October 3, 2023: Gwen Stefani's Birthday

I have been an avowed Gwen Stefani fangirl since 1997. The Tragic Kingdom album never gets old even though I must have listened to it on repeat 1000s of times. She gorgeous, a charismatic performer, and seems like a genuinely decent woman. Her first marriage broke up around the same time as my first did (2105) and I cried and sang along when she performed "Used to Love you" on The Ellen Show. I got to see her at the Virginia Beach Amphitheater in 2016 with one of my closest friends. I miss her making new music with No Doubt and though I imagine my dream of a reunion tour with them is unlikely to come true, I will always cherish the old albums and videos on youtube.