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  name: catherine "ginger" collins home city/country: athens, ohio, usa  
  date-o-birth: 10/21/77 email:  
  place-o-birth: toledo, ohio whatchu do: grad student - art history  
  whachu do when you're not doin' whachu do:  
  hang out with friends  
  favorites (book, movie, song, band, etc.):  
  grateful dead, gone with the wind, ghost stories, body jewelry  
  coolest thing you've ever done/greatest achievement:  
  making money singing in nightclubs/piano bars  
  most em-bare-ass-ing moment:  
  asking a friends mother when she was due while she wasn't pregnant  
  you've just been crowned miss america/uk/world. what do you wish for:  
  legalization of mother nature's finest  
  my first kiss (who, where, when):  
  some little boy at a bowling alley when I was six  
  my pet peeves:  
  caddiness in others  
  other cool stuff about me:  
  I act in films and on stage, and I am currently researching the art of the kama sutra  


  name: Heidi Salander home city/country: London  
  date-o-birth: 20.05.1976 email:  
  place-o-birth: Hong Kong whatchu do: actor  
  whachu do when you're not doin' whachu do:  
  swinger!! Drink good Weißbier, when in Munich, current place of abode. Glass painting. Swimming regiem to stick to, sauna included. Yoga, when I am feeling extra good. Sex! Thin on the ground at the moment, boyfriend being on the other side of the world.  
  favorites (book, movie, song, band, etc.):  
  Book:anything by Daphné du Maurier. Movie: Toss up between Silence of the Lambs and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas! No joke. Song; Fly me to the Moon, can´t get enough of that one. Band; oops, stumped for an answer.  
  coolest thing you've ever done/greatest achievement:  
  Telling thoes people who I love that I love them.  
  most em-bare-ass-ing moment:  
  Finding out I had been attempting to use the `female´ urinal in a male public toilet!! Yep there is a trendy london hotspot with a female urinal, alas I had been trying to pee up /down a tilted wall, with my uniform skirt up round me waist. Luckily I was never discovered, but those close to me know the truth.  
  you've just been crowned miss america/uk/world. what do you wish for:  
  The end of torture and the abolition of the death peanalty worldwide.  
  my first kiss (who, where, when):  
  Mark (???) Near the lilly pond, Friends´ School, Saffron Walden, Essex, England. Age 12 acording to peer preasure it `was about time´! So it was arranged. Oh and `they´ sung `First time, first love´. It was truly a nightmare. Ha ha.  
  my pet peeves:  
  Bad manners, not getting paid on time or for what I do, not believing in myself,  
  other cool stuff about me:  
  I ditched london life for 6 months to find my roots in Germany (me dad´s side) and found out that I am a child of the world. Who I am is important, not where I belong for `home is where the heart is´. I have a tatoo on my butt, in chinese caligraphy, saying `made in Hong Kong´ in memory of my Mum.  


  name: Rick Butler home city/country: N. Andover USA  
  date-o-birth: April 5, 1972 email:  
  place-o-birth: Nashua, NH whatchu do: Install wireless internet services  
  whachu do when you're not doin' whachu do:  
  surf the net, play online games, hang with friends  
  favorites (book, movie, song, band, etc.):  
  Band of Brothers HBO series  
  coolest thing you've ever done/greatest achievement:  
  100 foot bungee jump  
  you've just been crowned miss america/uk/world. what do you wish for:  
  world peace...doh!!!  


  name: Adam Mitchell home city/country: Florida, USA  
  date-o-birth: 09 Feb 19971 email:  
  place-o-birth: USA whatchu do: SCUBA  
  whachu do when you're not doin' whachu do:  
  Traveling, Surfing and Playing Guitar  
  favorites (book, movie, song, band, etc.):  
  Book: Last Trout In Venice (Lansky) Movie: The Shawshank Redemption Song: Some Might Say (Oasis)  
  coolest thing you've ever done/greatest achievement:  
  Motorcycle ride in Northern Vietnam  
  most em-bare-ass-ing moment:  
  getting worked in Bali surf  
  you've just been crowned miss america/uk/world. what do you wish for:  
  Health care  
  my first kiss (who, where, when):  
  dont tell  
  my pet peeves:  
  pet peeves  
  other cool stuff about me:  
  my eyes  


  name: Carol O'Reilly home city/country: Norwood, MA USA  
  date-o-birth: 12/31/69 email:  
  place-o-birth: Attleboro MA whatchu do: BLAH tax work  
  whachu do when you're not doin' whachu do:  
  visit with friends, go the gym, have Jannas mom reteach me swing dance  
  favorites (book, movie, song, band, etc.):  
  Book - PRIDE AND PREJUDICE easy!! rest..too many  
  coolest thing you've ever done/greatest achievement:  
  greatest acheivement..finding my way home from a guys house the next morning..no gas in the car, no money in the pocket..and no idea where i was - all my friends waiting for the car to go to the beach.  
  most em-bare-ass-ing moment:  
  I've had so many...well recently - this guy I had a date with came to a friends party - i was introducing him to people as somebody else..never recognized him..thought he was a friends brother.  
  you've just been crowned miss america/uk/world. what do you wish for:  
  peace  
  my first kiss (who, where, when):  
  Jeff, outside the house, after dance YUCK!!  
  my pet peeves:  
  people who make random noises, like lip smacking or throat clearing.  
  other cool stuff about me:  
  Im friends with Merry ( Janna and Merrys mom!!) she taught me step aerobics..now WHAT could be cooler than being friends with merry??  


  name: Eric Bergemann home city/country: LA, CA, USA  
  date-o-birth: 5/10/66 email:  
  place-o-birth: Milwaukee, WI, USA whatchu do: Try and live large but shackled to desk at Disney  
  whachu do when you're not doin' whachu do:  
  Biking, tennis, running, music, guitar, dog-raising, reading, watching women.  
  favorites (book, movie, song, band, etc.):  
  Book - Nelson Mandela's and Ghandi's autobiography Movie - The Godfather Song - Born To Run Band/(performer) - BRUUUUUUCE  
  coolest thing you've ever done/greatest achievement:  
  Ridden my bike across Alaska, Montana and Africa for AIDS  
  most em-bare-ass-ing moment:  
  Can't remember. I've blocked it out of my conscious.  
  you've just been crowned miss america/uk/world. what do you wish for:  
  That they won't realize that Miss America is really a guy. If I was crowned Mr. America, I'd wish for world poverty to be eradicated.  
  my first kiss (who, where, when):  
  Can't remember her name (that's terrible isn't it?!), New Years Eve, 1984 at a Holiday Inn in Milwaukee  
  my pet peeves:  
  Closed Minds  
  other cool stuff about me:  
  Currently studying for a Psychology Masters Degree while working at the Mouse.  


  name: Simon home city/country: Chiang Mai  
  date-o-birth: 20-04-58 email:  
  place-o-birth: Calagary whatchu do: nothing anymore  
  whachu do when you're not doin' whachu do:  
  Enjoy the easy life of gardening and websites  
  favorites (book, movie, song, band, etc.):  
  Don't worry be happy is my favorite song as it shows me what I have to learn.  
  coolest thing you've ever done/greatest achievement:  
  I got married!  
  most em-bare-ass-ing moment:  
  the fact I answer a questaire like this.  
  you've just been crowned miss america/uk/world. what do you wish for:  
  To wake up from the night mare  
  my first kiss (who, where, when):  
  too long ago to remember or to have to confess to.  
  my pet peeves:  
  People that cry on my shoulder when they didn't listen to my advise in the first place.  
  other cool stuff about me:  
  Too much to list here, or too little depending on the day.  


  name: Jit home city/country: Chiang Mai Thailand  
  date-o-birth: may 13 1965 email:  
  place-o-birth: Chiang Mai whatchu do: Make dreams come true for other people  
  whachu do when you're not doin' whachu do:  
  Have fun with my husband and two kids and travel when ever possible.  
  favorites (book, movie, song, band, etc.):  
  love story, romatic times, sticky rice and chilli paste  
  coolest thing you've ever done/greatest achievement:  
  Had Children, and turned into a great mom which I didn't think I had in me.  
  most em-bare-ass-ing moment:  
  When I fell backwards in my office chair feet in the airand a client watching.  
  you've just been crowned miss america/uk/world. what do you wish for:  
  World wide understanding and acceptance of people different than ourselves.  
  my first kiss (who, where, when):  
  Boy a long time ago, at home.  
  my pet peeves:  
  Poeple who wouldn't do whatever they do, to the best of their abilities.  
  other cool stuff about me:  
  I run my own sucessful business and enjoy life to it fullest, while most people are afraid to do what they really want to.  


  name: Lesha Anderson home city/country: Newburgh, Indiana  
  date-o-birth: 04/25/1984 email:  
  place-o-birth: Marion, Illinois whatchu do: College Student  
  whachu do when you're not doin' whachu do:  
  Reading, movies, drawing, art, music, old movies, skating, crafts, shopping, yard sales, consignment shops, biking, walking, running, etc.  
  favorites (book, movie, song, band, etc.):  
  The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky  
  coolest thing you've ever done/greatest achievement:  
  Graduated.  
  most em-bare-ass-ing moment:  
  I was talking to a friend of mine and we passed by a door and my pants got caught on the door hinge. The hinge end up ripping my pants in the back and there was a crowd of people behind me. I was so mortified that I wanted to disappear.  
  you've just been crowned miss america/uk/world. what do you wish for:  
  To touch lives.  
  my first kiss (who, where, when):  
  I was 8 years old. His name was Josh, and we kissed at the playground at school.  
  my pet peeves:  
  Spitting, cussing, people who are two-faced, etc.  
  other cool stuff about me:  
  I love helping people. I consider myself as a very free-hearted person. :o)  


  name: Liz Butler home city/country: Williams, Oregon  
  date-o-birth: 9/27/70 email:  
  place-o-birth: Nashua, NH whatchu do: Graphic Design  
  whachu do when you're not doin' whachu do:  
  Garden, play with the kids, read, bike, walk, play with our doggie Murphy  
  favorites (book, movie, song, band, etc.):  
  In the moment, as it changes all the time... Diana Gabaldon's romantic Scottish History/fiction series Amelie (movie) Ani Difranco is pretty up there for Band, and I like most of her songs.  
  coolest thing you've ever done/greatest achievement:  
  Birth my children  
  most em-bare-ass-ing moment:  
  being my own birthday cake  
  you've just been crowned miss america/uk/world. what do you wish for:  
  Everyone to have COMPASSION  
  my first kiss (who, where, when):  
  Ian Striffler, in a tree, when I was six.  
  my pet peeves:  
  People chewing with their mouth open  
  other cool stuff about me:  
  I have a cousin who is traveling the world, and I get to live vicariously through her!  


  name: Cassandra Christie home city/country: Canada  
  date-o-birth: June 10, 1971 email:  
  place-o-birth: Vancouver Island whatchu do: Artist/picture framer  
  whachu do when you're not doin' whachu do:  
  Make outrageous theatre-puppets and masks. Stilt walking perfomer at North American festivals.  
  favorites (book, movie, song, band, etc.):  
  book: The Passion by Jeannette Winterson.movies:anything by Terry Gilliam(BRAZIL)music: anything but country,lateley Nasrat fateh Ali Kan.  
  coolest thing you've ever done/greatest achievement:  
  Made it through art College alive and somewhat sane(and utterly in debt).  
  most em-bare-ass-ing moment:  
  I'm much too cool to be embarassed.  
  you've just been crowned miss america/uk/world. what do you wish for:  
  Complete upheaval of the system,the erradicaton of corporate greed,back to grass roots community developement, somewhat along the lines of socialism.  
  my first kiss (who, where, when):  
  Grade six, Ronald Smart;he wanted to touch my panties too, I let him.  
  my pet peeves:  
  Contagously miserable people.  
  other cool stuff about me:  
  LOVE dancing my brains out.Write poetry and perform spoken word.  


  name: Emil Fortune home city/country: London UK  
  date-o-birth: 10 Feb 1978 email:  
  place-o-birth: London whatchu do: edit stuff  
  whachu do when you're not doin' whachu do:  
  read trashy novels, watch bad movies and cricket  
  favorites (book, movie, song, band, etc.):  
  book: Life a User's Manual; movie: The Maltese Falcon; song: Public Enemy No 1 by Public Enemy  
  coolest thing you've ever done/greatest achievement:  
  at six years old in theatre stalls persuading theatre critic of the standard i was covering the play for the beano  
  most em-bare-ass-ing moment:  
  rather unexpectedly getting very very drunk on a thursday night, deciding there was no way i could work the next day, leaving 2 awful rambling messages to this effect on my boss' voice mail, coming in monday morning to find he'd played them to the whole department (thanks Nick.)  
  you've just been crowned miss america/uk/world. what do you wish for:  
  world peace because i guess you have to oh and more jail time for jeffrey archer  
  my first kiss (who, where, when):  
  holly (good lord what was her surname?) at a party in hackney when i was 16  
  my pet peeves:  
  chewing gum, what the hell is the point? plus it gets in my carpets. people with tiny ratlike dogs they carry everywhere which is very spooky. ellipses and very loud motorbikes.  
  other cool stuff about me:  
  i am on a mailing list for people who enjoy a defunct puppet show from minnesota  


  name: Marcie Butler home city/country: United States  
  date-o-birth: 8-12-78 email:  
  place-o-birth: Falmouth, MA whatchu do: Teach  
  whachu do when you're not doin' whachu do:  
  hang out with my puppy, Ralphie (yes I know I lead an exciting life)  
  favorites (book, movie, song, band, etc.):  
  Book -- The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gillman Movie -- Adam Sandler's Little Nicky Song -- California Girls by the Beach Boys Band -- The Beach Boys  
  coolest thing you've ever done/greatest achievement:  
  Listen before you judge I am really not that exciting of a person -- I have never saved anyone from a burning building won the nobel peace prize, but I do have my motorcycle licence and I am saving my pennies for a Harley!  
  most em-bare-ass-ing moment:  
  Keep in mind this is only super embassing because I was younger. On my 18th birthday I was at the Pour House in boston with my friend, I had just bought a pair of 6 inch stelleto heels for fun. So I was giving them a spin when I fell flat on my ass in front of a crowd of people. I yelped for my friend Will to help me up just as the song ended. So there I was tring to be as punk rock as I could in my little outfit and slettelo shoes on my ass yelping for my friend. I look back and laugh. Not really that embarassing but nothing really is in the rear view mirror of life.  
  you've just been crowned miss america/uk/world. what do you wish for:  
  Less death and fighting -- yes damn it I wish for world peace  
  my first kiss (who, where, when):  
  Jerry Bligh 8th grade Melissa Stone's basement  
  my pet peeves:  
  Slow drivers, people on public transportation(not one thing in particular just the general population of sketchy public transportationites), people who try to tell me what I should do as opposed to what I am doing, and much much more  
  other cool stuff about me:  
  Well I am a 24 year old who lives with her brother I ask what is cooler than that?  


  name: Maria C. Butler home city/country: North Andover  
  date-o-birth: 1/9/48 email:  
  place-o-birth: Portugal whatchu do: Teacher  
  whachu do when you're not doin' whachu do:  
  Being a beach bum  
  favorites (book, movie, song, band, etc.):  
  Any kind of Portuguese music, any kind of mystery  
  coolest thing you've ever done/greatest achievement:  
  marry Peter Butler  
  most em-bare-ass-ing moment:  
  There are too many to list  
  you've just been crowned miss america/uk/world. what do you wish for:  
  Peace. I don't want people to be afraid (as in since 9/11)  
  my first kiss (who, where, when):  
  Your uncle when I was almost 30  
  my pet peeves:  
  pets of all kinds especially Marcie's dog, Ralphie  
  other cool stuff about me:  
  your are both great and I think what you are doing is fantastic and it's not costing me anything (as if Marcie were doing this-I know I would have to cough up some dough)!!  


  name: Larry home city/country: Chicago  
  date-o-birth: getting older every day email:  
  place-o-birth: East coast whatchu do: as little as possible  
  whachu do when you're not doin' whachu do:  
  even less than normal  
  coolest thing you've ever done/greatest achievement:  
  living in Paris and hanging out with M. Paribas  
  most em-bare-ass-ing moment:  
  Traveling to Wales with Michael and MISTAKENLY asking for a room with a singe bed  
  my first kiss (who, where, when):  
  tough one- it seems like I've been at it for so long  
  my pet peeves:  
  questionnaires and French people  
  other cool stuff about me:  
  There's so much here to talk about, I better not get started  


  name: Patty home city/country: Chicago, USA and the world  
  date-o-birth: 06/18/69 email:  
  place-o-birth: SanAntonio, TX whatchu do: stuff  
  whachu do when you're not doin' whachu do:  
  read, see movies, dance, travel  
  favorites (book, movie, song, band, etc.):  
  Favorite book: Ahab's Wife Movies: Dangerous Beauty w/ Catherine McCormick Song: The Sound of Silence, Simon & Garfunkle  
  coolest thing you've ever done/greatest achievement:  
  Planned, self-financed, and experienced a year backpacking solo around the world, mostly third-world countries  
  most em-bare-ass-ing moment:  
  after inner-tubing w/ a boat full of people, I got back on the boat and didn't realize one of my breasts had popped out  
  you've just been crowned miss america/uk/world. what do you wish for:  
  Attitudes and treatment of women in third world countries to improve  
  my first kiss (who, where, when):  
  don't remember. Wasn't memorable  
  my pet peeves:  
  limp handshakes; religious zealousness  
  other cool stuff about me:  
  independent, like to travel, have no idea what I want to be when i Grow up, was a state championship gymnast in my youth, was a "Luvabull" - Chicago Bulls Cheerleader (not sure if thats cool or not)  


  name: Grandma & Ivan home city/country: Ocala Fl USA  
  date-o-birth: a long-long time ago email:  
  place-o-birth: Chicago whatchu do:  
  whachu do when you're not doin' whachu do:  
  make everyone crazy  
  coolest thing you've ever done/greatest achievement:  
  Had my daughter--Sue  
  most em-bare-ass-ing moment:  
  Having my son-- Michael  
  you've just been crowned miss america/uk/world. what do you wish for:  
  15 more years  
  my first kiss (who, where, when):  
  too long ago to remember  
  my pet peeves:  
  people who ask too many questions  
  other cool stuff about me:  
  Actually this was written by your mom cause your grandma & ivan don't do computers, but wanted some free stuff  


  name: Marlene Michaels home city/country: San Rafael / U.S.A.  
  date-o-birth: 6-30-65 email:  
  place-o-birth: Van Nuys, CA whatchu do: Mommy  
  whachu do when you're not doin' whachu do:  
  Reading and Cooking  
  favorites (book, movie, song, band, etc.):  
  Book: The Mists of Avalon and Miricle at St. Anna movie: Fiddler on the Roof, Clueless, Beautiful Mind Bands: Sheryl Crow, David Bowie, The Doors, Rolling Stones  
  coolest thing you've ever done/greatest achievement:  
  Met Randy and gave birth to the best boys in the world!  
  most em-bare-ass-ing moment:  
  too many to count!  
  you've just been crowned miss america/uk/world. what do you wish for:  
  a few million dollars to travel and not work  
  my first kiss (who, where, when):  
  can't remember...too long ago!  
  my pet peeves:  
  ????  
  other cool stuff about me:  
  Ask Randy!  


  name: Sarah Lee home city/country: Chicago, IL  
  date-o-birth: 07-20-1978 email:  
  place-o-birth: Orange, CA whatchu do: exact opposite of what you two are doing!  
  whachu do when you're not doin' whachu do:  
  reading, playing tennis, Lindy hoppin', catching up on endless email, trying to eradicate credit card debt (boo), incurring more credit card debt (hooray!)  
  favorites (book, movie, song, band, etc.):  
  ahhhh, too many to list, so I'll list what comes to mind & heart: movie: This is Spinal Tap; book: Travels by Michael Crichton; song: In a little while by U2; band: Gene Harris' Three Sounds  
  coolest thing you've ever done/greatest achievement:  
  living on my own... mwa ha ha ha -- I don't think I've done the coolest thing or had my greatest achievement yet... still to come  
  most em-bare-ass-ing moment:  
  oh, where to begin?! I am horrible with names. I am embarrassed anytime I forget a name.  
  you've just been crowned miss america/uk/world. what do you wish for:  
  to get out of those painful high heels and into some lovely sneakers  
  my first kiss (who, where, when):  
  don't remember his name - 7th grade - spin the bottle (does that count??)  
  my pet peeves:  
  mean (not necessarily grouchy) people, people who are afraid to be themselves, people who are intolerant of those who are different from themselves, my love-hate relationship with my cell phone, road raged people, bad drivers  
  other cool stuff about me:  
  I HOPE YOU ARE HAVING THE BEST TIME! THIS WEBSITE IS GREAT!!  


  name: Janeen Watkins home city/country: Raleigh, NC  
  date-o-birth: january 9, 1969 email:  
  place-o-birth: Olean, NY whatchu do: 'puter technician, company slave, wonderul mommy  
  whachu do when you're not doin' whachu do:  
  I play with my the cutest baby in the world, I read avidly, I cruise the net, play in our little garden, work on the car, try to get my life in some order. You know the story, I'm sure.....  
  favorites (book, movie, song, band, etc.):  
  Chocolate,Pink Floyd, Harlan Ellison, Isaac Asimov, MenInBlack, loud music, good parties, good places to enjoy with your family.  
  coolest thing you've ever done/greatest achievement:  
  Had my son (can you tell it was recently?), worked props on set for Paramount Films, earned one of only 2 NFL Films hats given out that summer by the NFL crew.  
  most em-bare-ass-ing moment:  
  getting caught during that first kiss. Didja HAFTA bring that up?  
  you've just been crowned miss america/uk/world. what do you wish for:  
  "tougher prison sentences for convicted felons" ;)  
  my first kiss (who, where, when):  
  A guy named David, we were both drinking when we shouldn't have been, and it was in the dark ages of my youth, last century, when I was 14.  
  my pet peeves:  
  stupid & mean people, people who won't or don't read, a gov't and economy that insist on "passing the cost to the consumer", and being that poor sucker of a consumer.  
  other cool stuff about me:  
  Nothing, really. I'm just a nerd. Right?  


  name: Tim Klump home city/country: ill  
  date-o-birth: 08/02/65 email:  
  place-o-birth: Berwyn whatchu do: LOCKSMITH  
  whachu do when you're not doin' whachu do:  
  RUNNING AROUND AFTER MY FOUR KIDS(CASSIDY,CHRISTOPH,SEAN&IAN) AND TRYING TO KEEP MY WIFE HEATHER FROM GOING INSANE!!! SERIOSLY THERE ISN'T A WHOLE LOT LEFT TO DO AT THE END OF THE DAY.  
  favorites (book, movie, song, band, etc.):  
  BOOKS WOULD HAVE TO BE THE LORD OF THE RINGS & THE FOUNDATION SERIES BY ASSIMOV  
  coolest thing you've ever done/greatest achievement:  
  10 DAY TRIP TO CAZUMEL, MEXICO SOLO TO DIVE CONTINUOUSLY AND CHECK OUT ANCIENT RUINS. I ALSO HAD MY KIDS FOOTPRINTS TATTOOED ON MY ARMS, I FIGURE THEY WILL WALK ALL OVER ME THE REST OF MY LIFE ANYWAY SO WHY NOT.  
  most em-bare-ass-ing moment:  
  TO MANY TO CHOOSE FROM (1ST WIFE ETC.) YOU GET THE IDEA  
  you've just been crowned miss america/uk/world. what do you wish for:  
  A COUPLE OF FULL TME NANNYS? CAN I KEEP THE TIARA (I BET ITS WORTH GOOD MONEY)  
  my first kiss (who, where, when):  
  KAREN MOY,FERRIS WHEEL ,BERWYN SUMMER CARNIVAL MAY 5 1981  
  my pet peeves:  
  MY EX-WIFE, RUDE PEOPLE  
  other cool stuff about me:  
  ARE YOU SERIOUS ?  


  name: Glenn Evershed home city/country: Boston  
  date-o-birth: 8/21/68 email:  
  place-o-birth: Rochester, NY whatchu do: Computer Services  
  whachu do when you're not doin' whachu do:  
  Oxy-acetylene welding new pieces onto my weightlifting equipment, Fiberglass repair on my windsurfer, spend time with my beautiful, smart, kind, and funny girlfriend  
  favorites (book, movie, song, band, etc.):  
  Herman Hesse "Siddhartha", Faulkner "The Sound and the Fury, Banana Yoshimoto "Kitchen", any Dr. Seuss or Winnie the Pooh. Movies are the Iron Monkey, La Femme Nakita, any movie that can make me cry.  
  coolest thing you've ever done/greatest achievement:  
  Sailed for 2 months on a 36 foot cutter sailboat from Connecticut to the Carribbean via the Atlantic Ocean.  
  most em-bare-ass-ing moment:  
  I was in cub scouts and we were at a camp in the woods with our Fathers. There was a big fire at the beach and I had to go to the bathroom. The only place to go was back in the woods in an outhouse with no light and no toilet seat and I had to do number two. I was terrified of going into the the outhouse and putting my rear end in jeapordy over the pith black hole where you do your business so I walked a little way into the wood to do my business. Well, it just so happened that right in the middle of what I was hoping would be a very uneventful experience, a group of scouts and their fathers came walking through the woods behind and with my bare-ass showing (minus the graphic details. That was not the worst of it, because some of the scouts started laughing and out of cruelty or shock, they stood there transfixed and mesmerized by the site and would not take the flashlight off of behind so I could finish what I had been doing... that is when I dropped the toilet paper and could not see where it landed...  
  you've just been crowned miss america/uk/world. what do you wish for:  
  That the scars on my breast implants heal well enough for my Playboy expose.  
  my first kiss (who, where, when):  
  I think I was 6 and our family friends daughter Tammy whom was 11 had me under a blanket in a hammock at a campfire at the campsite that my family went to for a few weeks every summer in upstate NY... or it might have been the same campsite but with Buffy, whom declared that she was in love with me at the top of her lungs when she left the campground for the summer with her parents...  
  my pet peeves:  
  passive-aggressive behavior, childish behavior from adults (not child-like behavior), expectations, insincerity.  
  other cool stuff about me:  
  I am in Love with Meredith Murphy and she loves ME!!!!  


  name: cathy home city/country: london  
  date-o-birth: 03/03/1969 email:  
  place-o-birth: 0oop North whatchu do: inspire/bully art students  
  whachu do when you're not doin' whachu do:  
  stare out t'window dreaming of fame and satisfaction in art and design  
  favorites (book, movie, song, band, etc.):  
  book: 'Master and Margarita' Mikhail Bulgakov and 'Ant and Bee' by Angela Banner Film: 'North by Northwest' Mr.Hitchcock Song: Cal Tjader 'Soul Sauce' and Nick Drake 'Chime of the city Clock' Band: Machito and his Afro-Cubans  
  coolest thing you've ever done/greatest achievement:  
  Staying afloat at school (quite literally) in a variety of 'styles'  
  most em-bare-ass-ing moment:  
  flagging down police cars in the drunken assurance they were taxis  
  you've just been crowned miss america/uk/world. what do you wish for:  
  England is swapped with Spain  
  my first kiss (who, where, when):  
  Roger age 7 who became very attached ay school  
  my pet peeves:  
  crime, intollerance, ignorance  
  other cool stuff about me:  
  my namesake's the totally brilliant Honor Blackman character from The Avengers  


  name: Deena Weena home city/country: US ofA  
  date-o-birth: twelvetwentyninesixtyseven email:  
  place-o-birth: Norwood MAAAASSS whatchu do: Hospitality Management  
  whachu do when you're not doin' whachu do:  
  sleep, watch MTV, eat, hang with my hubby  
  favorites (book, movie, song, band, etc.):  
  Book: The Accidental Tourist Anne Tyler Movie: Cliffhanger Song: Too many Band: Not sure  
  coolest thing you've ever done/greatest achievement:  
  too few to mention  
  most em-bare-ass-ing moment:  
  too MANY to mention  
  you've just been crowned miss america/uk/world. what do you wish for:  
  I want to quit my job and travel with my hubby around the world while we adopt a ton of kids and live like carnies - small hands, smell like cabbage!  
  my first kiss (who, where, when):  
  Louie Bergeron - his garage on Tremont Street  
  my pet peeves:  
  whirled peas  
  other cool stuff about me:  
  Not a heck of alot...you'd have to ask my friends  


  name: anna ward home city/country: Seattle, WA  
  date-o-birth: 8/23/66 email:  
  place-o-birth: Red Bluff, CA whatchu do: go to ridiculous meetings  
  whachu do when you're not doin' whachu do:  
  Write silly little stories; drive in my convertible; play with the dogs; drive the cats nuts; confound Charlie; watch movies  
  favorites (book, movie, song, band, etc.):  
  Books: Don Quixote; Alice in Wonderland; and Alexandria Quartet. Movie(s): Blazing Saddles; Young Frankenstein; Raising Arizona. Song(s): Forever Young by Bob Dylan; Me & Bobby McGee by Janis; You Can't That Away From Me, Louis and Billie.  
  coolest thing you've ever done/greatest achievement:  
  Coolest thing: Recognize and marry the best person for me. Achievement: Continuous. Recognizing choices and taking risks.  
  most em-bare-ass-ing moment:  
  Getting caught taking a communal wafer home for my sick dog by a Priest when I was 7 and having to go to sunday school detention.  
  you've just been crowned miss america/uk/world. what do you wish for:  
  Thin thighs for all humankind.  
  my first kiss (who, where, when):  
  Julian St. John; Greece; underwater snorkeling.  
  my pet peeves:  
  uptight people; manipulators; people who don't say what they want. Posers.  
  other cool stuff about me:  
  read above, I'm not cool.  


  name: Erik J Boyd home city/country: Chicago  
  date-o-birth: 10-27-1972 email:  
  place-o-birth: Detmoldt, Germany whatchu do: Actor/Theater Producer  
  whachu do when you're not doin' whachu do:  
  Used to Swing dance, but all my friends decided to travel around the world and leave me in Chicago.  
  favorites (book, movie, song, band, etc.):  
  Favorite book is Daughter of the Empire by Janny Wurts. Favorite band is Tears For Fears (all of their albums)  
  coolest thing you've ever done/greatest achievement:  
  Performing for the Nato Troops in Sarejevo.  
  most em-bare-ass-ing moment:  
  I plead the Fifth.  
  you've just been crowned miss america/uk/world. what do you wish for:  
  More government funding for the arts. . .and World Peace!  
  my first kiss (who, where, when):  
  Oi. . .Ummmm. . .Michele??. . .on the street in front of her house.  
  my pet peeves:  
  Chewing with your mouth open.  
  other cool stuff about me:  
  I'm just an ordinary guy getting along in life!  


  name: Sharon Donnelly home city/country: Apple Valley, MN  
  date-o-birth: 12/29/46 email:  
  place-o-birth: Chicago, IL whatchu do: wonder why I'm doing what I'm doing  
  whachu do when you're not doin' whachu do:  
  Walk the dog. (I pick up his little "presents" tho!), read, nap with the cat, ride my bike, plan my flower garden. You won't be sharing this questionnaire with anyone - right?!?!?  
  favorites (book, movie, song, band, etc.):  
  I have lots of favorite books. Star Wars was one of my favorite movies. Any song by Eric Clapton or Marvin Gaye. My favorite band is a toughy. It's between the Eagles and Megadeath.  
  coolest thing you've ever done/greatest achievement:  
  Asked Gayle Sayers for his autograph - Bergman's was really crowded during lunch and the hostess asked if we could share the table with him and he said sure! He was such a neat guy - quiet, gentle - not at all the brash, loud, macho sort.  
  most em-bare-ass-ing moment:  
  I'm not revealing that because you'll use against me some day.  
  you've just been crowned miss america/uk/world. what do you wish for:  
  World peace - isn't that what they always wish for?  
  my first kiss (who, where, when):  
  I can't remember back that far. Maybe whe I was a sophmore in high school at the movies in the Park Forest movie theater. Yes, I know I was a little slow in the kissing department, but hey, I was Roman Catholic and I knew "HE" was watching my every move.  
  my pet peeves:  
  Answering questions about myself.  
  other cool stuff about me:  
  I'm 55 years old and still alive.  


  name: Mrs. Uncle Mike home city/country: Minneapolis, USA  
  date-o-birth: 1 yr from Soc. Security: keep contributing email:  
  place-o-birth: Chicago whatchu do: Also not workin'  
  whachu do when you're not doin' whachu do:  
  Everything FUN now, cuz I can.  
  favorites (book, movie, song, band, etc.):  
  Meditations from Conversations with God (really), Rainman/Steel Magnolias, Broadway plays/Chicago/Clapton/Fleetwood Mac/BeachBoys/classic  
  coolest thing you've ever done/greatest achievement:  
  Yah, me too ... being a mom to a gentle son who's an interesting artist/potter/world traveller!  
  most em-bare-ass-ing moment:  
  Will die with me (unless you read my journals)  
  you've just been crowned miss america/uk/world. what do you wish for:  
  Of course, the real Miss America's perky "girls", a red Thunderbird, and World Peace. (It's against the law to have Miss America answer without World Peace.)  
  my first kiss (who, where, when):  
  Cute cousin Carl, age 5 or 6  
  my pet peeves:  
  Insincerity, people who cheat, not winning the lottery.  
  other cool stuff about me:  
  True: 4 degrees of separation from JFK, 3 from Regis, was on a Paul Revere & the Raiders video, and watched the 1960 Chicago Democratic conven-tion from an air conditioning unit in my sexy red cocktail dress! And being MRS. Mike: he's so cool.  


  name: David Schmidt home city/country: Orlando, FL  
  date-o-birth: 7-25-69 email:  
  place-o-birth: yes