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San Francisco (continued from Ozzie
& Stella) is sure to fascinate more than their eyes,
it's likely to give you chills. Next you might jump in your rental
car and cruise along Lombard St., located in the Russian Hill
district, and if that doesn't give you a headache. So go ahead
ahead and leave your heart in San Francisco and put your mind
on Maui....that's another Are We There Yet? story. |
 The Police performed at The Piccadilly Tube in
Toronto, Canada. A short distance down the road at another popular
club, The Horseshoe, another band performed with the same name,
only they were from England. While The Tube was filled to capacity,
The Horseshoe appeared to have a coffee house atmosphere which
was odd because the club was more of an alternative club that
attracted up and coming bands with an edge. In August of 2000
during Stings tour, Jimi B had a chance encounter with Sting
. They reflected back upon their early days when they were both
performing in Toronto, within blocks of each other, headlining
with the same name...Police. They laughed about it all and reminisced
about those wondrous days of yore. Quoting Sting..."Hey,
it could have gone either way!"...Pictured on the left are
Ron Bartley (guitars & vocals) Danny Smith (drums) Laurie
Del Grande (guitar and keyboards) Jimi B (bass & Vocals).
Recently some tapes of The Police recorded live somewhere in
Canada surfaced. Depending on the quality, look for a release
on BNOrecordingUSA in the near future. THE POLICE was Danny Smith
drums, Laurie Del Grand keys & guitar, Ron Bartley guitars
, vocals and Jimi B bass, vocals During this performance the
band was visited by four police officers. Two in uniform and
two in plain clothes. They approached the stage a flashed their
badges. The crowd reacted wildly thinking this was part of the
show. Their manager quickly came over and asked what was happening.
The one detective said they had a bench warrant for Jimi Bertucci
and Laurie Del Grande for not appearing in court on a certain
date. The two officers agreed that they could finish the set.
They posted the uniformed police on each end of the stage. When
the set was over Jimi and Laurie were cuffed and escorted towards
the exit. The crowd cheered and yelled for an encore and still
thinking this was all part of the show. They were put in the
back of a squad car and taken away. |
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Toronto Canada: Bob
McPherson - One of the unique things about a band like AC was
the individualism that each member had. Bob was a maticulious
musician. His style was often compared to the likes of Keith
Emmeron, Rick Wakeman and some of the other more progressive
keyboard players. Bob was born in Curacao in the Dutch West Indies,
a small island between Aruba & Bonaire in the Caribbean.
His father was a pilot for KLM and moved them around to Holland,
Montreal, Ottawa and finally Toronto. He grew up in a family
that loved music and sports and his parents actively participated
in his early passion to play professional hockey, which thanks
to a serious ankle injury was not meant to be. His love of all
things musical were mostly honed by his mother who loved the
Hammond B3 and weaned him on the sounds of Earl Grant and Jimmy
Smith (who, Iater had the most profound privilege of doing sound
for, with his jazz quartet that included the late great Buddy
Rich & Stan Getz). His father once suggested to Bob that
he might want to learn how to make a living playing music after
he was fired from a menial job at the Ontario Science Centre
because he would continually be found playing the Hammond L100's
that were there at the time. Toronto's music scene in the late
sixties and early seventies was exploding with so many great
bands and musicians incorporating a blend of Funk and R&B,
they were creating a "Toronto Sound", and Bob wanted
to be a part of it. He quickly found himself pouring all his
 energies into playing the B3 like
the guys he had heard around town. He searched out musicians
in the Scarborough area where he lived and began to form bands.
Together with Brian Cotterill
they silenced the critics in the neighborhood when they won the
battle of bands at their high school with their group "The
Haymarket Riot". He received a lot of calls because back
then everybody wanted a guy who actually owned a Hammond, but
this one guy asked him where he lived and when Bob told him he
said he would be there in an hour. They barely hung up the phone
when an old ugly green Thames English Ford like van, full of
band gear and the word "Manna"
painted on the side pulled into his driveway. Jimi
and Ron had walked into his life
as though it was meant to be. They began charting out their future
as though it had already been written. Soon after Brian joined
and "Just Us" was born, and the rest is history. |
 Toronto
Canada: JIMI BERTUCCI is best known as the founding member
and principal singer-songwriter for the ‘70s hit-making
band ABRAHAM'S CHILDREN. Born Vincenzo Donato Bertucci in Serra
San Bruno, Calabria Italy, he immigrated to Toronto, Canada at
the young age of six. Jimi ,...(more
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rival cont ) months,
he said. Also, the backplane being developed by Graham Electronics
is completely different from the one being sold by Electronics
Solutions, Bertucci said. Graham's backplane uses three signal
layers, while Electonic Solutions ' uses four signal layers,
he said. The Graham backplane would have a special signal-routing
system that does not exist on the Electronic Solutions back plane.
Also, Graham's backplane would probably use six pin power plug.
Electronic Solutions' power plug has ten pins, Bertucci said.
"We have built a better mouse trap and they're angry,"
Bertucci said. " They simply don't want the competition."
Besprozvanny, a Russian native, said he has many years of experience
in the backplane technology, and designing another backplane
from scratch was easy. And although the same consulting firm
was used by Graham to design the new backplane, Besprozvanny
said Electro-CADD strictly guarded the plans it developed for
Electronic Solutions. "They promised us that they would
generate the database completely from scratch," Besprozvanny
said. Bertucci said he believes the petition was filed solely
to keep Graham Electronics from debuting its design at a national
trade show Feb. 14 - 17 in Long Beach. The case is scheduled
to be heard at 9:00 am Feb 13 in San Diego. Bolton said competition
has nothing to do with the injunction petition. " Frankly,
we wouldn't be wasting our time or money if we didn't feel we
had a case. We have reason to believe they have used our technology
and we're going to do something about it. |
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SOUND ADVICE By Brian Wakil Artist: Jimi B Album: Jimi B Label:
A&M SP9069 Leave it to Toronto to produce another fresh breeze
in what has lately become a progressively stale North American
scene. Jimi B is an artist and album that flaunts very periodic
flashes of imagination in writing and performance. In fact, Jimi
B. could quite possibly be the most exportable Canadian musical
talent this year, unless something dramatic surfaces. With the
assistance of well known Toronto performers, BB Gabor and Prakash
John, the album becomes a veritable catapult of influence and
style. The moments of excitement out number the more mainstream
two to one. If the Cars hadn't lost direction and interest and
was still producing albums as progressive and interesting as
its first, it would probably not sound unlike Jimi B. The big
difference here is that Jimi B hasn't yet sacrificed inventiveness
for strict formula. News Advertiser |
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Jimi B. (which is for Bertucci) is another Canadian who
is heading up the ladder of success. It has taken Jimi 10 years
to be called an overnight sensation, buthe is finally attaining
a certain amount of that elusive quantity know as stardom. For
anyone who feels he might be a trivia freak, it was Jimi B. who
started Abraham's Children, and yes it was their Goddess Of Nature
that was released on the Ubited Artists Records. Score top marks
for getting both those right. Anyway, Jimi's self titled album
0n A&M Records should help introduce him to some new fans.
While there are some losers here (Shake) there are some winners
All American Boy and some good songs that areon the border of
good (Bodies In The River, Strange Feeling). The set will not
be a runnaway hit, but could garner a fair amount of interest.
Barry Sweeney |
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 New video now up. AC live @ the
Toronto Centre for the Arts. Wishing On A Star |
 Killing Road (continued from Brian's
page) It
felt good knowing that our faithful followers found some satisfaction
in our egocentric endeavors. Everything imaginable was available
to us, meaning the abundance of candy and promiscuity was part
of our daily menu. Our intrigue was not limited only to musical
fans. Our collective group of admirers ranged from gay politicians
to bored rich brats looking for kicks with rock bands. The subtle,
unrecognizable torment we sometimes faced was stored deep underneath
the layers of laughter and eye-piercing facades. We wanted the
fame, we demanded the attention, only to find ourselves weighed
down by a burden of responsibility. Luckily, time has a way of
slowing down the fast-paced highway of popularity; a good thing
if you're caught up in the redundant ruckus. In the end, we can
reflect as mature connoisseurs of our self-appointed space and
smile, knowing we slayed many dragons along the killing road.
From Ciao Magazine |
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Hankey The Greatest Hits of Rock & Roll with Christine Hankey
weekdays 2 to 6 (request
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 jimi b! You the man! I give it up! I didn't know
I was in the presence rock 'n roll royalty! Too busy killin'
myself with this record. Never again will I go this road alone,
brother. To Toronto, to you, & Nick, & a girl by the
name of Jen Marion who I wrote a song for called "Los Angeles"
the day I found out she left town to go back to the great Northwest.
Now, the great wave tsunami is rollin' down your street &
we're all watchin TV. I wish I had the opportunity to give this,
this, oh, this, los angeles, los angeles, los angeles ... Al'right,
boss Take care.Kevin Los Angeles- CA (read
a review about KK's new cd ) |
 Fergus, Ontario - Hey gang rev up your engines it's
that famous radio mouth giving you thumbs up on a great concert
coming up with Abraham's ... (read
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