Frank Beard (musician) played in the bands American Blues, the Warlocks, and the Cellar Dwellers. After honing their trademark "Texas boogie-blues-rock" style, they released their aptly titled "ZZ Top's First Album" on London Records in January 1971. When ZZ Top started, Beard was known by the nickname "Rube" and was credited as "Rube Beard" on the first album and on "Tres Hombres", the band's third album, but is listed under his real name on "Rio Grande Mud", their second album. After "Tres Hombres", he was credited as "Frank Beard" on all the band's albums. Ironically, despite his last name he is the only
The Kingkiller Chronicle Dal advised Kvothe to leave the University until the backlash from the trial had died down, by telling him a story called "The Ignorant Edema". Described as having severe dark eyes, a lean face, and short black beard; to Kvothe, Dal looks the archetypal sinister magician in bad Aturan plays. Master Mandrag: Master Alchemist, originally reminded Kvothe of his first mentor, Abenthy. Described as "clean-shaven and smooth-faced, with hands stained a half hundred different colors and seemed to be made all of knuckle and bone." Master Brandeur: Master Arithmetician. Brandeur does not feature prominently in the first two parts of