Tonya (Cookson) Tanner
I have a passion for words....written, spoken, and sung(or is it sang?)
I love to talk. I realized this when I was 12 years old. (Everyone else...a lot sooner!) I was listening to my little radio under the covers to a radio station, WLS AM 89, at 3 in the morning and the dj said how wonderful it was that he got paid to talk....PAID TO TALK!!!...I thought...I love to talk, and maybe someday I could get paid to do that too. What the dj didn't mention was....he didn't get paid WELL!!! Anyway...I kept talking, and started dreaming of being a dj. I graduated high school early, got a degree in broadcasting and started working in radio. It didn't take me long to realize that it wasn't gonna pay the bills, but I did it anyway, for about 10 years, floating from radio station to radio station, getting hired, fired, and rehired...and loving every minute of it. I was fortunate enough to be involved in all aspects of radio, from being in sales (my least favorite), being a producer, music director, news director, show host, promotions assistant, program director, and dj. It was fun while it lasted, and I hope to do it again someday, but for now, I work as a phlebotomist, to pay the bills, so I can take care of my kids, and support my husbands music career. And, its worth it. I have found an outlet for my passion for words. My husband and I write songs together. I have been a musician since I was 4 years old. I love to sing (as a hobby, cause Rick is the professional) and we make beautiful music together. Rick is currently recording some of our songs, and I hope to have them on myspace soon.
MY HEROES:
Rhett Butler, he loved Scarlett no matter what (unconditional love)
Jack Buck, "Now thats a winner!"
Aimee Mayo, she writes...and real people can relate
The Dude, "Strikes and Gutters, Ups and Downs"....and The Dude STILL abides!
Natalie Maines, speaking her mind, speaking the truth
Yoko Ono, she was right, he was better than the others
ABOUT ME:
I like chocolate....I love bacon
I can't go 24 hours without a Mt. Dew
I like college basketball
I like nascar
I love to travel, I wish I could do it more
When my husband walks into the room....my knees get weak
I like all music, cause for me, its about the story, not the genre
I had 43 people in my high school graduation, 40 of us started kindergarten together
I believe Jesus died for ALL of us
I am an Elvis freak!!!
I don't like or wear jewelry
I love Hayley Mills movies (The Parent Trap, Moonspinners)
I miss 80's sitcoms like Who's The Boss, Alf, and Roseanne, and night time soaps like Knots Landing, Dallas, and Melrose Place
My favorite TV shows are: Family Guy, 24, Prison Break, Weeds, The Tudors, Big Love, Entourage, Big Brother,Grey's Anatomy, The Dead Zone, Monk, Dexter, The Simpsons, The Unit, The Extras, Notes From The Underbelly
My favorite Movies are: The Big Lebowski, Napoleon Dynamite, Cars, The Godfather, Madagascar, The Bourne Identity, The Grissle, Secondhand Lions, The Thing Called Love, Sense and Sensibility, Whats Eating Gilbert Grape, The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candless, The Transporter, Lorenzo's Oil, The Constant Gardner, Blood Diamonds
My favorite actors/actresses are: Kate Winslet, Jason Statham, River Phoenix, Kiefer Sutherland, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Hayley Mills, Clark Gable, Jeff Bridges, Anthony Michael Hall, Matt Damon, Steve Buesimi
My favorite Musicians are: Rickie Lee Tanner, Billy Joel, Garth Brooks, Bonnie Tyler, Lita Ford, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, Dolly Parton, Wynnona, Bryan Adams, Big and Rich, Pink, Rick Springfield, Def Leppard, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Sugarland, Joan Jett, Steve Wariner, The Outfield, Alexa Ray Joel, The Dixie Chicks, Charlie Robison, Sheryl Crow, Ty Herndon
I love my kids....I am very lucky they let me be their mom.
I love my husband...he is my best friend.
My heart aches when I think about sick babies. Visit these web sites to see why.
www.savebabies.org
www.fodsupport.org
www.autismspeaks.org
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