This is a transcript of Dan Lather’s interview of Diana Thornton, inventor of many virtual-reality devices. Dan Lather is the well-known TV Anchorite.
(Recorded September 19, 2008 on KBUM, Los Angeles)
Dan: Jim Bowden has written two novels based on Diana Thornton’s incredible success story. One is Diana and the Peace Helmet and the other is Long Night in a Hot Tub. Both are available on Amazon.com. Diana, why did you let Jim Bowden write two novels about you?
Diana: Dan, it seemed the right thing to do. Besides, he was total enthusiasm. He was all “Diana, I’ve got to do this or jump off a bridge!” How do you fight that?
Dan: But don’t you think his fictionalized accounts missed the boat? After all, your real story has yet to be written, and it’s every bit as exciting. Why not just write your own autobiography?
Diana: There is no way I could find time to do that, Dan. I’ve got my fingers in a dozen pies right now. I’m running businesses and channeling money around the world for worthy causes. You know, Bill Gates isn’t the only one who has a problem with money!
Dan: Problem with money! What do you mean?
Diana: I mean, getting rid of it before it wrecks your life! I built a fifty-million-dollar mansion in Malibu and my kids were staging wild parties all the time. I couldn’t stop them!
Dan: Why not?
Diana: Do you know how many rooms that place has? I simply couldn’t find them. No, Dan, self-indulgence is not the way to go. I’m much happier fighting screw-worms along the Nile. Those people think of me as a goddess.
Dan: At the same time you manage to keep the wheels of industry turning! I mean marketing your virtual-reality inventions. That must take a lot of time.
Diana: It does, Dan. But I love it! You know, Jim Bowden pretty much captured the spirit of my success and that’s what counts. The details don’t matter. He wanted to write exciting romances of big money, sex, and intrigue. I told him to go for it. I don’t know anyone else who could have done the job the way he did—not once but twice!
Dan: You’re talking about his two novels, of course: Diana and the Peace Helmet and Long Night in a Hot Tub. Aren’t those rather strange titles?
Diana: So what? It isn’t easy to find a title that hasn’t already been used. You need something that will stand out.
Dan: I see. Well, folks, that about wraps it up! We’ve been talking with Diana Thornton, star of two novels by Jim Bowden. You can find them in paperback on Amazon.com. Thanks so much, Diana, and lots of luck with your fight against the screw-worm and other predators. You’re going to save a lot of lives!
(End of interview)
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