Russ Belville:  

Life Currently married (since 01/01/01), living in Beaverton, Oregon. Writing as an opinion columnist for the Oregon Herald (oregonherald.com/n/radicalruss) and blogging on RadicalRuss.net. I'm still playing music on my six-string bass guitar, though I'm not currently performing with any bands (first time since age 11!). After high school and throughout the 90's I performed professionally in the Boise music scene and toured throughout the Northwest. I am The Au Gratin Cheesehead (native Idahoan/Green Bay Packers fan... potatoes & cheese, get it?) and follow the Pack every chance I get. I also am a reluctant Portland Jail Blazers fan desperately wishing we'd win a few games. I am involved in liberal and progressive political causes, including canvassing for the Democratic Party (motto: being right sucks if you always lose the election), and volunteer work with the ACLU, Labor Unions, Homeless Activism, Drug Policy Reform, and GLBT Civil Rights. My wife and I have no kids, but we do support a friendly Schipperke/Pomeranian male dog named Peppy and a demanding all-black female Domestic Shorthair cat named Isis. College College was a real downer for me. All of my "radical" friends went to the University of Idaho, while Scott Hendrix and I were the only ones to go to Boise State. My freshman year was OK, gradewise, but socially and personally, I was miserable. I was an alternate on the Boise State Cheerleading Squad, and during that time I recorded a novelty rap song about BSU basketball star Arnell Jones. The song received lots of airplay for about three weeks, but since the song was stolen from me by a lo...Expand for more