<Barbara_Niven> 

Hey people, wow, great to see you all here!

<Mike20> 

Hi Barbara!

<Shadoe33> 

Hello new folks...:)

<Sue38> 

Hi everyone

<Christina3> 

Hi Barbara

<Angie49> 

Hi Barbara its great to be here!

<OLTLMaleFan17> 

there are a lot of people here from the regular Wednesdsay chat

<Sue38> 

hi barbara

<Diane39> 

Hi Barbara

<soapgirl27> 

Hi Barbara

<Shadoe33> 

Hey Barbara!

<TroyFanHOST> 

Hi Barbara!

<Barbara_Niven> 

Would you believe I signed in a few hours ago, just in case I had browser troubles.

<Marj31> 

Hi

<Barbara_Niven> 

That's why my name was there forever...

<CabooseHOST> 

LOL That's planning ahead Barbara

<TroyFanHOST> 

LOL! Smart, Barbara!

<Mike20> 

way to go Barbara!

<Barbara_Niven> 

Hi Mike and TroyFan

<Betsy4> 

I can't believe I got the kids in bed. LOL

<onelifetoliveADM> 

Good Evening Barbara!! So glad to have you here! :-)

<TroyFanHOST> 

Barbara, this is Traci (FirstOfMay), btw.

<Barbara_Niven> 

Hi Katherine

<Barbara_Niven> 

I have my little dog Lucy on top of my desk in front of the heater.

<Barbara_Niven> 

It's freezing here in NYC!!!!

<OLTLMaleFan17> 

how cute Barbara

<Carla6> 

okay nobody is colder than me in North Dakota

<Diane39> 

It's freezing in Philly too

<Shadoe33> 

It's -20 wind chill here in Wisconsin... too cold.

<radar47> 

give her a kiss for me please barbara

<CabooseHOST> 

Hi Barbara - It's Janice. Cold here in Chicago area too

<Mike20> 

its nice over here in Cali Barbara!

<Christina3> 

we got SNOW in SC, I so cannot believe that

<Angie49> 

its freezing here in FL as well, brr..we have a hard freeze warning tonite, brr, its supposed to be in the teens

<Barbara_Niven> 

I heard Carla...how cold is it there?

<Nikki36> 

Believe it or not it's cold here in New Mexico!

<Laura9> 

it's freezing in CT

<Marj31> 

It's freezing in southern Virginia and setting records

Barbara_Niven 

MOTIONS/playful.gif I moved from L.A. for THIS?

<Carla6> 

-40 windchills

<Mike20> 

LOL

<Laura9> 

everyone have their woolies on

<Betsy4> 

Yup; LOL

<Christina3> 

too much, Diane

<Mike20> 

MId 60's here in Cali

<TroyFanHOST> 

And I thought it was cold in PA.

<Angie49> 

yes i do..its cold

<Barbara_Niven> 

Oh my Gosh, Carla wins I think. Can anybody beat -140?

<CabooseHOST> 

Christina had snow in SC and here in IL nothing

<CarolC1> 

lol

<Barbara_Niven> 

I mean -40?

<Barbara_Niven> 

Hey Gannonbrothrluvr....my other RJ and Hank fan

<gannonbrothrluvr13> 

Hey Barbara!

<Barbara_Niven> 

I recognize a lot of names from my boards....thanks for joining in

<CabooseHOST> 

I love RJ and Tim Stickney too. LOL

<Jill24> 

Hi everybody

<Diane39> 

Me too Cab

<gannonbrothrluvr13> 

yes yr the real gannonbrothrluvr!

<gannonbrothrluvr13> 

woo hoo

<CarolC1> 

lol

<gannonbrothrluvr13> 

me too host me too

<Barbara_Niven> 

Katherine, you and Janice run a great site! You do it all yourselves?

<CabooseHOST> 

It's Kat's I just work for her

Angie49 

MOTIONS/happy.gif Glad to be here Barbara

Barbara_Niven 

MOTIONS/playful.gif The Gannonbrother kisser at least.

<Laura9> 

i feel privileged to be here myself

<gannonbrothrluvr13> 

ok kat

<Barbara_Niven> 

Me too, Laura.

<CabooseHOST> 

I guess we can get started with the questions if you like Barbara

<Barbara_Niven> 

Great.

<CabooseHOST> 

CarolC You are #1

<Barbara_Niven> 

Hi Carol...great to have you here.

<CarolC1> 

Hey Ms. Barbara! Of all the fans to be first in line tonight, its gotta be me, the quiet shy one that likes to hang out in the background! LOL Well due to the fact that I'm such a Barbara ""geek"" lol and I'm always on your message boards, I couldn't think of a question to ask ya, so I'm just gonna say this: It has been a pleasure watching you on OLTL even if it was for only a short time. You're an amazing actress and a beautiful person inside and out!

<CarolC1> 

I wish you all the very best in what ever is next for you. I hope you continue to live your dream!! Thank you for ALL the time you take to communicate with your fans^`2026.its very much appreciated!! You are ONE OF A KIND!! Have a great night and take care!!

<CabooseHOST> 

OK. No real question but a great comment.

<Barbara_Niven> 

Carol, you and the other fans I've gotten to know have really been such a blessing to me. Especially now that I've been let go from the show.

<Barbara_Niven> 

You inspire me every day....thanks for your messages and the love you send me way. I send it right back to you!

<CabooseHOST> 

You have been so giving to your fans too Barbara

<Barbara_Niven> 

BTW Carol...how is your own job hunt going?

<CarolC1> 

Oh, its going......thanks for asking!!

<Barbara_Niven> 

I believe that's what we're here for....exchanging inspiration and love and light. It comes back full circle, whatever you give out, believe me.

<CabooseHOST> 

I agree. Christina are you ready. I'll come back to #2

<Christina3> 

Hi Barbara - Is there anyone you wanted to do scenes with but never got the chance? Loved your scenes with TDS.

<Barbara_Niven> 

Be still my heart, I loved working with him too. He works just like I do....we'd get our scripts and then run to Starbucks to start working on them. It was a real blow for both of us that they decided not to pursue the storyline.

<Christina3> 

me too...because I love Liz and RJ together

<Barbara_Niven> 

Let's see....I would have loved working with Bobby Woods and Ilene Kristen. They've both become great friends and we hang out together.

<Barbara_Niven 

It was so hard to do those scenes, knowing they were making Liz pull away. I kept wanting to say ""YES"" to him every time!!

<CabooseHOST> 

wb Laura. OK Betsy

<Betsy4> 

I love you as Liz and am so sorry to see you leaving the show. What were your aspirations for the character?

<CabooseHOST> 

Oh I bet

<Christina3> 

well, that is what I wanted to hear too..YES

<Barbara_Niven> 

Wow, Betsy. I had such high hopes for her....I saw her as such a fiercely good mother who just made a very bad choice that night. Who knew that he'd turn out to be her fiance? ICK!

<Betsy4> 

Ick, is right. LOL. We all had high hopes for her too.

<Christina3> 

LOL - yep, thats one part that I don't like either

* Barbara_Niven 

MOTIONS/playful.gif I wish they could have let her explore their relationship, RJ and Liz's...and let her explore what makes her tick. She hardly ever got to even smile or laugh on the show....it was all colored with ""Oh no, don't tell Keri this horrible secret!""

<Diane39> 

Me too

<Barbara_Niven> 

It took a lot out of me to be honest. Very stressful to have to act that out and ""go there"" every day.

<Barbara_Niven> 

Next time I am going to do a comedy!

<CabooseHOST> 

Some real poor writing, but you gave the character a lot of life for us. Carla, are you ready? We can go back to #5 when they arrive

<Betsy4> 

LOL, there you go.

<Carla6> 

yes I am...

<CabooseHOST> 

go for it

<Carla6> 

Barbara do you think the ABC soap family could go out on the road to the diffrerent

<Carla6> 

armed service bases and cheer up the morale for what is possibly to come?

<Carla6> 

I know I could use it in North Dakota

<Barbara_Niven> 

Oh man.....if they don't, I certainly would love to! It's a cause close to my heart! I am national spokersperson for HomefrontHeadquarters, and we provide support from home for our troops.

<Carla6> 

I had a chance to meet the former Cord when I was 14 so it would be way cool to meet the other OLTL people

<Barbara_Niven> 

In fact, we've been involved in an email campaign to our deployed troops...if anybody wants to get involved, write me on my site and I'll get you started!

<Carla6> 

thank you very much

<Carla6> 

I have been serving my country for 6 years now

<Barbara_Niven> 

Carla....if there's anything I can do for you guys there in N. Dakota, please let me know. Maybe we can arrange it.

<CabooseHOST> 

I have 2 grandkids in the Air Force, one in Italy right now. It's scary

<Barbara_Niven> 

I salute you!!! You are a true hero....

<CabooseHOST> 

WTG Carla

<Barbara_Niven> 

And I want to say thank you to all our military personnel....you don't hear it often enough.

<Barbara_Niven> 

Wow Caboose, I will keep them in my prayers.

<Barbara_Niven> 

wb Carol

<CabooseHOST> 

Thanks

<Carla6> 

I am in Public Affairs here in Minot ND so it would be easy to arrange the ABC stuff

<CabooseHOST> 

Laura are you here now? You're up

<Laura9> 

yes

<Barbara_Niven> 

I'll do what I can....I have been working with the publicity department there and will pass on your info. if you send it to me. Email me at barbara@barbaraniven.com

<Laura9> 

barbara, what inspires you the most

<Laura9> 

and how do you stay so positive all the time? what's your secret?

<Barbara_Niven> 

I guess what drives me is not wanting to wonder at the end of my life, ""What if?"" I want to try it all and do it all! And see what I can achieve.

<Barbara_Niven> 

I believe that figuring out what your dream is, and then figuring out a way to make a living doing it, is the absolute secret to life! It's not about making a lot of money. It's about waking up every day and being excited about getting out of bed, knowing you are going to go off and do what you love to do!

Barbara_Niven 

Laura, sometimes it's hard to stay positive. This was a big lesson for me, coming all the way to NY and then losing the soap job so fast. I still have whiplash.

<CabooseHOST> 

Are you still filming yet Barbara or have you finished?

<Barbara_Niven> 

But I have started over so many times in my life, and I know that every time it happens, things are even better on the other side. And I have such a support group of people around me, and on my message boards. When one is down, the other lifts them back up. That's what my Dreamers Network is all about. If you haven't checked it out, please come to my website and do so. We'd love to have you!