| Jilly: |
Hi Sam L – thanks for inviting me. Coffee
at last, eh? |
| Sam Lover: |
Hmmm. I could do with a nice strong .. |
| Jilly: |
… long black coffee? |
| Sam Lover: |
…Long Island Ice Tea, actually. Does wonders. |
| Jilly: |
You won’t get any argument from me on that. Or on anything
to do with Crossing Jordan either, I’m inclined
to think. You’d have to be the complete fan. |
| Sam Lover: |
Well, I do like Jill Hennessy and the work she does. I zipped
up to Canada for her Walk of Fame award - what a great moment!
I’ve got a copy of all of Jill’s work. Except “Getaway
Weekend” – where IS that darn thing? |
| Jilly: |
So, a significant part of your life has been taken up with
Crossing Jordan? |
| Sam Lover: |
A significant part of my house is taken up with Crossing
Jordan! |
| Jilly: |
I understand. I’m just inside the front door and I can
see two CJ posters, a show placard, a cast signed photograph
… |
| Sam Lover: |
… two actually. |
| Jilly: |
And you’ve got six seasons’ tapes,
Five t-shirts |
| Sam Lover: |
For what it’s worth …
Three sweat shirts
Two CJ hats
and a … |
| Jilly: |
… a partridge in a pear tree? |
| Sam Lover: |
Well, I was going to say “and a pair of jeans decorated
by Jill and Marco”. |
| Jilly: |
And that’s not counting the jackets, signed scripts,
gym bag, the watches and over 200 magazine articles and photos
of Jill and Co. To say nothing of the CJ poker set. That’s
a humungous amount of material. |
| Sam Lover: |
My husband would say way too much. |
| Jilly: |
I’m glad you can smile at that. Now, Sam L, there’s
one thing I have to ask you. That interview with Tim Kring –
just what did he say? |
| Sam Lover: |
Aaah, Jilly. I could tell you … |
| Jilly: |
… but then … |
| Sam Lover: |
… I’d have to kill you. It’s enough to
say that we didn’t see eye-to-eye on a lot of things.
I’m still mightily upset about the way they treated our
show. I’ve got many great things in my life, but Crossing
Jordan is special. It shows how a woman can take difficulties
by the scruff of the neck and shake them ’til they rattle.
|
| Jilly: |
Oh, indeed. But those other things in your life include … |
| Sam Lover: |
… two wonderful teenagers: a son who plays football
and who went looking for another show for mom to watch when
Crossing Jordan was cancelled, and a daughter who loves
to dance but who hates getting up early on Saturdays, even if
we are heading to New York to shop. I just tell her if she’s
got the energy to dance with Regina Belle, she can rustle up
enough energy to go to Hennessy Tavern with her mom. And a great
husband who puts up with … |
| Jilly: |
… all things Crossing Jordan. |
| Sam Lover: |
I suspect he doesn’t mind. Jill’s not hard to
look at, is she? It’s also great, you know, sharing thoughts
about the show on Coffeerooms and how that one interest has
led to a community genuinely concerned for others’ lives
and experiences. I don’t think that’s happened on
too many other boards. |
| Jilly: |
That’s true. Even to the point of supporting Chad’s
charities, for example. The board is an affirming place for
so many different people in so many different situations. They
deserve … |
| Sam Lover: |
… they deserve much better than THAT network dished
out to them. They deserve VS7. And the CJ cast and crew deserve
our thanks and NBC deserves any low ratings that come its way
and TK deserves … |
| Jilly: |
Now that’s really socking it to ’em. Need another
Long Island Ice Tea? |
| Sam Lover: |
Don’t mind if I do. Did I tell you what … |
Jilly settles down hopefully. She could
tell you about the ensuing conversation but then she’d
have to kill you.
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