Bolt’s Cabin Chat
November 14, 1998

Setting the Stage:
(Pre-chat chatter)

LaDMorton: Well, Nancy have you caught your breath?
Nea Wood: Yes, wasn’t it fun? WHAT a charming man!
LaDMorton: Yes, indeedy! Ditto.
Nea Wood: At the end, he really got on a roll! Started going on and on and sounding just like Jason!
LaDMorton: Ditto always knew that would be the case!

Online Host: MrJBolt has entered the room.

Introductions:

LaDMorton: Hello, again, you darling man. (LaDene)
Charliefx: Hello, Mr. Bolt! Hi, Robert, it’s Charlotte.
Nea Wood: Hello, Robert! (Nancy)
Nalacat: Hi, Robert! (Mary)
Trish727: Hi, Mr. Bolt! (Trish)
Buc252: Hi, Mr. Brown. (Mary)
ChrchSctry: Hi Robert, Patti, and Karen. (Cindy)
SailinDame: Hi, Robert. (Linda)
Esumrick: Hello, Robert! (Esther)
Laskye: Hi, Robert, it’s Susie again.
Misty30197: Hello, Robert. (Misty)
OhioRook: (Paula)
KSWhale: (Shannon)
Blu Skiiz: (Laurie)
JWilcox249: (Barbe)
Possum wp: (Maggie)

Also present but not on line:
Patti, Karen, and Elisse Pogofsky-Harris (Robert’s wife)
And of course, the guest of honor:
MrJBolt: Robert Brown

The Chat!

MrJBolt: We need to take only one question at a time. I will go down the list. This is Patti typing for Robert, and Karen is here as an innocent bystander.
Charliefx: Oh sure, innocent!
Buc252: Karen is innocent? (VERY big grin)

MrJBolt: Hello all!

MrJBolt: Start with a question from Susie. Do you have one? LOL
Laskye: From me? LOL
MrJBolt: Yes, you!!!
LaDMorton: Hurry up!
MrJBolt: Yes, we only have an hour, Susie. LOL
Laskye: Well, do you always SIGN OFF your prayers with GANGWAY LORD HERE COME THE BRIDES??? (grin)
Charliefx: I knew it!
LaDMorton: Next question! LOL
MrJBolt: Up until the other day, I didn’t even remember having said it as that character. The pilot was a long time ago.

MrJBolt: Next question would be from Mary Jeanne. Is she here?

MrJBolt: Next, Ohio Rook. Is Paula here?
Ohio Rook: Yes, can I pass my turn?

MrJBolt: Next question, Buc!
Buc252: Do you sing? And if so, why didn’t you make the Christmas song on "Brides" a trio instead of a duet by Bobby and David? (Which was beautiful, by the way!)
MrJBolt: Both of those fellows made a living singing. Who was I to try and interfere with them? I told ribald stories! And I left it at that.
Nea Wood: LOL
Laskye: LOL, Robert!
Charliefx: LOL
Nea Wood: (Can we say LOL?)
MrJBolt: Yes, Nancy, you can laugh!
Nea Wood: Good!
Laskye: (Laurie, they are going down the list to ask questions in an orderly manner.)
MrJBolt: Karen is running this chat. She says you have to wait your turn. She’s soooo mean! LOL
Sorry, it was just so hectic in the last chat. It was confusing.
Laskye: No doubt.

MrJBolt: LaDene is next.
LaDMorton: Okay! What kinds of books do you read? Fiction?
MrJBolt: I read both. I love biographies. And now I am reading short short stories by Hemingway and people like that.
LaDMorton: Hemingway’s not very "romantic".
MrJBolt: I spent one afternoon at lunch with Hemingway, and you’re wrong.
Laskye: Oh, how wonderful!
LaDMorton: Oh, really? Tell me more!
MrJBolt: He is as romantic as Romeo or an Italian opera.

MrJBolt: Barbe is next.
JWilcox249: Hi Everybody.
MrJBolt: We are going in order and you’re next, Barbe. Do you have a question for me?
JWilcox249: I just came on and I do not know who asked what. I would like to say hi to Robert and ask how well he got along with David and Bobby during the making of the show.
MrJBolt: Well, I think we all believed our roles, even off stage. I was the wise grown up brother. And they were the youngsters who were apt to get into trouble. We cared a lot for one another.
JWilcox249: LOL. Thank you for being here. That is wonderful to hear. Thanks.
Buc252: I think that kind of caring can’t be faked thoroughly, and comes through in the roles. For instance, if some of you hadn’t gotten along we would have "felt" it.

MrJBolt: Possum is next. Are you here?

MrJBolt: Misty is next.
Misty31097: Did you ever think so many people would LOVE HCTB now?
MrJBolt: It seemed to be a story of a family who was close, and fighting against the world to keep the family together. And that is an ancient story.
LaDMorton: And a universal one.
Misty31097: One everyone loves.
JWilcox249: I agree!!
MrJBolt: A close family then is a close family now. Why wouldn’t people want to see that today?
Misty31097: We need more of it in today’s world.

MrJBolt: Nancy is next.
Nea Wood: Perhaps your answer to this would be the same, but when you first saw the script to HCTB, what appealed to you about it?
MrJBolt: The first thing that appealed to me about it was that my friend, E.W. Swackhamer, was going to direct it.
JWilcox249: That is so nice!!
MrJBolt: The next important point was that I was going to have star billing.
Nea Wood: (grin)
Charliefx and Jwilcox249: LOL
LaDMorton: (grin)
MrJBolt: And the next good thing about it is that they liked me and wanted me to do it without testing. In other words, an actor is a sucker for friends, money, and power.
JWilcox249: Oh wow!! Well, nobody else could play Jason.
LaDMorton: LOL!!!
Misty31097: You were made for the part of Jason.
Nea Wood: And we’re so glad that you did it!
LaDMorton: You can see the two are almost inseparable in many minds!
MrJBolt: Actors, if they’re lucky, are able to bend the written role to the one they know best that’s themselves.
Misty31097: Everyone wishes they had a brother like Jason, and it’s you that caused that.
LaDMorton: Well, for some of us, Misty, it wasn’t a brother!

MrJBolt: SailinDame is next.
SailinDame: I recently saw the HCTB pilot. In it Jason was much more "rough hewn". Why did you decide to refine him?
Nea Wood: Good question!
LaDMorton: I agree.
MrJBolt: I’m not sure, but maybe I altered the character as I went along to fit my temperament. Who can remember that long ago?

MrJBolt: Cindy is next.
ChrchSctry: What is your initial impression of the Internet / Chat?
Think you’ll go online?
MrJBolt: I don’t have a computer!
JWilcox249: Now you need to get one!
MrJBolt: I think it’s exciting, since I am just sitting here like a lazy bum watching Patti do all the dirty work. It’s wonderful.
Charliefx: Well, get yourself one and come join the fun!
Blu Skiiz: LOL
ChrchSctry and Nea Wood: (grins)
MrJBolt: I have a room - all the walls from floor to ceiling jammed full with books. If you could tell me how to find the time to do more than read and write my own words on a word processor - then I would go look at computers. There are so many hours in a lifetime.
LaDMorton: Books are still better!
Nea Wood: Ah!!! How wonderful
Charliefx: You can set the computer on top of a stack (of books).
Blu Skiiz: You need to put some recommendations on your website, like Oprah! (grin)
Nea Wood: Yes, keep writing!
MrJBolt: Thank you, Nancy!

MrJBolt: Trish is next.
Trish727: Were you always interested in writing or did that come after HCTB ended?
MrJBolt: Yes, it did. My spelling was poor and faulty and I didn’t type until I bought a word processor that could check your spelling and punctuation. It convinced me I was a full-blown writer and it gave me the confidence to continue.
Charliefx, Trish727, and Misty31097: That’s great!
Trish727: Thank you for being here, Robert. I loved you as Jason!

MrJBolt: Nalacat is next.
LaDMorton: A writer is someone who’s written today. I heard that somewhere.
MrJBolt: How about the writer who wrote yesterday and is published and read today? Doesn’t that mean that the story is still worth reading today?
LaDMorton: Indeed. And tomorrow as well!
Charliefx: Right you are, sir.
Misty31097: Great point.
Nalacat: Who is your favorite author? Type of book?
MrJBolt: I knew Dylan Thomas, so I loved him. I knew Hemingway, so I loved him. It seems the people that I’ve gotten to meet, and can write, I really appreciate.
LaDMorton: Writers are an inspiring lot!
Nea Wood: You’ve known and worked with some incredibly talented folks.
MrJBolt: I never knew Jesus, so the Bible overwhelms me.
LaDMorton: Not that silver-haired, eh?
SailinDame: That’s okay, He didn’t write it, He just got star billing.

MrJBolt: Charlotte is next.
Charliefx: Hi Robert, thank you for participating in this! What back story did you come up with to play Jason? Or did you?
MrJBolt: I heard Marlon Brando talk about what he did to create his film career. He said at a party I was at that he never read the script, only the scenes he was in. And only once or twice. He would wait until he was in the makeup chair or arrived in the studio in the morning to go over the lines. He was a pretty fast study, he said. So many of them just occurred in front of the camera. Whenever he wasn’t sure he would pause and try to remember, which gave the viewer the impression that he was thinking as the character thought. Whereas he was just trying to remember the next line. I took my cue from him many years after. Acting is a momentary thing. The less acting I did the truer and more immediate it was.
LaDMorton: That’s technique! LOL
Charliefx: Well, not many actors can pull it off! I applaud you, sir!
MrJBolt: What you saw was what you got. I was in the moment.
LaDMorton: Be here now.
JWilcox249: And we loved every moment. Yes, indeedy.
Charliefx: Well, Jason lives on thanks to "those" moments.

MrJBolt: KSWhale is next.
KSWhale: What commercials do you do voiceovers for? And why aren’t you doing TV anymore?
MrJBolt: To answer the second part of the question first, about acting - I can only guess at my reason for walking away from a career as an actor - because I had lost my courage to continue. I wanted a calmer life, which I now enjoy.
LaDMorton: Then there was no loss of courage.
MrJBolt: I’ve been doing many, many commercials, more than I can recall. Currently you can hear me on the Iams dog and cat food commercials.
Charliefx: And the Coca Cola commercials at Christmas.
MrJBolt: Yes, the Coca Cola commercials.
LaDMorton: New ones?
MrJBolt: Eureka vacuum cleaners.
JWilcox249: Are those running now?
Nea Wood: The commercials, not the vacuum cleaners! LOL
MrJBolt: I used to do Chrysler, many airlines, garage door openers - anything to make a buck.
LaDMorton: I’m glad it affords you the life you enjoy.
Nea Wood: Well, you’ve got the voice for it!
KSWhale: Thank you so much, I’ve always wanted to talk to you.

MrJBolt: Esumrick is next.
Esumrick: Is there any chance of a "Brides" reunion movie in the future?
MrJBolt: They threaten this every so often, the network or somebody. But, I am the last one to hear.
JWilcox249: If they threaten it again, do it. PLEASE!
Charliefx: Yes! There are some good stories floating around.
Nea Wood: I didn’t know there’d been network interest!
Esumrick: I would love to see everyone together again. What do you all think?
Nea Wood: AGREED.
Charliefx: I vote yes.
Possum wp: Yes!!
SailinDame: Yes!!!!!!
Blu Skiiz: Oh yes!!!
Trish727: Absolutely!
JWilcox249: I vote yes.

MrJBolt: The networks will always go where the buck and the audience is.
Laskye: Oh how true that is.
Charliefx: Well, the audience is still here!
Blu Skiiz: You know we’d all be there!
Nea Wood: That’s for sure.
Trish727: The audience is here, waiting!
MrJBolt: All the audience seems to care about now is violence, sex, and sadness.
Nea Wood: It seems that way, but there are plenty of us who are sick of the violence, sex, and sadness and dying for something different!
Charliefx: Not us, Robert. We would like to see family values, and that’s "Brides".
LaDMorton: Don’t let them fool you! A lot of them would love to see Jeremy hurt! LOL (Couldn’t resist, Charlotte.)
Charliefx: I know.
Esumrick: Robert, let’s hope the reunion becomes a reality. We all would be the first in line to watch.
Possum wp: I’m going to make copies of the show and send them to my 8 year old niece.
JWilcox249: My kids and I always watch the Christmas episode each year, it’s a tradition.

MrJBolt: Possum is next.
Possum wp: Hi!! When "Brides" was on did you and the other actors, especially Bridget and Bobby, know how important the show was to us? Especially the love story between Candy and Jeremy? As a role model, Candy and Jeremy are still my role models!
MrJBolt: Well, since I played the starring role, all I cared about was my own role and what I was doing. The more mature folks seemed to appreciate my naughty ways, whereas the younger set embraced Bobby and Bridget.
LaDMorton: Some of us appreciated your naughty ways very much!
Nea Wood: True.
JWilcox249: We now embrace all of you!!!
Blu Skiiz: As adults, we appreciate the whole cast more now!
Nea Wood: We love all the characters, for different reasons.
Possum wp: Yes.
Charliefx: True.
Esumrick: Very true.
JWilcox249: Every character has their own appeal for different reasons.
Trish727: True.
Charliefx: And as a whole as well.
Misty31097: I like how Jason took charge and seemed to make things right.
Blu Skiiz: Everyone was cast so perfectly, too.
Nea Wood: Oh, yes!
Possum wp: Ditto!
Misty31097: That’s very true.
JWilcox249: Everyone looked to Jason to solve their problems.
Blu Skiiz: Jason and Lottie sometimes, too.
Charliefx: Even Aaron Stempel at times! LOL
JWilcox 249: True. But none of them could keep Molly and Christopher from running away!!
Possum wp: I named my dog Clancey! She’s 12 now.
Nea Wood: There has been many many a pet named after HCTB characters.
Possum wp: LOL. I’m sure!
KSWhale: I named my cat Clancey.
Charliefx: Barbe’s dog reminds me of Clancey.
Nea Wood: Does he drink, Charlotte? LOL.
JWilcox249: My daughter’s boyfriend is Josh, his brothers Jason and Jeremy. LOL.
Blu Skiiz: Gee, wonder where the parents got those from!?!
Charliefx: Little wonder!
JWilcox249: I wonder.

MrJBolt: Blu Skiiz is next.
Blu Skiiz: Oh, okay, thanks so much for chatting with us, Robert! We’d all love to see the "out takes" from HCTB! What kind of bloopers happened? Do you recall?
Laskye: Good question!
JWilcox249: Good question, Laurie.
Nea Wood: We’d all die to see those bloopers now!
Blu Skiiz: Yes, I wonder if they’re available! We’d buy them!
Esumrick: Yes, they’d be great to see!
MrJBolt: Well, every year they would have a party on the set and they kept these things. The cameraman, Fred, saved these things on his own and had them printed up for the party. One I remember is Bobby stuttering so he really couldn’t get his lines out.
Blu Skiiz: He got into his part a little TOO much, huh?
Laskye: You mean he s-s-s-stuttered t-t-t-ttoo much??
Blu Skiiz: You all must have laughed so hard!
MrJBolt: So they cut and began again, and Bobby’s dialogue was clean and a moderate stutter. David had the next line after Bobby finished and HE stuttered. They kept the camera rolling, and quite naturally after David finished speaking I had the next line and I added a stutter as well!
Blu Skiiz: LOL! Oh, I’d DIE to see that!
Charliefx: You devil, you!
Buc252: David did?? (Rolling on the floor laughing)
Trish727: Oh that’s funny!
SailinDame: Bravo!
Nea Wood: Oh, that must have been hilarious.
MrJBolt: the camera was still rolling and I had to stop it somehow, so I tipped the chair all the way backwards and fell crashing to the floor. Someone shouted "Cut!".
Laskye: Oh that is a great story!!
Charliefx: Hope you weren’t hurt.
MrJBolt: I was hurt only when I saw the replay.
Buc252: Did everybody get a copy of the tapes with the mistakes on them?
Nea Wood: Hmm, I think we’d all like to meet this Fred, the cameraman! LOL. If he’s still got the tapes, that is.
Blu Skiiz: You are so right, Nance!
Esumrick: You bet we would!
Charliefx: You got that right, Nancy!
JWilcox249: He might be my new best friend.
MrJBolt: You’ll meet Fred Jackman in heaven.
Nea Wood: Oh, how sad.
LaDMorton: Will he have the tapes?
Laskye: Along with Joan, Hoke, Mark, Swack.
Charliefx: Where’s that Kleenex?
Nea Wood: If we saw those blooper tapes, we’d be in heaven anyway! LOL.

MrJBolt: Paula, did you ask your question?
JWilcox 249: Paula is next, I think.
JWilcox249: Okay, for some reason Paula is being shy. I am going to ask her question, okay? Her question is: on the website "Wolves, Spirits, and Metaphors", is the painting done by your wife, Robert? She (Paula) loves it!
MrJBolt: Yes, my wife. Elisse Pogofsky-Harris.
JWilcox249: Thank you from shy Paula.

MrJBolt: Okay, a free for all with questions.
LaDMorton: What about the gloves? The gloves you were constantly taking off and putting on?
Charliefx: Somebody had to ask about the gloves!
MrJBolt: I wore the gloves to give Jason some character.
Charliefx: A good prop, too, perhaps?
LaDMorton: That needs more, I’m sorry. LOL.
Blu Skiiz: They were neat!
Trish727: Robert, why did Jason always wear a turtleneck, but Jeremy was always unbuttoned? Like he was in South America and not Seattle?
Charliefx: Now Trish, a lot of us liked those shirts unbuttoned!
Trish727: So did I, but I always wondered!
Nea Wood: Weren’t you sweltering? I mean, Burbank is HOT sometimes!
Trish727: Well, Robert??? About the turtleneck?? And Jeremy’s shirt?????? Was it sex appeal???
Blu Skiiz: We all liked you in suits and long johns better! <blush> Did I say that?! LOL! My fingers have a mind of their own!
Charliefx: Did you really sleep in the raw?!
LaDMorton: Thank you, Charlotte!
Possum wp: Uh-oh!
Laskye: You’ll have to ask Elisse that one, Charlotte! LOL
Charliefx: Hey, Dr. Wright asked the question first, Susie! LOL. Maybe I will ask her! LOL.
MrJBolt: Yes, in those years, when I was slim, I slept in the raw.
LaDMorton: Now ladies, let’s leave on a high note! LOL
Charliefx: You devil, you.
LaDMorton: Thank you, Robert.
MrJBolt: Doesn’t everyone? As time goes by and you age you sleep in a fur coat and long underwear.
Laskye and Trish727: LOL, Robert!
Misty31097: What a dream we’ll have tonight!
Charliefx: LOL, Robert. Flannel nighties now.
SailinDame: Yes, flannel.

Laskye: I just want to thank you for the chat and being active in the fan club.
Blu Skiiz: Yes, and thank you for the lovely telegram sent to Bridget to read at the get Together, too. That was so sweet of you to think about us!
JWilcox249: Yes, that was wonderful.

KSWhale: Good night Robert Brown and all, so nice chatting with you. Have to go to work. Thanks, my dream came true.
Nalacat: Robert, thank you so much for doing this! I’ll talk to you all later! Family’s calling.
ChrchSctry: I need to run too. Good night all, thanks so much for chatting, Robert!

Possum wp: Do you think Jason would have ever gotten married?
MrJBolt: On the show that needed a character to get married the last person that would’ve gotten married would be Jason Bolt.
Laskye: I agree with you, Robert.
Possum wp: I understand.
Trish727: I agree, Robert.
Blu Skiiz: That’s true.
Charliefx: Robert, do you think Jason had a middle name? Or Joshua, or Jeremy?
Laskye: How about Jason Andrew? Joshua Adam and Jeremy Alan? That way they would all be JAB’s. My son’s initials are JAB.
Nea Wood: JAB initials!
Charliefx: Oh gosh, Susie! LOL.

Blu Skiiz: Do you keep in touch with the other cast members vary often? See them often?
MrJBolt: No, I never talk to the other cast members, except Bridget.
Possum wp: Why?
MrJBolt: She is more than a cast member. Bridget is family. We all love one another.
Nea Wood: Oh, how nice! She thinks a great deal of you as well.
Blu Skiiz: She’s a lovely lady! She is one of the nicest people I’ve ever met.
JWilcox249: That’s great. She is wonderful.
Trish727: That is so nice. I have never had the pleasure of meeting her.
Charliefx: She’s an incredible lady.
Misty31097: That’s beautiful.
Charliefx: You spoke at Swack’s service, didn’t you?
MrJBolt: Yes, I did speak at Swack’s service. I was privileged to have known him. I miss him.
Charliefx: So do I. I only got to know him over the phone, incredible director, lots of great advice for a beginning writer.

MrJBolt: Are you tired? Or do you have more questions?
Nea Wood: We can go on as long as you can!
Charliefx: We can do this all night! We HAVE done this all night!
LaDMorton: They DO do this all night.
JWilcox249: I don’t have to be to work till Monday.
Laskye: Not me, I have to work at 11pm.
Charliefx: That means you still have plenty of time to chat , Susie!
LaDMorton: Okay what’s for dinner?
OhioRook: Food again.
LaDMorton: No, I want to know what Robert is fixing for dinner?

Possum wp: Did you have a favorite guest star, Robert?
MrJBolt: No, I don’t think about favorites. Each brought something special to the show. [After a little thought, Robert responded again] Lew Ayres. He was an actor who was maybe the bravest of all of us.
Charliefx: "Matthew Muncey".
LaDMorton: Yes, he had a marvelous career.
Possum wp: Why was he the bravest?
MrJBolt: During the war he didn’t believe people should kill one another. He suffered great ridicule and great humiliation. He went to prison rather than be asked to kill anyone.
LaDMorton: What a radical idea.
Charliefx: I think a lot of us agree with that! Very courageous.
LaDMorton: I never heard that story.
Buc252: Really? Now that takes courage.
Nea Wood: Yes, indeed.
MrJBolt: He was in "All’s Quiet on the Western Front".
JWilcox249: I love that book and movie.
LaDMorton: A powerful piece.
Blu Skiiz: Wow, that’s incredible.
Charliefx: Had to read the book and see the movie in high school. Incredible lessons.

LaDMorton: Do you have any questions for us?

MrJBolt: Do most of you know one another personally, or just through these typewritten words?
Nea Wood: Both, actually.
Possum wp: Just the words, for me.
LaDMorton: Just here. I’ve never even met Patti! I just found these people a couple of months ago.
JWilcox249: At first, through here. But now in person, too.
Laskye: Most of us know one another in person, but not all of us.
Trish727: Just here!!
Misty31097: Just here!
Blu Skiiz: Many of us have met, and some knew each other before we got involved in the chats.
MrJBolt: Do you meet from time to time?
Charliefx: Some of us do.
Nea Wood: Those of us who live close to each other do. And then there are special events, like Susie’s fan club Get Together.
SailinDame: I met Trish at a Bobby Sherman concert this summer.
JWilcox249: Some of us trek out to LA every now and then due to meting everybody!!
Nea Wood: Yes, many of us feel like family.
Laskye: I had a number of people from out of state come to the HCTB Get Together. It was really nice.
Blu Skiiz: We’re talking about the next Get Together and want to possibly have it be in Seattle.
Possum wp: Where does everyone live? Texas here! Elgin, Texas, home of Cow Patty Bingo.
Blu Skiiz: Los Angeles area.
Charliefx: Near Chicago. Used to be in Wisconsin, recently moved to Illinois.
LaDMorton: Many live in California, but others are more remote. I’m in Kansas City.
Laskye: Los Angeles area.
Trish727: Lansdale, Pennsylvania.
JWilcox249: Wheaton, Illinois near Chicago.
Nea Wood: LA
Buc252: I’m in Buffalo, New York.
Esumrick: Pennsylvania.
Misty31097: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
SailinDame: I’m in Annapolis, Maryland.
(Note: Patti LA area,
Karen - Orlando)
LaDMorton: You see, it’s quite a spectrum!
Possum wp: How great all over!
LaDMorton: There are several writers in the group we have that in common.

MrJBolt: I’m impressed with all this love.
Nea Wood: Well, it’s all thanks to HCTB, to people like you who made it so special.
JWilcox249: All this love was made possible by HCTB. The show we never forgot.
Charliefx: Or ever will.
Blu Skiiz: Never WILL forget.
Nea Wood: And that still holds up today.
Possum wp: The characters were all so important to us when we were young. And now, too. It wasn’t just a show. Ya’ll are very special!
Charliefx: What a legacy.
Blu Skiiz: It’s hard to express, but we all understand it.
Esumrick: A wonderful show then and now.
Trish727: Like family.
Misty31097: We’ll ALWAYS remember.

Possum wp: Do you like when you are recognized on the street, or do you prefer your privacy?
MrJBolt: I’m embarrassed by large crowds. I’ve become a very solitary man and just see my old friends. Watch the birds in the trees and keep out of fast traffic.
LaDMorton: We are old friends.
JWilcox249: Well, we are your old friends in a sense! And getting older all the time.
Charliefx: We’re old friends.
Blu Skiiz: Yes, indeed we are. It wasn’t like you might think. Just friends gathering
Nea Wood: We understand, but we would sure love to see you.
MrJBolt: I’m not ambitious to achieve more fame, and show myself off, so I’d much rather hide in the shadows and let the other folks stand up and be counted.
JWilcox249: At least we still hear your voice!!
Charliefx: You count, Mr. Brown!
Possum wp: But we all remember you, you’re near our hearts.
Blu Skiiz: Well, at least you know how we feel, via the computer, if we can’t tell you in person.
Charliefx: Exactly.
Trish727: Robert, I am happy for you. That you are happy with your life!
Nea Wood: Yes, it sounds peaceful and wonderful.
Blu Skiiz: Yes, you deserve it!
Possum wp: Yes, a peaceful life is cool.
JWilcox249: I WANT HIS LIFE! And I’ll even wear gloves to get it!
Misty31097: Yes, you do!!
Nea Wood: Me, too, Barbe! LOL
Esumrick: Me, too.
Blu Skiiz: Agreed!
Trish727: Someday!
LaDMorton: A long full life is the best revenge.

Possum wp: Robert, do you have any pets?
MrJBolt: Yes. My wife, Elisse, and I proudly respond to the oohhhs and aahhhs we receive walking our little silky terrier down our town lane.
Nea Wood: Awww, what’s his name? And do you feed him Iams? LOL
Charliefx: We have two silkies.
Blu Skiiz: Those are CUTE dogs. I had a Yorkie as a kid and they look almost the same.
MrJBolt: We have our cat, Grigia, to be grateful for as well. She’s 14 years old and doesn’t look it.
Blu Skiiz: How sweet, I love both cats and dogs so much.
Misty31097: Pets are wonderful.
Charliefx: They do help one’s disposition, most of the time. Silkies are not very obedient.
Blu Skiiz: And it’s nice that you’re able to be home with them and give them the attention they deserve.
Possum wp: Do you like to ride horses?
MrJBolt: The only horse I know is a sawhorse in my wife’s studio. And even then I keep my distance.
[Entire chat room laughs]
Nea Wood: Don’t blame ya.
LaDMorton: Don’t mount it from the wrong side!
Misty31097: Is there a right side?
Laskye: Yes, you always mount from the left side.
Blu Skiiz: They’re beautiful animals, but big and powerful!
Possum wp: How did you ride horses on the show? Very carefully?!
Nea Wood: Yes, you did great riding on the show, or so it appeared!
MrJBolt: With caution. With great caution. And a stunt man to help me.
Possum wp: My horse came in my house last week. Misty swung the door open and just came on in.
Laskye: I had horses since I was 4. Love 'em!
Blu Skiiz: I used to LOVE horses as a kid. I was obsessed. Had never really ridden, though.
Charliefx: Always loved Appaloosas. Finally had one much later in life.
JWilcox249: I learned to ride because of HCTB. I took lessons for 2 years because I felt like Candy! I was a pathetic child!
MrJBolt: Well, I didn’t! LOL
Possum wp: I used to wear a long dress like Candy and Biddie. That lasted about a month!
Nea Wood: I loved HCTB, but not enough to get on one of those beasts! LOL
LaDMorton: Your "Riding Lesson" story was nice.
Possum wp: Could any of the cast ride?
Blu Skiiz: You did a good job of looking like you were an expert horseman, Robert!
MrJBolt: I looked like a hero, the critics said. But I certainly wasn’t one of those in life. Just a professional coward.
Possum wp: Why do you say that?
Trish727: Not hardly!
LaDMorton: All this talk of courage!
Charliefx: Somehow I doubt that!
Nea Wood: You did indeed look like a hero! You were perfect for the part!
MrJBolt: Thank you, I love heroes.
Blu Skiiz: Yes, the person responsible for your casting is one smart cookie.
Charliefx: Don’t you think it took courage to do "Guys and Dolls"? Or "South Pacific"?
Trish727: We always thought of you as the hero! Certainly not a coward! Oh course, you haven’t answered the turtleneck question.
SailinDame: Yes, what about the turtleneck?
Blu Skiiz: I wish I could have seen you in the theatre.
LaDMorton: Sometimes it takes more courage to walk away.
Possum wp: What is your definition of a hero?
MrJBolt: A hero is one who conquers his own fear in the presence of danger to come to the aid of another, whether it be physically or intellectually.
Charliefx: Well said.
Blu Skiiz: I like that!
Laskye: I like that, and it’s true.
Nea Wood: And I’m sure you’ve done that many times.
Possum wp: Have you ever been in that circumstance and failed?
MrJBolt: Yes, just like any other non-hero, that’s why I like playing one because in life I failed so often.
JWilcox249: Very well said. You sound like Jason Bolt.
Blu Skiiz: You are so eloquent, Robert!
Possum wp: Sometimes it’s not whether you act, but if you had the chance to act again you’d do it differently. I mean, act as a hero.
Laskye: I doubt that, Robert. That you failed in life, that is.
Charliefx: I think we all fail from time to time. There is a real world out here.
Possum wp: We all try to do our best, but wish we could have done more.
LaDMorton: Not too many regrets, I hope.
MrJBolt: I just regret that I hadn’t met my wife earlier on.
Nea Wood: Aww, you sound like such a man in love!
Blu Skiiz: If we learn from our mistakes, they are worth it.
JWilcox249: That is so sweet.
LaDMorton: As I said before, better late than never.
Blu Skiiz: She’s a lucky lady.
Nea Wood: I think you both are.
Charliefx: He’s a lucky man.
Charliefx: Perhaps the trick is to learn from our failures, sometimes hard to do.
MrJBolt: I’ve never learned a thing from a mistake. I’ve only learned from achieving success.
Blu Skiiz: Interesting!
LaDMorton: Really? I find that a little surprising.
Nea Wood: many people say the opposite!
Possum wp: What did Jason say? "If you plant seeds of doubt, you’ll fail"?
SailinDame: Success is not making the same mistake twice.
MrJBolt: As a child this was first made clear to me when I got to the toilet and didn’t use the diaper and my parents applauded.
Blu Skiiz: I guess you learned how to NOT make the mistake then!
MrJBolt: I knew what to do, wait for the applause and then I know I’ve learned the lesson.
LaDMorton: Then you learned from a mistake.
Nea Wood: And that’s you became an actor, you craved applause ever since! LOL
LaDMorton: His performances have improved!
Possum wp: Wouldn’t it be nice to have a box that when you opened it you heard applause?
MrJBolt: No, I didn’t learn from the mistake, I Learned from the success.
Blu Skiiz: Oh, what a great idea. Patent that one, Possum!
Charliefx: You used to be able to buy "canned" applause at novelty stores.
LaDMorton: Success is only relative to the mistake!
Nea Wood: Pretty pathetic if that’s the only way to get applause.
Blu Skiiz: Like "canned" laughter, huh? Mine would have that!
MrJBolt: I only buy canned tuna fish.
Trish727: So do I, Robert!
Nea Wood: Well that’s because YOU don’t need canned laughter.
Blu Skiiz: Yes, you’re naturally funny!
LaDMorton: I used to own a Canned Heat album.
Laskye: I still do, LaDene.

MrJBolt: It has been wonderful being with you all. Thank you for being here.
LaDMorton: Thank you so much. It’s been wonderful!
Charliefx: Thank you for coming and letting us overwhelm you!
[Goodbyes all around]