BORN: 1981 JOINED THE DV STAFF: December 2020 HOMETOWN: Chicago, IL NOW LIVING IN: London, United KingdomSPOUSE / KIDS?: Partnered, no children FAVORITE ARTIST: Dolly Parton OTHER ARTISTS I LIKE: Janet Jackson, Diana Ross, Sylvester, Wynonna, Rosanne Cash, Emmylou Harris, Barbra Streisand, Sheila E., Bette Midler, Wendy & Lisa, Madonna, Prince, Hole, Bikini Kill, Klaus Nomi, Rachael Portman, Linda Ronstadt, Yoko Ono, Marianne Faithfull, RuPaul (early stuff only), Sandra Bernhard, Deee-Lite, Donna Summer, Lil' Kim, Karen Carpenter, Crystal Waters, Lily Tomlin. BEER: Teetotaler, so Pepsi OTHER HOBBIES: Writing, reading, collecting music, collecting weird celebrity cookbooks PERSONAL MOTTO: "Maybe we should stop trying to figure out the meaning of life and sit back and enjoy the mystery of life." - Jane Wagner I WRITE MUSIC REVIEWS BECAUSE: I love writing and I love music and I like having fellow music geeks read my musings.