12 Step Progran, part two, chapter thirty-six

12 Step Program, part two, chapter thirty-six Whatever happened to: Bob Jansen I met Bob at, where else, a Starbucks. It was on Kingsway, near Boundary. Not too far from where he was living on Smith and a short drive for me. We agreed to meet in the early evening...

12 Step Program, part two, chapter thirty-five

12 Step Program, part two, chapter thirty-five. Whatever happened to Bob Jansen As the years mounted, my search for Bob Jansen intensified rather than faded. The bigger the mystery grew, the bigger the question. I used any kind of social media – Facebook,...

12 Step Program, part two, chapter thirty-four

12 Step Program, part two, chapter thirty-four
Whatever happened to Marty Leven and Majestic Wax Marty Leven kept A-Side up to date.
Eight track led to 16 to 24 and computer mixing. He hired a chief engineer, Doug Presley, that all the musicians invariably,...

12 Step Program, part two, chapter thirty-three

12 Step Program, part two, chapter thirty-three Whatever happened toWhat Is Love Obeying their dad’s wish, Abe Stern Jr. and Bob Stern did next to nothing. They were good at it. As long as Barb recycled its catalogue, it was alive and ran itself. All the brothers had...

12 Step Program, part two, chapter thirty-two

12 Step Program, part two, chapter thirty-two. Whatever happened to Ray Bedouin and Tonio Valdez. Although they never crossed paths, Ray Bedouin was aware of Bob Jansen. He always felt Bob was watching him, judging him, using his Grantchesters as a gauge. When Bob...

12 Step Program, part two, chapter thirty-one

12 Step Program, part two, chapter thirty-one, Whatever happened to Al Berk? He was an apostle when he started; a guru by the time he retired. Al Berk was a lawyer when one of his clients, Abe Stern, owner of the Barb label, more or less pushed him into personal...

12 Step Program, part two, chapter thirty

12 Steep Program, part two, chapter thirty Whatever happened to: 12 Step Program. Although it wasn’t a big hit, 12 Step Program became part of the rock lexicon and has stayed there. It’s so simple anyone can play it, insidious enough to be hypnotic, has enough tension...

12 Step Program, part two, chapter twenty-nine

12 Step Program, part two, chapter twenty-nine whatever happened to Abe Stern? Abe was killed in a car crash in 1984. He was driving his own car, a Ford Galaxy, when he was hit by a car that had crossed the line and was coming directly at him. The other car was...

12 Step Program, part two, chapter twenty-eight

12 Step Program, part two, chapter twenty-eight Where Are They Now: The Hi-Steppers. Luke Mitchell was the first to notice something was wrong. At first, it was assumed that Bob Jansen had made his own way back to the hotel, but nobody had seen him the next morning...

12 Step Program, part two, chapter twenty-seven

12 Step Program, part two, chapter twenty-seven Whatever happened to: The girlfriend Like me, Amanda Flynn can’t believe that Bob Jansen is dead, only she can’t prove that he wasn’t murdered or died serving time in prison. “I don’t know,” she says. “His disappearance...