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University master plan given to them. 0 ewe a n lune 2 l. l appeared before council lanuary 2010? , The truth will out. , city council as interim chair City staff say they fully support of the K-W Veteran's Green the WLU master plan. which clearly Mich-d Connolly . » Association to voice conerns over shows they expect the housing com- Ward 6 candidate‘ Iafifimm this “mm“ that Tommy Shannons world . . . pslde down by the tragic death of his close the future of veteran 5 green â€"â€" plex land tobeavallable to the um- , W ,. ,. ‘ friend and bandmate StevieRa Vaugian ( owned by the city â€"â€" and Veteran's versity for futuredevelopment. » f ' ‘ " ‘ _ ‘ " ‘ “G d . f l I'k ' d y .. Sh ' 1 fr , Green Housing. which is owned by In the plan, it shows that the uni- : fl -, , ,' homeoin' 35351-53532“ ag‘weezrllitovrl‘ralsoa‘lirortllf sigh] 3:5 the Canadian Menage and Housing varsity plans to build a six-storey H ~ ‘ , : morning and l ' t a call frofn our r and I still remem‘f Corporation. high academic building bah“ ‘d our ' ' ' her the words are as he said' at?!“ ' ntly one of the We did not expect to be accused memorial and a six-storey student .‘ . , helico tars went down last night _ meagripeégevie was on _ of being responsible for rumours accommodation building on the i. ’ , ‘ ' , and (blew are no 3 I rs” that council stated were flying about Maple site. " ' . _ f like Shannon l remember it well heari the news on the earlier in the week or that the uni- The university also acknowi- 3, , ‘ , : radio that Stevi ' ' “g . . . . . . . , , e Ray Vaughan -â€" one of the most influential vets"), we"? included action on the edged that contributions to the“ J : . bluesmen and innovative guitarists ever â€" was killed in a heli~ gem?“ Site, which ls owned by plan "PM provrded by “my"! ?' g ' - ‘ V Copter crash along with four other passengers on August 27, e city. ‘ . councrllors of the City of Waterloo 1:1". . ~ _ , 1990 He was only 35 M5 old . Nor did we expect that a counCll- if the city at this stage doesn’t . ‘ In my teens. l was a big fan of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Dou- ’°’ “mu“ m“ “swpmem‘ng “WW “a“ be“?! Planned- 5mm" - -» , ble Trouble and was thrilled when I scored floor seats to see facts that were not true. n‘t we all be asking why? 4, ,. "V . ;’ . ,, ' . . . . We were leased the coun il ‘s W cil 92mg, _ , - ,;_ them perform live at Toronto 5 SkyDome in November 89. . p F ‘ ' 9 went to coun to express ’- f' ‘ - Shannon. Vaughan's musical partner for a decade as one half of pmposmg to declare Veterans Green our concerns over the Veterans v , . Double Trouble. remembers that tour 77~_7__ a greenspace Does this protect the Housing Complex and to stress its . , y , v ‘ well' “We were ‘ a yin much bi er ., monument? After all. the city historical and heritage importance is U 7 . places a Shannorii) told sine "it may?“ \ I \ l (\ l I \‘ I i moved the cenotaph some years "the site holds for veterans, as well as v ,» 9 o; t . a d ream come true. then in the blink X l f 1 \ ago. the p ubllc at large. “" ‘ , - ”f of an e e l’d lost the best i that l ‘ ‘ ‘ The mayor and council's state- We had no intention of raising if; ‘ . ”3. h‘ v . '> 533; , could ezer want 3 g meni that they know ofno plans to the ire ofcouncillors. has? . 37 fits " " ‘ ., “But the hardest part was that l lo“ 4‘ my best friend. Him and, l, we got ‘ clean and sober on the same day," “ n ' ' said Shannon. referring to the bond ' N , . ate g up on e m ~ . they shared by battling alcohol and e . drug addiction, then entering rehab 've' been catching up on my mail and have some Perhaps I am beings little bit picky. “it was one of the worst moments I interesting responses to a recent column about But wewill leave such discussions of the mayor's of my life when l found out that he 4 the Clay and Glass Gallery and how i feel enough race for a time further down the road, when people had died." money has already been dumped into that clay pot. might actually give a rat's patoot. Their last gig was a sold~out con- MARSHALL Several readers sent e-mails agreeing. but not a ‘ Yet another reader says a column about the city’s cert of 30,000 in Alpine Valley, Wiscon- ‘ WARD single one came in saying l was off base. parking bylaw and possible changes would be a good sin featuring an encore jam with the - That suggests a couple of things to me. idea Seems the city hired a consultant likes of Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, and Stevie's brother, Jimmie Either the people behind the gallery don't , to look into the bylaw (the same one Vaughan. read the Chronicle (and I can’t imagine l I l l I l l l which has irked me. and a lot of other “The last time i saw Stevie was after the show, they’d given anyone living a complete life doing that), I“ )[ l R K I people for along time). us these leather jackets with a patch on the shoulder saying, or they have decided flying under the ‘ it bans on-street parking all year “Alpine Valley. Eric Clapton. Stevie Ray Vaughan, Robert Cray’ radar is the best possible way to ensure , long, urlless you sign up fora specific and all that. and his patch had come loose. so he was there _ they receive what they want. “a“? number of exemptions Waterloo is one sewing it back on." Shannonrecalled. Am 1 cynical? Not really it's a long- . Q of the few cities with a full ban. "has takingone of the earlier helicopters and I said. Man, held strategy in some circles. . - v i The conclusion of this study? Water- . , I‘ll see ya Back at the hotel,’ and he flag; man. l'll get in And it will work unless people stand 1g fl loo’s parking bylaw is wonky. Council- touch with you when I get back‘ And that washer; up and make their feelings known. , ' . Iors say they'll need time to study-the; " “When we heard the news, we couldn't accept it. I) we had There’s something about that “squeaky if? report. - ' ‘ , a security guy let us into his hotel room. and the first thing we wheel” theory, 1 ., " lwill make it simple for you: allow heard when we opened the door was that Eagles“ song. ‘1 may Another writer has suggested a col~ " on-street parking from May 1 to Octo- ‘ , never see you again . . .' on the radio. and sure enough. there umn on one of the candidates for mayor. %( ber 30, in residential areas . was his leather jacket laying on the bed. I realized then he was That would be Gord Hague, who is That won‘t be feasible in some areas. . gone, and i can't put into words what I felt.“ already out and about advertising his BRIAN specifically uptown. and around the . As a testament to that friendship and musical partnership, campaign, BOURKE universities. so don't allow it there. Shannon is promoting, on his site TommyShannon.com. the Good for him. More people need to The vast majority of people] recently re-mastered 1984 Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double get involved at the municipal level. i believe. would rather park their vehicle houble album, Couldn't Stand the Weather. available this luly chechd out his website when his candidacy was first in their driveway or in their garage. And that won't 27 as a double CD, commemorating the 20th anniversary of announced. change by allowing on-street parking, Vaughan's death. . One of his slogans was “I am 98 per cent against Some councillors argue it's a safety issue. as if Shannon concluded, ‘Stevie's friendship changed my life. amalgamation” which I think is kind oflike being a hundreds of cars will show up on the street as soon and his spirit will stay with me forever.‘ little bit pregnant, as the bylaw is changed. On August 27, I intend to put the album into my CD player, Mr. Hague says he is against amalgamation and is Get on with it. raise a glass. and let the late, great StevieRay Vaughan wow me “disappointed" with the question on this fall's ballot. YOU don't need more time once again. But he also says proper research is needed on the Mid you wonder why people don‘t think the sys- , pros and cons of amalgamation. rem works u l thougit that was the point of the question. And m if there hasn't been proper research. how can you be Brian Bourke, ammber of the 105.3 KOOL FM Mgrshall Word is a visual anistarid tndependentfilmntabet against it? lust wondering. morning crew. can be reached by e-mall at E- mail is welcatm at marshallerdG’homm’Lcom bbourtsOboolfinoom ‘ . h