Sister ROMA!
There's No Place Like Rome
By Tim Gaskin
What is your full Sister name?
Sister ROMA! There's No Place Like Rome (The Wizard of Oz meets the Pope kind of thing...) first joined the Order in 1987 and was the first Sister publicly elevated and veiled. Roma! Is also the Art Director for Hot House Entertainment, and is the co-host of The Tim and Roma Show, a live-format talk show about the adult entertainment industry.
What is your Name?
Friends just call me Roma.
What are you most known for?
My tagline is “The Most Photographed Nun In The World.” I am most known for being one of the most visible and publicly active Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Inc.,
Where did your life begin?
Grand Rapids, Michigan
How old were you when you moved to San Francisco?
22
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Self-acceptance
What is your greatest fear?
Anonymity
Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Wow. Eleanor Rosevelt has always been an inspiration. Martin Luther King. So many…
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
My disdain and lack of faith in the idea of falling in and being in love.
What is your greatest extravagance?
Laundry-by-the-pound
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Humility
What is your favorite journey?
The current one
What do you dislike most about your appearance?
Are you kidding me? Look at me… nothing!
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
“Girl”
What is your greatest regret?
Mmmm… not being able to pick just one
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
My Mom
When and where were you happiest?
Every day I am blessed to feel happy. Looking back I realize that I always have felt happy – yet no other time feels like it was happier than right now. I believe I will always be happy because I choose to be.
Which talent would you most like to have?
I’d like to be able to sing.
What is your current state of mind?
Happy. Clear. Interested. Vital.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
My teeth
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Over the years I have achieved many things. When I was young I was considered an “over-achiever.” Most recently I am proud of two major accomplishments: in the past six months or so I have lost over 70 lbs and in the past year my image and events that I have been involved in have appeared on the Bill O’Reilly show on Fox news. He hates me! Mission accomplished…
If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be?
A gorgeous woman. Or a tile lining the wall in the shower of any major college or university.
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
A hangover
What is your favorite occupation?
I have much respect for School Teachers. I also have love for prostitutes.
What is your most marked characteristic?
My sense of humor
What is the quality you most like in a man?
Integrity
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Integrity
Who are your favorite writers?
John Kennedy Toole
Who is your favorite hero of fiction?
Miss Jane Pittman.
Who are your heroes in real life?
I am a huge fan of underdogs and unsung Heroes. I admire people who rise from adversity to defy the odds. I admire people who give of themselves without thinking of what they can get in return. I admire individuals who dare to be who they are. I admire people who are dedicated and firmly believe in something… even if I don’t agree with them. I admire parents who walk their kids to school through the tenderloin. I admire people who help strangers with their groceries. I admire people who listen when other people talk. I am in awe of so many people for so many reasons. I think there is a Hero in all of us. Oh My God is that a Mariah Carey song? Yikes!
What is it that you most dislike?
Raisins
How would you like to die?
If I could choose, I would prefer to be taken out during a protest or public event by a bullet from the gun of a religious fanatic.
What is your motto?
Life’s a banquet and most poor sons o’bitches are starving to death.”
What is your favorite word?
Dumbass (it is so perfect sometimes)
What is your least favorite word?
Guarantee (I never spell it right)
What turns you on?
Tears of Joy
What turns you off?
Hypocrites
What sound or noise do you love?
I love the sound of a caino
What sound or noise do you hate?
The sound of a woman being beaten or abused, men screaming at women really makes me crazy
What is your favorite curse word?
Fuck
What profession, other than yours, would you like to attempt?
I think it would be cool to fly a plane. Also being an attorney might be exciting.
What profession would you absolutely not like to participate in?
The clergy or any religious affiliation
If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? “Here comes trouble!”
Finally, Do you have a shameless plug?
Watch The Tim and Roma show, the world’s first and most successful live-format online talk show about the adult entertainment industry, timandroma.com; read my bi-weekly column in Gloss Magazine and visit me at myspace. I never refuse a friend request!