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January 17th, 2011
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With much sadness we've lost not only another Prism alumni, but one who went on to a great career as worldwide Tour Manager for some prominent artists. Doug Grover was Prism's tour manager through the halcyon days of our biggest North American tours. His unflappable positive manner, zany humour and can-do professionalism made for great shows and clockwork efficiency, not easy in arena rock. That he was also the constant eyes and ears for alpha manager Bruce Allen put extra responsibility on Doug.
He went on to manage tours for Trooper, Loverboy, Bryan Adams and Elton John, with time to help launch Vancouver's GM Place in between. Doug passed on Dec 11, 2010, and with heavy hearts, over 400 of us who knew, worked with and loved "Grover" came together for a heartfelt memorial service on January 13 in Vancouver, where some stirring eulogies from prominent music figures recounted great memories of our larger-than-life friend. A video presentation by Craig McDowell of MCM & Associates took us all back on the road in the wonderful world of Grover. He will be missed. Lord keep you until we meet up again, buddy.
November 15th, 2010
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Good to see everyone at the November 10 Prism show at the Summit Theatre, Cascades Casino, Langley BC, our last show for 2010. Jerry Doucette opened, and backstage I recalled to him that when Rocket Norton brought him to Vancouver from Ontario back in ‘74 to join the Seeds of Time, later the Rocket Norton band, later Doucette as solo artist, he ducked under the entrance of our shared apartment, 6′4″ and 98 pounds, a skinny bean pole with guitar case in one hand, tote bag in the other; we were room-mates for the first week or so. Mama let him play, and as of this past week, he’s doing it as well as he did back then. We had a great night.
November 4th, 2010
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Whoosh. “What was that?” That was your life going by, mate. This year Prism has been fortunate enough to have a brand-new website, thanks to the great work of Jamie Penner and his team at V3 Mediaworks. And from the moment of its launch my intention has been to communicate to the good people who are interested via this blog. The time flies. Apologies if you’ve been watching this space; it’s a privilege to start the dialogue here:
This morning I received an email from a fan in the US, recommending that Prism in its current form re-record our old songs again. This idea surfaces occasionally, and some well-known bands have done just that, especially if their early vocalists pass on.
I must say I’ve mixed views on doing this; when it came time to record our recent “Big Black Sky” album, insiders listening to its progress in the studio commented that it was all new songs, and we weren’t trying to re-create the old thing, aside from some obvious Prism arrangement trademarks, like the extended “100 Years”.
Truth is, I did make a decision; I didn’t want to go backward, to labour again on songs we wrote decades ago, imitate what once was, or even audition sound-alike singers. I could’ve done that, as some have done, but it wouldn’t seem right. I’d have to hold my nose to re-do what we did long ago. I totally understand the power of nostalgia and life memories music can evoke in us all; there are songs that do that for me, too. But when someone thanks me for keeping the band and memories alive, namely playing the old stuff, I’m grateful for that. But always add, “and it’s still going; I’m still here. There’s more music to come.” Funnily enough, new music creates new memories for the future, if you let it. Going forward is the only way I can function; the way we did it in the first place.
That said, I know blogs can later be edited into autobiographies; I’m happy to say my book is already done, now in need of editing from the 500-page journal to a manageable 350 or so. I’ll try not to bore you. Now to find the time to do it all… There goes that “whooshing” sound again…
January 29th, 2010
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Welcome to our new website and our new blog!!
We’re still unpacking boxes and putting together furniture in here but we will soon have a great flow of discussion and information coming your way!
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