tbaangel-d Digest				Volume 97 : Issue 25

Today's Topics:
	 Suicide
	 Re: suicide
	 Re: When Angels Speak
	 Re: When Angels Speak
	 Last episode question.
	 Suicide
	 Howdy Do Part Two!
	 tbaa quote book
	 Last Call (Is that the title?)
	 Re: tbaa quote book
	 Into the fire....
	 For Susan Sullivan
	 Re: suicide
	 Re: Easter episode comments
	 Re: tbaa quote book
	 My Intro (again)
	 RE: tbaangel-d Digest V97 #24
	 Did anyone notice...?
	 Re: Into the fire....

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Date: Tue, 01 Apr 1997 02:59:27 -0600
From: Mariann <weiler25  @ . .addy.com>
To: TBAAngel  @ . .execpc.com
Subject: Suicide

Signpraise  @ . .addy.com
Subject: Re: Eps I'd like to see
In a message dated 97-03-27 22:04:26 EST, you write:
<< Also, it would be interesting to see how Andrew would deal with anyone
 who did end up committing suicide, because I have always been taught that
 if you committed suicide you were automatically barred from heaven.  The
 way I understand it, it is kind of a punishment for putting your own will
 before God's. >>

I agree with you because I have always been taught this as well.  I
wonder....hmmmmmmmm.
Judy

Well, I don't want to wonder....:~(  I wasn't going to ever talk about this
but....well I was taught the same thing about being barred and I've been
troubled with it ever since a family member of mine killed himself January
3rd of this year.  I prayed for him a lot.  It seems as though the whole
month of January is a blurr because of me being devistated as to where he
went. I was so worried about his soul.  But as usual :)  God has helped me
through this.  It's in His hands.  I just try not to think about it
anymore........

Thanks for letting me talk about it,

Mariann						

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Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 04:45:43 -0500 (EST)
From: SirSDuke  @ . .addy.com
To: tbaangel  @ . .execpc.com
Subject: Re: suicide

Someone had mentioned that they thought that suicide automatically barred one
from Heaven due to putting one's own free will ahead of God's.  I disagree.
 People continually put their own free will ahead of God's and still get into
Heaven.  Also, I remember reading in CCM magazine (Compentory Christian
music) where a member of a Christian singing group committed suicide.  The
editor or someone affiliated with the magazine later said something about God
forgiving the singer because He knew what the guy was going through in his
life.  The point being that God understands and is compassionate, IMHO.

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Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 05:31:27 -0500 (EST)
From: IDyeForYou  @ . .addy.com
To: tbaangel  @ . .execpc.com
Subject: Re: When Angels Speak

In a message dated 97-04-01 01:50:32 EST, you write:

<< Yes, please I would be interested in knowing this too.  Also, I haven't
seen
 this book in the stores yet, is it there?  I think another listserv member
(I
 can' t remember who now, sorry). said that they reserved their copy at a
 bookstore...is that what we have to do.  What about Tee-shirts and hats and
 other TBAA products, does anyone know were we can purchase those things? >>

I found the book in the religion/inspiration section of Waldenbooks...

Also, about the t-shirts and hats...there is a link directly to the TBAA cbs
store section on John's page.  Just click on the graphic with the hats and
shirts on it...
http://funnymonkey.com/johndye.htm

Hope this helps...

Susan

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Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 06:08:29 -0500 (EST)
From: IDyeForYou  @ . .addy.com
To: tbaangel  @ . .execpc.com
Subject: Re: When Angels Speak

In a message dated 97-04-01 05:32:21 EST, you write:

<< Also, about the t-shirts and hats...there is a link directly to the TBAA
cbs
 store section on John's page.  Just click on the graphic with the hats and
 shirts on it...
 http://funnymonkey.com/johndye.htm >>

After sending this...I discovered their stupid graphic is a pain to deal
with...I never got it to work right.  The link is there...just in words.

Also, for those of you who haven't heard...there is testing abound at
CBS....this weekend they are trying out PL at the old Sat. 9 pm slot and the
results apparently determine if it's renewed.....and on April 13th....they
will be doing the TBAA/Early Edition/Chicago Hope test.  I personally think
they would be doing themselves a favor to make these changes.  It would
probably make both nights big....

IMHO (In My Humble Opinion) - for whoever asked :-)

Susan

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Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 07:57:11 -0500 (EST)
From: GALLOWAYC  @ . .addy.com
To: tbaangel  @ . .execpc.com
Subject: Last episode question.

Hello everyone,

I think I've seen before the lady who was going to be a waitress at the bar
from the last episode but am not sure.  She looks like a character from a
James Bond movie who was an ice-scatter.  Does anybody know the actresses
name?

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Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 09:01:25 -0600 (CST)
From: Darla Bradley <dbradley  @ . .addy.addy.edu>
To: tbaangel  @ . .execpc.com
Subject: Suicide

SirSDuke wrote:

<<Someone had mentioned that they thought that suicide automatically barred one
from Heaven due to putting one's own free will ahead of God's.  I disagree.
 People continually put their own free will ahead of God's and still get into
Heaven.  Also, I remember reading in CCM magazine (Compentory Christian
music) where a member of a Christian singing group committed suicide.  The
editor or someone affiliated with the magazine later said something about God
forgiving the singer because He knew what the guy was going through in his
life.  The point being that God understands and is compassionate, IMHO.

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----The faith I was brought up in also teeaches that suicide will bar the
person from heaven.   However, I'm inclined to agree with the writer quoted
above and with the magazine article, which presented God as understanding,
loving, and compassionate. IMHO, anyone who attempts or commits suicide is
either in incredible pain, or insane, to say the least.  Also IMHO, I think
a compassionate God would have mercy on a soul like that.

I would be interested to see a TBAA episode dealing with suicide.  My
ex-husband's sister committed suicide at 24.  It really is a devastating
thing for the survivors.

Love to All,

Darla Bradley
dbradley  @ . .addy.addy.edu

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Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 10:03:10 -0500 (EST)
From: DelanySis1  @ . .addy.com
To: tbaangel  @ . .execpc.com
Subject: Howdy Do Part Two!

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Well, I see my test was a resounding success, so-hi, all!

Since introductions seem to be in order, guess I'll make one. My name's Sue,
and I'm a full-time college student in Northwest Ohio, majoring in History
(specifically American history) and Art History.  I'm planning on going to
work in a museum after graduation, in fact I'm working in a local art museum
right now.  Besides TBAA, I also enjoy Star Wars, Babylon 5, Gilbert and
Sullivan, Disney movies, the American Civil War, musicals (esp. Les
Miserables & 1776) and comic strips.  I also do Civil war reenacting in the 5
minutes I have free.

I like TBAA because of its comforting, uplifting message, and because John is
so darn good-looking. When the heck are they going to rerun "The Journalist"?
My favorite ep so far is the one with Kirsten Dunst (not sure of the title-I
think it's "Into the Light").

Say, the last digest I got seemed to have only half of the posts listed-it
ended right after a query about the TBAA book, despite the fact that there
were several "Re:" posts listed after it.  Did I miss something? Anybody else
have this problem?

Later!

DelanySis1
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Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 08:16:01 -0700 (MST)
From: Dorothy E Tinkler <dorothy  @ . .Addy.EDU>
To: tbaa <tbaangel  @ . .execpc.com>
Subject: tbaa quote book

Hi everyone:

I leafed through the new tbaa book at the bookstore the other day and I
read a quote that I wonder if anyone can tell me which episode it is
from..."You're living in a low rent motel and God wants you in a mansion."
or something to that effect.  Any clues?

Dorothy

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Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 09:20:50 -0600
From: WR Kludy <teke  @ . .addy.net>
To: tbaangel  @ . .execpc.com
Subject: Last Call (Is that the title?)

I loved this ep.  It showed the power that God's love has to change lives
and the hollowness of life without hope.  The only problem I had with it
was they didn't show what happened to the crossword lady.  It's a problem
TBAA has occasionaly:  they run out of time, and sacrifice some plot
developemnt.  Usually, I find that it's because they add in characters that
aren't always necessary for the story (ie: the romance author in Something
Blue, and the gossipy woman in Labor of Love).  This time I believe they
just had more story and characters than an hour could hold.  I can't think
of any scence they could have cut without lessening the impact of the show.

April wrote:
>I liked getting to see some more of Roma's acting range with Monica's
>depression.
I agree. I also like the fact that angels aren't perfect and that they too
need to remember to trust in God.

April also wrote:
>I also don't understand how the lottery man couldn't stop and listen
>to Monica when she was chewing him out.  I know he was caught up in
>finding the ticket, but that was some talk Monica gave and he should
>have hung his head in shame.
I believe that this shows just how caught up in our own lives we can
become.  He was *so* sure that he was going to get lucky and win the
lottery, they he never *listened* to what Monica was saying.  I think of
many times I've done that in my own life:  become so sure *I* know what's
going to happen, that I miss what I'm supposed to do.

On 3/31 Diane E
>but where will "Amethyst" sleep tonight? Wasn't the point that she didn't
>>*have* anywhere to sleep?
I thought that Tim Reed's character had the wife find her a place to stay.
It wasn't mentioned where, but I think when he took Amethyst over and
introduced her to the wife it was implied that she was finding a place for
the girl to stay.

And speaking of the wife-- I really liked her character.  She was very real
to me and I loved her line about seeing the light on Monica's words and
knowing the truth but being too afraid to say so.  That lesson is one we
all should remember.

See you on-line,

Becky

teke  @ . .addy.net
PartlyK  @ . .ADDY.com

You are what you believe.

"When the tough get together, they call me boss." -- CJ

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Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 09:27:16 -0600 (CST)
From: "April J. Monk" <ajm6167  @ . .espm.addy.edu>
To: TBAA List <TBAAngel  @ . .execpc.com>
Subject: Re: tbaa quote book

On Tue, 1 Apr 1997, Dorothy E Tinkler wrote:

> Hi everyone:
> 
> I leafed through the new tbaa book at the bookstore the other day and I
> read a quote that I wonder if anyone can tell me which episode it is
> from..."You're living in a low rent motel and God wants you in a mansion."
> or something to that effect.  Any clues?
> 

That one is from "The Homecoming," part one.  It's near the beginning
when Tess is speaking to the women in the jail trying to get them to
go to the halfway house.  The quotes seem to be in order from the first
episode, "Southbound Bus," up until "Smokescreen."  There are a few quotes
that probably wound up on the cutting room floor that have not appeared
on TBAA, but that wasn't one of them.

Later,
April

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
April J. Monk              Texas A&M University              amonk  @ . .addy.edu

        I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Date: Tue, 01 Apr 1997 10:05:29 -0600 (CST)
From: Di Sudduth <SUDDUTHDJ  @ . .addy.EDU>
To: tbaangel  @ . .execpc.com
Subject: Into the fire....

Hi guys,

   I'm probably crazy for posting this now because I'm about to leave for a 
vacation to visit my brand new neice and I'll be nomail on the TBAA list 
for almost 2 weeks as of later today.  If you reply to this message would 
you please also make sure I get a copy in private mail?  

   I thought of another episode I'd kinda like to see.  It's not what I 
consider to be a likely scenario, but with Martha's incredible skill it 
could be very interesting.

   We know that when the angels take human form they occasionally have 
human foibles.  Monica often has her "instinct" or gets caught up in her 
feelings (the goodness of Robert Hayes' character in "Groundrush", the 
judging of Pete in "There But for the Grace of God")  She even sometimes,
not for long, but sometimes, gets caught up in being "human" and seems to 
put the knowlege that she's an angel on the back burner so to speak. 

   All that was supposed to be a setup to the scenario.  I'd like to see 
an angel fall in love.  Puppy love, a crush, whatever.  Not the pure God's 
Love that we see every week, but the good old-fashioned romantic-type 
physical love that we humans have.  Pleasures of the flesh and all that.  
We saw Clair's teacher get *very* interested in Monica in "Angels on the 
Air," and she acknowleged it when she asked if they'd (she and Tess) be back 
that way again.  How about she fall for someone?  Or Andrew fall for someone?  
or get sidetracked and *think* they were falling for someone?  Could be 
interesting.  An angel, knowing the purity of Love, getting interested in 
exploring the more physical side of affection?  Could be *quite* 
interesting!  Not that I think they'd ever really try it.... 

   I should add that I'm not talking about sex here.  I know that TBAA is 
rated for all family members, including kids and I don't think that should 
change.  I think that, with care, they could explore the themes above 
without getting above a Y7 rating, yet still get the point across.  And it 
might do the youngsters in the audience good to see the angel's opinions on 
physical love.  And I'd trust Martha to handle the subject well.

Just a romantic at heart.....   ;-)

Di  <*>
sudduthdj  @ . .addy.edu

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Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 10:16:52 -0600 (CST)
From: Darla Bradley <dbradley  @ . .addy.addy.edu>
To: tbaangel  @ . .execpc.com
Subject: For Susan Sullivan

Susan, I tried sending this to you earlier, but it was returned to me as
undeliverable.  That's when I decided to send it through the listserv.  I'm
sure the other members share my sentiments.  You have our thanks for your
patience and dedication to John Dye's homepage.  Here's the post, in its
entirety:

Susan, I think your homepage for John Dye is great!!!  I'm glad you had the
time and patience to put it together.  I look forward to updates!

As for John Dye and TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL, I love the show, and the actor,
too. . .

John Dye portrays Andrew with such gentleness and compassion. . .he has the
kindest eyes I've ever seen. . .no actor in the world is good enough to
completely fake that for the camera.  Those qualities have to come from deep
within.  I've never met John Dye, but I'm sure he is a wonderful man.  His
own gentleness, sensitivity, and love of people is very evident in the
persona of Andrew.  TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL is very lucky to have him as a cast
member; we, his fans, are lucky to be able to watch him each week.

I think TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL is the finest show on TV today.  It is an hour
of inspiration and hope in a world that sometimes moves too fast, and gives
priority to the meaningless and trivial.

I hope to be watching TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL for many seasons to come, and I
hope John sees fit to stay with the show for its duration.  He's a real
asset to both the cast, and the show itself.

Sincerely,

Darla Bradley
dbradley  @ . .addy.addy.edu

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Date: Tue, 01 Apr 1997 10:17:45 -0600 (CST)
From: Di Sudduth <SUDDUTHDJ  @ . .addy.EDU>
To: SirSDuke  @ . .addy.com
Cc: tbaangel  @ . .execpc.com
Subject: Re: suicide

>Also, I remember reading in CCM magazine (Compentory Christian
>music) where a member of a Christian singing group committed suicide.  The
>editor or someone affiliated with the magazine later said something about God
>forgiving the singer because He knew what the guy was going through in his
>life.  The point being that God understands and is compassionate, IMHO.

And in TBAA we see angels and other humans praying to God asking 
forgiveness or whatever for someone.  Andrew was essentially praying for 
the older couple in "The Journalist", and there's *no* doubt in my mind 
that he was going to bring them to God if they *did* commit suicide. 

I'm also remembered of a few suicides depicted on TV where the person 
mutters a "God, please forgive me for what I'm about to do" prayer just 
before jumping off a bridge or pulling the trigger.  

If God is all knowing and powerful and human spirits endure beyond death, 
is it so hard to accept that a spirit could ask for forgiveness even when 
their flesh was no longer able to speak?

Just MHO. 

Di  <*>
sudduthdj  @ . .addy.edu

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Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 11:38:13 -0500 (EST)
From: ERIC ISENBARGER <as458  @ . .addy.addy.addy.us>
To: "April J. Monk" <ajm6167  @ . .espm.addy.edu>
Cc: TBAA List <TBAAngel  @ . .execpc.com>
Subject: Re: Easter episode comments

> I wish they would hurry this dog thing along.  They've 
> managed to stretch it for several episodes and frankly I'm getting a
> little tired of it.  Name the dog, get to the point, and let's move
> on.
Okay, folks, a few people are getting impatient because the dog doesn't
have a name yet.  So, what name would YOU give it??

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Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 11:48:52 -0500 (EST)
From: ERIC ISENBARGER <as458  @ . .addy.addy.addy.us>
To: Dorothy E Tinkler <dorothy  @ . .Addy.EDU>
Cc: tbaa <tbaangel  @ . .execpc.com>
Subject: Re: tbaa quote book

> I leafed through the new tbaa book at the bookstore the other day and I
> read a quote that I wonder if anyone can tell me which episode it is
> from..."You're living in a low rent motel and God wants you in a mansion."
> or something to that effect.  Any clues?

Try "The Homecoming, Part I" with Delta Burke.

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Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 13:07:11 -0500 (EST)
From: The Phoenix <phoenix  @ . .addy.abby.com>
To: Tbaangel  @ . .execpc.com
Subject: My Intro (again)

Heyla.  I missed the intro-party, so I'll just recap stuff.

My name is Jean Prior, but I generally go by Phoenix or Red.  Yes, it's an
X-Men thing.  I founded the list, then turned it over to my good friends
Diane and Jennie (you boogers :).  I will quite cheerfully admit that I am
*NOT* a Christian.  In fact, I'm atheist.  I don't believe in any 'higher'
sort of authority.  However, I've finally learned to have an open mind.  I
used to HATE this show and would turn off the TV so I wouldn't have to
watch it.  Then I saw an ad for it, with John Dye as Andrew with The Glow
(tm) around him, saying 'It doesn't have to be your time.', from the ep
'Rock 'n Roll Dad'.  

Can we say 'hooked'?  Yup. 

Anyway, I started watching.  Pried my mind open.  Started liking the show
for /itself/, and not just John Dye.  So, here we all are.  Party on. :)

As for myself, I'm a 24 (and a half) graduate student, attending Xavier
University (a Jesuit institution, no less), working on my MA in History.
I prefer European history, particular British, Irish, Welsh, Scottish.
You get my point. :)  I can tolerate most any kind of music, 'cept
Country/Western and hardcore rap.  As for TV, I hate most sitcoms (the
only one I watch with any regularity is The Nanny).  I generally like the
offbeat stuff, the SF of course.  I don't like the horror stuff.  I don't
watch X-Files, even tho I think David Duchovny is cute.  As Jennie and
Diane can attest, I'm also a Forever Knight fan (elder statesbat for the
FK lists).  I like SF/F, but unfortunately don't have time to read as much
as I'd like.  My favorite tv shows right now are TBAA (no-brainer :),
Babylon 5 (IMHO, the best thing on TV other than TBAA), Blake's 7 (yes, we
can actually /get/ that here in Cincinnati), Eagle Riders (yet another
ripoff of Gatchaman, a Japanese 'toon), and JAG (Don Bellisario is way
cool.  See, my fellow Penn Staters make it big.  He's a nice guy IRL, too. 
:)

I work as a customer service rep (now in training for our internal
helpdesk) for DirecTV.  The job's okay, 'cept when there's piles of cranky
customers. :)  I like kittycats and am working on getting a new apartment
which will let me keep my Pounce and one of her new kittens.  If you want
to know more about what I like, there's a horribly out-of-date webpage
available (see my .sigfile).

Oh, one final note.  Someone mentioned liking to watch NASCAR racing.  ME
TOO!  :)  I'm an Awesome Bill fan personally, but I can tolerate the ones
you mentioned. :)  I'm just anti-Earnhardt, but anyway.

Cheers to all, and to all a good chocolate bar.

Red.

****
________   _   ________
 \___	\_~ |_/   ___/		The Phoenix 
   \___         ___/		Jean Prior
     \____   ____/		Her Royal Redness, the Tastiest Crayon
	 /   \			Evil Overlord of the Universe ;)
         \   /			http://galaxy.abby.com/~phoenix
	  ~~~			Deflagrate muri tempi et intervallia!

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Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 13:26:01 -0500
From: Angela Hawkin <abhawkin  @ . .ptbo.addy.net>
To: "'tbaangel  @ . .execpc.com'" <tbaangel  @ . .execpc.com>
Subject: RE: tbaangel-d Digest V97 #24

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Hi everyone! I'm new to the list and I love to hear everyone's voice =
about tbaa. I was wondering what everyone thought about the past =
episode? I thought it needed more about the crossword lady and a whole =
lot less about the lottery couple. Just my thoughts! I  also thought it =
was nice of Andrew not to be present for the usual reasons. Very =
refreshing.
God Bless Everyone

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Subject: 	tbaangel-d Digest V97 #24

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Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 13:24:22 -0500 (EST)
From: The Phoenix <phoenix  @ . .addy.abby.com>
To: Tbaangel  @ . .execpc.com
Subject: Did anyone notice...?

Has anyone other than me noticed how TBAA has /singlehandedly/ changed
'Christian' from being a term of ridicule in American society?

Just a little while ago, people were laughed at for saying openly they
were Christian.  Now, it's /cool/ to say it.  Being outside the whole
theology, I find it rather... interesting.

And it's all, IMHO, due to TBAA.  Sure, there was the resurgence of
Christian politicking (Christian Coalition, etc.), but with TBAA /showing
the way/ for what it means to be a person of religion, to be a /good/
rolemodel (Jim Bakker and company, feh).  I like it.

I'm sure a lot of you folks do, too.

Cheers!

Red.

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Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 11:24:12 -0700 (MST)
From: Dorothy E Tinkler <dorothy  @ . .Addy.EDU>
To: Di Sudduth <SUDDUTHDJ  @ . .addy.EDU>
cc: tbaangel  @ . .execpc.com
Subject: Re: Into the fire....

On Tue, 1 Apr 1997, Di Sudduth wrote:

>    All that was supposed to be a setup to the scenario.  I'd like to see 
> an angel fall in love.  Puppy love, a crush, whatever.  Not the pure God's 
> Love that we see every week, but the good old-fashioned romantic-type 
> physical love that we humans have.  Pleasures of the flesh and all that.  
> We saw Clair's teacher get *very* interested in Monica in "Angels on the 
> Air," and she acknowleged it when she asked if they'd (she and Tess) be back 
> that way again.  How about she fall for someone?  Or Andrew fall for someone?  
> or get sidetracked and *think* they were falling for someone?  Could be 
> interesting.  An angel, knowing the purity of Love, getting interested in 
> exploring the more physical side of affection?  Could be *quite* 
> interesting!  Not that I think they'd ever really try it.... 
> 
Di:

I've had the same thought, but in the opposite direction.  I would like to
see someone get so infatuated with one of the angels that even admitting
they are angels won't make that person quit the pursuit.  It would be a
very funny episode I think if that person's infatuation interfered with
the angel doing their job.  

Dorothy

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