I am a passionate follower of the Beautiful Game and a lifelong supporter of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club, currently playing in the Football League Championship; you can read my testimony here. In the Italian Serie A, I support AS Roma.

I am also an aficionado and performer of prewar Delta Blues, Americana and global roots music. I can often be found performing with my group Arthurs Mashburn Valentine around Morgantown, at venues like Mundy's, Gene's and Black Bear Burritos. During my years in Chicago, I played in the alt-blues band Revelator; a few tracks and photos may still be available on our old MySpace page. While living in DC, I was the lead guitarist for local honky-tonk heroes the Highballers.