John Grooms is the tragicomic product of a bilingual postwar home in a small South Carolina town, interspersed with spurts of living in Brussels, Belgium. He is a multiple award-winning writer and editor, as well as a teacher, public speaker, event organizer, music lover, rock history fanatic, off-and-on Catholic, husband, father, and incurable smartass. He has lived in Charlotte since 1976, and was editor of Creative Loafing in Charlotte from 1988 until 2005. He is a progressive populist who is overweight and often profane. He likes long walks on the beach and candlelit dinners in a mountain hideaway. His favorite color is blue.
email: john.grooms@cln.com