Year: 2015
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Thanks, Courtenay!
The warmth and the hospitality shown Carole and me in Courtenay lingers on as a sweet memory. I wish to thank Deb Rez, the manager of the Sid Williams Theatre, for her hospitality and the plaque on the back on a chair in the auditorium and a lifetime pass. I look forward to seeing Deb…
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Another Baby Bublé On The Way!
Michael Bublé is going to be singing some lullabies yet again! Yes, you guessed correctly! The Haven’t Met You Yet singer and wife Luisana Lopilato are expecting their second child together. More from eonline.com here
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Canada Day In The Comox Valley
In December 2006 the people of Courtenay honoured me with an induction into the Comox Valley Walk of Achievement. They placed my name on the sidewalk on the town’s main street. A few months ago they asked me if I would be the Grand Marshal in the annual July 1 Canada Day parade. I am…
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Blast From The Past
Back in 1982 when this photo was taken, the iPhone was still 25 years in the future! In those days, we used something called a “telephone” and that round black thing I’m holding was called a “record”… remember kids, iTunes was still almost 30 years away! It all seems so dated now. I notice in…
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Catching Up With John Saboe
I had the pleasure of having lunch with John Saboe today at the new downtown White Spot on Dunsmuir at Homer. John began his radio career as an all night radio announcer on CKNW and decided that was not his calling. Years later he became Sales Manager at the station. That’s where we met. He…
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Guitar Lesson from Eddie Cochran, 1957
This photo with Eddie Cochran showing me how to hold a guitar was taken backstage at the Georgia Auditorium in October 1957. He was a wonderful warm man with a lot of hits: C’mon Everybody, Somethin’ Else, Twenty Flight Rock and many more. Eddie was killed in a car crash in England while on tour…
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Hot Rods In Abbotsford, 1955
When rock and roll began in Vancouver I would follow the crowds to the beach or wherever they gathered. This photo was taken in 1955 at Abbotsford Airport. In those days they reserved Sundays for drag racing. It was a co-operative effort between the province, the hot rod clubs and the town of Abbotsford. If…
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Fine Art In Cloverdale
It was my pleasure to act as emcee for the sixth annual West Fine Art Show at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds. The two men who created this display for artists from Western Canada were on hand: Brian Croft on the left, Murray Phillips on the right. The variety of styles and formats was most impressive. Brian…
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Losing A Legend: B.B. King, 89
When there was a theatre named for me it was my great pleasure to introduce the “King of the Blues” and spend some time talking with him. He did most of the show from a chair set up for him on the stage. Many folks who caught his show that night will long remember seeing…