Photo from SOD 12/24/98
Oooh boy, lookie what happened while I was on vacation. Tad and Dixie, our very own version of Remmington Steele an Laura Holt, tracked that ornery old coot Palmer down to NYC. Tad got the dirt from a couple of wacked out Nazi's (those crazy hooligans) that ole PC was with "Braden." What a Braden is... he didn't know. Poor Tad and Dix climbed 4 flights of stairs "huffing and puffing" in NYC in October. Let me tell you, it was a bit chilly here in reality... but on the show? Smmmmmmmmokin! There was no fan or AC... Dixie suggested they go sit in front of the fridge and strip...that got Tad's attention. ;-)
Gotta love those vintage Tadgrins.
Anyhoo... they searched the premesis and found a strongbox belonging to Palmer. Tad's noggin remembered it well. As they waited Dixie went into the kitchen too cool off... she found an ice cube... this did nothing to cool Tad off. Only made him hotter!
Oooh... Ahh...
They were caught by Dickens (Dickens?!?!?!) the landlord but made up some story about Dixie being Braden's sister and "Rex" being her lover. I'm sure that brought back memories. LOL. Dixie told Dickens she was "expecting" and that threw "T-Rex" for a loop... so he told her to tell Dickens about the green stamps... turnabout is fair play...
Aren't they adorable?
When Dickens told "Rex" to do the honorable thing... "Rex" admitted that Dixie "glows"... After Dickens left Dixie cracked up.
Tad tried to get her to keep quiet
He told her that she did glow... it's what attracted him to her in the first place. Here's where it started to swealter... Tad can't keep his eyes off Dixie...and as she giggles nervously... he makes his move. And it's about Damn time!
Excuse me while I hyperventilate... on second though... it is HOT for October in NY. It's down right seething, swealtering, it's a scorcher. A five alarm blaze! Where's that ice? OMG... hot flaming fajitas! Alas, this IS a soap... and Braden returned and interrupted. They got the paintings back, Tad went back to PV...Dixie stood in NY... Palmer was up to his old tricks again. (I hope Opal really rakes his sorry butt over the coals... but it is good having him back manipulating) He miscommunicated Dixie message to Tad... but Jake (of all people!) set the Tadster straight... and so off he went to NY to "go get" Dixie... he's determined... he's got a mission.. too bad he left his wallet at home! LOL. They ended up at a little dive (little? this Ponderosa was in NYC?) full of local color in what I guess was the village. Plenty of actors, artists, writers, aka "scum of the earth" LOL. They bantered back and forth, decided to leave "Tad and Dixie" back in PV and just enjoy themselves. Dixie, trying to be mysterious (with a French accent...that Tad says is a bad Australian accent and gets punched for LMAO)
Dixie gets mistaken for Jodi Foster and Tad becomes her agent--Ziggy. They're too funny...they end up leaving and we got gyped out of a location shoot in Central Park where they supposedly danced to music and got caught in a downpour... we all know how rain affects these two. :) Anyhoo... As they tried to blot themselves with towels Tad must have felt a bit too close with Dixie and tries to leave... she won't let him. YOU GO GIRL! She makes him sit on the bed and starts drying his hair... she suggests that he take off all his clothes... Tad looks at her like the cat about to eat the canary. She then says that he can put on a robe. As she goes to get dry Tad starts to undress and does his "happy dance". LOL.
Tad asks his favorite loaded question... "So, while the clothes dry what do you want to do?" They end up continuing their dancing from the park... At Tad's suggestion, Dixie sings "Night and Day" and they do their Fred and Ginger routine... so cute and romantic!
Talk about romantic... and steamy. ::sigh::
That was all well and good. But right after that, T&D had their no holds barred, knock-down, drag out fight. OUCH. The upshot... both did things they regret (and Tad was a jerk--he he he "Nothing you did compared to what I did! I proved you right! Say it!")Tad got in her face to goad her to release the anger she's held for 2 years so Dixie smacked him three times. Twice (once for each year?) to vent and once to throw him off guard and really knock his fillings into his brain. In the end... they forgave each other. People...this had to be one of the most well acted scenes I've ever seen anywhere. I still get goosebumps! Dixie propositioned Tad, who earned his gold star by turning her down. GASP!! ::passing out:: Tad turned down sex? Write down that date! 10/22/98. Dixie ate it up with a spoon. Then she got the brilliant idea of meeting on top of the ESB a la An Affair To Remember. Just what we need... more angst. LOL. Guess what happened? Both decided to commit to each other. Together Forever ::varklempt here:: Tad had Jake bring Grandma Kate's wedding ring (now he decides to use it?) for Dixie. He's going to propose. Unfortunately, Dixie has collapsed and is dying. Sorry Tad... so so sorry. He waited til dawn the next day for her... :::sniff::: thank heavens someone finally told him the ending of the movie. Now he thinks something went wrong and is trying to find her. GO TAD!!
Spoke too soon... poop for brains gave up. Thinks she's in Paris with her sister Lanie. Dumped him like coffee grounds. So, how frustrating is this? Dixie had kidney failure and that caused damage to her heart (pericarditis) and now she's still in the hospital. She finally gets Braden's cell phone (thanks Dude!) and calls Tad. In a move that surely had people throwing things at the TV,including tissues, when she got a hold of him... he told her that he didn't go to the building.
Lying through his teeth with tears in his eyes... poor Tad! He was sooo hurt!(he didn't even hear the very, very loud BEEEEP BEEEP BEEEP in the background! LOL) :( Dixie's heart was broken... poor Dix!! She was crushed and so didn't tell him she was in the hospital. They wished each other "a happy life" (ok, you can cry now people LOL) and hung up. Dixie burst out sobbing uncontrolably...Tad slammed his cell phone into a gazillion pieces and put his head down on the desk. Now Opal and Adrian have found Dixie in the hospital... and Opal (GOD BLESS HER) spilled the beans about Tad when Dixie told her that Tad didn't show at the building. "What are they pumping into your veins? Of course Tad was there, you were the no show." Dixie looked like her eyes were gonna pop out of her head!
Unfortunately, David #*^$#@& Hayward came in and told Dix that her heart was shot to pieces. She's got Pericarditis (Non-life-threatening inflamation of the lining of the heart, curable with steroids in about 6 months) "You could drop dead of a heart attack at any moment, gotta go now. See ya!" What a bedside manner! Anyhoo, Dixie decides that (insert violins) she'll be a martyr. Doesn't want Tad to suffer should she die so won't get back together with him even though she knows he was on the roof and that she was headed to the roof. Oh no. Too easy. A November reunion? Nah... gotta drag this out to Feb. (7 months after Cady's return).
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