A22 July 19, 2013 The Richmond News
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Teens shaped music history A young person’s guide to what’s important in life
Music is for young peoFinally, for the first time ple and it plays an imporsince the Second World tant part in our growing up War, the economy was getand youth. ting better all the time (it There is nothing better couldn’t get much worse). than seeing an exciting live The British teenagers had concert with your mates some money in their pockand enjoying yourself. THE BEATMERCHANT ets and spending power The music you love in for records and clothes your teens will stay with and anything their parents you for the rest of your life. didn’t like, the youngsters loved. The teenager has played a strong role Enter the punk scene in the mid-’70s in changing attitudes in fashion and our as a reaction to the pomp of stage shows parents throughout the decades. by Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. Looking back it started with the young You didn’t need to know how to play female audiences called bobby soxers that the guitar or drums, you just had to get swooned over the first teen idol Frank up there and make a noise! Sinatra in the 1940s and wore the poodle The Sex Pistols and The Clash led the skirts with their socks rolled down to charge out of the U.K. with a rebellious their ankles. sneer on their faces and a brand new Then came Elvis Presley and rock ’n’ fashion look, which is still around today roll in the mid-50s. He changed everyand still looks brilliant. thing drawing from his country roots Joe Strummer, who never made a bad as well as black rhythm & blues, which record, led The Clash to America and really upset the establishment. beyond, while Johnny Rotten did the When Elvis Presley first appeared same for the Sex Pistols — the perfect on the Ed Sullivan Show, he was only front man, as the band imploded behind allowed to be seen from the waist up. His him. wiggle of the hips was thought to be too It’s a shame Sid Vicious took it all too sexual and might cause a riot — which is serious, as Malcolm McLaren made off what the teenagers really wanted. with the money. Great to see the old black & white Now kids, it’s your turn to start the footage of Elvis doin’ his thing and drivrevolution. Get out from behind those ing the young girls crazy! Sad he let them computer games and cell phones and go cut his hair and joined the army. out to see some live music! Create your Then the Beatles hit the world in the own fashion and your own new music early ’60s and made everything that came while your young. before them look out of date overnight. You ain’t lived until your mum and The world has not been the same since dad have told you to “TURN IT DOWN!” and rightly so. It seems that all generaIf you want to be hot, start your own tions, including today’s youngsters, love fire. the mop tops and we certainly sell more Frankie Neilson owns The Beatles stuff in the store than anybody Beatmerchant Record Store in Steveston. else.
Frankie Neilson
Employees from Willowbrook Safeway celebrating results of the June campaign.
THANK YOU! YOU MADE A DIFFERENCE Safeway employees, customers and the Canada Safeway Foundation raised
$1,447,769 during the month of June for research in the fight against prostate cancer. Funds raised from the June, 2013 campaign will support scientists and clinicians at the Vancouver Prostate Centre. This team of some of the brightest research minds in Canada has been studying the molecular and cellular events involved in the process whereby cancers become resistant to hormone withdrawal therapy of prostate cancer patients. They have found that a protein called the “androgen receptor” is critical for this type of treatment resistance and that by eliminating this protein they can cause many tumours to die. Recently, they have had an exciting breakthrough discovery of an entirely new class of drugs that can effectively inhibit, and in some cases, eliminate this protein. With the support of Prostate Cancer Canada and Safeway, they can continue to focus exclusively on further developing this promising research. On behalf of the research community, thank you for helping in the fight against prostate cancer.
Your arts weekend guide Music at the Cannery Summer Shows presents Gerry Layton this Friday, July 19 at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site. The show starts at 6:30 p.m. Admission is by donation and concerts are held outdoors. The Community Arts Council of Richmond
presents the second annual Midsummer Art’s Dream art and photography show this Friday, July 19 to Sunday, July 21 at Thompson Community Centre’s annex building, 5151 Granville Ave. The exhibit is free and the opening reception on Friday runs from 6 to 8:30 p.m. For more information, visit www. richmondartscouncil.org. The Your Kontinent:
Richmond International Film & Media Festival has expanded to nine days in its third year and kicks off on Friday, July 19. The festival is a celebration of intercultural connectivity and progressive global perspectives through independent film and multimedia art. This year, it will feature artist Dana Claxton and international artist Pisui Ciyo from Taiwan.
Exhibit: Includes hands-on Discovery Area Continued from page 21 development for its time.” After the tunnel, people can see how the dependence on the car developed through old newspaper advertisements, trying to sell families on the personal vehicle. As flights were still expensive at this time, it gave birth to the idea of
the road trip as a way to travel for a family vacation, according to Forrest. Opening night on Tuesday, July 23 starts at 7 p.m. and includes music and food. YVR representatives will also be there with models of the airport, as well as, a few words from Mayor Malcolm Brodie. The exhibit includes
a Discovery Area where visitors can build their own boats and watch films about Richmond’s transportation history in seats from a 737 airplane. “It’s just a taste, to pique interest in the city’s transportation history,” said Forrest. “Hopefully, people will reflect on the transportation they use.”