bianca), Denise Vasi (Randi) and Jordi Vilasuso (Griffin) will all be taking part in the fundraiser with Stephanie and you can too!  Sign up or donate at FreeToBreathe.org. 

Castle Sneak Peak!

As previously reported, Rebecca Budig (Greenlee) and Cameron Mathison (Ryan) are among a group of soap stars appearing on the ABC hit series, Castle on March 21 at 10:00 pm.  Here's a sneak peak at the action!

Cameron at the Grammy's!

I don't watch the Grammy's mainly because I don't like any of the music and since the Ramones got their Lifetime Achievement Grammy the day before, I was off the hook for watching it this  year.  But it was definitely fun to see Cameron this morning talking about it!   

Cameron and Rebecca Appear on Castle!!

ABC will be airing a soap themed episode of the hit drama Castle tentatively scheduled for Monday, March 21 and appearing in that episode will be none other than Rebecca Budig (Greenlee) and Cameron Mathison (Ryan)!!  In the episode, which pays homage to star Nathan Fillion's soap roots by being called One Life to Lose, Rebecca will play soap starlet Mandy Bronson and Cameron plays Vince Bowers.  The story centers around the murder of the headwriter of the soap opera Temptation Lane after a fan blogs about her dissatisfaction with storylines (hmm, does that seem remotely far fetched to anyone??)!  Corbin Bernsen also stars as the soaps biggest star, Lance Buchanan (another nod to Fillion who played Joey Buchanan on OLTL).  Castle airs Monday nights on ABC at 10:00 pm EST.

Cameron Mathison on Wendy Williams Show!!

Tune into The Wendy Williams Show on Tuesday, November 23 when Cameron Mathison (Ryan) will be a guest and dish on the show and on his holiday plans!   The Wendy Williams Show is syndicated, please check local time and channel.

Behind the Scenes at DWTS with Cameron!

AMC and GH Team Up For Benefit

Bobbie Eakes (Krystal), Natalie Hall (Colby) and Jamie Luner (Liza, taking the place of Chrishell Stause who had a scheduling conflict) will be performing along with General Hospitals Bradford Anderson and Brandon Barash in the ABC Daytime and L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center benefit performances of Kander & Ebb's musical revue, The World Goes Round.  The shows will be held at the Gay & Lesbian Center's Renberg Theatre in Los Angeles, CA on Thursday October 7 hosted by Cameron Mathison (Ryan) and Chrishell Stause (Amanda), Saturday October 9 hosted by Christina Bennett Lind (Bianca) and Sunday October 10 hosted by Walt Willey (Jack).  Net proceeds of the event will benefit the Jeffrey Goodman Special Care Clinic.  Ticket prices start at $50 and go up to $200 for VIP tickets.  For more information or to purchase tickets, click here.