Let's Take A Closer Look At Chris Owens/Bruce Fairbairn

Singer Jon Bon Jovi had a producer by the name of Bruce Fairbairn. For years, I thought he was also the guy who played Chris Owens on 'The Rookies.' I found out a couple of years ago that they are two different people and the record producer guy has, in fact, passed away. Which brings me to Chris/Bruce. In the summer of 1974 me and my friend Rosemary (the Willie fanatic described in the previous post) learned that Willie was being replaced and the new character's name was Chris Owens. Rosemary was heartbroken and swore that there was no way she was going to like this new guy. I'm actually surprised she didn't stop watching the show altogether. I wasn't as bothered because it wasn't like it was one of the Danko's being replaced. Chris first made his appearance in the Season Three opener 'An Ugly Way to Die.' He was partnered with Terry after he and Terry got off to a bad start earlier in the locker room. Things got worse when Terry found out Chris was going to be moving into the same apartment complex as him and the Danko's. They were never roommates! For the record, did anybody know what Chris' apartment number was? I don't remember ever even seeing the interior of his apartment. Anyway, on the good side: Chris wasn't nearly as naive as Willie. But, he was stiff. I referred to him as 'cardboard cutout guy.' There are only three episodes that he appeared in that I liked and they weren't episodes that were about him. Those episodes are 'Blue Christmas,' 'Someone Who Cares' and 'Journey to Oblivion.' He was wonderful in 'Blue Christmas' constantly complaining about the lack of snow in S.C. As for actor Bruce Fairbairn, the last time I remember seeing him was in a third season (I believe) episode of 'Scarecrow And Mrs. King.' His scene was with Lee Stetson and not Amanda and it lasted all of maybe five minutes. He hasn't been seen sense. Nobody can seem to find out anything about what happened to him after 1985. If anybody has seen him, send me a comment. Tomorrow, I'm going to blog about Jill/Kate, which might be the longest blog I've done so far. Later.