Laura Waitzman
July 2, 2010
I guess this is one way to say hi- luv ya
Ned Rifken: Guestbook
Bobbie Fromberg
June 30, 2010
Dear Ned,
I am very proud of you; two cruise lines. That's terrific, but you are a terrific guy blessed with a great gift...a sensational singing voice. Break a leg and continue to root for The Lakers.
Linda Rifken Oestmann
June 30, 2010
Congratulations! This news is very good! It doesn't surprise me how good your reviews are. Things seem to be looking up. I am so very proud of you.
Kaye Stone
April 23, 2010
Hi Ned, Where in the heck have you been???It has been too long!!!! I miss that wonderful voice of yours. Love,Your number one fan. Kaye
Sally
January 18, 2010
Saw you at the showcase yesterday! You were the greatest! Can't wait to see you perform in Orange County soon!
jill hausner
December 2, 2009
Hi Ned, enjoyed talking to you on the plane. Loved you voice and songs. My wed site is www.abadia31@hotmail.com. Would love to have you and your girl friend visit. jill
Monta Lea Kramer
September 23, 2009
Jeff and I had business, but got to chatting. I was so pleased to hear of your talent and what you do with it. You went to Coleman school with Marjorie Kiehl, and Cynthia Kiehl. Marjorie had the school girl crush on "Dear Ned" as she refered to you.
Your Dad and Mom were friends of my husband Frank Kramer, and we enjoyed their home and our visits with them when we traveled to Elgin.
I have not viewed your offerings, yet, but Jeff spoke with such enthusiasm of your talent so I will go on your site and get me some :-). Congratulations on your sucess and the enjoyment you find with it.
Monta Lea Kramer
1102 Alta Vista Drive
Rapid City, SD 57701 (my childhood home)
Pamela Digardi
August 2, 2009
Hi Ned. A couple of years ago I saw you on a Mexico cruise. I thought you were great! Talked to you after the show and you said you have family in Sacramento?
Hopefully someday you may do a show there
so I can see you again. I'm not planning a Mexico or Alaska cruise, so...Glad to see you are much loved by all those happy travelers. Good luck and hope to see you again.
Sherry Kent
May 10, 2009
Hello from Sherry Kent, from Coleman Elementary & Larsen Jr. High. We moved away from Elgin in 1969. I remember you as the funniest boy in school. And I still crack up thinking about the day your mom had the principal announce on the intercom that your mother said to go home and make your bed!
I'm a computer programmer and married to Jack Helbig, a writer. We were just in LA for the opening of Jack's show, Girl Grouch Goat at Chance Theater in Anaheim Hills. It's a musical comedy. Jack wrote the book and his writing partner Mark Hollmann (who wrote the songs for Urinetown) wrote the songs. You're probably off somewhere on a cruise, so you don't get to catch shows. Anyway, I enjoyed your website.
Sherry
Pat Rippy
March 9, 2009
Hello Ned, I am a friend of Nancy Osborne. I'm going on a cruise on the Carnival Paradise Oct. 23. Will you be singing on that ship? Port of Long Beach.
Pat
Kevin
January 22, 2009
I enjoyed your show on the Spirit a few weeks ago and hope to see you again!
felix sotelo
December 29, 2008
hey ned I cut your mop today , very impressive website, good luck to you in the upcoming year check out my site at www.felixsotelo.com or www.myspace.com/fsotelo66
let me know what you think?
Jan
December 15, 2008
P.S. Thank you for the CD. I am making a copy so I can listen in my home and car too.
Jan Crawford
December 15, 2008
Hi Ned,
I always knew you were a nice person and one of my favorite customers. Now, I can see you are a great tallent too. I hope to see you peform live one day. I am always happy to see you on my flights.
Your Alaska Airlines Flight Attendant,
Jan
Jesse Reid
December 12, 2008
Hey Ned, how's is hangin? Everything good on the spirit. Miss the classics man, have a good Christmas.
-The old spirit sound tech
Genry
September 4, 2008
hi, great site Ned!
Linda Sweeney(Baker)
July 29, 2008
Hi Ned. I'm not sure that you'll get this, but just wanted to tell you that it does my heart good to see you doing what you were meant to be doing. I'm so glad that you're happy. God bless you!
Ron & Marian Glass
July 23, 2008
Love You Baby!!!
Laura Waitzman
June 6, 2008
Ilistened to some of your music it was fun-- I want my button
Laura
Dylan C Rehm
June 6, 2008
Hey man,
Great to talk to you today. Let me know if your ever in chicago.
Peace,
Dylan
Stuart A Hymen
May 28, 2008
Ned- Sorry about the loss of your father. Knowing your parents as I did and growing up with the Rifken family, people can understand why you are such a fine person. It was great to see you again. Be well my friend and continued success!
Stu
Mr. Crummy Buttons
April 17, 2008
You did good.
David Harris
February 4, 2008
Ned,& Nancy
The performance exceeded any expectations I or the audience had. I received so many compliments that this was the best show Leisure Village ever had. I can only say thanks for your outstanding performance. We will do this show again next year. I can now wear my black hat with pride (The Producers).
Elene Vaughan
February 4, 2008
Ned:
Ann, our friends and I enjoyed your show last week on the Spirit. You sound better than ever!
Thanks for the CD. Hope to hear your show again sometime.
Larry & Karol Hinsley
January 28, 2008
Carnival Spirit 1/9/08 cruise.
Great show and CD.... Harry Connick better watch out, there's a new sheriff in town. Best wishes!!
Maggie Colegrove
December 15, 2007
We were on the Spirit on the 6 Nov sailing (The Spirit Lifters from CruiseLineForums)and really enjoyed your show. In fact, we bought 4 copies of your CD! And friends and family have enjoyed the CD.
Would love to see you perform again.
abby ring
December 9, 2007
Hi Ned, great website quite impressive! It was great seeing you at your sisters wedding and meeting your lovely girlfriend Charlene. Your mom and dad would be very proud.Lets keep in touch next time when you come back out to visit let me know ,would like you and Charlene to come by the house. love abby
Anita Bean
October 29, 2007
Hey Ned,
Nice website! It's been our pleasure working with you over these last couple of years...we'll be headed up through L.A. on our way to Vegas next weekend. Looking forward to establishing ourselves on land! Keep on swinging!
Take care buddy,
Anita and Eric
Patrick
October 24, 2007
Ned, saw you on the Spirit Oct 13th. You were fantastic!
Emily Silver
September 24, 2007
Hi Ned,
We met the other night at Joyce's Birthday party in Las Vegas. Im the one that lives in Las Vegas. We were speaking on your availability in July '09 :-) Hope to hear from you soon!
Emily
Laura da sister
September 23, 2007
HI- LOOKED AT THE PICTURES GREAT- WILL BE SEEING YOU GUYS SOON AT HEATHER'S WEDDING ( 21/3 OR SO MONTHS IS SOON IN THE SCEAM OF THINGS) ALL IS WELL HERE AT HOME LOVE LAURA
Jane Evans
September 21, 2007
Its always nice to get a note from you, and its wonderful to hear you sing. I've been a fan since the Tuesday morning Johnny Vana Alumni Band days years ago.
Bernice (Berniss) Burghduff
September 20, 2007
Ned, It was a wonderful thing to look forward to seeing you once a week on your way home at the ketchikan airport. I'm really going to miss our conversations this winter. Hope the world discovers you and you fill in those empty spots in your schedule. We're looking for a big storm coming in tonight - you got out just in time. Talk to you soon, Bernice
melanie sharp
September 20, 2007
To the very approachable Ned. Goodness-not a private conversation here. Fun to see your show on the Spirit southboud from Whittier, AK. Looks like it would be nice to see you and Linda together...you being the dancer that you are and she being so fancy. Melanie-Colorado
Heather Oestmann
August 31, 2007
Uncle Ned, came across your site... Looking good! Can't wait to hear you sing at my wedding. I think I will be seeing you 2 times in 1 year, the most in a LONG time! We are so lucky to have such a talented musician in our family!
emaigoequalge
August 30, 2007
Hello! Nise site!
Viktory
Margie Walter
August 23, 2007
Happy belated birthday Ned, keep the music coming.
Brad Garrison
August 19, 2007
Ned,
You are the man swinging from the vine. Music on the site is great. Still working on the kid situation for the up coming cruise. I can't wait to go exploring the ship again.
kyle perkins
August 14, 2007
FANTASTIC!
Rita Rae Rifken Libman
August 11, 2007
The review by the Cruise Director was great. I am so proud of you....As your first singing "coach", I am remembering our first song "Getting to Know You". See you in November on the ship. Love, Rita
Jake
August 11, 2007
Good stuff! When, oh when, will I ever be able to see you perform live?!
Malcolm
August 7, 2007
I LOVE NED!!!!!!!!!!! I've been a fan of Ned since his days at the Grove in Los Angeles and I'm hoping to catch him on a cruise sooner than later!!! Along with his undeniable talent, Ned has a heart of gold, and that my friends, means more than the most successful career. Keep it up Ned,you deserve it!
Peace, blessings and love,
Malcolm
Eddy & Ewelina Crim
August 1, 2007
Neddy is a lesbian in a singin'-swingin' Mans body...We miss you Mr. Ambassador!!!
Debbie Hobday
July 31, 2007
Love the website. Love the music... What a Guy! Looking forward to hearing you sing soon. You are wonderful.
Jane Evans
July 6, 2007
I love to hear you sing. You were so great with the Johnny Vana Big Band Alumni. I miss hearing you. I think it is wonderful that you are planning on putting together a band of your own. I look forward to hearing it and seeing you.
Elene
May 22, 2007
Enjoy your e mails.....keep sending them.
from one of the Alumni "groupie dancers"
John Regis
May 22, 2007
Nice review,
good for you...
Nice to have a gig,
That appreciates you big.........time!
Sorry, had to make a double rhym...
R3GIS
Mary & Hal
April 26, 2007
It was wonderful being able to talk to you on the Carnival Spirit the week of April 7th, 2006. Your singing/show is GREAT. Look forward to seeing you again on the Spirit the week of Nov 6th. Hope you will have another album out by then too that we may purchase.
Tony
April 17, 2007
Hey Uncle Ned,
Looking forward to seeing you later this year. Hope all is well in Cali.
Bobbie Fromberg
April 16, 2007
I don't know what happened, but I personally, really miss you on Thursdays ar Rustys. It's not the same since you aren't there anymore. Agura is pretty far for me to go, but maybe I can talk John Regis into coming with me. :)
Cindy
March 10, 2007
Ned, looking forward to seeing you on the Carnival Spirit on the 19th of March.
Don & Jeanne Miller
February 20, 2007
Hello again....Looking forward to seeing you Wed. night Feb. 21. It promises to be a wonderful night of music. We miss you when you aren,t on dry land.!! Love, The Miller's
Jeanne & Don Miller
February 14, 2007
Hi Ned, what a wonderful comment from the Carnival cruise director. But we are not surprised because you put on a terrific show. You have the nicest pesonality and you are a very kind and sweet man. ( Don't ever change) Looking forward to seeing you at the Canyon Club Wed. Feb. 21. Love, Jeanne & Don
Debbie and Garry Hobday
February 11, 2007
Ned,
It was great catching your act on the "Spirit" to Alaska last year. Garry and I were glad we got to meet you. My folks Don and Jeanne Miller, have been fans of yours for many years. Thanks for sharing your talent. Best wishes for a bright 2007! Debbie
Anita
February 6, 2007
Ned.. ty for the email... I see you are only on the spirit... why not the Pride too... Id love to see u perform again... Have a Great Year.. Anita
Jan Kirkman and Clyde Reasinger
February 6, 2007
We're sure glad you are keeping so busy doing your Favorite things!!! Clyde will be playing with Bobby Noval at the Palmdale Gig so he will get to hear you sing. Unfortunately for me I won't be able to make it. Thanks for All you do & Keep up the Great Vocals.
Ed & Debbie Morris
January 27, 2007
Hi Ned, We love the CD and truly enjoyed your performance - not so sure about mine :) Let us know when you'd like to go to Steamers and we'll make it happen. It was fun seeing you again! Debbie
Michelle Dodd
December 29, 2006
Ned! Great show tonight aboard the Spirit. The crowd was loving it! See you next week!
Todd Thorp
December 20, 2006
I really enjoyed your show on Carnival Spirit. You brought back so many memories with your magnificent Talent. Best wishes in the future hope to see You again soon.
Barry and Marguerite
November 15, 2006
Hi Ned!! Just brought up your website and wanted to say Hi. I hope you and Char aren't to busy for our Christmas Dinner. We'll be in touch and the review was great!!!cause you are!!
Anita Ditges
October 24, 2006
Ned Im the woman who cornered you on the Spirit in Oct 06 and told you I had been looking for you since I heard you sing on the Pride in Jan 06... Im glad I found you.. thank you for the wonderful cd.. cant wait for the next cd and the next time I can hunt you down,,,,,, God Bless You.... Anita
Don Caverly
September 14, 2006
Hey Ned loved the CD! my favorite song was the flexible song cause i play more than one insturment. also uh-oh was really cool with all of the multitracked ned's aaaaaaahhh... just kidding ... there can be only one right!
later
Don
GLENN BEDFORD
August 18, 2006
NED- ANOTHER GREAT PERFORMANCE AT THE "KRISTINA RIPATTI BENEFIT CONCERT". YOUR SELFLESSNESS IS RESPECTED.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SEPTEMBER 16TH CONCERT AT THE CANYON THEATRE GUILD.
GOD BLESS AND AGAIN, HAPPY 51ST!
GLENN
Wayne Wiley
April 25, 2006
Great web site! Congratulations.
Charles the BandBoy
March 15, 2006
As I have known for some time, probably more so than most, others are finally starting to find out how good you really are. I am really proud of you.
Lucy Bassett
March 7, 2006
Hi Ned, It was great meeting you on the plane to Manzanillo (first class). remember me? I'm the soap lady SoapWorks by Lucy B. Fall Creek, Oregon
David Libman
February 22, 2006
I was actually searching the Internet for information on Brokeback Mountain, but this website came up. Nonetheless, it's a pretty cool website.
Sherri Cumpston
February 19, 2006
By the way, you sound amazing!
Kaye & Larry Rifken
February 11, 2006
Ned, your new "No Worries" CD is fantastic ... a 10+! You are so very talented! And ... the graphic presentation of your CD in the form of an old record was brilliant! Thank you so much!
GLENN BEDFORD
February 10, 2006
SUPER SINGER! WE ARE PROUD OF YOU NED. GOD HAS BLESSED YOU ABUNDANTLY WITH YOUR TALENTS. WE ARE HAPPY TO KNOW YOU AND ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO LISTENING TO YOU FOR MANY YEARS.
GOD BLESS,
GLENN
Linda Oestmann
January 28, 2006
I finally got your CD last night. I just loved it.! I especially liked the Uh-Oh song. It revived some deep and emotional memories. Ned you really blew me away. In the words of the current teen-age venacular you are the "Shiz-Nits!" I really am proud of you. I wish I lived in the LA area because there would be so many opportunities to hear you sing.
laurent baillon
January 27, 2006
i love your cd your web site the presentation of your cd is great i have never seen this before....
Mel and Rita Libman
January 21, 2006
Saw you on the Carnival Pride and also on the Spirit and just listened to your new CD. You are awsome!
Charles Nuetzel
January 17, 2006
Just wanna say you're doing great! About time you got a website up and running.
Charles
Margot
January 17, 2006
Ned is a fabulous singer and performer, and I am one of his biggest fans! He always makes me smile and you know you are in for an enjoyable time if Ned is on stage. The CD is awesome!
NANCY OSBORNE
January 16, 2006
I am sooooooo Proud of you Neddy!! I love your cd!!! I have listened to it soooo many times!!!! Way to go!!!
Love you!!!!
Nancy...aka
your singing partner
Erin Bolton
January 16, 2006
You are the coolest man on earth!!! And the best singer!!! Love you. This is a cool website.