Dick Beach
Famous Fat Dave – an Xperience Interview – by Dick Beach. RRX: So, we’re driving around in a white Checker Cab in beautiful Manhattan with Dave Freedenberg, who is better known as – DF: Famous Fat Dave. RRX: Famous Fat Dave. DF: I appreciate that you know my real last name, which is not my […]
Jimmy Aquino – Xperience History – by Richard Beach. Originally published in September 2021. On Comic News Insider, Jimmy Aquino’s bio starts: Jimmy Aquino is the pretty one. He wrote that. Actor, bartender, podcaster on all things Comics, he is an interesting character. Read on and get to know an interesting renaissance man. RRX: I’m […]
Jimi Bell – An Xperience Interview – by Dick Beach. Jimi Bell is a left-handed shredder. A Very Tasty shredder. He’s a member of Beyond Purple coming to the Cohoes Music Hall on October 26, 2024. Autograph, Beyond Purple, and House of Lords. We talk influence, picking, shredding, and Close Encounters of the Ozzy kind. […]
Best of All Worlds – Part DEUX – a review by Dick Beach. Yes, ladies and gentlemen – a second review of the Sammy Hagar extravaganza. Why? Well, rather than SPAC, I, my buddy Lou (he’s in Hungry Dingo), my brother-in-law Michael and cousin (on my wife’s side) Edward left the cozy confines of our […]
Opening afternoon for The Lost Weekend: The Photography of May Pang at Artforms Gallery in Guilderland. The gallery was packed from the start with an enthusiastic crowd. May and her promoter, Scott Segelbaum , were personable and as excited as the crowd. All in all, a really wonderful event. The exhibit continues through June 26 […]
May Pang – An Xperience Interview with Dick Beach. May Pang is bringing her exhibit ‘The Lost Weekend: The Photography of May Pang’ to Artforms Gallery in Guilderland, NY Tuesday June 25 and Wednesday June 26, 2024. These candid photos of John Lennon are from the 18 month “Lost Weekend” she spent with John as […]
Prog Digest – An Xperience Column – by Dick Beach. Greetings all. This month is “take a walk down memory lane” time. Now, I am not as old and cranky as Jeff Spaulding; very few are. But I have recently (like right about now) come to the age where the first question I am asked […]
Rick Wakeman – at The Egg 3/29/2024 – The Return of the Caped Crusader A Review by Dick Beach Known by many monikers these days, Grumpy Old Rock Star and The Caped Crusader amongst others, Rick Wakeman is a legend. Not simply a legend, but one whose work is precise, flourished, unique and very […]
Kenny Aronoff – Xperience History – Original article by Dick Beach. By his own admission, is a workaholic. School, sports, homework then rock band. Rinse and repeat. This classically trained percussionist is now the go to drummer for everyone who is anyone. RRX: First, thank you. Kenny KA is my victim today for an interview KA: […]