 HOLLYWOOD,
CA - CANADA D' EH There's something
magical, without getting too ethereal, when a group of people
can get together for a common goal and enjoy the spirits of a
traditional patriotic celebration. The host was funny and charming,
innocently jabbing his American cronies and praising the humbleness
of Canada. I think. Dave Foley, the unassuming actor that has
been on a few television series including Kids In The Hall and
Talk Radio, was comfortable and proud as he displayed his loyalty
of the Great White North to several hundred transplanted Canucks
in the audience. There were cameras there to interview the celebrities,
and I guess many of them were... only I was unfamiliar with any
of the dozen camera huggers. Our Bondi Junction man Peter Foldy
was there smiling and sending nods across the room to old buddies
that marathoned on the free Labatts Beer. The red carpet which
was inside only to be overwhelmed by an over-lit Canadian flag
made the point. It was an interesting event. The Troubadour is
a Hollywood landmark. The list of artists that have performed
there is endless....... John Rowlands, photographer to the rock
of all ages, was clicking like a lens junkie waiting for another
hit of windex. My eyes feasted on a smooth stomach and a bellybutton
you would introduce yourself to, only to find out later it belonged
to Kelly Slatterey, a sultry young woman from Ontario now living
in California strutting the stage, holding her hair back and
throwing her vibrating hips in our faces. If sex appeal could
help sell more cds in pop these days Kelly was definitely sharpening
her tool. Nice tummy. The evening provided some music with Tal
Bachman, the son of legendary musician Randy Bachman. His solo
performance at times was overpowered by the the noise of the
over-zealous crowd but there were many that gave him some dedicated
attention when he played his hit " She's So High".
My surprise of the night was the group Soul Decision. I'm not
sure from where these talented young men hail, but their commercial
r&b pop roots were a welcome to the room. Excuse me.... I
spot Jimi Bertucci on the red carpet eating up the camera. He's
talking about the upcoming tour with his band Abraham's Children
that starts in September and focuses mainly in the Ontario area.
Toronto, Burlington, Kitchener, Huntsville and others will be
included on the tour known as Written In Stone AC2005. Have a
good one Jimi.The hip-hugging crowd began to groove more as the
evening progressed .......it's funny, I could never decide if
I liked going to these ladeedaddi affairs. I suppose the perpetual
smiling and toe-tapping to the music wasn't all bad, free imported
beer, ok you're right, you would have loved to have been there...So
in conclusion, I say....when a room is filled with uplifting
kaos does it really matter what we choose to celebrate or where.....Yes
Marisa, there are Canadians in L.A. cheers... Kant Gettalon (Photo
by John R. Rowlands)
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 Sherman Oaks, CA
Hold that in......Audio genius and Jimi B's sound engineer Rich
Kluth, of System 2000, having a few laughs and more with our
Guess Who....you know it, Burton Cummings. The surprise party
that was thrown for the canuck star by wife Cheryl had a sixties
theme, called Burtonstock. Every room in the house was decorated
with touches of psychedelic flavors. The "by invitation
only" gathering was a treat for about 50 of his friends.
Guests included Knack drummer the late Bruce Gary and pop artist
Jimi Bertucci, who performed a duet of the classic "Whiter
Shade of Pale" with Cummings. The evening was documented
by videographer and producer Gary Strobel (The Monkees) for future
viewing. Gary's gift to the Canadian super star was a video copy
of Burton's appearance on The Dating Game. As we all sat around
oohing and ahhing over the hit TV show , Burton watched in amazement.
" I don't think I've ever seen this," he commented.
photo by Jimi
 Listen
NOW !!! to some classic cuts from
Abraham's Children and Jimi Bertucci. This week we are featuring
the new pop song not yet released Some Things Last Forever. One
of the hottest mp3 songs Dark Side. The classic Winning Side
and Sempre. If you like what you hear, we encourage you to order
the full cds. Thank you
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CHUM radio personality Marc Chambers
goofing off with Marisa Lang manager and publicity agent for
Jimi Bertucci and Abraham's Children. The Hollywood on Queensway
is a very popular night spot in Toronto, Canada and features
some of the top recording artists in music today. Besides spinning
the hits at the club,Marc also plays AC hits on his show on CHUM
radio almost daily. He said " Abraham's Children is a great
Canadian band ". It's been rumored that AC may be doing
a live concert this summer at the club. If you want to find out
more about the possible gig send Marisa
an email for an update.
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 San
Diego, California The 3 amigos. What
would a great concert be without friends getting together after
the show to share a couple of drinks and some old tales? Gordon
Lightfoot's songs still stand the test of time, as witnessed
the other night at The Pechenga Casino. After almost 4 decades
the man can still deliver these songs as if they were fresh from
the market. Long time friend and drummer Barry Keane has known
and worked with Jimi for..well, let's say a heck of a long time.
Jimi met up with Gord at the CHUM 50th anniversary bash, at Nathan
Phillip Square, where he performed and Jimi signed many autographs
for enthused fans. Photo by John Rowlands
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Oldies 1090 in Kitchener Waterloo.
Jimi & Doug, joined Jason, Janice and Ross the staff on the
morning show. They had fun talking about road stories and being
rock stars. Doug and Jimi performed "Gypsy" and "Sempre"
unplugged. The tour named Written In Stone kicked off in Sudbury
, is expected to take the boys throughout Ontario this time around.
Every year while on tour the band stops by their favorite radio
stations and do on air interviews....be sure to call your local
radio personal and ask them to play some Jimi B or Abraham's
Children music. We have remastered copies of TIME
the original AC album.
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 Dick Clark -
Yes it's the ageless Dick Clark. Back in the seventies Dick heard
of a young upcoming band named Abraham's Children. He had heard
one of the bands songs on the radio and inquired who and where
they were from. An executive from Buddah Records the bands label
in the USA sent Dick a copy of their hit song Thank You. He was
quick to put it on his show. The song went on his famous Rate
A Record. Bandstand would play two artists and the audience would
decide which one was better and would be a hit or miss...well
we would like to tell you that it won, but we're not sure. Ironically
when Jimi moved to Malibu, California Dick was his neighbor and
although the question did pop up he couldn't remember if it did
win....so for all the trivia buffs out there we put this task
on to you....
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 Guitarist Doug Platt executing some hot licks live. The tour brought
the band closer as a unit. They were able to fine tune the material
and the production. " there's nothing like a few months
on the road " said Doug. Catch Abraham's Children on tour
in 2006 in your city .Doug grew up in the cosmopolitan and bustling
Metropolis of Toronto, an experience that inspired, if not challenged,
the determined musician. In 1974 he would join the hit making
pop band Abraham's Children. Doug's multi-dimensional sound gave
the group a new sense of beginning. The band would tour extensively,
allowing him (Photo by M.Lang) more about
Doug.
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Jimi Bertucci and Doug Platt of AC on
the set of the popular Toronto morning TV show “Daytime”,
seen here goofing with hosts Myrocia Watamaniuk and Anthony Regan.
Myrocia & Anthony were excited to have them on as guests
to promote their upcoming performance at Hollywood On The Queensway…their
first Toronto appearance in many years! The show’s theme
of the week was “weddings”.In keeping with the theme
Jimi and Doug serenaded the audience and the hosts by playing
a couple of the band’s love songs “Sempre” (that’s
Italian for “always") and their hit, “Thank You”,
live and unplugged. It was an extra special treat for Anthony
who fondly remembers spinning their songs when he used to be
a radio dj. Their appearance on “Daytime” generated
many enthusiastic emails and letters from fans. DVD will be up
soon for viewing.
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Jimi signs the celeb wall. Listen to the
interview with Gord James on CHUM radio. Chum prepares to celebrate
fifty years of putting music in the airwaves. (
listen here )
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Hollywood CA, Gary Graham star of the Fox TV hit show Alien Nation
finds new hope in writing. Gary who has appeared with everyone
from Bruce Willis, Tom Cruise, George C. Scott, Tony Danza and
a Hollywood list of who's who, has written a book entitled "Acting
and Other Flying Lessons." Now I'm not a big reader, prefer
the visual, but I couldn't put this book down. If I were to begin
an acting career this is the guide I would want. It's funny,
practical, educational and down right interesting. He uses a
different approach in outlining the complexities of the movie
world. His anecdotes are simple and to the point, in many ways
he makes acting sound like fun. Gary has appeared in almost every
TV series and recently was Vulcum Ambassador on Star Trek The
Enterprise with Scott Backella. He continues to be in our face
on with reoccurring roles on Jag and reruns of Alien Nation on
the Sci-Fi channel. Back to the book...I love it. Anyone getting
into acting should really read this book. If you are interested
in a copy email us here
and I'll even get him to sign it for you. Yes we have pull he's
Jimi B's brother in law.
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Wolfman
Jack became a big fan of THE CHILDREN.
His intro of the band at Toronto's Center Island that attracted
over 25 thousand fans almost caused fan hysteria.The band received
incredible audience attention that security guards had to be
called in. A group of young ladies found their way into the The
Children's dressing room. Todd Rundgren, Manfred Mann, Canned
Heat, Rory Gallagher, A Foot In Coldwater. Dr. Hook and The Medicine
Show were also appearing.
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TORONTO, CANADA Peter Verity, was born a long time ago, perhaps
many times. My first encounter with this artist was interesting
to say the least. You see I can't, for the hell of me, remember
what the circumstances of our meeting was. Not important....
he was a talented muscian and that's what caught my ears and
eyes. His dedication to being a successful artist was as raw
as the grinding of a bears teeth...he was hungry. I pride myself
on recognizing talent and Peter, had the quality of star material
then as he does now...only now, he has a better understand of
his surroundings. He vanished for a short time to re-group and
returned with so much renewed energy and well crafted material
that the out come was evident....Mr. Verity is a pro, you have
to be to stay around this long.Seton Raspa (iUPDATE) A folk/roots
singer songwriter, most often performs his live show as a solo
- playing guitar, harmonica and mandolin while singing 30-40
original tunes. He has been on the Canadian music scene for many
years and has performed across Canada and the U.S. His latest
CD entitled "Sometimes A Journey" was released in 2006.
He put out a first solo CD "High Flyer" several years
ago and a CD self entitled "DeltaTango" with a 5 piece
band in 1995 which was featured on the radio program "Definitely
Not The Opera", CBC. "Sometimes A Journey" is
receiving air play across Canada and the U.S. as well as Europe
and Australia. It was in the top 50 listed on the Folk DJ list
in March 2006 and is continuing to receive air play to date.
DJ's are playing all 11 tunes on the disc! Peter has appeared
on numerous radio shows and Breakfast TV across Canada. He has
been a member of the Songwriters Association of Canada for several
years and has performed as part of the "Bluebird North Series".
Peter was awarded Best Folk Artist at TIMA (Toronto Independent
Music Awards) in 2005 and was invited to perform at the Awards
ceremony last year. He also played tunes from "Sometimes
A Journey" this fall at the awards show (2006) where he
was nominated for Best Acoustic Performer Male and Best Song.
(more on Peter)
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MORE STORIES AND
PICTURES WILL BE ADDED TO BUBBLEGUM ARCHIVES. WE ARE STILL LOOKING
FOR OBSCURE PICTURES OR FILM, VIDEOS, OF JIMI B OR ABRAHAM'S
CHILDREN
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great video - great band - awesome lead singer!
Enjoyed them a lot (more)
