We're pleased to bring you the Women of pressdog.com, the multi-part holiday gift from the ladies connected to racing who are friends of the p-dog.
Next up is the tweet-tastic Lindy Thackston, the fire-suited pit hotty who is a serial iPhone killer (see below) and the PR representative for Jack Arute.
LindyCar is coming off her critically acclaimed rookie season as IndyCar sideline reporter for Versus. Will she be back? WILL SHE? Better read below. Because of her sparkling personality, ability to make Nomex look good and talent for plunging into Chippy's pit box and living to tell the tail, LindyCar is a Woman of pressdog. Witness ...
pressdog: Bestest Christmas present ever:
Lindy: Wow. Toughest question out first. You don’t mess around.
Hmmmm… I’d have to go with either the rollerblades or the sled that looked like a flying saucer when I was in elementary school. Fun.
pressdog: How does Christmas in Florida differ from Christmas in Indiana, aside from the lack of limb-numbing cold?
It’s lonely.
But the lack of limb-numbing cold makes up for it.
pressdog: What's the deal with Lindy for 2010? Back on VS for IndyCar races?
Lindy: I’m baaaaaaack.
pressdog: Do you read all the response to @lindythackston on your Twitter stream? Does anything in there shock/disturb you?
Lindy: Yes, I read all of it! I also try to make a point to answer everyone. I try to answer all emails and facebook messages, too. If someone takes time to write, I feel indebted and want to respond. If you’re reading this and I never responded to you… well, that says something.
Joking!
Sometimes I get too busy with travel, etc and miss some, but I sincerely appreciate everyone who takes time to write. I read them all.
And no, nothing shocks me. Well, wait. One guy sent me a facebook friend request then sent me a message that IndyCar was redneck. It didn’t go over well.
And the nonstop messages from (Jack) Arute and (Robbie) Floyd asking me to lay off my A game so they look better gets old. (pressdog note: one can imagine that would get old.)
pressdog: Movie that always makes you laugh:
Lindy: Grandma’s Boy. I quote it often. New high score. Is that bad? What does that mean? Did I break it?
pressdog: Top of Lindy's Christmas wish list this year (no fair saying World Peace):
Lindy: New iPhone! I’m on my third and shattered the current screen a few weeks ago. It still works. My first one got ran over at a track. The second fell in the toilet. The third fell off my kitchen counter. And yes, I have cases but I don’t like to use them. I like to keep it in my back pocket and it’s just too bulky that way. (Hence incident 2)
pressdog: Do you have a real Christmas tree or a fake one? How do you feel about holiday decorations? Griswold or minimalist?
Lindy: I don’t have one! I’ll be home for Christmas this year and my mom has one. It’s real. We got it when I went home for Thanksgiving. I’m fine with holiday decorations (especially strategically placed lit up deer), as long as they don’t keep me up all night. What DOES annoy me are ornaments that make noises. And Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire. That song bothers me. Oh… I also don’t like when you have to go around the room and each person opens one present at a time. So awkward.
pressdog: On New Year’s Eve, are you more likely to be the designated driver or drive-ee?
Lindy: I’m more likely to be in a cab or on foot.
pressdog: During holiday family times do you get a lot of 'Lindy Thackston the person on TV' questions or do they treat you like Lindy the cousin, niece, etc.
Lindy: They never treat my like I’m anything special, ha… but they do like to hear about the juicy stuff.
It was funny over Thanksgiving though because my birthday was during that time and I got literally hundreds of messages. They were shocked, as was I. But I told them to quit refreshing my facebook page and cut the person on tv a piece of ice cream cake.
pressdog: Is there a significant other? Are you willing to name names? What does he want for Christmas (no fair saying World Peace)?
Lindy: No, there are significant others.
Kidding.
Totally single. My ideal guy wants me for Christmas.
pressdog: Any special holiday traditions (for example, my family always watches Christmas Vacation on Christmas Eve).
Lindy: Nothing that continues to this day because I missed a lot of holiday’s while doing local news, and because neither my brother nor I are still in Indiana. When we were growing up, we always ordered pizza and decorated the tree.
But I think a lot of people do that! In fact, Danica just twittered this weekend that she was doing the exact same thing.
For more Q&A with Lindy, click here. Visit Lindy's site at www.lindythackston.com.
I want Lindy for Christmas. And New Year's Eve. And July 4th. And especially Memorial Day.
(Is it comments like these why I'm one of those people she doesn't reply to?) (-:
Posted by: Mark | December 17, 2009 at 10:31 PM
Great to hear that Lindy will be back with VS in 2010! Another stellar interview pressdog!
Posted by: Tom | December 18, 2009 at 02:47 PM
I like that girl. Good to hear she'll be back next year, she makes for a great team with the guys in the boot and in pitlane. She knows what's up, unlike those chicks at ESPN.
Posted by: Miguel | December 18, 2009 at 04:08 PM