Desert Island Disks - BotRH Style!

[Myndrunner]

The song: Don't Worry, Be happy! 

 

The Book: Cub Scout Manual

 

Luxury Item: A Swiss Army Knife

 

The knife is a given for its many, many uses....especially the tweezer for my nose hairs.  The Cub Scouts know how to ruff it in the wild, and I don't mean with their councilors.  And the song....that is my attitude to life...I can last for decades on a desert island so long as I have that song to remind me to be happy!!!  :D

[BridMorgan]

Nose hair removal products are very important and very overlooked.  :D

 

Very nice list m'dear, and I thank you for taking the time to answer my questions.  You have been fantastic and your answers hilarious.  Now it's your turn to choose a victim person to interview.

[Myndrunner]

Why thank you, your Brigness!  It has been a pleasure! *hugs*

 

NOW!, I call forth her royal magestry.......LADY TAYMIST!!!!!  Tay, welcome to Desert Island Disks!!!!!

[Taymist]

*saunters in fashionably late*

 

(A PM would have helped, I had no idea about this!! lol)

 

*takes a comfy seat looking completely unladylike, crosses booted feet on nearby table and takes a slug of Guiny*

 

Ok all yours, ask away !!  ;)

[Myndrunner]

Ahhh yes, this!  *shuffles papers* Right, so um.......on with it then I suppose.....questions...

 

So, Taymist...Thanks for being here today.  So my first question is...How did you find Robert Jordan and inevitably DM?

[Taymist]

Well, I found RJ purely by luck back in 1990/91 time. I'd been given gift vouchers for my birthday and was just browsing through sci-fantasy section. The artwork and the synopsis appealed to me, so I bought the first one and the rest, as they say, is history.  :D

 

I didn't find DM till a lot later... half way through 2006 to be precise. I joined in with the Debates board for a while and finally ventured into the Wolfkin Org. Then Manny found me and, with Twinny's help, dragged me to the Band.  :) Hard to believe it's just over 2 years now lol.

[Myndrunner]

Wow, dragged into the Band and have been happily ever after.  My how time flies! 

 

Right, Now on to the next question.  This ones easy.  What is the first piece of music you would like to share with us? 

[Taymist]

Ok, first one is Joshua Kadison

 

Makes me think of someone very special who made me look at myself in a different light. Apart from that, it's just a gorgeous song that I find relaxing.  :)

[Myndrunner]

Fabulous! Truly Fabulous!  Now, if someone were to write a story about your online alter ego here, what would your character be about?  Would it be Wheel of Time based? Lord of the Rings based?  Or something we have never heard of?

 

Oh, and what is your favorite fruit?

[Taymist]

*chuckles* Favourite fruit is strawberries though I'm very partial to kiwi fruit too.

 

*ponders* online alter ego... well, I think that'd be a 3 way mix. Bander/Blademaster, Wolfsister and, more recently, Elf. So a blend of Wheel of Time and LotR.

 

[Myndrunner]

Splendid!  Kiwi is a nice fruit!.....which reminds me, let's hear your second track for your Desert Island Disks......*pours tea*.....which is? ;)

[Taymist]

by The Corries

 

Lest We Forget... that about sums it up. A memory of all those who gave their lives.

[Myndrunner]

Yes, we shall never forget..... so, tell us a little bit about your political stances?  What are your thoughts on Scotland being its own country?  I hear Mr. Connery is leading an effort here...thoughts?

[Taymist]

Hmm, yes. Mr Connery is indeed a staunch Nationalist but I'm not certain his face attached to the campaign does much to help. More of a hinderance since he's not resident in Scotland and hasn't been for many years, instead choosing to live in a tax haven. Not that I blame him really, taxes here can be prohibitive if you're in the higher tax brackets but it doesn't look good when you're spouting your political position.

 

As to my own, I'm also a Scottish National Party supporter, purely on the issue of Independence. I consider myself rather a contradiction apart from that, I have strong socialist tendencies when it comes to things like our National Health Service but I'm more right of centre and capitalist when it comes to the economy. Having said that I dislike both Labour and the Conservatives and if Nationalism wasn't an issue then I'd vote Liberal.

 

I think Scotland would be a darn sight better off on its own. I'm not even going to attempt to explain that, you'd need to be familiar with Scottish history, Scottish politics and simply living here to understand it.  :)

 

[Myndrunner]

Well, I'm sure that Robert Bruce would sympathize.  Now then, what is the next selection that you would like to share with us?

[Taymist]

Caledonia by Frankie Miller.

 

*shrugs* It's home, it sums up how I feel about Scotland and it kept me going when I was exiled amongst the sassenachs for 3 years.  :D

[Myndrunner]

Wow, Frankie Miller that does take me back.  I loved his work on Sin City too.  Great graphic novel. 

 

Now then, as we are both not only fans of Wheel of Time but specifically Mat Cauthon's Band of the Red Hand, what would you say is the Band's greatest strength:

 

a) its relentless loyalty of its members to each other and to its core values

b) its defiance against oppressors, like the White Tower, who wish to bend them to their own self-serving wills and desires

or

c) the integrity of all its members, including its leadership, never going back on their words?

[Taymist]

Interesting question my dear Mynd. I'd have to go with the first option. The members of the Band have an unswerving loyalty to Mat in the books, though it takes them a while to find that same loyalty to each other... after the first major battles I'd say. There were so many disparate elements that made up the Band but they do come to realise that if you're fighting beside someone, you better be sure they have your back.

[Myndrunner]

Splendid response, Tay.  Perhaps the most powerful armor on the battlefield is trust.   Now then, what is your fourth piece of music?  Will it have bagpipes?  :D

[Taymist]

This one

. The reasons are personal but it's musically a real treat and stands alone as just a great piece.  :)

[Myndrunner]

Alright!  A little DMB with Santanna, gotta love that....now then, what is your luxury item that you can bring with you and only this one thing that is an item of luxury, in that it is something luxurious and not common on deserted islands, such as the one you are on.......hypothetically?

[Taymist]

I'm reliably informed by my personal consultant that my luxury item should be a hot air ballon... the complete, fully functioning variety that is.  :D

 

My piece of music would be the last one I posted and my book would be Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" which I never tire of reading.

[Corki]

I am taking on the position of host for the next interview, and an invite has been my guest. Now it is time to wait for them to appear and the next interview to begin!

[Samuraiflip05]

Okay, so what's up next?  ;)

[Corki]

Ah, so here is my guest! A huge welcome to Sam, a fellow Bander and ORG Leader! Thanks for taking the time from your busy schedule to spend some time here answering questions and sharing your favourite music with us.

 

Like most of these interviews start, how did you find Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, and what drew you to the madhouse that is Dragonmount?