Ever wonder what Linda's favorite color is? Or her favorite flavor of ice cream? What about her favorite book or television show? Does she prefer Winter or Summer? … if you've ever wondered about any of these little details, now we have the answers for you! Here, Linda answers 101 questions from her fans in "Getting To Know You."

FANS: What is your favorite color?

LINDA: Green.

FANS: What is your favorite vacation destination?

LINDA: I had the most fun in Greece.

FANS: What is your favorite day of the year?

LINDA: August 23, the day my son was born.

FANS: What is your favorite season?

LINDA: Spring, spring, spring!

FANS: What is your favorite movie?

LINDA: Baby Boom.

FANS: What is your favorite type of movie?

LINDA: Romantic Comedy or Mystery Thriller.

FANS: Who is your favorite actor?

LINDA: For looks… George Clooney. For acting ability… Anthony Hopkins.

FANS: Who is your favorite actress?

LINDA: For looks… Angelina Jolie. For acting ability… Judy Dench.

FANS: What is your favorite stage play?

LINDA: I don't have one.

FANS: What is your favorite Broadway musical outside of JEKYLL & HYDE?

LINDA: LES MISERABLES.

FANS: What is your favorite TV show?

LINDA: Grey's Anatomy.

FANS: Who is your favorite late night TV host?

LINDA: None.

FANS: What is your favorite book?

LINDA: Lord of the Rings Trilogy.

FANS: Who is your favorite author?

LINDA: Don't have one.

FANS: What is your favorite sport?

LINDA: Horseback riding.

FANS: What is your favorite sport to watch?

LINDA: Tennis.

FANS: What is your favorite professional sports team?

LINDA: Vikings.

FANS: What is your favorite restaurant entree?

LINDA: Calamari.

FANS: What is your favorite NYC restaurant?

LINDA: Henry's (for reasons that have nothing to do with food or atmosphere).

FANS: What is your favorite home-cooked meal?

LINDA: Smorn (it's a cheap Austrian dish that I grew up eating).

FANS: What is your favorite dessert?

LINDA: Apple Crisp.

FANS: Do you have a favorite flavor of ice cream?

LINDA: Mint Chocolate Chip.

FANS: What is your favorite ethnic food?

LINDA: Burritos.

FANS: What is your favorite wine?

LINDA: Pinot Grigio.

FANS: What is your favorite snack food?

LINDA: Corn Chips and Salsa.

FANS: What was your favorite childhood toy?

LINDA: Johnny West Doll collection (horses and dolls).

FANS: What is your favorite piece of jewelry?

LINDA: A silver ring in the shape of a horse head and neck.

FANS: When you were a child, did you have a favorite item that you just had to have to get to sleep?

LINDA: I had authentic Austria feather covers back before down comforters became the norm. Mine were made by my relatives in Austria.

FANS: What is your favorite flower?

LINDA: Blue Hydrangea.

FANS: What is your favorite perfume?

LINDA: Fendi.

FANS: If you could have one "super power," what would it be?

LINDA: To fly.

FANS: What is your motto?

LINDA: When you turn your back, make sure that people talk well of you.

FANS: What was your first job?

LINDA: Washing dishes in a restaurant… by hand!

FANS: What is the last book you read?

LINDA: Starter Wife.

FANS: When you buy a new "work" dress, do you have a favorite designer?

LINDA: Dane.

FANS: Did you design any of your gowns?

LINDA: No.

FANS: What do you do with your old gowns?

LINDA: Give them away. Keep some for Halloween.

FANS: Do you like to cook?

LINDA: Yes, but not on a regular basis.

FANS: What meal do you cook the best? (What is your "specialty?")

LINDA: You'd have to poll ten of the people I cook for. I have no idea.

FANS: Since your father was a chef, is there a favorite family recipe he passed down to you?

LINDA: Yes, but it's not the fancy stuff he learned in cooking school. It's the cheap every day meals that his family grew up eating after the war.

FANS: When you have multi-night concerts, what do you do during the days?

LINDA: If it is in the same location, then I get out a little more. If I have to travel each day, then I don't do much but relax.

FANS: What do you like to do on your days off?

LINDA: You name it. Ride, garden, go out with friends, sit on my deck.

FANS: What is your dream role?

LINDA: It doesn't exist because my dream role would not be to recreate a part that has already been done.

FANS: Who (male, female or group) would you really like to record a song with?

LINDA: John Ondrasik or Michael Bubble.

FANS: Did you ever get to meet Bruce Willis like you wanted to back in your Star Search days?

LINDA: Never… and now he's old. :-)

FANS: Do you participate in any dressage competitions?

LINDA: Don't have the time right now.

FANS: Did you have a date for your high school prom?

LINDA: Yes, a boy who was not from our school. Very daring, don't you think?

FANS: Have you ever gone to one of your class reunions?

LINDA: No. My loss.

FANS: If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?

LINDA: On a thousand acres in Montana.

FANS: If you weren't an entertainer, what would you do for a living?

LINDA: I would have enjoyed being a vet.

FANS: Do you like board games?

LINDA: No. I like fun thinking games.

FANS: Do you enjoy roller coasters?

LINDA: Yes. I'm scared out of my mind but I love it.

FANS: Have you ever or would you ever go skydiving?

LINDA: Are you kidding?

FANS: Do you like reality TV?

LINDA: Some of it. Hate most of it.

FANS: What would you do if you won the lottery?

LINDA: Set all my family up for life and then try my best to put the rest to good use. I would, of course, buy some real toys.

FANS: If you had a time machine, would you go to the future or to the past?

LINDA: I would only go to the past. I would love to do that.

FANS: What "famous" living person would you like to have dinner with?

LINDA: Peter O'Toole.

FANS: What "famous" dead person would you like to have dinner with?

LINDA: Hitler… so I could poison him.

FANS: If you met Barbra Streisand, what would you say, other than hello?

LINDA: I would apologize for all the critics who wrongly compare me to her. Then I'd ask her what it was like to kiss Robert Redford.

FANS: Are you aware of your impact on fans?

LINDA: I am because I read their letters and I listen to their stories. Some are quite amazing.

FANS: Do they have an impact on you?

LINDA: Sometimes when I'm down and ready to give up the rat race, they keep me going.

FANS: What is the one thing you can't live without?

LINDA: Someone who is happy to see me.

FANS: If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be?

LINDA: I would be a willow.

FANS: If you could be reincarnated as an animal, which animal would you choose?

LINDA: An eagle.

FANS: Who do you consider to be your hero?

LINDA: My Dad.

FANS: Besides your voice, what do you feel is your best asset?

LINDA: My mind is my best and my worst asset.

FANS: What is the best thing Jake has brought to your life?

LINDA: He has allowed me to be okay with the idea of not living forever. I understand my role more now… my part of the circle.

FANS: What is your greatest fear?

LINDA: Having to leave Jake too early.

FANS: What is your greatest memory?

LINDA: The day Jake was born.

FANS: Besides the people and animals you love, what is the one thing that always brings a smile to your face?

LINDA: A cool breeze on a really hot day.

FANS: If there was one thing you could change about yourself, what would it be?

LINDA: I would be two inches shorter!

FANS: If you could trade places with anyone in the world for just one day, who would it be?

LINDA: The President. What I could do in a day…!

FANS: What is the greatest advice anyone has ever given you?

LINDA: You need three things to be happy… "Someone to love, something to do and something to look forward to."

FANS: Looking back on your life so far, what was your favorite age?

LINDA: 10.

FANS: What is the greatest lesson your parents taught you?

LINDA: Be kind to people.

FANS: This question is usually for men, but we're asking because someone dared us so here it goes... boxers or briefs (on men, of course)?

LINDA: Boxer style briefs.

FANS: What do you want to be remembered for?

LINDA: Making a difference in some people's lives.

FANS: You seem to have so many talents. Is there anything that is difficult for you to do?

LINDA: Math.

FANS: What do you love most about Minnesota?

LINDA: Cold, clean, crisp winter air.

FANS: Did you like the bitter cold winters in Minnesota when you were a child?

LINDA: No, because it was not good horseback riding weather.

FANS: What three words do you think best describe you?

LINDA: Proud, calm, empathetic.

FANS: Who, if anyone, made you nervous when you were going to meet them for the first time?

LINDA: Lots of people. Sammy Davis, Jr. and Liza Minnelli in a limo at the same time.

FANS: Do you prefer coffee or tea?

LINDA: Love coffee, but try not to drink it. I think it's very bad for people.

FANS: What do you typically eat for breakfast?

LINDA: The heaviest whole grain, whole kernel bread I can find with cheese or peanut butter. Lately I'm on an oatmeal kick. I also eat fresh eggs from my chickens.

FANS: What color is your toothbrush?

LINDA: Blue.

FANS: What brand of toothpaste do you use?

LINDA: Sensodine.

FANS: What brand of shampoo do you use?

LINDA: Always changing.

FANS: Do you blow dry your hair or let it dry natural?

LINDA: Both.

FANS: What brand of makeup do you use?

LINDA: Mac, Chanel.

FANS: Do you make your bed every day?

LINDA: Yes.

FANS: Do you read before you go to sleep?

LINDA: No.

FANS: Do you sleep with socks on?

LINDA: No.

FANS: Do you like the beach?

LINDA: Not really.

FANS: Do you swim when you are at the beach?

LINDA: I prefer to swim in a lake or a pool.

FANS: What is your biggest pet peeve?

LINDA: People who don't move one inch when they are walking the opposite way on a sidewalk. They expect you to do all the moving.

FANS: What makes you laugh really hard?

LINDA: My boyfriend's sense of humor.

FANS: What is the most exotic thing you have ever eaten?

LINDA: Octopus.

FANS: If you were stranded on a deserted island, what three things would you like to have with you?

LINDA: A cell phone, a lantern, my boyfriend.

FANS: What's the most spontaneous thing you have ever done?

LINDA: Bought each of my parents a car.

FANS: Do you ride your horses every day?

LINDA: Too busy.

FANS: Have you enjoyed reading and answering questions from the fans?

LINDA: Some of them really made me think!

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