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1974 Soviet Union
ABOVE: Mr. D in a mock wedding ceremony with their chaperone, Mae Brown. Arthur’s health was failing him and he almost hadn’t made the trip in 1972. In 1971, he had suffered a heart attack but it was business as usual. Arthur felt strong enough to make one more trip to the old country in the…
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1972 Norway & Sweden
ABOVE: Somewhere on the continent On June 20, Arthur and his boys were off again, this time on their 12th European tour. For eight weeks they put on an outdoor concert each day traveling throughout England, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Scotland. A member of the Rotary Club, Mel Goodwin, acted as manager. He contacted his…
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1968 European Tour
ABOVE: Playing the SHOWBOAT before leaving for Europe for two months. “Why,” Arthur thundered, “did you, you silly ass, take a rest before that 2-4! Why, why, WHY?” The little kid squirmed and clutched his trumpet. Then another lad played only half a note. “Stop! Stop this mess, you… what the… No wonder your parents…
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1966 Kerkrade
KERKRADE, HOLLAND 1966, Gold and Silver all the Way! As the years passed by Arthur’s trips to Europe became more frequent, rather than less as one would expect of a man in his seventies. In the late 1960’s he made a record-breaking trip every two years, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972 and 1974, the trips were much…
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1962 Kerkrade
ABOVE: On the court house steps. In 1960, Gordon came out to Vancouver to visit his mother. He was sick, as well, with lung problems. While at a concert in Chinatown, he ran into Roy Johnston who said, “Good to see you, guess you will be coming out more often now?”Gordon replied, “Not if I…
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1958 Kerkrade Holland
West Vancouver Boys Band West Vancouver Boys Band – trip to U. K., Holland and Brussels May 18th to September 15, 1958 What was unique about this trip: It was the “West Vancouver Boys Band” rather than the Kitsilano Boys Band, yet it included many key players from the Kitsilano Boys Band trip of 1955.…
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1955 Jersey Islands
1955 Onboard S. S. Ascania, en route from Montreal to Liverpool, May, 1955 The above picture is thanks to Bart Reemeyer who was a member of the 1955 Trip. Here is Bart’s attempt to put names to faces: Names arranged by roughly semicircular rows starting at the FRONT RIGHT. 1st Row Bill Trussell, Charley Henry, Ian Gregory…
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1953 British Vaudeville
Kitsilano Boys Band trip to the British Isles 1953 Conductor: Arthur W. Delamont Band Mothers: Mrs. Wood, Mrs MacKinnon*, Mrs. Emery and Mrs. Delamont (*Evan MacKinnon did not go) ABOVE: At the Palladium, London The comedy sketch “Ragtime Wedding” (no. 7 on the program below) was featured on many British stages. Two of the “Boys”, Michael…
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1950 Holland & England
Above: “Boys departing Vancouver.” In 1950 the band again traveled to England, Ireland, Scotland and Holland, this time for a record-breaking five-month tour. It had been a long time coming, what with the war and all. During their sabbatical they had managed to raise a lot of money, which accounted for the length of…
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1939 New York & British Isles
The 1939 Trip of the Kitsilano Boys Band by Carson Manzer The Band left Vancouver by train early in June 1939, in two adjoining tourist cars which would be our home for the trip as far as Toronto. Mr D was accompanied by his wife, a kind and compassionate lady, who was to be our…
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