Personal Memorabilia from the man we knew as Chuck Blair – Page 3

An undated New Year photo - but is that a wedding cake in the centre? It looks rather posh for a New Year celebration. It's difficult to tell what Chuck and the young lady on his left are doing, but they are not cutting the cake. They are holding a box. (They could be drawing raffle tickets.)

Concertina-style Christmas card from the DC5 (1966 or 67). Click on the design for a closer look



The Staccatos who signed the card were Les Emmerson, Vern Craig, Mike Belanger, Rick Smithers and Brian Simm.

The band was from Ottawa and enjoyed numerous hits in Canada, including the harmonious 'Half Past Midnight' before evolving into the Five Man Electrical Band. Whether or not the band was known personally to Chuck, the Staccatos unfortunately did not feature on the Big L playlist.

There was also a band named the Staccatos based in South Africa, but the 'Half Past Midnight' logo stamped on Chuck's Christmas card confirms that it was sent by the Canadians and the years is confirmed by the 'centennial' message. Canada became a nation on July 1st 1867 and so was celebrating its centenary in 1967.

In the 21st Century, the band continues to play and is celebrating 4 decades of making music.

Official Staccatos website

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If you have any info concerning Chuck that you would either like to share with us (it will not necessarily appear on the website), or you wish us to pass on privately to Carleton, please contact Mary.
If you recognise yourself in one of the photos, we'd love to hear from you too:

(The most up-to-date information concerning the family history and the various names that the enigmatic DJ used are on our 2011 page.)

Chuck's 1967 CV and info The incredible story of how we found Chuck
Feedback from our story about finding Chuck Chuck's final show on Big L
Chuck shares his 'will' with Big L listeners Seventies photographs taken by Chuck's family
2011: much more information comes to light 2013: Bill Russo woked with Rick/Chuck on WSJR
2013: Page 1 of Chuck's memorabilia  
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