Jack Dallas Beddoe

Profile Updated: October 25, 2023
Residing In Demarest, NJ USA
Spouse/Partner Linda Renstrom Beddoe (since 4.10.1976)
Children John D. Beddoe b. 1984
Diane Beddoe b. 1986
James E. Beddoe b. 1988
Robert E. Beddoe b. More…1990
Occupation NYC Music Marathon - Producer of Musical Comedies
Military Service Exempt NJ FireFighter 1987 - 2003
Yes! Attending Reunion
Grandchildren

5F, 3M

all 12 and under

Education after Upsala College

Bergen Community College - BAL, COBOL programming credits 1981

Bergen County Fire Academy 1987 - 1991 {best course I ever took}

City University NY 1996 MS. Education

Columbia University 1995- 1996 Licensing Credits Teacher of Blind

Bergen County Emergency Medical Service class & Hazmat training 2007 - 2009

School Story

Boy did I have fun,
Lead Singer, Bassist & Mgr the F.E.W. 4; college rock band 1967 / 1968
Choir Scholarship senior year, Sang tenor, choir manager
Pledge Master 1968 Alpha Phi Omega - 25 pledges
Lived off campus, my own place last 3 years.
Many part and full time jobs.
History Major, barely made it, almost never studied
Music Minor - used this

PlayHouse 90, candy & juice concession, I saw every show that was produced my sophomore, junior, and senior year for free. Concession went to my fraternity.

Jr. year got Billy DeGuire to do a course on American Musical theater.
turned into life changing event.
1970 - Guys & Dolls - @ Playhouse 90

Last UPSALA connection. Jan 20, 2010 appear as Jack Dallas on WFMU
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jdalton/sets/72157623252620586/
with Sparky ( the accordion) {Babes from Jen-X}

Comments

Showed up for graduation waiting for them to pull me out of line,
they didn't.

Turned down by draft 10/69.

Self Employed 1969 - 1996 Salesman, Employment Agency Owner, Real Estate Broker, NYC Advertising Agency, Traveling Musical duo with wife, Programmer, Commercial Artist, Commercial Realtor, Stay at Home Dad, Itinerant Teacher of the Blind, NYC Music Marathon - producer of musicals for Jack Dallas (alter ego)

NOTES for above ...
{{2 yrs employment counselor (telephone sales) 69 - 72}}
{{2 yrs Licensed Real Estate Broker 72 -74}}
{{4 yrs J.Dallas & Co. NYC Advertising Agency, owner 74 - 78}}
{{3 yrs Dallas & Fox, traveling musical duo (with wife) 76- 79}}
{{Florida to Halifax, w to Chicago, based in Woodstock & Catskill Park, NY}}
{{6 yrs Commercial Artist,,engraver, typographer/ designer NYC, 79 - 85}}
{{2 yrs IBM programmer, BAL COBOL 86 - 88}}
{{3 yrs House husband 4 kids, wife college prof. 88- 90}}
{{4 yrs Commercial Real Estate Broker 90 - 94}}
{{City University NY; Columbia U Teachers college 94- 97}}
{{21 yrs. NYC BOE Itinerant Teacher of Blind 1995 - 2017, Manhattan, Bx}}
{{3 Weeks Off Broadway NYC TheatreRow - NYC Music Marathon Jan 2022}}
{{www.vimeo.com/NYCMusicMarthon click: Repertoire 2022, Copper Kettle}}
{{SMod Castle Cinemas June 2023 -Atlantic Highlands, NJ - Musical Comedy Bard Series -}}
{{Interim Music Minister, Deacon Jack Beddoe, Centennial AME Zion Church, Closter, NJ (hometown) Sundays at 10:30, Raising Gospel Music by Organ, Piano, and Lead Voice, Let the church say Amen. Oct '23}}

Hobbies and Passions

1980 to present - Musical composer, writer, lyric writer
8 full length farces, 2 children's fairy tales musicals
Performances www.vimeo.com/NYCMusicMarathon

FireFighter - Shell Oil - Sewaren, NJ, Hess Oil Fire, July 1967
FireFighter - Volunteer Westwood, NJ - Engine 12,
Knickerbocker Hook & Ladder, Closter, NJ
(in a ladder truck 9/11/2001, not deployed) - 1987 - 2003 - exempt NJ FF
EMT - Emergency Medical Technician - Volunteer, Closter / Alpine Rescue Ambulance 2007 - 2018 - Rescue 728, Rig 726

Church Musical Director - Organist, lead vocals, Pianist, Methodist, Lutheran, Anglican, Reformed, Baptist, Catholic and African Episcopal Methodist 1993 - present.
Lectionary Reader, Sabbath Observer

Wrote autobiography @ 62 - unpublished

Piano, Hammond organ, woodshedding in my music room & man cave.
Dramatist Guild member NYC
ASCAP member

Social Media -
Twitter/JackDallasNYC
Reddit - Leather-Lab8120

Exercise preferred walking Palisades Interstate Park, Alpine over looking Hudson River
Exercise secondary - Mowing my lawn, leaf & snow removal.

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Feb 17, 2024 at 4:33 AM
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Oct 25, 2023 at 5:04 PM
Oct 25, 2023 at 4:51 PM

Deacon Jack Beddoe, Oct '23, Interim Music Minister, Centennial AME Zion Church, Closter NJ (my home town) Organist, Pianist, Vocalist, Sunday 10:30 Raising up the Spirit with some Gospel Music - Amen.

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Jun 04, 2023 at 4:24 PM
Feb 17, 2023 at 4:33 AM
Apr 03, 2022 at 10:17 PM

Visit my 1 man musical performances Off Broadway @ TheatreRow
www.vimeo.com/NYCMusicMarathon click: Repertoire 2022, Copper Kettle

Apr 03, 2022 at 10:04 PM

Jackie you were in our Life Saving class, you were the only girl and the only one who naturally floated. when went to rescue you at the bottom ... you floated up. Jack Beddoe

Feb 17, 2022 at 4:33 AM
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Jan 09, 2021 at 1:14 PM
Jun 30, 2020 at 1:09 PM

Richard IIRC a God, from an APO, glad you made it this far Brother. Many more

And now something from my musical archive 4/15/11
Necessity on Tea Party day

https://vimeo.com/152714811

Feb 17, 2020 at 4:37 AM
Feb 17, 2019 at 4:33 AM