tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post7296335241857476901..comments2024-03-22T05:18:29.555-04:00Comments on Romance Bandits: Countdown to DeathLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-58895005487919984392008-11-09T23:03:00.000-05:002008-11-09T23:03:00.000-05:00Debby, thanks for being here today!Nancy, you *wer...Debby, thanks for being here today!<BR/><BR/>Nancy, you *were* the belle of the M&M Ball!<BR/><BR/>Joanie, you were doing fine out there on the dance floor!<BR/><BR/>I love the Twist but had to draw the line at the YMCA. I never would have gotten all those hand motions right! lolpjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-59833772762359299032008-11-09T22:27:00.000-05:002008-11-09T22:27:00.000-05:00It's been so much fun! Thanks again for inviting ...It's been so much fun! Thanks again for inviting me, Nancy.Debby Giustihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09463321611980242375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-37650754750089733612008-11-09T22:06:00.000-05:002008-11-09T22:06:00.000-05:00Debby, thanks! My parents were out of the navy be...Debby, thanks! My parents were out of the navy before I was born, but I spent many a Saturday morning peering into a toilet bowl with a toothbrush in my hand. :-)<BR/><BR/>Daddy was a hospital corpsman, and Mom was in the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service). Her rank had USNR, instead of USN, after it. I don't think they do it that way anymore.<BR/><BR/>Glad you could join us today.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-1882864654579856322008-11-09T21:17:00.000-05:002008-11-09T21:17:00.000-05:00Thanks, Joan. You all are the greatest!!!Thanks, Joan. You all are the greatest!!!Debby Giustihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09463321611980242375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-15718395166609821372008-11-09T20:47:00.000-05:002008-11-09T20:47:00.000-05:00Nope, no "guy" Banditas but we do have a couple of...Nope, no "guy" Banditas but we do have a couple of male BB's p226 being the military member (Hey, 226...where have you been? Helllooooo?)<BR/><BR/>Anyway, thanks for being with us today. Because of great guests like you my TBR pile is threatening to spill into the street!Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-34688140078121165692008-11-09T20:29:00.000-05:002008-11-09T20:29:00.000-05:00Hey, Nancy! Welcome home! Hope you had a good tr...Hey, Nancy! Welcome home! Hope you had a good trip and an easy drive back to NC!<BR/><BR/>I've been having a ball today chatting with your Bandita sisters! What a super group of gals! Okay, I have to ask. No guys, right?<BR/><BR/>Navy parents . . . or 'rents as my daughter would say. No wonder you're such a great person. All that military brat blood turns ordinary genes into something special. Which is what you are!!! Bet all the Banditas would agree. Thanks again for inviting me to blog today. Cyber thank-you hugs to mom and dad for their service to our nation.Debby Giustihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09463321611980242375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-20530009319498786872008-11-09T20:21:00.000-05:002008-11-09T20:21:00.000-05:00Flechen1--You take the prize for Series Diva!!! T...Flechen1--<BR/>You take the prize for Series Diva!!! Thanks for sharing your great list of favorites!Debby Giustihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09463321611980242375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-4807226608217068652008-11-09T20:16:00.000-05:002008-11-09T20:16:00.000-05:00Jeanne, next year come to M&M. You'd love...Jeanne, next year come to M&M. You'd love the conference, and you'll see all your friends dancin' the night away!Debby Giustihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09463321611980242375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-31954755017308741562008-11-09T20:13:00.000-05:002008-11-09T20:13:00.000-05:00I didn't realize I was dancing with so many Bandit...I didn't realize I was dancing with so many Banditas that night! :) <BR/><BR/>Seemed appropriate to let our hair down after all the work we'd done throughout the day! <BR/><BR/>Promise you'll come back next year, okay?Debby Giustihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09463321611980242375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-30530908598394624092008-11-09T19:53:00.000-05:002008-11-09T19:53:00.000-05:00Tiffany, congratulations! Whether you have him ch...Tiffany, congratulations! Whether you have him chase the cat--or vice-versa--do keep him busy! I've read Robert Jordan but had put that series on hold until it was complete just because the books were so massive and the gaps between them so long.<BR/><BR/>I didn't expect to be so late to the party, but I had no computer access and then was on the road for several hours. Looks as though y'all have had fun without me. :-)<BR/><BR/>Jo, I was also sorry to hear of Michael Crichton's death. My favorite of his works is the movie adaption of The Thirteenth Warrior.<BR/><BR/>Jeanne, I can't take credit beyond inviting Debby. She wrote the post (though I did insert a typo, now fixed) and even sent me all the graphics. Glad you enjoyed it.<BR/><BR/>Debby, thanks so much for joining us. I just started Countdown to Death and am eager to dive farther in. I do love your call story. Thanks to you and JT about the Maggie. Sharing it with you two and the other banditas and the RNTV group and the GRW and HCRW and CRW members was just wonderful. I really felt like the belle of the ball.<BR/><BR/>My parents were both in the navy, so I join in your shout-out to veterans.<BR/><BR/>Buffie, I'm always in awe of the number of my friends who know the arm motions to YMCA.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-72890004211061748502008-11-09T19:50:00.000-05:002008-11-09T19:50:00.000-05:00Hi, Debbi! Congrats on your books--how exciting!!...Hi, Debbi! Congrats on your books--how exciting!!<BR/><BR/>I'm a big fan of series books--I have a soft spot for Julia Quinn's Bridgertons. I also really enjoyed Nora Roberts' Quinns (Chesapeake Bay) and all her MacGregors; Sarah Mayberry's Daytime Divas (a Blaze trilogy); Sylvia Day's Georgians; Kleypas's Wallflowers; Stacey Kayne's Wild trilogy; Monica McCarty's Highlanders; Kate Angell's baseball titles... And Harlequin and Silhouette have a ton of category lines that are pretty great reading :) I really enjoy revisiting places and characters through a series...<BR/><BR/>Congrats on the chook, Tiffany!Fedorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10879033776125666713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-81131536117948253332008-11-09T19:48:00.000-05:002008-11-09T19:48:00.000-05:00Ooooh, Debby, thanks for ratting Nancy out. Nancy...Ooooh, Debby, thanks for ratting Nancy out. <BR/><BR/>Nancy, Bad Bandita! You must allow your fellow writer pals, and Banditas to CELEBRATE with you, for you and most of all ABOUT you. Remember, we all wish we'd been there getting the award, so we have to live vicariously.<BR/><BR/>Grins.<BR/><BR/>I SO wish I'd see the dancing queens out on the floor.<BR/><BR/>*okay, that didn't sound exactly right...*Jeanne (AKA The Duchesse)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03492480881584553111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-2040958556087449712008-11-09T19:19:00.000-05:002008-11-09T19:19:00.000-05:00Dancing Queen was what got me out there...that and...Dancing Queen was what got me out there...that and vodka :-)Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-49078795291647557402008-11-09T18:34:00.000-05:002008-11-09T18:34:00.000-05:00Debby, I think I made it out on the dance floor 2 ...Debby, I think I made it out on the dance floor 2 or 3 times. PJ and I did the twist and I know I was there for YMCA. It sure was a lot of fun.Buffiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320253744501589352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-17940476622586729612008-11-09T18:27:00.000-05:002008-11-09T18:27:00.000-05:00I was only on there for two songs. The amount of "...I was only on there for two songs. The amount of "motion" my shimmying was putting into play freaked me out! LOL I couldn't drink enough alcohol to "let it go"<BR/><BR/>Caren was getting down as was Trish and PJ...man, gotta watch out for PJ!!!Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-28590164866378030632008-11-09T18:21:00.000-05:002008-11-09T18:21:00.000-05:00Joan, Renee, Buffie, how many of us were on the da...Joan, Renee, Buffie, how many of us were on the dance floor at M&M?Debby Giustihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09463321611980242375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-52296653743043014342008-11-09T18:13:00.000-05:002008-11-09T18:13:00.000-05:00But she took them out when she posted the blog.Ohh...<I>But she took them out when she posted the blog.</I><BR/><BR/>Ohhhhhh, she is in Trob-le....<BR/><BR/>Nancy, you are on KP duty!<BR/><BR/>I'm with you Debby, I was fortunate enough to place 3rd in the historical category but was whooping and hollering as soon as everyone's name in Nancy's category had been read...except hers which meant WINNER!!!!<BR/><BR/>I tried my darndest to get her to dance in celebration!Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-30180945597241514812008-11-09T18:08:00.000-05:002008-11-09T18:08:00.000-05:00Hey, Joan! Love going back to Army posts and seei...Hey, Joan! Love going back to Army posts and seeing the young soldiers. God bless them! <BR/><BR/>My son and his wife are stationed at Knox now. She said her dad spent about six hours in the Patton Museum! It's grown so much since when I was there. BTW, a little trivia. The famous Gen Patton's son -- another general -- lived a couple doors down from my family. He was a good man with a lovely wife and followed in his father's footsteps in many ways, including his colorful language! :) <BR/><BR/>More trivia: The movie, Patton, premiered at Fort Knox. Okay, that's it.Debby Giustihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09463321611980242375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-4528852735330935022008-11-09T17:58:00.000-05:002008-11-09T17:58:00.000-05:00Hi Buffie,Thanks for the Maggie congrats, but I wa...Hi Buffie,<BR/>Thanks for the Maggie congrats, but I was a finalist, not a winner. Hope we can chat at one of the GA Romance Writers meetings. I can't make November because I'll be at Fort Knox that day. Maybe December?<BR/><BR/>BTW, I had lots of comments about Nancy Northcott's Maggie win in the blog I submitted to her. But she took them out when she posted the blog. Shame on Nancy!!! :) She said everyone already knew she'd won. Well, heck, I'm just so doggone proud of her! She was thrilled that night. All of us at the Awards Ceremony were thrilled!!! Hope a sale is right around the corner.<BR/><BR/>Joan, fingers crossed (along with Renee's) for the GH!!! Nancy, too. And all the Banditas who are entering this year!!! I'm hopin' everyone wins!Debby Giustihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09463321611980242375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-84660494347914413842008-11-09T15:16:00.000-05:002008-11-09T15:16:00.000-05:00Well, my gosh. Small world. My father served in th...Well, my gosh. Small world. My father served in the Army in WW II and growing up (he was 40 when I was born) took us out there to the Patton museum all the time.<BR/><BR/>I went back a couple of years ago. It's an interesting history not only of the General but conflicts since then too.<BR/><BR/>Course it doesn't hurt to run into some of those good looking soldiers either :-)Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-12081709456124041602008-11-09T15:05:00.000-05:002008-11-09T15:05:00.000-05:00Hey Debby! I was at M&M this year too! I me...Hey Debby! <BR/><BR/>I was at M&M this year too! I met you Sunday morning at the author get together. It was great getting a chance to chat with you and your cohort Missy Tippens. I have to say that I am really looking forward to reading some Steeple Hill books. <BR/><BR/>I too live in the Atlanta area. I was a Federal Gov't employee for 10 years and almost went to work for the CDC a couple times -- only the HR area. Small world, huh?!<BR/><BR/>Congrats again on the Maggie win!Buffiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320253744501589352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-74085232312273008622008-11-09T14:47:00.000-05:002008-11-09T14:47:00.000-05:00Joan, how fun to know you'll be close!!! I love D...Joan, how fun to know you'll be close!!! <BR/><BR/>I love Debbie Meredith. Met her at RWA a couple years ago. I signed at Radcliff Bookstore last fall. Nice folks. I should contact her. Thanks! <BR/><BR/>I lived at Knox a number of times. Went to kindergarten there as well as 7th and 8th grade. My dad was military, and he was also stationed at Knox when I was in college. After graduation, I got a job at Ireland Army Hospital and eventually was in charge of the Blood Bank. Met my hubby at a dance and . . . well, it was love at first sight.<BR/><BR/>My Old Kentucky Home will always have a special place in my heart!Debby Giustihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09463321611980242375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-82584501389424638202008-11-09T14:39:00.000-05:002008-11-09T14:39:00.000-05:00Hi Pat!Oh my gosh! I had my early doctor shows co...Hi Pat!<BR/>Oh my gosh! I had my early doctor shows confused when I mentioned Ben Casey. I wore a DR. KILDARE shirt!!! How could I have mixed up those two?<BR/><BR/>I never got into St. Elsewhere. Don't know why. Usually medical shows are my favorites!<BR/><BR/>Lots of nurses on the loop today. Thanks to all of you for your selfless giving.Debby Giustihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09463321611980242375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-77508407800585157032008-11-09T14:31:00.000-05:002008-11-09T14:31:00.000-05:00Joan, what would I do without you? Shame on me fo...Joan, what would I do without you? Shame on me for not mentioning Renee's upcoming books!!! I was chugging along, making comments and failing to highlight Renee's success!<BR/><BR/>Please forgive me, Renee!<BR/><BR/>Renee's Love Inspired Historical series, The Charity House, will debut with THE MARSHALL TAKES A BRIDE, in Feb 09, followed by HANNAH'S BEAU. <BR/><BR/>Renee, why don't you answer the question you posed to me? How do you add the inspirational message? Also, tell us a little about your series.Debby Giustihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09463321611980242375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-62802311054283625892008-11-09T14:23:00.000-05:002008-11-09T14:23:00.000-05:00Oh, yeah Debby. I live on down Hwy 31W aka Dixie H...Oh, yeah Debby. I live on down Hwy 31W aka Dixie Highway from FT. Knox.<BR/><BR/>How cool that you will be signing at the post! Unfortunately, my day is booked (drat) but you ought to stop in at The Bookstore in Radcliffe OR contact Debbie Meredith who handles romances for them and I'm sure she'll get the word out in the area. Contact me for her email addy at joaniet13 AT gmail DOT com if your interestedJoanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.com