Readers’ Choice
In September, October and November of 2005 I ran Readers’ Choice contests where I asked contestants to list their favorite things (movies, heroes & heroines, and musicians). The contestants were given the option to remain anonymous, and while many were shy, the following lists chose to have their picks posted (yay!). Thank you everyone for participating. Sept is alphabetical by state, Oct and Nov by name. Enjoy. 
September - movie faves
October - heroes & heroines
November - musicians
| Reader | State | Movie Fave(s) |
| Sherry | AR | North & South |
| Joy | AZ | Casablanca, The Quiet Man, GWTW |
| Jung | BC, Canada | Gone With the Wind |
| Sue | BC, Canada | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
| Robin | BC, Canada | well I really like the Movie based on Charles Dickens novel “Nicolas Nickleby” |
| Fran | Belmont | Any James Dean movies |
| Karen | Belmont | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Gone with the Wind, Grease and more |
| Kristine | CA | Van Helsing |
| Maggie | CA | Pride and Prejudice (1995 version with Colin Firth) |
| Fabiola | CA | Dirty Dancing, Yours, Ours and Mine and The Greatest Show on Earth |
| Lisa | CA | Moonstruck, Romancing The Stone, anything with Cary Grant! |
| Carol | CA | Scent of a Woman |
| Silvina | CA | Wuthering Heights |
| Pam | CT | Breakfast at Tiffany’s |
| Debra | CT | Ever After |
| Gloria | England | Gone with the Wind |
| Joan | FL | Gone With The Wind |
| D’Andrea | FL | Top Gun, anything with Tom Cruise in it |
| Richa | FL | My favorite movies are Grease, My Best Friend’s Wedding, and Dirty Dancing. CLASSICS! |
| Joelle | France | Papillon with Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffmann, Pennies from Heaven by Herbert Ross, Faces by John Cassavetes |
| Anita | GA | Ghost |
| BJ | GA | The Pacifier, Flashdance & Footloose |
| Gigi | GA | Phantom of the Opera, Gone With the Wind, Shall We Dance |
| Nicole | Germany | Emma |
| Diane | IA | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind |
| Kim | IL | Dangerous Beauty - I’ve watched that movie so many times. It’s a story that’s just like a historical romance book that I can’t put down till the end and one I want to read over and over again. haha! |
| Mary | IL | The Quiet Man, The Searchers, The Shootist |
| Kim | IN | While you were sleeping, How to lose a guy in ten days and anything with Matthew McConaughey:D |
| Cynthya | IN | The Lord of the Rings trilogy |
| Elena | Italy | My big fat greek wedding |
| Earlene | KA | has to be Pirates of the Caribbean, Curse of the Black Pearl |
| Crystal | KY | Pirate of the Caribbean |
| Amy | KY | The Outsiders, Sixteen Candles, The Allnighter |
| Beth | MA | Princess Bride, League of Distinguished Gentlemen and Grease I can’t help it every time it comes on I have to watch it even though I’ve seen it 100 x’s |
| Susan | MA | Sleepless in Seattle |
| Magen | MI | Queen Of The Damned, Thirteen Ghosts & The Crow |
| Erin | MN | Under The Tuscan Sun |
| Jane | MO | Seventh Heaven, Gillmore Girls, Everwood |
| Martha | MS | Forrest Gump, Maverick, Raising Arizona |
| Chere | N/A | Braveheart, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Doctor Zhivago |
| Tim | N/A | Beauty Shop |
| Stanislava | N/A | Lord of the Rings, Kate and Leopold, The English Patient |
| Pam | NC | Shining Through, While You Were Sleeping |
| Karen | NC | Gone With The Wind; Dirty Dancing |
| Melissa | NC | An Officer and a Gentleman |
| Amanda | NC | A Beautiful Mind |
| Susan | NE | The Great Gatsby |
| Jody | NE | Gone With the Wind, The Grapes of Wrath, Independence Day |
| Amy | NE | Beauty and the Beast, Murphy’s Romance and Practical Magic |
| Lois | NJ | Empire Strikes Back, Revenge of the Sith and Phantom of the Opera  |
| Cynthia | NJ | Ray |
| Ivka | NJ | Gone With the Wind |
| Samantha | NY | Run Away Bride |
| Peggy | OH | The Sound of Music |
| Patsy | OH | Sweet Home Alabama |
| Gia | OH | Dirty Dancing, Princess Bride, Better Off Dead |
| Amy | OH | I have 2 favorite movies: Steel Magnolias and Moonstruck |
| January | OK | The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Sixteen Candles and Hope Floats |
| Jamie | OK | I’m a huge Chick Flick fan - no surprise, I’m sure… man - only 3… Dirty Dancing, A Knight’s Tale, Anne of Green Gables |
| Linda | Ontario | cujo |
| Jeanette | Ontario | My favorite movie is Alien |
| Dina | Ontario | PRETTY WOMAN, DIRTY DANCING, BRANSTROKER’S DRACULA |
| Christine | OR | FROM THE HIP (wish they’d make it for DVD!!!), Coyote Ugly |
| Melissa | PA | Beauty and the Beast and Divine Secrets of the YA YA Sisterhood |
| Jeanne | PA | Forever Young, Legend, and LadyHawke |
| Carol | PA | Gone With The Wind, The Graduate |
| Carol | PA | Gone With The Wind, The Graduate, Overboard |
| Maureen | PA | Gone With The Wind |
| Melissa | PA | Velvet Goldmine |
| Melissa | RI | My favorite movies are “Saratoga Trunk”, “Silence of the Lambs” and “Prey for Rock and Roll” |
| Kimberly | SC | Kingdom Of Heaven, TROY, Sense and Sensibility |
| Tami | TN | The last of the mohicans, anna and the king, king arthur |
| Amanda | TN | Cocktails |
| Dionne | TX | Kate & Leopold, Maid in Manhattan & The Wedding Singer |
| Carol | TX | Gone With the Wind |
| Cay | TX | Lord of the Rings (all 3) |
| Shirley | VA | Notting Hill |
| Sara | VA | American Beauty |
| Cindi | WI | Somewhere In Time |
| Reader | State | Heroes and Heroines |
| Amy | Nebraska | Colin Firth from Bridget Jones Diary\’s. He is that hero that I always read about. Withheld in public and not good with his feelings, but alone he is funny and kind, and when his feelings show he is wonderful!!!! Reene Zelweger in Bridget Jone\’s Diary…, She isn\’t thin, she likes to drink and smoke and she is insecure. How did I get in a movie. She is so everyday normal. Checking her weight, trying to have everyone like her, putting up with her parents and looking for the perfect man. The movis is my favorite!!! |
| amy | mi | paul newman, cary grant nicole kidman babara stanwyck |
| Anna Lisa | Ohio | Antonio Banderas, Hugh Jackman, Harrison Ford, Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron, Renee Zellwegger |
| Anne | IL | Brendan Frasier (The Mummy), Bruce Willis (Die Hard), Mel Gibson (1st two Lethal Weapons), Rachel Weise (The Mummy), Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft, Uma Thurman in Kill Bill I and II |
| BJ | GA | Vin Diesel & Nicholas Cage, Charlize Theron & Jennifer Garner |
| Cathy | Maryland | Daniel Day Lewis as Hawkeye in Last of the Mohicans, Madeline Stowe as Cora in Last of the Mohicans (can you tell I really, really love this movie???) |
| Chere | Arizona | Sean Connery, Aragorn from LOTR, and William Wallace from Braveheart, Maid Marian from Robin Hood, Michelle Pfeiffer |
| Cherie | Utah | Johnny DeppScott Speedman, Adrien BrodyKate Beckinsale, Keira Knightley, Cate Blanchett, |
| Cynthya | Indiana | Aragorn from The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Elinor Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility |
| Debra | CT | Henry from Ever After Danielle from Ever after, |
| Dorothy | Arizona | Tommy Lee Jones, Sandra Bullock |
| Elaine | FL | Robert Redford, Emma Thompkins |
| Gia | OH | Johnny Castle (Dirty Dancing), Vivian from pretty woman |
| Irena | Bulgaria | Bruce Willis, Romy Schneider |
| Jeanette | Ontario | Indiana Jones, Lara Croft |
| Joan | Florida | Clark Gable, Harrison Ford, John Wayne, Elizabeth Taylor , Audrey Hepburn, |
| Joyce | NJ | Hugh Jackman, Julia Roberts |
| Karen | NC | James Bond aka Pierce Brosnan and Sean Connery, Scarlett O\’Hara |
| Kay | LA | Leopold (Hugh Jackman)…funny that you mentioned him!, Kate (Meg Ryan) |
| Kim | Ilinois | Rufus Sewell and Johnny Depp, Meg Ryan and Julia Roberts |
| Knicole | FL | Achilles played by Brad Pitt in Troy., Sandra Bullock |
| Laura | IL | Wolverine, Spider-man, Gerard Butler, Audrey Hepburn, Judy Garland, Ingrid Bergman |
| Liza | VA | \”Aragorn\”, \”Han Solo\”, \”Lorelai Gilmore\”, Sandra Bullock, Reese Witherspoon |
| Magdalena | IDAHO | Johnny Depp , Viggo Mortensen in Hidalgo , Owen Wilson, Jullianne Moore in \”Laws of Attraction\”, Julia Roberts in \”erin Brockonwich\”, \”Angelina Jolie\” in \”Pretty Women\” |
| Marlene | MS | Mr. Darcy, Tarzan, Legolas, Elizabeth Bennett, Weezer in Steele Magnolias, Sorsha in Willow |
| Maureen | Pennsylvania | Al Pacino from AND JUSTICE FOR ALL, Nicole Kidman |
| Melissa | RI | Owen Wilson, Anthony Hopkins and Sean Bean , Reese Witherspoon, Brittany Murphy and Drew Barrymore |
| Patrice | Indiana | The Rock, Brandon Frazer, Matthew McConaughey, Penelope Cruz, Angline Jolie, Helen Hunt |
| Sara | California | My tastes have changed over the years with movie actors, but one favorite that has never changed is Johnny Depp. I\’ve always loved him in any movie!, Drew Barrymore in all her movies, Linda Hamilton in The Terminator |
| Sharon | VA | Mel Gibson–William Wallace in Braveheart; Conspiracy Theory, Julia Roberts |
| Shaymaa | Maryland | Russell Crowe in Gladiator, Kevin Spacey, Jenifer Aniston, Angelina Jolie, Jenifer Garner |
| Reader | State | Musicians |
| Amanda | TN | There are a lot of singers that I like, but Toby Keith is my absolute favorite |
| Anita | Georgia | Garth Brooks |
| Alan | nm | Fleetwood Mac |
| BJ | GA | Alabama |
| Brenda | Indiana | Merle HaggardLynard SkynardLoretta Lynn (the old stuff) |
| Carol | CA | Keith Urban, Garth Brooks and Kris Kristofferson! |
| Carol | PA | Elvis! |
| Carrie | Virginia | Jimmy Eat WorldKenny ChesneyTaking Back SundayDashboard ConfessionalJosh GracinLinkin ParkLucky Boys ConfusionHoobastank(I would list more but I made myself limit it down. I love pretty much anything and enjoy discovering new artists. I love music almost as much as I do books. Combining the two is always fun.) |
| Chere | Arizona | Guns N\’ Roses, Christy Moore, Loreena McKennit |
| Christine | OREGON | absolute favorite… Bee Gees (been hooked on them since I got my very first record *** yes record), and Toby Keith (admit it, the man is hot!) |
| Corleen | Alberta | Paul Brandt, not so much for his music but because he is such a wonderful down to earth caring person. He spent money of his own and flew down to New Orleans to help with the flood/huricane victims and he\’s not even American. He also spends huge amounts of time and money raising money for our Childrens hospital her in Calgary. He is a fine humanitarian and if buying his CD\’s enriches him, I know he is only going to turn around and give it away one way or another. |
| Daphne | IL | Paul McCartney, Gwen Stefani, Sheryl Crow, Billy Joel |
| Deanna | MA | Bach |
| Debra | CT | I still love toisten to Cat Stevens. I alos like The Who |
| Diane | UN | Coldplay |
| Dorothy | Arizona | Lee Greenwood |
| Ellen | Maryland | Iron Butterfly - when doing the housework, InnaGaddaVida is a must….the beat keeps me moving. Styx and Queen both for \”easy\” listening….just love the music |
| Ellie | nm | Sarah McGlaughlin |
| Erica | Washington, DC | Favorite Singer - Mariah Carey, BabyfaceFavorite Band - Boyz II Men, Pussycat DollsComposer - Really I don\’t know there names all i know is that I can hum the heck out of their music |
| Fabiola | California | Sarah Brightman, Juanes and Los Bukis. Kelly Clarkson |
| Gia | OHIO | Saw Doctors |
| Gigi | GA | Van Halen / I love movie score soundtracksElton John/ All Classical musicFaith HillSwitchfoot/ |
| Gina | Massachusetts | Shannia twain, balero (ravel). |
| Gloria | Surrey UK | Queen, David Bowie, Janet Jackson, George Michael |
| Gloria | United Kingdom | Queen - followed them since 1973 (Freddie Mercury sadly missed) |
| holly | essex, england | dire straits, the corrs, enya, meatloaf,bruce springsteen, lighthouse family, blur, pulp, dolly parton. |
| j. charles | nm | Michael Buble |
| January | Oklahoma | toad the wet sprocket, bush |
| JEAN | NORTH CAROLINA | ALAN JACKSON, GEORGE STRAIT |
| Jeanette | Ontario | It\’s a toss-up between Shania Twain and The Statler Brothers |
| Jennifer | Georgia | I love Faith Hill, Martina McBride, and Tim McGraw! |
| Joan | Florida | Hans Zimmer, Toby Keith, Jimmy Buffet, Elton John and lots more |
| Joan | Florida | Elvis, Alabama, |
| Jody | Nebraska | Keith Urban, Broadway musicals, Nickelback |
| JOELLE | FRANCE | KATE BUSHPeter GabrielBilly Joel |
| Joy | AZ | WHEN I AM ON MY COMPUTER I LOVE TO LISTEN TO ANDRE BOCELLI |
| Joyce | NJ | George GershwinRhapsody in blue |
| Jung | Florida | boyz to men… hehe |
| Karen | NC | Patsy Cline, Toby Keith, Faith Hill, Randy Owen, lead singer in Alabama |
| karen | north carolina | beach boys, alabama |
| Kathryn | California | Eric Clapton |
| Kathy | PA | Luther Vandross |
| Kay | LA | Favorite singer: Ray Charles |
| Kelly | NC | linkin park |
| Kim | Indiana | You\’ll be sorry you asked;) Faith Hill (listening to her right now) Tim McGraw, The Beatles, Elvis, Styx, Toby Keith, Kenny Chesney, Kelly Clarkson, etc. Is that more than 10? |
| Kim | IL | Nickelback and Scott Stapp. Love those low, raspy voices. haha! Scott has a new CD out in a few days. Can\’t wait! Love that cute kitty picture. |
| kmw | MS | Anthrax |
| Knicole | FL | Rascal Flatts |
| Kristen | Alabama | Trace Adkins!!!! He is sooo fine! Then there is Martina McBride, she has an angel of a voice. Then there\’s Evanescence, sometimes I feel as if their songs were written from my soul. |
| Kristine | CA | Eminem and Nelly Furtado |
| Kristol | Virginia | GArth Brooks, Papa Roach, Coldplay, John Mayer,Rascal Flatts, nickelback |
| Lettetia | Oregon | Beausoleil (traditional Cajun)Michael Bubl`e |
| linda | Ontario Canada | nickleback |
| linda | Ontario | favourite band–nickelbackfavourite singer–celine dion |
| Linda | Kentucky | Michael McDonald |
| Lois | NJ | Well, I don\’t listen to the radio, most of the music I get is movie soundtracks. So I have to go with John Williams. I mean, with the movies he\’s done, I think all of us have seen at least one movie he\’s done the music for. However, some of us have seen many more than that. . . LOL And have ever Star Wars soundtrack ever made. The last one, very cool. |
| Martha | TX | Mariah Carey |
| Mary | NJ | Billy Joel, Celine Dion |
| Mary | Missouri | ELVIS, Tom Joes, Buddy Holly |
| Melissa | North Carolina | Springsteen and Bon Jovi |
| Melissa | RI | Garbage, Luther Vandross, Sex Pistols, Mozart, Sade, Deep Forest |
| Melissa | PA | the killers, the bravery, \’80s music. |
| Nicole | IA | Evanescence, Seether, Audioslave, and Disturbed are all favorites. Odd for a romance reader, but there you go! |
| Pam | CT | The Who, Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, CSN (Crosby, Stills & Nash), The Doors, Van Morrison |
| Patsy | ohio | Josh Gracin, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Carrie Underwood |
| pearl | nm | Shania Twain |
| Rita | CA. | Newsboys |
| Rose | MI | Eric Clapton, Evanescence, Vivaldi |
| Sabrina | KY | Aerosmith, Santana |
| Sanjay | TX | I\’ve many, MANY fave singers. But what I really like to listen to is instrumental music, particularly Flute as played by Indian maestro Hari Prasad Chaurasia and the Tabla by Zakhir Hussain. |
| Sara | Michigan | Dave Matthews, Train, Tim McGraw and Kid Rock! |
| sharon | nm | Celine Dion |
| Sherry | Arkansas | Martina McBride & Bon Jovi |
| Stephanie | Connecticut | Beatles, the Raspberries, Led Zeppelin, Elton John (circa 1975), Dishwalla, Neil Diamond (circa 1972), Beth Hart |
| Sue | VA | The Eagles, The Rolling Stones |
| Susan | OH | Phil Collins, Josh Groban, Rob Thomas |
| Susan | Nebraska | Frankie Vallie & the Four Seasons,Beach Boys |
| Susan | MA | Celine Dion any and all of her songs. |
| tami | tn | aerosmith, stevie ray vaughn, waylon jennings, ac/dc, bon jovi , the band, |
| Tanya | Virginia | Enya, Celine Dion, John Mayer, George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Nickelback |
| Tara | AL | Christina Aquilera, Maroon 5 |
| terri | AL | Johnny Cash esp Folsem Prison albumAnything Barry WhiteMeatloaf |
| tewanda | alabama | new edition, michael jackson, anita baker, prince, luther vandross, elton john |
| Tim | PA | favorite singer is Michael Jackson |
