LoveLure's Luke and Reid Blog

In this edition:

• Site updates – including new Background Music, Simple Gifts chapters and author’s notes.
• Eric’s new movie Lefty Loosey Righty Tighty has finished filming and has launched a fundraising effort to raise money for post-production on the film, offering a variety of goodies and premiums for donors. Plus, appearances on The Big C, Body of Proof, and a new horror film in the works.
• Van Hansis updates – a few YouTube clips (old and possibly new) and new fan communities on Facebook and Twitter
• More finale post-mortems
• Plus, miscellaneous items – news about ATWT alumni Terri Colombino, Chris Goutman, and Jake Silbermann), the final SID poll (good news for Luke and Reid) and continuing post-mortems.

Site Updates

I haven’t had much chance to add new posts lately, largely because I’ve been catching up with Simple Gifts. The newest chapters (24 & 25) were posted earlier this week, and I just posted author’s notes to chapters 1-6 which answer some questions I’ve gotten about “why Iowa?” More chapters on the way in the next few weeks….

In the meantime, I also figured out that the songs from the Dallas bar episode are decipherable, so those have been added to the Background Music page, along with lyrics for all the songs.

I’m also slowly filling in the episode guide, so stay tuned…

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In case you’ve forgotten, when we last left our intrepid heroes, Luke had finally gotten a new iPhone and thanks to tech-savvy writing buddy Tessa, used it to place a call to a certain filmmaker in California, and was otherwise enjoying his new gadget (no, not that way – get your mind out of the gutter!). Reid, meanwhile, distracted upon hearing Noah’s voicemail, has shown up at WOAK looking for Katie. Now that Reid finally has Luke’s new phone number, will the boys every talk again? Stay tuned…

Chapter 24: Oakdale Now

Chapter 25: Deal

Sorry it’s taken so long to get this update out. These two chapters plus the one to follow are all part of one story arc that I found impossible to separate while writing. They were conceived as one gigantic chapter, and written that way. In case you want to start from the previous chapter, you can find that here:

Chapter 23: Bubbles

Or, if you’re completely new to Simple Gifts, or have simply forgotten what it’s all about, you can start from the beginning…

Simple Gifts: A Luke and Reid Fanfiction

Train? What train. Following their first Christmas together, Luke and Reid embark on journeys of self-discovery. Can two simple gifts lead to a happily ever after?

Simple Gifts Chapter 1: Snyder Farm

Enjoy,

-LL

Extended author’s notes follow the break below for anyone who wants to know more about the story behind this chapter.

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Hard to believe it’s already been over a month since Reid’s death and that we’re soon coming up on a month post-ATWT.

• LuRe to OLTL campaign
• Next up for Van and Eric: Occupant and The Big C
• LuRe/Nuke fundraising updates
• More praise for Van Hansis
• Miscellaneous post-mortems

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Why Did Reid Fall?

This video captures a bit of (I believe) every Luke and Reid interaction in the first several episodes (from January 19 to February 1). Timestamped moments can be found in the video description if you click through to watch via YouTube.

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….and the continuation, previously posted…

When Did Reid Fall?

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In this update…

• Happy Birthday, Van Hansis! – update on Walnut Hill fundraiser and kudos for his final week’s performances (well, duh!).
• Soap Opera Source and Other Polls News – in the final SOS Pulse including ATWT, Van ties the record for most weeks in the top 5 (28) and LuRe set the record for ATWT couples at 19 weeks in the top 5. Plus LuRe vs Kish at AE and a finale poll at GLAAD.
• ATWT Post-Mortems – more on Michael Jensen’s controversial interview with Jean Passanante, and his equally controversial follow-up remarks; SOW’s Mala, Karen Riel, MF for the Advocate, Greg Hernandez, and Jennifer Worwick.
• Venice Teaser and Other News – Nelson Branco’s non-news on Venice, and WeLoveSoaps soapy reality show casting call.

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