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tribune august 3 1988 c7 flavours dessert cafe 4712511 llajw11 pal 7 days a week cool off at m arkhams newest dessert cafe deli sandwiches gourmet frozen yogurt ice cream extraspecial cakes pastries experience the freshness enjoy the flavours 140 main street north markham village lanes gord ness a 42yearold stouffville lawyer is mar vin betzs choice for team announcer at the ball park this season betz is team sponsor of the defend ing champion fastball team gords humorous pat ter and creative oneliners keep the fans and players entertained his irreverence however is accompanied by a deep love of baseball hes also an avid sportsman himself and indulges in hockey and skiing xerox computer service ness entertains at betz pools games by bruce staplev he sits in the little wooden hut behind home plate at stouffvilles main diamond microphone in hand the oshawa and district mens fastball league defending champion betz pools squad is warming up to do battle with the greenbank gamblers welcome to the ballpark ladies and gentlemen he pipes up tonight the betz pools team takes on the greenbank ramb lers er i mean gamblers the opening lineups are announced and theres a witty re mark a pun or a double entendre that goes with each players name gord ness is in his element once again the 42yearold stouffville lawyer is club sponsor marvin betzs choice for announcer at his teams home games this season and ness offthewall humor combined with betzs new elec tronic scoreboard has kept both fans and ballplayers entertained like never before ever the opportunist when it cdmes to taking license with a name ness informs the fans that the first three batters in the visit ing lineup all bear the surname till he then proceeds to turn tre vor terry and brian into tootall waitn and his other brother darryl reaching for his portable tape deck he cues up a spike jones version of the william tell over ture and announces that hes gojng to play a few bars of it which is named after the till brothers father william the audience eats it up even the greenbank team eventually comes to develop a grudging appreciation of the slapstick routine ness tells the fans that its only fitting that he entertain them with appropriate music for such rural people on comes a string of gene au- try cowboy tunes walter bren- nan dialogues and a selection or two from an obscure tape entitled iancin banjos the moaning from the players becomes rather audible but ness just sits in the booth with an enor mous grin all over his face hes having fun the game begins and as each batter comes to the plate ness gives the fans the players name and an aside or two fielding plays are acknow ledged and although hes not al ways accurate in his player iden tifications he usually rectifies his errors going down the greenbank ros ter he lights up as he sees yet another opportunity for inanity now batting neil rodd fol lowed by rod real hes not the real rod neil rodd is the real rodd then its the betz clubs turn to face the music steve brooks whom ness mis takenly believes to hail from new foundland is announced as cor ner brooks newcomer rick wells suddenly becomes oily wells terry bowles is terry toilet bowles and on it goes feeling its time for a little cul ture ness proclaims at the end of an inning that hes about to play beethovens worst symphony this features his first through seventh movements all at once he explains when asked about his approach ness says hes simply trying to give the fans something to laugh at and help them enjoy themselves i just want to lighten up the grime a bit make it interesting he insists marvin thought that a little pizzazz would bring more people out hes interested in entertain ing people as well as providing a good ball game ness admits he can get carried away maybe i go a little overboard sometimes he says there is sometimes a stunned silence after i say something but he just goes on to the next one hed like to feel that in his own way he is adding a touch of culture with his unusual music anyone can play rock songs he maintains he claims he is bringing the prelawney male choir from aberystwyth wales to sing live at an upcoming game but if they cant make it ill just say marvin was too cheap to fly them over and ill play my tape of them he laughs his sense of irreverence however is accompanied by a deep love of the game of baseball and a healthy respect for the teams playing an accomplished athlete ness plays in the stouffville amateur hockey association and the mon day night mens recreational league he was a founding mem ber of the infamous nads slopitch team he is also an avid skier who competes at highlevel mens events he holds a keen loyalty to the town of stouffville and is an ac tive promoterof all the area has to offer his contributions to music mania through the years have been immeasurable but on wednesday nights the frustrated broadcaster in gord ness is given a chance to shine and while he may draw the odd uncomfortable stare most 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