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For the most part a
bookworm prior to the
British Invasion of
1964, by the end of
that year he was
smitten by the Beatles
and had acquired and
mastered the drum kit
made possible by the
determination of his
mother, Dorothy. He
assembled some
schoolmates who could
play and his first band
was incarnated
as 'Phenomenal
Phluke;' a name that
still makes him smile
ear to ear.
Faegre acquired quite a
neighborhood notoriety
for playing a fifteen-
minute version of the
Surfaris 'Wipeout,' the
forerunner to 'Ina
Gadda Da Vida,' and
until 1968 his
accomplishment as a
drummer of local repute
was sufficiently
established. But by the
Summer of '68, as the
Beatles 'Hey Jude' was
bulleting up the charts,
a neighbors' piano and
an acoustic guitar
purchased with blue chip
stamps having strings
nearly one half inch off
the fret board would
thoroughly occupy his
waking hours.
Remembering the
strings that cut through
his fingertips, he
nonetheless persevered
from the love of the
sound of the chords--
especially G major, and
began to develop his
skills by emulating the
best of that era such as
CSNY, Byrds and Buffalo
Springfield.
Following his acquisition
of guitar and piano
skills, his reputation for
playing became more
widely known and
respected as he
developed and
assembled as many
various musicians as he
could find for fun and
profit. Performing for
dances and weddings
was fun he recalls, but
his most passionate
interest became his
compositional quest
that developed in
earnest as he left high
school.
Education: Prior to the
discovery that going to
college was getting in
the way of his
education, he attended
Mt. San Antonio and Rio
Hondo junior colleges.
Whereas curricula at
both institutions were
authored by
establishmentarians of
the socialist stripe, and
teaching music was
never his intention, his
career choices of
International Relations
and Music became
impossible to attain.
He made a constructive
nuisance of himself by
first challenging, and
subsequently
embarrassing faculty
and administration
alike, and was shown
the exit.
Career: Forced to
pursue an independent
career path, he
benefited enormously
from that choice,
pursuing music and
political science
alternately as
opportunities availed
themselves.
In 1982 and ‘83, and
after touring with
musical ensembles in
various roles, Faegre
managed two
congressional
campaigns in Santa
Cruz and San
Francisco. The former
resulting in the now
famous 'Shut Up!'
exchange from then
President Reagan to
Santa Cruz Republican
Gary Richard Arnold and
seen by as many as
900 million people
around the globe.
In 1984, Faegre began
to devote more
attention to his musical
compositions and
spending more time
recording his work.
After moving to Europe
in June, 1986, Faegre
married Theresa Bridget
Sweeney in Dublin,
Ireland, returning to the
U.S. in January 1987.
At the end of the
decade, anxious to
again offer knowledge
for the benefit of
others, he pursued a
career in financial
service with what is
known now as the
CitiGroup.
And now heard by over
2 million listeners
through the internet
and a hugely popular
satellite station on
British Sky Channel
0155; a BeatPick
registered artist, he is
published by Bonanza Music, and
under contract with
Pinnacles Records in
partnership with
Pinnacles Entertainment
Network in a multi-CD
arrangement. Faegre
offers political insight,
campaign information
and his musical
compositions from
http://www.ontopofaclou
d.com, The Intelligent
Internet Portal.
Theresa is employed by
Southern California
Edison. They have a fifteen year-old
daughter, Deirdre Leah,
renown for
her 'Cartwheel
Heard 'Round the
World.' |
