THANKS for stopping by, I do my best to acknowledge when someone leaves a comment,you do not have to be a member here & everyone is welcome. Ps: This site is monitored but not actively posting on a regular basis. Mostly these are stories & some photos saved from a defunct site known as Verdun Connections which was on MSN Groups initially then on a social network called Multiply.
Nobody could get the Esquire rocking like Bo Diddley. Frank Motly and the Motly Crew came in a close second.
ReplyDeleteYou are so right!!! Bo was definitely #1 and Frank Motley would be a good #2. Wasn't it Frank and his group that played "Leapfrog" and the sax had the lead? That's so sad about Bo.....I was listening to him just the other night. Good memories of the Esquire!!! Thanks. judy in NB
ReplyDeleteNewfydog, What a great memory. Fraank Motley & the Motley Crew played more
ReplyDeletetimes at the Esquire, than any other group, period. Frank used to play dual
trumpet, & his sax man was a good-looking guy, whom everyone loved. Also
Jackie Shane, who was , I suppose trying to be a "Woman"? He was the first
Man I ever saw dressed like a "Woman" in Ladies clothes. Aw, those were the
days!!
Norman
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Thank you thank you thank you, Wayne!!! Been trying for the last three years to remember Frank's last name. I remember his sax player asked me to dance one night toward closing. I remember the strong smell of old wine. Also remember seeing the great Jack McDuff at the Esquire (late '50s) before he became Brother Jack McDuff. He and his wife both sported silver hair! Montreal sure was rich in its music scene. Then I discovered jazz at the Vieux Moulin. The Stablemates. Yeah. Chet Christopher on alto had a sound like Bird's. Bob Rudd on bass. So many of these guys now gone to the big band in the sky. Geniegal
ReplyDeleteIt's really neat ,to find out that many of us have had the same interests in Music,....I used to think most People hadn't really heard of alot of these old talents,......but Montreal was a very active scene,for everything,.....& especially Music,.of all kinds...................... have fun & Remember Verdun
ReplyDeleteHi Fresco ,.I just saw that you had posted the news of Bo Diddley ,on the same date but almost 2 hours before me..................hahahaha Sorry 'bout that Chief,.I I didn't read from the beginning of that thread,..........You scooped Me..hahahaha............................................................... Thanks for that ,...........I posted a few links to some of Bo's music on You Tube ,.pretty good stuff,................... .....................................................................................Have Fun & Remember Verdun
ReplyDeleteLes,
ReplyDeleteI'm on the case down here in Florida getting all the news. Right now it's the second period Ahaheim and Detroit. Still no score. We're on top of things here.
Thanks Fresco...............hahahahaha ,I just checked that channel for the score,.so I beat you there,barely.............................hahahahaha
ReplyDeleteMake that one to nothing for The Red Wings.
ReplyDeleteSon of a Bbbb..... You got me again,..................hahahahaha
ReplyDeleteLes,
ReplyDeleteBe Happy. You're ace reporters are on the case.
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ReplyDeleteHey it's not fair cause you guys are 3 hours ahead of me..............hahahahahah
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ReplyDeleteLes, You're right. I never looked at it this way.
ReplyDeleteSandy, I need a couple of scoops of that great Upstate New York Perry's ice cream. Perry's is the official ice cream of The Buffalo Sabres though. I don't want to upset the many Ottawa Senators fans in VC. Then again, The Sabres are all playing golf today. The Buffalo season is over.
ReplyDeleteHockey ...............such a silly game,..............hahahahahaha back in the good ol days ,Montreal would have already won the Cup a month ago,............................... AhhhhhYes the Good Ol Days..................hahahaha
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ReplyDeleteTied up
ReplyDeleteThe game is tied at one a piece. Go Ducks !!!
ReplyDeleteHow could you beat me? You're three hours behind us.
ReplyDeleteFresco ,......where are you,.................................................................hahahahahaha
ReplyDeleteI'm psychic
ReplyDeleteLes, Being three hours ahead I tend to go at a slower pace.
ReplyDeleteLes, I ask you as a psychic. How will this game end? Please say Ducks.
ReplyDeleteI see ,said the Blind man,...as he tripped over His Hammer & Saw............. Throw down your Crutches ,.For you Can See,............hahahahahah
ReplyDeleteIt wouldn't be fair to allow anyone to use my power for personal gain ..................but I know it will only be a 1 goal differential, Final Score: 2-1 (Fresco whadya think ,.....Get me on Coast to Coast with Art tonight).............hahahahahahah ps: I would rather see the Ducks win,........but I'm not sure why, as far as the play goes,.....I think Detroit looked stronger so far from what I've seen,,,,,,,
ReplyDeleteLes,
ReplyDeleteRemember that time I heard Art Bell talking to a guy from British Columbia and I thought it was you. Love hearing Art on the weekends.
I'm with you. I think Detroit is better but I would love to see a Ducks-Senators Stanley Cup Series. Just one psychic question. Will the Ducks be all they are quacked up to be today?
I knew that: Ducks Win hahahahahah
ReplyDeleteAlright. Ducks 2, Detroit 1.
ReplyDeleteI have to send the Ducks a 'Bill' now:.........................hahahahaha
ReplyDeleteI hope that bill doesn't rustle any feathers.
ReplyDeleteI sent the bill via their 'web'site
ReplyDeleteLes,
ReplyDeleteBy sending The Ducks a bill to their 'web' site certainly looks like you've put your foot down.
Hope they don't lay an egg,.when they get it: I'll have to Remember toask them if they've heard the story about the dozen eggs: if not Two Bad ................................................................and it's still a little early in the season for all this 'corn' ........hahahahhahaha What's hapenning weather wise for you guys in Florida,.? Raining here all day,............ git me out of some Yard work,.......... now all this rain talk is not going to start you off again,.about (Weather for.........nevermind)...........................hahahahahahah
ReplyDeleteLes,
ReplyDeleteStill no rain in Florida. The Weatherman said we may get some rain next weekend.