My name is Rob Santaguida. I’m a documentary filmmaker and a former resident of Verdun. I’m presently making a documentary film about life in Verdun. (Perhaps you have seen my camera crew wandering around town in the last few days.) The film is sponsored by the Government of Quebec, Government of Canada and the City of Montreal. I’m still looking for more characters for the film, and I am very open to suggestions for events that will be going on in the area in the coming month. If you have any recommendations or for more information or if you would like to appear in the film, please don’t hesitate to reach me at roberto_santaguida(at)hotmail(dot)com. Thank you.
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Hi Rob Santaguida (rob56789) Sounds like you will have an interesting product on completion, when is it due,......Keep us informed as to it's release,I'm sure many of us would like to see it.......Anything that 'connects' us to our history in Verdun,would be welcome,.........Good Luck
Thanks for the vote of confidence. I'm just in production now, so it should be ready for spring. Anything that you like to see in it?
Hi Rob (rob456789),.......Your response reminds me of that old advertisement we used to see when we were kids in Verdun (TV & print media ad) "Why Wait for Spring--------\ ----------- Do It Now ......" hahahahahah.................Good Luck we'll be waiting
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I'd like to see some of the history of the Auditorium. In the seventies we were treated to some excellent wrestling "shows" with the likes of Sailor White, Eduard Carpentier, Mad Dog Vachon, Killer Kowalsky, The Green Hornets, and Giant Jean Ferrer. We also looked forward to free skating (indoors) on Christmas Day (might have been boxing day). The boardwalk is always mentioned in trips down memory lane too. Be sure to stop in at the Verdun Historical Society. I'm sure they would be happy to be of assistance. Good luck and I can't wait to see what you come up with.
The Verdun Auditorium and Natitorium were our whole life in the 40's , the pavillion of course and cement downs, the lanes , the hockey played in the Auditorium was unbelieveable, with the likes of many N H L ers to be , we were never bored , Verdun to the core , hard working parents , why we did not even know we were poor , we were RICH , hang tough Jimmy
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