<CabooseHOST> 

OK It's gannonbrothrluvr's turn

<gannonbrothrluvr13> 

How long has it been since you have done a love scene and WHAT WAS IT LIKE KISSING TIMOTHY STICKNEY? I know he is shy and its been a while since we have seen him do the love scene...Did you all make special preparations? Were you nervous? And let me also second how nice it has been to discover you from your short time on the show-you took a wild wacky story and threw your whole heart into it and it showed on the screen. No [msg continues

<Barbara_Niven> 

Yet, I know lots of people hate it. I guess controversy is what makes good drama.

<gannonbrothrluvr13> 

w I got to go find PWOG reruns so I can get to know you all over again! Thankful that RJ finally got some love and thats how Im gonna remember Liz!! And not as ""The anonymous woman who slept with Antonio""!!!! [msg complete]

* Barbara_Niven 

MOTIONS/playful.gif Thanks GBLVR. I always lead with my heart in everything I do....that's why sometimes it gets a little bruised.

<gannonbrothrluvr13> 

awwwwwww

<Barbara_Niven> 

Now....for the love scene with Timothy. I can't say enough of how wonderful and protective he is. And yes, so shy!

<gannonbrothrluvr13> 

oooooohhhhh tell us more!! more!!

<gannonbrothrluvr13> 

lol

<Barbara_Niven> 

He hasn

<Barbara_Niven> 

Sorry...he hasn't done love scenes before and is much more comfortable playing the bad guy than doing that.

<gannonbrothrluvr13> 

mmmm yeah I read that in an interview w/him

<Barbara_Niven> 

But we have an incredible trust. And he just is so beautiful when he goes to that vulnerable place.

<Barbara_Niven> 

I hope they let him continue to show that side of him in the future.

<gannonbrothrluvr13> 

I do too Barbara - thats the POSITIVE thing LIz brought to RJ and Llanview

* Barbara_Niven 

MOTIONS/playful.gif He will always be one of my favorite actors I ever worked with. Sometimes there's just magic.

<gannonbrothrluvr13> 

And you will have a place in the OLTL history pages now!

<CabooseHOST> 

I've been lucky enough to meet and talk to him and he is just so open with fans

<Barbara_Niven> 

Yes, I will. And hopefully not for that stranger that Antonio slept with, as you so delicately put it!

<gannonbrothrluvr13> 

NO Definetly not the stranger thing

<Barbara_Niven> 

I am grateful that I got to be on the show.

<CabooseHOST> 

so are we

<Barbara_Niven> 

You never forget your first love, do you?

<Barbara_Niven> 

Ah.....

<Christina3> 

never

<gannonbrothrluvr13> 

sorry - not too delicate is right!

<Barbara_Niven> 

Would you believe he's also shy and gets nervous even at ""meet and greet"" stuff?

<Barbara_Niven> 

He's just too too dear.

<gannonbrothrluvr13> 

aaawww - how cute!

<CabooseHOST> 

OK, Kattlady had a question, so I think the next one is Patrick OLTL MaleFan

<gannonbrothrluvr13> 

thank you dear!

<OLTLMaleFan17> 

Oh

<Barbara_Niven> 

Love ya!

<gannonbrothrluvr13> 

right back atcha babe! Thanks Barbara

<CabooseHOST> 

Patrick are you ready?

<OLTLMaleFan17> 

Barbara I was smitten with you from day one I saw you on OLTL, there is a campaign out there for you to be back on. Will you stay on the east coast or go back to the west coast also how is the fanclub coming

<OLTLMaleFan17> 

I love you Barbara you r the greatest

* Barbara_Niven 

MOTIONS/playful.gif Patrick, you have me blushing now, darling.

<Barbara_Niven> 

Oh, now both of you do.

<Barbara_Niven> 

Since I still don't even have all my boxes unpacked from the move OUT here....

<Barbara_Niven> 

I am gong to stay a while and see what happens here. I have a great new manager on this coast as well now, and so I""m well-represented.

<OLTLMaleFan17> 

hope to see you again in the future

<Barbara_Niven> 

I do love NY though -- absolutely love riding subways!

<CabooseHOST> 

Hopefully you can come to the fan club luncheon in August

<Barbara_Niven> 

That was fun at the boxing event, wasn't it? A little too much blood and gore...but incredible.

<Diane39> 

I hope so too

<OLTLMaleFan17> 

Barbara will be my guest

<Barbara_Niven> 

Maybe Patrick...

<OLTLMaleFan17> 

yes it was and great charity

<Christina3> 

that would be great to see you at the luncheon

<Mike20> 

yes it would

<CabooseHOST> 

We all want her to come, right?

<Christina3> 

right

<Mike20> 

yes we do

<Laura9> 

yes

<Barbara_Niven> 

Right now I'm not sure where I'm going to end up. I may do a play on tour...which would be fun.

<Diane39> 

Yep

<Betsy4> 

Absolutely

<CabooseHOST> 

Call if your in the Chicago area

<OLTLMaleFan17> 

let us know we will see you in a play

<Barbara_Niven> 

If I'm not commited to a project at that time, I'll be there, okay? I'd love to meet you guys.

<Carla6> 

never know since ABC has crossed it characters on different soaps

<Betsy4> 

terrific

<Diane39> 

Great

<CabooseHOST> 

Ok, Mike we made it to you and you quit bouncing, I think

<Barbara_Niven> 

I trust that the right door is going to open. It always does.

<CabooseHOST> 

Yep, there is a reason for everything.

<Barbara_Niven> 

Mike, you gotta quit eating those Mexican jumping beans, darling.

* Barbara_Niven 

MOTIONS/playful.gif You are bouncing out way too much.

<Mike20> 

Hi Barbara, first off i wanna say I think your an amazing actress! Would you ever consider doing another soap?

<Mike20> 

lol to the mexican beans!

<Barbara_Niven> 

Mike, I have discovered that this is my favorite medium so far I've ever worked in!

<Barbara_Niven> 

I love daytime, who knew!!!

<Barbara_Niven> 

So yes, I'd love to do another soap. I just want to make sure it's a character that I want to ""live with"" and ""in"" for a long time.

<Mike20> 

i know i really wanna do daytime!

* Barbara_Niven 

MOTIONS/playful.gif I love heavy, emotional storylines, but they need to have an emotional payoff at the end, because I love to laugh too.

<Mike20> 

do you wtach any other shows? how about OLTL sicne you are on it?

<Barbara_Niven> 

Really Mike? Have you done it before?

<Mike20> 

no i am only a soph. in high school

<onelifetoliveADM> 

I'm sure there is another soap that would love to have you Barbara!!

<Barbara_Niven> 

Yes, I watch some other shows....have been watching Guilding LIght a lot lately. Love the acting...seems like it's more character-driven than plot driven. That makes it great for actors.

<Mike20> 

well i just wanna say good luck in the future!

* Barbara_Niven 

MOTIONS/playful.gif Thanks. Keep your fingers crossed.

<Barbara_Niven> 

thanks Mike...and good luck to you too! What's your dream?

<Carla6> 

I would just like to show up on a soap opera to reengage the writers memories to the shows's correct pasts

<Mike20> 

well i would love to act but i am also gonna get teaching credentials

<Barbara_Niven> 

Carla....you make me laugh.

<CabooseHOST> 

Jill I think you are next

<Barbara_Niven> 

I know....isn't it weird how they can adjust history and deaths and twins and all that? Thank God my ""Jerry Springer"" storyline wasn't my REAL life.

<Jill24> 

Hi Barbara...I want to wish you lots of luck and love in whatever your next endeavor is..and on a light note, have you ever gotten tangled up in those beautiful braids of Tim's...any good bloopers?....

* CabooseHOST 

(Plays Sound: laugh.wav) laugh

<Barbara_Niven> 

Not bloopers per se.....but I can't seem to keep my hands out of them. It's like when I am around my daughter, I always play with her hair. Timothy always loves to sit on the floor, so he's short enough and right in arms length for me. And he is very patient and lets me play with them while we talk and rehearse.

<Jill24> 

That's cool....oh, and as a native New Yorker, I'm thrilled that you're going to stay...I'm not so sure about loving the subway though...lol

<Barbara_Niven> 

His wife does them for him...it's a business she has. Isn't she great? And doesn't he look hot?

<Jill24> 

Very hot

<CabooseHOST> 

He sure does

<Barbara_Niven> 

Really, Jill? I find that I like it so much more than living in Los Angeles. In L.A. everyone is so insulated, riding in their cars.

<Barbara_Niven> 

Here you go out on the sidewalk, and everybody's just the same. Doesn't matter what you do for a living.

<Jill24> 

Well, you just need to be careful...

<Barbara_Niven> 

And everybody is so much more friendly and personal here. And ready to help at a moment's notice. I heard that it's different in NYC since 9/11. Maybe that's the reason.

<Jill24> 

Most everyone here is great, if I do say so myself

<Barbara_Niven> 

It's just so much more real. And....the women are DEFINITELY nicer to each other here.

<Jill24> 

We're a bit more real maybe

<CabooseHOST> 

OK, Ann you are next

<Ann25> 

Hi, Barbara. Is there any particular character/role that you haven't yet played that you aspire to?

<Barbara_Niven> 

I once went in as ""Lana Turner"" for a movie about her, then they scrapped it. I'd have loved to do that.

<Barbara_Niven> 

I love playing ""real"" people. Playing Marilyn Monroe was a dream come true for me.

<Ann25> 

Too bad it didn't happen. I'm sure it would have been great.

<Barbara_Niven> 

I think I would have fit in better in the ""Old"" Hollywood days....body type and all.

<CabooseHOST> 

real bodies, not like those rails now.

<Barbara_Niven> 

I'd also love to do a Western...and ride horses and shoot guns! What a fantasy! I grew up a real tomboy in Oregon, and I love doing my own stunts whenever I canl

<Ann25> 

My son is a real daredevil. I'm sure he could relate to that!

<Barbara_Niven> 

I know...having my body has been a challenge in this biz sometimes. Never feel like I can get as skinny as they want, ya know?

<Barbara_Niven> 

But now the older I get, the more I like me. And the more it's about the acting, not about what I look like.

<CabooseHOST> 

Soapgirl, are you ready? You're next

* soapgirl27 

MOTIONS/happy.gif IForst I wanted to say that Your a wonderful actress, and that I am sad to seee you go. My question is what are you plans after you leave OLTL.

<Barbara_Niven> 

Hi Soapgirl....

<soapgirl27> 

hi

<Barbara_Niven> 

Well...I've been taking meetings the last couple of weeks, and some things are looking good. I also got sent a play that I absolutely love, and we're going to do a reading of it either here or in L.A. soon. And then another play possibly on tour. I'd also really love to do another soap. And then a producer friend just called to see if I'd be available for a film.

<Barbara_Niven> 

So...as I say, when a door closes, something else opens up. I just have to trust that God has a plan for me, and it's going along exactly the way it is meant to be.

<soapgirl27> 

Well I hope you are good in what ever you do

<soapgirl27> 

I am sure you will be

<Barbara_Niven> 

Thanks, Soapgirl. How about you, what's your dream?

<Barbara_Niven> 

Are you living it?

<soapgirl27> 

To be a dancer.

<soapgirl27> 

not yet.

<soapgirl27> 

I am only in 8th grade

<Barbara_Niven> 

Wow...that's something I wish I would have started when I was young. What a gift. My daughter Jessica danced from the time she was little, all through high school.

<Barbara_Niven> 

You're young...you have your whole life ahead of you to explore! I envy you!

<CabooseHOST> 

HBSRocks, you better go for it while you can. LOL You're up

<soapgirl27> 

thank you. I envy you too

<Barbara_Niven> 

MAke sure you have a mentor to help guide you...

<soapgirl27> 

ok.

<Barbara_Niven> 

Where do you live?

<HBSRocks11> 

LOL

<soapgirl27> 

Iowa.

<HBSRocks11> 

I don't have a question just wanted to say how much I enjoy your talents and I wish you the BEST in everything you do

<Barbara_Niven> 

I'm orignally from Oregon. Don't let it discourage you. Find a role model that you can talk to...and then go for it! And if you need support, we have other young dancers on my Dreamers Network. Best of luck Soapgirl!

<Barbara_Niven> 

Hi HBS...sorry...I'm long-winded.

<Barbara_Niven> 

Oh aren't you a sweetheart. Thank you so much. It means more than you know, babe.

<Barbara_Niven> 

And I send it right back atcha!