Billie Rae Bates
For years BRBTV has been of the opinion that the only real way to revisit the "Dallas" property -- and give it fresh life, great continuity, honor, respectability and a whole new generation of fans -- is to center it around the boys, John Ross and Christopher. Throw in some Pamela Rebecca Cooper,...
Billie Rae Bates
Ahhhh ... Christmastime. And we do mean CHRISTMAStime, here at the BRBTV News Blog, being firm supporters of Christmas and all. Heck, we're even firm supporters of keeping this economy alive! And on our Black Friday daytrip up to the Big Apple, we were fairly sure that the flagship Macy's store o...
Billie Rae Bates

Billie Rae Bates "The Inexplicable Lives of Dolls" is the second yearlong photo essay project by Billie Rae Bates. One raw, unretouched photo per week, accompanied by an essay touching on a variety of subjects from the sublime to the simply sociological, just as with the My Mother's Clothing project -- only this time she's digging into... the doll collection! Barbie, Batgirl, Betty Cooper ... these girls (and some guys) are coming out of the closet, so to speak, some after more than three decades in the dark ...

Watch this space each week for the "also-rans" of the project -- the photos that didn't make it onto the page but are fun nonetheless!

See the whole project at:
http://Dolls.BillieRae.com

See the project's official press release at:
http://www.pr.com/press-release/132822

And be sure to "become a fan" on the main profile page to catch updates of this and the other writing projects of BRB.

Kit Mesler Tessin
Kit Mesler Tessin
So many really famous dolls. wow. You have a wonderful collection. Have you added some dolls since you are grown?
November 7 at 10:09am
Billie Rae Bates
Billie Rae Bates
I really would love to do these two projects as color coffeetable books. With more hours in the day, perhaps. And yes, quite a few of these dolls were adult-acquired, a few from Mother's shopping trips.
November 20 at 4:21pm
Billie Rae Bates
- Forry Smith, the dashing Reese Walker on "SB," turns 57 on December 1.- Charlene Tilton, little Lucy Ewing of "Dallas," turns 51 on December 1, though reports sometimes conflict on her age.- Nicolas Coster, the unforgettable Lionel Lockridge on "SB," as well as Lyle Sloan and Joe Morris on "Dal...
Tracy Davis
Tracy Davis
Thanks for posting this list! Interesting to note Dane Witherspoon and I share the same birthday. Neat!
December 1 at 8:50am
Billie Rae Bates

Billie Rae Bates Why hide from the holiday crowds -- why not embrace them? I decided I wanted to experience Christmas shopping in New York City, and boy did I experience it ...

Conshy
Conshy
Wow, you're crazy girl! Looks like you had fun but man, look at those crowds!
November 28 at 10:59am
Tracy Davis
Tracy Davis
Girl, I"m so envious lol
November 29 at 9:17am
Billie Rae Bates
From Archie ComicsArchie Comics has just released an all-new holiday special Betty & Veronica Christmas Spectacular as its first exclusively digital comic book.This new special holiday issue is Archie’s next step into the future of comic books. Archie Comics is embracing the digital medium i...
Billie Rae Bates
Looking stately and seasoned in his military uniform and considerably younger than Hutch Corrigan, Joseph Campanella kept his eyes on a menacing "Meteor" six years before he portrayed Connie Colby's faithful gentleman caller on "The Colbys."The 1979 film features a megawatt classic-star cast, nam...
Kit Mesler Tessin

Kit Mesler Tessin Where do you work Billie? I never asked. I assumed it was an office but it sounds interesting. kitty

November 20 at 6:18pm · Report
Billie Rae Bates

Billie Rae Bates "The Inexplicable Lives of Dolls" is the second yearlong photo essay project by Billie Rae Bates. One raw, unretouched photo per week, accompanied by an essay touching on a variety of subjects from the sublime to the simply sociological, just as with the My Mother's Clothing project -- only this time she's digging into... the doll collection! Barbie, Batgirl, Betty Cooper ... these girls (and some guys) are coming out of the closet, so to speak, some after more than three decades in the dark ...

Watch this space each week for the "also-rans" of the project -- the photos that didn't make it onto the page but are fun nonetheless!

See the whole project at:
http://Dolls.BillieRae.com

See the project's official press release at:
http://www.pr.com/press-release/132822

And be sure to "become a fan" on the main profile page to catch updates of this and the other writing projects of BRB.

Kit Mesler Tessin
Kit Mesler Tessin
So many really famous dolls. wow. You have a wonderful collection. Have you added some dolls since you are grown?
November 7 at 10:09am
Billie Rae Bates
Billie Rae Bates
I really would love to do these two projects as color coffeetable books. With more hours in the day, perhaps. And yes, quite a few of these dolls were adult-acquired, a few from Mother's shopping trips.
November 20 at 4:21pm
Billie Rae Bates
From Archie Comics Earlier this year, one lucky comic book fan won the opportunity to appear in an Archie Comics story in a special contest from Kids Comic Con, Time Out New York magazine and Archie Comics.When Time Out New York Magazine’s Time Out Kids web page held a poll where kids where asked...
Billie Rae Bates
Billie Rae Bates
Mostly for kids, but very cute! It would be fun to be drawn as an Archie.
November 20 at 3:22pm
Joann Palacio
Joann Palacio
Veroncia would like that so would Christian.. Happy ThanksGiving Billierae Love ya JO
November 20 at 6:22pm
Billie Rae Bates
Sure, she's done that "Babylon 5" thing, and there was that gig on "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" in the '90s. But to us, she's Monica Colby of "Dynasty" and "The Colbys," as well as Anita Smithfield of the "Dallas" realm and even some cool time on "The Dukes of Hazzard." Now ...
Paul Harrington
Paul Harrington
SHE WOULD BE GREAT AT MOTOR CITY COMIC CON....
November 17 at 7:58pm
Billie Rae Bates
Before he ever tapped them for his lush primetime drama "Dynasty," producer Aaron Spelling put John Forsythe and George Hamilton to good use in another project, "The Users," a 1978 movie about the unsavory behavior of Hollywood.In a script by Dominick Dunne based on Joyce Haber's novel, "The User...
Billie Rae Bates

Billie Rae Bates "The Inexplicable Lives of Dolls" is the second yearlong photo essay project by Billie Rae Bates. One raw, unretouched photo per week, accompanied by an essay touching on a variety of subjects from the sublime to the simply sociological, just as with the My Mother's Clothing project -- only this time she's digging into... the doll collection! Barbie, Batgirl, Betty Cooper ... these girls (and some guys) are coming out of the closet, so to speak, some after more than three decades in the dark ...

Watch this space each week for the "also-rans" of the project -- the photos that didn't make it onto the page but are fun nonetheless!

See the whole project at:
http://Dolls.BillieRae.com

See the project's official press release at:
http://www.pr.com/press-release/132822

And be sure to "become a fan" on the main profile page to catch updates of this and the other writing projects of BRB.

Kit Mesler Tessin
Kit Mesler Tessin
So many really famous dolls. wow. You have a wonderful collection. Have you added some dolls since you are grown?
November 7 at 10:09am
Billie Rae Bates
Billie Rae Bates
I really would love to do these two projects as color coffeetable books. With more hours in the day, perhaps. And yes, quite a few of these dolls were adult-acquired, a few from Mother's shopping trips.
November 20 at 4:21pm
Gary Skriba

Gary Skriba I finished reading "Enie". Good job Billie Rae. You have such a good descriptive writing style, and sensitivity. Write on girl!

November 8 at 7:09am · Report
Billie Rae Bates

Billie Rae Bates "The Inexplicable Lives of Dolls" is the second yearlong photo essay project by Billie Rae Bates. One raw, unretouched photo per week, accompanied by an essay touching on a variety of subjects from the sublime to the simply sociological, just as with the My Mother's Clothing project -- only this time she's digging into... the doll collection! Barbie, Batgirl, Betty Cooper ... these girls (and some guys) are coming out of the closet, so to speak, some after more than three decades in the dark ...

Watch this space each week for the "also-rans" of the project -- the photos that didn't make it onto the page but are fun nonetheless!

See the whole project at:
http://Dolls.BillieRae.com

See the project's official press release at:
http://www.pr.com/press-release/132822

And be sure to "become a fan" on the main profile page to catch updates of this and the other writing projects of BRB.

Kit Mesler Tessin
Kit Mesler Tessin
So many really famous dolls. wow. You have a wonderful collection. Have you added some dolls since you are grown?
November 7 at 10:09am
Billie Rae Bates
Billie Rae Bates
I really would love to do these two projects as color coffeetable books. With more hours in the day, perhaps. And yes, quite a few of these dolls were adult-acquired, a few from Mother's shopping trips.
November 20 at 4:21pm