Board Name: Paul

Age: 25

Location: Warrior, Alabama

Time Zone: Central

What's your Occupation? Self-Employed

Brief bio: I sell on ebay. And I have booths at a local flea mall. I sell everything from comic books and video games to antiques and collectibles. I try to have a wide range of items to suit everybody's tastes. I started reading books at a very young age. My favorite book when I was about five was Danny and The Dinosaur. When I was about ten, I read nothing but books that had horses in them. I read every "horse" book I could find from the little Billy and Blaze series to books like Black Beauty. I now mostly read mysteries. But, I still have a fondness for horse books. I grab up every mystery book involving horses I can find.

When did you start reading the Hardy Boys? I actually didn't start reading the Hardy Boys until I was 19.

Who started you reading the Hardy Boys? I'd been watching a lot of Dick Tracy movies and reading a lot of Sherlock Holmes stories at the time. But I wanted a mystery that didn't involve murder. So I read the Secret Of The Lost Tunnel and knew this was the series for me.

When did you start writing Fan fiction? Around six years ago

Who is your favorite character? Chet Morton.

What attracts you to the Hardy Boys? The Mysteries.

What is your favorite Hardy Boys Series? Original Text and Blue Spine

What is your favorite Hardy Boys Book? I have 4 - The Wailing Siren Mystery, Mystery Of Cabin Island, Short Wave Mystery and The Secret Of The Lost Tunnel

What is your favorite Hardy Boys moment? I have several - One is in the original text Secret Of The Old Mill. The Hardys and their friends take revenge on Chet after he tied their clothes in knots while they were swimming. Another one is in The Secret Of The Lost Tunnel. Chet accidentally sets off a whole bag of fire crackers and gets arrested.

What is your favorite Hardy Boys moment in your own stories? One of my stories is set in the winter. At one point Frank and Joe have a hilarious snow ball fight.

Who is your favorite original character in your own stories? I don't have an original character in my HB fanfic.

How would you describe your fan fic? Bluespine Style

Which of the Hardy Boys books are you familiar with and/or own? Original Text, Bluespine, and the early Digests.

Anything else you would like to add? Not really this other stuff was hard enough :-p