Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Quiz-who's that wiry little muffin in the middle?

These are the proud young yearnalists from the Clark Street Sun, a Montreal newspaper that thrived half a century ago without you knowing a whole lot about it. That's Edward Greenberg, Const. Jean Legault, ____ _____, Cliff Post and Mike Wozniak. About 1,500 copies were sold by kids going door to door while another 3,000 were sold at newsstands. It survived on government grants and the employees were unpaid. They got an office only after 10 years of operation, August 1964. The little guy with glasses went on to become a well known figure in the city. Anybody want to crack a take at it?

Answer - Yikes! We got a correct reply after about 9 seconds. A new record surely. The brilliant Michael Black. Brilliant! The only time I met Sid Stevens was when I needed a quote for an article about youth in the area. I lived next door and so I popped into his St. Urbain office. His secretary kept me waiting. And waiting. She said he was busy. It sure sounded quiet in his office. So I ..er.. kinda burst by her to look in. What I saw? Stevens was sound asleep in his chair. Sid Stevens, busy as a sleepy beaver.

1 comment:

  1. Anonymous10:42 am

    You're not serious are you? It has to be Sid Stevens,
    and I'm not even looking at the photo. Everyone knows
    he got his start with that little newspaper.

    Find something obscure, like the first attempt at
    getting a bike path in Montreal (hint, 1970).

    Michael

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