Diva for LIFE!

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What is Diva for LIFE?

A concentrated effort by fans of Robin Strasser to write TPTB to let them know of her importance to OLTL so that her contract can be renewed. This is the final year of her current two-year deal.
Updated on 2.13.08--Robin has extended her contract for another year (February, 2009). Efforts will continue to support Robin in having a contract for 2009 and BEYOND!

What can fans do?

Visit this link: "Diva for LIFE!" This is a page of information of important contacts. Also, let your fan friends know about the link. Post it on message boards.

I don't know how many of you remember OLTL when Robin last left the show in 2000. If that memory doesn't move you to WRITE, nothing will! It was just plain dull and for three years fans pleaded for TPTB to invite her to return. There was never any certainty and as years passed it seemed improbable. But fans were relentless in writing TPTB, magazines and posting on the message boards. I don't want to lose Robin Strasser again. By being proactive, we can get TPTB to see how much we cherish our DIVA! Please help.

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Compelling...

Today (3.4.07) I added a new video clip to the DFL page ( I do this about once a month--highlighting a characteristic of Dorian and her portrayer). The previous clip was of Dorian's heartbreaking scene with RJ as he got her to face Mel's death. This one again goes back to Mel's death. Dorian is visited by a medium to communicate with her deceased husband. Run time is 4:39. Also in the recording Robin made on the Hotline on 3.3.07, she mentions the need for support from her fans. So WRITE!

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TOUR DE FORCE

On 4.13.07, I added a new video clip (run time = 2:15) of Strasser's Dorian after her ex-fiance explains why he jilted her at the altar. It was a tour de force performance that explains why Dorian is often characterized as a force of nature.

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MATRIARCH

Dorian is the head of the Cramer Women. As such, she has been a staple in Llanview nearly since OLTL's beginnings. Her prominent family is interwoven into the OLTL canvas and remains a vital part of the show's future.

In 1998, Dorian faced death and went to "hell" and back. More recently, she has been a guiding force in her niece, Starr's life--always sure to remind her what it means to be a Cramer woman. In this video clip, Billy Joel's "She's Always A Woman," plays in the background. Run time 5:23

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VERSATILE

In 2007, OLTL broadcast a special fantasy stand alone Valentine's Day episode entitled "Legends of Llanview: The King, the Pharaoh and the Manor." Ms. Strasser played an attendant to the queen. Ms. Strasser won "Outstanding Performer of the Week" in Soap Opera Weekly for her acting in this episode.

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Clips used in this video are from favorite-moments.net

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MULTI-GENERATIONAL DIVA

Robin Strasser has chemistry with performers of all ages. Dorian reaches out to Langston Wilde to help the teen face the death of her parents.

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New Postcards added on 11.04.07 Click on image, save to your computer and print on cardstock paper. Click on image for larger view.

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Robin talks about coming back to OLTL after a three-year exile in this interview for Soap Opera Digest in 2003. LINK: Cramer versus Strasser

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ENIGMA

Shortly after Robin Strasser returned to OLTL in 2003, her character, Dorian Lord, shocked all of Llanview by marrying the nefarious Mitch Laurence, whose dastardly deeds include nearly raping Cassie, Dorian's daughter. Many Llanviewites wondered, and many viewers still do, just why did she do it? Dorian Lord, as portrayed by Ms. Strasser, is elusive and impossible not to watch!

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There are only a few months before Robin's contract expires. Have you written a letter or sent a post card to TPTB?

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Irrepressible Diva!

So it's a creative merging of daytime and nightime television dramas but the tale is still a soap opera! The cast of characters shows familiar faces. Here's the story: Girl loses guy and schemes to get even by going after her rival's boyfriend! It doesn't really work out for these women. Whatever! Live your life until love is found or love's gonna get you down.

The song in the video that plays on the page is "Lollipop" by Mika
Music video created by: OLTLmaestra
Run time is 4:03

To support the awesomeness that is Robin Strasser in her OLTL contract renewal, please send your lollipops here:

Mr. Brian Frons
President, ABC Daytime
500 S. Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521-4551

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Spread the word and encourage fan friends to write or hey send a lollipop to support Robin Strasser!

ALSO,

*New Robin Strasser postcard from ees43 (Emily). CLICK on the postcard. Save to your computer and print on cardstock paper. Thanks Emily!

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Robin Strasser signs a new contract

To read an article about it in Soap Opera Digest (Feb. 5 issue), go here: Robin re-signs

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OLTL will be celebrating 40 years on ABC on July 15, 2008. Dorian Cramer Lord has been a major part of the show's history since 1973. One of her most endearing romances, still remembered by many viewers, was that of Dorian and Herb Callison. They were married for 4 years and their love scene in an elevator is still recalled as a Daytime classic! Take a moment to write TPTB and let them know what and who you would like to see during the 40th anniversary. Me? I'm going to let them know I want Herb Callison back for a visit and I want them to do whatever possible to bring back Anthony Call!

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The Daytime Emmy Awards recently aired, so I considered this another opportunity to acknowledge the more than 40-year contribution of Robin Strasser to Daytime Television. She has played Dorian Lord off and on since 1979. Jonathan Richards, a longtime fan, has created several video tributes. I wanted to highlight them in the Diva for LIFE! forum. Ms. Strasser's 1982 win as Best Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama is featured on the page.

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