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About Me

Current: Wrote the Noveltown book, Lords . Also, designed the cover as well as wrote the comedy piece, "The Entertainment Reporter" for the sexy baby boomer Phaze anthology, 39 and Holding...Him (ebook going to print in a few weeks). Currently working on a comedy novel/screenplay ... ask me about it.
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I'm a journalist, blogger, photographer and videographer who writes several media blogs, including Paperback Writer and Nick 2.0 . I'm the managing editor for ABC23 in Bakersfield and a contributor to Brad Listi's www.thenervousbreakdown.com . My work has appeared on the homepage of CNN.com and other news sites all over America. You can purchase Lords: Part One , which describes the infamous Lords of Bakersfield. They still creep the city long after they and a 1977 Central California dust storm ravaged the area. I welcome humorous notes, weird stories of urban survival and news tips.Cover of fiction novel I wrote based on the Lords of Bakersfield.

My Interests

writing, blogs, journalism, news, cnn.com, LATimes.com, Bakersfield news, US News, Drudgereport, New York Times, LA Weekly, Literature, novels, books, literary blogs, creative writing, novelists, authors, academics, English, languages, counterculture, film, movies, people, artists, magazines

I'd like to meet:

Click on the article to view a 30-minute documentary. I'm really proud of this one. It's the longest documentary I've ever made. It's a bit dark and controversial too. But I'll let you decide on that...

A big thanks to Hectic Films for helping me with the upload as the ABC video player wasn't able to handle the half-hour piece. Thanks to everyone for reading/watching this really important multimedia on Bakersfield history: From Buck To Korn, Mento Buru And The Iron Outlaws, Chapter In Bakersfield Music History Ends

Music:

Korn, Lost Ocean, U2, Wilco, Dirty Spanglish, Get Up Get Down

Movies:

Lords: Part One - Soon to be a major motion picture

Books:

On The Road and a whole lot more...

Heroes:

Jack Kerouac, Che Guevara, Han Solo, The War Days director and his brother

My Blog

Performer Held At Gunpoint 3 Times

It's true: Check it out. This is a crazy news article with some funky must-see video - n.l., ABC23...
Posted by n.l. belardes on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:48:00 PST

Upload Your Pet Video: Peekaboo Turtle?

As corny as it sounds we here at ABC23 want your pet video. It's easy to do. Just shoot some video of your pet and upload it here. Then we'll show it on the news... You can see the one I uploaded: Pee...
Posted by n.l. belardes on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 05:41:00 PST

Bakersfield Scene Writer Joins ABC23 Buzz...

I'd like to welcome my favorite scene writer, Jesse Rivera, to the ABC23 Buzz Bands. I was afraid the Buzz Bands was going to die until Jesse stepped in to start writing. I still may write for the Buz...
Posted by n.l. belardes on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:41:00 PST

Must See Viral Vid - Editing Your Mom Would Love - Oh yeah...

The editing in this video is incredible... the gun scenes, the kiss scenes, holy crap, I can't say enough. This is a must-see video that deserves to go viral: please repost!...
Posted by n.l. belardes on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:25:00 PST

2,000 following Twitter Book "Small Places"

My Twitter book, "Small Places" (twitter.com/smallplaces) is a literary fiction novel uploaded to the micro-blogging site, Twitter.com. You can get updates on your cell phone. And that's cool because ...
Posted by n.l. belardes on Sat, 31 May 2008 09:13:00 PST

Lair Of The Weather Shaman?

My Nick 2.0 blog takes a deep look into the boomings of weather shaman, LLY. (Read Full Article)...
Posted by n.l. belardes on Thu, 29 May 2008 04:20:00 PST

Indy 4 Opening Night Vid/Mini-ABCTV Review

I was at the Indy 4 premiere geeking it up with other Indiana Jones fans. Check out my Nick 2.0 blog post and mini-review. Then watch my YouTube video of one of the strangest Indiana Jones f...
Posted by n.l. belardes on Thu, 22 May 2008 03:18:00 PST

Would You Skip School For Indiana Jones? I did.

Read my latest Nick 2.0 blog where I discuss skipping school for Indiana Jones. Oh yeah... and please leave a comment while there! - n.l....
Posted by n.l. belardes on Tue, 20 May 2008 05:18:00 PST

Documentary And Twitter Novel In The News

I'm pleased to announce an article on Bakersfield.com, discussing my ABC/N.L. Belardes documentary, "The Last Band," which is on YouTube and an article in Social Media World on my landmark Twitter nov...
Posted by n.l. belardes on Thu, 15 May 2008 11:54:00 PST

Please Help Me With Views On This YouTube

Trying to get to 1,000 views. Thanks to everyone for reading/watching this really important multimedia on Bakersfield history. Here's the related article: From Buck To Korn, Mento Bu...
Posted by n.l. belardes on Tue, 13 May 2008 12:06:00 PST