iPod Essentials #37: "Love Comes Quickly"--Pet Shop Boys

Ahhh, every time I hear this selection I picture myself in my bedroom thinking about my senior year in college and the guy I couldn't have. A moody but hopeful song, the lyrics and synthesizer gelled in a way that I remained hopeful that one day I could change his mind about me. It never happened. I wonder what he's doing now.

What's Wrong With GENERAL HOSPITAL

Sigh...I have watched GH since its glory days in the 80's. GH had it all: great acting, exciting stories, mystery and intrigue, and hot romances.

But this week...I'm not sure if I will be tuning in much longer.

I'm beginning to believe that the suits on the show and its writers hate women. This "Spook Island" storyline, with Nicolas's uncontrollable mental state and the umpteenth mob war, is ridiculous. The death of Emily Quartermaine, Nicolas's beloved, was horrific, even for daytime standards. (Hey, I write mysteries, so I'm no stranger to bloodshed or corpses.) You heard Emily being strangled, and it was graphic. I'm having trouble shaking it.

Why are ratings down? First, get Sonny and Jason out of the mob business. Give women characters lives other than pining for men they can't be with (i.e. Jason and Elizabeth). Bring back the romance and adventure. Bring back the veterans (like Genie Francis), and get rid of the NIGHT SHIFT crew. Writers should be required to study videotapes of the 1980-1990 period and learn how to tell a story.