December 25, 2008 |
| Merry Christmas To All!! |
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I want to wish you all a very Happy Christmas and New Year. It's been a year packed full of changes, losses of loved ones, financial set backs for most all of us. But we're, hopefully, still able to hold onto positive hope for the future. I'm set on blasting through any negativity that comes our way this coming year.
We lost our very dear friend, Bettie Page, last week. I'm sure she's in a better place than she was trying to occupy that worn out body. Why is it that so many people seem to pass on during the Christmas time. Both my parents as well. I've been aware of that since I was a little kid. God Bless you and keep you, Bettie.
The TV show has occupied most of my waking time the last 22 years. Now, because of shooting schedule changes, we'll have more time off, but we'll have to make up for it by shooting more shows in a shorter amount of time during the year. This is proving to be a massive increase in the stress factor for many of the actors and production personnel. I don't know how we keep on doing what we do, in the time we have to do it. But I'm determined to open more creative avenues in my life to try and balance my work with more time to "play".
Keeping healthy is also a priority for me this coming year. There are only 2 things in life you can't replace. Your time, and your health. Think about it. So, keeping yourself as fit as you can, as mobile as you can, is necessary for that balance of mind and body. The adage "Use it or loose it" seems to inspire me to work out more. And I just plain feel better the more exercise I get.
I also plan to surround myself with the love of friends and family. And that includes you. In a weird sort of way, you are part of that extended family. Maybe it's having access to each other through these forums, myspaces, facebooks, etc, but it does make it possible to catch a little glimpse of each others lives from anywhere in the world. This planet IS truly getting smaller.
Enough pontificating for now. I think I hear Santa on the roof. I'm determined to try and catch him coming down our chimney this time. I've been SO close for SO many years. So..... hey hey hey..... and...Ho de ho ho to you all. And to all a good night.
Love, Ronn
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March 2, 2008 |
| HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY |
As always, things have been in hyper mode the last months. I wanted to wish everyone a very happy Valentines Day. Oddly enough, I've never actually looked up why this day came about. I will after I finish this message. The timing of days like this always seem so random to me. I'll bet more flowers are bought on this day than any other, except for maybe Mother's Day. That has to be a heavy flower day. Blessings and health to you.
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January 15, 2007 |
| DARLENE CONLEY |
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One of Ronn's dearest friends passed away on January 14, 2007 from cancer. Darlene Conley was a member of the cast on The Bold and Beatiful for almost 20 years, portraying "Sally Spectra"
RONN: Where do I start? My sweet Darlene and I have always had some kind of connection. Since she first came on the show. Maybe it was an intuition, or an inner understanding, or maybe it was just sharing an innate love of life and fun with a little whiskey thrown in. Little did I know it would be relevant in what was to be her last moment with us here on earth. I had visited Darlene in the hospital, actually me and Winsor Harmon went to see her more than 2 months ago, and we hunted down a bottle of good Irish whiskey to bring her. This may sound strange to most of you given her condition, but trust me, Darlene was that kind of spirit. We just wanted to see a smile on her face when we gave her something like that (in a hospital.) It worked.
On Sunday morning, January 14th I intended to go visit her at her home. I knew she was getting near the end. I called and called but no one answered the phone. So I picked up my girls and drove home, which was about 45 minutes away. That evening I got a call from our friend, Eva, saying Darlene didn't have much time left. I hopped in my car and took off. While I was driving, I asked Darlene.......If it wasn't too selfish of me to ask....would she wait for me. When I arrived, her son called me into the room. Dar's eyes were closed. When I took her hand and said "Darlene, it's Ronn...... she kind of took a double gasp of air which her son felt was her recognizing that I was there. He left the room and I took her hand and stroked her head. I told her how much everyone loved her. That she wasn't alone. And that it was OK to let go and move on. Believe me, she was ready to go. There was no quality of life left with what had taken over her body by then. Within about 10 minutes, she was gone. I stayed for what seemed the longest time just holding her hand and stroking her head. As other people started filing into the room they would ask if she was gone. I said yes. I knew she left because I felt her pass through me as she left. I know it might seem far-fetched to some of you, but I know what I felt. It took my breath away for a moment. It was the most amazing feeling. I didn't feel sad. I felt elated. I felt blessed to have been the one she chose to share that moment with. Everyone said they were glad it was me that was with her. They felt it seemed fitting in so many ways. As I drove home, I still didn't feel sadness. I felt euphoric. Like Darlene had left a part of herself within me. The part that loves life and always sees the positive and comic side of things. Maybe it was the essence of her spirit. I've dreamt about her several times since then. She's always in my thoughts. I ask that all of you say a little blessing for her. Send her on her way. Wish her love and light where ever she may be. Don't be sad. But rather feel the love of life and the life of love that was so much the essence of Darlene.
In love and light.........Ronn
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November 28, 2006 |
| RONN'S SENSE OF HUMOR |
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Ronn has a dry sense of humor that some may not undertstand. He made comments about Brooke, a character on 'The Bold And The Beautiful'. Some people took them more serious than they should have and began attacking Ronn. Just a reminder: Brooke and Ridge are not real people...
RONN: I'd like to start this off by saying I can't believe how much my words can get SO misinterpreted. I guess that's what I get for trying to have a sense of humor in my interviews. That's one thing I dislike about doing print interviews. You can't actually see the persons face or hear their voice to know when they're majorly kidding. The other thing I hate about interviews is that they are always geared toward finding out information about the person being interviewed. So.....when you try and add something funny or different than you've just said in the 23,659 interviews you've just done, everybody freaks. Add to that, a possible language difference, maybe a few people who just like to add their own made up rumors because they hate Ridge (or me), and you get everyone pissed off about things I said in some interview #14, I did at 8:47am somewhere I can't even remember now, after being up since 5:00am and managed to drag myself through the previous 13 interviews without so much as a cup of coffee to sharpen my wit.
Now, first of all....... I have NEVER ever said I don't like Hunter or Katherine! AND...... I have never said I don't like working with Hunter or Katherine. I love both of these wonderful women as people and as talented actors. And I have since a couple minutes after we first worked together. If I said anything about not wanting to do the Ridge/Brooke or Ridge/Taylor thing, it's because I'm just expressing my own frustration with the possibility of rehashing Ridge's relationship with either of these characters only to have them pulled out from under him (no bed reference here) after 15 minutes of story-line.
My only advice is to please, from now on, take the things I say in my interviews with a huge salt lick. (That's a horse reference). I want to say I'm going to be responsible for everything I say from now on. I'm going to give the facts and only the facts. And every interview is going to be different, interesting, informative, thought provoking, and pithy. But.....that just ain't so. Sometimes I say things just to amuse myself or mess with the person interviewing me. Sometimes they're just trying to get some dirty laundry. Sometimes they think I don't know that's what they're doing. So I pull out one of my skanky workout shirts (figuratively speaking) and give it to them. They walk away happy, and I get one step closer to never doing interviews again. Trust me, from someone who doesn't really like talking about himself, interviews are just a necessary evil of this business I've so lovingly chosen. Ultimately, I will have to take responsibility for all my flippant, depraved, lack of sleep induced comments in all these years of being asked the same damned questions over and over and over again. But right now.....I think I'll just have fun with them because that's my only defense against completely loosing my mind.
Other than that........ I'm feeling fine these days. I'm truly seeing the power of positive thought in manifesting things I want. I'm enjoying my more frequent jam parties where friends and music collide head on. I'm working out physically more than I have in years. And I'm trying to change any and all traits within myself that I feel have been holding me back from achieving my dreams.
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2008
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