And the Squirrely goes to ...

Art Chipman, Chair of the Manitoba Liquor Commission, receives this prestigious award.  His job combined with this trophy makes my head hurt with the potential for one liners.  Some of the best around the office are "I hope that thing's stuffed!" and "You don't get high on your own supply!"  I welcome your own smart alec comment.

Date: January 23, 1969
Source: Winnipeg Tribune fonds (PC 18, A.81-12) - Box 3, Folder 10071, Item 14

Hat's off to Mayor Sharpe

Sure, as mayor of Winnipeg you're forced to wear many hats.  But George Sharpe took that notion to a very weird extreme.

Date: September 28, 1955
Source: Winnipeg Tribune fonds (PC 18, A.81-12) - Box 15, Folder 10553, Items 5-7

Winnipeg's Illustrated Rock History - Part 3: Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time

The Mantae: Gary Squires, Leslie Moore, Ian Lowe, Alana Hammond, Tom Thompson, Danny Payne.

Date: April 22, 1967
Source: Winnipeg Tribune fonds (PC 18, A.81-12) - Box 10, Folder 10355, Item 1

Mood Jga Jga: Hermann Fruehm, Ian Gardiner, Gord Osland, and Greg Leskiw ... and a miniature horse?!

Photographer: Jim Walker; Date: October 28, 1975

Source: Winnipeg Tribune fonds (PC 18, A.81-12) - Box 11, Folder 10385, Item 13

Sounds of Silence (left to right): Ernie Kull, Dave Westmacott, Bob Finnbogason, Dave King, and Gord Beverage.  Judging from this photo, I'm guessing they got their band name from audience reactions.

Date: January 7, 1967

Source: Winnipeg Tribune fonds (PC 18, A.81-12) - Box 16, Folder 10572, Item 9

Bluegrass band New Tradition (left to right): Gene Bretecher, Harold Mills, and Lynda Mills.  I'm not sure where the stage ends and the band begins!

Photographer: Jon Thordarson; Date: January 30, 1975

Source: Winnipeg Tribune fonds (PC 18, A.81-12) - Box 12, Folder 10399, Item 10

Winnipeg's Illustrated Rock History - Part 2: What's In A Name?

Buggum Grange (left to right): Rick Clyde, Paul Ewald, Allan Sanders, and John "Scotland" Hannah.

Date: April 23, 1969

Source: Winnipeg Tribune fonds (PC 18, A.81-12) - Box 2, Folder 10049, Item 1

The Good Feelings: Steve Kedlarchuk, Bob Morton, Doug Henry, Larry Lackie, and Doug Doherty.

Date: May 6, 1967

Source: Winnipeg Tribune fonds (PC 18, A.81-12) - Box 6, Folder 10187, Item 5

Winnipeg's Illustrated Rock History - Part 1: Dazed and Confused

Papa Pluto (left to right): Vance Masters, Duncan Wilson, Rick Shukster, and Dave Inglis.  In the movie version of this photograph, the roles of Masters and Wilson will be played by James Franco and Jack Black.  The Shukster and Inglis roles have yet to be cast.  Ideas anyone?

Photographer: Jeff Debooy; Date: September 27, 1975
Source: Winnipeg Tribune fonds (PC 18, A.81-12) - Box 12, Folder 10415, Item 7

Ozzy Mandias

Photographer: Jon Thordarson; Date: December 31, 1976

Source: Winnipeg Tribune fonds (PC 18, A.81-12) - Box 12, Folder 10412, Item 10

Goldwing

Photographer: Gregg Burner; Date: August 21, 1976

Source: Winnipeg Tribune fonds (PC 18, A.81-12) - Box 6, Folder 10186, Item 11

Noddy Head (left to right): Blaine Flewin, Randy Sauve, Guy Gardner, Jay Willman, and Lou Petrovich.

Date: January 15, 1977
Source: Winnipeg Tribune fonds (PC 18, A.81-12) - Box 12, Folder 10401, Item 11

Jive Turkey

Back in 1977, Eric Brennan attempted to break the world marathon jive record by dancing for 72 consecutive hours.  A real Canadian hero.  I would buy that man's shirt in a heartbeat.  The annotation on the back of the photograph states that Rose Pelletier was going to be his primary partner during the record attempt but that he would dance with other partners as well.  Ladies, take one look at this guy and I dare you to say no. 

Photographer: Jim Wiley;  Date: February 21, 1977

Source: Winnipeg Tribune fonds (PC 18, A.81-12) - Box 2, Folder 10042, Item 13

Pantsless Pole Jumper

I've looked at this photo under high magnification and it appears that either this poor guy is pole vaulting without any pants, or that his pants fell down around his ankles in mid-jump.  This fact, coupled with nothing around to break his fall, is going to cause some major bruising.  And not just to his ego.

Source: Faculty of Agriculture fonds (PC 17, A.92-34), Box 9, Folder 205, Item 58

What the ...?

I believe this is a photograph of some medical students giving this poor guy an examination but it looks like an exercise in humiliation to me.  I mean, really.  Was it absolutely necessary to take off this guy's shirt, put him in some weird feetless paper pants, poke him in the chest, make him rub his head at the same time, and then photograph it for posterity?  Not one of these guys can keep a straight face!  It looks they attempted to create the atmosphere of a lab by drawing diagrams on the blackboard and putting up unflattering photographs of the patient on the wall, but I'm not buying it.  Shameful!

Creator: National Film Board of Canada

Date: ca. 1948

Source: University Relations and Information Office fonds (PC 80, A.83-52) - Box 7, Folder 342, Item 14

THUNDERMUG!!

University Relations and Information Office fonds - PC 80 (A.83-52), Box 12, Folder 474, Item 10

Following some intensive research we have discovered that the treasured THUNDERMUG was a fur covered chamberpot awarded to the winners of a tricycle race.  Seriously.  Hopefully everyone washed their hands thoroughly after the presentation.

Winnipeg's Finest?, part 2

This extremely unflattering photo may look like a still from an episode of The Dukes of Hazzard but it is in actuality Winnipeg police officers searching for thiefs who robbed a Corydon Street bank.

Photographer: Gregg Burner; Date: June 7, 1973

Source: Winnipeg Tribune fonds (PC 18, A.81-12), Box 71, Folder 7215, Item 96