December 6, 2002

Ladies and gentlemen…your hostess of Spellbound, Adri, will be unable to ask questions today. Why? Because I currently have her tied to a chair with an extremely bright light pointed toward her. That’s right people…your hostess with the most-ess is being held captive in her own studio. Everyone…the tables have turned. Your hostess becomes the victim…um…hostage…no, wait…guest. Yes that’s right. And now…we Tango.

Captor: So Adri…sorry we had to come together under these circumstances, but your fans want to know more about you. We’ll begin by asking you your age and location.
Adri: Isahd Hsakjhfeh Pmshf Mnnnn!!!!

Oh! Sorry about that folks…I forgot to remove the duct tape that was on her mouth. Sorry. *Rips tape off to see a eyebrow raised in contempt* Be nice or I’ll put it back on, Adri.

Captor: Now…How old are you, and where do you live?
Adri: First, I have to say, that HURT! Di gave you that duct tape, didn’t she! *glares at lil sis*

I'm 34, 35 in April, and I live in a little pinprick on the map in the state of Maine. Oh, wait, all the towns are pinpricks here, lol.

Captor: If you had to move to anywhere in the world where would you go and why?
Adri: Hmmm, I'm not a city girl. I would love to live in the west, Montana or Utah, some where like that. I would want to have a ranch and raise horses. The freedom to be able to go out and ride, with no people around, and feeling like things were simpler.

Captor: What is your favorite holiday and why? And don’t lie.
Adri: Christmas. The joy of waking up in the morning and seeing my daughters face as she opens her gifts. It fills me with aww. There is no greater feeling.

Captor: Can you describe your personality to us? Fun loving, shy, outgoing?
Adri: very shy. In school, I was one of those kids that would go to a dance and sit in the corner watching everyone else. Quiet for the most part, but with a bit of a temper that takes time to build but when it does, duck.

Captor: What's your biggest pet peeve?
Adri: People talking with their mouths full, gross! People who use others for their own reasons, not caring if they hurt someone in the process. Unannounced guests at 1:30 AM!!!! j/k lil sis, hehehe. I guess really just people who are rude.

Captor: Is there anything that really scares you, other then Crazy Canucks showing up on your doorstep unannounced at 1:30AM?
Adri: LMAO, well, that does come very close to the top of my list. Spiders, or anything that has more then four legs, they creep me out BIG time. The thought of anything happening to my daughter, or my family, we are very close, and just the thought of something happening scares me.

Captor: If there was one thing you could do different in your life what would it be?
Adri: I would go to college.

Captor: If you won a million dollar lottery, what would you do with it?
Adri: Build a house. Travel a bit, and not to the usually tourist spots. I'm not into places like Disney. I would drive around the county to see the historical sights, places, things that shaped this country. Oh, and quit my job, lol

Okay…I’m going to switch gears and focus on a show we all obviously like to talk about…Charmed.
*Switches gun to other hand and offers Adri a cigarette. She declines.* Fair enough.

Captor: What does your family say about your obsession with Charmed?
Adri: Well, mostly they don't know about it except for my husband, but he's cool about it.

Captor: What's your favorite episode of all time?
Adri: All Hell Breaks Loose

Captor: What episode do you feel showed the actresses at their full potential?
Adri: hmmm, there is not just one because they all stand out in diff eps. For SD, I would have to go with All Hell, HMC - Astral Monkey, AM - the one where she was a mere maid [A Witch’s Tail], RM - Paige From the Past. I think there was a great ep for the original 3 when they faced the 'cat demon' [Pre-Witched] and for the 3 now, when they vanquished the Source for the first time [in Charmed and Dangerous].

Captor: How do you think the dynamics of the show would have changed if Paige had been written as older than Prue rather than the baby of the family?
Adri: Yes. When they first brought her on, she seemed very immature. The writers did not do a very good job with the character. If she had been older, I think it would have cause Piper to be resentful of her and Phoebe would have been seeing her as trying to take Prue's place as the eldest. I also think it would have been better if she had been older. The transition from strangers to happy family seemed to go to fast, one ep they barely knew each other and the next, they were spending sister time together. If Paige had been older, she would also have been more sure of herself, but I don't think she would have just fallen into line with the magic.

Captor: If you could be one of the Charmed sisters for a day, who would you be and why?
Adri: Prue. She has the best powers in my opinion, and she's so sure of herself, outgoing, where I'm not, and I would love to have her job, from any season, because it would be fun. Plus, I would love to be able to just sit home and astral to work, lol.

Speaking of Prue…I’m going to segue flawlessly now into some questions about your fan fiction.

Captor: Prue is your favorite sister as we can see in your stories and your previous answer. What draws you to write about her?
Adri: In a lot of ways we are alike. Both the oldest sister of three, I do have one older brother and a younger as well, and we both took on a lot of responsibility at an early age in helping to raise the younger ones. We both keep our feelings bottled up inside and are afraid to show them. So, in many ways, she is me and I am her. It's just easier to write about someone you can relate to.

Captor: Whom do you find most difficult to write about?
Adri: The other three, thought I am getting better, I hope, at doing Phoebe, but only cause I have lost a few bets to Di, and have no choice but to write her, lol.

Captor: Who or what has inspired you to write fan fictions?
Adri: Well, I love to read, just about anything, and I stumbled upon this site one day about two years ago called CFS and started reading what was there. The next thing I knew, I was writing. I wasn’t sure how my ideas would come across, but I thought, what the hell, I'll give it a shot. I can not pick any one author as the reason I started writing, but, I would have to say, I was influenced by such authors as Mercedes Lackey, Anne McCaffery, Shakespeare and Stephen King to name a few. Plot wise, my inspiration comes from just having an idea, any little one, and working it in to the story.

Captor: Of all your stories which one do you love the most?
Adri: Of the solo fics, I have to say - Separate Yet One, I had a blast writing that one with out giving away who it was in the story. I also did one called All To Sudden that is very close to my heart because it was written about my younger sister who had passed away. (I am looking for that one if anyone has it, please). Co- author, the entire Satan series because that one gave me a great friend. As you can see, I can't choose just one, lol

Captor: When you read a story, what type of story do you find the most interesting?
Adri: it has to be a sister fic, not so much P/L or P/c, with action, suspense, and good cliffies. Plus, more than a couple paragraphs.

Captor: What advice would you give some one about writing?
Adri: Write what you know, write from the heart, and write for yourself. Don'y write just to please others, and dont rush it if your not happy with it.

And now a question and our last for the day, because if I don’t release Adri soon it will be a felony charge I’ll be facing and not a misdemeanor. So…

Captor: What was it that drew you to your now online family?
Adri: You mean my lil sis and my two wacky cuz's? That's easy, their personalities. Di is a lot like me, but more talkative. We think way too much alike, it's scary. We spent about six moths in each other’s heads writing our series. Freaky, she's Rion, no matter what she says, Rion is her and she can always lift my spirits. Jill, Jill is just Jill, she's sweet, honest, and loveable.

There you have it viewers…your hostess revealed. I hope you enjoyed this special presentation of Spellbound. Watch again next week as Adri gets out of the hot seat and back in the hostess chair to bring on another victim….uh…guest.

Questions were brought to you courtesy of A.O, Di, Freaky Fan, and the hostess herself [that’s right…I stole her very own questions to ask her! So sue me! I’ve already committed kidnapping what more can I be charged with?]