by Neumann Sennheiser » Fri Jan 06, 2012 8:11 am
The master control was the second of three boards in the history of the 1900 W 4th building; because of the era and the look of it, I've always referred to it as the "disco board."
Designed and built by Stan Davis, it was one of those nearly unheard of cases where the jocks who would be using it were consulted on what they wanted in features. Two things we obviously preferred were rotary pots instead of faders and a stand-up use function (..that was perfect for McCloud, who never stood still and for lazy-asses like myself, there was a tall stool chair).
Note two other things in the picture; the stuffed cushioning at the front edge of the railing has been hacked out, it was a good idea in theory but, in practice, it just got in the way,
Also you are able to see posted references to the BC Lions. This, I believe, was the summer of 83' when the dome had just opened and CFUN was carrying the games for the first time having won the rights away from NW. We were pretty stoked about that with myself, Marc Webber (Jaymes) and McCloud being huge fans who rarely missed a game that season including the 83' Grey Cup. McCloud claimed they couldn't win if he wasn't there. They lost anyway, to Toronto, 18-17 after holding a first-half lead of 17-7 and then never scoring another point. That one still hurts.
"You don't know man! I was in radio man! I've seen things you wouldn't believe!"