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June 12,1974 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER 33 front row by richard moses April Wine at Blakelock concert What they call it istllotment Gardening; hat it looks like is a cross between Millet's The Angelus and Foster's Old Black Joe what with th e p e a s a n t ' s chopp in 'c o t t on and bending' low over their crops at twilight time. Allotment Gardening; a new wrinkle for the townsfolk who like to get out there and dig a little and plant a bit and, let's face it, eat cheap. You rent a plot and bring your tools-and kids-and-uh- husbands. Must be something exciting about it; folks go by on the Queen E. and honk jind wave. I suppose it stirs something in all of us. It stirred a powerful sweat in me the other night, tilling and turning the family land. It is also dreams coming true, with an occasional awakening jolt. THE RACE One fellow planted his beans so deep they'll all grow u n d e rg ro und ; another strapped his infant tomato plants to giant poles: scared the poor things to death, they browned and died. Somebody pl an ted beefsteak or so it says on the stick. But even here status rears its gnarled head: whose seedlings will sprout the first, the highest, the greenest? The early envy of us all turns out to have been laid out not in seeds at all, but in half-grown plants! Unfair! Me, I just tote the water and put the tools away in the trunk -- and wait for that corn to come up. Instead of watching Jack Nicholson at the Plaza in two repeats we caught Jack Nicholson (always worth catching) in The Last Detail. îiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiHiiiiiiiimHiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiimiiiimiimniiiiimmiiiis (THE PLAYHOUSE! Not an impor tant picture but a good one. It is always fun to see folks kick up their heels particularly when they do so in the face of the likes of the U.S. Navy. It is a tragedy, really; the last detail is carried out and the kid goes to jail for not quite stealing $40.00,and the lifers who chased him there (and gave him something to remember during the long eight year term ) also return to their jail- the likes of the U.S. Navy. But along the way there are good things to see and hear. CANADIANA Good things, too, even before the film itself begins. A natty National F ilm Board cartoon called evolution and a wondrously fine slice of Canadiana, again NFB, called Don't knock the ox, brings you, live from the Maritimes an annual ox pulling contest with more oxen and more down home folk than you can poke a whip at. Nice evening at the Sheridan Cinema. We have been nibbling away in the column on the local Cable TV scene, broad hints mostly. The time may be now to call up a few first details of just what's going on. Most important, realize that Cable 8 doesn't appear unless it has something to say. None of this time-temperature­ advertising slides stuff. Most of the time nothing is there at all, just channel 17 out of Buffalo. But on Tuesday and RED DRAGON C H I N E S E F O O D Pick-up, Free Delivery 8 4 5 - 3 8 6 6 FRIDAY, JUNE 21ST I ACADEMYAWARD WINNERS 1BESTACZQR IJACKLEMMOI I "SAVE I THE i TIGER" r (S > | B E S T JUE, / K | 1 SUPPORTINGflTt=!x==n \ = I A C T R E S S TATUM O'NEAL I 1 : a p u m h t I 1 THE PLAYHOUSE 1 I 309 Lakeshore Rd. E., 845-3413 -iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiî T h u r s d a y ev e n in g s beginning at 6:00 or thereabouts, Oakville begins to appear and Oakville can watch. I went to eat at Oliver's the other day largely because I saw one of its owners interviewed on Why Not? a show done weekly by Fra nces R us tom and Cla re Henderson. They poke and pry and prod and dig up interesting acorns. BE WATCHING Chris Mander and Madge Connor always relate the coming library happenings and usually have a guest besides. Etc. etc. But beginning on June 20 at about 7, a brand new show will appear - new not only for Oakville, maybe even new for Cable TV. Called Let's See What Happens, it features a family cast of Frances and Clare plus Tony Royse and Michael DesRoches of Appleby, a sterling host named Dick Bradley, offers, fun and song, straight talk and nonsense and seems to show great promise. Watch it! By JOHN OSLANSKY One of C a n a d a 's leading rock bands. April Wine, will be performing at T.A. Blakelock High School this Friday for a show that promises to be one of the school's biggest yet. April Wine is a powerhouse of sound, and t h e i r r a w e n e r g y captivates even the most unresponsive audiences. With their special brand of music, and a highly visual stage show, April Wine gets the people up and stomping. The band has not always had this special abilty of getting a good audience reaction. Not until a few changes in personnel and in their stage show have they achieved their present status. April Wine originated in Halifax. Nova Scotia in January 1970. Dave, Jim, and Ritchie Henman a long wi th Myles Goodwyn formed April Wine with the intention of writing and developing o r i g i n a l m a t e r i a l . Anxious to record, they left for Montreal three months later with only about $100 cash in their pockets and about two hours of new material. That summer they released their first single, "Fast Train" and CHINESE FOOD Eat In or Take Out FREE DELIVERY 268 Spoors Rd. 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After the release of this single, Apri l Wine e m b a r k e d on an extensive tour across Canada gaining more popularity. In the spring of '73, R i tc hie and David Henman left to form a group of their own, leaving Myles Goodwyn and Jim Clench to form a new April Wine. By Septem ber '73 guitarist Gary Moffet and drummer Gerry Mercer joined April Wine, who were still in the process of f i n i s h in g t h e i r "Electric Jewels" album which was released recently. Their latest single "Just Like That" was culled from this album. The end result is a tighter band with visually exciting stage effects. Myles Goodwyn is a superb guitarist and vocalist, while Jim Clench holds his own, playing a very solid bass along with some heavy vocals. Gerry Mercer does an excellent drum solo and guitarist Gary Moffet does some very energetic guitar work. 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