Gary'sGlimpses

Gary's Glimpses #1 Donnie Downchild I was one of the early habitues of Grossmans I became great friends with Al and he let me make and sell my Grossman's T Shirts (I made up to $300 a week off them) One of the first articles Richard Flohil wrote was for the Toronto Star Weekend. It was about Grossmans but he interviewed me so it ended up mostly about me and my T shirt etc. I don't really remember when Downchild showed up, It seems like they were always there. They were a fun band to know and hang with and Donnie would play anything you wanted for a shot of Jameson's Scotch. I organized a small baseball league Grossman's, Pilot, Paramount, Vagabonds and anybody else that would play us. I did this for fun and to sell T-shirts. This was the 60's and I umpired in a dashiki and wearing a Fez.I usually smoked quite a bit of reefer before the game to keep me calm and slow the ball down. I remember Donnie sitting in the outfield with a dixie cup full of Jameson's. ...