Dusty record shops (I'm a massive 45s collector--esp Halloween rarities), Road travel/living all over the country, LIVE MUSIC, Drive-in movie theatres, taking photobooth pictures (it's a sickness!), writing, guitars, guitarists, rock buttons, tour shirts, SMART & KIND PEOPLE. Avid reader of rock lit, eat food with no artificial crap in it (residual from being a reformed vegetarian).
CLAIMS TO FAME: Got to sing duet w/Glenn Tilbrook at Slim's in San Fran & stand in for Chrissie Hynde at Pretenders sound-check at Beacon Theatre, NYC.
Artists, musicians & writers; Fans of The Cars & Squeeze! Cool POSITIVE people who are sincere and share my love of music and havin' fun!
YOU ARE WATCHING: ROO ONSTAGE WITH GLENN TILBROOK
Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze allows me to come up and sing a duet of "Temptation for Love" with him. One of the best 5-minute blocks of my life! (I refer to our duet in the video with Chris below.) Slim's, San Francisco 7/24/01
YOU ARE WATCHING: ROO ONSTAGE WITH CHRIS DIFFORD
Chris Difford of Squeeze helps break the news of Roo's pregnancy to her husband Dave live onstage at BB King's Blues Club. NYC 3/6/07
"Aggressive power pop with an edge!" The Beatles, The Cars, Cap'n Swing, The Knack, The Police, Squeeze/Glenn Tilbrook, English Beat/General Public, The Specials, Selector, Split Enz/Crowded House, Joe Jackson, Nick Lowe, Dave Edmonds, Marshall Crenshaw, Jellyfish, Pretenders, T-Rex, Benatar, Blondie, ONJ, Rick Springfield, The Monkees,The GTOs, The Kelly Affair/The Carrie Nations, The Producers, Sparks, Cheap Trick, Kate Bush, Rickie Lee Jones, Beach Boys, Led Zep, Who, Kinks, Grapefruit, The Gants, Badfinger, The Raspberries, Lovin' Spoonful, The Knickerbockers, Small Faces, The Move, Hollies, Lovin' Spoonful, Guess Who, Bubble Puppy, '60s Nuggets & Garage Rock/Psych, Late '70s pop schlock & Early MTV gems (too much to mention)
(Oh, you don't even wanna know)...Xanadu, The Warriors, Billy Jack, Used Cars, Boogie Nights, Valley Girl, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Earth Girls are Easy, Get Crazy!, Dazed & Confused, Dogtown & Z-Boys, The Swimmer, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, Sooner or Later, Time After Time, Little Darlings, Can't Stop the Music (no, really), Rocky Horror, Music Man, Oliver!, Hair, Tommy, anything by the Robert Altman (Nashville), Guest/Levy (Best in Show) or Cohen Brothers (Big Lebowski)
Classic: I Dream of Jeannie, The Monkees, Laugh-In. Current: MST-3K, Knights of Prosperity. Guity Pleasures: American Idol, Survivor, Big Brother.
Recent reads:
Paulina Porizkova's "A Model Summer," Michael Nesmith's "Long Sandy Hair of Neftoon Zamora," Jen Trynin's "Everything I'm Cracked up to Be," Spaulding Gray's "Sex & Death to the Age 14," "The Warhol Look"
Lennon & McCartney, Difford & Tilbrook, Andy Warhol, Edie Sedgwick, Pamela Des Barres, Elliot Easton (my guitar hero), Benjamin Orr (RIP), Spaulding Grey (RIP), FDR, JFK, MLK, anyone who does good without expecting reward.
ROO'S VIDEOS:
YOU ARE WATCHING: "SHE SHEILA" BY THE PRODUCERS
Wayne, Kyle, Van & Bryan...Atlanta, GA's "The Producers" are one of my all-time favorite bands. You may know the band's other early MTV hits "What's He Got?" and "Certain Kinda Girl". "She Sheila" is a little-known new wave gem circa 1983 exemplifies The Producers' talent for crafting perfect power-pop masterpieces. About halfway through the video, catch the band playing in front of LA's now demolished Pan Pacific Auditorium (also known as "Xanadu"!) Enjoy the song...I think it's pure magic!
YOU ARE WATCHING: "UNBRIDLED PASSION"
A parody commerical that my husband David did in college with a bunch of friends for a Comm class. I especially like the Edie Brickell/Bob Dylan "It's A-Hard" mega mix!
YOU ARE WATCHING: "I HATE LOVE
The sequel to "Unbridled Passion" above. Pretty damn funny--especially when Steve's hair is on fire!