Laurie Plaskin

Dear Laurie,

Hey, an internet soap opera seems like a pretty good gig. I would call it a 'Soap Bopper' though, just to give it a little distinction. Also, that is what I have called them since I was a child in the weee little town of Borscht Creek, Novascotia. Now, I hope that your soap bopper is going to be hot and/or steamy, maybe dreamy, but definitely far-fetched. Are you going to send out daily emails or is it just going to be the web site? I hope that pictures will be included (only of the ladies of course).

Can I play a character? I think I would like to be Vond Meuller, the evil German Magician who is also a heart-throb and a player. The women on the soap bopper would of course be after him because of his on stage talents, his crowded wallet and his hulking body. He would specialize in death defying magic, but could display deft card tricks and an innate ability to pull a rabbit out of anywhere just too prove he is a legit talent. The problem lying behind this seemingly perfect male specimen is a lack of confidence combined with a touch of forgetfulness (hence the huge rabbit bill). Vond's inability to pull off his magic, it being the single most important thing in his life, causes him to go careening across the country, embarking on wild drinking binges which would induce rage-filled tantrums directed at the scantily-clad women he would pick up with his, still intact, god like beauty.

I guess I will come clean and tell you that I'm not really from Borscht Creek, rather I'm from Fleischnagle, Novascotia. I lived in Borscht Creek until "the incident" and then I was excommunicated to Fleischnagle where I maintain a humble existence. Fleischnagle is okay, but it is no Borscht Creek. For one thing there isn't a creek in Fleischnagle. We don't like to boast, but Novascotia is home to the most fantastic creeks ever seen on the planet and let me tell you the Borscht Creek is especially fantastic. Anyway, I would get to my sob story but I have to go. I have an appointment with my window washer. We're discussing strategy.

Well, once again I'd like to say way to go on the looks and good luck with soap bopper.

Orpheous Roy