I adore most art forms, but, I think my favorite is black and white photography, particularly Annie Leibovitz and Keith Carter. A close second would be Georgia O'Keefe's work with flowers and color, so erotic!
    Music is a passion for me. I have no musical talent whatsoever, my job is to be the audience. The pain and pleasure incarnate in blues and jazz touch me deeply. Classical music is almost a form of meditation that focuses my attention both inward and outward. Latin music...what can I say? If you love to dance, how can you not respond to that overwhelming rhythm?

    There's more than a bit of Gypsy blood buried not too deep in me that results in a frequent need to travel. As I am from "The Windy City," I really enjoy being somewhere that has four definite seasons. Out of the Midwest I think my favorite city is Kansas City; fantastic music, beautiful fountains, barbeque, mmmm. New Orleans has a very dedicated spot in my heart. It is so European, so uninhibited, so unashamed of itself, brazen. I was fortunate enough to have traveled a bit over a year in southern Spain and fell in love! Incredible, passionate women; robust wines; exquisite food; pure, lovely beaches -- truly as close to paradise as I'm likely to come. A bit farther north, my trips to Britain and France have had more adventures than I could possibly fit on one page.