It's been over a week since I heard that one of my best friends, Scotty, was found dead of an apparent heart attack at his home in North Van.
Tag: Joker
Back in the ‘Wack Vol. 10: Hydra hasn’t had a bad response yet
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE CHILLIWACK PROGRESS, DEC. 29, 1982 By Steve Newton Christmas Eve is traditionally a time for taking in the congenial aura of well-lit trees and jingling yuletide melodies, but sights and sounds of quite another sort had patrons of Casanova's Cabaret in jolly spirits last Friday night. The upbeat, racy rhythms of … Continue reading Back in the ‘Wack Vol. 10: Hydra hasn’t had a bad response yet
Back in the ‘Wack Vol. 1: Joker, featuring my old buddy Scott Vye
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE CHILLIWACK PROGRESS, MARCH 18, 1981 By Steve Newton (In the first of a series of stories on local bands The Progress presents a profile on the group, Joker. Next week: The Lakers. ) Joker is a Chilliwack-based performing band composed of leader and MC Gary McNab on rhythm guitar, wife Gail … Continue reading Back in the ‘Wack Vol. 1: Joker, featuring my old buddy Scott Vye