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As I researched this book, I interviewed more than 40 people starting with all my old bandmates: Geoff, Lindsay, Steve, John, Howard the roadie and our manager, Jim.

We all agreed on two things: 1) The Seeds of Time played a gig out in the trees somewhere; and 2) I forgot my drum sticks. Geoff and Steve said it happened up on Grouse Mountain, Lindsay and John remembered it at a lodge in Lynn Valley, Jim thought it took place at a frat house and Howard couldn't remember where it happened – only that it did.

Geoff then told me how he saved the day by carving sticks for me out of kindling, Lindsay said it was he who did it from tree branches, Steve positively remembered breaking up a kitchen chair and whittling sticks out of the legs, John recalled chopping up a fire log with a hatchet and Jim insisted that HE carved the drum sticks from a picket fence. Howard couldn't remember how he did it, but was sure it was he who had somehow produced the sticks.

I only remember that I played the whole night with these big clunky hunks of wood for drum sticks.

I knew after those first interviews that the truth would be a moving target in this story and I would have to sift shit with a spaghetti strainer to make sure that I did not cross the line from fact into fantasy.

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The author wishes to thank the following people for sharing their memories of a wonderful life;

Donna Adam, Bruce Allen, Jim Allen, Ray Ayotte, Casey Boyle, Drew Burns, Warren Cann, Mick Dalla-Vicenza, Chuck Davis, Howard Diner, Geoff Edington, Rick Enns, Sam Feldman, Rob Frith, Dave Gilbert, Warren Gill, John Hall, Al “Horowitz” Harlow, Tom Harrison, Wendy Jones, Robert Kripps, Carter LaLoge, Gord Lansdell, Tom Lavin, Jeff & Judy Lilly, Kenny McColl, Craig McDowall, Lindsay Mitchell, Terry David Mulligan, Jeff Neill, Bruce Nessel, Skip Prest, Bill Reiter, Red Robinson, Sharon & Marion, Henry Small, Tracy, Trisha, Doni Underhill, Jim Vallance, Steve & Linda Walley, Basil Watson, “The Amazing” Jim Wilson, Mordecai Wosk;

and to these folks for helping to make this story a book;

Bill Allman, Doug Cuthbert, Greg Dixon, Janice Fontaine and Jim Wilson.

* If I forgot you please forgive me. Remember, I took 200 acid trips ...

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