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|    janemo@shaw.ca to vicki...@calgary.ca    |
|    Re: Calgary memories, 70's & 80s    |
|    07 Feb 20 23:56:29    |
      On Wednesday, 8 July 2015 10:17:03 UTC-7, vicki...@calgary.ca wrote:       > On Thursday, December 13, 2001 at 8:15:05 PM UTC-7, F.A. wrote:       > > Ok folks,       > >        > >        > > Time to ligthen up the mood. I'm doing a little writing and I       > > could use your valuable input if you're all interested. This       > > really applies to all who have lived here a few years... well okay quite       > > a few years.       > >        > > Who remembers CKXL 1140, that radio who had one of the highest       > > Canadian ratings in the 70s and early 80s? All that       > > cool music they played then? Cars, Gary Numan, Devo, B52s, Pretenders,       > > Bob Welch, ELO, Boomtown Rats? I am after all talking the early days of       > > New Wave and such.       > >        > > How 'bout CJAY 92's early days? Dieter Staschow's very       > > informative album rock show: Sterotypes? Used to be on every       > > weekday evening at 6 PM for an hour, way informative.       > >        > > The clubs and bars then? The Beacon on 16th Ave? the Polo Club       > > on 10th Ave? Majestic (Magic Stix)?       > >        > > Those risque strip clubs. I believe the Pink Panther was one of       > > them, I need help here.       > >        > > I look forward to anyone's memories... it would be helpful and       > > enjoyable. We can go back even earlier if you want.       > >        > > best regards,       > >        > > Francois       > > (a native Calagrian...honest)       >        > I remember when we had Blackbeard's restaurant ship downtown- the Tiki Tiki       restaurant- The Jean Joint all jeans- Thrifty's jeans - Husky Tower was the       tallest building downtown- Radio station CKXL and 66 CFR [miss them] Tivoli       Theatre cost 50 cents        that included admission, drink, popcorn- Drive In where you hung speaker on       window and the Dusk to Dawn all nighters -bus fare was 10 cents- milk delivery       to your home and houses had milk shuts to place the milk in I could go on and       on. loved it all!              My Mom Mary Otte owned Blackbeards in Calgar 235 10 Avenue S.W.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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