BORN: 1970 JOINED THE DV STAFF: Joined?!? I founded the fargin' place! HOMETOWN: Chicago, IL (go Cubs!) NOW LIVING IN: Kenosha, IL SPOUSE/KIDS: Dawn / three of my own, three stepchildren (none of whom are kids anymore) FAVORITE ARTIST: AC/DC OTHER ARTISTS I LIKE: Geez, got a year? Anthrax, Black Sabbath, Miles Davis, Eddie Harris, Melissa Etheridge, Frank Zappa, Grateful Dead, Phish, Led Zeppelin, Sur Sudha, Dave Uhrich, Rick Wakeman, Joe Satriani, Motorhead, Thelonious Monk, The Who, XTC... the list is endless, really. BEER: Nope... sorry. The older I get, the less I discover I desire the old moonshine. Cherry Dr. Pepper Zero for me, thank you. OTHER HOBBIES: Playing guitar and working on my music (and dreading the day someone from the site critiques it), reading, continuing to fall behind on my DVD collection. PERSONAL MOTTO: "Never judge a man until you've walked a mile in his shoes. That way, if he's an asshole, you've got his shoes and you're a mile away." - Rev. Billy C. Wirtz I WRITE MUSIC REVIEWS BECAUSE: ...I've got 25-plus years' experience in this field. Do I really need a reason?