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THE BYRON SHIRE ECHO Advertising & news enquiries: Mullumbimby 02 6684 1777 Byron Bay 02 6685 5222 Fax 02 6684 1719 [email protected] [email protected] http://www.echo.net.au VOLUME 21 #47 TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2007 22,300 copies every week $1 at newsagents only MOTHERS OF INTENTION Sad riff for garage band as much loved mentor dies A mellow MardiGrass School of rock seeks teacher Story & photo Lou Beaumont the group, and the boys agreed they was so energetic, he had so much If I was to ever entertain the notion needed the melody. full on energy to give. It was a big of regret it would be with regard to Guitarist Sam said, ‘I was crying shock to the boys when Bill passed quitting ballet when I was seven. my head off when I heard. It was away. They lost a rare mentor and My inspiring and compassionate really weird, I didn’t believe it at it seemed inevitable the band teacher had died and with her my fi rst, it was all so sudden. He was would fall apart. They are still desire to continue. A young local so keen to get us into music and meeting, in some ways to honour garage band, made up of three boys really encouraging of our stuff.’ Bill’s memory, but it is not the of 11 years; Will Peters (drums), The boys and their parents all same without Bill.’ Sam King (guitar) and Nathaniel agree Bill was a multi-talented ‘He really made them believe in Wareing (bass guitar) and one 13 musician. Bill played guitar, sax themselves and their musical abil- year old, Talib Bench-Kanjou (gui- and drums and played in a band ity’, said Talib’s mum, Linda tar); have recently lost their band himself when he was younger. The Bench. leader and mentor, Bill Crooks. boys told how he ‘really felt’ the Anne Wareing, Nathaniel’s Bill, a private guitar tutor to three music and loved music. mum, agreed, ‘He was incredibly of the boys, helped form the four His passion for music was obvi- dynamic and inspirational. He boys into a garage band only ously contagious with all four boys made the boys feel like they could months ago. They were meeting keen to continue in the band and all be superstars. The band is so each week at Bill’s house in South fi nd someone a mentor who is as important to them. It would be Golden Beach to perform rock ’n Nathaniel put it, ‘as experienced everything to them if they could roll’ covers and were doing really and inspirational as Bill.’ just stay together and play music. well. However, several weeks ago Thirteen year old Talib said, ‘His Bill was the glue that held them their motivating teacher passed solos were amazing, so fast you all together.’ away suddenly at 46 years old, leav- could barely see his fi ngers.’ ‘Bill was just so giving – so unbe- ing the boys missing their friend Drummer Will said, ‘Bill was lievably generous with his time and and with limited guidance to con- such a nice guy, all of us liked him energy’, commented Fiona King, tinue their passion for music. Bill immediately.’ guitarist Sam’s mum. also had a plan to add a vocalist to Will’s mum, Virginia, said ‘Bill continued on page 2 The street parade was one of the highlights of the annual Nimbin MardiGrass last weekend. By most accounts it was a mellow event, with police regarding the crowd as generally well behaved. Among the festival themes was ‘Hemp Cools Global Warming.’ Michael Balderstone, spokesperson for the MardiGrass Organising Body, said, ‘In Nimbin we are acutely aware of the global warming issue, the whole reason Nimbin’s alternative community happened was because of our concern for what we were doing to the planet. Were hippies the first tribe to warn of global warming? Maybe, acting as the canaries for the environ- ment our warnings went largely unheeded, now look at the mess we’re in!’ Dr Keith Bolton led a forum at the hemp expo in Peace Park explaining the role hemp could play in reducing greenhouse gases. ‘If only our politicians would let us,’ added Mr Beaumont. For more detail see www.nimbinmardigrass.com. Photo Lou Beaumont CLASSIFIED AD CHANGES Please note that from now on our deadline for classifi ed ad line bookings will be 1pm Mondays. The display ad deadline remains 12 The garage band in need of a teacher, from left, Nathaniel Wareing, Will Peters on the drums, Sam King and Talib (front) noon. Call 6684 1777 or 6685 5222. on guitar, and groupie and mascot Rosie are jamming in the Peters’ shed until further arrangements can be made. ",).$ INTERIOR &ORFREEMEASURE -/4)6% QUOTECALL ORVISITOURSHOWROOM AT#ENTENNIAL#IRCUIT "YRON"AY 2EMOTEMOTORISED /FFICIAL!GENTSFOR$ESIGNED"LINDS 6EROSOL 3ILENT'LISS *UST"LINDS3HUTTERS 0ETER-EYER"LINDS SYSTEMSAVAILABLE 2 May 8, 2007 Byron Shire Echo www.echo.net.au Local News ALL SCRAP METAL WANTED Seas the day at underwater festival , Ê* Ê1*Ê- ,6 Ê Byron Bay’s newest event, 7 Ê 19Ê/ Ê"/ the Underwater Festival, running May 10 to 13, prom- UÊ,Ê +1* / UÊ ,Ê " - ises to be just the type of UÊ/,1 Ê " - tourism event that Byron UÊ,"" needs, according to the vice UÊ "** , president of Byron United. 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TEL + 61 2 6685 5190 FAX +61 2 6685 5820 ter. ‘The Underwater Festi- 3HOPLOCALLY val will add positively to tions, exhibitions, presenta- sharks and over 500 other tival Art Competition includ- &ORTHEBESTPOSSIBLEDISCOUNTEDPRICES Byron Bay’s image around tions and displays, all taking species of fi sh. Macro life is ing a launch event at Mary 6ASESnALLSHAPESANDSIZES Australia and overseas.’ place on dry land. also abundant with nudi- Ryan’s Byron Bay on Friday 7OODENSTAINLESSSTEELDISHRACKS While Julian Rocks and At Julian Rocks tropical branchs, crabs and snails, May 11. This event is being .OWO4ITANIUMCOOKWARE the Bay will be the focus of and temperate currents various coral and sponge organised with the help of %MILE(ENRYCOOKWAREnCERAMICDESIGNFOROVENANDSTOVETOP the event, no more boats meet, resulting in a unique species as well as sea stars, Retrospect Galleries. -ARIO"ATALICASTENAMELCOOKWARE than usual will be leaving mixture of marine life includ- feather stars and urchins. For more information visit #HASSEUR,E#REUSETCOOKWARE The Pass. In addition, the ing three species of turtles, Another festival highlight www.underwaterfestival. +NIVESn'LOBAL &ELIX3OLINGEN :WILLING 3HEFlELD )CEL 7ILTSHIRE festival will include competi- various rays and friendly will be the Underwater Fes- com.au. "ODUMELECTRICCOFFEEGRINDERS 2ECYCLEDPLASTICMATSXM !NDSOMUCHMORE 4HESHOPFULLOFESSENTIALBEAUTIFUL ELEGANT FUNKYTHINGSFROMEVERY National day of action to protect whales CORNEROFTHEGLOBE Whale lovers across the coun- Time is running out to save founders and directors of by ‘adopting’ a known named $OWNTOWN OPPOSITETHE"YRON"AY#INEMA try are coming together for a the whales that swim past The Oceania Project who are whale as their local whale. /PENEVERYDAYEXCEPT#HRISTMAS$AY National Day of Action our shores. Despite a global involved with the The Hump- This project will support the (NDA) to help Protect Whales moratorium on whaling, dur- back Whale Migration Icon creation and unfurling of a on Saturday May 12. NDA ing the past 18 years more Project, will be giving a whale large banner announcing the Byron and The Humpback than 25,000 whales have presentation at Byron Bay local adopted whale and Whale Migration Icon Project been killed.’ Community centre on Fri- greeting the whole migra- coordinator Howie Cooke In Byron Bay, people will day at 5pm. Following at tion. Last year Byron Bay said, ‘The NDA is a platform meet at the Peace Pole near 6pm Howie Cooke and adopted ‘Yumbalehla’, a for the whale watching indus- the Surf Club at 11.45am on Dean Jefferys will be talking large female humpback, as try and coastal communities Saturday for one minute’s about the latest issues affect- its iconic whale. to send a strong message to silence to remember the ing whales and the Flight of the Australian government whales that have died at the the Humpback project – that Japan’s “scientifi c” whal- hands of man and to pray for www.flightofthehumpback. Garage band ing program is unacceptable their protection. Local abo- org. They will also be show- From front page and to urge the Australian riginal custodians will open ing some recent whale clips. Virginia Peters said, ‘Their government to take legal the event and Major Jan This is a free event. aim was to get a gig at the action against Japan to put an Barham and other whale NDA occurs simultane- Brunswick by the end of the end to whaling. activists have been invited to ously with the Humpback year. My husband Rodd, ‘Diplomacy has failed and address the crowd.