tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16282393060141870672012-01-25T14:22:16.878-04:00Garys BarLeDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165621103907583159noreply@blogger.comBlogger1211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-89151375417537927602011-04-25T07:39:00.002-03:002011-04-25T07:39:34.919-03:00Jim MilneI Bass Player with DownchildsGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-40034041621150468102011-04-25T07:38:00.001-03:002011-04-25T07:53:38.426-03:00Penny Royce Penny was a beautiful and intelligent customer I always enjoyed her custom and company.Gary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-59220211561603699972011-04-24T20:34:00.001-03:002011-04-24T21:04:00.700-03:00Max Leggett Old friend Max I cleaned up a couple of Matt Blajers PhotosGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-1773503739752387652011-04-24T10:10:00.003-03:002011-04-25T07:40:26.360-03:00Garys BarGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-35677903727290166212011-04-08T07:34:00.001-03:002011-04-08T11:18:48.493-03:00Cathy SmithCathy SmithI liked Cathy from the first time I met her in 1965 she was Paul Donnelly's girlfriend. We were social friends always glad to see each other.From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaCathy Evelyn Smith (born 1948 in Hamilton, Ontario[1]) is a former backup singer and rock star girlfriend, groupie and drug dealer, who served time in the California state prison system for the manslaughter of Gary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-58310576089394797172011-04-08T07:28:00.002-03:002011-04-08T07:28:36.874-03:00Shelby GregoryI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-12804264459004213822011-03-03T07:29:00.001-04:002011-03-03T07:33:40.818-04:00Cayle CherninCayle was a dear friend for many years.
TORONTO — Actress Cayle Chernin, best known for appearing in the seminal Canadian road movie, "Goin' Down the Road," has died. She was 63.
Film producer Robin Cass says Chernin died Friday.Chernin had been preparing for a return to the spotlight with "Down the Road Again," a sequel to the 1970 road movie about two down-on-their-luck Nova Scotians who head Gary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-79625353519903381452011-02-28T06:56:00.000-04:002011-02-28T06:56:41.955-04:00Strip Pool Strippers Does anybody remember a bar in Toronto around Bloor and Bay that had strip pool in the seventies? You got to play pool against very beautiful girls who would remove an article of clothing if you beat them.
4 or 5 of these ladies hung out at my club. These ladies mostly played my musician friends and beat them regularly on the pool table. I remember Musicians who all seemed to think they were Gary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-70437693496477160762010-09-23T08:23:00.002-03:002010-09-23T08:32:24.355-03:00Jackie Burroughs Jackie came to the club once in a while. I Fondly Remember Sitting with Jackie at the Club22 (Windsor Arms) in the early seventies she was between jobs. So what are you doing jackie? She suddenly becomes a wide-eyed teenager " I am running away to New York and becoming a waitress" she says very convincingly.
She was intelligent, incredibly talented and charming and will be sadly missed. Gary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-38994316138299162022010-09-17T16:04:00.001-03:002010-09-17T16:07:29.751-03:00Robert Markle
Robert and Marlene by Krash
In 1965, Markle paintings shown in the exhibition Eros ’65 at the Dorothy Cameron Gallery were seized on a charge of obscenity, drawing considerable media attention. In the mid-1960s Markle began to write for magazines such as the Toronto Telegram Showcase, Maclean’s, and Toronto Life, publishing widely on topics as diverse as striptease, hockey, childhood Gary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-88974969271861150462010-09-16T11:54:00.000-03:002010-09-16T11:54:33.492-03:00505 Queen
The competition Marcus O'Hara ran Danny Ackroyd's booze can
Gary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-38083160027250463282010-07-22T22:18:00.002-03:002010-07-23T08:10:59.334-03:00Dianne Lawrence Dianne was a regular good looking and engaging. She moved to L.A. about the sametime I moved to the movie biz.
She Edits and Publishes an online magazine thereGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-46080674492621846062010-04-18T10:57:00.001-03:002010-04-18T11:00:09.018-03:00Juno Blues I was recently introduced webwise to Treasa Levasseur by Danny Marks and had a listen to her music. I was most impressed by her dynamic sound and was cheering for her 'Low fidelity' as Blues Album of the year in spite of my respect for Downchild and Harmonica stealing Donnie Walsh. and Colin Linden (who wasn't old enough to drink when I first met him) I'm sure Treasa will get many more Gary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-1095209802646842372010-04-04T14:47:00.000-03:002010-04-20T09:31:56.934-03:00Rolling Stones
I get a phone call one night. It's Tom Hedley "Hey Mick Jagger wants to talk to you. "Allo Gary Mick Jagger here. "Tony Silverthorn says "we might get a drink at your club?' A little stunned I said 'sure.' "Can you guarantee my safety?' "No Problem!' I assure him. "We are in a limo outside your door Will you let us in." I went down and escorted them in. they stood at the end bar, not obvious LeDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165621103907583159noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-14639806587818984852010-04-04T12:44:00.000-03:002010-04-20T09:31:41.681-03:00Murray McLauchlan Lady Luck
Lady Luck is a song by Murray McLauclan it begins. I remember shooting craps at Gary's Bar where the money disappeared on every roll. So I had a drink on someone else's paycheck and Lady Luck stayed with me no more. Murray showed up on Friday night with Jim McCarthy. Jim was an old friend and married then to Elizabeth Ashely.
They were having so troubles and here I am on a busy Friday night.LeDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165621103907583159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-16030533769450889472010-02-01T19:22:00.001-04:002010-04-02T19:53:41.813-03:00Gary Kendall Writes
I`m a little foggy on the the time frame but I think your bar`s era was around 76/77. Not the best time for my career as a blues musician. Disco had taken out a number of live music clubs, punk and new wave were gaining a foot hold. Looking back, I think I was floundering with not much direction or creativity. My music of choice was blues but I couldn`t get a good gig to save my life and I Gary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-28380995852506591162010-01-31T09:02:00.000-04:002010-01-31T09:02:48.737-04:00Joni MitchellBernie Fieldler brought her to the club one night and she couldn't have been nicer.
She borrowed Roy's guitar and got up and sang a whole set to my patrons. what a treat. She broke 2 strings on roys guitar and I bet he is still complaining about it.Gary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-59579285790579773992010-01-27T17:20:00.001-04:002010-02-06T13:47:44.766-04:00Jerry Reed
Myrna Lorrie was a frequent visitor, She was a lot of fun and I caught a few of her shows and liked her music. She showed up on the arm of Jerry Reed one night. They had Rosanne Cash and one of the Eagles. They were there almost every night for a week or so.Gary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-56692791250071118322010-01-26T16:54:00.000-04:002010-01-26T07:04:41.471-04:00Helen Shaver
Helen was a night person, She was intelligent and sexy.
She came to my bar often and we enjoyed each others company. She invited me for dinner one night,
And in her sensuous sultry voice recited one of her poems about losing her virginity to a sailor in my ear.
I suffered instant arousal. Unfortunately it was not to be her sister dropped in and the situation never rose again so to speak. After Gary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-63923845303287153402010-01-26T10:59:00.000-04:002010-01-26T06:35:58.013-04:00Elizabeth AshleyElizabeth married Jimmy McCarthy an old friend as well as a friend of Murray McLauclan. She was in Toronto quite a bit shooting films. Somehow I became her Toronto buddy and we spent some good times. running around the city in her limos and dining and clubbing not to mention the times at my bar. There many rumours going around about us and I only wish they were true. But even after she split up LeDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165621103907583159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-54562354743481339792010-01-26T10:35:00.000-04:002010-01-26T06:32:04.230-04:00Michael Ironside
Mike was still at the Art college of Ontario when I met him. He somehow got into my afterhours club with somebody and soon became a regular. he was in his early twenties exhuberant, totally careless and very full of himsel and very much a pain in the ass. I had to take down my dartboard because he hit a bystander in the leg he was always too full of fun and too loud etc. etc. He won an award Gary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-13478209486757490502010-01-26T08:18:00.001-04:002010-01-26T08:18:30.677-04:00Cayle CherninI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-14317176273425287982010-01-26T08:15:00.005-04:002010-01-26T08:15:53.417-04:00Mary Margret O'HaraI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-77972459928492867362010-01-26T08:15:00.003-04:002010-01-26T08:15:22.126-04:00Marcus O'HaraI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-71608798679460528072010-01-26T08:15:00.001-04:002010-01-26T08:15:08.858-04:00Machel TitlebaumI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-69861621962939712282010-01-26T08:14:00.005-04:002010-01-26T08:14:34.024-04:00Lou MilesI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-10584549362273893232010-01-26T08:14:00.003-04:002010-01-26T08:14:21.120-04:00Krash RadcliffI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-80341974289951045452010-01-26T08:14:00.001-04:002010-01-26T08:14:07.077-04:00Larry GoodhandI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-58749651267090761992010-01-26T08:12:00.003-04:002010-01-26T08:12:41.320-04:00John MacGregorI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-24661159739993718002010-01-26T08:11:00.003-04:002010-01-26T08:11:31.426-04:00John MarshallI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-76778551548687478102010-01-26T08:11:00.001-04:002010-01-26T08:11:14.230-04:00John MartinI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-21632648293437785522010-01-26T08:10:00.011-04:002010-01-31T09:15:19.095-04:00Jim JonesWhen I first opened there was a lot of nights when there would just be Danny, Mike MacDonald and Jim Jones and me listening to my fabulous juke box and drinking beer till dawn.Gary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-35029413275298696842010-01-26T08:10:00.010-04:002010-01-26T12:54:37.634-04:00Joe Hall
Joe lived across the street.creative and on the fringe. Your Barbill is forgivenGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-67527454954580513202010-01-26T08:10:00.007-04:002010-01-26T08:10:42.326-04:00Gary RideoutI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-72862435301971975032010-01-26T08:10:00.005-04:002010-01-26T08:10:28.257-04:00Joann LewisI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-39459747859640292402010-01-26T08:10:00.001-04:002010-01-26T08:10:00.018-04:00Jesse FrayneI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-25899224337544186102010-01-26T08:09:00.003-04:002010-01-26T08:09:29.401-04:00Jann PoldassI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-88894631591278144352010-01-26T08:09:00.001-04:002010-01-26T08:09:14.501-04:00Jack BackstromI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-55133157580562068302010-01-26T08:08:00.007-04:002010-01-26T08:08:59.769-04:00Jack WebsterI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-41246204443535506812010-01-26T08:08:00.005-04:002010-01-26T08:08:43.535-04:00Hank Williams JuniorI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-44703350446422346482010-01-26T08:08:00.000-04:002010-01-26T08:08:04.270-04:00Gentle giant (the Band)I will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-16740608460545854772010-01-26T08:07:00.002-04:002010-01-26T08:07:48.867-04:00Fraser FinlaysonI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-53300948331165282912010-01-26T06:38:00.001-04:002010-01-27T16:09:48.169-04:00Rick McCarthyI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-65773429677801751702010-01-26T06:37:00.004-04:002011-02-23T20:07:48.338-04:00Jim McCarthyI I knew Jim from his days with The Dirty Shames and as a solo folkie too. A Pilot Tavern buddy and he married Elizabeth Ashely. Eliz and I were good friends too.Gary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-89144752045991869022010-01-25T17:03:00.003-04:002010-01-25T17:03:58.735-04:00Richard 'Hock' WalshI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-91219484782733923922010-01-25T17:03:00.001-04:002010-01-25T17:03:19.089-04:00Mose Scarlett,I will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-18592522586450201152010-01-25T17:02:00.003-04:002010-04-21T14:30:18.385-03:00Myrna LorrieMyrna was a frequent visitor, She was a lot of fun and I caught a few of her shows and liked her music. She showed up on the arm of Jerry Reed one night. They had Rosanne Cash and one of the Eagles. They were there almost every night for a week or so.
Myrna Lorrie (b. Lorraine Petrunka, August 6, 1940, Cloud Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian country singer.
Lorrie first sang publicly at age 12 on Gary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-13278478459594420052010-01-25T16:59:00.001-04:002010-01-25T16:59:33.170-04:00Paul Shaffer.I will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-29809686531176922682010-01-25T16:50:00.005-04:002010-01-25T16:50:57.420-04:00Don OwenI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-79571990158302035752010-01-25T16:50:00.002-04:002010-01-25T16:50:14.642-04:00Tom HedleyI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-11438143420401119852010-01-25T16:46:00.000-04:002010-01-25T16:46:07.404-04:00Warren ZevonI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-18107600132180614332010-01-25T16:41:00.003-04:002010-01-25T16:41:58.386-04:00ValdyI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-7405438984357699492010-01-25T16:40:00.001-04:002010-01-25T16:40:40.621-04:00Original Sloth BandI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-53767017509557399322010-01-25T16:39:00.001-04:002010-01-25T16:39:08.438-04:00Bob McBrideI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-88848767713001240702010-01-25T16:37:00.001-04:002010-01-25T16:37:45.137-04:00Marc JordanI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-87451094555035747012010-01-25T16:36:00.002-04:002010-01-25T16:36:55.867-04:00The Good BrothersI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-58748017882086330522010-01-25T16:36:00.000-04:002010-01-25T16:36:20.865-04:00Ramblin' Jack ElliottI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-65730644481685790042010-01-25T16:35:00.003-04:002010-01-25T16:35:28.250-04:00City Muffin BoysI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-12279616587826033552010-01-25T16:35:00.001-04:002010-01-25T16:35:00.765-04:00John Allan CameronI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-91035030166157282012010-01-25T16:33:00.003-04:002010-01-25T16:33:47.946-04:00Keith McKieI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-19960301989504410272010-01-25T16:33:00.001-04:002010-01-25T16:33:05.187-04:00Dede Higgins,I will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-28013694645947987602010-01-25T16:22:00.001-04:002010-01-25T16:22:53.520-04:00Luke GibsonI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-63782056983597066092010-01-25T16:03:00.002-04:002010-01-25T16:03:58.733-04:00Ric EvansI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-37435435241052972302010-01-25T15:21:00.001-04:002010-01-25T15:26:55.608-04:00Frenchie McFarlane
Frenchie McFarlane (a.k.a. Jacques Le Strap) is an accomplished stand up, comedian, actor, writer, impressionist, dialectician and radio television personality.
Famous for his role as the New York City Cabbie/ Montreal Goalie, his routine is energetic, hilarious and uses current events to split the sides of the people in his audience.
Since moving to Toronto in 1973 from his native Montreal, Gary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-22916394824705530092010-01-25T09:29:00.005-04:002010-01-25T09:29:54.480-04:00Donnie McDougallI will Post a Story Here SoonLeDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165621103907583159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-65924361422786824332010-01-25T09:28:00.004-04:002010-01-27T17:30:49.430-04:00Dick Smothershe Smothers Brothers
Dickie Smothers came to the bar one night with a young lady. We hit it off and talked to the early hours. He had just bought a vineyard in California and we had great converstion on wine. They were playing the Royal York Hotel the next night so I got a date and went. for twenty bucks to the Maitre De I got a front row table. The Smothers show was fantastic and Dickie saw me LeDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165621103907583159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-9694459589106953002010-01-25T09:28:00.001-04:002010-01-25T09:28:22.129-04:00David WhiffenI will Post a Story Here SoonLeDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165621103907583159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-55344560666084733122010-01-25T09:27:00.005-04:002010-01-31T09:13:58.310-04:00Danny MarksWhen I first opened there was a lot of nights when there would just be Danny, Mike MacDonald and Jim Jones and me listening to my fabulous juke box and drinking beer till dawn.LeDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165621103907583159noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-87344007588206521512010-01-25T09:27:00.001-04:002010-01-25T09:27:17.320-04:00Coleen PetersonI will Post a Story Here SoonLeDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165621103907583159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-1916172621793627692010-01-25T09:26:00.001-04:002010-01-25T09:26:17.494-04:00Bucky Berger I will Post a Story Here SoonLeDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165621103907583159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-71182111260509582372010-01-25T09:25:00.002-04:002010-01-25T09:25:51.646-04:00Bruce Cockburn Bruce was here several time mostly looking for his wifeLeDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165621103907583159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-41165588565901094052010-01-25T09:24:00.003-04:002010-01-25T09:24:52.582-04:00Brant (Barney) Frayne I will Post a Story Here SoonLeDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165621103907583159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-17155569569128790622010-01-25T09:24:00.001-04:002010-01-25T09:24:25.645-04:00Bobby LevantI will Post a Story Here SoonLeDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165621103907583159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-32019281195002100672010-01-25T09:23:00.004-04:002010-01-25T09:24:04.565-04:00Bob Rogers I will Post a Story Here SoonLeDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165621103907583159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-51022429567126901932010-01-25T09:23:00.001-04:002010-01-25T09:23:25.911-04:00Bob MillerI will Post a Story Here SoonLeDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165621103907583159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-43311217258964970542010-01-25T09:22:00.006-04:002010-01-25T09:22:59.993-04:00Blair MacLeanI will Post a Story Here SoonLeDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165621103907583159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-71452651190923302302010-01-25T09:22:00.004-04:002010-01-25T09:22:36.271-04:00Bernie TaupinI will Post a Story Here SoonLeDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165621103907583159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-69164413753088723322010-01-25T09:22:00.002-04:002010-01-25T09:22:14.075-04:00Bernie Fiedler I will Post a Story Here SoonLeDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165621103907583159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-6299096983871498382010-01-25T09:21:00.006-04:002010-08-23T16:57:20.405-03:00Bernadette Andrews Bernadette was the Art Critic at theTelegram and Arts Canada. She was charming, witty and intelligent.
We went together for a while. She died of a mysterious virus and is much missed.
I ran into Bernadette in the club 22 a few weeks before she died. She gve me a big wet kiss. She was her healthy fun loving self and her almost sudden death was a shock and surprise to us all.
Not long after thatLeDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165621103907583159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-17618876941280123192010-01-25T09:21:00.001-04:002010-01-25T09:21:19.568-04:00Barry CallaghanI will Post a Story Here SoonLeDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165621103907583159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-28524850624602522372010-01-25T09:20:00.002-04:002010-08-23T16:40:16.036-03:00Ann Dunn Ann Chopik Dunn
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I went out with Ann for awhile
She was a classy lady
DUNN, Ann Chopik - Of Oshawa, ON. Peacefully passed away on Tuesday, June 8, 2010, at the Oshawa Lakeridge Hospital. Ann was predeceased by her parents Harry and Mary (Plypew) Chopik. Devoted mother of five children: Barry (Rose), Lonny (Wendy), Charmaine (Sheba and Nanuk), Lenore Farrell and Lona (LeDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165621103907583159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-49779059087626056662010-01-25T09:19:00.010-04:002010-08-23T16:38:10.806-03:00Andrew CochraneAndy created the CTV news team of Keith Morrison, Dennis Macintosh etc. in my bar.LeDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165621103907583159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-15441230186706101352010-01-25T09:19:00.001-04:002010-01-25T09:19:04.777-04:00Alex CameronAlex CameronI will Post a Story Here SoonLeDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165621103907583159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-59289497087733034512010-01-25T09:18:00.010-04:002011-04-25T07:36:14.931-03:00Al Cromwell
I knew Al from the early sixties. he was a talented folk singer. He got involved in scientology and seemed to lose it. He was mostly driving Cab when he hung out at my place in the seventies. He talked about a comeback but it never happened.LeDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165621103907583159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-79570327018404769862010-01-25T09:18:00.009-04:002010-08-23T16:36:09.468-03:00Alan MacRaeAlan McRae, Ont.: Born in the British Isles, the son of a highland piper, Alan was a gold miner and with ... was instrumental in organizing Canada's first folk club in Vancouver, BC. He moved to Toronto and became the resident singer at Toronto's first "folk bar" the Steeles' Tavern. he played the Horseshoe Tavern most of the summer of 1975. He was a mentor and friend to many Toronto folk LeDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165621103907583159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-79279788124349034592010-01-22T11:42:00.001-04:002011-04-25T09:05:44.367-03:00Diane LawerenceGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-20085302303571936482010-01-13T23:07:00.000-04:002010-02-13T23:08:08.047-04:00Glen ElliottI will Post a Story Here SoonLeDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165621103907583159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-30439902137287182042010-01-13T23:03:00.000-04:002010-02-22T08:12:32.057-04:00Nick Auf der Maur
Nick had a membership and often came to Toronto for the weekend.He came to the bar a half a dozen times.
Nick Auf der Maur (April 10, 1942 – April 7, 1998)[1] was a journalist, politician and "man about town" boulevardier in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was also the father of rock musician Melissa Auf der Maur, through his marriage to Linda Gaboriau.The youngest of four children of Swiss LeDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165621103907583159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-58968938881550584892010-01-13T22:42:00.003-04:002010-08-23T16:43:20.086-03:00Art Keinberger Arturo
Famous for his bar in Ibetha. Art had an afterhours club for awhile. He had a great restaurant on Adalaide.
Terrific CookLeDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165621103907583159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-22673558179198361462010-01-13T22:42:00.001-04:002010-02-13T22:45:19.944-04:00Gord RaynerI will Post a Story Here SoonLeDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165621103907583159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-78948670189607781602010-01-01T23:57:00.000-04:002010-04-02T19:53:30.232-03:00Handsome Ned
HANDSOME NED
VideoTHE SECOND COMING OF THE KING OF QUEENBY MICHAEL HOLLETTHANDSOME NED HAS AN UPCOMING MOVIE, A U.S. CD RELEASE AND NEW YOUNG FANS – BUT HE WON’T BE TOURING.
Handsome Ned is the last one into a blood-red Dodge van already stuffed with band members, girlfriends and gear. His ever-present Stetson isn’t dislodged in the scramble out of the Cameron House, and neither is his grin as Gary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-53299868976566762552010-01-01T08:52:00.000-04:002010-01-31T09:03:21.072-04:00Diane RoblinI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-35443146593116670532010-01-01T08:51:00.000-04:002010-01-31T09:03:40.182-04:00Jane VaseyGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-24350632033487393262009-09-22T16:49:00.000-03:002010-09-22T16:50:00.953-03:00Mike McDonald Mike and Danny Marx and Jim Jones spent many a night listening to my Jukebox, Mike was a student at Centennial College when I was there.Gary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-65033477730791435552009-09-03T22:02:00.000-03:002010-01-24T11:36:08.778-04:00Katherine O'HaraKatherine was a good friend she loved the after hours scene. her brother Marcus ran the 505 another After hours spot on Eastern queen Street. But she often came to my place and always brought interesting people. So there I was at the Club 22 at the Windsor Arms. With my then buddy Michael Ironside. Michael and I were trying to break our record of drinking about 80 maragaritas. When Johnny Hart LeDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165621103907583159noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-16507938319363882152009-07-17T14:13:00.000-03:002010-01-24T11:35:43.116-04:00Duke Redbird
I remember your bar very well, and all the celebrities that popped by for a visit, including the rolling stones. And as I recall you treated everyone equally a celeb could be shown the door for inappropriate behavior as quickly as the average Joe. It was a fun bar and I miss it.LeDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165621103907583159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-11406540744839405162009-05-22T11:41:00.000-03:002010-05-22T11:41:23.227-03:00Clive SmithI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-9249447061697396322009-02-23T20:04:00.000-04:002011-02-23T20:05:04.609-04:00David Lee David was a sound man with Jim McCarthy I think.Gary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-24415843990391320672009-02-13T22:43:00.000-04:002010-04-18T11:02:14.793-03:00Graham CoughtryI will Post a Story Here SoonLeDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165621103907583159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628239306014187067.post-51088636396683988082009-01-31T08:15:00.000-04:002010-01-31T08:17:14.776-04:00Tony FlaimI will Post a Story Here SoonGary LeDrewhttps://profiles.google.com/103192839251420564448noreply@blogger.com0