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Jeremy

Never give up! Triumph is around the courner!

About Me

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Jeremy "Spike" Van Wert Author www.wildridepublications.comHello all, Welcome to my site. Click on the image of "Not for the Faint of Heart" go to my website. I just finished this book and had it published. This book is about my three years in the Santa Clara Vanguard. It chronicles the struggles each member faces. Go to www.wildridepublications.com to order the book! Trust me, it is a one of a kind product. It is a very honest account of Drum Corps. I hope you all enjoy!

As for little old me, I am a myspace junkie and love getting in touch with old friends. This myspace thing rocks! As for me, I graduated from Homestead High School in 1995. I marched three seasons (1996-98) in the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum Line as a Tenor Player.
After teaching the Corps for a few seasons I began cycling as my new hobby and rode my bicycle across the country. After that I finished up my Bachelors at San Jose State University in Behavioral Science and married my long time girlfriend (Sheri Swiger, also a Vanguard and Blue Devil Alumni) in 2002.
Sheri and I moved to Roseville California where Ah-HA, we could afford to buy a house of our own!! We have been married for four years (no children) and are loving every minute of it.
About two years ago I accepted Christ in my life and have found new motivation, meaning, and a better understanding of where I want my life to take me. Right now I am in graduate school to be a Marriage and Family Therapist. There is plenty of work to be done in that field. C’mon folks, tell me you don’t have issues! ? All in all, life is good, wonderful, and I am enjoying almost every minute of it. (I still have to work for a living, I am still trying to figure out a way around that) I am still an avid cyclist and I volunteer as a Big Brother. I love my little brother Nick. He is a great person! He is going to be a good man.

My Interests

Cycling, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Music, psychology, literature, motorcycles, BMW's, world travel, photography, politics,

I'd like to meet:

I would love to meet the rock band RUSH. They are the greatest. I would also like to meet Lance Armstrong!

Music:

Dream Theater, Rush, Megadeth, Metallica, Zappa, Yes, Porcupine Tree, Depeche Mode, Muse, Mars Volta, I love Electronica, Classical, and pretty much everything. I love William Eaton. Love that heavy metal!!

Movies:

The Passion!, Some kind of monster (metallica), Dumb and Dumber, Anchorman, Spinal Tap, Big Love.

Television:

Dukes of Hazzard! Dude, yeah, I am hella old school!

Books:

Jeremy "Spike" Van Wert Author Of course I like my own book! Most of what I read right now is text from school. Shakedown (about Jesse Jackson, what a scumbag), The Sea Wolf, by Jack London (what a classic), and lots of adventure and travel stuff

Heroes:

Lance Armstrong, George Patton, Winston Churchill, Deitrich Bonhoffer, Ronald Reagan

My Blog

The truth about Myron Rosander

Dear Vanguard friends and family,    As many of you know I have worked closely with Myron on my recent book about Vanguard. Over the past 9 months, Myron has removed himself from the marchin...
Posted by Jeremy on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:31:00 PST

American Children and Society

The following is for all that are interested. Just practicing my free speach. Hope you are amused. Childhood and adolescence are the two most important stages of development for a human being. During...
Posted by Jeremy on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:57:00 PST