When I was a teenager I spent most of my hours at the local hole in the wall YMCA. It was a very influential period in my young life and holds great memories. It provided a refuge for me and many of my peers.
One special memory was when Tommy Hunter came to my home town of Amherst Nova Scotia. He made a very special visit to our YMCA because we were involved with the Blueberry Harvest Festival. He showed up for breakfast of home made fresh blueberry pancakes. Immediately I was struck by how tall of a man he was. Secondly he was so good humoured and humble. In my eyes he truly lived up to his reputation, of being a real country gentleman.
I had the pleasure last night of hearing his personal playlist that I think reflects the kind of person and artist he is.
One special memory was when Tommy Hunter came to my home town of Amherst Nova Scotia. He made a very special visit to our YMCA because we were involved with the Blueberry Harvest Festival. He showed up for breakfast of home made fresh blueberry pancakes. Immediately I was struck by how tall of a man he was. Secondly he was so good humoured and humble. In my eyes he truly lived up to his reputation, of being a real country gentleman.
I had the pleasure last night of hearing his personal playlist that I think reflects the kind of person and artist he is.
"BATHING WITH TOMMY HUNTER"
ReplyDeleteI don't remember Tommy coming to the Amherst "Y" but my memories of Tommy were earlier. It would have been the late '50's- early '60's era when I was living in Ottawa. CBC-TV Saturday night was iconic Canadiana-Tommy Hunter and Hockey Night in Canada. There was a house rule - if I wanted to see the hockey game, I'd have to have my bath and put on my pj's before the puck was dropped. So on Saturday nights I bathed with Tommy Hunter. I rubbed & scrubbed as the audio from the Tommy Hunter Show wafted up the furnace vents. Unfortunately the acoustic qualities of the tiled bathroom did nothing to improve my voice as I helped Tommy and his guests perform.
That's a great memory Wayne. Thanks for sharing it!
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