Bauer Burger's Anyone?

The Recipe for "Bauer Burgers"

By Michael O'Leary (ex Rick Bauer)

 

 Guiding Light fans still talk about how they miss the annual Bauer BBQ each year. The Bauer BBQ always brought the fictional town of Springfield together to celebrate this great nation's independence.  While we can't bring back GL I thought perhaps some of you might want to celebrate this 4th of July by downing a few "Bauer Burgers" and a Michelob, or whatever your beverage of choice may be!

1. Get 2 lbs of ground sirloin, then mix in some garlic, pepper, salt and 3 teaspoons of Worcestershire sauce.

2. Make an even number of thin hamburger patties. (Be sure to make them very thin.)

3. Chop up some onion and put it on top of the first patty. Then put a slice of American or mozzarella cheese on top. Grill some mushrooms and put them on top of the cheese. Cover the whole thing with another patty.

4. Using a fork press down the edges of the patties so they are sealed

5. Barbecue the double patties over a low flame until done. It takes more time to cook due to the thickness of the patties.

Don't Know What to Get Mom for Mother's Day?

Mother's Day is approaching and many mom's out there are still missing Guiding Light. How about these gift ideas?

If mom is a music lover Bradley Cole and Ron Raines have recorded CD's. Two very different styles of music. Ron offers two solo CD's containing Broadway tunes while Bradley's offerings are more of the pop/rock nature. CD's can be purchased through their official websites. Ron's CD's are autographed.

Ron Raines Online
Bradley Cole .com

If mom is a reader she will love Tina Sloan's Changing Shoes! Now available for the Kindle too!
Also available for pre-order at this time is Kim Zimmer's I'm Just Sayin'  It's release date is set for August 2, 2011, but I am sure mom won't mind waiting if she is a Kim Zimmer fan. I am sure the book is filled with stories that only Kim can tell.

Meanwhile Kim and Robert Newman are appearing in CURTAINS so perhaps you can give mom a ticket to see it when hit hits New Jersey's Papermill Playhouse in May.

Tina Sloan continues to travel around the country promoting her book and putting on her play of the same name. Visit Changing Shoes . com for more information.

And Ron Raines will be appearing in FOLLIES at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC in May and June.

STEAMBOAT the Series Releases Two Episodes This Week

Fan's of STEAMBOAT the Series were treated to the release of two episodes this week. Creator Michael O'Leary calls it a mini-season as he continues to work to find sponsors in the hopes that STEAMBOAT may reach a broader audience. The webseries is a satire about the backstage antics of the actors on a long running but trouble soap opera and stars actors that Guiding Light and As the World Turns fans will recognize.

Unlike Crystal Chappell's Venice the Series, STEAMBOAT is available to viewers free of charge.
The cast includes former GL co-stars: Justin Deas, Kim Zimmer, Beth Chamberlin, Orlagh Cassidy, Kurt McKinney and O'Leary as well as ATWT's Michael Park.

Click here for more on STEAMBOAT the Series

Kim Zimmer to Appear in Curtain's Up for a Cure Benefit

According to PlayBill.com Guiding Light's Kim Zimmer who is currently playing Echo Savoy on ABC's One Life to Live will be appearing in Curtain's Up for a Cure a benefit for the Huntington's Disease Society of America. Click here for the full article.

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CNN Features Tina Sloan

Tina Sloan has turned up on CNN today!
Check it out!
Tina is currently in Dayton Ohio continuing her book and play tour.
I was able to catch her Pittsburgh production of Changing Shoes on Monday night and it is a fun and delightful show. You need not be a fan of Guiding Light to appreciate the play or the book.

Tina Sloan to Appear in Blog Talk Radio Show

TINA SLOAN will be joining OutTakes to talk about "Changing Shoes", the title of her one-woman show and novel. She has starred in several soap operas, most recently on "Guiding Light."
Tune in on September 29 at 10:00 PM ET.


Click here to listen

Ron Raines Offers Advice to High School Students

While in New Bern, North Carolina for two shows this week Ron Raines shared some advice with some high school students.
Read the full article here.

Dicopoulos Creates Cable Documentaries

A year ago this Saturday, Sept. 18, "The Guiding Light" soap opera aired its last episode and Frank Dicopoulos found himself without a steady job for the first time in 22 years.

Dicopoulos, who played the role of Frank Cooper, needed to find steady work in a business where auditions — and rejections — are a way of life.

Click here to read the full article.

PA Paper Talks With GL Cruiser

Cruising With The Stars
September 10, 2010
by Frances Borsodi Zajac

Fayette County women enjoy boat trip with cast members of 'Guiding Light'

Imagine going on vacation with some of your favorite actors.

That happened to two Fayette County women who recently enjoyed a summer cruise with several cast members from "The Guiding Light'' television soap opera. 

To read entire article Click Here.

Ron Raines to Appear in Nacogdoches at SFA Fundraiser

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Ron Raines (ex Alan) will be performing Broadway and Movie Hits with the Orchestra of the Pines at the Steven F. Austin University in Nacogdoches, Texas on Friday October 22. The event is a fundraiser for the University's music department. Ron is from Nacogdoches.
For more information visit Ron Raines Online.

More GL Alumni News

Tina Sloan gave We Love Soaps an preview of her film Oh My Love earlier today.
Click here to see interview.

According to her Facebook page Yvonna Kopacz-Wright will be in this fall's CBS show Blue Bloods. According to the CBS web site:
BLUE BLOODS is a drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York City Police Commissioner and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry, during his stint as Chief. A source of pride and concern for Frank is his eldest son Danny, a seasoned detective, family man, and Iraqi War vet who on occasion uses dubious tactics to solve cases. The sole Reagan woman in the family, Erin, is a N.Y. Assistant D.A. and newly single parent, who also serves as the legal compass for her siblings and father. Jamie is the youngest Reagan, fresh out of Harvard Law and the family's "golden boy;" however, unable to deny the family tradition, Jamie decided to give up a lucrative future in law and is now a newly minted cop. Jamie's life takes an abrupt turn when he's asked to become part of a clandestine police investigation even his father knows nothing about, and one that could impact the family's legacy.­

The show stars Tom Selleck.

Recent News

Kim Zimmer will be appearing in the pay Lost Boy Found in Whole Foods:




LOST BOY FOUND IN WHOLE FOODS
By Tammy Ryan
Returning to Premiere Stages by popular demand as a full production!
Co-produced with Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey, in partnership with the
Kean University Human Rights Institute
September 2 through 19
Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m.
Zella Fry Theatre
$25 Standard • $20 Senior • $15 Student
An optimistic “Lost Boy” from Sudan meets a suburban mother in desperate need of adventure. What begins as an unlikely friendship soon becomes an unbreakable bond that leads them toward a better understanding of their place in the world.


Tina Sloan 
Tina Sloan's book Changing Shoes will hit bookstores on September 16th. She is also taking her stage production if the same name into several cities including New York (sold out), Pittsburgh and Cincinnati.
Changing Shoes.com


Ron Raines
Ron Raines will be busy this September and October appearing on stage in Florida and North Carolina. For information visit his official home page RonRainesOnline.com.


Ron also invites you to view his Featured video section and to share your comments. He loves to hear what you have to say!


The So Long Springfield Cruise 
Fans and cast members spend four days and five nights aboard the Carnival Ship Glory for the So Long Springfield at Sea event, the final Guiding Light only event to be held by CEG. During one of the meet and greet sessions fans asked about getting GL back on the air. The actors all agree that that is NOT going to happen. They cited the fact that Proctor and Gamble has no interest in selling the rights to the 72 year old icon that went dark on September 18, 2009. GL's sister show ATWT will go dark this September.

Stay Tuned

Coming up: News on the So Long Springfield at Sea Cruise with 12 of the Guiding Light cast members brought to you by Celebrity Events Group. 

Michael O'Leary Ready to Set Sail

Michael O'Leary is only one of the actors from Guiding Light that will set sail this coming Saturday, July 31st aboard Carnival Ship Glory for the So Long Springfield event being produced by Celebrity Events Group. The cruise is the culminating event of the So Long Springfield Tour which began last October in Pittsburgh with a two-day sell out with over 1000 fans. The tour later visited Atlanta, Las Vegas and the Mohegan Sun Casino's in Connecticut.
Read the Soap Opera Digest Interview with Michael O'Leary (ex Rick) Here.

A Look Back at the 2008 Bauer BBQ: A Guiding Light Tradition

Many Guiding Light fans are feeling a bit lost this week because they are feeling the loss of a tradition, the Bauer BBQ. Here is a look back at one of my favorite July 4 celebrations.



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Good Luck Zack Conroy!

Good luck to Zack Conroy for his Emmy nomination. Make the Spaulding Family proud!

Beth Chamberlin Lands Role on Web Series The Cell

On Wednesday evening it was announced that Guiding Light Alum and Daytime Emmy Nominee Beth Chamberlin would be joining the cast of The Cell for season two. Beth will be heading to Austin, Texas in late July for taping.  To read the full story from the Official Cell Web site Click here.

Grant Aleksander Reflects

Well its May 2nd and I just read Beth Chamberlin's post. It really makes me sad to think of all those things being auctioned off like so much anonymous junk. To those of us that worked on the show those things combined to create the physical world we inhabited for so long. And they changed you. You stood a little taller when you were in the Spaulding Study. Your shoulders relaxed and you breathed a little easier as you strolled into Company and slid into one of the booths or propped yourself up on a stool at the bar. When I came back to the show last year the first thing I did was to walk around the sets. Memories flooded over me and I could literally feel myself returning home to Springfield. When the show wrapped I asked to have the fireplace seat and andirons from the Spaulding Study. Countless times over the years I had sat on them or kneeled before them speaking to one of my kids or Beth or, in the old days, being lectured to by Alan . They will always bring back wonderful memories to me. They're now in my study in Virginia from where I sit writing this. Its not all an illusion. Those of us who worked on the show for a long time feel a very strong connection to all of those things.

But beyond the physical things that helped create Springfield even more important was the connection that we all felt to each other. And still feel. Thats why a group of us have come together to form 9 AFTER 7 Productions. We're trying to find a way to continue to be able to work together and produce the kind of  stories that we think fans of our show and others will continue to enjoy. The entertainment industry may be changing but peoples appetite for stories that emphasize family, friends and human relationships have not. We hope you will all give your support to our first project "La Lumiere." You'll see the faces you remember and the kind of stories and relationships you've come to love over the years. You can find us at www.newkindoflight.com. We hope to see you all there!

Cheers!

Grant Aleksander

Guiding Light Actors Visit Pittsburgh for the Young Women's Breast Cancer Foundation

On Saturday, March 27 Ron Raines, Frank Dicopoulos, Jerry Ver Dorn (GL & ATWT) and Terri Colombino (ATWT) attended The Shower With the Soap Stars at the LeMont Restaurant atop Mt. Washington in Pittsburgh to help raise finds for the Young Women's Breast Cancer Foundation.

Fans got a chance to mingle with the four soap stars as well as enjoy a tasty brunch and play shower games.

Following the event the actors and members of the foundation along with yours truely visited Family House in Shadyside and served meals to the guests there.

Family House, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation operated by a voluntary board of directors, provides a special "home away from home" for patients and families who are in Pittsburgh for treatment of serious or life-threatening illnesses. Thanks to the generosity and support of the Pittsburgh community, Family House is able to provide a comfortable haven to help guests through stressful times.

Frank Dicopoulos, Ron Raines, Jerry Ver Dorn and Terri Colombino

and Lisa Edmonds (Center in white) with guests at the Family House.

Jerry and Ron Brightening the day for a few guests.