Resume of Saint Germain Contents Milestones ...... 2 Diplomat & Advisor ...... 2-3 Keynote Speaker ...... 4-5 Film ...... 5-7 Television ...... 7-8 Sketch Comedy, Radio, Internet, Concerts, Interviews, Tele-Conferences ...... 9 Private Counsel & Books (self published) ...... 10 Books (published), CD (published), Poetry ...... 11 Magazines ...... 11-12 Newspapers, Photography, Slide Shows ...... 12 Music ...... 13-15 Teaching Music ...... 15-16 Emcee ...... 16 Sports ...... 17-19 Skateboarding ...... 20-23 Modeling ...... 23-24 Paintings & Drawings of Saint Germain ...... 24 More Music: Influential Musical Instrument Inventors ...... 24 Street Musician ...... 25 West African Drumming ...... 25-26 Clubs ...... 27 Hospitality ...... 27-28 Honors ...... 28-30 Notable Family Members ...... 30-31 Countries Traveled ...... 32 Resume Updates since December 2012 ...... 33

1 Milestones Charity Founder and Spokesperson - Saint Germain Charity Festival Director - In The Light Festival Band Leader - Sacred Sound System (world) & Wada Foli (west African percussion ensemble) Published Poet (twice) - with the world’s #1 and largest poet’s society Self-Published 10 Books - poetry, numerology, Sanskrit glossary, and on... Guinness Record Holder - co facilitation of world’s largest drum circle Music Recording Artist (self published) - 6 CDS, 4 DVDS Music Collaborations - with over 100 artists Musical Instruments Played - over 100 different instruments Hospitality Industry - opened five Italian Restaurants Darden Restaurants - over $350,000 in sales Sponsored Skateboarder - Power Riders, Alva 100 %, DPS, Rollydexx, Vultures Team Kneass Boats Archive - archive owner & lecturer on world’s former #1 wooden boat yard Over one million miles - traveling to more than twenty different countries Diplomat & Advisor Presidents, Presidential Aids, Prime Minister Aids, Princesses, Kings, Ambassadors, Generals, Mayors, Millionaires, Professional Athletes...

2008 - Marie Eisele - aide to President Barack Obama, High Bridge, New Jersey 2007 - Roberto Palazuelos - “The Black Diamond” famous television celebrity, actor, director, producer, Cancun, Mexico 2007 - Eduardo Alatriste - fourth generation film producer, Hollywood, California 2006 - World Heritage Committee Ambassador to Mexico - Tulum, Quintana Roo Mexico 2006 - Mexican Army General Gutierrez (retired) - Cancun, Quintana Roo Mexico 2006 - Karla Gutierrez (General’s daughter) - Tulum, Quintana Roo Mexico 2006 - Gilles Paradis - Secretariat General, Quebec Canada 2005 - Mrs. Torres (the Mayor’ wife) - Rosarito Beach, Baja California Mexico 2005 - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - Environmentalist, Santa Rosa, California 2004, 2005 - Monique Francouer - aide to Canadian Prime Minister (Jean Chretien) - Montreal, Quebec Canada 1997 - His Holiness, the Dalai Lama - McCleod Ganj, Upper Dharmsala, India 1992-1995 - Princess of Saudi Arabia, Andromeda Abushady - Portland, Oregon and Mount Shasta, California 1990, 1991 - King of Nigeria, King Sunny Ade - Portland, Oregon

Invitations (still open): 2010 - Prime Minister of Iceland, Olafur Ragnar Grimmson - through a close Icelandic friend, Reykjavic, Iceland 2009 - Crown Princess of Norway, Mette-Marit - through her therapist, and one of my good friends, Ostersund, Sweden 2 2005 - Many Winters Gathering - with the Dalai Lama, annual Native American event, San Diego, California 2000 - President Nelson Mandela - through “Smile Africa” movement, Kelowna, British Columbia Canada

Meetings with Spiritual Ambassadors: 2008 & 1993 - Gary Zukav - multi award-winning author, Mount Shasta, California and Valley Forge, Pennsylvania 2006 - J.J. Hurtak - award-winning author, Mount Shasta, California 2004 - James Twyman - multi award-winning author, Ashland, Oregon 2004 - Neale Donald Walsch - award winning author, Ashland Oregon 2001 - Drunvalo Melchizedek - award winning author, Brussels, Belgium 2000 - Jose Arguelles - author, Ashland, Oregon 1999 to the present - Godfre Ray Violet, in many different countries, he is from Belgium 1998 - Ram Dass - author, met in Santa Rosa, California 1974-1998 - Elizabeth Clare Prophet - at many different locations in the

Meetings with South American and Central American Guides/Shamans - 2011 - Jorge Luis Delgado - (Peru), author and guide since the 1970's 2011 - Marco P. - (Peru), guide since 1976 2007, 2009, 2011 - Willaru Huayta - (Peru), guide since the 1980's 2007 - Jose “Pepe” Altamirano - (Peru), author and guide since 1966 2007 - Gloria Luz Diaz - (Peru), guide since the 1970's 2007 - Juan Carlos Machicado Figueroa - (Peru), author and guide since the 1980's 2007 - Hipolito Percca - (Peru), guide since the 1970's 2005 - Carlos Chico Hall - (Mexico), guide since the1980's

Letters of Recognition - 1998 - His Holiness, the Dalai Lama - for continued donations and support of Tibet 1999 - Elizabeth Clare Prophet - for decades of support in California, Colorado and Montana

Notable - 2006, 2007 - same translators as Deepak Chopra and J.J. Hurtak - for two different tours in Mexico 2000 - Saint Germain Charity - founded my own non-profit (vzw) charity in Belgium with the support of three multi-millionaires, aimed at giving back to convalescent and children’s homes, bringing gifts, counseling and holistic healing, Diksmuide, Belgium 1997 - attended Princess Diana’s memorial - the night before, I slept on the grounds of the Princess’s residence, at Kensington Palace, London, England

3 Keynote Speaker Conclaves (6-day), Conferences (3-day), Seminars (half & full day), Lectures (1-2 hours) - more notable teachings from 1994 to the present -

2011 - 11.11.11 Peruvian Seminar - Uros Islands, Lake Titicaca, Peru 2011 - Saint Germain’s 13th Annual Mount Shasta Conclave - from 1999 to the present, Mount Shasta, California 2009 - Sarnia Conference & Concert - Ojibway native land, Sarnia, Lake Huron, Ontario Canada Swedish Tours: 2009 - Swedish Conference Tour - Stockholm, Ideal Byn & Ostersund, Sweden 2008 - Swedish Conferences - Ideal Byn, Stockholm & Ideal Byn again, Sweden East Coast Tour: 2008 - Mind/Body/Spirit Expo lecture - Valley Forge, Pennsylvania 2008 - Masters Conference - Westchester, Pennsylvania 2008 - New Jersey Conference - Little Silver, New Jersey 2008 - High Bridge Conference & Concert - High Bridge, New Jersey Mexican Tour: 2007 - Return of Quetzalcoatl Conference - Tijuana, Baja California Mexico 2007 - Return of Quetzalcoatl Conference - Cuernavaca, Morelos Mexico 2007 - Return of Quetzalcoatl Conference - Tulum, Quintana Roo Mexico Peruvian Tour: 2007 - Cuzco Seminar - Novotel Hotel, Cuzco, Peru 2007 - Alpha y Omega UFO Conference - Cuzco, Peru 2007 - Seminar - Hotel Taypikala, Choquito, Lake Titicaca, Peru 2007 - Cuzco Conference - Hospedaje Familiar, Cuzco, Peru 2007 - Pennsylvania Conference - Westchester Pennsylvania 2006 - Jalisco Conference - Guadalajara, Mexico 2006 - Hawaiian Conference - The Art Zone, Honolulu, Hawaii 2005, 2006 - Healing Conferences - Tijuana, Mexico Quebec Tour: 2006 - Masters Conference - Bromont, Quebec Canada 2005 - Masters Conference - Varenne, Quebec Canada 2004 - Masters Conference - Racine, Quebec Canada 2003 - World Peace Festival - Jackson Wellsprings, Ashland, Oregon 2002 - Ashland Conference - Ashland, Oregon 2001 - Hollywood Seminar - Bodhi Tree, Hollywood, California 2001 - San Diego Conference and concert - Performing Arts Center, San Diego, California 2001 - Vortex Conference - Sedona, Arizona European Tour: 2001 - Conference & Concert - Diksmuide, Belgium 2001 - Concert - Amsterdam, Holland 2001 - Conference & Concert - Brasschaat Castle, Brasschaat, Belgium 2001 - Private Conference - Avebury, Wiltshire, England 4 Canadian Conference Tour: 2000 - Kelowna Conference - Aurora’s, Kelowna, British Columbia Canada 2000 - Penticton Conference - Penticton, British Columbia Canada 2000 - Vernon Conference - Vernon, British Columbia Canada 2000 - Calgary Conference - Calgary, Alberta Canada 2000 - Rutland Conference - Rutland, British Columbia Canada 2000 - Pyramid Conference - SummerHill Winery, Mansion & Pyramid, Kelowna, British Columbia Canada 1999 - Evening Seminars - Josephine Taylor Foundation, Mount Shasta, California 1998 - Evening Seminars - Mount Shasta, California 1995 - Seminar - Mount Shasta, California 1994 - Seminars & 12:12 Conference - Mount Shasta, California Film Acting - 2012 - Mystic Shasta - interviewed as myself, Mount Shasta, California 2011 - Lowcard Presents - skateboarder, in skateboard video, San Francisco. California 2008 - Paranoid Park - background skateboarder, Burnside Skateboard Park, Portland, Oregon 2006 - Weed Skatepark Opening Day - skateboarder, in video and the photo cover-shot, Weed, California 2004 - Indigo - actor, local news-team cameraman, Ashland, Oregon 2004 - Indigo: Behind the Scenes - my own segment as actor and cameraman, Ashland, Oregon 2003 - Burnside Project - interviewed as myself, by Brandt Kaake, Mount Shasta, California 1998 - Road to Eilat - background extra, Cairo, Egypt 1995 - Tie Died - interviewed as myself, with headshot close-up in movie, Eugene, Oregon 1994 - The Crop Circles - a documentary where I was interviewed in the middle of a recent crop-circle in Aloha, Oregon, a University of Oregon production, Eugene, Oregon 1993 - Free Willy - background skateboarder, Burnside Skateboard Park, Portland, Oregon 1987 - Killer Klowns From Outer Space - background extra, Santa Cruz, California

Production - 2009 - D. O. P. E. the Movie - donated my archival footage of Christian Hosoi at Burnside Skateboard Park from 1993, Portland, Oregon 2007 - AMA MASTERS - all my own archival footage of AMA flat track, scrambles and hillclimb motorcycle racing of the 1950's and 1960's, Mount Shasta, California 2004 - Indigo - Production Team , Cameraman, Ashland, Oregon 2003 - Burnside Projects - donated majority of movie’s archival skateboard footage, Portland, Oregon 1994 - Staying Alive - donated footage of Burnside Skateboard Park, from 1991, movie by Kurt Heine, Portland, Oregon

5 Working with - 2008 - Gus Van Sant - director, skateboarder in background, Paranoid Park, Portland, Oregon 2008 - Derek Elz - director, offered to make a documentary about my work and travel, Big Sur, California 2007 - Tom Nordwall - director & producer - worked on a skateboard documentary, Portland, Oregon 2006 - Eduardo Alatriste - a fourth generation Hollywood producer, Hollywood, California 2006-2007 - William “Bill” Clauson - I wrote lyrics for his compositions, he was previously the famous and award-winning World’s #1 Folk Singer, who wrote La Bamba in 1953, and was the award-winning actor dubbed the “All American Boy” at the Hollywood Bowl. William worked alongside Jimmy Stewart, Ronald Reagan, Frank Sinatra, Joan Fontaine, Charles Coburn, Lee J. Cobb, Abbott and Costello, Fred MacMurray. Tijuana, Mexico 2004 - Stephen Deutsch (Simon) - award-winning director and producer, Ashland, Oregon 2004 - Neale Donald Walsch - award-winning writer, actor, Ashland, Oregon 2004 - James Twyman - award-winning writer, director and musician, Ashland, Oregon 2004 - Katherine Wilson - of Animal House, Stand By Me, Indigo, Ashland, Oregon 1998 - Sara Deberry - the “Welches Grape Juice Girl” and appeared the TV series Monk, Redwood City, California 1992-1998 - Deanne Deberry - she is the children’s acting teacher at Paramount Pictures, we did lots of comedy skits together, and were in a comedy called Hectors House of Records II, Redwood City, California 1982, 1983 - Jack Turturici Jr. - actor and owner of Visions Modeling Agency, I grew up with Jack and modeled for his agency “Visions”, San Francisco, California 1974-1983 - Ken Wolger - I grew up with Ken, our fathers were best of friends, and he influenced me a lot, he worked with John Wayne, Charles Bronson, Michael Douglas, Karl Malden, Bill Murray, Peter Boyle and more, now works with the Disney Corp., Redwood City, California

On the Set - 2004 - A Place Called Home - South Lake Tahoe, California 1987 - Lost Boys - Santa Cruz and Felton, California

Spent time with - 1992, 1993 - Danny Glover - French’s Camp, California 1981 - Robin Williams - Redwood City, California

Notable family history - Nelson Kneass - my Great, Great Grandfather’s cousin, composed “Ben Bolt Oh Don’t You Remember” in 1848, which was used in the following films and television: Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV) 1956; When the Talkies Were Young 1955; Gone With The Wind 1939; Svengali 1931 Kneass Opera Troupe - founded by Nelson Kneass, 1840's

6 Kneass, Pennsylvania - a township named after our family of: performers, actors, singers, writers, engravers and inventors, since our arrival from Holland on the “Richard & Mary” ship in 1753 Kneass Avenue - in Sea Isle , New Jersey Kneass Boatwrights - 1868-1970, at the turn of the century, they were considered the world’s best wooden boat builders, that rivaled any of the European master builders

Television 2010 - ABC’s News Channel 7 KRCR - interview with Eric Naktin about skateboard competition, Redding, California 2008 - MCTV Channel 15 - percussionist for the Eric Siems Trio, Weed, California 2007 - Telenet Channel 35 - television interview, Cuzco, Peru 2007 - MCTV Channel 15 - percussionist for the Eric Siems Trio, Weed, California 2007 - K-MTN TV Channel 9 - interview on the History of Lake Tahoe wooden boats, South Lake Tahoe, California 2006 - Televisa’s Aztec Morning Program - interview on “holistics and dreams”, aired in Tijuana, Mexico and San Diego, California 2006 - MCTV Channel 15 - my band in concert, the Sacred Sound System, Weed, California 2001 - MTV Europe - concert at the 460 year old Brasschaat Castle, Brasschaat, Belgium 2001 - Cultura Channel 24 (Amsterdam, Holland) - metaphysic lecture and concert from Brasschaat Castle, Brasschaat, Belgium 2001 - VRT’s Ketnet (Belgium’s Children’s Television Channel) - clips of holistic lecture and concert, Diksmuide, Belgium 2001 - Ingaborg Sergeant - translator for me, Famous Belgian TV Celebrity and Singer of the the VRT’s Ketnet, Diksmuide, Belgium 2001 - Ingaborg Sergeant - translator for me, Famous Belgian TV Celebrity and Singer of the the VRT’s Ketnet, Brasschaat Castle, Brasschaat, Belgium 1999 - Britain’s Channel 4 (England) - frontman, Where’s Merlin Tour? (Also called Merlin’s Mysterical Tour) with Ken Kesey, Vince Welnick, Phil Lesh, Carolyn Adams (Mountain Girl), Ken Babbs and more, International Ballroom, San Francisco, California 1999 - Victor Camacho Program, Channel 22 (in Spanish) - lectured on metaphysics, Huntington Park (Las Angeles), California 1998 - ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings - clip of concert, San Francisco, California 1998 - Channel 26 (Marin County Public Access TV, San Raphael) - interview on spirituality, filmed in Sebastopol, California 1994 - CBS KOIN TV 6 - interview about the Burnside Skateboard Park, Portland, Oregon 1993 - Ron Osborne Now!, Portland Public Access TV Program - interview on holistics, Portland, Oregon 1993 - Ron Osborne Now!, Portland Public Access TV Program - live televised concert, Portland, Oregon 1988 - Munich TV - model at hair-show with designer Andre Angelopoulos at the Marriott Hotel, Munich, Germany 7 Stunt Man - 2007 - MTV’s Jackass TV Series - Ford Ranger Test-Jump with Red Scott, at The Complex (private), Lincoln City, Oregon

Stunt Coordinator - 2007 - MTV’s Jackass TV Series - Ford Ranger jump through bonfire, with Little John (driver), at The Complex (private), Lincoln City, Oregon (stunt ultimately had to be cancelled do to bad weather)

Production - 2010 - BoardMart TV Commercial - donated skateboard footage, Chico, California 2007 - MTV’s Jackass TV Series - video and still photos, private Sublime concert and party, Portland, Oregon 2006 - MCTV Mount Shasta Television Channel 15 - cameraman for two different Tuesday night televised concerts, Mount Shasta, California

Working With - 2010 - Erik Natkin (Sports Broadcaster) - live interview at NS3 Skateboard Competition, for ABC’s Channel 7 KRCR, Redding, California 2007 - “Danger Aaron”, Ehren McGhehey - MTV2 Jackass TV Series - skateboarded together stageside, at a private Sublime concert, Portland, Oregon 2006, 2007 - Roberto Palazuelos, El Diamante Negro “The Black Diamond” - one of Mexico’s biggest TV Celebrities since the 1980's, we spent time together in Miami, Florida and Tulum and Cancun in Mexico 2001 - Ingeborg Sergeant - Famous Belgian TV Celebrity, Host and Singer, translated my televised Belgian events, at Salon de Saint Germain in Diksmuide, and at the 450 year old Brasschaat Castle, Brasschaat, Belgium

On the Set - 1997 - Today Show - met Katie Couric, at Princess Diana’s memorial, London, England 1996 - Nash Bridges - with Carolyn Bates (actress on show) San Francisco, California 1984 - Knight Rider - with David Hasselhoff, Placerville, California 1976 - Little House on the Prairie - in the off season, Stanislaus County, California

Spent time with - 1990, 1991 - Dutch Savage (professional wrestler) - Vancouver, Washington 1987 - Grandpa Munster, Al Lewis - New York City, New York 1993 - Dawn Wells (Mary Ann on Gilligan’s Island) - Portland, Oregon 1984 - David Hasselhoff - Placerville, California

8 Sketch Comedy I Produced, Directed, Wrote and Acted in - 2011 - The Skate Farm - Mount Shasta, California 2010 - The Farm Report - Mount Shasta, California 1998 - Hector’s House of Records II - Redwood City, California 1992 - Hector’s House of Records I - Vancouver, Washington

Radio 2011 - Ozcat Radio KZCT 89.5 FM - playing my cd’s, Vallejo, California 2006 - CBC - interview, guest speaker on healing arts, with Patty Serrano, broadcast to millions of listeners on nine channels in Baja California, Mexico: in Tijuana, Mexicali, Tecate and Ensenada (this broadcast had live callers) 2006 - Cosmic Radio Program 1270 AM - interview, guest speaker on healing arts, Dino Delabra, Tijuana, Mexico 2004 - Jefferson Public Radio 89.1 FM (National Public Radio affiliate) - interviewed for the the Healing Arts program with Colleen Pyke, Southern Oregon University Studio, Ashland, Oregon 2004 - Jah Kingdom Radio Worldwide 99 FM - The Bushman Ollie Show, playing my cd’s, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala 2003 - High Times Radio - playing my cd’s on Los Angeles Stations, California 1994 - KGO Radio 810 AM - interview about Sasquatch, San Francisco, California

Internet: Radio, Concerts & Interviews 2009 - Spirit of Maat - interview, Drunvalo Melchizedek’s #1 Spiritual Internet Magazine, Westchester, Pennsylvania 2008 - BBS 1 - world’s #1 Internet Radio, interview on holistics, on the program Straight From The Heart with Juliyanna Tibbetts, Florida (this broadcast had live callers) 2006 - Wisdom Radio Live PodCast Concert - with #1 guitarist in the country, Scott Huckabay, Portland, Oregon (this broadcast had live callers) 2004 - Panaradio - playing my cd’s at www.panaradio.com Zurich, Switzerland 2003 - High Times Internet Radio - playing my cd’s, www.hightimesradio.com, New York City, New York

Tele-Conference 2007 - Topic: Metaphysics - a two hour weekly telephone conference with people from many countries, featuring a new topic every week, and the course lasted twelve weeks, Westchester, Pennsylvania

9 Private Counsel (in person and by phone) 2004 to the present - Private Counsel (by telephone) - to hundreds of people from many countries via the telephone. I have had multiple training programs, with over three decades of experience as counselor and advisor, over diplomatic relations and personal inquiries. Mount Shasta, California 1994 to the present - Diplomatic Counsel - working with “Heads of State” and multi- millionaires internationally since 1993 starting with the Princess of Saudi Arabia, Andromeda Abushady 1988 to the present - Private Counsel (in person) - professional and casual counsel, given internationally 1988 - Ongoing training in counseling - Successful Singles International, Redwood Shores, California 1988 - Successful Singles International - professional counselor, Redwood Shores, California 1986 - First Concern - Holiday Inn training program, Portland, Oregon 1981 - Student to Student Advisory Program - completed, McKinley Middle School, Redwood City, California

Books (Self Published) 2012 - Kneass Boats, Master Wood Boat Builders - history of Kneass Boats - (to be edited) 2011 - Book of Prayers - over 300 reverent refrains 2010 - Landscape and Structure - illustrations, drawings and sketches - pencil, pen, watercolor and acrylic 2010 - Wisdom Trees (The Trees of Knowledge) - drawings of trees, each with own theme, with wisdom-filled roots and branches 2009 - Shasta’s Majesty - all about Mount Shasta, from three perspectives: metaphysical, physical and Native American 2008 - Skateboard Tricks - listing hundreds of tricks from the last five decades 2007 - Kneass Boats Photo Archive - photo book of Kneass Boats, by Mark Kneass and Jeff LaRoche 2007 - Sasquatch Names - over 700 names for Sasquatch and more 2006 - Sanskrit Glossary - the world’s only easy-to-use Sanskrit glossary 1999 - Mystic Lists & Prophecy - a mystical approach to the 21st century, also available in Spanish 1995 - Lenticular Lightship Photo Archive - a photo book of hundreds of disc shaped lenticular clouds 1994 - Sevens - 777 different definitions for the number seven 1993 - Lyrical Miracle - poetry book with some award winning refrains

10 Books & CD (Published) 1997 - Sound of Poetry - cd/tape published by the International Society of Poetry, see below 1996 - Frost at Midnight - published, in a compilation of poets by the International Society of Poets (The National Library of Poetry) 1992 - Moka Ascending - 1st place winner and published amongst a compilation of other winning poets, in a mini booklet, a Coffee People publication, Portland, Oregon Poetry 2011 - Book of Prayers - all prayers in poetic form, self published 2006 to the present - Sacred Sound System - my band, featuring my own songs with poems 1999 - World’s Largest Poem For Peace - offered to be published alongside the Dalai Lama, Johnny Cash, President Clinton and a select group of thousands, from this internationally renowned society, with front-page coverage in USA Today - International Society of Poets (National Library of Poetry), the world’s largest poets society 1998 - The Best Poems of 1998 - offered to be published in this rare compilation, only a select few of the “Best Poets” are chosen, out of tens of thousands of members of the International Society of Poets 1997 - Sound of Poetry - cd/tape published by the International Society of Poetry, I was number seven, of only eleven “Masters of the Spoken Word” chosen out of over 18,000 other poets for this unique compilation 1996 - Sevens - my first self-published music cd featuring my poems, Portland, Oregon 1996 - Frost at Midnight - published in this rather large book, a compilation of poets, the International Society of Poets 1995 - International Society of Poets - I joined, with the likes of Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Bo Derek, Florence Henderson and many more 1993 - The Lyrical Miracle - poetry book with some award-winning refrains - self published 1992 - Moka Ascending - a “Coffee People” publication, a compilation of first place winners in this booklet, Portland, Oregon 1992 - First Place - in Coffee People’s Motor Moka Poetry Contest, Portland, Oregon 1991 - Featured Poet - in the Oregonian newspaper, Portland, Oregon Magazines 2012 - 2012 Magazine - interview and photos for this German based magazine 2008 - Spirit of Maat Magazine - Interview, for Drunvalo Melchizedek’s #1 Spiritual Internet Magazine, Westchester, Pennsylvania 2008 - New Visions Magazine - photo and outline of Valley Forge Exposition lecture, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2007 - Visitor’s Guide, 101 Things To Do - photo of myself at Weed Skateboard Park, Weed, California. note: I was offered to write an article about the Siskiyou County skateboard scene, for the 2010 Siskiyou County Visitor’s Guide edition of 101 Things To Do 2005 - Bitacora - article about myself and upcoming local conference and concert, Tijuana, Mexico 11 2001 - Vision Magazine - article about myself and upcoming local conference and concert, San Diego, California 2001 - Issues Magazine - editor, Angele Ortega, Penticton, British Columbia Canada 1997, 1998, 1999 - Rhythm Magazine - a representative from Rhythm Magazine always gave me boxes of cd’s to help promote different artists I was performing with, like Scott Huckabay and others 1994 - Thrasher Magazine - a one of my own photos, a full-page photo of professional skateboarder, Neil Heddings, San Francisco, California Newspapers 2006-2011 - Siskiyou County’s Mount Shasta Herald, Weed Press, Dunsmuir News and Siskiyou Daily News - many concerts with my band, Sacred Sound System, photos and articles covering Weed Carnivale (headliner); McCloud Mushroom Festival; Wesak Celebration, MayDay Celebration, Earth Day Concerts and more, northern California 2009 - Record Searchlight - Sky “Sunlight” Saxon Memorial concert at the Top Shelf Club, article, Redding, California 2006 - El Sol de Tijuana - metaphysic conference and concert, photo and article, Tijuana, Mexico 2005 - El Mexicano - metaphysic conference and concert article, Tijuana, Mexico 1994 - Oregonian - featured poet with photo and article, Portland, Oregon 1983 - Redwood City Tribune - racquetball photo and article, Redwood City, California Photography Photo Archive Collections - Lenticular Clouds - Top 50 photos - amazing disc-shaped clouds Skateboarding - Top 100 photos - of top pros: Alva, Hawk, Hosoi, Scott, Cardiel, Senn and on Animal Archive - Top 50 photos - golden and bald eagles, mountain lions, buffalo and on Kneass Boats - Top 75 photos - of some of the rarest wooden boats ever made Egypt - Top 30 photos - strong black & white photos

Slide Shows 1997 - India - Delhi, Amritsar & Dharmsalah 1997 - Israel - Jerusalem & Dead Sea 1997 - Egypt - Sinai, Cairo, Giza, Luxor, Saqqarra & Abu Simbel 1997 - Iceland - Reykjavic & Blue Lagoon

12 Music Collaborations with - * Over 100 different music ensembles * 13 different Grammy winners * Independent Music Award winners * * Top 40 Artists in nine different genres * 11 different #1 artists * Members of the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame and Jazz Hall of Fame * Guinness World Record Holders in Music

Notable Collaborations - 2011 - Chris Berry - Grammy winner in Electronica/Dance Album 2011 to present - King Hopeton - Jamaica’s #1 Reggae Billboard producer and artist 2011 - Jade Steel - top reggae singer, songwriter, amazing reviews 2011 - Hux Brown - legendary bass player of King Hopeton, King Tubby, Lee “Scratch” Perry 2011 - Blue Meadows - lead guitarist of The Abyssinians 2011 - Abou Diarrasouba - master percussionist of Chris Berry & Friends, Jade Steel and on... 2009 - David Jacobs-Strain - award winner, master steel guitarist 2009 - Kenny Roland Detroit - lead guitarist of Sky “Sunlight” Saxon & the Seeds, Normal Bean and the Kenny Roland Detroit Band 2009 - Calle Henmark - the worlds authority on stone-age music instrument making and playing, Ostersund, Sweden 2007 - YaHoWah 13 Band (The Source Family Band) - with Djin Aquarian and remaining original members 2006, 2007 - William “Bill” Clauson - world’s #1 folk singer, Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame 2005 - Zakir Hussain - Grammy winner, of Ravi Shankar, Mickey Hart and on... 2005 - Airto Moreira - Grammy winner, of Dizzy Gillespie, Santana and on 2005 - Sikiru Adepoju - Grammy winning percussionist 2005 - Mapate Diop - master sabar player 1999, 2000 - Jarrod Kaplan - master percussionist of Cirque du Soliel, Trillian Green, Devachan, Taarka and on.. 1999 - Lee Charlton - Jazz Hall of Fame, of Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie and on... 1999-2008 - Sky “Sunlight” Saxon - Grammy winner, Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame of The Seeds 1999 - Richard Waters - master music instrument inventor 1999 - Dave Blonski - master didgeridoo player 1999 - Ken Kesey - Kesey’s “One Flew Over The Cookoo’s Nest” won an Oscar for Best Picture The Merry Pranksters - 1999 - Caroline Adams “Mountain Girl” - Jerry Garcia’s second wife 1999 - Ken Babbs - author and Ken Kesey’s best friend, the “Intrepid Traveler” 1995, 1996, 2005 - Wavy Gravy - Hogfarm founder, Emcee & Peace Troubadour 1989 - 1994 - Tennessee Jed, Grasshopper, Steve & Eddie 1999 - Phil Lesh - bass player of the Grateful Dead 1999 to the present - Scott Huckabay - Grammy nominee, on MTV and Independent Music Award winner 13 1999 to the present - Djin Aquarian - lead guitarist of YahoWah 13 1998 to the present - Jah Levi and Higher Reasoning - over 25 reggae albums 1998, 1999, 2005 - Thione Diop - master djembe player 1998 - Kenyatta Poole - drummer of the Wailing Souls, and master djembe player 1997 - Tom Nunn - experimental musician 1997 to the present - Kim Atkinson - world’s #1 drum circle coordinator, Guinness World Record Holder 1997, 1999, 2005 - Mickey Hart - Grammy winner, Guinness Record Holder 1994, 2007 - Leon Mobley - of Ben Harper 1992, 1993, 1998 - Arthur Hull - former #1 drum circle coordinator in the world

Studios worked in - 2011 - California Theater Studios - Dunsmuir, California 2005 - Dream Lodge Studio - Mount Shasta, California 1998, 1999 - Michael Hammer’s Studio - Weed, California 1999, 2009 - Pegasus Studio - Mount Shasta, California 2001 - SunLight Studios - Grass Valley, California 2008 - Off the Chart Studios - Muir’s Peak, California 2006 - Power Organics Studio - Mount Shasta, California 1999 - Gatmo Studio - Sebastopol, California 1997-1999 - Secret Studios - San Francisco, California 1997 - Emanate Studio - Oakland, California 1995-2004 - Underground Studios - Portland, Oregon

List of unique and one-of-a-kind instruments I have played - Waterphone, Gourdaphone, Horrorphone, Clariboo, Caduceus, Gravikord, Pyrophone, Water Drum, Saxogourd, Shepard’s Horn, Hornpipe, Strumstick, Hurdy Gurdy, Glass Armonica, Trident’s Trumpet, Conch, Udu, Foot Flute, Musical, Saw Cymbal Tree, Sitara, Waterdrum, Aboriginal Didgeridoo (40,000 years old, worlds second oldest known instrument), Neanderthal Sheep’s Bone Flute (46,000 years old, world oldest known instrument)

Spent time with - Ziggy Marley, I-I Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Don Carlos, Charles Neville, Babatunde Olatunji, Earl “Chinna” Smith, Mad Professor, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Rocker T

Milestones - 2011 - collaborations - with over 100 groups and have played over 100 instruments 2011 - Smoke Tree Tour (Reggae Tour) - my band, the Sacred Sound System, was offered to join the line-up for the U.S. west coast tour

14 2011 - played with 9 bands (in one weekend) - Mystic Garden Gathering, offered to play with 12 bands in total, also emceed for two days, worked the mixing board, worked stage lights and rodied for three bands, that is 16 options in total services. (I also passed out 200 “In The Light Festival” flyers). My previous record was at the Emerge-N-See Festival, performing with six of the nine bands that offered. 2010 - Sky “Sunlight” Saxon Tribute Double CD - contributed to this album, featuring: Davy Jones (Monkees), Bangles, Iggy Pop, John York (The Byrds), Quicksilver Messenger Service, Strawberry Alarm Clock, New York Dolls, The Tubes and many more 2010 to the present - In The Light Festival - I have my own annual three-day music festival on 700 acres, in the Sierra Nevada foothills of California 2010 - Offered to Headline in Jamaica - in Negril and Montego Bay, International Dub Poetry Festival, hosted by Charlie Bobus 2006 to the present - Sacred Sound System - my own world music band since 2006 2006,2007 - William “Bill” Clauson - writing lyrics on two occasions for Willy, he wrote the most famous versions of the following songs: La Bamba in 1953; He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands; Waltzing Matilda. He has over 60 albums in 15 languages 2005 - Guinness World Record - Co-Facilitated the world’s largest drum circle with Grammy winner Mickey Hart and Planet Drum, over 4,300 drummers on the register. There was actually over 5000 drummers in total as not all drummers signed the registry for Guinness, and this with the worldwide synchronized event in over 150 cities, there was actually a total of over 50,000 drummers playing simultaneous, Laytonville, California 2000 - Moanin’ Parade CD (Gatmo Sessions Volume #1) - contributed to this album - featuring Gary Knowlton, Kim Atkinson, Lee Charlton, Tom Nunn, Bart Hopkin, Richard Waters and more - recorded at Gary Knowlton’s “Gatmo Studio” Sebastopol, California 1999 - played with 29 different ensembles - performing and/or recordings in a one year span, with solo, duo and group acts 1999 - Orbitones, Spoon Harps & Bellowphones CD - contributed to this album - featuring Tom Waits, Lou Harrison, Stomp, Aphex Twin, Lee Charlton, Gary Knowlton and more 1997-1999 - World’s #1 Drum-Circle Coordinator - lived with and performed with Kim Atkinson, also played with, later to become, #1 drum-circle coordinator, Arthur Hull 1997 - played for two million people at the Notting Hill Carnival (two day parade) with Henri Gobi, London, England Teaching Music 2010, 2011 - Music Teacher - west African drumming & culture, Native American Village, Lake Concow, California 2004, 2006 - Music Teacher - west African drumming & culture, Flying Lotus Theater & Arts, Mount Shasta, California 2001-2002 - Music Teacher - west African drumming & culture, Golden Eagle Charter School, Mount Shasta, California 2000, 2001 - Teachers Aide - with Marilyn & Derrick, west African drumming Columbia School House, Nevada City, California

15 1999 - Teachers Aide - with Greg and crew, west African drumming Nevada City Community Theater, Nevada City, California

1999 - Teachers Aide - Brazilian drumming, Sebastopol Community Center, Sebastopol, California 1998 - Music Teacher - didgeridoo mantra techniques, IN-DIDG-IN-US Festival, Scio, Oregon 1998 - Music Teacher - middle eastern drumming, belly dance classes, Benecia, California 1998 - Teachers Aide - with Boynarr, west African drumming Davis Community Center, Davis, California 1998 - Teachers Aide - with Kim Atkinson, community drum circle, Zone Music, Cotati, California 1997, 1998 - Teachers Aide - with Drumskull crew, west African drumming Santa Cruz Community Center, Santa Cruz, California 1997, 1998, 1999 - Teachers Aide - with Abdoulaye Diakate, west African drumming, Alice Arts Center, Oakland, California 1997-1999 - Music Teacher - west African drumming & culture, Oya Nike, San Francisco, California 1997-1998 - Music Teacher - west African drumming & culture, Secret Studios, San Francisco, California 1997-2001 - Music Teacher & Teacher Aide - west African drumming & culture, Outdoor Nature School, Upper Lake, California

Emcee and Announcer At Music Festivals and Skateboard Competitions - 2011 - Mystic Garden Party - southern Oregon’s biggest 3-day festival, Lake Selmac, Oregon 2011 - In The Light Festival - 3-day festival, Lake Concow, California 2011 - NS3 North State Skateboard Series - Caldwell, Mount Shasta, Diamond and Anderson Skateparks, California 2010 - Wild Mountain Faire - 3-day festival, Lake Concow, California 2010 - NS3 North State Skateboard Series - Caldwell, Diamond and Anderson Skateparks, California 2010 - In The Light Festival - 3-day festival, Lake Concow, California 2009 - Shasta Damboree Skateboard Comp - Shasta Lake City Skatepark, Shasta Lake City, California 2009 - NS3 North State Skateboard Series - Anderson Skatepark, Anderson, California 2009 - NS3 North State Skateboard Series - Diamond Skatepark, Red Bluff, California 2009 - NS3 North State Skateboard Series - Caldwell Skatepark, Redding, California 2008 - NS3 North State Skateboard Series - Anderson Skatepark, Anderson, California 2007 - Thanksgiving Day Reggae Fest - Crown Hall, Mendocino, California

16 Sports Skateboarding with the“World’s #1's” in skateboarding, snowboarding, motorcycle racing, downhill skiing, baseball and more...

Sessioned, Competed or Collaborated with - 2010 - Ryan Bickley - Skateboard World Record Holder (unofficial) 2010 - Raven Tershey - 2011 X Games Gold Medalist in park skateboarding 2009 - Colin Guy - Top 10 Ranked Motorcycle Hill Climber (my cousin) 2008 - Dennis Martinez - 1978 Freestyle World Champion in skateboarding 2008 - Stephen “Lillis” Akesson - 2001 World Champion in freestyle, and also Guinness Record Holder in freestyle skateboarding 2006 to the present - Dave Paul - pro skateboarder since 1977, competing since the Hester Series 2006, 2011 - Jeff Ward - 1st place, Free Flow Tour, at the Vans Dew Tour Invitational, (park skateboarding) stop winner in Portland 2006 1996-1998, 2011 - Tony Trujillo - Skater of the Year (2002) 1993 to the present - Tony Alva - 1978 World Champion and Guinness Record Holder in skateboarding, I am a Lifetime Team Alva member 1993 - Christian Hosoi - multi award winning pro skateboarder 1993, 1994 - Chris Senn - Skater of the Year (1995) and X Games medalist in skateboarding 1993, 1994, 2011 - John Cardiel - Skater of the Year (1992) 1992 - Tony Hawk - World’s most famous and most decorated (awarded) skateboarder, and Skater of the Year (1990) 1989 to the present - Mark “Red” Scott - Founder of Burnside Skatepark, owner of Dreamland Skateparks and Power Rider Wheels Co. 1989 - Rick Reese - Hacky Sack World Champion 1986-1990 - Scott Schaeffer - Mr. Natural California Winner (bodybuilder) 1985 1983 - Barry Bonds - #1 Home Run King, competed against each other in Babe Ruth League 1980 - Paul McClellan - M.L.B. San Francisco Giants, pitcher 1978-1981 - Tom “Wally” Inouye - famous skateboarder, founder of IPS (Inouye Pool Service) 1978-1981 - “Reno” - the slide master of skateboarders 1978 - Jack Turturici Sr. - Olympic downhill skier 1975 to present - Jack Allain - NBA Cleveland Pipers, center 1975 to present - Ryan Allain - N.F.L. Los Angeles Raiders, defensive end 1970 - Clifford “Bud” Kneass - (my father), was AMA #1 motorcycle racer for three years in the 1960's with over 600 trophies in total, Redwood City, California

Bodybuilding - 1987-1991 - my training partner was California’s “Mr. Natural” (steroid free) #1 bodybuilder, Scott Schaeffer. I was “competition ready”, but wasn’t in it for the competition, just to get as ripped as possible, which was achieved

17 BMX (Bicycle Motocross) - Styles - dirt track (long & short), downhill dirt trail, freestyle Sponsors - Family Bike Shop and AAA Bikes, Redwood City, California Competed in dirt track racing in the late 1970's and early 1980's. In San Jose, Oakland, South San Francisco, Palo Alto, and more. The Wild Bunch bmx team - team rider, and we trained at in Redwood City at - - “Unit 4 Facility” - “the complex”near Canada College, Redwood City, California. - “Fire Trails” and the “Game Reserve” - frequently riding the steep dirt downhill trails - “Motorcycle Hill”- was another great training ground with multiple downhill trails - “The Canyon” or “The Kneass’s Canyon” - I grew up with a 12.5 acre backyard that was a dream come true for bmx, motorcycle and equestrian training, of which I did. Equipped with world-class features: steep cliff-side trails, big jumps, arena-ring (large oval dirt track), multiple hill-climbs, and trials riding. Other members: Rick Lopez, Mike Aguilar, Jack Kneass, Pete Sands, Patrick Vacherri

Motorcycle Riding - Styles - flat track, hare scrambles, trail riding, hill-climb and trials My father was a motorcycle racing champion in hare scrambles, flat track and hill-climb in the 1950's and 1960's, and again, we had our own perfect training facility that had it all on 12.5 acres.

Equestrian - Training - stable operations, tack, jumping, ring-work, trail riding, extreme trail riding, pack mule train, pack and guide services. I grew up on an equestrian ranch and trained later trained in Placerville, California, and got my certification: stables operations and pack and guide services.

Our large equestrian facility was equipped with - large arena-ring, full tack room, stable, pastures, pens, horseshoer (if needed). People came from all over the area, for the quality lessons and incredible trail-riding, for over fifteen years.

My father was a rodeo champion and had our horses in the Redwood City, California 4th of July Parade in the 1960's and early 1970's, and our whole family was deep into the 4-H Club, with award-winning horses, sheep and more.

I have also ridden camels (Egypt) and elephants (India).

Skiing - alpine (downhill), nordic (cross country), back country, freestyle, slalom, moguls, jumping

Certified to Teach - lifeguard, rock climbing, white water rafting, alpine skiing, nordic skiing, baseball and soccer

18 Offered to Teach - 2011 - Skateboard Camp - Mount Shasta, California 2008 - Skateboard Camps - Redding, Anderson and Red Bluff, California 1999 - Baseball Coach - Huntington Park, California 1999 - Soccer Coach - Huntington Park, California

Competition - 2012 - Battle Royale Skateboard Competition - Shasta Lake City, California 2012 - Go Skate Day - Mount Shasta, California 2011 - Masters of Skateboarding Contest - Epic Skatepark, Rocklin, California 2011 - Go Skate Day Comp - Mount Shasta, California 2010 - Masters of Skateboarding Contest - Epic Skatepark, Rocklin, California 2009, 2010, 2011 - NS3 Skateboarding Series (Banked Slalom) - Redding, California 2009 - Shasta Damboree Skateboard Comp - Shasta Lake City, California 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 - NS3 Skateboarding Series (Park) - Anderson, Redding, Red Bluff and Mount Shasta, California (11 competitions so far) 2008 - Weed Skate Comp - Weed, California 1994 - Mountain Boards Ramp Jam - Brightwood, Oregon 1992 - Burnside Street Competition - Burnside Skatepark, Portland, Oregon 1981 - Internationals - CYSA Soccer, Ambronzino League (a traveling league), championship team, ranked #3 in North America in the Under 16 Bracket, Redwood City, California 1980 - Campbells Insurance - Babe Ruth baseball league - San Carlos, California 1980-1981 - Cosmos - McKinley Jr. High School soccer (captain), 2nd Place, Redwood City, California 1980 - Trojans - McKinley Jr. High School basketball team Redwood City, California 1979 - Trojans - McKinley Jr. High School basketball team Redwood City, California 1979 - Mets - Little League baseball (majors), made All-Star Team, San Carlos, California 1978-1981 - The Wild Bunch - BMX Racing Team, bicycle motocross, Redwood City, Oakland, South San Francisco, San Jose, California 1978-1980 - Cougars - CYSA Soccer - Ambronzino League (a traveling league), one championship, won two tournaments. Redwood City, California 1978 - Davies Appliance - Little League baseball (minors) - Redwood City, California 1977 - Eagles - AYSO Soccer - 11-0 undefeated season, Redwood City, California 1977 - Royer Realty - Little League baseball (farms) - Redwood City, California 1976-1978 - NASTAR - Slalom Skiing Series, Squaw Valley, California 1978 - Clifford Track Team - Clifford Elementary School, San Carlos, California 1977 - Clifford Track Team - Clifford Elementary School, San Carlos, California 1976 - Cheetahs - AYSO Soccer - Redwood City, California

19 Skateboarding Competitions (park, slalom, banked slalom), Film, Documentaries, TV Commercials, MTV’s Jackass TV Series Production Work, Magazine Photos, Demos, Still Photography (Color and Black & White), Teaching (Skate Camps), Judging, Announcing, Skate Park Construction, Skate Park Maintenance

Active Sport Team Sponsorship- 2012 - Power Riders Wheels Co. - skateboard team rider 2011 - Function Skateboards - team rider 2010 - Vultures Team - lifetime member, team rider 2009 - Rollydexx Skateboards - team rider 2006 - Alva 100% PURE - lifetime team member

Skateboard Park & Ramp Construction - 2012 - Pillarville - with Matt and Dave Dembinski, Mount Shasta 2010 - Mt. Shasta Skatepark - with Wally Hollyday and crew, Mount Shasta, California 2007 - Lincoln City Skatepark - with Mark “Red” Scott and crew, Lincoln City, Oregon 2002 - Jacksonville Skatepark - with Eric Dokken and crew, Jacksonville, Oregon 1991 - West Seattle Overpass - with Mark “Monk” Hubbard and crew, Seattle, Washington 1990-1996 - Burnside Skatepark - with Mark “Red” Scott, Sage and crew, Portland, Oregon 1986 - Homemade Launch Ramp - built my first launch-ramp (wood and steel) 1983 - Clear Creek Quarter Pipe - built my first plywood quarter-pipe ramp 1978 - Palomar Ramp - with Mark B. on his plywood half-pipe ramp

Skateboard Videos I am in - 2012 - Best of Mount Shasta Skatepark - best clips from the Shasta archive 2011 - Lowcard Skate Magazine Presents - segment from Mount Shasta Skatepark 2011 - Vultures Team Video - segments from Weed and Mount Shasta Skateparks 2010 - Uh-Oh Presents NS3 2009 - clips from Red Bluff and Anderson Skateparks 2010 - Randome - Part II, segments and clips from all over the world 2010 - Best of Weed Skatepark - with Weed Skateboard Competition, segment and clips 2010, 2011, 2012 - Mount Shasta Skatepark - Volume I, II and III, segments and clips 2009 - RollyDexx Skateboard Team Demo - clips at Weed Skatepark 2009, 2010, 2011 - NS3 Skateboard Series - Volume I, II and III, clips from nine competitions 2007, 2008 - Weed Skatepark - Part I and II, segment and clips 1996 - Burnside Skatepark, The Early Years Part II - segment and clips 1994 - Randome - Part I and II, segments and clips from all over the world 1992 - Burnside Skatepark, The Early Years Part I - segment

My Skateboard dvds - I have one of the most elusive underground skateboard video collections in the world, with some the world’s best skaters from the last five decades. World Champions, Guinness Record Holders, Unofficial World Record Holders, Skaters of the Year, X Games Gold Medalists, Dew Tour Winners and on. 20 Featuring: Tony Hawk, Mark “Red” Scott, Tony Alva, Charlie Pacheco, Christian Hosoi, Jeff Grosso, Mark “Monk” Hubbard, John Cardiel, Sage Bolyard, Tim Brauch, Peter Hewitt, Tony Trujillo, Chris Senn, Alan Peterson, Roger Mihalko, Jeff Ward, Pat “Q-Man”, Tim Wells, Aaron Deeter, Wez, The Five, Ricky Styles, Frank Shaw, Rion Linderman, Benji Galloway, Stefan “Lillis” Akesson (Sweden), Wade Speyer, Coco Santiago, Joey Tershay, Ben Krahn, Scott Smiley, Mike Swim, Gino Mendoza (Peru), Mason Merlino, Captain Bouyah, Nacho (Mexico), Dave Rodgers, Dylan Siegfried, Robby Russo, Raven Tershey, Cody Lockwood, Alex Foy and many more pro’s.

My Skateboard dvd’s (self-published) - 2010 - Best of Weed Skatepark, with Weed Skateboard Competition 2012 - Burnside Skatepark, 20th & 21st Anniversary 2012 - Best of Mount Shasta Skatepark 2012 - Mount Shasta Skatepark, Volume IV 2012 - Mount Shasta Skatepark, Volume III 2012 - Best of NS3 North State Skateboard Series 2011 - Medford Mayhem 2011 2011 - Mount Shasta Skatepark, Volume II 2011 - Mount Shasta Skatepark, Volume I 2011 - NS3 North State Skateboard Series, Volume III 2011 - Random, Part II 2010 - NS3 North State Skateboard Series, Volume II 2009 - Weed Skatepark, Part II 2009 - NS3 North State Skateboard Series, Volume I 2007 - Weed Skate Park, Part I 1996 - Burnside Skatepark, The Early Years Part II 1994 - Random, Part I 1992 - Burnside Skatepark, The Early Years Part I

Demo’s made for the following top skaters - Mark “Red” Scott, Raven Tershey, John Cardiel, Stefan “Lillis” Akesson, Jeff Ward, Alex Shannon, Logan Marshall, Dave “Tasty Wave” Dembinski, and Noah Gonzalez

Skateboard Park Openings - 2010 - Mount Shasta Skatepark - Mount Shasta, California 2006 - Weed Skatepark - Weed, California 1999 - Lincoln City Skatepark - Lincoln City, Oregon 1998 - Healdsburg Skatepark - Healdsburg, California 1990 - Burnside Skatepark - Portland, Oregon 1989 - Cannon Beach Skatepark - Cannon Beach, Oregon

21 Skateboard Demo’s - 2010 - Mount Shasta Skatepark Opening Day - with myself (Power Riders, Alva), Dave Paul (Tracker, Alva) and Logan Marshall (IKON, FKO, Monster), park demo 2006 - Weed Skatepark Opening Day - Dave Paul and I, along with Benji Galloway and the BACON team, as well as SATORI team riders, pool demo 1992 - Burnside Skatepark - Burnside Locals, street and pool demo

Skate Park Maintenance - 2010 to the present - Mount Shasta Skatepark - keeping the bowls snow free, and swept when needed 2006-2008 - Weed Skatepark - keeping the bowls snow free for the first 2 winters and sweeping when needed 1991-1994 - Burnside Skatepark - new cement work and cement patch work, and keeping the park clean and swept

Memorable Pools - 2011 - Grommet’s Bowl - Puno (on Lake Titicaca), Peru 2010 - Open Kidney (black lava pool coping) - Mt. Shasta Skatepark, Mount Shasta, California 2010 - Big Bowl - Santa Cruz Skatepark, Santa Cruz, California 2009 - Stockholm Kidney - Stockholm Indoor Skatepark, Stockholm, Sweden 2007 - Banzai Bowl - Banzai Pipeline Skatepark, North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii 2007 - Fish Pond (mini kidney) - Lincoln City Skatepark, Oregon 2006 - Zapopan Bowls - Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 2006 - Port Townsend Bowl - Port Townsend Skate Park, Washington 2006 - Red’s Monstrosity - The Complex, Lincoln City, Oregon 2005 - Lincoln City Tile - built by Grindline Skateparks, Lincoln City, California 2001 - Medford Monster - Medford Skatepark, Medford, Oregon 2001 - Clover Bowl - Millennium Skatepark, Calgary, Alberta Canada 2001 - Gummy Bowl - Klammath Falls, Oregon 2001 - The Johnson Bowl - Klammath Falls, Oregon 1996 - Healdsburg Bowl - Carson Warner Memorial Skatepark, Healdsburg, California 1993 - Big Bowl - Burnside Skatepark, Portland, Oregon 1993 - Milwaukee Motel Amoeba - Milwaukee, Oregon 1992 - Pleasant Hill Egg - Pleasant Hill Golf and Tennis Club, Pleasant Hill, California 1991 - Fish Bowl (Spider Bowl) - Burnside Skatepark, Portland, Oregon 1991 - Oakland Hills Pools (from the firestorm) - The Indoor Pool and hundreds of other pools, Oakland, California

22 Milestones - 2012 - Power Riders Wheel Co. - sponsored by this skateboard wheel company, with some of the world’s best skaters like Mark “Red” Scott and Cody Lockwood 2011 - World’s Record Skateboard Video (unofficial) - I took video of a skateboard trick, called a “manual”. The Guinness record for longest “manual” is 4 minutes and 55 seconds, and Ryan Bickley’s manual was 6 minutes and 10 seconds, of which I videoed the last 4 minutes and 28 seconds. He broke the record, but unfortunately, we missed videoing the first minute and forty-five seconds. Mount Shasta Skateboard Park, Mount Shasta, California 2011 - Lowcard Skateboard Video - I have a skateboarding segment from the Mount Shasta Skateboard Park, in this professional skateboarding video out of San Francisco, California 2010 - World’s Record Skateboard Train Video (unofficial) - I led a 46-Man Train, all skating simultaneous in single-file throughout the whole park, and I had this event videoed, Red Bluff, California 2010 - Lifetime Vultures Team Rider - The Vultures are a Yreka / Mt. Shasta based skateboard team, they offered me to be a Lifetime Member of their crew 2009, 2010 - two third place podiums - in skateboard competitions, with award metals and prizes, Redding, California (2009) and Red Bluff, California (2010) 2008, 2009 - Stefan “Lillis” Atkinson - skating with professional skateboarder and 2001 Freestyle World Champion in Sweden 2006 - Lifetime Alva Team Member and Rider - Tony Alva is former World Champion and Guinness Record holder, I first met Tony in 1993 2006 - Weed Skatepark Video - DVD photo cover shot, and video clips of myself by Dave Paul, Mount Shasta, California 1990 - world’s #1 rated skatepark (1997) - helped fund and build Burnside Skatepark, this park is still the world’s #1 “renegade skatepark”(a skater built park), Portland, Oregon 1985 - taught at the Special Olympics - Squaw Valley, Lake Tahoe, California 1981 - competed against the All Time Home-Run King, Barry Bonds - I had a higher batting average than Barry in Little League, San Carlos, California

Spent time with these sports figures - Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Barry Bonds, Tim Anderson, Will “The Thrill” Clark, Jack Allain, Randy Myers, Raven Tershey, Dutch Savage, Tony Hawk, Jeff Brushie

Modeling 2012 - Candi Models - offered billboard advertisement across Europe, London, England 2007 - Things to Do Magazine - photo at Weed Skateboard Park, Weed, California 2006 - Weed Skateboard Park Opening Day Video - DVD cover shot, photo and video of myself by Dave Paul, Mount, Shasta, California 1997 - Giorgio Fashion Show - production crew, New York City, New York

23 1988 - Fashion Shows - runway model for two shows, with Italian designer Andre Angelopoulos’ clothing-line, Music Café Nightclub, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

1988 - Munich Fashion TV - model for Fashion & Hair Show, wearing Italian designer, Andre Angelopoulos’ clothing-line, at the Marriott Hotel, Munich Germany 1987 - Bookings Modeling Agency - Spanish Rock Video Extra, Barcelona, Spain 1987 - Bookings Modeling Agency - Production Work , Barcelona, Spain 1982-1983 - Modeling Classes and Portfolio - Visions Modeling Agency - San Francisco, California

Worked with Models - Jack Turturici - Roberto “The Black Diamond” Palazuelos - Kelly Schipper Lori Shoemaker - Nyree Fleur - Andre Angelopoulos - Laura Jansens - Rachel Smead Laura Barnes

Paintings & Drawings (renderings of myself, done by artists from three different countries) 2011 - “Mystic Skater” drawing in pen - by Paul Kreizenbeck, Dunsmuir, California 2009 - “Violet Fires” painting in oil and acrylic - Karen Goldsmith, Little Silver, New Jersey 2008 - “Mark Jess” photo & painting in oil and acrylic - Karen Goldsmith, Little Silver, New Jersey 2001 - “Reverence” painting in oil - by Karen Teluma, Kelowna, British Columbia Canada 2000 - “Over the Mountain” painting in oil - by Amy Miao, Albion, California 1999 - “The Aura” painting in oil - by Amy Miao, Albion, California 1999 - “Nobleman” detailed drawing in pencil - by Jon Williams, Cave Junction, Oregon 1988 - “Beachside” drawing in colored pencil - by Ruth Kneass. New York City, New York 1986 - “College” - drawing in black pen - by Michael Allison, Santa Cruz, California More Music: Influential Musical Instrument Inventors That I have played with - 1999 to the present - Romy Benton - Portland, Oregon 1999 - Bart Hopkin - Sebastopol, California 1998 - Richard Waters - Sebastopol, California 1999 - Lee Charlton - Sebastopol, California 1999 - Gary Knowlton - Sebastopol, California 1997, 1999, 2005 - Mickey Hart - Sonoma and Mendocino County, California 1997 - Kim Atkinson - Sebastopol, California 1993-1994 - John Wydysh - Eugene and Portland, Oregon

Note: for full list of cd’s and dvd’s in: music, metaphysics, anomalies, lectures, interviews and more, please see Band Bio and Press Package

24 Street Musician Internationally - 2011 - Copacabana, on the shores of Lake Titicaca, Bolivia - strumstick and shakuhachi 2007 - Island of Amantani, on Lake Titicaca, Peru - strumstick, illapa 2006 - Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico - didgeridoo 1997 - Manhattan, New York City, New York - dumbek (drum) 1997 - Reykjavik, Iceland - dumbek (drum) 1997 - Cairo, Egypt - dumbek (drum) 1997 - Dahab, Egypt - dumbek (drum) 1997 - Jerusalem - Israel - didgeridoo 1996-1998 - San Francisco, California - didgeridoo, djembe (drum) 1996 - Oakland, California - djembe (drum) 1989-1992 - Portland, Oregon - acoustic guitar

West African Drumming (djembe & dunun) Taught traditional west African drumming in Mount Shasta from 2002-2005

Playing, Teaching or Performing at - Outdoor Markets - 2010 - Chico Farmers Market - Chico, California 2009 - Mount Shasta Farmers Market - Mount Shasta, California 2006 - Redding Farmers Market - Redding, California 1997 - Oakland Flea Market - Oakland, California 1997 - Saturday Market - Eugene, Oregon 1988-1996 - Saturday Market - Portland, Oregon 1987 - Santa Cruz Flea Market - Santa Cruz, California

Parks - Portland, OR - 199Laurelhurst Park - Portland, Oregon Mount Tabor Park Waterfront Park Washington Park New York, NY - Central Park - Washington Park - San Francisco, CA - Balboa Park - Maritime Park - “The Steps” Dolores Park - Golden Gate Park - Hippy Hill - Spreckles Temple of Music Concourse Bandshell - 25 Children’s Playground - Windmills - Arched tunnel walkways near M. H. de Young Memorial Museum - Panhandle -

Universities and Colleges - 1997-1999 - University of California Santa Cruz - at “The Gardens”- Santa Cruz, California 1997-1999 - University of California Berkeley - Berkeley, California 1996-1999 - Santa Rosa Community College - Santa Rosa, California 1996-1998 - Reed College - Portland, Oregon 1994 - University of Oregon - Eugene, Oregon 1993-1994 - Mount Hood Community College - Gresham, Oregon 1991-1993 - Lewis & Clark College, Amphitheater - Vancouver, Washington 1982 - Stanford University, Frost Amphitheater - Palo Alto, California

Community Buildings - 1998 - Davis, California 1997, 1998 - Nevada City, California 1998 - Sebastopol, California 2001, 2002 - Columbia School House -

Drumming Festivals - 1999 to present - Earthdance Festival - holds Guinness World Record drum circle, 4,328 1998 - Dun-Dun Village - The Bi-Annual festival West African and is the only one of it’s kind in the world 1993 - World Rhythm Festival - Annual Seattle Fest 1995-1997 - Harvest Jam - featured mainly percussion 2010 to present - In The Light Festival - 2006 - National Rainbow Gatherings - some of the biggest drum circles 1992-1996 - Regional Rainbow Gatherings - near Castle Rock, Washington 1992-1996 - Regional Rainbow Gatherings - Cougar Hotsprings, Oregon 1992-1996 - Regional Rainbow Gatherings - Cailfornia, Oregon and Washington 1975 to present - Whole Earth - huge drum circles 1969 to present - Oregon Country Faire - features the Drum Tower 1999 - Seattle Hemp Fest - huge drum circles

Big Sur Spirit Gardens - Big Sur, California Venice Beach - Venice, California Marin Headlands - at the north end of the Golden Gate Bridge Gazebo Stage - Mount Shasta, California Lithia Park Bandshell - Ashland, Oregon Hidden Beach - Santa Cruz, California

26 Clubs 20010 to present - Skate Movement 501c3 (non-profit) 2001 to present - Saint Germain Charity vzw (non-profit) 1984-1985 - Special Olympics 1978-1983 - Peninsula Swim & Tennis Club 1977-1978 - Boy Scouts of America 1976 - Cub Scouts of America 1975-1978 - Mogul Ski Club 1974-1977 - Briar Patch Organic Food Co-op 1973-1978 - 4-H Club Hospitality Olive Garden Restaurant - 1988-1999, 2002-2004 Opening Teams - Vancouver, Washington Tacoma, Washington Spokane, Washington Kirkland, Washington Provo, Utah Salem, Oregon Position - Server (Sales Associate), Server Trainer and Manager

Home Stores - Vancouver, Washington - server, server trainer Clackamas, Oregon - server, server trainer Tigard, Oregon - server, server trainer Rohnert Park, California - server, server trainer Medford, Oregon - server, server trainer

Certifications - Liquor License Permit - Washington, Oregon and California Food Handler’s Permit - Washington, Oregon and California

In-Store Server Training - Taught hundreds of servers in the following areas - Suggestive Sales - Wine Seminars - Wine Making - Wine Presentation - Table Service - Computer Skills -

27 Worked With - Nation’s #1 Restaurant Operator and Olive Garden President - Ron Magruder Olive Garden Regional Vice President of Canada - Francis P., Vancouver, British Columbia Canada Olive Garden Regional Vice President - Steve S., Pacific Northwest region Area Supervisor - Pete Coit, Pacific Northwest region Notable - $100,000 in sales, Congratulatory Letter - from President, Ron Magruder Over $300,000 in total sales - from 1998- 2004 Trained over 1000 sales associates (servers) - between 1988 and 2004, in four different states Employee of the Month (twice) - Vancouver, Washington and Clackamas, Oregon

Fine Dining - 1997 - Il Millefiore - Dunstable, England 1993-1994 - Moxxies - Portland, Oregon 1987 - Amsterdam’s - Manhattan, New York City, New York 1986-1987 - Shadowbrook - worked with the Nation’s #1 voted Waiter of the Year, Dan Williams; a multi-award winning restaurant, Capitola, California 1986 - John Q. Hammons Fine Dining - Portland, Oregon 1983-1985 - Carriage Room - Placerville, California

Letters of Recommendation - 1997 - Amsterdams Bar & Rotisserie - 1997 - Il Millifiore Ristorante Italiano (fine dining) - 1988-1999 & 2002-2004 - Olive Garden Italian Restaurant - 1988 - Shadowbrook Restaurant (fine dining) - 1986 - John Q. Hammon’s Fine Dining - 1983 - Carriage Room (fine dining) -

Note - 1973 - got to meet Harland “Colonel” Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken, while in Arizona, and I still have the photograph, he was 83 years old at that time

Honors Publishings - 1992 - Moka Ascending Poetry Booklet - 1st Place 1996 - Frost at Midnight - voted #7 out of 18,000 1997 - Sound of Poetry CD - Masters of the Spoken Word, I was one of eleven chosen out of over 26,000 poets for this compilation

28 Awards - - Co-facilitation of Guinness World Record Drum Circle, over 4,300 drummers - Over 20 trophies from soccer, baseball and track - 3 trophies from skateboarding

Certificates - 1988 - Sales Associate - completion of JTP R-1, Sales Associate, Garmisch, Germany 1986 - First Concern Line-Level Training - Portland, Oregon 1984-1985 - Natural Resources - Central Sierra Regional Occupational Program, El Dorado High School, Placerville, California Certified Training: 1985 - Forest Land Management - conservation and preservation 1985 - Wildlife Regulations - California rules and regulations 1984 - Historical and Natural Resources - interpretive skill training 1984 - Survivalist Training - lean-to shelters, snow caves, fire-making and more 1985 - Mountain Climbing and Rescue - rope climbing and mountain rescue 1985 - Camp Leader - camp operation, and operation of specialty groups, for different age groups, with handy crafts 1985 - Group Leader - of 3 day wilderness backpack trip (up to 30 people) 1984 - Snow Skiing - alpine (downhill) and nordic (cross country) 1985 - Handicapped Recreation - teaching slalom skiing at the Special Olympics, Squaw Valley, California 1985 - Hunter Safety - exams and field training 1984 - Game Bird Farm - management of commercial farm 1984 - Advanced Lifesaving and Water Rescue - lifeguard permit 1984 - Red Cross Standard First Aid - standard training 1984 - C.P.R. Training - standard training

1983-1984 - Construction - Central Sierra Regional Occupational Program, El Dorado High School, Placerville, California Training: 1984 - Foundations - forms and pouring cement 1984 - Flooring - sub floor and finish 1984 - Framing - standard 1983 - Drywall - standard 1983 - Roofing - skake and asphalt 1983 - Electrical - standard

1982-1983 - Plastics - Regional Occupational Program, Sequoia Union High School District, Redwood City, California Training: 1983 - Fiberglass - matte and powder, making skateboards, repairing car fenders 1983 - Painting - spray booth operation 1982 - Plastics - general 29 1982 - Injection Molding - advanced molding techniques, operation of injection molder

1980-1981 - Audio Visual Technician - McKinley Jr. High School, Redwood City, California Training: Audio - microphones and cassette recorders Visual - film projector Lighting - stage and auditorium Props - making props, staging props 1980 - Student to Student Advisory - McKinley Jr. High School, Redwood City, California Training: Counseling - how to deal with student situations 1978-1981 - Baseball training programs - ongoing training with four different teams, with try- outs, regular season, All-Stars and post season, Redwood City and San Carlos, California 1977- 1981 - Soccer training programs - ongoing training with four different teams, with try- outs, regular season, tournaments and west-coast road-touring, Redwood City, California

Other School Training: 1981-1982 - Metal Shop - San Carlos High School, San Carlos, California 1980-1981 - Art - McKinley Jr. High School, Redwood City, California 1979-1980 - Wood Shop - McKinley Jr. High School, Redwood City, California 1978-1979 - Drafting - McKinley Jr. High School, Redwood City, California 1978-1979 - Music (guitar) - McKinley Jr. High School, Redwood City, California 1976-1977 - Ceramics - Clifford Elementary School, San Carlos, California

High School Proficiency Test Scores (at the end of junior year): Reading - 88 % Math - 100 % Science - 85 % Writing - 87 % Proficiency Test Score Average - 90 %

Notable Family Members pioneers, military personnel, opera singers, composers, minstrels, coin makers, U.S. Mint Engravers, first brail bible, authors, first solo Trans-Pacific maritime crossing, #1 boat builders, method of preventing counterfeiting, inventors, radio personalities, television and film personalities

Johan Christian Kneass - first of the Kneass clan to come from Germany (via Holland) in 1753 Samuel Honeyman Kneass - architect and bridge builder William Kneass - U.S. Chief Engraver Nelson Kneass - singer songwriter Strickland Kneass - architect George Washington Kneass - pioneer and master boat builder Webster Lincoln Kneass - master boat builder Don Kneass - radio personality 30 Clifford “Bud” Kneass - #1 AMA motorcycle racer Ruth Kneass - award winning artist Mark “Barny” Kneass - award winning poet and musician, speaker and author

Notable family history - Nelson Kneass - my Great, Great Grandfather’s cousin, composed “Ben Bolt Oh Don’t You Remember” in 1848, which was used in the following films and television: Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV) 1956; When the Talkies Were Young 1955; Gone With The Wind 1939; Svengali 1931, Kneass, Pennsylvania - a township named after our family of: performers, actors, singers, writers, engravers and inventors, since our arrival from Holland on the “Richard & Mary” ship in 1753 Kneass Avenue - Sea Isle City, New Jersey Johan Christian and Christina Kneass - first to come to the US from Germanyvia Rotterdam, Holland in 1753 Kneass Opera Troupe - Nelson Kneass Kneass Builders - construction with Andy Kneass Kneass and Delleker / Kneass Young & Co. - firms of William Kneass - U.S. Chief Engraver Strickland Kneass - United States Civil Engineer Samuel Honeyman Kneass - engineer and architect George Washington Kneass - owner of worlds #1 wooden boat builders Webster Lincoln Kneass - owner of former #1 worlds best wooden boat builders N. B. Kneass Jr. - worlds first braille bible and first braille magazine, “Philadelphia Magazine for the Blind” Nelson Kneass - songwriter, singer, actor Jack Kneass - inventor of injector John Kneass - “A Mode of Preventing Counterfeiting” 1815 Don Kneass - radio personality Amelie Kneass - Federal Art Project Administrator Clifford “Bud” Kneass - #1 motorcycle racer Kneass Boatworks with Ruth Kneass - artist and sculptor Kneass Boatbuilders with Mark Kneass - archive owned by Mark Kneass Mark “Barny” Kneass - award winning poet, author and songwriter

Military Kneass’ - Edward D. Kneass - Friends of France, sketch - “Fourth of July 1917" William Kneass - War of 1812 Napoleon Bonaparte Kneass - Civil War colonel Kneass Boats - owners George and Webster both supplied World War I & II Magee & Kneass - New Orleans based military outfitters, canteens etc. Charles L. Kneass - Civil War captain

31 Countries Traveled

2012-2013 - India - Goa, Maharashtra, Punjab, in the cities of Chapora, Mumbai, Dehi, Amritsar 2011 - Bolivia - Copacabana, Lake Titicaca, Island of the Sun 1997, 2011 - Peru - Lima, Cuzco, Puno, Lake Titicaca, Machu Picchu 2009, 2010 - Sweden - Stockholm, Ideal Byn and Ostersund 2005-2007 - Mexico - in eight states 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2012 - Canada - in five provinces: New Foundland, British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec 2001 - Belgium - Brussels, Diksmuide ,Gent and Oostende 2001 - France - Calais and Paris 2001 - Holland - Rotterdam and Amsterdam 1987, 2001 - Scotland - in over ten shires (counties) 1987, 1997, 2001 - England - in over fifteen counties 1997 - Iceland - Reykjavic and the Blue Lagoon 1997 - Egypt - in nine governorates (regions) 1997 - Israel - Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Dead Sea and Eilat 1997 - India - Punjab and Himachall Pradesh, in the cities of New and Old Delhi, Amritsar, Dharmsalah and McCloud Ganj 1997 - China - Hong Kong and Lantau Island (home of The Giant Buddha) 1987, 1988 - Germany - Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Munich, Wurzburg and Frankfurt 1987 - Austria - Innsbruck, Seefeld and Saint Anton 1987 - Spain - three provinces: Zaragoza, Barcelona and Madrid 1974 to the present - United States - in eighteen states

32 Resume updates since December 2012

2012 through 2013 - India Tour - 13 solo multi-instrumentalist concerts in Goa and Maharashtra, India 2012 - New International Booking Manager and India Manager - Saint Germain’s first ever manager, I.D. Singh, who books some of the world’s largest music acts, like Goa Gil, Cheb I Sabbah and many others. I.D. is also an accomplished and well known DJ based out of New Delhi, India 2013 - Booked by India’s #1 club, The Blue Frog, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 2013 - IndiaFest - solo performances on two stages, Baga / Calangute, Goa, India 2013 - Tape Skateboard Team - accepted member of team, Anjuna / Chapora, Goa, India 2013 - Holy Stoked Skateboard Team - accepted member of team, Bangalore, India 2013 - Ali’s Skateboard Jam - skateboarding at Shiva Palace Half-Pipe, Morjim, Goa, India 2013 - Skateboard Pool Construction - bowl addition, pouring cement with Mathias of Ali’s crew, from Denmark. Shiva Palace, Morjim, Goa, India 2013 - SulaFest - solo performance, drumming with DJ Pindrop, and performing w/ Deep Forest, Nashik, Maharashtra, India 2013 - VH1 TV - clips from SulaFest 2013 - INDIA TV - promotions and commercials for SulaFest 2013 - SulaFest 2013 Video - clips from festival, Sula Vineyards put out a nice video from the festival 2013 - Invitation with retired Indian Army General, Rishi Kush - Hyderabad, India 2013 - Invitation for Holy Festival - for solo performance, Delhi, India 2013 - Invitation by a local Goa Television station - for interview and live music, Chapora, India

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