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The recent K.C. and the Sunshine Band Concert got so crowded reader (below) feared there might be a tragedy
The recent K.C. and the Sunshine Band Concert got so crowded reader (below) feared there might be a tragedy

The recent K.C. and the Sunshine Band Concert got so crowded reader (below) feared there might be a tragedy

Date8/9/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: The recent K.C. and the Sunshine Band Concert got so crowded reader (below) feared there might be a tragedy.
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0102120F
    Harry Wayne Casey (K.C.) is a genuine rock hero, says star rock critic Peter Goddard who watched 25,000 young fans of K.C. And The Sunshine Band get o(...)
    Harry Wayne Casey (K.C.) is a genuine rock hero, says star rock critic Peter Goddard who watched 25,000 young fans of K.C. And The Sunshine Band get o(...)
    KC & the Sunshine Band (Musical group)
    7/26/1977
    The stock market has been anything but kind to investors in th past year. Two Metro men, Peter Cossete, left, and Stuart Shoemaker, right, might be described as typical individual investors. Shoemaker is disillusioned by recent drop in stock prices, while Cossette still sees the market a comeback in the next year or so, Cossette calls market an irrational creature.'
    The stock market has been anything but kind to investors in th past year. Two Metro men, Peter Cossete, left, and Stuart Shoemaker, right, might be described as typical individual investors. Shoemaker is disillusioned by recent drop in stock prices, while Cossette still sees the market a comeback in the next year or so, Cossette calls market an irrational creature.'
    Darrell, Dick
    5/23/1974
    That winning smile on the left comes from Ken Dimson after 30-year-old insurance salesman beat out Wanda Grendys, right, for Liberal nomination in Scarborough-Ellesmere riding this week. I got word the executive was looking for someone to run, said Dimson. I knew there was going to be some time in my life when I was going to run so thought it might as well be now. Victory was an anti-climax.
    That winning smile on the left comes from Ken Dimson after 30-year-old insurance salesman beat out Wanda Grendys, right, for Liberal nomination in Scarborough-Ellesmere riding this week. I got word the executive was looking for someone to run, said Dimson. I knew there was going to be some time in my life when I was going to run so thought it might as well be now. Victory was an anti-climax.
    Darrell, Dick
    5/12/1977
    Rock star Ted Nugent, above, is attacked by reader in letter at right as self -proclaimed gun-nut and wildlife slaughterer. Coverage of Nugent's recent Toronto concert is called disturbing
    Rock star Ted Nugent, above, is attacked by reader in letter at right as self -proclaimed gun-nut and wildlife slaughterer. Coverage of Nugent's recent Toronto concert is called disturbing
    Griffin, Doug
    6/21/1978
    Vera Lynn: Reader says the recent Vera Lynn concert was tremendous, especially in light of the fact that only two policemen were needed to keep the crowd in line
    Vera Lynn: Reader says the recent Vera Lynn concert was tremendous, especially in light of the fact that only two policemen were needed to keep the crowd in line
    Darrell, Dick
    9/1/1979
    Toronto Mayor David Crombie casts his ballot during recent civic elections, but less than one third of those eligible followed his example. Reader, below, says voting should be made mandatory
    Toronto Mayor David Crombie casts his ballot during recent civic elections, but less than one third of those eligible followed his example. Reader, below, says voting should be made mandatory
    Crombie, David
    12/6/1976
    Bob Dylan's concert was an occasion when young people smoked hash and drank beer while 80 Metro police stood by, reader charges below. She says this is an example of double standard of the law
    Bob Dylan's concert was an occasion when young people smoked hash and drank beer while 80 Metro police stood by, reader charges below. She says this is an example of double standard of the law
    Bezant, Graham
    1/10/1974
    Campsites in provincial parks are often so full of non-residents that people of Ontario are turned away on a Friday night, reader says below. I do not(...)
    Campsites in provincial parks are often so full of non-residents that people of Ontario are turned away on a Friday night, reader says below. I do not(...)
    Loek, Dick
    6/6/1973
    Homes should not have been permitted along top of Scarborough bluffs, reader says in letter below, since erosion is so unpredictable. He suggests a st(...)
    Homes should not have been permitted along top of Scarborough bluffs, reader says in letter below, since erosion is so unpredictable. He suggests a st(...)
    Spremo, Boris
    6/22/1976
    A photograph of the members of a band posing on a grassy lawn in front of some trees and bushes…
    The Sunshine City Band of the Satin Finish Hardwood Flooring, Limited, Toronto
    Photo Craft Studio
    Chicago Beaches are in the shadow of some of the world's tallest buildings and with easy walking distance of major hotels. The John Hancock Centre, above is the world's fifth talles. Tenants occupying upper floor suites sometimes wake to sunshine and find clouds down below.
    Chicago Beaches are in the shadow of some of the world's tallest buildings and with easy walking distance of major hotels. The John Hancock Centre, above is the world's fifth talles. Tenants occupying upper floor suites sometimes wake to sunshine and find clouds down below.
    Hall, Gerry
    7/30/1974
    Welcome back lou. Trainer Lou Cavalaris got bright sunshine and hearty welcomes from humans and horses at Woodbine this morning when he returned to th(...)
    Welcome back lou. Trainer Lou Cavalaris got bright sunshine and hearty welcomes from humans and horses at Woodbine this morning when he returned to th(...)
    Cavalaris, Lou, 1924-2013
    6/14/1968