I'm aware of this book. I haven't read it, but I know of it. Wouldn't surprise me a bit if some of the stuff I was present for were included in it as well. :)

I wasn't there during their "Gas House" days back in TO in the late 70's, but his "feud" if you can call it that with singer Carole Pope of Rough Trade is quite well known. Then there was the time his wife ran over his foot with their station wagon, then upon realizing she had injured her husband she promptly drove over his same foot again pulling back into the driveway. That story I WAS present for when he told it to everyone at the old Hagar's Rock Club in Winnipeg on the first stop of their first comeback tour.
At one show I was at he came down off the stage mid-song, climbed up on our table and began wailing the shit out of his guitar. Then, unexpectedly, he invited (in front of about 400 screaming fans packed into the bar) myself and my girlfriend to get up there with him, take his pick from him, mid-song mind you, and keep the strumming going. THAT was quite a rush let me tell you.

I believe the song was "Cock on". :D

My first look at them live was during their tour with the chick band Toronto. I know for certain that some pretty rauchy stories came from that tour. couldn't say if they're in his book but put Greg Goddovitz on the same tour with Holly Woods and stuff is going to happen.

Yes, I know that band quite well. Definitely one of my all time favs.

Anyone remember Wrabit? Speaking of forgotten/little known bands





What a gem. Others may forget, but not I. Wiley CD never forgets.

i just noticed CD has the same initials as a famous canadian pop star


hmmmm

Mo -- lol. You're thinking too hard.


For that you get Phasors on Stun...




Long intro, main song starts around the 1:50 mark. 70's Canadian prog rock at it absolute finest.

Theres also this, CDSmith in the previous post. Wonder what CD stands for.:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

It's short for Cyberdog, the nickname and username given me in the late 90's by Greg, my former boss, from Internet Solutions Inc., one of Canada's first ISP's.

There, y'all learned something new about your old buddy CD.

He's just insecure and weak and clearly not overly smart since instead of making money, he spends his time as a low paid affiliate manager and posting non stop nonsense. I don't think he's on meds, he's just a weak person with an inferiority complex.

As i've said time and time again... you are incapable of actually forming a coherent argument or point which you can defend. But when it comes to posting emoticons, copying and pasting the works of others in response or asking simple, safe, short rhetorical questions under the guise of actually having something intelligent to say, you're the one i'd go to.

The simple fact is that you are not a smart person and you are afraid.

And i'm not projecting anything. I'm infinitely smarter than you. I make more than you. I'm happier than you. I am bigger than you. I am stronger than you. I am better than you in every way imaginable.

well now that you have gotten that off your chest, i believe these folks would like to get back to their thread.

Absolutely...
We {MCA Records} had a release by them, and I loved that album.
Definitely a long, forgotten {even by me to be, until you posted, to be honest} band.

I wasn't intending on making this beat up Richard day.

Does feel like sort of a holiday though with all this great tuneage. Perhaps we should do this every year?

Anyone know if there will be fireworks later?

Sloan - One of the best pop bands:

Long before Axle Rose there was Ron Tabak, the ORIGINAL raspy voice of rock,
and lead singer of Prism.




Again, that is not Axle Rose singing. Bums 'n Noses came limping along 10 years later.

I kind of like the sound of Celine Dion Smith:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

Also:

of course she's not mentioned. This thread is about rock and roll. Not her type of music.

I suppose I could do worse. Better than Crap Dick, for example.

Sounds like you've had quite the time in the music business. :thumbsup


Okay, since you're quite knowlegeable, does the name Chris Burke-Gaffney ring any bells for you?





Not many easy listening rock songs better than that right there.

or they were "forgotten" ;)

No, but in googling him, he was like 13 - 15 years after I left working for MCA {1979 - 1983} & even my brief return into music biz in the early 90's {1990 - 1994} , I was gone from it before it seems he was out.
Sounds good, though! :thumbsup

In '79 he was fronting The Pumps. You may remember their songs Success or Bust the TV. They later (1983) changed their name to Orphan and had hits with Lonely at Night and the already posted Miracle.

He did in later years tour under his own name, which is what you must be referring to. But he was definitely on the scene in the '79-'83 years range.

How about Canadian Dick or Cross Dresser?:thumbsup:thumbsup

I can live with Canadian Dick.

Speaking of that, here have some Cock On....





That was shot here in Winnipeg just a few months ago. Note the drunk chick getting casually lifted off the stage at around the 7:00 minute mark. That's what Goddo does to Winnipeg chicks, makes them get up and get weird.

Nobody mention Coney Hatch yet?

Headpins! Nice...



The Northern Pikes had a nice run in the late 80s.
More pop than rock, though.

can't forget this Monster

Thread must not die.




Audio only, but great song by another great Winnipeg band.

Platinum Blonde was pretty awesome, kinda like a Canadian Duran Duran.