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ps the tribune wednesdayroctober 18 1989 wmumaar i i vk fiat itjlija i haiti banquet facilities mailable from 20 120 people 67 edward st stooffvilfe 7sv640i670 lau anyone stouffville native is man of 1000 voices bruce stapley correspondent listening to the hilarious imita tions of jerry howarth arnold schwarzenegger and soap opera character victor newman on ckfm radios fastpaced morn ing show these days most people would be oblivious to a strong stouffville connection yet mike richards the man behind the programs irreverent 25voice arsenal made his mimicking debut at the sleepy hollow golf and country club in 1978 as a 15yearold stouffville district secondary school student mr richards who is actually mike rehill son of sdss teacher jim rehill has experienced the type of explosive success most entertainers only dream about toronto radio station personality mike richards aka mike rehill started his career in comedy as an sdss student in 1978 mikes star is rising fast on the toronto radio scene and the morning show he co- hosts is a huge success a true stouffville native he says his local friends arid family are the most important thing in my life pets benefit in rabies clinic a local veterinary clinic is participating this month in a pro gram to control rabies the stouffville veterinary clinic at 456 main st west in stouf- mile is taking part with a number of other york region veterinary offices to offer lowcost rabies shots for pets this years clinic takes place saturday oct 21 from 1- 3 pm the fee is 6 per pet that is vaccinated vaccination cerr tificates and tags will be issued to pet owners who attend the clinic for further information oh the local clinici call 6401641 his contribution to the gerry forbes show has helped it become the fastest rising phenomena on radio with con sultants visiting from other areas of canada and the us to pay tribute with mr forbes playing the straight man mike provides a cast of characters that turns the program into the saturday night live of radio and his im- pressions are accurate outrageous and hilariously funny but it almost didnt happen mike knew from his first im promptu sleepy hollow gig that he wanted to pursue a career as an impressionist he combined his sdss variety show antics with appearances at the soho club now the rivoli and yuk yuks comedy cabaret in toronto but his grades suffered and his plans to study radio and televi- sion arts at ryerson polytechnical institute seemed to be at a standstill when he was booed by a surly yuk yuks audience one night in the early 1980s he decided enough was enough his future looked uncertain it was the first time id been heckled mike recalled i was just too young to be a standup comic id had enough but an appearance at a benefit during the stouffville water crisis a short time later led to his being spotted by dick young and robert payne of ckey radio who suggested he consider a career in radio he eventually qualified for en trance into ryerson by taking a year at fanshawe college in london he landed a summer job at a barrie radio station filling the latenight airwaves with every cheao sound effect every voice imaginable he applied to chum radio in toronto was accepted as an operator and never returned to school radio is entertainment you dont get a degree in funny or in clever you cant learn that in school he notes he learned the radio business at chum while getting the chance to do more on air work at night on the weekends he also started doing radio and television voiceovers for com mercials on a freelance basis my big break came when gerry forbes who was with chum then went on holidays this spring he says jack den nis said he would only fill in for him if i could help out on air he gave me the freedom to do anything i wanted it was after that twoweek stint that ckfm came calling soon mr forbes switched stations as well and the two were hooked up for the first time on mr forbes morning show we hit it off right away says mike i realized right away that this is what i was supposed to be doing people think weve been a team for years but its only been six weeks i think we can be number one in toronto in a year or two he continues ill keep doing it as long as its fun mike is riding high receiving calls every day from people ask ing him to do commercials using one of his vast repertoire of voices while the job isnt without its demands he maintains that hes having the time of his life at times i think of it as pressure there are 13 and 14hour days lots of benefit work and im only 26 years old he says but most of the time im having fun i have a fantasy life mike lives in scarborough with his wife linda whom he met when she was a teller at a stouff ville bank in 1986 the couple is currently expecting their first child he says stouffville is still a vital part of his life and he visits his parents and friends regularly i come up and see my dad when hes not busy and my friends from stouffville are the most important thing in my life he notes as for the future mike is con tent for now to ride his ever- increasing wave of success but he admits he may eventually be drawn to even bigger things that the day may come when he roams much farther from the town where it all started for him as a teen i still would like to go south of the border some day he says but im in no hurry york residents needing care aided by program a new placement coordination service for york region residents needing longterm care was announced last week by ministry of community and social services mpp charles beer the york region branch of the victorian order of nurses will receive annual funding of 175745 plus startup costs of 23750 to establish and operate the service placement coordination ser vices ensure that residents are referred to the facility which best serves their individual needs said a release from the provincial health ministry a coordinated service for longterm care placements will significantly reduce the dif ficulties and stress involved in finding the appropriate facilities for york residents who require such care said mr beer in the release the service begins operating this later this fall it will main tain an inventory of all longterm care facilities and programs in york region including nursing homes homes for the aged chronic care hospital beds home care and related home support services it is estimated that approx imately 2400 york region residents per year will require the service the release states the addition of the york region placement coordination service brings the total in ontario to 21 im unfit for obsessive 80s adults if youre anything less than a human dynamo its really difr ficult to find role models in the lean mean and disgustingly keen 80s everywhere you turn people are extolling the virtues of purity of body- and mind frowning with victorian ferocity on even a modest amount of decadence id resigned myself to staying firmly in the closet with a few other unsung reprobates until i read a heartwarming article in the toronto star which compared the lifestyle of two couples whose attitudes to modern living were diametrically opposed in a reversal of youthful rebellion the older couple are the tearaways they admit with charming candor that they enjoy a drink or two and theyre unapologetic couch potatoes and kates corner kate gilderdale vociferous readers their most arduous form of ex ercise consists of a stroll to the neighborhood restaurant for a large and delicious brunch full of dangerous dietary pitfalls at the other end of the spec trum their son and his wife superbly fit are models of 80s restraint with a wholehearted commitment to self- improvement there is now says their son a stigma to looking unfit in his business circles im surround ed by guys who are conscious of their physical appearance alas his observations only serve to strengthen my empathy with his parents both couples adopt a live and let live attitude towards each other but thats a rare phenomenon people who work hard at anything including strenuous workouts certainly have my undying admiration id be the first to admit im simply too lazy to make the effort its just that i cant help feeling a few of them take the whole thing a bit too seriously spending several hours a day honing my body to the perfect proportions which will help me getahead in business isnt something that appeals to me i love my free time and id rather use it to be with my fami ly my friends or a stimulating book not that id dream of shun ning the fabulously fit i figure id actually be doing them a ser vice hanging around them because they need people like me to emphasize their sleek torsos looking back on this decade a word that comes often to mind is obsessive people have become obsessive about their ap pearance what they eat and how they live theyre obsessively concerned about what everyone thinks of them something which wouldnt worry them if they realized how little anyone does the people theyre trying to impress are all too busy being obsessed with themselves if we were perfect people in a perfect world no one would drink smoke drive cars or fight thered be no one and nothing to criticize because everyone would be without fault hockey players would only take off their gloves to shake hands and rock stars would all emulate john denver perhaps thats why im grateful that the human race thrives on struggle argument and a neverending search for an elusive utopia being mere mor tals we cant even agree on what form it should take but the debate will probably be far more interesting than actually finding what were looking for