tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post3729244169354601587..comments2023-11-03T04:57:11.073-04:00Comments on Romance Bandits: A Sit Down with our very own Tawny Weber!Loucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-27748674719097507022007-12-30T19:23:00.000-05:002007-12-30T19:23:00.000-05:00Hi, Tawny! I'm a nightowl too, I'm not a morning p...Hi, Tawny! I'm a nightowl too, I'm not a morning person, in fact I'm really grumpy most of the time in the mornings.<BR/><BR/>And to answer your question - I'm so not a wild girl, I'm down right a good girl. Being responsible sometimes totally suck.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14467070028688210481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-78784397200616781032007-12-30T14:56:00.000-05:002007-12-30T14:56:00.000-05:00hmm... good point. Okay, can we set up a video ca...hmm... good point. Okay, can we set up a video camera in the passenger seat? I'd hang out in a pub and wait for you :-)Tawnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076851566613018105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-10784170589066642222007-12-30T13:58:00.000-05:002007-12-30T13:58:00.000-05:00Um, Tawny. You wouldn't be able to see the people'...Um, Tawny. You wouldn't be able to see the people's faces with your eyes shut tight. LOLJoanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-63194736356423611602007-12-30T05:32:00.000-05:002007-12-30T05:32:00.000-05:00Thanks, Leigh :-) I'm giggling over your dare sto...Thanks, Leigh :-) I'm giggling over your dare story, too! Way to show the ex LOL.<BR/><BR/>Doglady - I love your list, but um, your dares scare me. I would have died laughing if the flapping willie had made it to the cover, but thanks to Beth it was all tucked away and tidy ;-) Isn't she great for looking out for me that way?! <BR/><BR/>ROFLMAO JoannieT - I'd love to be the passenger in your care just to watch the faces as we flew past people. <BR/><BR/>Kirsten... I'm giggling at you and your hippie ways. You wild thing, you. Yup, I'd say everyone did a lot in college that qualifies as wild. Of course, I did most of mine in high school *g*Tawnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076851566613018105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-61266069473314984552007-12-30T00:40:00.000-05:002007-12-30T00:40:00.000-05:00Absolutely, Kirsten! Anyone up for a road trip thr...Absolutely, Kirsten! Anyone up for a road trip thru the UK with Joan as our driver?? Talk about daring!!dogladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03392561174583932552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-17209842054427547652007-12-30T00:30:00.000-05:002007-12-30T00:30:00.000-05:00Tawny, when I was in college I got involved with a...Tawny, when I was in college I got involved with a group of earthy-crunchy, free-lovin' sort of outdoorsy hippies. <BR/><BR/>'Nuff said. ;-) <BR/><BR/>I went on to work in the outdoors, taught climbing, ropes courses, etc, but never found any of that particularly daring. It's much safer than driving on the freeway! And what we did between the trips was much more daring. <BR/><BR/>But that was college. Everyone did that in college, right? <BR/><BR/>RIGHT?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-47348853504951094252007-12-29T23:14:00.000-05:002007-12-29T23:14:00.000-05:00It was by no means a dare but I have driven twice ...It was by no means a dare but I have driven twice in Ireland....lost only one hubcap and the road worker in the ditch is fine...reallyJoanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-11168471822312971452007-12-29T22:58:00.000-05:002007-12-29T22:58:00.000-05:00Congrats Donna on nabbing the GR. He is no dummy. ...Congrats Donna on nabbing the GR. He is no dummy. Chocolate Marzipan Brioche as a poultry lure. I can see that! This interview was a hoot! Add me to the "I don't do mornings" club. My shift is 10 to 7 and that is STILL too early. When I was singing I did not have to get up before 11 AM or so. Then again we did not go onstage until 8 PM and didn't close the curtain until midnight or later. Bad AND expensive, eh Tawny? Good combination! I LOVE the covers of your books and I am glad they decided NOT to go with the flapping willie photo! LOL I am nowhere near as daring as p226 (borderline suicidal) and Cassondra (one wild and crazy gal!) However, I HAVE gone bungee jumping. My students dared me to do it and even footed the bill in Panama City Florida one year. I did it and they paid the forfeit. They had to read Hamlet AND Macbeth that year instead of one or the other. Another soprano and I went to the coast of Spain for a short holiday. They had these guys (Gorgeous guys) teaching people how to hang glide off the cliffs over the ocean. She dared me to do it and so I did. It was absolutely amazing! BUT, as I was gliding out over the ocean my friend asked "What happens if she lands in the ocean?" They said "She just unsnaps the harness and swims in." She said "She can't swim." Needless to say they would NOT let me go out again. I have driven on the autobahn - not for the faint of heart. I camped out by Loch Ness (froze my butt off - no Nessy) I have gone mountain climbing in the German Alps (scared the hell out of me! Going up is not so bad. Coming down? EEEK) Went spelunking in bat caves in Mississippi. Ate a number of things on a dare that I would rather not mention. I have owned large reptiles (snakes and lizards.) The thing is, my voice teacher told all of her students that life is for living. She said most people go thru it asleep. Those of us that choose to stay awake are in a state of constant amazement. She told us to make a list of things we wanted to do before we died and then to go out and do them.dogladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03392561174583932552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-38552585313009940812007-12-29T22:22:00.000-05:002007-12-29T22:22:00.000-05:00Great interview, Beth! Can't wait for the workshop...Great interview, Beth! Can't wait for the workshop. <BR/><BR/>I love DSD, Tawny.<BR/><BR/>Well, I've always been kind of a good girl with an occassional wild streak. My wildest dare was back in college during an intoxicated game of Truth or Dare. <BR/><BR/>My ex-boyfriend and I had a messy break-up two years before, but were finally friendly again by this point. He'd been trying to get me to do a dare all night and I wouldn't do one. Then for whatever reason, my ex dared me and a guy, who I'd had a crush on, to kiss. It was a weird situation, but after much debating, I agreed. And, let's just say that the kiss wasn't exactly a peck.Leigh Preston Laynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00401079065069811585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-89746335356783136582007-12-29T21:57:00.001-05:002007-12-29T21:57:00.001-05:00Hmmm... I don't know, Caren. I think I'm gonna lea...Hmmm... I don't know, Caren. I think I'm gonna leave the scary dares to you and P226. I'll take Kate's kind of dares... you know, the kissing ones. <BR/><BR/>Kirsten, I want to hear about that brief time in college. come to think of it, I want to hear Suz's dare story again too. I have tissues!!! <BR/><BR/>Buffie, you are SO my kind of color-coding gal ;-) <BR/><BR/>and YAY -lets hear it for all the night owls!!! I have no idea how the rest of you do mornings. I really don't *g*Tawnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076851566613018105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-62768902614559639802007-12-29T21:57:00.000-05:002007-12-29T21:57:00.000-05:00Hmmm... I don't know, Caren. I think I'm gonna lea...Hmmm... I don't know, Caren. I think I'm gonna leave the scary dares to you and P226. I'll take Kate's kind of dares... you know, the kissing ones. <BR/><BR/>Kirsten, I want to hear about that brief time in college. come to think of it, I want to hear Suz's dare story again too. I have tissues!!! <BR/><BR/>Buffie, you are SO my kind of color-coding gal ;-) <BR/><BR/>and YAY -lets hear it for all the night owls!!! I have no idea how the rest of you do mornings. I really don't *g*Tawnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076851566613018105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-4455115280874953182007-12-29T20:49:00.000-05:002007-12-29T20:49:00.000-05:00P226, you are my kind of Mandita! *g* I was about ...P226, you are my kind of Mandita! *g* I was about to post and say that I have done things many Banditas would find "daring" - like high ropes and rappeling (abseiling, when we did it in Switzerland), spelunking, white water rafting, rock climbing and zip lines through tree tops and across river gorges.<BR/><BR/>Jo, I did go parasailing last time we were in Cozumel. It was fantastic and incredibly fun. Safe, too. I wanted to go paragliding in Interlaken, but the weather did not permit it. Maybe next time! <BR/><BR/>Now, all this is baby stuff for P226 and Cassondra, but it was adventuresome for me. *g* My husband loves all that stuff and encourages me to do it. I did all of it I could as a teen (as well as lots of really stupid stuff involving bicycles, ramps and trees that does not bear discussion) and have continued as an adult. I hope I always want to be a little daring! <BR/><BR/>It really does make life more fun to put yourself out there from time to time.Caren Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12352366686017375279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-24144355579256663282007-12-29T19:42:00.000-05:002007-12-29T19:42:00.000-05:00I think all my dares started with.. "hey man.... t...I think all my dares started with.. "hey man.... think we can jump offa that?"<BR/><BR/>I walked across hot coals barefoot on a dare. Woulda been fine too, 'cept there was a nail in the coals. That was unpleasant.<BR/><BR/>Fell off a 30 cliff while trying to complete a dare. The dare was to walk this three inch rock ledge for 40 feet. I made it about 15 feet before I fell backwards. I remember it in frame-by-frame slow motion. Panic as I realized my balance was over the ledge. Frame-slo-mo as a grab various pieces of vegetation from the cliff-side trying for a hand hole. Frame-slo-mo as I threw the plants and roots over my shoulder because they weren't strong enough to support me. Then things got real fast and violent and painful. I woke up alone (my friends assumed I was dead and abandoned me) in a patch of poison ivy. I hurt for weeks. I itched for weeks.<BR/><BR/>Security stopped me before I jumped a 20 foot bonfire at Road Atlanta. With a 50cc mini. On a dare.<BR/><BR/>I asked my school bus driver to marry me on a dare. That was a week after she'd had me permanently thrown off the bus and damn near expelled from school. She declined despite my very sincere sounding pleas of "buuuuuuuuuut I looooooooooooove you Luuuuuuuuuuuuucy!!!!" *grumble* Old prude.<BR/><BR/>I jumped off a cliff into Summersville lake on a dare. A 60 foot cliff. That's roughly 18 meters for you down-under people. <BR/><BR/>I swam around Johnny Mercer's pier at Wrightsville Beach NC on a dare. I was promptly arrested, and subsequently released after a "stern lecture" by both the lifeguards and Wrightsville PD. <BR/><BR/>I once dared a girl driving her ungodly rich daddy's Scarab high performance boat to jump the wake on the USS Nimitz. Neither the Navy nor Coast Guard were pleased. We could tell by the warnings about "deadly force" coming from the mast of the Nimitz, and the frowny faces on the coast guard sailors when they boarded us. <BR/><BR/>I got a Toyota Corolla station wagon stuck on the side of a mountain on a dare. The tow truck driver gave up. But my dad managed to get it off the side of the mountain in one piece using two tow cables, a winch, and copious use of four wheel drive.<BR/><BR/>Hell, I can go on all night. It might be more simple to ask "what haven't you done on a dare."p226https://www.blogger.com/profile/05502193525250005347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-76140564164129741772007-12-29T19:12:00.000-05:002007-12-29T19:12:00.000-05:00Donna, congrats on the GR, and mmm... that sounds ...Donna, congrats on the GR, and mmm... that sounds really yummy!!<BR/><BR/>Tawny--great interview :) And I am SO not a morning person either. My poor husband ends up getting up to deal with the kids' demands (oh, I meant "needs") many mornings while I try unsuccessfully to bury myself under the covers.<BR/><BR/>And I'm afraid I'm not terribly daring at all--I do vaguely recall some ill-advised anonymous phone calls to a high-school crush's house which didn't result in any conversations with the desired person in question, but did make me so nervous I nearly passed out anyway...<BR/><BR/>Now daring would be ordering something new and interesting on the menu at a restaurant off the beaten path ;)Fedorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10879033776125666713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-83412647331885710142007-12-29T18:57:00.000-05:002007-12-29T18:57:00.000-05:00Tawny and Beth, your interview was too funny! You ...Tawny and Beth, your interview was too funny! You should take your act on the road! Oh, I guess you are if you're doing an online class together. I bet that'll be fun! :-)<BR/><BR/>As far as dares go...hmm. Y'all know I'm horribly shy, right? RIGHT? LOL. Well, despite my *timid* nature, a few years ago at my law office Christmas party, some of the young associates dared me to kiss their senior partner for $100. I thought about it for a few seconds, then said okay. Well, I've known the man for years but these kids were all scared to death of him. So I walked over and told the partner about the bet, and he grinned and said "go for it," so I grabbed him by his tie and pulled him close and we kissed. Shocked the heck out of everyone, believe me! Those were the good old days, LOL.<BR/><BR/>But don't ever dare me to go bungie jumping. I won't do it, no matter how much you pay me!<BR/><BR/>And hey, congrats to Donna on dragging that fickle bird back to the States!Kate Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16863555050062113192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-84764436799781585792007-12-29T18:41:00.000-05:002007-12-29T18:41:00.000-05:00Oh, but Suzanne, I love that story...bring it up, ...Oh, but Suzanne, I love that story...bring it up, bring it up...LOL<BR/><BR/>BTW, I already have DD and plan on getting DSD soon...and Tawny's trailer is up on my blog today...love that trailer Tawny!Jennifer Y.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17872094673771046272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-33769403494165764592007-12-29T18:09:00.000-05:002007-12-29T18:09:00.000-05:00Let's see dares, huh? Well, there was the Reno con...Let's see dares, huh? Well, there was the Reno conference, and it wasn't a dare, but I did muster my courage to speak to my favorite author in the whole world...er...uh, yeah maybe we DON'T want to bring that up again.Suzanne Ferrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761579189372602292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-66963352243225866672007-12-29T18:07:00.000-05:002007-12-29T18:07:00.000-05:00Tawny, I'm cracking up over the flapping willie! A...Tawny, I'm cracking up over the flapping willie! And I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOO in agreement with you. Anyone awake before 8 am who hasn't been up all night needs to be sent straight to the insane assylum. (Two of my CP's wake up like at 5 am to write, GRRRRRRRR). I get even with them, by calling when I get home from work and interrupting their process!<BR/><BR/>Oh yeah, and I don't just growl like a bear at people, I've been know to swat a cub or two!Suzanne Ferrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761579189372602292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-9414795979042922652007-12-29T18:02:00.000-05:002007-12-29T18:02:00.000-05:00Helen, I hope you're able to get a copy of Does Sh...Helen, I hope you're able to get a copy of Does She Dare? It's such an awesome read *g*<BR/><BR/>Jo, I'm sure not getting more daring as I get older. Just the opposite *g* And there's no way my husband would let me do anything that's even half-way dangerous :-)<BR/><BR/>Buffie, if you like color-coding, then you'll love Isabel, the heroine of DSD *g* She's very organized just like our Tawny!<BR/><BR/>Oh, Jennifer! Such heartbreak - and physical pain. Ouch!! Also a good lesson in not taking Dares ;-)Beth Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01204356784898045866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-32134930102963054612007-12-29T16:18:00.000-05:002007-12-29T16:18:00.000-05:00AWwww, Jennifer, that sounds like it hurt :-( Poo...AWwww, Jennifer, that sounds like it hurt :-( Poor baby! <BR/><BR/>I'm laughing at all clucking in here. I'm on the fence myself. I'm not really shy so there aren't too many dares that I'd back down from, but I'm a big chicken about anything physical (jumping out of planes, parasailing, etc) and would totally back down on that. <BR/><BR/>btw, Caren is going to be my dare-pal of choice, since she obviously has NO problem carrying out her dares LOLOLOL. <BR/><BR/>Shari - willing ALWAYS counts ;-) <BR/><BR/>Okay -Joanie T dared me to get back to revisions, so into the cave I go!<BR/><BR/>Beth, thanks for such a fun interview :-) You rock.Tawnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076851566613018105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-58324747423538642282007-12-29T15:29:00.000-05:002007-12-29T15:29:00.000-05:00I am not very daring...although I did once break m...I am not very daring...although I did once break my arm on a dare trying to impress a boy. <BR/><BR/>I was in kindergarten and someone dared me to do a trick on the monkey bars. Well, the boy I liked was there and I wasn't going to turn down a dare in front of him...it was my chance to impress him after all. <BR/><BR/>Well, I tried the trick with success, but on my second attempt (because I just couldn't stop at one) I fell gracelessly to the hard ground below...I am not so sure if my scream impressed him as I fell to the ground fracturing my arm...and my pride (although I was told by others that it was one of the loudest screams they had ever heard). And I am not sure that my giant (and I do mean giant...we're talking shoulder to fingertips here) white, plaster cast impressed him...he did sign it though. I later found out he liked one of my friends...kindergarten heartbreak.<BR/><BR/>Nowadays, I stick to reading about the daring adventures of romance heroines rather than trying to have one of my own...hmmm...maybe I need a man plan.Jennifer Y.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17872094673771046272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-78058987907715690522007-12-29T14:22:00.000-05:002007-12-29T14:22:00.000-05:00Great interview ladies!!! I have already bought ...Great interview ladies!!! I have already bought the book and can't wait to read it. Dante sounds YUM-O!!!!<BR/><BR/>And hey, what's wrong with a little color coding???? I think it is a great idea and may just need to add that to my excel grocery spreadsheet :)Buffiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320253744501589352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-4660873104320008072007-12-29T14:04:00.000-05:002007-12-29T14:04:00.000-05:00Fun interview, Beth and Tawny! And I love the cut...Fun interview, Beth and Tawny! And I love the cute picture of the two of you.<BR/><BR/>Ah, finally back in the U.S. for the GR. Congrats, Donna!<BR/><BR/>DOES SHE DARE? sounds fabulous and I can't wait for my copy to arrive, being in Rocklin right now, a hop, skip and a jump north of me! Yay! Maybe today!<BR/><BR/>Ya'll know I'm not a daring person at all. Very sensible and cautious, damn it! Maybe that's why I like to have my heroines take risks.<BR/><BR/>Oh, Anna, I was freaking out here. I started my comment, scrolled down to read the other comments and read these references to a comment I hadn't sent yet! Da-da-dah-da, twilight zone!<BR/><BR/>So let me see what I'm about LOL. Actually, it's true; I AM a scaredy cat and will not take risks, far too practical and level-headed! I'm a lot like Faux-Jo (aka Anna), but this comment is from Vrai-Jo!<BR/><BR/>Ironically, as I get older, I DO get more daring, which frightens my husband. I was ready to go para-sailing with AC in Mexico, but he nixed it. Damn, man! How dare he think about my safety LOL!jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-49120156904160585492007-12-29T14:01:00.000-05:002007-12-29T14:01:00.000-05:00Loved the interview Beth and Tawny your books soun...Loved the interview Beth and Tawny your books sound wonderful Tawny I love the covers and a flapping willy on a Harley way to go girl I will have to try and get these books online somehow.<BR/>As for dares no not me either I am such a chicken I don't think I would ever be able to pull one off but I love hearing about other people's dares.<BR/>Congrats on the GR Donna he must have wanted a change from the warmer weather and yes he loves chocolate.<BR/>Have Fun<BR/>HelenHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03984438742736003285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-36769616328676908702007-12-29T13:19:00.000-05:002007-12-29T13:19:00.000-05:00Joan, you're right, Tawny is very intriguing *g* L...Joan, you're right, Tawny is very intriguing *g* <BR/><BR/>LOL, Caren! When you explain it like that, taking that book was simply heroic ;-)<BR/><BR/>Maureen, Dianna and brownone, I used to be much more daring in my younger years. Or course, I like to think I'm much wiser now so that might have something to with it *ggg*<BR/><BR/>Hmm...so instead of Foanna, we can call you JoAnna? *g* Glad you're you again!<BR/><BR/>Kirsten, Tawny and I live on opposite sides of the country but keep in touch via daily emails (usually 6 different ones at a time) and lots of phone calls *g* Being long distance CPs is hard. Which is why we're always trying to get one another to move :-) And why, when you see us at conference, we're pretty much joined at the hip!Beth Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01204356784898045866noreply@blogger.com