User:Kittykowalski

Born Lindsey Clare Anderson on July 6, 1965. Grew up in Scarsdale, NY where she attended Edgewood Elementary School up to Scarsdale High School. Moved to Cypress, CA then New Canaan, CT where she graduated in 1983. While living in New Canaan, she joined the Darien hardcore band Disorder at age 17, which changed its name to Vatican Commandos. Vatican Commandos became a local support band at The Anthrax in Stamford, CT and Pogo's in Bridgeport, CT for punk bands such as Dead Kennedys, Circle Jerks, Black Flag, Bad Brains, Misfits, Kraut and more. She was in the band from July 1982 - November 1982 when the Hit Squad for God EP was recorded. She both replaced and was replaced by Richard Melville Hall who was known at the time as Moby.

Attended NYU from 1983 - 1987 receiving an AA degree from the General Studies Program in 1985 and a BA in English, Magna Cum Laude from Washington Square College in 1987. She was elected into Phi Beta Kappa the following year. While at NYU, she worked at The Cat Club managed by Don Hill. She met her partner in her next musical project there in 1984, Lioness, and all-female rap band. Lioness was featured in an instructional break-dance video and recorded the soundtrack. Her participation was short lived, and the band went on to be managed by Russell Simmons. After graduation from NYU, she taught English at Bronx High School of Science until 1988, leaving academia for the corporate world at PaineWebber.

After getting her MBA in Marketing from NYU's Stern School of Business in 1982, she joined her next band, Starkist, an all-girl “Gutter Rock” band formed in 1992 at a Green Door party. Starkist's first show at the Fez in June 1993 sold out – 300 seat capacity. Starkist recorded a demo in summer 1993 but never released any material. Starkist broke up the end of that year, and Lindsey with Starkist member Addie Kaiser formed The Drags, which later changed its name to Killer Kowalski.

Killer Kowalski was originally Lindsey and Addie on guitars and vocals, with JD "Moon Doggie" Hughes on Drums and Paul Richard, former guitar player of Adrenalin OD on Bass in 1994. The name suggestion came from The Dictators' front man Handsome Dick Manitoba. Greg Farah replaced Jay Burnside of Flaming Sideburns who replaced Doggie, and Addie moved back to her native San Diego. Paul Richard switched to guitar and recruited former AOD bandmate Jack Steeples on bass. The debut Killer Kowalski show with the AOD line-up was opening for Iggy Pop at Coney Island High December 2, 1995. After Killer Kowalski released its debut 7” in 1996, they received a cease-and-desist letter form the wrestler, whom they previously believed was deceased. The band changed its name in 1997 to The Kowalskis.

Lindsey became known as Kitty Kowalski on the New York music scene as the co-owner of Coney Island High, in addition to her band. Her “Fast Times” 80s party ran for over 2 years until the club was closed. Lindsey focused her efforts on The Kowalskis when their debut album "All Hopped Up on Goofballs" was released after the club’s closing in 1999. The Kowalskis toured the US, Canada and Europe with a new line up, as Jack, Paul and Greg left the band between 1998 and 1999 after "Goofballs" was recorded. Demos for their next album were recorded late 2000 with Scott Moulaison on drums, Steve Boltz on lead guitar and Chris Peifer on bass. After touring in 2000, that lineup disbanded.

Mike Hoffman on guitar in 2001 after working with Lindsey on the Kitty & The Manges project. Greg Farah re-joined the band replacing Mighty Joe Vincent, and Mike McNamara replaced Mitzi Dodge then Anne Husick on bass. The Kowalskis' next album was not released until 2005, with the title "Chinese Democracy", due to the long and arduous process of recording and line-up changes over the previous five years. The Kowalskis still make appearances here and there, with the core being Lindsey, Mike Hoffman and Lindsey's husband Peter Munro on drums. Lindsey also played guitar for Bebe Buell before moving from her native New York City to Fort Collins, CO. The Kowalskis are currently working on a recording project at The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, with two songs being released on an upcoming KISS tribute album.

Lindsey has appeared in films such as “The B Reel” and Troma release “Terror Firmer”, the third installment of the Toxic Avenger film series. She has also published photos in Rolling Stone, Young Miss, Guitar Player and other magazines and fanzines. She has contributed articles to several online and printed fanzines, as well as published a sex advice column. She has won awards for songwriting from Billboard Magazine and Shure Microphones.