This is the show that
inspired me to write. The emotions and twists and turns of the plot drove me to
pick up the pen for the first time. I remember buying a theme book of blank
notebook paper where I hand wrote my first novella. A western, of course. And
who can forget the character Afton, the sultry songstress who tangled with both
J.R. and Cliff?
The inspiration didn’t stop
there. I bought a cowboy hat, boots, and a pack of bandanas. I rode a horse
every chance I got. When I won a trip to Houston, I was beyond excited. The men
handling the bags at the airport wore hats and boots too.
Need I mention that Texas men
are especially hot? There’s nothing sexier than a cowboy wearing tight designer
jeans with a big belt buckle and a half-buttoned shirt. Dallas had plenty of
men to drool over and nice ranch scenes for overall western flavor. I can’t
wait to go back to Texas in 2013 to The Naughty Little Sleepover reader event (http://sassyseven.com/naughty-sleepover/).
I’m a retro TV fan, so I’ve
been watching the Dallas reruns. Having experienced more of life, I get even
more out of them than watching them the first time. I watched part of the
sequel that aired recently, but it just didn’t have the same magic. The power,
the elegance, the something I can’t even define.
You might be gone, J.R., but
never forgotten.
Afton Locke
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