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An open letter to Barbara Ryan from Oakdale

October 17, 9:48 PMSoap Opera ExaminerMary Montanari
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Barbara Ryan-Colleen Zenk Pinter
Barbara Ryan-Colleen Zenk Pinter
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Dear Ms. Ryan:

You have been lighting up the landscape in Oakdale these days and I can't tell you how much I have been enjoying catching a glimpse inside your bedroom these days.  I have appreciated your talent and your class for so many years, I just can't explain it.

I wanted to share an experience I had today.  My hair was looking terrible.  I look much better in short hair as opposed to long hair (not that you would care) and I was simply desperate to get my very accomplished stylist to understand what I wanted.  So, I brought her a photo of you since my locks looked like I was drying them with a leaf blower or something.  The stylist knew who you were and also has respected your talent for many years. As a result of that discovery, we chatted about your escapades in Oakdale for the duration of my haircut.  It was a fun afternoon.

Neither one of us get your relationship with Henry however.  Henry?  We both agree we love Barbara Ryan coming alive and enjoying life again, but Henry?  What's up with that?  I thought I would cry when you hugged your doctor because you were so overwhelmed by the news you were cancer free.  Barbara, you are healthy, stunning, classy and hot to say the least, so my hairdresser and I think you should dump Henry and have a good time for yourself.  You think?

I know you are having a great time with Henry right now, but face it--it won't last--especially with his dreadful mother Audrey in the picture on a daily basis.  Dump the guy, stay hot, classy and smart and know that you could be the hottest cougar chick on the planet  if you're up for it. You handle the young bucks well but you need someone hotter than Henry!

All of this over the top banter evolved from me choosing a haircut that resembles yours. I am sure you are wishing I wanted tresses looking like Helena on General Hospital or Gloria on the Young and the Restless but, something compelled me to select the Barbara Ryan look and I can only hope you are flattered. 

Naturally, I will never look like you, but if you could just lend me one of those classy suits you wear for a weekend, I might have a chance.  While I don't need a Henry in my life, I could use a dose of that bedroom excitement that appears to be floating you around Oakdale these days.  I am sure it's going to take more than a perfect haircut for me to experience the floating thing.  Thanks for letting me vent and do keep lighting up the screen.  You are truly a soaps goddess.

I chose Barbara Ryan from Oakdale for my perfect haircut---who would you choose??

 

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