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Why GUIDING LIGHT is Self-Destructing Patrick Erwin blogs: "The other day I got so fed up, I turned off GUIDING LIGHT and swore I’d never turn it back on. That might have been an overreaction — of course I’ve been watching it so long that I’ll inevitably tune in again sometime. But in my up-and-down relationship with GL, it’s time to give it some tough love. My old friend has changed drastically over the last few years, but these days, it seems to be self-destructing." 1 Little goes from CORRIE to HOLLYOAKS to AMC Daran Little was for many years the archivist at CORONATION STREET, one of the world’s longest running soaps. He then went on to become one of its best writers before leaving to write for the young and sexy UK soap opera HOLLYOAKS. He's now living in New York and writing for ALL MY CHILDREN. Little, who turned 42 earlier this week, was the writer responsible for putting the first gay kiss ever onto CORONATION STREET and introducing CORRIE's first gay character too. AUDIO: Interview with Eden Riegel Emmy award winning actress Eden Riegel (ex-Bianca, ALL MY CHILDREN) appeared on "BuzzWorthy Radio" and spoke about her time at AMC and her original webseries, IMAGINARY BITCHES, that airs every Friday night on YouTube. Episode 3 of IMAGINARY BITCHES is now online. Lynda Hirsch's weekly soap roundup Lorenzo Lamas' daughter won THE BACHELOR; Forbes March will be leaving ONE LIFE TO LIVE; and more on the passing of Nicolette Goulet. Rambin part of "My Houston" campaign Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner A.J. Foyt will join President George H.W. Bush and 23 others in Houston’s first global image campaign. The "My Houston" campaign is a project of the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau. The ad featuring Houston’s most famous race driver offers his unique perspective on his beloved city, including his favorite restaurants and a recounting of his 200-mph drive on the 610 Freeway. It is appearing in this month’s Continental In-Flight magazine as well as the May 19 edition of the Wall Street Journal and the May 23 edition of USA Today. Other participants in the campaign include singer Beyonce Knowles, CBS commentator Jim Nantz, GREY'S ANATOMY actor Chandra Wilson, PBS TV host Bill Stubbs, rock band Blue October, Houston Dynamo soccer star Brian Ching, Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis, PROJECT RUNWAY winner Chloe Dao, country music stars Clay Walker, Clint Black and Lisa Hartman Black, Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, Houston Texans coach Gary Kubiak, heavyweight champ George Foreman, entertainers Hilary and Haylie Duff, PGA golfer K.J. Choi, ALL MY CHILDREN actress Leven Rambin, Latin Grammy winner Oscar de la Rosa and Grammy-winning gospel star Yolanda Adams. Will the 'Housewives' Take a Leap Forward? Some DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES fans seem ready to abandon the show based on something that hasn't happened yet. If that wasn't odd enough, it comes at a time when the show is concluding arguably its best season ever. And that's in spite of dealing with the writers' strike, which cut the season back from 22 hours to 17. The unofficial word is that DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES is going to be doing a time warp before next season. That the show will leap ahead in time either at the end of Sunday's two-hour, fourth-season finale or at the beginning of next season.