Saturday, April 01, 2006

New Music Critic Named

John Richard Von Rhein of Pasadena, Cal., started May 3 as Beacon Journal music critic.

A '67 graduate of U.C.L.A. with a bachelor's degree in English, John enrolled in a graduate music program at California State College specializing in music history. He received his second
B.A. last year -- in music.

He was spot record and book reviewer for Coast FM & Fine Arts, Beverly Hills, Cal., and has written music and dance reviews for the Los Angeles Citizen-News,


John's hobbies include violin - he's played since age 8, and was a member of the Pasade
na City College-Community Symphony - reading, a n d record collecting. He owns over 2,000 classical recordings.

A bachelor, John eventually hopes to earn his master's degree in music.

You guessed it. This is our April Fool’s Day spoof. It, however, is actual copy from the April/May 1971 Tower Topics. The photo was googled from Hoofbeats, the John Muir High School (Pasadena, CA) Class of 1963 yearbook.

John today is the Chicago Tribune music critic. We sure could use a recent photo and an update of the last 28 years or so.

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