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Whitby Free Press, 13 Jul 1972, p. 3

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WHITBY FREE PRESS. Thursdav, Julv 13, 1972, rage 3 en teftafjmeijt guide Hard Rider - The Story 0f A Top Cowboy If Hollywood ha s its way, the next cul t-figure of our time may be the rodeo rider. Recent films like the Honkers, J. W. Coop, and Junior Bonner seem to indicate a trendin which the easy rider of the open road is being supplanted by the hard rider of the rodeo circuit. For the real story of the rodeo rid- e r , however, we in Canada need look no further than our own West and home- grown champions I ike Kenny McLean. Kenny , a top r ider from Okanagan Falls, British Columbia, is the genuine article. He's been in the game since h i s teens and. at 23 became a world champion saddle broncri6er'. Th -t vva; a d e c a d e ago, and in the years s ince he's added t o his fame with a lot more rides: he holds five saddle-bronc and three all-round cowboy championships. Kenny 's story i s told in a one-hour col ou r feature from th e NFB called HardRider, tobe telecast on the CBC- TV networkVednesdny, July 19 at 10:00 p. m. Filmed in the U. S. and Canada - including the Calgary Stampede, scene of Kenny's first major triumph in 1959 - Hard Rider shows how the rodeo circuit is a way of I ife for this young Canadian Indian. lt's the story of a modern rodeo f a m i Iy a s they tour the stampedes on both sides of the border and it offers a fresh I ook at the rough and tumble life of the men who carry on the traditions of the range rider of the Old West. Josef Reeve, who wrote and directed Hard Rider, says that the rodeos not oni y provide a living for some, and entertainment for the crowds, they also helpkeep alive the skills of the cowboy and save some horses and cattle from the dog food factories. Kenny McLe an, one of the all-timegreats rides Bar Belle at Cal gary, in a scene from the NFB production "Hard Rider" to be seen on CBC-TV Wednesday, July 19 at 10p. m. Church Of Satan Leade r Comes To CBC A co n t r asting Iine-up of guests on the Tommy Banks Show Saturday, July 2 2 , a t 10 p. m. on the C BC tel evision network brings together singer Vanda K i n g, Va n couver journal ist-author Simma Holt, Church of Satan head An- t o n Szandor LaVey, and BBC comedy star Frankie Howerd (Up Pompeii). Miss King will open and close the show with hit songs, 'In A Long White Room' a nd 'For All We Know'. Simma Holt, award-winning Vancouver writer w idel y acclaimed for her book on the Doukhobors, 1 T e r r o r in the Name of God ', will talk about her latest, 'She Devil's Butler', a frightening chronicle of the activities of motorcycle gangs in Canada and the U. S. D i s cu s s ing the bizarre Church of Sa t a n , of which he is founder, Anton LaVey sets himself up as an authority on Satanism and witchcraft; he is author of 'The Complete Witch' and 'The Sat- anic Bible, "the complete text " on these subjects. His trip to Edmonton for the taping was unannounced, as LaVey has been the object of attack in other cities when his impending visits were public- ized. FrankieHowerd, whose stories stop just short of the sort that censors worry about, discusses his feature films, the series 'Up Pompeii', and takes digs at CBC staff as well as the audience in the studio. "Let's see if they leave THAT one in, Ihe comments after a juicy story. BONDED PAVING LTD. Drlivways Parklamg Les 3-YEAR GUARANTEE FREE ESTIMATES TERMS Fr Information Cou 723-5492 Open 24 Hous BONDED PAVING LTD. 3 Minute GDownstairs Service HEEL BAR REPAIR WHITBY MALL OnIy ONE in CANADA

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