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Nick Auf der Maur

  Nick had a membership and often came to Toronto for the weekend. He came to the bar a half a dozen times.I guess I was his secret hideaway. I wish I had more to say but he was intelligent and engaging and I was always glad to see him and enjoyed talking to him. I was very surprised when I found out who he was and very sad when he died so young. Nick Auf der Maur  (April 10, 1942 – April 7, 1998) [1]  was a journalist, politician and "man about town" boulevardier in  Montreal ,  Quebec ,  Canada . He was also the father of rock musician  Melissa Auf der Maur , through his marriage to  Linda Gaboriau . The youngest of four children of  Swiss  immigrants J. Severn and Theresa Auf der Maur, he was a regular at various downtown Montreal bars, and often transacted official and unofficial business there, entertaining visitors to the city, telling stories, and meeting with a wide range of Montrealers from all walks of life. Mordecai Richler ...