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About Me

Poetic, smiling, loving (and single) ad executive also freelancing in the music industry. Chunky, fun and always smiling. Live in Ealing, west London but play rugby for Heathfield & Waldron RFC in East Sussex.
Name: Joe Geesin
Former fanclub editor for
Cozy Powell
Nazareth
Paul Samson.
Most of my work appears in:
• Record Collector magazine
• GRTR website www.getreadytorock.com
• Kerrang! and Classic Rock
Articles, features and interviews = 80
TOTAL CD,DVD live reviews now over 1600.
Interviews include John Peel, Christopher Lee, Ian Gillan, Cozy Powell, Saxon, Bernie Torme, Argent/Blunstone, Rodney Matthews, Groundhogs, Scott Gorham, Girlschool, Tony Iommi, John McCoy, Billy Sheehan, Glenn Tipton, David Coverdale, Fish, Foghat, Bob Daisley, Krokus, Pete Banks, SAHB, Uriah Heep, Nazareth.
• CD releases = 50, including Atomic Rooster, Desperado, Gillan(2), Girlschool(7), Magnum, Motorhead, Motors(3) Nazareth(18) Saxon(2), Uriah Heep(6)
Read more about my music journalism here
Check out the Blog for the Saxon review, Christopher Lee inteview and more etc.
Career highlights include interviewing Christopher Lee, John Peel, Ian Gillan, Cozy Powell, Saxon, Nick Garvey (The Motors) and Rodney Matthews.
Been to Lebanon, Beirut and survived (it was inbetween the Syrian shit and Israli shit). Helsinki (Finland) and Tallin (Estonia) was great too.
Started great new job. Check out my blog for details and the previous job / hell / legal issues.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

The World; rock fans, rock music, potential employers, friends and more

My Blog

Playing A Waiting Game

So many job applications, so many emails, so few responses. So many interviews, so many rejections, and promises of imminent responses that have yet to materialise. So while we wait, applications go o...
Posted by on Tue, 12 May 2009 05:02:00 GMT

And the Mantis Prayed

Last night was the album launch gig for the new Praying Mantis album 'Sanctuary', a gig I really wanted to go to and pleased to have a vip pass provided by the band. And just what I needed after a bus...
Posted by on Mon, 04 May 2009 02:57:00 GMT

Change of Fortunes?

It's funny how a letter or two can change one's feelings so drastically. After a weekend in Sussex, job interview, gardening, bike ride, all felt quite positive, I arrive back in London to 3 letters t...
Posted by on Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:09:00 GMT

Getting There

I've got some interviews coming up, so more important things to come, but a couple of things I thought rude not to mention. First up is the 'Believe' DVD from Girlschool. Believe was the band's excell...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:06:00 GMT

Watch Out Kids! I'm going to teach you Chemistry!

 Inbetween some sleepless nights thinking about money (because that's as close as I'm going to get to any), I've had some particularly good news. In the face of ESCC misleading me over my Primary Scho...
Posted by on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:04:00 GMT

The Next Step

After spending a week at a Sussex primary school, I have come to the conclusion that teaching is really what I want to do. Worked with all the age groups and took the 10/11 year olds for tag rugby too...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Mar 2009 06:10:00 GMT

Catching up with old friends (the Who?)

Well, more like a friend of my parents, but while waiting for a London bound train thismorning (after a weekend of bike fixing, record selling and playing rugby) I was joined by Roger Daltrey (The Who...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Mar 2009 06:05:00 GMT

Quick Update

Little of real substance to report but it's been a while so thought best to check in. Playing rugby and enjoying it. Last week's game down at Cinq Ports (Hastings) was interesting though. Started off ...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:03:00 GMT

A Quick Update

Bar the laughable response (or is that lack of?) of the nation to the snow, it is nice to have had some decent snowfall - this is first decent coverage the south east of England has had in 20 years. I...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 04:32:00 GMT

Blue Monday

In the week of the supposed Blue Monday, I have to say I'm feeling the effects as well. Now is not a good time to be in my position. On the plus sides, I played rugby last weekend (despite not being o...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:44:00 GMT