Damn, my dad worked bar in RoR when he was in his 20s.

Yes, from 97 to 2002. We still talk from time to time.

Off on a tangent here, but I recall watching television on a small black and white TV with rabbit ears when I was a wee little lad. One of my favourite shows was the Bugs Bunny Show - Merrie Melodies. It came on during the hockey games and I remember having to argue with my dad to let me watch cartoons. I hated hockey when I was six years old, because of that. I later started to watch hockey more and more because, well, my dad usually won the arguments. I'm not sure if it was called HNIC back then, but the theme song was still the traditional one. We cheered for the Toronto Maple Leafs, because Montreal was the evil team. Dave Keon was my favourite player. My sister cheered for the Boston Bruins. She had some thing for Phil Esposito (ewww......). Anyway, we watched a lot of local tv shows. One I remember well was a show that starred Peter Rolston - Pete's Place. He became quite popular with the kids and adults. I never knew why, because as a ventriloquist, he sucked. I mean his lips moved so much it didn't make sense to do that act. His puppet was named George, IIRC. George was better than his master, LOL. Aside from his not that great, ventriloquist act, the rest of his act was very entertaining and I looked forward to seeing him on TV and in live appearances at places like Woodwards downtown. Then there was wrestling. It was local and hosted by an old dude named Ron Morrier <sp?>. I still hear that opening tune in my head. More catchy than the HNIC theme song. The wrestlers at that time were, Hawaiian Dean Higuchi (my favourite), Gene Kiniski, Eric Frolic, Bulldog Brown, Dutch Savage, and Kenji Shibuya....... oh and The Iron Shiek, LOL. Those were the good old days. All the good American tv shows were on KVOS channel 12. We got that station when the weather conditions were right. I also remember the French channel. I would sneak out and watch it late at night to try and see some nudie flicks that my friends told me about. The first nude woman I ever saw on the tube was Bridgette Bardot. The movie was in French, but it didn't matter. I totally blame my horn dog ways on TV. It corrupted me. LOL.

Was the Brit community band still around when you were in band? If so, was Chuck Currie still playing in it?

I knew Victor since he first moved here from HK. I remember his first wife. They lived in Richmond at the time. Actually, everybody knew/knows Victor Guy. He's so out there. He connects with everybody he meets. He became the band teacher at Brit at the tail end of my stay at Brit.

Someone told me Mark Donnelly was a former student from Brit.

Does anyone know if there is any truth to that?

another one for richmond residents... before aberdeen became the monster it is now, it used to be a little mini-mall that had a bowling alley in it... i used to go with classmates every friday after school to bowl there.

If my memory serves me, that restaurant which is now a Christian school was called Uptown Charlies.

ahahaha.. everywhere: Safeway, IGA, BUYLOW, SAVEON, small grocery shops. its the best milk.

^after reading what you posted I went to IGA immediatly.

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._6290424_n.jpg

yah bro, but u gotta get organic with cherry strudels

http://img328.imageshack.us/img328/7...efjerky2zv.jpg

Picture says it all...

OH SNAP!!! I REMEMBER THOSE!!! I think they are still available....

if anyone knows where to find that beef jerkey, please share.. tasted so good and been looking for those

Chinatown. Try San Lee.
last store on Pender on the North side, just before Gore st.
Just east of Maxim restaurant.

Why don't you try "Bee Kim heng" on Fraser and 26th. Awesome Jerky. :)

awesome thread.

i'm saving this spot for my memories from the past

Friend's family owns Pizza King and yeah they've been around for awhile.

what area was this bridge going from/to?

http://vancouverisawesome.com/wp-con...4/unknown.jpeg
english bay:
http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/ctyc...ges/A02252.JPG
1936, Lions Gate Bridge, $ 1.25 to cross:
http://www.miss604.com/wp-content/up...tollbooths.jpg
http://www.miss604.com/wp-content/up...gateticket.jpg
World War 2. 1943 Kits beach, Practicing for Pearl Harbour
http://www.jazzstreetvancouver.ca/fi...A1184-3496.jpg
False Creek:
http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/archive...677/A46301.JPG
Granville @ Robson 1980's:
http://www.nonstopdesign.com/fredher...lle_Street.jpg

Westwood Racetrack!!!!

No way that was in the 80's. The cars are too old, and the buses were the BC Hydro green, white and blue colour scheme in the 80's, I'm sure. That is a picture by Fred Herzog taken in the 50's or 60's.

I remember that White Lunch sign. The people on the outside spun around the cup. Those one way signs are classic.

In the picture, that bug is either a late 50's or early 60's model. Earlier bugs had the "dual" oval windows and the later ones had a different rear bumper.

The olive coloured busses were the BC Electric company buses that ran from August 16 1948 to January 14 1984.
http://www.translink.ca/en/About-Tra...-purchase.aspx

It was on these buses that had the swing door at the top of the rear stairs to keep people out of the stairway while the bus was moving.

I remember going to Ming's for chinese food.

And the pic of Pender street has the cars going one way in the opposite direction than today (westbound rather then eastbound).

I posted this on page 3.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight_Street_Bridge