It was his childhood next-door neighbor’s mother in Peoria, Illinois, who informed the choices Josh Atterberry made in his life, career and the decor in the Bywater home he shares with his partner, Gary Gerdes.

“She was amazing, bright, loud and fearless,” said Atterberry, executive marketing director for LeBlanc + Smith, the James Beard Award-nominated hospitality group behind The Chloe, The Celestine, Sylvain, Barrel Proof and others. “She smoked cigarettes, drank Crown Royal and listened to Stevie Nicks, inspiring me to become a lifelong fan,” Atterberry said. “Her name is Trudi Turnbull. We communicated on the day Ozzy (Osbourne) passed away. She was crying. She loved Ozzy."

The likeness of Nicks is repeated throughout the home, along with those of other female singers and influentia

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