Finally Battle of Bands Wichita 1991 Nanaimo BC

Finally Battle of Bands Feb 11-17th 1991 - Can't always get what you want - Lee Warden - vocals - Toni Hammond - vocals - Linday Martell - vocals - Mitch Brown -vocals - Brock Miller - Alto Sax - Art Gold - Trombone - Colin Perry - Baritone Sax - Mike Norman - Tenor Sax - Joel Spillet - Keys - Luke Davison - Guitar - Cory Churko - Guitar - Ken Scardina - Bass - Kevin (buddrumming) Marcy - Drums We would just like to say it was alot of fun putting that musical event on ... we never dreamed of how much work it was... ...I think we had over 20 bands play that week...5 bands a night....1st prize was 100 Free Hours of studio time at Bastion Mobile Recording Studio....2nd prize was $2000.00 gift certificate from Peavy Music Connection...3rd prize was Fender Strat from Ferguson Music in Nanaimo I believe...Every band that entered was given a free taping of there live performance that way everyband was a winner... Fans were 60% of the vote (gave vote slips at door to vote for there favorite band that night) and judges were 40% of vote ...Even though a band was better..another band could have more friends and sway the vote... my friend Bill Henderson from a band called Chilliwack from Vancouver came over and help judged the finals (he calls me the little voice across the water on the phone) I wouln't take no for an answer from him...heheh...even got him up on stage with the Explorers and sang My Girl (Larry Simons owner the Queens talked Bill into that one ... what a singer) .....We had musical songwriting clinics during the day. Russel Marsland with Peavy did a free Guitar Peavy clinic. ... Bill Henderson (Chilliwack Band) did a free vocal and writing clinic.. and Bill Runge from Malispina College did a free horn clinic if i remember right...A lot of us put in a lot of hours to make that musical trip happen (we were all so tired) and I am as well as all our musical fans so grateful to everybody who was involved...it was a really fun way to promote live music...and now look at the reward ... There is some people involed like..Chub Radio and Gene Danials...Shaw Cable...Judges..performers...musicians ....Melva White owner of Wichita along with her staff....The Queens Hotel owner Larry Simons and his staff... the Shaw Cable crew...Scott Little John.. sound techs... (sorry guys the list is to long to thank everybody) ...its all blur to me...thx all for putting on the Battle of the Bands 1991 and making it a great success... I am writing this with a tear in my eye cause it brings back so many kool musical lasting memories for us forever!....Keep on rockin! Promoter Kevin (Buddrumming) Marcy

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