Thursday, April 15, 2010

Bat Out of Hell Roadtrip circa 1978


There on a lonely highway west of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on a sunny morning a young English man, a photographer student was sitting at the shoulder of the road trying an optical experiment to recreate the birth of fire when a big green Mercedes Benz stopped and backed up much to the surprise of the hitch hiker the driver powered the window down and asked if he was looking for a ride.
From the look on his face I guessed he was not accustomed to western Canadian hospitality!
from that desolated spot to the Calgary Stampede and on to Vancouver, grooved to Meat Loaf, Children Of Sanchez: Chuck Mangione and other current artists. Gary Hopkins spent some time assisting at Brighouse brake and Wheel in Richmond before returning to England to further his studies. Flash to the present!! Gary contacted me via the Internet and since he has forwarded this photo of him and his family. pictured are Gary, his beautiful spouse Elle and their two sons Nick and James. I hope someday that we will have the opportunity to visit here or in Britain or at Bonneville. Life has a way of presenting us all with the opportunity to build a bank of great memories.

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