A Musician ..IS..A Musician..

What do I mean by that??? Well..the first pic is in rememberance of a "GOOD" musican that NO ONE knows...No one took the time to bother to know..I'm willing to bet a lot of us walked right by him at some time or other and never said ..Great Guy.. or anything...Who is he???..He never had the chance to play in groups that you may have seen even though he was certainly good enough..YOU know the saying..."There but for the grace of.........His name was TERRY CLAUS..

"Early Times" a duo featuring two of my friends...MIKE HILLSLEY...DOUG RITZ...

TERRY CLAUS..(Deceased)..He was a street musican who worked in front of Jackson Square for years then moved around to the Farmers Market until his recent death..You Know..I've travelled all over on several Continents and seen many a GREAT street musician..and wondered ..how come.......well....there but for...........Sadly missed...

Former singer/musician and longtime DJ at CHIQ ..DAVE MICKIE..(Dave Marsden)..In 1964 he did a marathon at Lakeland Pool with the Bishops..The Bishops won lasting 81 hrs and 7 min...Good friend RUSS CARTER was the guitar player in the "Bishops"...This is a period pic of him....

As most of you know..I never repeat a pic even if I make mistakes listing the members involved..however this is a first..This is "Tenderness" taken at the Queens Hall in downtown Hamilton approx 1970...(L. to R.)...JOE ALDERWOOD...DON GROTOLLI...WAYNE CLOUGHLY...BOB HNATYSHYN...TERRY McPHAIL (Deceased)...