As regular readers know, one of my absolute top-favourite Crossroads characters EVER is Vera Downend, played by Zeph Gladstone.
Vera was the motel's hairdresser for much of the 1970s.
Vera was a confidante to many, and gave good advice, but was not so good at running her own life.
Well, many of us have a similar problem.
When Vera was at the motel, I was having a very unhappy, dog rough, 1970s childhood. I won't go into details, but sometimes, in my mind, I used to visit her on the boat, and talk over my problems with her.
And, occasionally, I still do.
Yep, give me a pressing problem or a crisis, and I sometimes still find myself clambering aboard the boat, where I find Vera and tell her what's wrong. I find her, usually, listening to a transistor radio. The 1980s and 1990s haven't happened, of course, and there are no mobile phones or computers or whatever.
My wife thinks it's very funny, as I usually 'visit Vera' when there is trouble in my life and I can't sleep.
'Why don't you confide in the other woman?' she laughs. 'That usually helps!'
And I do.
And usually, very soon, before I even get through telling Vera what's keeping me awake, I'm asleep.
It's amazing the impact soap characters can have on our lives...
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