Hi Babe!

I get so many letters asking me questions that I thought I'd take this column and answer some of them. Besides, you might see your name in print and really dig it - I do (yes, that's the answer to your question, Susan Kilrobe of Hartford, Conn.)!

Connie Sech of Lompoc, California wants to know if I take the time to write all my own stories that she reads in magazines. Yes, Connie, unless I ask a special writer like Ann Moses to help me out.

To Patti Junget of Garfield, Minn.": Don't worry about your brother having an imaginary playmate. I had an invisible friend named Frank until I was in kindergarten. My parents thought it was wonderful that I had such a vivid imagination and I think that's true of your brother so don't worry about him!

Jacine Opel, Bronx, N.Y. asked me if I have any sisters or brothers. Yes, Jacine. I have a sister who's eight years older than I am. But because she was so much older, it was really like growing up as an only child.

Barbara Haskell of Kansas City, Mo. wrote a groovy letter with a decorated envelope and wants to know if I ever had any pets. I had a dog named Susie who I just found one day when I was small. She died when I was 14.

Tippi Jacobs in Goose Bay, Labrador (is it cold there Tippi?) says she can't figure out where I can go on a date because I'm bound to be recognized. Well, Tippi, you're right and so I stay home a lot and entertain there. But you're right when you said you heard I double-dated with my parents. I do! I think they're neat people and I enjoy being with them. Sometimes my date and I join them for dinner so maybe we'll just pick up a pizza or some chicken and run over to their house.

Gloria Talbot in Tallahassee, Fla. worries that she's going to be a hermit the rest of her life because she doesn't talk much with people her own age. Right, Gloria, I was a secluded person too when I was 13 and 14. I spent a lot of time building things instead of going to dances. Maybe you could knit or sew - and then you'll be anxious to go somewhere so everyone can see what you've made.

Belinda Forrest, Westerfield, La., you've got your story wrong!!! Please! Don't go telling people that I'm doing a nude part in a movie! What I said in my TIGER BEAT "Bobby Writes to You" column is that I MIGHT do one if I thought it was in good taste and necessary to the movie and if I were asked to. I didn't say I was going to do one! I've got my hands full with "Brides" right now. When I said that, I was just discussing the "new morality" in today's movies and what I thought about it. I wasn't signing up for the story of Adam and Eve or anything.

Bobby Little of Chattanooga, Tenn. wants to know if I really studied psychology in college. Yes, Bobby, I wanted to be a psychologist or psychiatrist until I started "Shindig." I still read a lot about psychology.

You know, I just sort of fell into getting my part on "Shindig." I met the right people at the right time and before I knew what was happening, I was picked! That's what Wendy Stalwart of Grand Rapids, Mich. wanted to know. Wendy wants to be an actress and asked if I thought she could easily land a part. No, Wendy, it's never easy. I had a lot of luck. I think you should study acting in high school and college and take all the parts you can get, even if they're with the Grand Rapids Little League Baseball and Theater Club. Really! An actor needs all the experience he can get before ALL kinds of crowds!

Ooops...I'm running out of space so I'll just tell Sandy Smith of Ruthven, Iowa that I really like children and want to have a lot of them someday. Sandy, I don't know where you heard that I didn't like children or dogs and was really a mean person but whoever said that was wrong!

Hey...until next month...Take care and remember I think about you!

Love,
Bobby