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TheReview Wednesday, May 9, 1990

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by Dianna McDonald
Special to The Review

During four days of playing at
the Golden Bear recently, Roxx-
lyde gave a packed Peninsula
crowd something to rave about.

The band’s second visit to the
Bear was completely different
than its first, led by lead singer and
guitarist Bob Belknap, origianally
from Brentwood Bay.

If Belknap looked familiar to
local listeners, they may have seen
him wandering the halls at Stelly’s

ROXXSLYDE FEATURES former Brentwood resident Bob Belk-
nap on lead guitar, with (-1) Ron Van Raamsdonk, Mark
Winstanley and Norm Streeter.

School for a few years while living
in Brentwood.

uring their four nights perform-
ing at the Bear the audience was
treated to a performance which
saw the band play at its own
volume, a different sound than
what audiences had seen before.

Roxxlyde has their own unique
style and even if they don’t play
top 40 music, the band has some-
thing unique to give to the audi-
ence by playing their own cover
versions of songs.

Favorites include IT & T by

AC/DC, Gloria by Van Morrison,
an old Elvis Presley hit, I Got A
Woman, Runnin? Down a Dream
by Tom Petty, a popular favorite,
The Letter, and their own song, Its
Alright!

Roxxlyde came onto the Greater
Victoria music scene twelve years
ago and, like most bands, has gone
through some changes.

_ On their self-titled album, Bryan
Politano was the lead singer. He
left the band in 1989 because
ofpersonal circumstances and the
band gained back their long time
friend Ron Van Raamsdonk.

Roxxlyde has opened for many
other bands in their twelve year
run. Some acts included Maclean
and Maclean, Trooper, Prism,
Gerry Ducette, Susan Kane, and
Sheriff.

Like most bands, Roxxslyde has
had a share of embarassing
moments. During a recenbt break
Mark Winstanley was asked what
the band would like to accomplish
in the future.

He replied, “Our goals can’t be
too high or else we won’t get there

It’s cool to wear your bicycle helmet

It’s cool to wear your bicycle
helmet. That is the message Dr.
Paul Steinbok, head of neurosur-
gery at B.C.’s Children’s Hospital,
wants to deliver to young cyclists.
Not only is wearing your helmet
becoming trendy — it also can
protect you from serious head
injury.

According to Steinbok, the
majority of accidents occur very
close to home. He recommends
children should wear their helmets
on all biking adventures, whether
their travels take them around the
block or into heavy traffic>

“People may not think it is
necessary to wear a helmet when
they’re riding the backroads, but
most accidents don’t take place on
the main streets. In the majority of
cases, children lose control of their
bicycles or they hit a stationary
object.”

Over the past several years,
members of the pediatric neuro-
surgery department have adopted a

policy of providing helmet infor-
mation to parents who are referred
to Children’s Hospital when their
children suffer head injunes dur-
ing bicycle accidents. The policy
was adopted after an extensive
study conducted by the depart-
ment showed that a large percen-
tage of parents who were-not
informed about helmets after a
head injury, continued to let their
children cycle unprotected. Stein-
bok says the program has pro-
duced very favorable results,
demonstrating that when parents
are well informed about helmets,
they will wear them and so will
their children.

Steinbok finds it unusual that
many parents who insist on the use
of helmets in sports such as hoc-
key, continue to ignore preventa-
tive measures when it comes to
cycling. But he admits the situa-
tion is beginning to change, thanks
to awareness campaigns launched
by organizations like the B.C.

Medical Association. He also cre-
dits professional cyclists for “mak-
ing helmets a cool thing for kids to
wear.”

Children’s Hospital Emergency
Medical Director, Dr. David
Smith, sits on the BCMA’s Emer-
gency Medical Services Commit-

"tee, a group which is actively

trying to improve the relationship
between cyclists and motorists.
Smith says the committee wants to
see more bike routes established in
cities, along with firmer regula-
tions for cyclists who use busy
streets. The committee also sup-
ports bicycle safety awareness init-
iatives that stress bike mainte-
nance and safe operation.

“By teaching kids the rules of
the road, we could keep many of
them out of the emergency ward,”
says Smith. “You have to explain
to children that stop signs and
other rules of the road are not just
meant for cars.”

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that fast. So our goals are simple
goals which we will accomplish
faster than if we did have high
priorities, but we would like to
play in a concert hall like the
Royal Theatre, and to make an
album that sells.”

Everyone in the band has a Say.
in what songs Roxxlyde does but
the writting credit goes to Belknap
and Van Raamsdonk.

Starting July 1 the guys will take
a new twist, touring Western Can-
ada with dates including Calgary,
Edmonton, Red Deer, Saskatoon

and Regina.

They will be touring for three
months, an experience designed to
give the band some fresh ideas for

a new tape, planned for release late
this fall.

When asked, what makes Roxx-
lyde a great band Van Raamsdonk
said: “We're a band that gets
along quite well because we are
friends (making) traveling easier
for us to be together for a long
period of time.”

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