Name:  Kim Armstrong

Nickname:  Tatonka (it's a long story)

Place of Birth:  Muskegon, Michigan

Date of Birth:  November 4...quite a while ago!

Years Performing in Bands:  18 years (ewww...that's a long time!)

Names of Previous Bands:  Shattered Zen, The Differents, Funhouse (Shreveport, LA), Bad Publicity (Newbury, England)

Marital Status:  Happily married to Mark since 1999

Children:  2 daughters (see below)...Payton (7) and Jordan (4)

Musical Influences:  Ann Wilson, Pat Benatar, Martina McBride

Favorite TV Shows:  Lost, Grey's Anatomy, Extreme Makeover Home Edition and Desperate Housewives.  I'm also an admitted reality TV junkie, so I love watching Survivor, Amazing Race, Big Brother, Real World (how old am I???) and American Idol.

Favorite Movies:  Pretty Woman, Sweet Home Alabama, Godfather Parts I & II, Goodfellas, Outsiders

Motto:  Da Bears!!!!!!!!!!!!

Other Info:  I'm a HUGE Chicago Bears and Nebraska Cornhuskers fan.  I've loved the Bears since 1979 -- when I moved to Illinois.  I've experienced the great ups and downs of being a Bears fan -- the lowest point being November 1, 1999 when Walter Payton passed away.  Walter was an amazing man that I have an enormous amount of admiration for.   Upon hearing of Walter Payton's death -- my husband and I (who were a month away from having our first child) made the decision to name our child after him -- hence our darling Payton (see below).  Following the tradition of naming our children after great sports stars -- our second daughter is named Jordan...after Michael Jordan.

Equipment:  Shure SM 58

Kim's daughter Payton sings
after the band played at
Taste of Omaha in June 2005.
                 

Kim's daughter Jordan sings & dances
on the stage as the band played during
John C. Fremont Days.