90 Pound Suburban Housewife (Driving in Her SUV) was the song
that became the anthem of fossil fuel conscious environmentalists in 2006.
Written by Rozanne Gates and Suzanne Sheridan of Westport, Connecticut, 90
Pound Suburban Housewife offered social comment on the trend of American
housewives driving large SUVs in the midst of environmental concerns and
raising oil prices.
Interest in the song was spurred when it was played on the
National Public Radio show Car Talk in January 2006. The song garnered
attention from local press and national media such as The Today Show, CNN,
Associated Press coverage and radio play on stations throughout the United
States.
Gates, an actor's agent for 25 years, was the advocate of
acting notables such as Edward Norton, Bronson Pinchot, Christopher Noth, and
Joe Mantegna. Gates' community involvement includes executive positions at the
Lynne Thigpen - Bobo Lewis Foundation, dedicated to helping young actors in the
memory of actors Lynne Thigpen and Bobo Lewis and First Night Westport-Weston.
