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We may not
catch everything, but then, the fishing's half the fun, right?
Drop me a line?
We may not
catch everything, but then, the fishing's half the fun, right?
Drop me a line?
Get to Know The Candidates
3 of the 6 candidates chose to respond to questions I asked them. Ron Brandley, Rob Stockly and Ruth Teigler declined to participate. Below are our questions and their answers.
George Maurer
Bill Tice
Tonja Torres
Q. What's your favorite
type of music?
A. Pops
Q. In or out of that genre,
what's your favorite album/CD?
A. Any one of Patsy
Cline
Q. What's your favorite
movie?
A. "Forgiven"
Q. What's your favorite
book?
A. "The Mitford
Series"
Q. What's your favorite
TV show?
A. "The Practice"
Q. What's your favorite
meal?
A. Lasagna
Q. Who's your favorite
comic?
A. Bob Hope
Q. Your favorite sports
team?
A. Lakers
Q. Who is/was your favorite
president (living or dead)?
A. Harry Truman
Q. Who's better -- *N'Sync
or Backstreet Boys?
A. Backstreet Boys
Q. Who's better -- Beatles
or Rolling Stones?
A. Beatles
Q. Who's better -- Mel
Torme or Vic Damone?
A. Mel Torme
Q. Paper or plastic?
A. Paper
Q. If you could meet a
famous figure from the past, who would you choose and why?
A. Winston Churchill.
Held Britain together during a terrible period in the country’s history
Q. If you could meet a
famous figure from today, who would it be and why?
A. The Pope. He
has stood steadfast in his beliefs and fought against change that is being
demanded by some facets of the church. Even when ill and recovering after
being shot he continued in his duties without faltering.
Q. What's your favorite
type of music?
A. Old Time Gospel
Q. In or out of that genre,
what's your favorite album/CD?
A.
Q. What's your favorite
movie?
A. "Witness"
Q. What's your favorite
book?
A. "Robinson
Crusoe"
Q. What's your favorite
TV show?
A. KTLA 5 Morning
News
Q. What's your favorite
meal?
A. Sukiyaki
Q. Who's your favorite
comic?
A. Peanuts
Q. Your favorite sports
team?
A. Lakers
Q. Who is/was your favorite
president (living or dead)?
A. Abraham Lincoln
Q. Who's better -- *N'Sync
or Backstreet Boys?
A. Don't know
Q. Who's better -- Beatles
or Rolling Stones?
A. Don't
care
Q. Who's better -- Mel
Torme or Vic Damone?
A. I like them
both
Q. Paper or plastic?
A. Both
Q. If you could meet a
famous figure from the past, who would you choose and why?
A. Abraham Lincoln
Q. If you could meet a
famous figure from today, who would it be and why?
A. Actually, someone
I already know, Colin Powell. He trained under me at Ft. Bragg.
Q. What's your favorite
type of music?
A. Rock
Q. In or out of that genre,
what's your favorite album/CD?
A. "New Adventures
in Hi-Fi" -- R.E.M.
Q. What's your favorite
movie?
A. "Moonstruck"
Q. What's your favorite
book?
A. I love
so many books, it's impossible to choose just one. A short list would
include "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen, "The Deptford Trilogy"
by Robertson Davies, "The Alienist" by Caleb Carr, "The Broom of the System"
by David Foster Wallace, anything by Carl Hiaasen, and any book in the Harry
Potter series.
Q. What's your favorite
TV show?
A. "The Practice"
Q. What's your favorite
meal?
A. Dinner at a
Mexican restaurant with my family.
Q. Who's your favorite
comic?
A. John Cleese
Q. Your favorite sports
team?
A. Los Angeles
Kings
Q. Who is/was your favorite
president (living or dead)?
A. Abraham Lincoln
Q. Who's better -- *N'Sync
or Backstreet Boys?
A. *N'Sync
Q. Who's better -- Beatles
or Rolling Stones?
A. Beatles
Q. Who's better -- Mel
Torme or Vic Damone?
A. Mel Torme
Q. Paper or plastic?
A. Paper
Q. If you could meet a
famous figure from the past, who would you choose and why?
A. I'd choose to
meet Sigmund Freud. I would love to hear his reaction to modern theories
of psychology and biological bases for human behavior. In particular,
I would be interested to find out what he thinks about the modern self-help
industry. I wonder if he would relate to figures like Dr. Phil who
appear on shows like "Oprah" in order to sell their books.
Q. If you could meet a
famous figure from today, who would it be and why?
A. I know she died
recently, but I'd love to meet Katharine Graham, the late publisher of the
Washington Post. I recently read her autobiography and found her life
both fascinating and inspirational. She constantly challenged herself
and was fortunate enough to know so many of the most influential people of
her time. I'd love to hear the stories that didn't make it into her
book.
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