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Brian VanderBeek
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Brian VanderBeek posted a status"And one on Dennis Miller
http://www.modbee.com/2011/09/07/1849475/dennis-miller-comes-to-gallo-center.html"
Brian VanderBeek posted a status"My story on Bill Cosby:
http://www.modbee.com/2011/09/07/1849474/bill-cosby-to-appear-in-modesto.html"
Brian VanderBeek posted a status"Here's one on Ronnie Montrose:
http://www.modbee.com/2011/08/24/1828942/ronnie-montrose-back-ready-to.html"
Brian VanderBeek posted a status"Had a chance to write a lot about music this summer, and the good part of this is that the stories are being syndicated through McClatchy."
Brian VanderBeek left a comment for 'John Rouse'"I've written very little on music. Mostly sports (like 99 percent.) If you google my name you'll find articles I've written that people have taken the trouble to link. If simple written communication, such as what is found in most…"
John Rouse left a comment for 'Brian VanderBeek'"Where can I find them? Would love to read a couple. Have you written anything on music?"
Brian VanderBeek left a comment for 'John Rouse'"Hi John. I've been a journalist for 32 years, working almost entirely at daily newspapers. I've written no books, and of the 10,000-plus articles I've written there probably have been a few that have garnered enough interest to…"
John Rouse left a comment for 'Brian VanderBeek'"Have you written any articles or books we should read? Or how about the lyrics to the two original songs you played in sleazy steakhouses?"
Profile Information
- My Role
- Literary Artist, Arts Supporter, Arts Lover
- My Discipline(s)
- Music, Literary Arts
- My Specialties
- Journalism -- mostly sports writing, but occasionally entertainment.
- About Me And My Work
- Solo guitarist/singer in the early 1980's, playing pop covers and two original songs in sleazy bars and clean steak houses in California's fertile Central Valley. Upon graduating from college, gave that up to eat, become a journalist and raise a family. Have two creative sons. The eldest is an aspiring writer and S.F. State grad, while the youngest is a sophomore music composition major at Northwestern Univ. and aspires to be the second coming of Esbjorn Svensson.
- Art Forms And Cultures I Would Like To Engage With
- I occasionally get the itch to pull my 1976 Ovation (the only one still in existence without a crack extending downward from one side of the bridge) off the wall and play an open mic event. Then, it passes.
I could only dream about having the chops to share a stage with Pat Metheny.
- My Creative Influences & Favorite Artists
- Metheny, Yes, E.S.T., The Bad Plus, Umphrey's McGee, Brad Mehldau, Miles Davis. My son Conner, whose web link is listed below.
- My Artistic Affiliations
- AARProwler
- My Web link
- http://myspace.com/connervanderbeek
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 9:21pm on November 30, 2009, John Rouse said…
- Where can I find them? Would love to read a couple. Have you written anything on music?
- At 7:47pm on November 30, 2009, John Rouse said…
- Have you written any articles or books we should read? Or how about the lyrics to the two original songs you played in sleazy steakhouses?
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