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NAME: Carolyn Aspenson


WHAT PRESIDENT WAS IN OFFICE THE YEAR YOU WERE BORN

Oh crap, I’m not sure. 1966. Johnson, I think. I really wasn’t interested in politics at that time. I was too busy looking cute for my parents.
 

WHAT IS YOUR ASTRO SIGN? Scorpio. The Goddess of Sex. People stand in line to experience me. Where’s that line? I’ve been looking for it for many, many years!
 

IN WHAT STATE DO YOU LIVE? Gaw’ga


MARRIED?
Yup. He’s a hottie too. Ask him, he’ll tell you. He thinks he should have been a soap star. We let him think what he wants.


CHILDREN?
I have 3 kids. Two girls, one is 11 and hormonal. The other, 9 and sweet as candy. My 4 year old son has me wrapped around his finger while driving me nuts at the same time.


FAVORITE TV SHOW WHEN YOU WERE A CHILD
Charlie’s Angels. I was always Kris Monroe. She was smart and blond and didn’t have the nipple issue thing going on like Farrah.


WHAT DO YOU WATCH PRIME TIME?
Charmed. America’s Funniest Home Videos (I have kids, I’m required to watch it.) Trading Spaces and Changing Rooms.  Maybe a few other things if I can stay up AND if I don’t have to catch GH on SoapNet.


LAST BOOK YOU READ?
Okay, this is embarrassing. I think it was some trash romantic novel. Something by Kay Hooper, I think. Books are like Soaps. I read them to take me away from reality. 


FAVORITE ALBUM?
 If we’re talking true “Album” I would have to say anything by Journey. I was a HUGE Steve Perry fan and still think I might be the only woman for him. If you’re taking “CD” then it would have to be anything by my current favorite group, The BoDeans.  Okay, I know you’re saying “who?” Think “Party of Five” theme song…”everybody wants to be closer to free”…


FAVORITE NON-SOAP HOBBY?
  I make semi-precious stone and Swarovski beaded jewelry. I also workout like a fiend but you’d never know it by looking at me these days !


WHAT SOAPS DO YOU WATCH AND FOR HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU WATCHED EACH ONE?  WHAT GOT YOU STARTED
? I started watching AMC before I could talk. My first childhood memory is of Erica Kane. How pathetic is that? I also watched Dark Shadows with my mom. I started watching GH just before Luke and Laura got married and have been taping it ever since. I’ve watched OLTL continuously but I don’t remember when I started. I still watch all three but don’t get to see AMC and OLTL every day. I’m more of a GH fan. I’m going on 25 years with GH and that’s pretty darn sad!


FAVORITE MALE CHARACTER FROM EACH SHOW ?
This is easy. AMC – was Leo even though I didn’t really like him for quite some time. He just got sweeter and cuter as time went on and when he left I found myself sad. OLTL- it WAS Sam. Not the character per say but Larry Lau. God I love that man. Who has the right to look that hot at 50? I have to admit there are a lot of yummy eye candies on OLTL but character-wise I don’t think there’s one that stands out. GH-Old Old Lucky. JJ is an excellent actor and gave Lucky the qualities of what every teenage girl is hoping for. And hey, I was kind of hoping for someone like him too! Plus he has the most amazing lips I’ve ever seen. I loved his portrayal of Lucky but JY didn’t impress me. I like the current actor playing Lucky but the jury is still out on the character himself.  I don’t have anyone that I like on PC. I’m not a PC fan. Enough with the vamps already!


FAVORITE FEMALE CHARACTER, SAME?  
This is a bit tougher for me. AMC’s character would probably be Greenlee for lack of any other interesting female characters. It’s all the same thing, just different days on that soap.  OLTL? I’ve tried to figure that one out for quite some time. I would have said Kelly before she left.  But it seems like she’s been gone for so long now I can barely remember her. Blair is a great character. I like her spunk and her commitment to her kids, even though that daughter of hers is a nut. But her decisions on men blow me away. Todd’s done far too much to be forgiven and she dumped Sam. Okay, so it’s not Sam I like, it’s Larry. But still. On GH I’d have to say (don’t laugh) the former Flea. Yes, her voice was annoying but she was always dressed great and I love her hair. Plus, she did what she wanted and thought “screw everyone else”. I like that. I also like Carly and really enjoy her character now that she’s less in your face-like.  On PC I’d have to say it’s Lucy because everyone else on that show annoys me.


FAVORITE STORYLINE FROM EACH SHOW YOU WATCH (PAST OR PRESENT)
?  This is really a tough one. I’ve watched them for so long it’s hard to pick. GH would have to be the Liz and Lucky storyline but ONLY with Johnathan Jackson! I loved them before he was kidnapped by Helena. On OLTL it’s probably Dorian and Joey because they really did have good chemistry and it was nice to see the older woman get the younger man for a change. AMC? I don’t think I’ve really got a favorite on that one. Nothing stands out for me right now. There is nothing about PC that has even sparked my interest.


LEAST FAVORITE MALE CHARACTER FROM EACH?  AMC, believe it or not, is Tad. I’ve never found him attractive and though he’s funny at times the character is mediocre at best.  He’s just never buttered my biscuit like he’s done for others. On OLTL my least favorite character currently is Al. He’s just a waste of airtime. GH would have to have been the OldNuLucky and the NuOldNikolas. Or is he the OldNuNikolas? I get confused on that. Either way, the character was soft. I’m hopeful that Tyler will bring the edge back. We need a more evil little C! On PC I pretty much can’t stand any of the male characters.


LEAST FAVORITE FEMALE CHARACTER FROM EACH?
Let’s get PC over with. All but Lucy. Don’t like any of them. AMC? Hmm…probably Opal. She’s so lanky and her voice grates on my nerves. GH? Now come on, who do you think? Courtney of course! Give the girl a spine, get her out of those 80’s corduroys and enough of the puppy love looks already. I can’t stand her! I’m thinking a death in Sonny’s family is overdue.


LEAST FAVORITE STORYLINE FROM EACH?
PC would have to be all of them. AMC would have to be anything having to do with Tad and Dixie, they are so old news and anything regarding the waste of time teenagers on that show. You know I’m old when that stuff doesn’t impress me. OLTL? Todd and Blair. Enough already. They’re over and if he’s really moving to ATWT or whatever it is, let them end already. How many times can we see the same storyline played out with only a slightly varied twist?  GH? The Lab under the hospital one, for sure. I like Helena and everything about her but I still can’t figure out how I’m expected to believe she got that lab built under the hospital and not one single person noticed any construction crew or equipment in the area? Sounds fishy to me. Yes, I know soaps aren’t real but that one really tested my ability to escape from reality.