Evening News

Cyndi Lauper visits Oakdale
"I think they're young, these guys, and they're sweet," Lauper tells Entertainment Weekly. "They're taking their time and struggling with the heart issues, which is even more endearing than just being like the straight couples, half-naked and having sex all over the place. The best way to people is through the heart, and that's why I think it's kind of interesting the way they've done it. It's about love."

Cyndi Lauper helps Luke and Noah celebrate Gay Pride with a visit to ATWT
Lauper will be performing a few songs at Yo's, the Oakdale dive bar that for this particular occasion has been gussied up for a little celebration known as "Gay Pride." Luke interviews Cyndi for Oakdale U's paper and the boys enjoy a few performances.

GUIDING LIGHT star weighs in on weight loss story
Caitlin Van Zandt tells TV Guide: "I don't know why it's such a taboo topic, but it is! I'm always reading articles where celebrities talk about everything from their drug rehab stints to the people they've slept with, yet I've gotten flack on the internet for doing the Lap-Band as if I'm somehow being a bad role model. A lot of the fans relate to me because I'm real looking — which I think is wonderful — but they also had this predisposed notion that I was proud of the way I looked. The truth is, I've been self-conscious about my weight since I was a kid. I haven't worn a bathing suit since I was six — we even used that as a line on the show."

EVENT: ABC soap stars at CMA Festival
On Friday, June 6, Field and Stream will hold their Total Outdoorsman Challenge local and regional qualifying events in the Chevy Sports Zone at the 2008 CMA Music Festival. ALL MY CHILDREN star Aiden Turner and GENERAL HOSPITAL star Bradford Anderson are among the celebrities participating.

BLOG UPDATE: Soap Opera Digest's Lauren Flynn
"Talk about old home week in Llanview! I just got off the phone with Andrea Evans to discuss her upcoming return as OLTL's Tina. And before that, I spoke with Susan Haskell about returning to the role of Marty! Could you imagine? I grew up in awe of those two powerhouses and it is just the strangest thing to hear their voices on the other line. As I spoke with Evans, whose voice was as chipper and fast-paced as ever, it was so hard not to picture the actress whose various hairstyles have been chronicled in this magazine. Who didn't watch OLTL in the '80s and want hair down to their butt like Tina? As for Haskell, her voice was a bit scratchier than I remembered, but I take it being a mom of two and acting on a regular basis for the first time in years has her a little bit exhausted. Plus, I spoke with the voice of all voices John Loprieno (ex-Cord) yesterday for a separate story and he informed me that he'd just received a Distinguished Alumni award from his alma mater, Harper College."

AFTRA Deal With AMPTP Caves On Clips
"The AFTRA-AMPTP deal closed very early this morning. AFTRA gave away major concessions when it came to the all-important clips issue by failing to do the heavy-lifting negotiating with the AMPTP and thus leaving all the power over it with the moguls for the next 3 years (and probably in perpetuity)."