Host: Linda Banche Nov 7
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Hi
Linda! I’m glad to be here chatting with you and your readers! Thanks for
having me!
Since
I know you like humor, I thought we’d do something fun and a bit off-beat
today. Character interviews are becoming
popular in order to show extra insight into just who our stories are about. I’d
like to do a few for the tour this month, but I’m avoiding my main characters
and instead talking with minor characters about my main characters. Sound
interesting? Let’s hope so. ;-)
A.K.
Avoxx, a journalist following “Riveting” Ryan Reynauld’s highly successful pop
music career, has cornered his brother Will leaving a supermarket in Bennington.
He’s just picked up a few necessities for his family on his way home from work
and isn’t known to talk much about Ryan, but we’ll see what we can get. Take it
away, A.K.!
A.K.:
Will? You’re Will Reynauld, right?
Will:
(looks at the microphone and recorder) I’m
on my way home. Excuse me.
A.K.:
Only a few minutes? I’m from BlogHoppenings
and would love to talk to you about your brother.
Will:
Call his manager and get an appointment
to talk with him. He’s easy enough to find and he has no trouble talking about
himself.
A.K.:
Ah, I did, quite the fun interview. He
said he didn’t mind if I talked to you.
Will:
Did he? That was nice of him.
A.K.: His exact words were, “You can try. Good
luck.” I took that as permission.
Will: Uh huh. I have ice cream in the bag. My son
has a sore throat, so if you don’t mind…
A.K.: He comes up here to visit a lot, from what
I’ve heard. I’ve also heard the two of you are very close. You half raised him?
Will: Haven’t seen him in three months, if you consider
that a lot. He keeps himself busy.
A.K.: So you’re not as close as it’s rumored?
Will: He’s my brother. And I respect his privacy.
A.K.:
(laughs) Riveting Ryan doesn’t seem to need or want privacy. He pretty much
tells all, doesn’t he? Not much we don’t know from his perspective. But I was
hoping for something more … intimate, kind
of the man behind the job. You lost your father some years ago, is that right?
That much he doesn’t talk about. But I have heard you stepped in to help raise
him. He was young…
Will: He was fourteen. I was twenty. He’s said that
much already. And there are some things he does want private. He deserves that
right like everyone else.
A.K.: You sure sound like a protective parent.
Will: (sets the bag of groceries in the trunk of
his car and turns) We are close, yes. We talk often, as brothers. I’ve never
tried to be his parent. He has Mom for that. Not that he needs parenting
anymore. He’s doing well, as you can see. I’m afraid you’re not going to get
any inside information from me, or from the rest of the family.
A.K.: So I should be knocking on neighbors’ doors
to find more?
Will: (pauses) You can try. Good luck.
A.K.: You think they won’t talk?
Will: They don’t know anything you don’t already.
He comes to visit us. Otherwise, he stays to himself while he’s here. Privacy.
A.K.: Ah, so there is a hidden, private side to
Riveting Ryan none of us have heard about yet?
Will: Just a tip – he doesn’t like to be called
that.
A.K.: Yes, I noticed he didn’t seem to appreciate
it. Although it’s flattering, isn’t it? Referring to how riveted his audience
is whenever he’s on stage? Or are the background stories true that it actually
refers to something more … intimate? Regarding the flock of girls always on his
heels?
Will: He is riveting on stage. Incredible showman
on top of the music. Anything else, I
won’t discuss. And I need to get home, so if you don’t mind…
A.K.: Of course, and thank you for your time. Could
you give me a hint when you next expect him? It’d be nice to see him at home
with his family.
Will
gives him a raised-eyebrow glance and turns away, escaping into his car.
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