: About Me

My name is Brian Meskanen, I'm 38 and am currently pursuing my Chef career and my writing needs in a tenuous balancing act. I started freelancing back in the mid '80s and have worked for Australasian Dirt Bike Magazine, Out Now Magazine, the Gold Coast Times and Paparazzi Magazine.

During the '90s I worked as Creative Arts Director at the Gold Coast Community Arts College, and have also done stints at copy-writing and proofreading for University students at Gold Coast Griffith Campus, run Creative Writing Workshops and chaired Grant Application Committees for Non-profit entities.

I am currently writing a book based on the Hospitality Industry and enjoy playing bass and rhythm guitar in my band. When I'm not busy, i work on my 1954 Morris Minor or my 1986 Yamaha SRX 673.

My passion is ...

Music , the playing, the listening, the magic of it all

I know too much about ...

Motorcycles, 1975-1995

My parents always told me ...

You should've stuck with that writing thing

My childhood ambition ...

To see my name in print, and have been paid for it. Sadly premature in the completion

My favorite memory ...

240km/h on my old 1977 Ducati biparralleli Desmo 500, trouncing the heretic on the RD250 YPVS

Why I write ...

I do what the voices tell me to.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Clive Cussler for the sheer hilarity, NCIS for the same reason, When the Levee Breaks by Zep, the best song in the world.

My first job ...

Aluminium can collector to spite my dad and buy a dirt bike.

My best moment ...

Ran Australian economy by computer for 7 terms in national Economics competition, and beat the snot outta the private school swots.

My inspiration ...

Geoff Eldridge, (RIP) editor publisher founder of Australasian Dirt Bike Magazine. Google for the sad story.

Autos > Auto Repair (Other) Can you get quality auto parts at a junkyard?

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Being young and broke taught me many things on my journey to adulthood: tomato soup, tuna and cheese with pasta could last a week, thrift stores were a good source for second-grade Levis and our older model cheap used cars could be repaired or rebuilt on the tightest budget from junkyard parts. There were a few rules to follow to make sure you weren't throwing good money after bad: * Make sure your car is cheap because it's old, not because it's a lemon. * Any faults should be within your range of skills, ie. don't buy a car with rust if you are good with mechanical things but can't panel-...

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