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JOHN MARS and LUCAS
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Courtesy
of CKCO TV CHANNEL 13
Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario
with special
thanks to Ric Bon
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These music charts are from a radio station in Hamilton, Ontario.
Take note of the fourth position.
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"Today's Modern Homes,
One Size Fits All (Homage To Richard Hamilton)"
collage by JOHN
MARS
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JOHN
MARS (yes that's his real
name) with ROOM
101 live in Toronto / 2001
left to right are: Jamie Robertson on lead
guitar, John Mars on lead vocals, Chris Blacker on the bass
and
Room 101 singer Lucas Stagg on rhythm guitar. Tommy Williams
(drums) is hidden.
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Danny
Weis
 Since he
first heard his playing with Rhinoceros as a kid, John Mars has
always felt that Danny is one of the greatest guitarists in the
history of Rock 'n' Roll and Rhythm 'n' Blues. "It was a real treat
to have Danny play on my new album - and, I will never forget the
enthusiasm, insight and, laughter that he added to the sessions -
not to mention his genius playing" says John.
Danny Weis'
dad Johnny was a Country Swing and Jazz guitarist who played with
Spade Cooley. Danny began his own career as a founder member of Iron
Butterfly and, he played on their first album "Heavy". He left the
group before "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" but, next helped to start an even
greater group called Rhinoceros along with Michael Fonfara and, John
Finley in 1968. After Rhinoceros, Danny played with Lou Reed, Alice
Cooper, Melissa Manchester and Bette Midler, to mention just a few.
Danny was Bette Midler's band leader and, he appeared as the
guitar player in her 1979 motion picture, "The Rose", which was
loosely based on the life of Janis Joplin. For more on Danny Weis,
go to the LINKS page and, click on his name, plus the Rhinoceros
links. Also, information on Danny can be found on our NEWS page.
Above is a shot of Danny getting set to play on a track for
the next John Mars album.
article
submitted by Zipporah Stephenson / photograph of Danny Weis by Huggy
Bundle / July 2006
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Michael Fonfara / Checkmates
by John
Mars
 MICHAEL FONFARA performing on
the Hammond B-3 organ in a concert with The Downchild Blues Band in
September 2005. photograph by John
Mars
First of all, I should say that I
am thrilled to know Mike as a colleague and, a collaborator, and,
that he is also a hero and, a mentor to me. Have
I said this before? Can I say it
enough? This guy is quite simply the greatest
rockin' soul keyboard man that Canada has.
At present, I am really excited for my friend. I
can see that he is absolutely in his glory, because ...
In recent years, Michael Fonfara has
been quite diligent in "Puttin' the ol' band back
together". On Sunday, September 11, 2005, The
Checkmates played "The South Side Shuffle" festival in Port
Credit, Ontario (10 miles west of Toronto).
The afternoon show was wildly received by a crowd that was
also there to see 60's soulster extraordinaire George Olliver (The
Mandala) , plus 60's Canadian
pop stars such as Bobby Curtola and, Little Caesar And The
Consuls. The Sunday afternoon show was sponsored
by Oldies 1050 Chum Radio (Toronto). I was not
there for the whole weekend, but, one young at heart
lady, who saw the group regularily in the 60's,
claimed to me that The Checkmates got the biggest response of the
entire festival ! I certainly had a nice
afternoon. As Lou Reed, might say, it was
a perfect day. By the way,
Michael led Lou Reed's band for 8 years (circa 1974 -
1980). Did I ever mention that
before?
In their heyday
(circa 1963-1966) , Jon And Lee And The Checkmates were one of the
premier blue-eyed soul acts on the Toronto scene.
They had some big moments, including a 1966 outdoor concert
for over 60,000 people that celebrated the opening of Toronto's
distinctive, new city hall. They also
opened a couple of shows for The Rolling Stones at Maple Leaf
Gardens way back in the day, but, I won't reiterate their entire
history here...for all those details, just go
to the link to the Rhinoceros web site on my
LINKS page. You can read all about the
history of Jon And Lee And The Checkmates there.
They did make a big splash at their live shows way back when,
but, surprisingly, despite some offers, they
never did make an album.
At present, the Checkmates are
working on THEIR FIRST ALBUM and, planning more live
shows. Their first album?
What?! Yes, it's 42 years
late, but, they are gettin' it done at long last
! According to Michael, who is producing
the CD...
"We are going
to do this album 'off the floor' (that's a musician's term that
means mainly live in the studio with very few overdubs) with just
some backing vocals added. We want it to be
mostly just what we do in a live show and, that means that it is
mostly old, standard R&B tunes. This
first one will just have a couple of originals on it.
The next one will have more originals".
Whatever you come up with, I can’t
wait to hear this stuff, Michael ! Bless your
cotton
socks.
"I Will Serenade You
- You Know That's Whatcha Come
For" vocalist John
Finley of Checkmates and Rhinoceros fame.
John Finley's extraordinary Soul
style singing has had a huge influence on
John Mars.
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The ever
hip, Mr. Peter Hodgson (Fender bass) of Checkmates/Rhinoceros
fame, gettin' it
done.
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"Hold On, I'm Comin'
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2005 Michael Fonfara (Hammond B-3
organ/vocals), Larry Leishman (guitar/vocals),
Mike Sloski (drums), John Finley (lead vocals) and, Peter
Hodgson (Fender bass).
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Michael Fonfara with
Johnny Pennino (known as "The King Of New
Orleans Tenor Sax") who was (miraculously) sittin' in on tenor
saxophone for a few numbers that glorious afternoon in Port
Credit. Johnny had just survived the
flooding from the New Orleans hurricane Katrina by the skin of
his teeth - he actually had to take his 80+ year old
mother up onto the roof of his house and, was stranded there
for a couple of days with no fresh water, but, they made it
through!
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article
and photographs (from the 2005 South Side Shuffle concert) submitted
by John Mars. December
2005.
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Many people ask about
the colourful little images that are used for the navigation
bar of
the web site. It's a bumper car, from the long time
gone "Dodgem" ride at Port Dover.
For information on how
to order a print of this photograph by John Mars, see the Art
Page.
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"Everything happens for no reason at all"
- JOHN MARS
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CLICK ON IMAGE
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Transcription
by
Nick
Bastian
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"To make people cry -
that's music at its' highest."
- Duke Ellington
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FUN
!! | Duke
Ellington sings a part to drummist Sonny Greer - 1940
Besides being a genius who painted
incredible aural pictures with his music, Duke Ellington loved to eat. He
had a voracious appetite and, as a famous, world traveller, you can just
imagine all the culinary delights that he got to sample in some of the
world's finest restaurants. Still, one of the Duke's fave meals was a
simple "sandwich" that is the American "hot dog". Sam Nanton (trombone)
once watched him eat thirty-two such "sandwiches" backstage during an
intermission at a dance in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. This has got to be
some kind of record.
Said the Duke - "A Mrs. Wagner there makes a
toasted bun that's the best of it's kind in America. She has a toasted
bun, then a slice of onion, then a hamburger, then a slice of onion, then
a tomato, then melted cheese, more tomato and then, the other side of the
bun. Her hot dogs have two dogs to a bun. I ate thirty-two one
night".
My then gal-pal Wendy Mitchell and my mom and I saw Duke
and his orchestra at the Brantford Civic Centre in 1973. He looked like a
pretty big guy.
submitted by John Mars December
2003
MARTIAN
EDITORIAL
 I am not a fan of awards for
music or art. Canada's foremost (and first) abstract painter, the late
BERTRAM BROOKER once said :
"Don't look for recognition from the
establishment. They grow callouses from sitting at their desks. The joy is
in the doing and, that achievement is it's own reward."
The
brilliant, Philadelphia-born multi-media, visual artist MAN RAY did not
ever knowingly submit his work to juries or award programs and, so on. He
found them to be ridiculous. I once heard an interview where he basically
said that, if there were art prizes to be handed out, why not just have a
draw? And, what if the person who made the worst piece wins? Well, he or
she derserves to be commended for their miserable effort. I think that
that is really true. Art should not be a contest. We have sports for that
type of vibe and, that is where any intense competition
belongs.
I've gotta agree with those two iconoclasts, Bertram
Brooker and Man Ray. Each was each an artistic genius and, they both lived
outside of any establishment order and, outside of any establishment
games. We really could just put all the hats in the ring, so to speak,
and, have a lucky draw for the art prize. All in the spirit of surrealism
and, random chance. Or, we could just give any happy award to the person
who already sold the most paintings or the most recordings - sort of like
the guy who scored the most goals in the NHL or whatever. Maybe that makes
them the best? Who is equipped to judge who is the best
artist?
Even my favourite music magazine, MOJO, seems to be
obsessed with all kinds of lists of the"Hundred Greatest" whatever. Their
superfluous registers often drive me right up the wall and, over the
years, this has made me really wonder why such a great publication is
always sort of doing their own variation on those ridiculous
Grammy/Academy awards etc. Yeech! All such goofy pagents are just
personality parades. They are designed to increase commerce and, sell some
ads and, add to the megalomania of certain personalities.
I am
constantly being asked for my own favourite picks. People want to know
what I am listening to. Fair enough. So, what I am about to do is tell you
all about some up-to-date music that I am currently grooving on. These are
all releases or reissues that have been made available in the last few
years. So, this list is all recent stuff (four years old or less seems
"current" to me). I am listing the records in alphabetical order (by first
name) because, once you get up to the very high level that these artists
and, their releases represent, we cannot really say that one person's art
is better than another person's. So, you see, this is not an awards show.
I don't wanna say that "so and so" is number one and, someone else is
number thirty-one. These are all really good things that are currently
available. Check out the ones that you think might make your day / life.
You'll know what is right for you.
fairly
recent releases:
 Aimee Mann - Bachelor No. 2 (Super Ego Records)
Aimee Mann -
Lost In Space (Super Ego Records)
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (Columbia
Records)
Chuck E. Weiss - Extremely Close (Rykodisc Records)
Chuck
E. Weiss - Old Souls And Wolf Tickets (Rykodisc Records)
David Bowie -
Heathen (Columbia Records)
Don Covay And Friends - Adlib (Cannonball
Records)
Eleni Mandell - Wishbone (Mr. Charles Records)
Fiona Apple
- When The Pawn... (Epic Records)
Firesign Theatre - Give Me
Immortality Or, Give Me Death (Rhino)
Firesign Theatre - Boom Dot Bust
(Rhino Records)
Jack de Keyzer - Six String Lover (Bluestar
Records)
Jackson Browne - The Naked Ride Home (Elektra Records)
Jeff
Beck - You Had It Coming (Columbia Records)
Kim Lenz And The Jaguars -
The One And Only (Hightone Records)
Lucinda Williams - Essence
(UMG/Universal Records)
Martina McBride - Emotion (RCA Records)
Mick
Jagger - Goddess In The Doorway (Virgin Records)
Patty Loveless -
Mountain Soul (Epic Records)
 Patty Loveless - Strong Heart (Epic Records)
Paul McCartney
- Run Devil Run (Capitol Records)
P.J. Harvey - Stories From The City,
Stories From The Sea (Island)
Prairie Oyster - What Is This Country?
(vik/BMG Records)
Ray Materick - Ashes And Dust (King Kong
Records)
Ray Materick - Ragged Kingdom (King Kong Records)
Roger
McGuinn - Treasures From The Folk Den (Appleseed Recordings)
Room 101 -
Album (Lucas Stagg Recordings)
Ronnie Dawson - More Bad Habits (Yep Roc
Records)
Scott B. Sympathy - Unfinished Sympathy (Bobby Dazzler
Records)
Scott Merritt - The Detour Home (MCA Records)
Tom Waits -
Mule Variations (Epitaph Records)
White Stripes - White Blood Cells
(Third Man Records)
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith - Blues From The Heart
(Juke Joint Records)
Wilson Pickett - It's Harder Now (Bullseye/Rounder
Records)
reissues:
Al
Green - Love And Happiness (Hi Records - 3 CD box set)
Bob Dylan - Live
1975/Rolling Thunder Revue (Columbia - 2 CD)
Byrds - Live At The
Fillmore, February 1969 (Columbia Records)
Byrds - The Byrds Play Dylan
(Columbia Records)
Byrds - Untitled (Columbia Records - 2
CD)
Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band - The Mirror Man Sessions
(Buddah)
Dave Rave Group - Valentino's Pirates (Bullseye
Records)
Free - Songs Of Yesterday (Island Records - 5 CD box
set)
 James Brown - Live At The Apollo Volume 2 (Polydor Records - 2
CD)
Jo Ann Kelly - Key To The Highway (Mooncrest Records) 1968
-1974
Jo Ann Kelly volume 2 - Talkin' Low (Mooncrest Records) 1966
-1988
Jo Ann Kelly volume 3 - Tramp 1974 (Mooncrest Records)
Louis
Prima/Keely Smith - Wild, Cool & Swingin' (Capitol Records - 2
CD)
Miles Davis - Live At The Fillmore East, March 7, 1970 (Columbia -
2 CD)
Rhinoceros (Collector's Choice Records)
Rolling Stones - Forty
Licks (Virgin/Decca/Rolling Stones Records - 2 CD)
Rolling Stones -
their entire London / Decca Records catalogue remastered
Savoy Brown -
Looking From The Outside - Live ' 69/ ' 70 (Mooncrest
Records)
Thelonious Monk - Live At The Jazz Workshop - Complete
(Columbia - 2 CD)
Thelonious Monk - Monk (Columbia)
Thelonious Monk
Quartet - Monk's Dream (Columbia)
Thelonious Monk - The Columbia Years
' 62 - ' 68 (Columbia - 3 CD box set)
Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (Island
Records)
Most of the above reissues contain previously
unavailable cuts. That's usually why we buy 'em. Otherwise, we might just
as well listen to the old vinyl issues.
submitted by JOHN MARS April 2003
"Resting Place -
Fairmount, Indiana" by John Mars
 8" x 12 " Colour Photograph
(signed on the reverse)
$75 (Canadian Funds) unframed
Seems like a lot of girls want
to kiss James.
reproduction rights are available - send us an e-mail to ask about this
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- BOB DYLAN
quoted in Rolling Stone Magazine
1978
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Brian Jones and Bob Dylan in a New York
City nightclub in 1965.
Photograph from an old Hit Parader
Magazine, creatively altered by Lucas Stagg in
2003.
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DO YOU BELIEVE IN
MAGIC?
 As a youngster, I worked for
CBC Television as a production assistant on documentary films. It's a
junior job where you do research for the director, sort out the audio
transcripts and, all the cans of film and, you pretty much do whatever
little errands that the director and producer need you to do. It's a real
learning experience. While I didn't necessarily want to learn all about
how to make a film at the time, I did want to learn all about making art
of any kind. I did get a good, basic art education from some of my seniors
at the CBC, like executive producer Ross McLean and, research expert
Shelley Gaffe. While working there under one very creative film director,
Martin Lavut, I met an old buddy of his...
One of my jobs as a
production assistant (a.k.a. "go-fer") was to go and get the director and,
get him safely to the film shoot. One spring morning in the 1970's, I
showed up at Martin Lavut's apartment on Bathurst Street (near Vaughan
Road) in Toronto to pick him up and drive him to the "location" in
Orillia. While waiting for Marty to get up and brush his teeth and, get
himself going, I explored some records in his living room and, ended up
putting on the Charlie Parker/ Dizzy Gillespie/ Charles Mingus/ Bud
Powell/ Max Roach 1953 concert album "Jazz At Massey Hall". That one is
always good for a Toronto type vibe. That much I knew even way back then,
having been a Jazz music fan since my pre-teen years. In that way, I may
have even been a tiny bit ahead of Martin, although he was many years my
senior. Anyway, I was sitting around, with this whacky stuff blasting away
at about 11 a.m. Suddenly, during "Salt Peanuts", I heard the door close
at the bottom of the "Marty Mouse" apartment stairs (Lavut collects Mickey
Mouse stuff) and then, a rapid pounding on said
stairs...bu-bu-bu-bu-bu-bu-bup. Then, I saw a curious, yet instantly
recognizable (to me), long-haired figure flash by on the landing. He was
headed for the guest room and carrying some shopping bags. I gulped. When
I first started working at CBC with him, Martin had told me that he was
pals with Zal Yanovsky and, that he had grown up in Montreal knowing
Leonard Cohen as "one of the big guys in the neighbourhood". Martin wasn't
trying to impress me, he just knew that I was a Rock 'n' Roller, and, he
knew that I would be interested by certain little stories from pop
history. I had heard all this incredible stuff, but, as I saw Zal go
rocketing towards the guest room at Marty's place, I was certainly
thinking "whaaaaaaaaa?!". I had never expected to actually meet
Zal...
 Seconds later the bags had been dropped off in the guest room
and, Zally had come shooting right back quickly and, he was standing
before me with paw extended, introducing his self, with me thinking to
myself - "Yeah, I know", but, saying "Hi, I'm Johnny". I am sure that my
mouth was hanging open...my eyes were most probably bugged
out...
Anyway, I heard some funny Lovin' Spoonful stories...at the
time, Zal was a little bit cheesed with John Sebastian, but, he still
showed a lot of love for him. He did impressions of John that were on the
high level of a Rich Little or Eddie Murphy type impersonation effort.
Zalman held his fingers up with his arms doubled over backwards and his
fingers making little circular rings around his eyes in an attempt to
approximate the style of the "Granny Glasses" that Sebastian/Lennon made
popular. He also aped John Sebastian's particular New York City dialect
perfectly..."Hey meeeeean!" (man).
Zal cracked me up.
submitted by John Mars
JANUARY 2003
 John Mars
with Room 101 in Port Elgin, Ontario
("May 2-4" , 2002)
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left to right are: Tommy Williams
(drums),
Chris Blacker (bass),
Lucas Stagg (vocals and
guitar)
Jamie Robertson (lead guitar)
and John Mars
(vocals).
 The Detroit Red
Wings once again triumphed as Stanley Cup champions for 2002 and,
this summer, Red Wings forward Kirk Maltby had the venerated goblet
brought to his home town of Hespeler, Ontario for a couple of days. Here
we see Room 101 bassist Chris Blacker placing his then two week old
daughter Cassandra in the chalice. To the right of the cup, Kirk Maltby is
seen with his cousin Melissa (Chris' wife/Cassandra's mom). By the way,
the Detroit Red Wings have always been John Mars' favourite hockey squad!
Sometimes, life can bring us the perfect happy day!
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 Detroit Red
Wings'
Stanley Cup victories:
1936 (defeated Toronto Maple Leafs),
1937 (defeated
New York Rangers),
1943 (defeated Boston Bruins),
1950 (defeated New
York Rangers),
1952 (defeated Montreal Canadiens),
1954 (defeated
Montreal Canadiens),
1955 (defeated Montreal Canadiens),
1997
(defeated Philadelphia Flyers),
1998 (defeated Washington
Capitals),
2002 (defeated Carolina Hurricanes).
submitted by Charles "Plank" Schiesmann, July
2002
 Teenage
Head album cover (CD)
'Head Disorder' -1997
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John Mars' photograph of singer Frankie Venom graces the
cover of this elegant record by the Canada’s most legendary Rock 'n' Roll
singing group. Another of John’s pics appears on the back of the CD.You
don't have to visit "The Hammer" (Hamilton, Ontario) to appreciate the
mayhem that ensues whenever "The Head" takes the stage. Just go looking
for any one of their incredible 8 albums. Teenage Head guitarist Gordie
"Legs" Lewis is John's good buddy and, he helped out on a couple of songs
on John’s "Whasup?" CD.
..regarding THELONIOUS MONK
Wanna know where to get started with John’s all-time
favourite musical artist? Start with the Monk's Dream album (the current
Sony CD issue is available as a "Low List Price" item). Having a bad day?
You can't go wrong with this musical iconoclast. Monk's music is
guaranteed to make you smile and, maybe even make you laugh out loud!
Insturmental music can make one laugh, you say? You bet! This genius of
the piano can save your mood after a rough day (try him in the car during
a traffic jam) or, he can be a perfect couch potato moment or, he can rev
you right up, if you have to do the dishes (the next best alternative for
the dishes is the Dave Clark Five). If you can't find this particular Monk
album right away, don't worry - you are going to be astonished by
anything he ever recorded. If you don't know the music of the late
Thelononious Sphere Monk already - your life is about to improve.
It's time to go shopping.
Meanwhile, here's a tiny lil' hunk o'
wisdom from Monk that John passed on to me and, which I feel that any
serious musician should take heed of...
'You can make a better
solo if you use the melody'.
Says John - "When I heard
that quote of Monk's, I just thought that it was just so simply wise and I
thought about about all those hot-dogging soloists that don't make any
sense at all when they improvise. Rather, they just fire off all of their
most smoking licks at your head, all at once. It's that 'hey look at
me go !' type mentality that always bugs me. So, all you guitarists and
saxmen and keyboard aces... it don't matter what style of music you love
and play, just keep the ol' Monkster's succinct words of wisdom in mind
when you solo! You've got to concentrate on and, express the THEME, when
you do your solo. There's a difference between jamming and expressing the
message of a song".
submitted by Huggy Bundle
"Thelonious Monk / Colonial Tavern, Toronto / March 1970"
- John Mars 1970 pen & ink 9" x 7"
(not for sale)
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As a youngster, my father took my to the
Colonial Tavern on Yonge Street for my birthday, to see the Thelonious
Monk Quartet. Dad was a theatrical booking agent part-time and, he found
out ahead of time through a colleague that we would have to sit in the
balcony restaurant of the club and, have an evening meal, since I was very
much underage and, could not be admitted to the bar area on the main
floor. What a charge I got when Monk went thumping by us on his way
through the upstairs restaurant on his way to his dressing room at around
10 pm. The quartet featured Pat Patrick (Sun Ra Arkestra) on tenor sax,
Beaver Harris (from Albert Ayler's group) on drums and, Monk's old bassist
from the 50's, Wilbur Ware. Wilbur was the only musician that Monk had
ever fired. The firing in the 50's was due to Wilbur's drug use but, Monk
re-hired the ebullient bass star in the 70's, since he had cleaned up.
Earlier in the day, my Dad had dropped me off at Sam The Record Man (also
on Yonge Street), with enough dough to buy a couple of lps as a birthday
gift, while he went to a meeting.
I was pouring over the Monk bin
in Sam's upstairs Jazz department when I heard a voice ask the department
manager - " I am looking for an album that I made called ' The Chicago
Sound ' ". It was Wilbur Ware and, he was asking about the excellent
record that he made for Riverside with Johnny Griffin on tenor sax. The
record was out of print at the time. I looked over and, Wilburthen spied
this " little Beatle type kid " looking at the Monk lps. He was such a
personable guy and, he came right over to chat me up. He was amazed that I
was into the music. So, he said "Well, you probably can't get into the
club tonight" - I explained that it was my birthday and, that although I
obviously was not of drinking age, that Dad and I could sit up in the
balcony, if weordered a couple of steaks or whatever and, that, I could
stay all night, drinking Cokes (whichthe Colonial charged the then
outrageous price of $1 for). So, Wilbur told me that he wouldlook for us
up there.
True to his word, Wilbur came upstairs early in the
evening and talked to us. He later took my copy of "Misterioso" into the
dressing room and, had Monk sign it. Although, I am a huge collector of
records (I have virtually everything Monk ever did, for instance) and,
other art objects, I have collected very few autographs...Eric Burdon,
Grace Slick, Abraham Lincoln, Lesley Gore, Charles Mingus and, a "Good
Luck John Always, Thelonious Monk" are the only ones that come to mind.
So, I didn't actually meet Mr. Monk (or Mr. Lincoln), but, to this day,
scarcely a week goes by that I don't think about Thelonious Monk and,
listen to his music.
As the group played, Wilbur Ware (who loudly
hummed along with his work like Monk did) looked up into the balcony and,
grunted quite a few "Yeah"s at my father and I. I felt pretty lucky that
night and, I've felt pretty lucky ever since.
 Concert Poster circa 1988 for the
Children
- designed by John Mars
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At the time of their Paris debut, the line-up
of the band was
John Mars (vocals),
co-founder Mark
Sinkowski (bass),
Aurelio Lanzalone (guitar)
and Richard
Tremblay (drums).
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 Concert Poster circa 1988 for the
Children
- designed by John Mars
click on image to enlarge
A gig played at what is now the restored
historic Arlington Hotel.
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 "Joan Crawford"
- designed by John Mars 1980
click on image to enlarge
colour electrostatic print of an original
collage 8 " x 10 "
signed on the reverse
$75 unframed
The
original (framed) collage is also available for sale.
reproduction rights are available - send us an e-mail
to ask about this image |
 Concert Poster from 1979 for
Broomer/Mars
- designed by John Mars
click on image to enlarge
...for an early duet performance by Stu and
John at Toronto's "Music Gallery". After performing in various
Toronto based Jazz/New Music quartets since 1973, Broomer/Mars
struck out on their own.
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 Concert Poster from 1976-77 for
Broomer/Mars
- unknown designer
click on image to enlarge
...for a performance at Toronto's "A Space".
Broomer and Mars were thrilled to share the stage with so many
internationally known performers during the "A Space" concert
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