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- Kim Mitchell : Vocals/Guitar
- Mike Tilka : Bass
- Terry Watkinson : Keyboards
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Darryl Sterdan
This guy just asked me if I want to buy some hash!” Kim Mitchell announced to the crowd at Winnipeg Arena, pointing down at the supposed wannabe dealer — me. As several thousand concertgoers laughed, I sheepishly protested, waving off his accusations. Not that I really needed to. Clearly, I wasn’t trying to sell weed to the lead singer of Max Webster in the middle of their set opening for Styx (though from my shoulder-length hair and the grubby hoodie I wore everywhere, I might have looked the part). But I did have a question for him:
“Where’s your mask?” I repeated, referring to the clear-plastic disguise Mitchell had sported during the band’s inaugural visit to the city a year earlier in 1976, opening for Rush at the Playhouse Theatre. After seeing that first show, I had become an instant and fervent fan of the oddball Toronto rockers — which is how I ended up standing alone down front at their second local appearance, getting razzed by the quick-witted singer-guitarist after gently but foolishly heckling him in front of an audience of ’70s rock fans. (I don’t remember if he ever answered my question, which he presumably misheard — or pretended to mishear — as ‘Want some hash?’. I do remember telling the story to Mitchell decades later when I interviewed him over lunch. Naturally, he didn’t recall the event, but laughed at the story — and then very needlessly apologized for embarrassing me, which I also waved off.)