I had the good fortune to see her perform years ago at the old Somebody Else's Troubles in Chicago. Troubles was a small, intimate sort of place. The result was that there were no bad seats. Everyone was able to actually see her. There was a no-nonsense sort of power about her. The kind that can only come from somebody who has been around the block a couple of times and wants to make sure that you know it. At the same time she had an almost whimsical gentleness to her which made being around her quite delightful. There will never be another like her.

Stephen Lee Rich