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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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