CLUAS Writers: profile of John Ford
John lives with his wife & kids in Oceanside, California (a bit north of San Diego). He is a nurse at a VA (U.S. Dept of Veteran's Affairs) hospital who takes care of vets with HIV/AIDS. In 1973 his brother took him (age 14) to a show by The Who (the Quadrophenia tour) and he was hooked for life. His second musical epiphany was at a Springsteen show in '78. He first wrote about music for CLUAS in 1999 and still continues to do so today (while occasionally straying off into politics).
Joined CLUAS: May 1999
Favourite Bands:
The Beatles, Pete Townsend, Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon, Eels, Beck, Springsteen, Clash & U2.
Favourite Films:
The Searchers, Lord of the Rings, A Hard Day's Night, City Lights, Apocalypse Now, Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers, Close Encounters
Favourite Books:
Grapes of Wrath, Trinity (he named his son after Conor Larkin), Lord of the Rings, The Sun Also Rises and The Razor's Edge
Some of John Ford's articles published on CLUAS:
Feature articles...
Album reviews...
- Lucinda Williams 'Car Wheels on a Gravel Road'
- David Byrne & Brian Eno 'My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts'
Gig reviews...
- Beck live in San Diego (October 2005)
- U2 'Vertigo' live in San Diego (March 2005)
- Steve Earle live in California (February 2005)
- Jackson Browne live in California (March 2004)
- Pearl Jam live in California (June 2003)
- Bruce Springsteen live in Los Angeles (August 2002)
- U2 'Elevation' live in San Diego (April 2001)
Check out profiles of other CLUAS writers:
- Aidan Curran
- Alan Morrissey
- Anna Murray
- Anthony Morrissey
- Celine O'Malley
- Cormac Looney
- Daire Hall
- Daniel Bristow
- Daragh Murray
- Doctor Binokular
- Dromed
- Eoghan O'Neill
- Garrett Cleland
- Gav Reilly
- Ian Wright
- John Ford
- Jules Jackson
- Ken Fallon
- Kierry
- Mark Godfrey
- Michael O'Hara
- Mick Lynch
- Niamh Madden
- Ronan Lawlor
- Steven O'Rourke
- Una Mullally