On Friday, May 19 the cast of Passions chatted live from New York City! Find out all the scoop on what they were doing for fun in New York, who they would want to be for one day, and what the single guys look for in a woman! All the answers are below...
NBCLive: Welcome to "Lunch with Passions," a live chat from New York City with the cast of Passions. The cast has been living a hectic New York lifestyle—making appearances at the NBC Experience Store, partying with fans at Blondie's, and now...chatting with you!
NBCLive: And now, the cast of Passions is here and ready for your questions! Right now, we have with us McKenzie Westmore, Eva Tamargo Lemus, Rodney Van Johnson, Tracey Ross, Kim Johnston Ulrich, Molly Stanton, and Lena Cardwell.
Lena: Hi!
McKenzie: Hey everybody!
Kim: It's raining here! LOL!
Rodney: Peace, love, and apple pie!
Tracey: Hi!
Molly: Hey, everybody!
Carla: Are you excited to be in NY?
Lena: Yeah! I got to see all my friends and fans here. I'm loving it!
Eva: Absolutely. And right after this I'm going to Bloomingdale's for about
17 hours!
Tracey: It's good to be home.
Molly: I'll be at Bloomingdale's with Eva, but I love New York, truly!
Kim: That should be a motto, "I love New York!"
All: [laughing!]
Verna-guest: What are you doing for fun while in NY?
Lena: I went to school!
Kim: We flew in late last night. We went straight to the party at Blondie's.
I woke up at five this morning, then we did the "Later Today Show" this
morning, we went back to the hotel, and now I'm here, so there hasn't been a
lot of time yet!
Eva: Doesn't that sound exciting! LOL!
Molly: Eva, why don't you tell us what you did that's so exciting?!
Eva: I was at Blondie's with the rest of the cast, and we had a fabulous
time, and fans showed up, thousands...packed them in!
Kim: We were raising money for breast cancer. We have more fabulous
"Passions" cast members joining us! Joining us now are James Hyde, Lindsay
Korman, Jesse Metcalfe, Brook Kerr, Galen Gering, Donn Swaby, and Travis
Schuldt.
Galen: I'm speaking for all of us that just joined, we all want to say
hello, and we are enjoying New York!
Tabitha_Crane: Do you have time for sight seeing? How long are you going to
be in New York? I suppose it'll be time for work before you know it!
Eva: Gee, thanks for bringing it up!
Lena: I leave Sunday at 2:30.
McKenzie: I'm going to Central Park on Saturday.
James: I'm going scuba diving in Central Park because it’s raining so much!
Tracey: I might take a carriage ride through Central Park, because I never
did it. I'm going to go to the theater; I don't know what I am going to see.
And then I'm just going to be happy that I'm here.
Rodney: I'm going uptown, listening to some jazz, eat at Sylvia's
Restaurant, and hang out in Harlem. Anybody have any hookups with clothes in
Harlem, let me know.
Lena: I have an AIDS walk tomorrow, and then I have a breast cancer run, and
then church, and then the plane.
Anaiviv-guest: What do you all feel when you see your fans?
Jesse: I'm in a state of disbelief; I can't believe that someone would
actually value my scribbly signature on a scrap of paper. But at the same
time I'm thankful that they like my character, and it means I get to keep my
job!
Galen: Oh, it's awesome! As long as they don't attack you, it's all good!
LOL
All: [laughing again]
Eva: I WANT them to attack me!
All: [laughing a lot]
Eva: LOL!
Lindsay: I'm really happy, but you know I think we're all really happy, and
appreciate that they want to say that we've moved them, and it's an honor
that they are moved by our performance.
James: I think it's awesome that you guys went to Blondie's last night--that
the fans came to Blondie's, and it was amazing to see where they came from.
I met a girl from Michigan, another one from Pennsylvania, they were from
all over the United States, in the RAIN, and it was amazing.
Roxi24-guest: Donn how do you feel about going to the Emmy's for the first
time?
Donn: I think it's interesting, I've never been to the Emmy's before, and
the Soap Opera Awards was my first awards show ever, this will be my second,
and it should be fun. I'm just real psyched to be back in New York.
Fashiongal: What will you be wearing to the Emmys?
Travis: A tuxedo!
Eva: I'll be wearing a chiffon red dress, kind of see through.
All the guys: [hooting and hollering!]
Brook: I'm wearing a really long white cream dress, with a very low back,
and a sequined thing across the back.
McKenzie: I'm wearing a sea foam green and champagne silk Grecian style
dress that was designed by Bradley Bayou.
Kim: A black beaded dress.
Donn: Yeah!
Kim: Thanks Donn! Dana Sparks is here!
Hastyone: If you could decide the Emmy nominees, which one man and one woman
would you have nominated?
Tracey: Ben Masters and Juliet Mills.
McKenzie: That's pretty much unanimous!
Rodney: And at the Emmy's I will be wearing a chiffon dress with a low back
and very high shoes.
Galen: I'll be wearing a Jennifer Lopez number.
Donn: I'm wearing a fig leaf, a very big one.
EZGuest239: This is for all of you - If you could play a different character
on "Passions," who would you be?
Tracey: I would be Sheridan, for many, many reasons.
Dana: I think Timmy, absolutely.
Jesse: Dr. Bombay! LOL
Lindsay: Chad.
Lena: I'd be Julian.
Travis: I'd be Julian, too.
Pyrogirliac: To all the ladies of "Passions" I have to know, who does your
make-up? It's gorgeous!!
Lena: I do it myself sometimes, but they don't know!
Kim: Yes they do!
All: [laughing!]
Lindsay: McKenzie, Taylor Anne, Tracey, Juliet, and I are all done
by Marina Tropin.
Lena: Natasjia does my makeup, and sometimes Molly, and Ivy and Jessica.
Tracey: There is another makeup artist, Art Harding, and he works on Brook,
Eva, and Dana.
Eva: The construction department does my makeup LOL!
I_Love_McKenzie: McKenzie What Is Your favorite thing about Sheridan?
McKenzie: Luis!
EZGuest239: What goes on behind the scenes?
All: Oooooooooooooohhhhhhhhh!
Donn: I hang out with several people from the cast, and I'm sure
other people do that too.
Deena-guest: Did you bring anyone with you to New York?
Lena: My mother.
Molly: My mother too.
Dana: My husband.
Kim: My husband.
Rodney: I brought my love toy.
Eva: My husband made me bring him!
James: I brought my wife.
Galen: So did I.
Samantha_Lynn: Hi, everyone! I love watching you all on "Passions!" It is my
favorite show! Keep up the good work! Do you all have a good time working
together? It looks like such a fun show to be on! I wish I could be on it
someday. Are you all having fun in New York?
Rodney: This is the best, the greatest cast to ever work with, because we
like each other outside the working environment, and we work together really
well; it's almost like we were born together!
James: Oh, can I borrow a hundred bucks?
Rodney: You want that in ones or fives?
Samantha_Lynn: I think it would be a cool idea if "Passions" did an
all-musical episode every now and again. What do you think? Can you all sing
and dance?
James: I think it would be great, I think it would be fun.
Kim: We're only going to do it if James wears a thong!
All: [They are all singing now. LOL]
Travis: It would be a lot of fun, we could camp it up and make it like a
little musical comedy thing, I've actually written something up, but won't
tell anyone!
Shuisfan-guest: I just want to say all of you woman that have sang on the
show Tracey, Brook, Lindsay, all of you did wonderful.
Brook: I don't want to take credit for a voice that wasn't mine. It wasn't
mine, but I wish it was.
Lindsay: Thank you very much, it was awesome, it was wonderful working with
Travis, and on the show in general, it was a blessing from the lord.
Travis: And Lindsay wrote the song, the lyrics, it all.
James: And there are a few other ladies that haven't had a chance to sing,
Lena, McKenzie and Eva, and I think when you hear them sing it's going to be
great. As for the guys singing, I would get arrested in the shower!
Donn: Dalton and I are planning a "Passions" Metal Fest. Very retro-80s.
DMBlover19: What is it like being in the spotlight now that your stars?
Galen: Well, I always expected it, so...LOL!
McKenzie: I really didn't know I was.
James: McKenzie is very humble and beautiful.
Coloredsprinkles: Hi Jesse, if you were stranded on a desert island, what
are the 3 things you would want to have with you?
Jesse: I would want some kind of musical instrument, a girlfriend, and food.
Donn: That's exactly what I would want!
EZGuest239: Travis, what was the atmosphere like when you were filming the
Elvis scenes?
Travis: It was a lot of fun, everyone was very supportive, and at the same
time people were waiting to see what I'd do, and if I could actually get
through it or not. That was a big question in their mind.
Lindsay: I think Travis did an awesome job, and he's totally fearless.
OKDeanna897: Travis, when you did the Elvis performance you were wonderful!
Did you have a hard time not laughing?
Travis: Yes. I wasn't worrying about laughing, I was just really nervous,
and I was hoping the words and the moves would come together, but if I have
a chance in the spotlight, I like to ham it up and have fun. And it was fun!
Shius_fan: Hi Mac, is it weird kissing Galen now that he is married?
McKenzie: I try not to think about it! LOL!
Galen: Her boyfriend's here, she can't answer that!
Passionluver-guest: McKenzie, how does it feel to tango with the
good-looking Luis?
McKenzie: It's great; we had a lot of fun. Every time we have a dance scene
it's always been a blast.
Karenn-guest: What has been your favorite episode?
Tracey: My favorite episode is when Sheridan got caught in the mudslide, and
then Luis rescued her. And it was like underwater flashback; that was
awesome. Luis pulled her out of the water. It was great. And he had to take
off all his clothes to keep her warm, just to keep her warm.
James: The New Year's Eve one.
Lena: My favorite episode was when Tabitha turned into a dog, and attacked
Faith, and they had a fight.
Dana: That was the most fun to film, because Juliet and I got into it, and
even though the stunt people did some of it, we were really swaggering
around.
Kim: I don't have a favorite episode, but all of the Timmy montages are so
great, I love them.
Rodney: I'm giving a shout out to James Reilly, creator and head writer, so
without him we wouldn't be here. And the creativeness of allowing us to have
fun on the show is the greatest reward we could have. There's no other show
where you can do comedy and get to sing and still get your drama in. So
that's a great plus for him.
OKDeanna897: This is a question for all of you, who would you most like to
meet and why?
Lena: Wynona Judd.
Jesse: Eric Clapton.
Brook: Maya Angelou.
Dana: Walter Cronkite.
Tracey: Ayn Rand.
Galen: Jesus.
Cruiser38: Tracy, when you slapped Ben in restaurant scene did you really
hit him, because it sure look real and sounded real?
Tracey: It did look and sound real, and Ben choreographed that scene, and
no, I didn't hit him. Ben made it look like I hit him even though I didn't.
Ltajjp: What is a typical day like on the set?
Lindsay: You arrive at your call time, and if your call time is
before 8:00 you dry block, and after 8:00 hair and makeup, and then you
perform.
OKDeanna897: This is a question for all of you, who would you say is the
biggest jokester on the set?
Tracey: I think James, Rodney, Ben...all the guys!
Rodney: I'm a very serious individual.
DMBlover19: Tracey! You are too funny. Plan on doing any stand up?
Kim: I think you have the wrong show!
Tracey: I'm funny? Really? Um...No, but thank you very much, I don't plan on
doing any stand up!
Lissa1999-guest: Did any of you have odd jobs before "Passions?"
Donn: They weren't so odd, but when I was in New York I did nude modeling, I
showed my butt in a liberal arts school in Manhattan.
Dana: Send those drawings to danasparks.com
Donn: I danced at bar mitzvahs and bat mitzvahs, I was paid to hang out with
the kids and get the party started right. And seriously, I got paid well.
Travis: I did demolition construction work.
Lena: I sang at a couple of stranger's funerals, and I sang on the street.
Shius_fan: Galen, how does it feel to be named one of peoples 50 most
beautiful people?
All: [applauding and yelling]
Rodney: I was the 51st! James was 52.
Galen: Obviously it's something you don't expect, but it's really cool. I
don't know, now it's like I have to brush my hair when I go outside!
James: Galen never owned a brush in his life!
Samantha_Lynn: What do you all of you single guys look for in a woman? Do
you date fans? You're very handsome! Especially you Travis! Galen, you're
gorgeous too, but you're a married guy now.
Jesse: I wouldn't date fans. I look for compassion in a girl.
Travis: You know, good sense of humor, intelligence, appreciation of the
good stuff in life, and willing to have fun, and a nice pair of...jeans!
Donn: I wouldn't date a fan, although I am currently dating someone who
watched the show before they met me, I don't know if that counts...Someone
with dependability, someone who likes to have fun. Food, music and sex!
Ladybrynn: If you could be anyone for a day who would it be??
Tracey: Eva Tamargo Lemus.
James: Michael Jordan.
Dana: I want to be Matt Lauer when he does "Where in the World".
Donn: David Lee Roth when he was in his heyday, when he was lead singer of
Van Halen.
Travis: Tiger Woods.
Lena: Freddy Krueger.
Galen: Bugs Bunny!
Dreamangel-guest: McKenzie, is your life with men better than Sheridan's?
McKenzie: LOL! It's gotten better. I was pretty much up to par with Sheridan
in the past.
Shius_fan: McKenzie, what would you be doing if you weren't acting?
McKenzie: Probably veterinary medicine.
As711: Everyone did wonderful in the fashion show this morning. Were there
any last minute jitters?
Kim: It was too early; we were too tired. There were no jitters. Julie Rae, our costume designer,
was nervous, but I think she did fabulous.
Galen: Yeah I was terrified. LOL!
James: Yeah, he was terrified of that big runway!
EZGuest819: If you could shoot the show on location for a week, where would
it be?
Galen: Hawaii.
Lena: New York.
James: Brazil.
McKenzie: Paris.
Dana: Tanzania.
Tracey: Paris.
Kim: Paris.
Donn: Brazil.
Lindsay: Madrid.
Brook: Tahiti.
Eva: South Beach.
Jesse: Serbia.
Rodney: Africa.
Travis: Topeka, Kansas.
Galensgurl: Is there anyone from other soaps you are excited to meet this
weekend?
Tracey: I met Cassandra Creech from "As The World Turns," and she was very
beautiful, and very nice.
James: Yes, VERY beautiful.
Dana: I've already met Patrika Darbo a few times, but I'm really glad she's
nominated.
Tracey: We all hope she wins!
Ladybrynn: All cast members, do you ever feel weird when you have to talk to
yourself on camera??
Tracey: I hate it, and I do it badly. LOL! And I feel just so self-conscious
whenever I have to talk to myself on camera, and it shows.
Kim: That's one of the reasons Ivy drinks so much, I find it easy to do when
I have something in my hands. I always have something in my hands or near my
face.
Lindsay: I'm a little different than everybody, because I really don't mind
talking to myself. I do it a lot, and I really don't mind.
Dana: I like it because it means James isn't going to be in my light!
Hmcarper-guest: Travis, now that you're famous, why would you want to go
back to Topeka?
Travis: That's my hometown, and you miss home.
Galen: He wants to rub it in everyone's face! LOL!
Vike3nan-guest: To the teenagers, do you still want to go to college?
Lena: Yeah, most definitely. Taylor Anne wants to go to college too.
Lissa1999-guest: If you could keep one of the outfits your character wore,
which one would you keep?
McKenzie: Any of them!
James: I would keep my police uniform; I'd like to walk around Studio City
in it.
Rodney: We like to call James "Barney" and he hates it!
Eva: I would like to keep my uniform. LOL!
Lena: My Halloween outfit.
Dana: Speaking for Molly, I think she'd like to keep her Halloween outfit
too!
Samantha_Lynn: Eva, do you ever get tired of wearing that maid uniform?
Galen: Oh, no, she wears it on the weekend. LOL
Eva: I do wear it home sometimes; my husband loves it! LOL!
Lindsay: I think my mom is beautiful no matter what she wears.
Rest of cast: Awwww....
Ladybrynn: Who has had the most influence in you life??
Galen: My dad.
McKenzie: My parents.
Eva: My father.
Brook: My son.
Tracey: My son.
Donn: My parents.
Lindsay: Parents.
James: My high school basketball coach.
Dana: My mother.
Jesse: My mother.
Rodney: My grandfather.
Travis: My family.
Lena: My little chocolate mommy.
Kim: My son.
Ltajjp: What is the most embarrassing moment that happened on the set to any
of you?
Galen: Weiner Pants. No explanation necessary.
EZGuest819: This is for Brook; do you think you would be as patient if you
had a friend like Teresa?
Brook: I would probably be a little firmer with her, if she was really my
friend, because we all know she's digging herself deeper. I probably would
be firmer, and I would distract her, get her interested in something else.
Sheridan-guest: What is the best advice that you could give to us teens?
Kim: I think when you are a teenager life seems very dramatic, problems seem
really huge, and when you get older you realize the problems aren't that
big. And my advice is just take a deep breath, the problems are never as bad
as you think they are.
Lindsay: We all know that it's hard, and it's scary, but I would like to say
really try to trust yourself, love yourself, love your family, listen to
your family, and try to be as positive and loving to the people around you.
And it will come back to you.
Jesse: When you are a teenager it is so important to everyone to fit in and
be part of the in crowd; I would say believe in yourself and take risks.
Brook: Kids-- don't feel like you can't talk to your parents, talk to any
adult you feel comfortable around, asking your friends is one thing, but
asking an adult you feel comfortable around, don't be scared to do that.
James: Be a leader, not a follower.
Rodney: Don't be afraid to pray.
Dana: It seems like there's a smaller number of kids that are interested in
sports these days; and I think it's a great place to meet friends and learn
teamwork. I'd like to see more kids in sports.
Travis: It's easy to be somebody, but it's harder to be just yourself.
EZGuest239: Dana, how many different handbags does grace have?
All: [laughing!)]
Dana: Grace makes all of her handbags, she buys remnants, and Pilar knits
and crochets them for her, she has one for every outfit.
JJMcray-guest: Do any of you have any wild and crazy talents?
Lindsay: Travis eats fire!
McKenzie: Gymnastics on horseback.
Dana: I fix things.
Galen: I can build a house.
Ladybrynn: Travis how did you start fire eating??
Travis: I took a summer stage combat class, and we worked with fighting with
hands, daggers, etc. And my professor had a friend that used to work in the
circus. And he came one day and taught us how to juggle and then to blow
fireballs.
Ltajjp: McKenzie, I know Sheridan is spoiled but are you spoiled? By the way
you have beautiful eyes.
McKenzie: Oh, thank you. I was almost like an only child, so in a way I kind
of was. My sister and brother were ten years older than me, so I had four
people doting on me.
Dana_and_Tracey: Yeah, we call her Princess. LOL!
McKenzie: I wouldn't say spoiled. I would say blessed.
JJMcray-guest: You are all so beautiful, what do you say to people with low
self-esteem and eating disorders?
Donn: Get help for it, because eating disorders need therapeutic help, to
get your mind back on track. Self-esteem is something you have to find
within your self, no one can give you self-esteem, but you need help to find
it within yourself.
Julianna_Crane: Which member of the cast is going to have their own
discussion board on Talkpassions next?
Lindsay: I am.
Dana: I'm going to make Kim do it.
Eva: I'm doing it.
Brook: I'm just starting it.
Coloredsprinkles: Hi, Brook. Do you really play tennis in real life? We
love you as Whitney!
Lena: I have practiced with Brook for a while. I just irritated the
instructor - I suck. However, she was pretty good.
Samantha_Lynn: What has been the most challenging moment for you on the
show?
Jesse: Probably that really emotional scene with Galen, Lindsay and Eva when
we thought our father died. It helped doing it with Lindsay and Galen, they
were like right on with the emotions, and they helped bring it out of
myself.
Lena: When Simone had to kiss Chad.
Donn: She did a very, very good job. She didn't slobber or anything, nothing
like that, no wet kisses.
Tracey: Every day having to be like a paranoid, panicky, anxious wreck. It
is difficult every day.
Lindsay: I agree with the scene that Jesse is talking about with our father
dying, and it was awesome to work with the other Lopez-Fitzgeralds as one
family, we don't do it that often.
Travis: The first day when Gwen and I make love on the beach.
They put me in these wiener pants, and I'm making out with a total stranger
for seven hours!
Vike3nan-guest: How do your spouses feel when you kiss cast members?
Eva: I haven't kissed any! I'm working on it though!
Debnyc-guest: What music do you listen to?
Jesse: Led Zeppelin!
Galen: 311
James: Hip-hop.
Eva: Mark Anthony.
Tracey: Slim Shady.
McKenzie: Creed and Foo Fighters.
Brook: Lenny Kravitz and Lauryn Hill.
Lena: Country.
Donn: Van Halen and Kings X.
Lindsay: Dave Matthews and Tori Amos.
Travis: The Flaming Lips, and the Flaming Lips
NBCLive: We are almost out of time for today, thank you all for joining us.
Do you have any last comments for our audience?
James: Keep watching, it's going to be a great summer.
Lindsay: Thank you for chatting with us and keep watching and enjoy your
life!
Eva: For the people on the East Coast, hurry up and tune in, it's almost
2:00.
McKenzie: Thanks for being so supportive.
Everybody: Thank you!
NBCLive: Welcome to "Lunch with Passions," a live chat from New York City with the cast of Passions. The cast has been living a hectic New York lifestyle—making appearances at the NBC Experience Store, partying with fans at Blondie's, and now...chatting with you!
NBCLive: And now, the cast of Passions is here and ready for your questions! Right now, we have with us McKenzie Westmore, Eva Tamargo Lemus, Rodney Van Johnson, Tracey Ross, Kim Johnston Ulrich, Molly Stanton, and Lena Cardwell.
Lena: Hi!
McKenzie: Hey everybody!
Kim: It's raining here! LOL!
Rodney: Peace, love, and apple pie!
Tracey: Hi!
Molly: Hey, everybody!
Carla: Are you excited to be in NY?
Lena: Yeah! I got to see all my friends and fans here. I'm loving it!
Eva: Absolutely. And right after this I'm going to Bloomingdale's for about
17 hours!
Tracey: It's good to be home.
Molly: I'll be at Bloomingdale's with Eva, but I love New York, truly!
Kim: That should be a motto, "I love New York!"
All: [laughing!]
Verna-guest: What are you doing for fun while in NY?
Lena: I went to school!
Kim: We flew in late last night. We went straight to the party at Blondie's.
I woke up at five this morning, then we did the "Later Today Show" this
morning, we went back to the hotel, and now I'm here, so there hasn't been a
lot of time yet!
Eva: Doesn't that sound exciting! LOL!
Molly: Eva, why don't you tell us what you did that's so exciting?!
Eva: I was at Blondie's with the rest of the cast, and we had a fabulous
time, and fans showed up, thousands...packed them in!
Kim: We were raising money for breast cancer. We have more fabulous
"Passions" cast members joining us! Joining us now are James Hyde, Lindsay
Korman, Jesse Metcalfe, Brook Kerr, Galen Gering, Donn Swaby, and Travis
Schuldt. br>
Galen: I'm speaking for all of us that just joined, we all want to say
hello, and we are enjoying New York!
Tabitha_Crane: Do you have time for sight seeing? How long are you going to
be in New York? I suppose it'll be time for work before you know it!
Eva: Gee, thanks for bringing it up!
Lena: I leave Sunday at 2:30.
McKenzie: I'm going to Central Park on Saturday.
James: I'm going scuba diving in Central Park because it’s raining so much!
Tracey: I might take a carriage ride through Central Park, because I never
did it. I'm going to go to the theater; I don't know what I am going to see.
And then I'm just going to be happy that I'm here.
Rodney: I'm going uptown, listening to some jazz, eat at Sylvia's
Restaurant, and hang out in Harlem. Anybody have any hookups with clothes in
Harlem, let me know.
Lena: I have an AIDS walk tomorrow, and then I have a breast cancer run, and
then church, and then the plane.
Anaiviv-guest: What do you all feel when you see your fans?
Jesse: I'm in a state of disbelief; I can't believe that someone would
actually value my scribbly signature on a scrap of paper. But at the same
time I'm thankful that they like my character, and it means I get to keep my
job!
Galen: Oh, it's awesome! As long as they don't attack you, it's all good!
LOL
All: [laughing again]
Eva: I WANT them to attack me!
All: [laughing a lot]
Eva: LOL!
Lindsay: I'm really happy, but you know I think we're all really happy, and
appreciate that they want to say that we've moved them, and it's an honor
that they are moved by our performance.
James: I think it's awesome that you guys went to Blondie's last night--that
the fans came to Blondie's, and it was amazing to see where they came from.
I met a girl from Michigan, another one from Pennsylvania, they were from
all over the United States, in the RAIN, and it was amazing.
Roxi24-guest: Donn how do you feel about going to the Emmy's for the first
time?
Donn: I think it's interesting, I've never been to the Emmy's before, and
the Soap Opera Awards was my first awards show ever, this will be my second,
and it should be fun. I'm just real psyched to be back in New York.
Fashiongal: What will you be wearing to the Emmys?
Travis: A tuxedo!
Eva: I'll be wearing a chiffon red dress, kind of see through.
All_the_Guys: [hooting and hollering!]
Brook: I'm wearing a really long white cream dress, with a very low back,
and a sequined thing across the back.
McKenzie: I'm wearing a sea foam green and champagne silk Grecian style
dress that was designed by Bradley Bayou.
Kim: A black beaded dress.
Donn: Yeah!
Kim: Thanks Donn! Dana Sparks is here!
Hastyone: If you could decide the Emmy nominees, which one man and one woman
would you have nominated?
Tracey: Ben Masters and Juliet Mills.
McKenzie: That's pretty much unanimous!
Rodney: And at the Emmy's I will be wearing a chiffon dress with a low back
and very high shoes.
Galen: I'll be wearing a Jennifer Lopez number.
Donn: I'm wearing a fig leaf, a very big one.
EZGuest239: This is for all of you - If you could play a different character
on "Passions," who would you be?
Tracey: I would be Sheridan, for many, many reasons.
Dana: I think Timmy, absolutely.
Jesse: Dr. Bombay! LOL
Lindsay: Chad.
Lena: I'd be Julian.
Travis: I'd be Julian, too.
Pyrogirliac: To all the ladies of "Passions" I have to know, who does your
make-up? It's gorgeous!!
Lena: I do it myself sometimes, but they don't know!
Kim: Yes they do!
All: [laughing!]
Lindsay: McKenzie, Taylor Anne, Tracey, Juliet, and I are all done
by Marina Tropin.
Lena: Natasjia does my makeup, and sometimes Molly, and Ivy and Jessica.
Tracey: There is another makeup artist, Art Harding, and he works on Brook,
Eva, and Dana.
Eva: The construction department does my makeup LOL!
I_Love_McKenzie: McKenzie What Is Your favorite thing about Sheridan?
McKenzie: Luis!
EZGuest239: What goes on behind the scenes?
All: Oooooooooooooohhhhhhhhh!
Donn: I hang out with several people from the cast, and I'm sure
other people do that too.
Deena-guest: Did you bring anyone with you to New York?
Lena: My mother.
Molly: My mother too.
Dana: My husband.
Kim: My husband.
Rodney: I brought my love toy.
Eva: My husband made me bring him!
James: I brought my wife.
Galen: So did I.
Samantha_Lynn: Hi, everyone! I love watching you all on "Passions!" It is my
favorite show! Keep up the good work! Do you all have a good time working
together? It looks like such a fun show to be on! I wish I could be on it
someday. Are you all having fun in New York?
Rodney: This is the best, the greatest cast to ever work with, because we
like each other outside the working environment, and we work together really
well; it's almost like we were born together!
James: Oh, can I borrow a hundred bucks?
Rodney: You want that in ones or fives?
Samantha_Lynn: I think it would be a cool idea if "Passions" did an
all-musical episode every now and again. What do you think? Can you all sing
and dance?
James: I think it would be great, I think it would be fun.
Kim: We're only going to do it if James wears a thong!
All: [They are all singing now. LOL]
Travis: It would be a lot of fun, we could camp it up and make it like a
little musical comedy thing, I've actually written something up, but won't
tell anyone!
Shuisfan-guest: I just want to say all of you woman that have sang on the
show Tracey, Brook, Lindsay, all of you did wonderful.
Brook: I don't want to take credit for a voice that wasn't mine. It wasn't
mine, but I wish it was.
Lindsay: Thank you very much, it was awesome, it was wonderful working with
Travis, and on the show in general, it was a blessing from the lord.
Travis: And Lindsay wrote the song, the lyrics, it all.
James: And there are a few other ladies that haven't had a chance to sing,
Lena, McKenzie and Eva, and I think when you hear them sing it's going to be
great. As for the guys singing, I would get arrested in the shower!
Donn: Dalton and I are planning a "Passions" Metal Fest. Very retro-80s.
DMBlover19: What is it like being in the spotlight now that your stars?
Galen: Well, I always expected it, so...LOL!
McKenzie: I really didn't know I was.
James: McKenzie is very humble and beautiful.
Dana: My mom told me I've always been a star in her eyes!
Coloredsprinkles: Hi Jesse, if you were stranded on a desert island, what
are the 3 things you would want to have with you?
Jesse: I would want some kind of musical instrument, a girlfriend, and food.
Donn: That's exactly what I would want!
EZGuest239: Travis, what was the atmosphere like when you were filming the
Elvis scenes?
Travis: It was a lot of fun, everyone was very supportive, and at the same
time people were waiting to see what I'd do, and if I could actually get
through it or not. That was a big question in their mind.
Lindsay: I think Travis did an awesome job, and he's totally fearless.
OKDeanna897: Travis, when you did the Elvis performance you were wonderful!
Did you have a hard time not laughing?
Travis: Yes. I wasn't worrying about laughing, I was just really nervous,
and I was hoping the words and the moves would come together, but if I have
a chance in the spotlight, I like to ham it up and have fun. And it was fun!
Shius_fan: Hi Mac, is it weird kissing Galen now that he is married?
McKenzie: I try not to think about it! LOL!
Galen: Her boyfriend's here, she can't answer that!
Passionluver-guest: McKenzie, how does it feel to tango with the
good-looking Luis?
McKenzie: It's great; we had a lot of fun. Every time we have a dance scene
it's always been a blast.
Karenn-guest: What has been your favorite episode?
Tracey: My favorite episode is when Sheridan got caught in the mudslide, and
then Luis rescued her. And it was like underwater flashback; that was
awesome. Luis pulled her out of the water. It was great. And he had to take
off all his clothes to keep her warm, just to keep her warm.
James: The New Year's Eve one.
Lena: My favorite episode was when Tabitha turned into a dog, and attacked
Faith, and they had a fight.
Dana: That was the most fun to film, because Juliet and I got into it, and
even though the stunt people did some of it, we were really swaggering
around.
Kim: I don't have a favorite episode, but all of the Timmy montages are so
great, I love them.
Rodney: I'm giving a shout out to James Reilly, creator and head writer, so
without him we wouldn't be here. And the creativeness of allowing us to have
fun on the show is the greatest reward we could have. There's no other show
where you can do comedy and get to sing and still get your drama in. So
that's a great plus for him.
OKDeanna897: This is a question for all of you, who would you most like to
meet and why?
Lena: Wynona Judd.
Jesse: Eric Clapton.
Brook: Maya Angelou.
Dana: Walter Cronkite.
Tracey: Ayn Rand.
Galen: Jesus.
Cruiser38: Tracy, when you slapped Ben in restaurant scene did you really
hit him, because it sure look real and sounded real?
Tracey: It did look and sound real, and Ben choreographed that scene, and
no, I didn't hit him. Ben made it look like I hit him even though I didn't.
Ltajjp: What is a typical day like on the set?
Lindsay: You arrive at your call time, and if your call time is
before 8:00 you dry block, and after 8:00 hair and makeup, and then you
perform.
OKDeanna897: This is a question for all of you, who would you say is the
biggest jokester on the set?
Tracey: I think James, Rodney, Ben...all the guys!
Rodney: I'm a very serious individual.
DMBlover19: Tracey! You are too funny. Plan on doing any stand up?
Kim: I think you have the wrong show!
Tracey: I'm funny? Really? Um...No, but thank you very much, I don't plan on
doing any stand up!
Lissa1999-guest: Did any of you have odd jobs before "Passions?"
Donn: They weren't so odd, but when I was in New York I did nude modeling, I
showed my butt in a liberal arts school in Manhattan.
Dana: Send those drawings to danasparks.com
Donn: I danced at bar mitzvahs and bat mitzvahs, I was paid to hang out with
the kids and get the party started right. And seriously, I got paid well.
Travis: I did demolition construction work.
Lena: I sang at a couple of stranger's funerals, and I sang on the street.
Shius_fan: Galen, how does it feel to be named one of peoples 50 most
beautiful people?
All: [applauding and yelling]
Rodney: I was the 51st! James was 52.
Galen: Obviously it's something you don't expect, but it's really cool. I
don't know, now it's like I have to brush my hair when I go outside!
James: Galen never owned a brush in his life!
Samantha_Lynn: What do you all of you single guys look for in a woman? Do
you date fans? You're very handsome! Especially you Travis! Galen, you're
gorgeous too, but you're a married guy now.
Jesse: I wouldn't date fans. I look for compassion in a girl.
Travis: You know, good sense of humor, intelligence, appreciation of the
good stuff in life, and willing to have fun, and a nice pair of...jeans!
Donn: I wouldn't date a fan, although I am currently dating someone who
watched the show before they met me, I don't know if that counts...Someone
with dependability, someone who likes to have fun. Food, music and sex!
Ladybrynn: If you could be anyone for a day who would it be??
Tracey: Eva Tamargo Lemus.
James: Michael Jordan.
Dana: I want to be Matt Lauer when he does "Where in the World".
Donn: David Lee Roth when he was in his heyday, when he was lead singer of
Van Halen.
Travis: Tiger Woods.
Lena: Freddy Krueger.
Galen: Bugs Bunny!
Dreamangel-guest: McKenzie, is your life with men better than Sheridan's?
McKenzie: LOL! It's gotten better. I was pretty much up to par with Sheridan
in the past.
Shius_fan: McKenzie, what would you be doing if you weren't acting?
McKenzie: Probably veterinary medicine.
As711: Everyone did wonderful in the fashion show this morning. Were there
any last minute jitters?
Kim: It was too early; we were too tired. There were no jitters. Julie Rae, our costume designer,
was nervous, but I think she did fabulous.
Galen: Yeah I was terrified. LOL!
James: Yeah, he was terrified of that big runway!
EZGuest819: If you could shoot the show on location for a week, where would
it be?
Galen: Hawaii.
Lena: New York.
James: Brazil.
McKenzie: Paris.
Dana: Tanzania.
Tracey: Paris.
Kim: Paris.
Donn: Brazil.
Lindsay: Madrid.
Brook: Tahiti.
Eva: South Beach.
Jesse: Serbia.
Rodney: Africa.
Travis: Topeka, Kansas.
Galensgurl: Is there anyone from other soaps you are excited to meet this
weekend?
Tracey: I met Cassandra Creech from "As The World Turns," and she was very
beautiful, and very nice.
James: Yes, VERY beautiful.
Dana: I've already met Patrika Darbo a few times, but I'm really glad she's
nominated.
Tracey: We all hope she wins!
Ladybrynn: All cast members, do you ever feel weird when you have to talk to
yourself on camera??
Tracey: I hate it, and I do it badly. LOL! And I feel just so self-conscious
whenever I have to talk to myself on camera, and it shows.
Kim: That's one of the reasons Ivy drinks so much, I find it easy to do when
I have something in my hands. I always have something in my hands or near my
face.
Lindsay: I'm a little different than everybody, because I really don't mind
talking to myself. I do it a lot, and I really don't mind.
Dana: I like it because it means James isn't going to be in my light!
Hmcarper-guest: Travis, now that you're famous, why would you want to go
back to Topeka?
Travis: That's my hometown, and you miss home.
Galen: He wants to rub it in everyone's face! LOL!
Vike3nan-guest: To the teenagers, do you still want to go to college?
Lena: Yeah, most definitely. Taylor Anne wants to go to college too.
Lissa1999-guest: If you could keep one of the outfits your character wore,
which one would you keep?
McKenzie: Any of them!
James: I would keep my police uniform; I'd like to walk around Studio City
in it.
Rodney: We like to call James "Barney" and he hates it!
Eva: I would like to keep my uniform. LOL!
Lena: My Halloween outfit.
Dana: Speaking for Molly, I think she'd like to keep her Halloween outfit
too!
Samantha_Lynn: Eva, do you ever get tired of wearing that maid uniform?
Galen: Oh, no, she wears it on the weekend. LOL
Eva: I do wear it home sometimes; my husband loves it! LOL!
Lindsay: I think my mom is beautiful no matter what she wears.
Rest of cast: Awwww....
Ladybrynn: Who has had the most influence in you life??
Galen: My dad.
McKenzie: My parents.
Eva: My father.
Brook: My son.
Tracey: My son.
Donn: My parents.
Lindsay: Parents.
James: My high school basketball coach.
Dana: My mother.
Jesse: My mother.
Rodney: My grandfather.
Travis: My family.
Lena: My little chocolate mommy.
Kim: My son.
Ltajjp: What is the most embarrassing moment that happened on the set to any
of you?
Galen: Weiner Pants. No explanation necessary.
EZGuest819: This is for Brook; do you think you would be as patient if you
had a friend like Teresa?
Brook: I would probably be a little firmer with her, if she was really my
friend, because we all know she's digging herself deeper. I probably would
be firmer, and I would distract her, get her interested in something else.
Sheridan-guest: What is the best advice that you could give to us teens?
Kim: I think when you are a teenager life seems very dramatic, problems seem
really huge, and when you get older you realize the problems aren't that
big. And my advice is just take a deep breath, the problems are never as bad
as you think they are.
Lindsay: We all know that it's hard, and it's scary, but I would like to say
really try to trust yourself, love yourself, love your family, listen to
your family, and try to be as positive and loving to the people around you.
And it will come back to you.
Jesse: When you are a teenager it is so important to everyone to fit in and
be part of the in crowd; I would say believe in yourself and take risks.
Brook: Kids-- don't feel like you can't talk to your parents, talk to any
adult you feel comfortable around, asking your friends is one thing, but
asking an adult you feel comfortable around, don't be scared to do that.
James: Be a leader, not a follower.
Rodney: Don't be afraid to pray.
Dana: It seems like there's a smaller number of kids that are interested in
sports these days; and I think it's a great place to meet friends and learn
teamwork. I'd like to see more kids in sports.
Travis: It's easy to be somebody, but it's harder to be just yourself.
EZGuest239: Dana, how many different handbags does grace have?
All: [laughing!)]
Dana: Grace makes all of her handbags, she buys remnants, and Pilar knits
and crochets them for her, she has one for every outfit.
JJMcray-guest: Do any of you have any wild and crazy talents?
Lindsay: Travis eats fire!
McKenzie: Gymnastics on horseback.
Dana: I fix things.
Galen: I can build a house.
Ladybrynn: Travis how did you start fire eating??
Travis: I took a summer stage combat class, and we worked with fighting with
hands, daggers, etc. And my professor had a friend that used to work in the
circus. And he came one day and taught us how to juggle and then to blow
fireballs.
Ltajjp: McKenzie, I know Sheridan is spoiled but are you spoiled? By the way
you have beautiful eyes.
McKenzie: Oh, thank you. I was almost like an only child, so in a way I kind
of was. My sister and brother were ten years older than me, so I had four
people doting on me.
Dana_and_Tracey: Yeah, we call her Princess. LOL!
McKenzie: I wouldn't say spoiled. I would say blessed.
JJMcray-guest: You are all so beautiful, what do you say to people with low
self-esteem and eating disorders?
Donn: Get help for it, because eating disorders need therapeutic help, to
get your mind back on track. Self-esteem is something you have to find
within your self, no one can give you self-esteem, but you need help to find
it within yourself.
Julianna_Crane: Which member of the cast is going to have their own
discussion board on Talkpassions next?
Lindsay: I am.
Dana: I'm going to make Kim do it.
Eva: I'm doing it.
Brook: I'm just starting it.
Coloredsprinkles: Hi, Brook. Do you really play tennis in real life? We
love you as Whitney!
Lena: I have practiced with Brook for a while. I just irritated the
instructor - I suck. However, she was pretty good.
Samantha_Lynn: What has been the most challenging moment for you on the
show?
Jesse: Probably that really emotional scene with Galen, Lindsay and Eva when
we thought our father died. It helped doing it with Lindsay and Galen, they
were like right on with the emotions, and they helped bring it out of
myself.
Lena: When Simone had to kiss Chad.
Donn: She did a very, very good job. She didn't slobber or anything, nothing
like that, no wet kisses.
Tracey: Every day having to be like a paranoid, panicky, anxious wreck. It
is difficult every day.
Lindsay: I agree with the scene that Jesse is talking about with our father
dying, and it was awesome to work with the other Lopez-Fitzgeralds as one
family, we don't do it that often.
Travis: The first day when Gwen and I make love on the beach.
They put me in these wiener pants, and I'm making out with a total stranger
for seven hours!
Vike3nan-guest: How do your spouses feel when you kiss cast members?
Eva: I haven't kissed any! I'm working on it though!
Debnyc-guest: What music do you listen to?
Jesse: Led Zeppelin!
Galen: 311
James: Hip-hop.
Eva: Mark Anthony.
Tracey: Slim Shady.
McKenzie: Creed and Foo Fighters.
Brook: Lenny Kravitz and Lauryn Hill.
Lena: Country.
Donn: Van Halen and Kings X.
Lindsay: Dave Matthews and Tori Amos.
Travis: The Flaming Lips, and the Flaming Lips
NBCLive: We are almost out of time for today, thank you all for joining us.
Do you have any last comments for our audience?
James: Keep watching, it's going to be a great summer.
Lindsay: Thank you for chatting with us and keep watching and enjoy your
life!
Eva: For the people on the East Coast, hurry up and tune in, it's almost
2:00.
McKenzie: Thanks for being so supportive.
Everybody: Thank you!
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