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Remembering Art!
ABOVE: Arthur Delamont, Art Tusvik, Arnie Chycoski playing in Dal’s Lion’s Band at Empire Stadium 1965. How Art Met Kay! Art Tusvik went on three trips with the band in the 1950s: 1953,1955 and 1958. As one of the best trumpet players to ever play in the band, Arthur often called back his more experienced…
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Don Radelet
ABOVE: Don and Bill Radelet on their way to England 1939, Don on his bike. “Do you remember your first interaction with Arthur?” “Yes,” “Keep still! Get a pair of black pants and a white shirt for your first concert and a little bow tie.” “That was for the General Gordon School Band.” “You weren’t…
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Remembering George!
ABOVE: George on the far right holding the winning certificate from the 1966 Kerkrade Music Festival. The following interview was done in 2008 for my book The Lost Chord – Strawberry Fields Forever – The Sixties Boys from the Vancouver Kitsilano Boys Band George was one of the older boys on the 1966 Kits Band…
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Ron Wood
Ron Wood’s Memories IMPRESSIONS OF ONE OF THE YOUNG GUYS THE RUN ACROSS CANADA RON WOOD The great adventure or the trip of a lifetime as many were calling it began at 9:00 pm, Saturday May 13th at the CPR railway station in Vancouver, B, C. We all arrived early as this was certainly one…
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Robin Scott
Memories of Robin Scott From Robin Scott (1950 trip) July, 2005: “….It is interesting that two thirds of the band of 1950 are still around. Trombone playing must prematurely age one as I am the only one left. Your invitation has prompted me to reminisce about the trip. [Barrie Gillmore invited all…
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by Norm Mullins August 26, 1990 CANADA, THE ATLANTIC, AND GREAT BRITAIN Saturday, August 26, 1950, forty years ago to a day, Peterborough, England: my diary says I walked downtown in the morning to see the public market, bought some peaches and pears at 5 pence per pound, and went to a football game…
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Howard Lear
Mr. D and Me by Howard Lear January, 2001 The guest speaker stood uneasily at the front of Mr. Jaeger’s Grade 5 social studies class at General Gordon School, shifting his weight from one leg to the other. He had come to recruit boys for his band. He spoke softly, confidentially, with a tendency…
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Gordon Laird
Gordon Laird’s Memories The Legacy of the Kits Band by Gordon Laird Friday, December 15, 2000 It is only recently that I have thought of the changes in my life which are owed to the Kitsilano Boys Band and Arthur Delamont (Mr. D.). Love of Music: This did not start for me in the Kits…
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Michael Hadley
MICHAEL HADLEY’S MEMORIES “Discipline in D: memoirs of Arthur Delamont, an extraordinary man” (European tours 1950 & 1953) April 22, 2000 I never understood why Mr. D decided to take me on the 1950 trip. In fact, I still don’t. It all began when a white-haired man came to Point Grey Junior High School to…
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1947 Hollywood
ABOVE: A young Jimmy Pattison polishing his car and on his way to band practice. Above: December 27, 1946 Kits Band banquet at the Hotel Vancouver Here is the account that George Kyle sent me of his recollection of the 1947 Kits Band trip to Hollywood: Regarding the Kits Band, I have the photo of the…
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