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The History of Oak Bay Website The creation and development of this website has been a labour of love — many thousands of hours over twenty years. The site has received a heritage award and is my centennial legacy gift to the community. PROJECT CARD	Outa My Mind is a 185-page retrospective, e-Book of my personal creations over the years. Some projects received international recognition, most notably Photographer, considered by some to be one of the top three photography magazines in the world. But many of my creations — including cartoon friends and music unheard — have never seen the light of day until now. PROJECT CARD VISIT WEBSITE 812 MB high-resolution PDF	Stan Foogle Stan Foogle is a hopelessly optimistic loser who shares his thoughts with the viewer. He's so overwhelmed by the "vagaries" of life that he wears hip waders and carries a shovel. Although Stan's book — The World of Stan Foogle — is still under development, there's a free book Preview download on his website. PROJECT CARD BOOK PREVIEW PAGE BOOK PREVIEW COMIC STRIP

other memorable vintage projects

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. Off Beat . 1967 Published during the Summer of Love, the first issue of Off Beat preceded the first issues of regional Georgia Straight and international Rolling Stone, making it one of the first teen newspapers in America. Off Beat was published out of a "rumpus room" in Oak Bay. ROY ORBISON INTERVIEW OFF BEAT FAN BACKSTAGE PRIVILEGES Read more about Off Beat newspaper in the Outa My Mind eBook (free download) and in the Encyclopedia section of The History of Oak Bay Website.	. PHOTOGRAPHER . 1972-1976 Published out of an old house in Vancouver, The BC Photographer developed into multiple-award-winning Photographer — considered by some to be one of the top 3 photography magazines in the world, with subscriptions from both the White House and the Kremlin. The United Nations was involved in the issue pictured above. Surviving copies occasionally surface online at premium prices. 2026 PRICES Read more about Photographer magazine, and see pages of international comments, in the Outa My Mind eBook (free download).	. Promo Kit . 1979 For a short period of time, I ran a recording studio. I saw first-hand that musicians were meticulous about their music but gave almost no thought to the presentation package they sent to agents, labels and publishers. To remedy this, I created the Promo Kit — so musicians could "look as good as they sound." The Promo Kit sold well. One studio in Cuba bought them by tha boxload. But before long, manufacturing flaws disrupted everything and caused more headaches than this project was worth. The lesson I learned from this experience was to be 100% in control over any project I undertake. PROMO KIT AD PRESS RELEASE . (Read more about the Promo Kit in Outa My Mind.)

.Jive. 1988 Jive is a 48-page mini-crossword gamebook that celebrates the roots of rock 'n' roll. Twenty games in the front half leading to historical discussion — JiveTalk — in the back half. . Read more about Jive in the Outa My Mind) eBook. (free download)	. Roots Timeline . 1998 The Roots Timeline is a 350-year interactive timeline that traces the roots of rock 'n' roll. It was once the backbone of a now-defunct site, The Online Roots of Rock. The Timeline now stands alone as a legacy gift. It traces the roots of rock in America along three interactive streams: white roots music, black roots music, and the commercial music of Tin Pan Alley. PROJECT CARD	. Bowls Tutorial . 2001 This tutorial was created for the website of a local lawn bowling club — and unexpectedly received comments from around the world. The old animations may or may not work on today's computers, but enjoy the tutorial framework and the international comments. LET'S BOWL!

back burner projects

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. Totem Poles . From Cosmos to Curios This book is divided into 3 sections. The first explores the spiritualism — cosmic and ancestral — of carved posts once found throughout southeast Asia and the Pacific islands. The second shows how this spiritualism succumbed to egotism as totem poles of the Pacific Northwest Coast became status symbols flaunting imaginative ancestral genealogies. The third deals with the afterlife of totem poles after surviving the wrath of 18th century missionaies to become pop culture icons used to promote and market just about everything. PROJECT CARD	. Oak Bay . The Formative Years This book tells a different story about Oak Bay. It's a story that begins 375 million years ago when underwater volcanoes in an ancient Panthallasah Sea spewed out hot gases, ash and lava that became the bedrock of Oak Bay. This molten bedrock migrated north where it collided into the west coast of a newly-forming Canada. It then spent thousands of years under a mile of glacial ice before spending 4,000 years submerged under glacial meltwater. The land became peopled as the glacier receded about 9,000 years ago. PROJECT CARD	. Main Streets animated vintage postcards The main streets of yesterday reveal the roots of a community. Its needs and desires are reflected in the signage and in the retail stores. Old shop windows, like museum showcases, display artifacts and aspirations of another time. By panning and zooming into restored vintage postcards and photos, we can wander down yesterday’s streets and immerse ourselves in the street world of generations past. It’s fascinating to realize how far we’ve come. It's even more fascinating to see where we’ve been. PROJECT CARD

Early 1900s Stanley Park

. Stanley Park . a nostalgic tour with animated vintage postcards "Carved out of a primeval rain-forest, Vancouver’s one-thousand- acre Stanley Park was officially opened in 1888 and declared “The most beautiful park in the world.” Gone now are the virgin timber stands and quaint lifestyles of yesteryear. Gone, but not forgotten. This remarkable dvd presentation breathes new life into vintage postcards to capture the original splendour and wondrous early years of Stanley Park." . — from DVD cover PROJECT CARD DVD COVER DVD SCREEN SHOT