Archive
Paul Miil
Feel free to write whatever you like. The good, the bad & the ugly
Wally Tomczuk
Paul, just ordered a copy of your DOC. Saw some of it today. Man it was so cool. There was stuff on there that I had no idea even existed. Great job. Looking forward to it. Thanks man, Wally T
Terry Smith
Hi Paul, Glad to see your film/documentary is complete. I am looking forward to seeing it.
Bob Luciani
I’ve ordered the DVD and am waiting anxiously for it ti arrive.I’m curious who’s my brother talking about in the promo?
dave campagna
Great job Paul Thanks for the memories
Joe Zupo
Very nice work. I enjoyed it and learned a little more. Thanks for this.
Arne Nilsen
I just finished watching your production. I really enjoyed what you put together… Also if you talk to Mark Lauder tell him he got way too much face time. Thanks again…Arne
Victoria
WOW …. fab-u-lous !! … you certainly, creatively, covered ‘ALL’ the elements of who, what, where, when and why …. it was amazing to see these people after all these years and to hear their stories … I thoroughly enjoyed going down ‘memory lane’ …. by the sounds of it, it was a ‘great time’ for all who lived it … it was a decade like no other and will never be another … yep, we were all young, long haired, freaky people, flower power, hippies … LOL .. I am proud to have been there !!!!! Paul, you are a ‘genius’ .. WELL DONE indeed !!!! … best of luck with this venture … may something ‘grand’ come of this for you !!
Dave Bush
Paul The whole family (wife, 17 year old daughter and myself) sat down and watched the DVD last night. What a great history lesson. I can’t tell you how much we all enjoyed it. I was cool to learn so much about The Castle - I’d always heard about it, but wasn’t aware of just how important it was to the scene. A big surprise for me was the Brock Festival. I can’t believe I’d never heard about that over the years. Thanks so much for creating this. I doubt that anything else comes close to this as a document of the early Niagara scene - you’ve preserved an era. I hope the local press gives this thing the respect it deserves. Please - put me on your mailing list and keep me informed of your future projects. Thanks again - you did something wonderful. Dave
Jimmy Johnson
I first met Paul Miil just over a year ago and was immediately impressed with his degree of knowledge and commitment to this project, especially since he probably wasn’t even born yet. Good luck Paul.
Joe Szilagy
Yes sir! a vibrant music scene it was indeed! We all helped each other in some way, including a world reknowned drummer, (Mr. Peart), as well as a mutual friend, a world-class producer,and songwriter, (Gerald O’Brien). Great job, Paul!
Carrie (Metcalfe) Anderson
I thought is was very good and I have a real sense of pride from the::comments about my Dad and the Niagara music scene at that time. Dave liked::the honesty of the interviews.
Nan Bowler (Metcalfe)
This documentary was very nostalgic for me. It brought back fond memories of Ronn’s passion for the musicians and their potential. A job well done Paul!
Deb Slade
Can hardly wait to see the DVD – can’t believe the who’s who of local musicians listed. I see many of them at our events at the Centre for the Arts, Brock University.
Bryan Winstanley
I was surprised to see my name memtion you really did your homework.The castle provides lots of memories
Ryk Racoon Ryce
Oh Yeah These were the days in our little corner of the world. St Catharines,,,Land Of The Bands,,,Cit our teeth at the Moose hall..To the CYO dances,,,to the Church Dances,, Then to the Roller Rink..Niagara Falls Arena and finally to the top ,,A gig at The Castle.. What a Great Era we created and lived Through…So innocent ..But way too Cool. The people that were there Know what Im talking about..Lots of us are still playing music 45 years later..Great apprenticeship
Ron Gibbon
Exceptional Video! A great story with lots of gravey.
Dave Mullen
That’s a lot of names I hadn’t hear in a long while…Many of those folks are still battling it out out there.
George Ryan
Member of Torquays
Bonnie Paterson-McNulty
Unbelievable, just completely unbelievable.
Pete Dowan
Is this an ongoing process ?
Paul Miil
No, the documentary is complete. The website’s band list seems to have a life of its own… and continues to grow. Who knows what the future will bring.
mark lauder
autographs $5 arne
Paul Muelli
Great job Paul. I can only imagine the amount of work you have put into this project. Looking forward to seeing some friends at the Duck on Sunday. Thanks for taking an interest. Paul Muelli (Fat Rabbit)
Dave
This is different, but good.
Joe Szilagy
Just wanted to know if any of you live up this way (Tor./Mississauga), since i don’t have a vehicle, and would love to attend! Please write joe.slant@hotmail.com ASAP, Thanks!
Mike S.
Good luck with the project. I wonder how many sales you’ll get just from the JR Flood recording with Peart?
Wayne King
Rumours of my demise have been greatly exaggerated;) Rumours of my receding hairline are true!:)
Bryon Walpole
Re: VILLAGE STOP. Th roster consisted of Ron Marcoux on axe, Nick and Steve Urech on Bass & 2nd Guitar respectively, Jim Hall on drums. All from Hamilton. Fraser Loveman left to be replaced by Al Pope (deceased). Managed by George Featherstone Jr. whose father managed the East End Kiwanis Club and was a big encouragement to budding musicians.
Paul Riches
Thanks Paul for having the foresight to recognize that some great music was happening in StCatharines in the 60’s and that it needed to be documented. We all owe you a big thanks for all your effort during the last year researching and compiling so many bands and individuals that made Niagara the hotbed of music that it was. It was just great to see all the bands that played all over the province and made me realize that we enjoyed many experiences that most people never had the opportunity to do. Keep going with this- there probably are more stories to be heard from Niagara’s musicians. Thanks again.
(Canada) Dave Torosian
I was a member of the Wild Set and later Westfield Fair back in the 60”s. I’m turning 61 on the 23rd of Dec. and still giging every Saturday at The Golden Pheasant (The Duck) with the house band The Mighty Duck Blues Band. Other member of the group are Dave (LImpy)Curry,lead guitar (Lost Marbles), Jim Casson, drums (Downchild Aluni) Gary Kendall, bass (Downchild) and yours truly Canada Dave on keyboards. We bring in a featured guest each week to front the band.
Chris Walker
A terrific compilation of information that really brought out the feeling of the era. Great Job.
nigel Durrant
I remember it well, I even played with some of these guys.
Chris Irwin
Paul you have brought together and created a truly awesome archive! As well, I have to say how amazing it was to meet so many of the musicians who contributed to your project!
Ryk Ryce
St. Kitts around 1971 with Limp Curry, Omer Langlois,Zak Rochon, Mike Moretto and Mark Haggerty Playing the Blues and some serious Boogie …There should also be mentioned in this history the Great jobs that Tommy Schmidlin did as the Kidds road manager and Garnet McKewen as the Modbeats road manager..Both a colourful part of the St Catharines Music scene. From 1966 to 1968 our band called Out Of Order was playing steady at all the local venues around St. Catharines ,Niagara and even travelled as far away as Club 42 in Stratford and to Exeter which was a happening place. We had 2 drummers on stage at the same time, Stan Kuriata and Gary Hammond,,On Lead Vocal Nick Conju,, on Rythm guitar Ken Maggs ,,on Lead guitar Brian Gagnon,, I played bass guitar. On May 13th 1967 we were the opening act for Wayne Cochran and The CC Riders from Miami Beach Florida at the Niagara Falls arena and on the way our car was hit on the QEW near the Falls by a transport truck , There were some very serious injuries and We were very lucky to survive the crash but our band never recovered enough to regain the momentum we had going .In late 1968 we disbanded.. Brian Gagnon Has become a very talented guitar player and continues to play with his band called FunnyBone out of Toronto.Im still playing bass and guitar today in a Motown R&B band called LuvTrain on Vancouver Island in BC
Rob Monroe
Enjoyed your doc immensely, Paul. It was great seeing and hearing people I’ve lost touch with for 40 years. Wonderful memories of unforgettable times!
jonny richardson(drummer)
those were the days..Kandy Karnival
John Trojan
I am looking very forward to seeing the DVD. I was the drummer with several of the groups mentioned in the credits (last name typo Trojan, not Trosian). Later went on to play with Tobias Tramp featuring Brian Gagnon on guitar, Ken Morris on bass, Michael Doherty on keyboards and myself on drums. After disbandment, I was introduced to Curtis Lee by Gary Storin and we added Ken Morris as our bass player then left St. Catharines for Toronto and the gigging and recording scene as Abraham. After three years with Curtis and Abraham, I joined The Rick James Band and when Rick got a solo contract in L.A. I joined Lydia Taylor in J.F. Lovely. Many thanks to all my old pals and to Neal Peart for finally acknowledging who introduced him to Vic Wilson and Rush namely Ken Morris and myself! The rest as they say, is history. Thanks again for a great rockumentary. Johnnie T.
Paul Muelli
A very happy New Year to you and your family Paul. A great afternoon at the “Duck”,meeting some former bandmates Paul Riches (Dakota) Paul Rose (Southernwood) Harry McNulty (Catwalk) Bob Luciani (Diamond, FatRabbit) oh yeah,Omar Langois (Southernwood). I am currently recording with Fat Rabbit (Frank Musso & Paul Lauzon) and Burlington based “Fat Bottom Daddy”. I am hoping you find the support to stay with this project and grow it. All the best to you. Paul
Frank Russell
Why doesn’t anybody tell the drummer anything……
william Brao
I know mark lauder
Mike Costanzo
My buddy brought this over the other night and I thought it was really great. Too bad you couldn’t get Peart to interview. Would have been nice. The only thing I thought was odd was the shot of the director watching the film on a TV near the end. It made no sense. But it was great to learn about all those bands. Thanks!
Paul Miil
re Costanza. That shot near the end (of yours-truly) was my “Hitchcock” vanity shot. A goofball attempt at humour.. that no one finds funny but me.. perhaps it was a little too “WTF?” It still makes me laugh. There are a few other shots like that in there just for my humour.
Randy Scott
Hi Paul: I am going to print the whole list out and go through it. I think I can fill in a lot of gaps and add a lot more info. PS: Thanks for the offer I will do what I can to find a keyboard player for you. Randy
Bob Zbigniew Styrna
I love your site. I was a member of Scarlet Wizard, Majority, Movement & Truck. I have pictures and would love to add my information.
David VanDuzen
Now this is fun … I have some corrections for you…and I’m looking forward to telling you!
robert Edwards
Great to see my close friend Bob Stryna in a lot of these bands, Bob is still an excellent musician (and had replaced me in the band Troyka - 1971)
J. Brunt
Found this website after hearing that my dad (Don Brunt) played with Neal P. it would be really cool to hear about some of the times they had… one day I hope. Cheers all
Kim Weaver
Great video and a welcome window onto a vibrant music scene
CHuck Lee
Lucky to have been playing back then, and for awhile keeping the rythm tight with Glenn,and jamming with Mark and Gary.::Still playing, just did the Duck last week, the 3 piece unit is called Automatic.Chris Bosco on guitar, Melissa McGarry drums&vocals, and an old guy on bass.::Playing Sat Feb at the Jordan house.::I was on the road in the USA for most of the 1970’s.Lot’s of tales to tell.
André Germain
Nostalgia plus! For what it’s worth, the other members of The Sinners were Ritchie Gauthier, vocals/rhythm guitar, Mike Weaver, drums/vocals (deceased 1971), Al Bartok, bass (deceased 1991), Glen Boscei, bass/vocals (deceased 2007), Jack Schaeffer, keyboards (deceased 1991), and Dave Pine lead/rhythm guitar and vocals (deceased c. 2005). I played lead/rhythm with the Sinners 1965-66. Cheers.
Craig
Oh what a rush of memories. I recognize a whole bunch of names from this amazing list. At that time I was this punk ass kid booking bands for Merritton High School and remember the amazing music scene at that time including Nightwinds. In fact my little band recorded at Rainbow Recording with Rod Morrison (who I used to buy my strings and picks from at Walter O’s store)and we were played on the local radio with Sneaky Pete! What a fabulous project Paul!
Joe Slant
cut and paste this in your address bar http://www.myspace.com/joeslant
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hey there again, i made up a myspace page with some pics & a few songs that they recorded on a 45. my uncle was also in the band & has a bunch of newspaper clippings i’m still waiting on as well as some reel to reels of some live material were gonna put onto a cd. http://www.myspace.com/thevitrones
Rick Leather
Hello, Paul….just had a quick visit to your website and wanted to compliment you on an amazing job of putting together this musical jig-saw puzzle. There was a lot more going on than most of the musicians of the time were even aware of , obviously . I can only imagine how many hours you must have slaved over this project ….good on you ! I hope the debut is a success and the guests appreciate your efforts. I’m looking forward to “looking back” at the way it was. All the best Rick Leather White Rock BC
Denis Cahill
Paul, I just finished watching your movie. Rod Morrison loaned me his copy. I’ll follow the link to order my own. I worked for Ron Metcalfe and photographed many of his local bands in the mid 60’s. I recall our phone conversation a couple years back. I have only now started to sift through boxes of old negatives. I did come across one roll of b&w showing Metcalfe at the sound board of the Toronto recording studio when the Modbeats recorded their record album. I amy include some of these photographs in an upcoming show at NAC. Your editing job was top shelf! Not a boring clip in the entire DVD. Denis
ross trout
I also know Mark Lauder
Andre Germain
Paul: Great site! A lot of memories… Speaking of which, the members of the original Stingrays before Brian Dorsey joined them as lead vocalist were: Al Shemko: lead-rhythm guitar/ vocals Larry Labatt: sax/ vocals Dan Racine: bass/ vocals Aden Smith: drums Marcel Fontaine played drums for the Spartans. Cheers. André.
André Germain.
Playin’ it all by ear.
kim hughson
Just wondering if Greig Foster who was in The British Modbeats (from St. Catherines) would remember his Shaw cousins - Rod, Kim and Randy from St. Thomas. Hi!
Bob Penniman
The MUSN’T TOUCH 1965-1969..YES I’m “STILL” Alive!..lol. Out on the West Coast from ’72 to Present. In the Graphic Arts for 20 yrs..Stood up to a Charging Forklift… Now on “Permanent” Holidays. Still have the “LONG” Hair with “A Touch Of Grey”. Knew about 80% of these Band Members..WOW, Those WERE the Days!!
Bob Penniman
PS..Thanx Paul!!! For the “Drive” Down “Memory Lane”
RE: “The Musn’t Touch” ‘65-70’
Other Band members.(Last names may have to be corrected)“Gabe Mazzone” Bass (Had an “Afro” before “Hendrix”).. “Gilles Bougie” Rythm Guitar(“The Churls” tried to lure him away with 3 Mars Bars and a half pack of gum at “The Scene”)..”Seppo Usimaki” Lead Guitar (“Da, Dis is Goot”).. “AL” (“The Blond Italian”) Drums.. Played in a boxcar on a train full of “Kiwana’s” kids (thanks to Wally O.)picking them up from Niagara Falls to “Tarana” ending up at “EXPO” ’67. Most Memarable moment.. 3 girls “Unmentionables” thrown on the main stage at “The Castle” followed by a pair of dirty Work Sox. (Some Band Members deceased)
Sieg Pedde
From the very first band on your list, although my name wasn’t spelled quite correctly. Hello to everyone in St. Catharines. If you knew me back then, email me at spedde@pedde.net.
Don Brownlee
I remember playing in St. Catharines at Lakeside Park in the old dance hall, Ron Metcalf tried to get it going, I think. Do you remember? It was the end of Lakeside and no one hardly showed up. Other spots like the Castle, the downtown Y, the roller rink and the Power Plant which you know.
We used to play at Brock in the pub on the side of the escarpment a bitch to get to. Had to use the dumb waiter to move equipment to avoid the stairs. We were almost a house band and we also played regurarly at Niagara College pub nights. They had record beer sales when we played. Also played at a rock concert in the back 40 at Brock with bands like the Guess Who, etc. it was a 12 hour affair on tractor trailers for a stage. No one seems to remember it. It would have been early 70’s. I think I see Terry Walsh at Starbucks at Fairview from time to time but I never approached him to verify. I see now that he is alive and well if he is playing at your concert. Good luck.
brownlee.don@gmail.com
RE: Don
The dance hall at Lakeside Park was Called “The Scene” (Previously the old “Beachball”) A bus picked you up downtown for free and drove you there. We played a few gigs there (The Musn’t Touch”) with the “Churls” and “Graeme and the Wafers” about 10am every night they had to close the Big windows cause the wind would change direction to blowing off the lake and the “Fish Smell” from the beach would drift in. It was hard to get to so not many people showed up. Lots of Relationships started on the beach at night though. Probably a lot of memories for some.
Robert(Bob)Penniman
Paul Miil
re Brownlee
That 12 hour fest at Brock was in Sept 1970 and it was called “Festival 70”
The Doctor
Do you need the Love Machine in attendance for the BIG SHOW???
Charlene
OMG, that was an amazing into..that is my Aunt Vicky dancing ..miss u Vicky
Joe Szilagy
for those who asked to reach my page, try www.myspace.com/joeslant
Derek Coomber
this was a big part of my life in St Kitts the roller rink and the bands that played there and around the town love it love it to death
willyet@hotmail.com
Hi Everyone I remember great bands from St. Kit`s But one above all other`s. The EVIL (what a band) IF anybody has old 8mm film of The EVIL ,let me know ( would love to copy it down to DVD. PLEASE let me know @ willyet@hotmail.com ( got to be something out there!!!!Thanx Terry (not that Terry)
André Germain
Paul:
Bought your video from Ostanek’s Saturday (Apr. 17) and gave it to my old friend and sometime bandmate Rick Hales as a birthday present. We sat and watched it that evening and were transported right back to those magical days when the music scene was really happening in this area. Thanks for the memories. A job well done!
Paul Riches
Great Concert last night- I know lots of time and effort went into producing it - but- would love to see it continue somehow- maybe in different venues??
Mark Lauder (Fred Zeppelin)
I really loved the show at brock last night the band was great, the song selections and the way you put this all together. When’s the next show.
cathy lindal
you have captivated me. tell me more about why heather lindal is here.
Paul Miil
re Lindal.
When researching for this documentary I scoured newpaper archives as well as interviewed people–some in person and some by phone. Heather was one of the people I called on.
Ted Lindal was a business man who was relevant to the scene in Niagara. He operated The Power Plant night club in St. Catharines, which was THE club after Ronn Metcalfe’s Castle.
Colin Bakker
Remembering John Trojan, Ian Morrison, Rod Morrison, Kieth Arendse, Brian Collins….a world class band that, sadly, disbanded. i think a reunion is in order
Brian Armstrong
Loved the documentary but you left out 2 major bands, the Mus’nt Touch and my band the Mandates. Mandates played Caravan and Fairview Mall.
Jack McGinnis
Excellent DVD, great production with an amazing level of detail. I was only there for a year during that time period but you managed to hit a dozen or more key memories for me. Sorry I missed the show, keep up the great work.
Bob Machin
Al Sacilot
Hi Paul interested in seeing both DVD’s where can i get copy’s and are they realy interesting
Paul Miil
You can get a copy of the documentary at Ostanek’s Music shop in St. Catharines, or you can order one on-line by clicking on the picture of the documentary and following the links.
I am still tweaking the footage from the concert, so that is not yet available… I should get around to that sometime.
Re is it any good? So far everyone who’s contacted me has had positive feedback. I think the demographic is musicians, Peart fans, and local history buffs… and their girl friends.
Ted Croft
Wow I’m going to get the DVD from O’s. Been living in BC for 30 years but grew up during the 60’s 70’s in st. Kitts. Remember seeing the Druids at the fairview mall. Had a band at Meadowvale school around 1965-66. When the drummer and myself moved away they got a new kid called Neil Peart to join. Always new the Niagara area had lots of great bands. Dying to see the DVD. Thanks Paul.
Carol Phipps
Just had the Miil site sent to me by an old friend from the Falls. Just looking at the names of the people I used to know and my brother Peter with the guys he grew up with (mostly all musicians that played locally in the Falls) was such a mind blower. Going out today to buy “small potatoes”. Should be totally nostalgic.
jsn
RJ (BOB) Penniman
Merry Christmas to those who are still alive from the 60’s and a tip of the glass to those who are not.
Brenda (David Papernick’s Daughter!)
RIP Alex Piccirillo
It was really fun to watch and enjoy because I was personally a part of it myself as a drummer and/or drummer vocalist in several of the bands mentioned such as Doc Savage;Buckstone Hardware;Brandy Brass;and later Mother Flag;Westfauster;Hesperus,and a period in what became Starlord ( as well as several dozen other bands no one ever heard of because they were what we called “bar-money bands”back in the day).Just as enjoyable was seeing the MANY guys I actually had known personally and/or worked with ALL these years later either in pictures or still alive and well(Greg Ouzunoff,R.C.Skinner,Wayne King,Joe Szilagy,the guys in Bullrush,Gary Luciani,Harry McNulty,Jimmy Johnson,Terry Walsh,Rod Morrison,and about 85% of the other people that were either in a speaking segment,pictures or band back then. Including knowing who is where and doing what ALL these “centuries later”.And sadly,the ones as well who are no longer with us. This is a definite “must have/keeper” for ANY who remember those “golden years” and especially for ANY who were a part of it at ALL. Five stars and thanks for the flashback!You did a REAL nice job of “catching the buzz” of those amazing years. I’ve continued to write,record and promote what I do ( thanks to the advent of the internet and the fact that independent artists no longer need to do what they love only to have it sit and collect dust..lol).So as the others have said,“what began with the Beatles”continues to the present.As it should. Copy and paste if you’d like to check out my work/s going as far back as from 1972 to the present.
http://NicolaMusic.2tunes.com All the best to all whom I had the good fortune to have known and/or worked with once up a time.
Lou Ceniccola ( A.K.A. ” Lu~Nicola” )
Jeff Bloomfield , Calgary AB. formerly f
Awesome piece of history! I grew up with a bunch of these guys Steve Hogg , Dave Van Duzen Bill Dillon ,Tim Tickner, Bob Luciani …worked at the post office in Thorold with Bobby !and haven’t seen them in 40 years or more. I religiously used to make the trip down to St. Kitts every friday from Grimsby to hit the Castle on Lake Street or the Roller Rink and then stop off at Markarians for pizza. I just turned 60 this month and am playin in a band out in Alberta ,with my 26 year old son Davey and it was guys like Dave Van Duzen and Steve Hogg that taught me how to play some Yardbirds songs so we could play a gig at St. Joseph”s hall in Grimsby when I was 15 or 16 years old. I just ordered a copy ….unbelievable times , great job Paul and hello to all you guys that I haven’t seen in years feels like it was just yesterday after watching this. Cheers Boys ! Jeff ( Harpo) Bloomfield
J P ( Paul ) Poirier
i grew up in St Kitts 1967 -1971 played in a band and left on the road with Greg Darling Lambert Westera And Brian Smith i know where Lambert is these days out west were i’m at still like to get in touch with Nigel Durrant Billy Rodgers Les Dunn Paul Rylett if anyone knows where they are let me Know jp.fodder@hotmail.com
i live in Chestermere Alberta and Houston Texas in the winter
EdMusic
The lead singer to Graeme and the Waifers was Graeme Moorhouse. If you check out page 76 of Neil Pearts book Traveling Music the band gets a mention in it.
RJ (Bob) Penniman (Musn’t Touch)
Damn!! Was it THAT long ago? Turnin 60 Jan 19th. All in a Dream…All in a Dream (Apocolips Now)
RJ
Graeme and the Waffers were Years ahead of their time…had the pleasure of playing a night with them at the “Castle” way back when…
Wuffman
Hey Rick (Rochon)…haven’t forgot about you buddy.
Serg’s Brother
Hi My Brother Plays Bass
Neil Peart
Great job. Brings back lots of memories. Thank you.
Vickie Julian
Ken Maggs
The Out of Order
Hi Ryk, Dude it’s been forever–How are you?? Yes it is really me! E MAIL me, KGM2@SHAW.CA I live in New Westminster and still play
Paula Birmingham
I want the DVD’s. Where do I get them?
Paul Miil
Hey Paula, you can get copies of the DVD at Ostanek’s in St. Catharines 905 684-2961. If they’re out email me contact@miil.ca
Kevin
Bullrush were the greatest niagara band ever! Bullrush reunion? Please!
John/ Gail.
As the best place to see Rock and Roll in the St. Kitts area I will never forget the Fri.night Graeme and the Wafers showed up with their Who songs and the flashing stobe lights the crowd was very thin that Fri.but still crazy for the group . The Wafers had been booked to play both days and the word had got around the City that Fri. night was so great and awsome that Sat. was a packed house and another awsome night of Who music by the Wafers.
To Dennis Cahill if you do have a lot of photo’s of the Castle Night Club and all the groups I hope you write a book of the good old days at the Castle.
Maxine Pettinger
How are you Paul? Glad to see you’re still in music?
garry manners
hello,just wondering if linda colborne is my cousin,she was a singer and guitarist in the 70,s in niagara, dallas74@live.co.uk
Hi Paul, If you’re still editing this, and still selling DVDs, Terry O’Brien reminded me tonight that our band (originally “Fetus”) was actually called “Permanent Damage” a name borrowed by Keith or Al Hicks, or someone, from a disbanded group of plaster-casters from San Fran or somewhere.
Tom Millar
I was wondering where I might get a copy of the Stingrays’ 45 of Run on Home? A great, great tune! Any ideas?
John Halenko
Ah, so long ago , and such an exciting time.
Was it the times, historically or sociologically that made it so magical , or was it our youthful dreams? I crossed paths with several of the people mentioned , Rod Morrison, Jim Cadeau, Paul Dickinson, Ian Morrison to name a few.It would be great to arrange some sort of reunion, if that is at all feasible.I’ll make it a point to pick up a DVD on my next trip to St Catharines. If Jim Cadeau or any one else remembers me and would like to get in touch www.halenko.com
CARL CALVERT / THE HUNT
I just found out about this DOC and can’t wait to watch the whole thing. I had the honour of playing with PAUL DICKINSON and FRANK MUSSO and learned a lot from them. They are both great and I hope they are doing well. I’m just hanging out in Florida and I wish they would come down and start a band !!!
Anyone can get in touch through FACEBOOK or carlcalvert@bellsouth.net
Franki Stanwyck
Al stanwyck and I worked with the Ron Metclfe band for over a year, I would love to see pictures
B.Giovanni
Very informative post. Thanks for taking the time to share your view with us.
Seth Stein
Paul Miil you are the greatest documentary filmmaker.. or at least the greatest editor. Can’t wait for your next film.
Frank Fanstone
Wow. Unbelievable number of names and bands on the list.
I was part of a garage/teen band in the mid 60’s called the Legends Inc. and our main contemporaries were bands like the Riot Squad and a few others mentioned here.
We played 26 Saturday Nights in a row at the YMCA Teen Dance in Niagara Falls.
I was lead guitar, Drew Sweezey Rhythm and singer, Jim Graham bass, Dave O’Banion and Jim Graham on Drums and at the beginning; Rick Bullas as singer and mgr.
It must have been about 1966 or ’67.
Some of the names missing from the band list include a group called the Raiders-4 featuring Fred Wood on Fender Jaguar (his name is mentioned in another band, Vito Persilla (his name Vito is on one of the band lists with a question mark where the last names should be.
Also in thr Raiders was Don Coochie on bass and Bob (Can’t remember) on lead.
Another missing band is the Majestics which included at least Dominec Diodati on bass or Acordian. They would have been a bit older and were in competition with the Vitrones with Larry Downingv(Aged 7) on drums.
It was a fascinating time and this is a fascinating web site.
2nd generation
Enjoyed the doc immensely! Learned a lot. I have an idea for a follow-up if you’re interested at all. How about a doc on the second wave of The St.Catharines Scene? Namely the 1979-1983 punk scene. It would take a lot of digging but I believe the material is there!
Paul Muelli
Hey brother, long time no talk. Hope all is well with you and yours. Comin’ to Thorold on Nov. 19th with”Fat Bottom Daddy” Playin’ upstairs at The Club Belvedere on John St.Hope you can stop by for a soda and a song, Show starts around 10 please bring 100 of your friends It’s a good cause!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rob Mellor
Old Rocker
Marsha
I remember a few a few of these bands! There was some great music back then and one of the groups, The Marquis, are still going strong today. WTG Steve!
2nd generation
Well, it was just a suggestion. Sorry to have bothered you.
Paul
re 2nd gen, it’s a good idea, perhaps further down the road.
2nd generation
Ok man, thanks for the reply. It may be difficult as the punks weren’t very meticulous record-keepers but I just thought it would be the natural “sequel” if you will, to your fine doc. Nice Work btw.
Mike Moretto (Lost Marbles Boogie Band)
Wow a lot of work went in to this,great job. Some wonderful memories.
Thanks for letting me see friends that I have not seen for so long and a tribute to those that have passed.
Oh by the way, Bill Spring was leader and played piano for the Marlbles.
Mike Moretto (Lost Marbles Boogie Band)
I guess I should have said
The Lost Marbles Boogie Band.
Thanks
Art Laing
A lot after the fact I just discovered this…The Ugly Roomers indeed. I lived with one of them and sang with another.
Norm Crawford
Thanks Paul I really enjoyed the DVD! It took me back to a lot of fun times! Makes me wish I stuck with it. LOL
ken roberts
Great Read-LOTS OF GREAT MEMORIES !!!!I can e-mail you a couple pics if you want.kroberts78@cogeco.ca
Frank Fanstone
Now I’m thinking about how impressive Rob Monroe’s Champagne Sparkle Ludwigs were to a high school kid.
Al McAninch
it was a fun time
Mike Cline
Hey - great to read through the old names. It was a fun time and I miss so many of the guys who are now gone from us. Still say that if I hadn’t left Evil in ’66 I’d surely be dead myself…
Mike Cline
Hey - just re-read my post and didn’t mean to sound so morbid. Evil had a great following and I enjoyed the traveling, but I had to stretch to keep up with the Doozer and Bambi. Often the following was the local guys chasing us out of town… Haha
Don Cheshire
Great Page, Names here I haven heard of for years. I’m Don Cheshire Leader and Lead Guitar player of the Vitrones, Group mentioned on the By the way Lary Downing the Drumer was 11 yeras old not 7. He later played Lead Guitar for Hour Glass. Thanks for the memories. Don
Terry Adams
Those were the days. Great to read about alot of my friends and all the bands they were in.
Bob Speck
Overwhelmed by fond memories…thanks!
Paul Miil
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