FULL NAME: William Keil Rosen
HEIGHT: 5'9" or so
WEIGHT: 160lbs or so
EYE COLOR/HAIR COLOR: Brown/Brown
BIRTHDATE: October 20, 1975
BROTHERS AND SISTERS: A BUNCH
CURRENT RESIDENCE: Kansas City, MO
PAST RESIDENCES: Chicago, Illinois - Chicago, North Side and Lombard,IL (suburbs)
TATTOO'S: One, on my hip, of a ladybug
WEIRD OBSESSIONS: The Queen & Rufus Wainwright and Nell Carter
FAVORITE MOVIE: Harold and Maude
SEXUAL ORIENTATION: um, HELLO?
MUSICAL TASTES: See Music page

Welcome to the my new digs, the new version of my old, antequated page, there might be a few missing links but basically, I was born in Chicago and moved to Kansas City, Missouri. You can chronicle the story in my journal page. Her Majesty's Jubille Celebration! I have this weird obsession with a couple of people in Hollywood, and in general, my biggest would be, and I still don't know where this comes from but the Queen of England. I just love her, I've sent her a bunch of letters and every time I get a response, I have to laugh. The last letter was in early in 2003, to ask the Queen to either write or call George W. Bush and ask him to resign. Check out the most recent response here, it's quite funny. She basically says through her "Chief Clerk" that As a Constitutional Soverign, The Queen is advised on foreign policy by her Ministers and is unable to do as you ask. It almost sounds as if she wanted to ask GWB to resign, but because of her title, she can't. How's THAT for international diplomacy eh?

Well, now that I've talked about my life as of 2006, I suppose I should talk a little about my past, ZOIKS! Well, I spent my formidable years in a little town called Lombard. I wasn't born there, I was born in Elmhurst, Illinois, which is just outside of Lombard.  You can see a picture of my parents house from a satellite. I was born in the year of 1975, right at the end of the 70's and right in the beginning of those tragic years that we called the 80's. I am the youngest of five kids. I have two brothers and two sisters. We've all grown up to be fabulous adults, and there is actually one picture of us all at my brothers wedding here. I guess you could say that I had the typical family experience. I played baseball and soccer, although I never kept up with any sports really. Shocking for you who know me in my adult life :-)

At the ripe age of 10, I was introduced to the Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus. There I was trained classically as a singer, and had the wonderful opportunity to sing in so many places, I hardly remember them all, but fortunately some of those experiences are readily available now, and can be purchased from their website. In that chorus, I also got a chance to sing at the then Orchestra Hall in Chicago and sing Bach's St. Matthew Passion with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chorus. This is what one of my hero's said about the Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus:

"I would like to say in what extremely high regard I hold the Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus. They have shown their innate musicality as well as the highest standards of excellence. This is probably one of the finest such choruses in the world and its artistic discipline can only be described as exemplary"

the late Sir George SoltiThe late Maestro

What a truly awesome experience that was. There are few experiences that I have come across that rivals that one. To be on the stage of Orchestra Hall, have that young in my life, to be a part of people who were at the time living legends, is one I shall not soon forget.

Recordings that I have contributed my 'sahngin' voice to:
ENCORE FROM BACH TO BEBOP
St. Matthew's Passion - J.S. Bach Cool Yule - CGMC
Two Flutes Playing - Heartland Mens Chorus Voices from the Heart - Heartland Mens Chorus
Heartland Mens Chorus - Heartland Pride Heartland Mens Chorus - All God's Chilren DVD NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE!

Juliana and Gabby as flower girls for my brother Mike's wedding last year

So after that, I went to junior high school, and sung in the choruses there, and eventually went to high school. I only keep in touch with oonly like two or three people from the high school experience. Anyway, after high school I went to Loras College, in Dubuque, Iowa. After about a year there, I came back to the dreadful Lombard, to attend the community college College of DuPage So, after a couple of years of being bored with that, and not really ever picking a major, or ever graduating from ANY of these institutions, the logical choice would be to MOVE OUT of my  parents house. So I moved to Chicago, into the big bad city. My first job in the city was working at Buddies which is a stitch and a half. They are the nicest people over at that bar and restaurant. After about a year at that job, I was offered another job at the Chicago Public Schools I was with them for about a year or so, and I still keep in contact with a couple people from there, Nadine E. Headen, is the major woman I keep in contact with. Now if you're still reading this, I'll be amazed! One of the best things about my family is being an Uncle! I am now an Uncle four times over! with my sister's two girls (on the right with their two matching dresses at my brother Mike's wedding)  Gabriella, and Juliana, my brother Thom and his wife Sue have a gorgeous little girl named Maddy, and then my sister Mary has a son and another on the way. I'll post more pictures when I get them...I'm now attending DeVry University and am slated to graduate with my bachelors of computer information systems in 2006.

About a year or so ago there was a big fad of "100" lists. So here's mine...may be a bit outdated at places, but it's still pretty accurate.

  1. I was born in Elmhurst, IL
  2. I am a Libra/Scorpio
  3. I have lived in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas
  4. I need to move to Sweden
  5. I am a sexy mutha fucka
  6. I am the youngest of five kids
  7. I am one stubborn mutha fucka
  8. I shine the light of God that is within me, whenever possible
  9. I am currently trying to weed out anything negative in my life
  10. I implore you to try it, it's not easy
  11. I am loved
  12. I am not my past, nor my body, nor my job and I refuse to judge myself on those things (or lack thereof)
  13. I am hysterical
  14. I love to make people laugh (even if it's at my own expense)
  15. I just learned how to do a cartwheel from a 10 year old, within a rehearsal for an opera in English
  16. I dislike opera in English
  17. I am obsessed with Liza Minnelli
  18. I am a classically trained singer starting from age 9
  19. I hope to be a full time professional musician someday
  20. I love this damm journal
  21. I hate this damm journal
  22. I am obsessed with Rufus Wainwright and his sexploits around the globe
  23. I used to be obsessed with Jhames, until he found a boy in Atlanta (before then, actually)
  24. My favorite food is Thai
  25. I sincerely hate tomatoes, or anything remotely associated with them
  26. I love my family more than I can express with words
  27. I am working in a job that is way below my skill level
  28. I am obsessed with black women
  29. I was a black woman in a previous incarnation
  30. I have never felt the need to do drag (save the time my best friend and I did the Mexican Sweenie Sisters for Halloween...plus a Gay Hawaiian Marriage show for CGMC.
  31. I loved it the times I've done it
  32. I can sew
  33. I love children
  34. I love taking baths and going under the water so I can't hear anything
  35. I am currently singing in two choirs (HMC & Unity.)
  36. I love White Castle
  37. I am a coffee whore (iced venti white chocolate mocha breve with a shot of raspberry)
  38. I drive a Toyota named Rocky
  39. I have named every car I've ever owned
  40. I hate viewing, participating or thinking about football
  41. I am a Chicago Cubs fan
  42. I had the highest average in my league (baseball) the same year that my brother's average was 0.0 (mind you I was in T-ball and he was in minor league, but whatever)
  43. I am taller than one of my older brothers
  44. I am a carnivore, therefore I eat meat.
  45. I am a bleeding heart Democrat
  46. I am a Libertarian Party Member, and a Green Party Member
  47. I drink entirely too much water
  48. I love lesbians
  49. I love Sinead O'Connor
  50. I love applying Jergens Cherry-Almond lotion generously to my skin throughout the day
  51. I love having sex outside
  52. I love old people
  53. I am an upper second tenor
  54. I love Momma Cass, God rest her soul
  55. I looooove gospel music
  56. My favorite movie is Harold and Maude
  57. I sometimes think that there is no God, but then things happen and I cannot deny It.
  58. I was born and raised Roman Catholic but rejected the whole notion of Catholicism when a friend of the family (who happened to be a priest) turned himself in for molesting children.....years and years ago
  59. I think that our government is completely corrupt and the people of this nation need to revolt and take back what is rightfully ours.
  60. I believe that this nation is based upon the rape and pillage of the Native American, a wrong that has never been righted, and until such time that such atrocities are corrected, we will never move forward.
  61. I believe that the foreign policy of this nation is horrifyingly short sighted and intolerable
  62. I don't want to even get started
  63. I have a dirty mind
  64. I have been known to drink in large quantities *cough* ...but I'm a happy drunk
  65. I kiss people when I drink
  66. I am in a relationship with a man that I love with all my souls capacity to love
  67. I can size up a person within seconds, and I'm a great judge of character
  68. I am nearly always right about #67
  69. I have called 911 3 times in my life
  70. I spread love throughout the galaxy
  71. I am a completely messy person
  72. I love every type of animals, but mostly rhinoceroses
  73. I have two brothers and two sisters
  74. My grandmother still lives with my parents, and has all of my natural born life
  75. I used to think (when I was a small child) that a painting that was hung in the family garage was my mother.
  76. I love smelling girlie
  77. The best part of waking up for me, is not Folgers, but seeing the man I love in the bed next to me.
  78. I think I scare my siblings and parents
  79. As well I should
  80. I only have a few friends that I can call 'friends for life", and for that I consider myself truly lucky
  81. I have always been considered obnoxious by people who first meet me.
  82. People either really love me or really dislike me
  83. I have worked on my self esteem to a point where I give nary a thought to those who dislike me.
  84. I am a gay man
  85. I have written letters to the leaders of the world asking them to ask for George W Bush's resignation
  86. I received two back
  87. I believe that Al Gore is the President
  88. I believe that Angela Bassett should be the President of the United States
  89. I love the Queen of England, and have sent her letters also
  90. I write to my Senators and Representatives at every chance I get
  91. I am optimist
  92. I am an artist
  93. I love Dolly Parton
  94. I believe that the war on terrorism is a joke, and that America is swiftly turning into a police state.
  95. I will not be ground by the forces that are trying to destroy me
  96. I love being on a soapbox
  97. I shall be released
  98. I love Nina Simone
  99. I have been a hospice worker
  100. I am a human being