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RetroXana

About Me

I'm Kathryn and I'm originally from Kansas City, MO, USA. I moved to Denver in 2000 and live here with my husband of over three years (Phil) and our bratty cat, Niyah.


Myspace Codes: MyNiceSpace.com

I am an outgoing person who chooses friends carefully, but when I do, am devoted to them for life. Welcome all to my spot in Cyberspace! The handle "RetroXana" comes from my Internet radio show, which has been going strong for over 6 years (thanks, friends!)
Currently, I am a data warehouse architect for a big national bank. When I'm not on the job there, I moonlight playing jazz around the Denver area and running a modest little company called TIMKAT Entertainment (see our link in the Friends). I've been a jazz pianist for over 20 years but only in the last few years have I been able to really enjoy the scene.
******* RETROXANA, THE INTERNET DJ ********
As I mentioned I'm also an Internet DJ. My show is mostly made up of "retro" favorites (hence my screen name) and jazz and can be found at http://www.live365.com/stations/retroxana or also in the Widget in the Music Section to the left of this window.
The show usually broadcasts on Friday nights around 7 PM USA Mountain Time (GMT -6), can host up to 30 people, and is growing in membership all the time, absolutely free ... (if I'm not playing a gig). In addition to the music, we have a live chatroom on TinyChat (http://www.tinychat.com/retroxana) to keep things funny while the music spins.
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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

In general: Genuine, "real" people who are willing to strike up lasting friendships, starting here, going beyond that if the vibe is right. I'm into breaking down barriers between people whenever possible.

Music world: Donald Fagen (huge Steely Dan admirer of 30 years) and Walter Becker to pick their brains on how they write such timeless songs and invent those incredible chord changes! Phil Gould - love the songwriting, lyrics, drumming styles (you actually MADE me listen to drumming styles more when you were with Level 42, thank you!), beautiful piano work of late, the wit, the passion all around in there. Stevie Wonder -- such an incredible mind, talent, spirit in one man, and influencial on my own style. Diana Winter and Fabio Balestreri, just because I've worked with them as a letter writer on their new projects ... and there are so many others ... basically, if you're a musician and you're really good, I wanna meet you and collaborate with you!

My Blog

Historic and Amazing, No Matter How You Slice It

My first election was in the Clinton/Gore race in 1992.  I had just turned 20 and found it to be an exciting time.  That said, I believed all the hype against Clinton and voted for some lose...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:53:00 GMT

STEELY DAN -- Mutual Musings

Hi folks, This is the joint to post all things STEELY DAN, including any Becker and Fagen solo stuff.  Greetings to new friend and Dan Fan, Dr. Warren Kruger, and to old friends just the same, w...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:22:00 GMT

Unhappy America

I wrote this in a draft email to myself on Sept 16, 2008, the week of the Lehman Brothers closure, and before AIG and the $700 BILLION US rescue package.  At that time, I held on to it to wonder ...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:48:00 GMT

Marketing the RX --- me AND you

Hey folks, Well, this July, the RX Time Warp celebrates FIVE great years on Live365.com, and I’ve started to get a little more aggressive with marketing.  Currently, the show still holds s...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:58:00 GMT

RETROXANA Listener Testimonials!!!

What makes the RX show so appealing?!  Check out these recent comments from our live Yahoo Chat! "Charles Bernacchi (10/19/2007 9:15:44 PM): where the hell else on terrestrial radio, satellite, o...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:17:00 GMT

The Story of TIMKAT Entertainment, Inc

You may have noticed a new "friend" on my Friend Space called TIMKAT Entertainment, Inc.  It's not your imagination; it's now a real company. This company is a real milestone in my life and ...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:46:00 GMT

Kathryns MUSIC RESUME

Kathryn L. Shut Versatile, Professional Musician [Address Hidden] Email: [email protected]   MySpace:  myspace.com/retroxana (Personal) or Myspace.com/denverlostsoul ASPIRATION: To collab...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:56:00 GMT

My Celebrity Look-alikes

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Posted by on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:29:00 GMT