Composed around 1997 - one evening, when I was in a Christmassy mood. Recorded with the help of my friend Wayne Brauer in his garage studio, in Pickering ON. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

HappyChristmas Ever After

This where the band was trying to re-invent ourselves, and find a new sound with a 7 man line-up. It featured in this image - Thanks to Jeff Reid * THE SEVEN MAN STAMPEDERS * Joining Ron and Kim were new members Gary Scrutton (guitar) Doug Macaskill (guitar) David Norris-Elye (Sax) Ian Kojima (Sax) and Gibby Lacasse (Drums).  

02 Move On Up

01 Bring The House (2)

This pic reminded me that I wanted to present you one of my newer compositions (a sneak peek). My older brother Bob, and his partner Barb, used to be lighthouse keepers.  First at Boat Bluff light station - North of Haida Gwaii upper west coast BC,(only accessible by boat, or chopper) - and then at Pachena Point light Station on the West coast of Vancouver Island - with one of the longest hiking trails in the world in their back yard, The West Coat Trail.  I then learned how many of the light station were being down-sized, and automated, where there used to be humans, who could save lives from a boat in distress, much sooner than a chopper, perhaps hours away. From that I was inspired to write "Keeper Of The Light". Might release it as a Stampeders song one of these days. I'm open for comments, as to what your thoughts might be - thanks - Ronster the Monster

Keeper Of The Light

When they re-enacted Cabot's voyage from Bristol UK, to Bona Vista Nfld, in 1997 - I was inspired to write this little Celtic styled song.

Ballad Of John Cabot

a song of hope - and inspiration - to never stop thinking about tomorrow.........

12 Almost Home

My dad was a barber for most of his life - but he also did some sailing. I think he was the ships barber.

14 Closed Monday

In appreciation of Holland's eternal gratitude to Canada, and my personal memoriam of my great uncle, and name-sake Cornelis 'Kees' de Bruin, who had joined the American navy after living in the USA - and came back to his homeland to rout the last of the German resistance in September, 1945 - after the war had been declared over. He and a buddy were decapitated by a piano wire booby trap as they drove along in their jeep. Many Dutch nationals had starved, and many more would have, had the CANADIANS mostly, and Americans, and Brits, and Polish, not come and liberated our country  - Thank You Canada - DANK U WEL 

11 - Dank U Wel

 inspired by Bowie's "Major Tom" composition

10 Brothers Of The Universe

"Let The Red Man In" is my follow up to "Then Came The Whhite Man" - just because it's 2016 

Ronster the Monster

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