Linda's Bio:
LINDA GAAL
Years Singing: 30, no formal training. Talent is God-given especially
considering one of my brothers has no voice (he has autism). Started singing
at home watching "Solid Gold" and then in church at the ripe
age of eight.
Member of Former Bands: Shrinking Violets (first band, 1995),
SQuiNT
(While UV was on a break from 1998 until 2000), Radio Iodine (back in
1997, went touring with them for one month only, singing backup), The
Linda Gaal Band (search for mp3s on www.garageband.com), and The UltraViolets
since 1996.
Once Performed With: Christina Aguilera, KC and the Sunshine Band, Tone Loc,
Smash Mouth, Sugar Ray, Live, Ralph Butler, Frankie Fontana at a Karaoke bar and
more.
Musical Influences: Dido, Maroon 5, Sheila Nicholls, Whitney Houston, Mary J. Blige, The Outfield,
Aldo Nova, Radio Iodine, U2 and that crazy show "American Idol".
In the CD Player Now: Nothing, I listen to talk radio! Mostly
sports and news.
Day Job: Sr. Client Service
Lead for a Search Engine Marketing firm.
Favorite St. Louis Hang Outs:
Home. There's no place like it. TJ's Wings.
Causes and Concerns: Assisting with missing kids and violent
crime cases; assisting with aid to victims of crime. I frequent
www.websleuths.com. I also support the Humane Society.
In Free Time, Enjoys: St. Louis Cardinals baseball, Lifetime Movie Network (my movie's on!), crime sleuthing,
Web surfing, fine dining (Italian, Mexican or Steaks/grills only…
no seafood or Chinese!), wine, fondue, trivia, games and good conversation.
I love animals, especially dogs. Please refrain from sending gifts! Donate
in our name to the Humane Society :)
Favorite Drinks: Vodka/Tonic with a lime, wine and champagne. I
also love Coca-Cola, Ice-cream sodas, coffee and iced tea! The best
though is WATER I love water!
Surprising things about me: I've never taken illegal substances and I don't smoke! I'm left-handed. I've never been
married. I've never tried out for American Idol, but I wanted to; I am too
old! I am Hungarian/Austrian. My original major in college was
meteorology/atmospheric sciences. I was voted "class clown" in
high school. My idea of a nice weekend is staying home, watching movies with
all of my puppy dogs and my fiance Eddie while surfing the web reading news, and hoping to help
attain media coverage for a missing
child.
Shout Outs: My last bio named soooooo many people. There
were many people I accidentally left out, as well as some
people I don't even see or know any more! So, I just decided to say
thank you to all those who have been a great friend. Thank you for being
supportive of our band, our music, our passion and to me, personally ...
because running a band is not easy and especially being a female. Thank you to all of our friends and fans. Thank you for being a part
of my life. And thank you for allowing me to be a part of yours!
