Mike Beck & the Bohemian Saints: Guestbook

Brian Mac

September 15, 2011

Love your sound, groove. I grew up in the foothills of Nor Cal. Probably why I get your honesty in your lyrics.
I'd like to cover "George Orwell's 113th Dream" in my shows. Don't know if Minnesota/Scandia will appreciate it as I do or the west coast does...but I'm stubborn that way...lol.
I'm a fan. I have a couple tunes that might give you a chuckle. You can see my Music video of "Do I Drive Women Crazy? (or do I just find them that way?) there.

Keep well and keep the strings fresh.

Brian Mac

Pierre Le Rue

July 10, 2011

I remember you from a long way back, I was the first fiddle player with Queen Ida and have admired your music for a long time. I just heard your song "Patrick". It brought back memories of working on ranches in CA in the early 70's and I think it is a masterpiece! Keep up the fine work.

Natalia Miles

June 12, 2011

Hi Mike,

It was so great to meet you last night at the Steinbeck Center where I was manning the front door as a Steinbeck volunteer. I loved your Steinbeck song, and my boyfriend, Michael, bought the 2 CDs there. What a great night! Loved your stories and songs...

Natalia

Wendy Brickman

May 8, 2011

Thanks for a fabulous performance at the Pacific Grove Art Center on Friday night! Great crowd and nice setting! As always, you created magic! Looking forward to the next show in Monterey County - hope it'll be soon!

Bill Beck

April 16, 2011

This is your cousin from Pittsburgh, Uncle Andy's oldest son. I was talking to your brother Dan recently because I am working on geneology of the family; he told me some interesting things. When I get a rough draft together, I am going to send Dan a copy with a lot of questions about your side of the family. I have several pictures of your mom and dad that I will also send. My brother Jim and our wives hope to come out to visit all of you sometime in the next year. I talked it over with Dan and told him that I would make arrangements and inform him ahead of time so we can have time to see you for a visit. Looking forward to it and I'll have to get some of your albums. Good Luck on your upcoming tour. Cousin Bill.

Marcio Coutinho

January 1, 2011

Hy Mike.
I'd like to buy the cd "Feel". Could you inform a way to do this from Brazil? I'm having difficulties with the site cd baby.
Marcio

Amy Jane

December 27, 2010

Geez, Mike and Tom and the Saints, You guys played absoloosely off the charts hot at the Mucky Duck and other locales earlier this December. Mike you and I talked briefly about the Bridge concert at Shoreline and how good it was. Why don't you send Neil or Peggy Young a CD and maybe you'll get asked to play next year. You guys really do make musical magic together, or is it magical music? Whatever it is, it's special. Please keep it comin' and keep on truckin'. AJ

Sharen March and Raoul Spiegel

November 29, 2010

Heard your solo at Winnemucca in late September 10, and what a lovely show. Love your music and your guitar playing! Will look for you to be somewhere in the SF Bay Area in 2011. [Also loved hearing your stories of being in Norway and working with people and horses.]

Ted Knorr of World Wide Westerners

November 5, 2010

I met someone who said I should pursue you to review one of your albums and interview you for our Spirit of the Old West magazine and our travel newsleter views from the Old West Traveler. I'd like to do these things but travel is difficult for me now as we are getting these publications rolling fast and increasing distribution. Hope to discuss this idea with you. Our new TAV station will also be doing a music channel and I'm sure you would fit there.
When you can get to it please send me some samples of your music and we'll tslk.
YOur new friend in the Old West,
TED Knorr publisher
World Wide Westeners
PO box
Lubbock, TX 94584
806-777-0290

Mike Wissel

October 12, 2010

Mike,
Had a blast last night at the Fort Worth Songwrighters Assosation acoustic jam. Hit me up some time.
Mike Wissel

Krista

October 6, 2010

Hope Texas is good!!!

Amy Jane

October 4, 2010

Wow, Mike and the Bohemian Saints, the American River Music Festival was so fun-to dance to you guys barefoot in the cool grass on a sunny day with a view of the river, with good beer-I really couldn't have asked for more. I hope you get hired to do more music festivals! Here's to memorable road trips Mike!

Jerry Phillips

October 2, 2010

Enjoyed your music at the Ska brewing! Hope you have a sucessful tour thru Texas... I was surprised to see you are from Monterey county. My wife is a Monterey Girl. I spoke to you before leaving and will keep p on wherem your playing Look forward to seeing you again

Gary Bennett

September 30, 2010

Hey Mike,
I have done a quasi mastering of the board mix from your performance at the Sierra Nevada House in Coloma Sept 18th. Each set is on a separate mp3 file totalling about 130 megs. If you give me an address I will send them -- and if you have an on-line storage space they can be uploaded for immediate listening.

For a "board mix" I think you will be pleased. It's put a smile on my mp3 player.

Best wished to you and the band, working with everyone was a true pleasure. If you plan on heading this way let me know - I may be spinning the Leslie - I'm certain my "crew" would love to have you sit in anytime. Or -- if you need someone to spin the Leslie - a beer an hour is all I ask.

Gary B (Bennett)

Sylvia & Joe Silva

September 22, 2010

wamt to make sure this is tom ayers from the volcano brothers It us joe and Sylvia silva from Salinas, CA but now we are in Salt Lake City, Ut
Joe Silva

Joan

September 19, 2010

Hi Mike,
I receive your announcements but somehow didn't pay attention...This morning I think I heard your interview on KVMR and realized you are at the ARM festival...very close to my neighborhood. Often think of making it to one of your shows but I missed this opportunity. Oh well. Sounds like you are doing well!
Take care,
Joan

Wendy Brickman

September 5, 2010

Great to see you on the Garden Stage at the Monterey County Fair last night. You performed a wonderful set of tunes and made lots of new fans! It's the perfect stage to play "Summer of Love" of course. Loved the acoustic songs, too! Looking forward to many more beautiful songs and performances ahead.

Marcio

August 10, 2010

Mike,
after I heard and understood the lyrics of "Don't hurt my heart" I felt good to see that your motivation is alive and I saw I was mistaken.Thanks God for that.

Marcio Coutinho (Brasil)

Jennifer

August 2, 2010

Aloha Mike...
Good to hear ya...
Yippppiiii Ka Ya Yeah !!

You got the sweetest voice...and such lovely strumming !!
Thanks so much.

Leila Castle from Point Reyes gave me the heads up today about this live sing’n.. Sweet!

Thanks again for your sweet songs !!

Appreciate all that you bring to our hearts and ears.

Aloha nui loa,

Jennifer

Orchidpeople
Jennifer Snyder
Post Office Box 146
Kamuela, HI 96743

808 885 5589
orchidpeople.jennifer@gmail.com

If you get to the Big Island, give a hollar... We’ve got a cymbidium orchid nursery here.. Lots of beautiful flowers !!
It’s just like the 60’s... Sweet music and Flower Power !!!

Hannibal Anderson

July 23, 2010

Directions to the B Bar for Saturday night...Hiway 89 South from Livingston approximately 36 miles to Tom Miner Basin turnoff - gravel road - follow signs for Tom Miner Campground - entrance to B Bar approximately 7. 1 miles from highway - on the right - sign says "B Bar Ranch-Next Entrance" - take it - this is the lower entrance that goes to the barn - barn is about a 1/4 mile from the gravel road - there will be a tent set up.

If the weather is cooperative (the forecast is good), we'd like to have the music and dancing set up outside, on either side of the tent, whichever looks best to you. There will be a horse drawn wagon (pretty big) parked on the low side of the tent. If you can set up on that - great - if not, that's OK - whatever works.

Feel free to call me at 220-1684. I've told them at the barn that you want to begin setting up at about 2:00 pm.

Thanks,
Hannibal

Tom

July 5, 2010

I saw you perform at the Monterey Cowboy Poet Fest w/ the band and Gene Parsons. Add me to your email list, thanks.

KindlingMaker

July 2, 2010

Huh?

Is there a show tonight?
If there is, it's the best kept secret in town.

mark o. ward

June 11, 2010

hey mike,
i'm the guy who heard you on the radio and came in to see you at the riptide last sunday night with my girl melissa.(whew) just wanted to tell you that we thouroghly enjoyed your performance. great picking man. it was nice to be up that close and watch you play. thanks for playing alberta cowgirl too. we'll see you again for sure. next time maybe with the band.
peace, mark-

Lee Carmichael

May 19, 2010

@Jeff Wood,

I will answer your question for Mike. The guys name is Michael Stevens. He reopened the Fender Custom Shop maybe 20 years ago now. He and his wife and dog live south of Alpine, TX. He has his guitar shop on that land. His website is http://www.stephensguitars.com

Tracy Kugelman

May 6, 2010

Need to b back on your email blast list.

FeeL

April 9, 2010

I gotta give my .02 cents.........

"FEEL" reminds me of Gords' Gold back when Lightfoot layed it down in '75. Some rehashing rerecordings of some of Mike's songs from different times on his journey...."FEEL" is a here and now interpretation of those previously captured moments. And hearing these here and now interpretations makes you stop in your tracks and listen to the raw nakedness Mike layed down in the recordings. A perfect album!

I heard the Fernwood show was a wet dream! Wish I was there.
I personally can't wait to see what and where the Saints direction is going....It's a beautiful thing....

See you at the May Show at the Fairgrounds!

A "Feel" Fan

Marcio

April 3, 2010

Mike,
it's not of my business and probably a kind of depressing aproach, but your new artistic expression makes me sad. The music is fantastic and the band is very good also, but I feel a kind of rupture with something I admired in you : a desire to maintain alive, in this modern world, roots and things that are fundamental and significative. I hope to be mistaken.

Marcio Coutinho(Brasil)

I like Ice Cream

March 27, 2010

Ice Cream Shoppe - P. Groove. March 26, 2010

Four Scoops of Beatles
(George and John taste good)
Sprinkles of Hendrix
Flavor choice options are:
Butterfield
Pacemakers
Animals
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme
CSN & sometimes Y.
A time machine with the button stuck on swirl-
In Old California,
with Joe Mora Malts
Ramblin' Jack Shakes
Woody Guthrie Smoothies.
Foot tapping on colored floor tiles,
Gibson handling, riding King of the Road;
Find those 150 bells.
A Hard Days Night.

-This is what I saw where I was sitting- Good Show. STBBBBBBBBBBBBB

Debbie Maimes

March 8, 2010

I just saw Mike Beck and The Bohemian Saints for the first time Saturday night at the Riptide in San Francisco. I thought they had a great sound.I love the country/rock sound, and the blues. I love Mike's voice, very much like Tom Petty, and kind of Bob Dylanish at times, only better.
I got to meet them at their break, and they all seem like really nice down to earth guys.
I would see them again if they were in the Marin area. Please play here again soon. Thank you for being you!

I'm a Believer

March 6, 2010

People of San Francisco:

you will, I repeat, you will be tsunami'd tonite at Riptides.
Please bring you 100 spf cocobutter for your face will be melted.
Monterey, CA was impacted last night.....

Swami Keith (Sterile Twine) Richards will channel avenues of Black Oak Arkansas with Mr. Beck giving you instructions of the 11 herbs and spices.

Red Alert!

Thanks for the beers Marty Gras and St. Paul.

----//End Transmission\\----

Shawnathon Tiberious

March 3, 2010

She opened up that bottle of wine............
lots of towns have joints like this........
don't sore my back.........
don't hurt my heart........

love is the fire that warms us.....

------lyrics from the Troubador Mike Beck

Jeff Wood

February 26, 2010

Hi Mike! I met you at the Denver airport on February 25th as you were boarding for Midland, Texas. You were telling me about your friend that used to build the Fender Custom Shop guitars. My brother is interested in contacting him. Would you please send me his contact information so I may pass it on to him? It was a pleasure meeting and speaking with you. I wish you the very best!

Jack Ingram

February 17, 2010

Hey Mike,

I wanted to thank you again for a great time at the workshop in Elko. I caught a little of the band at the stray dog, the place was packed, but the music was great! Hope to be able to get to one of your gigs again soon. Take care

rita

February 9, 2010

Thank you guys for putting on another great show last Friday at the Turf Club. Second time I've seen you play and I'm hooked. Good clean sounding country rock. Good energy. We had a blast.
Turf Club has more room than the last place you played,(and better parking), even though that's a cool little spot, too, but you guys need the room cause everyone wants to dance!
Finally located my Jo Mora poster I've had for twenty years, got it framed and lo and behold, it's the Sweetheart of the Rodeo! I just always liked it cause it had horses in it!
Happy Trails, see you in March.

Amy Jane

February 8, 2010

What a blast Friday night at the Turf Club! Thankyou so much for finding a place where all the dancers had enough room to cut a rug and not block everybody else's view. Bar and food was appreciated and the chocolates and rose petals on the tables were a sweet romantic touch.
I really had a good time and sure appreciate you guys and your magically fun music. I really think the Bohemian Saints should be on the Garden Stage at the Monterey County Fair this year. Pull out all the stops and blow some minds, like Jimi did on the Main Stage a few years back. Whaddya think?
Anyway, I'm looking forward to the next show. Safe travels and fun times until then for you all.

Keith Ayres

February 6, 2010

Hey, Mike. Great song, especially for someone of the same vintage. Instead of going to Monterey Pops, I was bowling at our graduation party and coaching baseball. Best wishes, Keith

Gold Miner

February 5, 2010

Have a great show tonight! Wish I could be there - sounds like a lot of fun!!!!

Wildmountain Honey

February 2, 2010

WooHoo, Thank gawd yer playin' this Friday!!!

I'll be the one shakin' my rump the hardest!

xo

Cathy Hamilton

February 2, 2010

Love the "Summer of Love" and for something in March in the SF area, "The Saloon", sfblues.net/saloon

Cathy

Terry Ahlberg

January 15, 2010

HI Mike,
I'm a major Jo Mora collector and noticed you wrote and recorded a song including him in it. How can I get a copy of that?
Please contact me if you have any questions regarding Jo.
Terry Ahlberg
949-292-8086 cell
hoozhoo@cox.net

Butternuts Boylermaker

January 15, 2010

Doctor.

I just watched those Music Villa videos and I got to say that the sound of the recordings is freakin' good....nicely balanced out...between St. Paul and Marty Gras....Peter Pan is just oozing and dripping butter love all over. And of course the Doctor leads the way. Halo shining on.

Summer of Lovey Love is a face melter.....you truly can not write a bad song. Petty is going to be knocking on your door soon my friend. He may be opening for you one of these cycles. Let me know when the time comes when your showing Keith Richards some super tasty riffs......I gotta be there.

The Gregorian 2010 cycle is slowing starting to churn as we enter the Year of the Tiger....sheeet is gonna roar fo' sur'....the Saints are going to conjure some bright ass light and burn the freakin' retinae out of all the non-believers.......YOU SHALL BE HEALED!

Looking forward to some up coming shows especially the one around the New Moon in Mayo.

See ya down the Road

love and (((((((((((((((Good Vibes)))))))))))) especially for all those souls in Haiti

STB

Jack Ingram

January 11, 2010

Hey Mike,
Looking forward to the workshop in Elko and your show with Ramblin Jack!!
See you soon.
Nice upgrade to the website.

Jack

Magne

January 7, 2010

Hey Buddy!!

Great new single!

Magne

rebbecca

January 2, 2010

mike......wishing you a safe and happy 2010

Rick Philipp

December 25, 2009

A great website befitting a great talent! How's that for pumping sunshine? You could call it "a site for sore ears" Now, down to the business at hand, don't forget to return my T-Bone Walker box-set!

Rick

L. Alexander

December 20, 2009

Summer of Love sounds great!

Joe Braun

December 20, 2009

Hey Mike - The new website is exquisite and I loved the Summer of Love right off the bat. Great story line and the music has a real 1967 vibe. Great guitar solo and the leads are as awesome as always. Oh yeah, the rhythm section keeps things together in fine time...I could hear Tom Petty doing this as a cover!!

Here's to T-Birds and Boone's Farm (although I prefered "Bali Hai" as my wine of choice in those days)!!!

Wrango

December 18, 2009

Elko and the Stray Dog, we'll see you there. Any chance of bringing any extra Mariposa Wind CDs for me to buy? Got lots of folks waiting to get one...Tuffy and I will our Kansas Saddlery booth set up at the gear show at the fairgrounds, stop by if ya can...till then play nice and drive safe! Shannon.

Dustin

December 16, 2009

Hey Mike- the site is looking and functioning great! good work! can't wait to see & hear the new albums! bring some by next time you're in BZN. Your friend.. -Dustin

Krista

December 10, 2009

Hey Mike!

Have a fun and safe trip to California - I know everyone is going to dig the new LIVE CD and they are all going to want a copy in their hot little hands! You are so lucky to escape this mind biting cold!!!!!

:o)

Jerry Worley

December 9, 2009

Brother Mike,

Check out this website: http://www.thecatheadbiscuitreview.com/

I am one of the editors and we are looking for essays, stories, and poems. I can have some major influence on getting you published once again. I'm now a professor at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire.
I would like to interview you about your music, poetry, and group.

My number 478-960-9599. Give a call and we can B.S. Hiked Cinnamon Mountain in 2005 and saw Biff's initials - fading, but they're still there, man.

Kristine

December 5, 2009

The website looks sharp! The Suburban Burn Barrel is primed and ready for action, if it ain't too damn cold, and the cheeps are training for round 2 with Cash. Elko's gonna rock! See ya in Jan!

Steve Sorenson

December 5, 2009

Dude...Love the new website. Now I can keep tract of what your doin'!!

andi & bill

December 5, 2009

LOVE the photos!!
Hope you guys are all doing great during this holiday season!!
Happy Happy Merry Merry!!

see you in Elko
in Jan.,

andi & bill

Jeff Eads

December 5, 2009

Mike,
Great new website!
Thanks for keeping me connected - one of these days we'll catch up with you when we're in California.

Wendy Brickman

November 25, 2009

What a magical weekend at Jose's!!! Great sound and vibe - and fabulous music, of course. It was so fun to bring some new people with us to get onto the growing "bus" of fans you have had over the years! They loved the band, of course! Looking forward to seeing you back here in December!

Debbie Vreeland

November 21, 2009

Hi Mike - I just got a notice from MySpace because I never go on there...and it showed this link from you. At some of this stuff works! Hey I'm living in Billings, MT now - let's work together to get you a gig or 3 in THIS town???
Hope you're well - was happy to see you went overseas to do a clinic. I got the impression that part of your biz was drying up - that's Super!
Take care and enjoy your holidays -
If and when you roll through here or near here, give me a yell - deb. xo

Richard & Sandra Levine......

November 20, 2009

Great new site.........just drove by The Monterey Fair Grounds and Jimi came on the iPod doing Like a Rolling Stone.... Wow.....Going to help and photograph at Gerry's brandin at the Fish Ranch Saturday then over to the Row to catch your show...Welcome Home Amigo !!! Also we need to buy the new c-d.......Long live Laura!!!!
Adios..........

Ben Kaatz

November 19, 2009

Loved photographing you and hearing your music for the first time at The Ice Cream Shoppe in Monterey, CA. I hope to be able to come out and see you, with The Bohemian Saints, this weekend.

Dave Swift

November 18, 2009

Hi Mike...great new site..good chance to see play as no trip to UK this year..there,s always a gig waiting in Penzance...will try and make Elko as Jack cancelled a trip here a few months ago...hope he,s ok now, and would be good to see you two playing together...is there a new cd on the cards?...Regards from all the pirates down here...Dave Swift

Peter O'Brien

November 14, 2009

Mike,
I'll be coming over from England to join you with my Californian friend, Corky Gordon, in your workshop at the Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko. Greatly looking forward to those two days and to hearing you with your band.
Peter O'Brien

Corky Gordon

November 13, 2009

Mike,
This is the Corky from Elko and The Stray Dog via LA. I loaned you a book on Canadian folk>rock once. Anyway, I've signed up for your guitar clinic at the CPG along with another fan from London. Both of us are three chord-no lick guys, but are willing to try and learn on the sorry side of sixty.

Looking forward to seeing you and hearing Amanda came home,
Corky

L J

November 12, 2009

Loved the song " She Run Away" ~~ L.j

Jennifer Rowntree

November 12, 2009

Nice lookin' site! Thanks for letting me know. I'll tell my sister, Heather, in Monterey that you'll be playing there soon.
J.

Paul Alessini

November 11, 2009

Mike,
Like the new site... Let's pick out a photo and do another gig poster.

deb

November 10, 2009

Nice new digs here, makes ya want to kick off your boots and stay awhile.

Aim to get out and see you while you are here in town ( monterey ) Elko sounds fun. Been too long since I wandered. The trail goes ever on...

Catch a sunset on the coast, n take it with you.

deb

Amanda

November 10, 2009

Awesome site! I can always say I knew you guys when you were The Cowboy Satellites, kind of like the Grateful Dead...weren't they first called The Warlocks? History in the making! Anyway, you guys rock and one of my resolutions for the new year is to make the trek and come see you play :)
Amanda

Euless Girl

November 10, 2009

Love the new website. Welcome home from Scandinavia.

Eve Payan

November 9, 2009

Your website is gorgeous. Thanks for keeping me in the loop. I miss all of you and am ready to let my spirit free with your music. Like Mickey Mouse says, "See ya real soon!" Love, Eve

Val

November 9, 2009

Love your new website Mike. See you at Jose's in a couple of weeks!

Yawhu

November 9, 2009

Wow! Playing the Stray Dog for three straight nights... f@^*&%# cool, I'm there! Need an address for your calendar?

The Stray Dog
374 5th St
Elko, NV 89801
(775) 753-4888

Craig Stepp

November 9, 2009

Looking forward to the next Bohemian Saints gig.

Craig

Joe Braun

November 7, 2009

I lost track of your shows. Add me to your out going email list. Thanks

California Classics

November 7, 2009

Hey Mike

We've relocated California Classics to the old ranch outside of Paso. Aaron is making ranch rawhide, braiding and all sorts of leather work from fancy headstalls to gun belts. Am still hand sewing the wild rags. We have a workshop here and hope to set up more when possible. We will be offering our own line of CA style silver bits and later spurs. There will be more handwork and detail attention on Tools of the Tradition. We'll see.

Glad to know that Bill is taking care of you and your music in print. He's a great guy and a big supporter. Good to see the new site. It's well done and has a warm feel to it.

Any more western music forthcoming? The hackamore and two rein stories are waiting to be told and you can do it.

Hope to catch you on the trail. Our best to you and the Saints.

Dorothy and Aaron

Al Stewart

November 7, 2009

Sweet site, Mike. See you when you hit town.

Dave Brannan

November 7, 2009

Excellent new site! Can't wait to see you in Monterey. Hope you and the whole crew are well.
db

Bob Roughton

November 7, 2009

Hey Mike, congratulations on continuing to get away with doing what you like and getting paid for it! We should all be so gifted/lucky/committed. Lemme know when you get near Bozeman and keep on keepin on.

Lisen Børke

November 3, 2009

Hi Mike. Hope you had a great time in Norway...It was nice to see you again. Hope to see you soon...Hugs from the Donkey Lady Lisen

MIKE BECK

November 3, 2009

Hello,
My name is Mike Beck.
I am 54 now. My mom and dad were born in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
My dad was a pilot in the Air Force and we lived in England.
He retired in San Antonio Texas. I grew up there.
I have been in Aerospace all my life. I live in Chicago right now.
Just checking in. I do not know if we are related, just thought I would drop you a line. Now that I know of your music I will pick up a CD.
Have a good life fellow Beck. Live strong on the name. :)

Sterile Twine

September 22, 2009

Who do you see when you wake up in the morning in your bag on some strange hillside? MAVERICK!