Don Everly's death this week at 84 has left me melancholy. A picture of him and his brother Phil — the other half of the music duo — graced my high school locker. It was soon replaced by a photo of The Beatles. The group replaced the hit-making brothers on the music charts. The British invasion pushed singers like Frankie Avalon, Fabian and Paul Anka off the record charts. The British were not just coming; they had arrived. The Rolling Stones, The Dave Clark Five and The Kinks were all the rage. The brothers kept touring and singing until an event worthy of any soap opera occurred. They were performing when Phil realized Don was drunk. He was furious. He smashed his guitar and bounded off the stage. Don announced to the fans, "This is the end of the Everly Brothers." He was right. On stage and off, they were separate acts. A decade later, they regrouped. When a reporter asked Phil why the breakup and why the makeup, he said, "You never had a brother. That is what they do." Although most make up at Thanksgiving dinner, not the melodically gifted duo. Even when they regrouped on stage, they kept their distance off the stage. Phil explained, "Sometimes, we ignored each other. Other times, we would we would talk. We even had dinner a few times. It was never the same. We did not trust each other. I was waiting for him to be drunk. He waited for me to implode. Neither happened." Paul McCartney often cited the brothers as the inspiration for The Beatles. For years, they considered each other brothers. As Phil suggested, like brothers, they were bound to disband. Which they did. No official reason was ever given, but there were rumors that John Lennon's girlfriend — later wife — was branded with a scarlet letter. Married three times, Don is survived by Adela — his wife of 24 years.

Tony winner Cady Huffman is headed to "Days of Our Lives" this week. She storms into town to rain on Bonnie and Justin's wedding. Two "Days" favorites are not returning despite what you see on the internet. Peter Rickell (Brady) and Freddie Smith (Sonny) are not returning. Smith and the woman in his life, Alyssa Tabit, moved to Florida after he was written off "Days." They love the Sunshine State so much that they have no desire to live in L.A., they announced on their podcast. Ditto Reckell. He and wife Kelly Moneymaker moved down South and plan to stay there.

Michael Nader (Dimitri) of "All My Children" died this week at 74. He played Susan Lucci's (Erica) love interest. The last time I saw Nadir, it was at a personal appearance. He was dashing. He also was angry. O.J. Simpson had been found not guilty for the murder of ex-wife Nicole and her friend Ron Goldman. It was a racially mixed audience. He was huffing and puffing about the verdict. I had to tell a guy who played a prince maybe he should pipe down.

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