Many thanks to Jacquie (jacqrat@aol.com) for this transcript! Transcript of ROC on 94.9FM SAN FRANCISCO Welch & Woody Morning Show KSAN RADIO SAN FRANCISCO (Phoner) with Miss Renee` O'Connor ******Recorded on 4/24/97 for later broadcast***** Morning Team -- John Welch and Steve Woods (WELCH & WOODY) (W&W words will be in parenthesis and *paraphrased*) (Hi Renee! How're you?) Hello There! I'm GREAT. (We're W&W doing this thing called a radio show...) Oh, yes, I've heard of those... (-- or TRYING to anyway) Well, good luck, good luck! (How're you doing?) I'm doing great, I'm over in Los Angeles -- just flew in from NZ, almost a week ago. (What day is it in NZ now?) It would be.... Friday @ about 7am. NZ is a day ahead and 5 hours behind LA. (We're talking with Renee O'Connor, who plays Xena's young, fast-talking portage` --so does that make you a Warrior Princess "InTraining?")) That would be iT! ~~~(NOTE: Shameless plug inserted by typist) Yeah, they gave me a staff, and the next thing you know I'm fighting right behind her. (So, if Xena ever, you know, "takes the dirt nap," you're "In there!?") Actually I appreciate it when she does -- so then I can "clobber" a few of the young men. (OhhhhHo!) Yeah! (You know, I wanted to talk to you about that this morning -- You guys beat up an awful lot of men on that show -- what's THAT about?!?!?!) Well, actually, when the cameras aren't rolling, they're actually taking a few punches at US! and so, every now and then... we decide to kinda fight back....and they just happen to be rolling...... (Welll, that's the cool thing that I love about Xena and Gabrielle -- you know, 'cause I like a woman that can cook and take a PUNCH!!!!) (ooooohhhHHhhhhhh!) Well, it's a good balance, isn't it? (Why do you think the show has such a HUGE following?) Well, like you said. It's about women who have "many skills" I think that there's an attraction to strong women who are intelligent, and Xena is; the show is; pretty erotic, very sexy...there's just a nice balance to it all.... and we also make fun of ourselves, we have a good time and laugh at it all... you know you have to, when you're doing backflips up a tree and you have to spot someone who is hundreds and hundreds of miles away... (Yes, well I have an eight year old son and, if XENA's ON.... You ain't movin' him. He won't even go to NINTENDO 64 if Xena's on....) Not even 64.......really? (That's BIG TIME.....We tried to tell him ,but he don't listen -- we told him, " son -- you need to get your women DUMB!!!!") OH? Oh hoooooo.....Them is FIGHTIN' words! (I know!!!! That's why there's all them men getting beat up by WOMEN on that show!) (....anybody hurt while doing stunts on the show?) NOT YET -- but, ah...after this interview, they'll probably be waiting for me! Well, Lucy had a black eye the first season, and Kevin got hurt and Michael as well, so I'm the only one -- so far -- that's been able to get away free! (sounds to me like all the men are the ones getting hurt -- those supposed "accidents!?") Well, yeah. It's a conspiracy! (you or the others pull many pranks on the set?) Ah, actually there are hardly any pranks pulled because this show is very well choreographed -- especially the fight scenes, and it's just too important to be careful. Because although we're dealing with swords that aren't really made of STEEL, it is still quite dangerous if you hit someone with enough energy -- and if you're not looking for the punch, or something. So, we're very careful, and most everyone is professional. We h have a good time, anyway, you know! (Woody offers a prank to use on the set -- recommends spreading the inside of a "Monster Mask" with BEN-GAY) Ahh. So there's just a bit of an itch, huh? Okay.... I might do that with Lucy and those breastplates of hers.... (OOOOooooOOoooohhhhhh!! Even I felt that one! Dang Renee! You've got an evil little mind there!) She's bigger than me, and she's a tough cookie! (So, when you got the first script -- the first show.. what did you think? Did you think it was going to be a success?) Well, I know that HERCULES was successful, and IS successful...and I thought it would be great to have a woman hero draw in an audience and have the same aspects of Hercules -- fighting the bad guys.... (Bet you're making a pretty good living, aren't you?) Aaaaggghhhh!!! WHAT?!?!?! I'm in New Zealand!!! (yeah, Welch , she's in NZ, they pay her in KIWI!) (Okay, how much CASH MONEY do you have on you right now? Got a purse there?) Do you really want to know? I think I've got 20 cents on me..only because I went to the "Coffee Bean" this morning and, ah.... (Really --- C'mon....go into your purse and let us know what you've got in there!) Listen to YOU TWO..... (We do this to everyone, we're not just picking on you...we want to know what an apprentice Warrior Princess carries around with her on a daily basis. And, plus a star on TV) Do you want to know what I carry in my bag or the little Gabrielle bag -- I have two different things, here. (Both!) Let's see....in my bag I have a nice little camera, for taking snapshots, being the little tourist that I am... Um, let's see...what do we have here? A little tin....AH -- sunglasses, just in case ..you know BRIGHT SUN. (what kind of sunglasses?) Oh. Well, I dunno. Picked 'em up at a chemist, which is a NZ version of a pharmacy... And I have about...looks like $3 in change! There ya GO! (There you have it folks, BIG TIME TV stars carry around about $3 in change!) I know, wow, more than you could ever imagine... (Okay, what does Gabrielle's bag have in it?) Ah. Let's see, we'd have a book on how to fight with a staff -- "100 different ways of hitting a man" (A-HA! I KNEW it!) (And that's only in the CROTCH!?) Awwww. Aw. No, no, no. That's CHEAP. No..no..no...we go for the NOSE and the FACE.... AH. That's a good one. I can tell you guys really wanna guest on the show one weekend! (Oh yeah. We'd LOVE that...... "Sure! Go ahead! KICK ME AGAIN -- RIGHT HERE!") Yeah...PLEASE! Oh, what else do I have in here? A bunch of different spices .... furry things to wrap around my staff.... (What are the spices for -- for magic potions to put spells on MEN?!) No... LOVE POTIONS.. Definitely! and then, after a few episodes.... (Oh yes.... I wondered about that, because you know, GAB needs a man..She hasn't been too lucky with that!) They all seem to die, I don't know what it is about this show -- is it the writers? (I know what it is..Xena KILLS Them! that's not a very good friend!?) Actually, she doesn't kill them, it's the "KISS OF DEATH" of Gabrielle.... (Oh, you mean kinda like the Welch and Woody Show on Renee's career -- we didn't tell you about that before we started did we? ) Oh ho ho. What else is in here? I have a make-shift staff that's pocket-sized, and you just press this button and it shoots up to about 8 feet tall... (Is that for REAL?) Oh yes! No. Well, that's about it, that's all I can fit. (Well, that's okay, hey Renee`, you've been a lot of fun!) Thank you, you guys have too - and thanks all the Clan MacGabbers and everybody and the whole gang, who's "bom-BARD-ed" you.... (Well, that's fine, we LOVE being bom-BARD-ed) Yeah, they're LOYAL, they're great.... (Well, as long as we're not bom-BARD-ed in the CROTCH! -- Hey listen, we're sorry about the mixup about the eight o'clock interview, but we're glad we got this-- we taped the whole thing and we're going to air this, probably tomorrow morning.) Me too. Well, great! Thank you! (Thank you Renee!)