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c20 economist suntribune february 10 1988 stouffvilles bernie labarge brings his band mind weekend the group specializes in 60s rock and roll over matter to greens restaurant in markham this especially beatles favorites win a trip for 2 at jay peak resort in vermont package includes 2 nights accommodation 2 days of ski lifts 1 dinner 2 breakfasts use of hotel facilities all you have to do is find the pair of skis hidden in todays issue of the economist sunstouffville tribune fill out the entry form and bring it into the economist sun 9 heritage rd markham stouffville tribune 54 main st w stouffville entries must be in by 5 pm feb 16788 draw will be held wed feb 1788 find the skis contest namel addressl telephone i found the skis on page entries no later than tuesday feb 1 688 5 pm i stouffville man revives golden age of rock and roll susan grober do you miss the good old days of the rock and roll band that gol den age in the 60s that all began with the beatles well stouffvilles own bernie labarge will be bringing it all back home when his band mind over matter comes to greens restaurant in markham on feb 11 12 and 13 i dont really like any of the popular music thats out right now says labarge the only musician that has interested me recently has been bruce hornsby who was like a breath of fresh air to the business actually im a huge jimi hendrix fan along with some of the bands original material mind over matter will play popular music from 60s groups such as the animals procol harum and the fab four of course our covers sound just like the originals on the old records ex cept there arent any pops and scratches labarge 34 says with a laugh labarge and his cohorts bas sist gene falbo drummer paul delong and grant slater on keyboard have been around the music scene for quite some time both on the road and in the studio labarge says the music of mind over matter influenced by the wide array of musical styles from rock to jazz to coun try that the individual band members have played over the years as a musician songwriter and vocalist labarge has worked with such artists as kim mitchell the irish rovers and long john baldry he even played guitar on the fraggle rock television show for five seasons a solo album called barging in earned labarge a nomination for most promising male vocalist at the 1984 juno awards friends jim vallance who cowrites most of brian adams material and daniel lanois who produced pe ter gabriels so u2s the joshua tree and robbie robertsons new solo album looked after the drumming and production on the albums single dream away i knew danny because he own ed grant avenue studios in hamilton says labarge he listened to some of my demos and liked my stuff everything he knows now he learned from me labarge has a sense of humor about his career which he says began at the age of 12 when i first saw the beatles that was it says labarge i picked up a guitar and played bars all over north america my sister used to chaperone me then but i left home at 16 ive done every kind of music from bar mitzvahs to acid rock he says labarge says part of his music al influence comes from his sis ters marilyn and gail who would sing with their motown records in their burlington home in the 60s as far as players go my family isnt musical but weve always had a piano in the house says labarge i still love the sing- alongs we have at christmas with mom at the piano music has always been an integ ral part of labarges life he even met his wife bev at a jimi hen drix concert in 1968 weve known each other for 20 years so bev knows where im coming from says labarge shes my biggest fan but shes also a good critic she always lays it on the line and tells me how she feels with a studio in their stouffville home labarge spends most of his free time writing music he considers himself fortunate be cause what i do for a living is my hobby as well labarge attributes his success in the music business to his love for all types of music he has en joyed all the work he has accom plished from playing on the road and in the studio to doing com mercial jingles i stay diversified and stretch out at all different levels he says if i ever had to give advice to a young musician id say dont get stuck in one thing if it becom es work then youll either quit or it will sound rotten when you play roommate making obscene phone calls dr ed meade is a registered psychologist and director of the markham stouffville family life centre in this column he answers questions from readers q two months ago i moved into a house with someone i met through a shared accommoda tion ad in the paper my room mate and i do not see much of each other and it seems to be working out quite well or so i thought my concern comes as a result of some accidental eavesdropping on my part last week i over heard my roommate making an obscene phonecall the filthy things he was saying shocked me could this man be dangerous why does he do it what if they trace the calls back to this address i could be held responsi ble for his actions a your eavesdropping has brought to light a rather serious social infraction and one that is certainly illegal although it docs not necessarily involve a danger ous person these acts may be linked with other social and psychological activities such as voyeurism and exhibitionism behaviors usual ly attendent to severe introver sion a friend in meade ed meade they are not however usually associated with a violent person i believe the most frequent makers of obscene phonecalls are adoles- cent girls and men who are voyeurs are rarely involved in cases of rape it should be remembered that voyeurism is only when the viewed subject is unaware of being viewed on the other hand the exhibitionist is only an exhibi tionist when the act is covert and there is an intrusion on an unin- tending viewer with this in mind it still makes sense to confront your roommate if that is too difficult slip out the back jack dr meade welcomes questions if your question is published the name will be withheld direct ques tions to the markham stouffville family life centre 113 main st markham