BILL AND SUE-ON HILLMAN: A 50-YEAR MUSICAL ODYSSEY
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THE FEDERAL GRAIN TRAIN TOURS
A Photo Gallery ~ Volume II ~ Early Tour

Exhibition Itinerary for 1968
Weyburn ~ Estevan ~ Humboldt ~ Moose Jaw ~ Lethbridge ~ Lloydminster ~
Red Deer ~ Grand Prairie ~ Dawson Creek ~ Peace River

Weyburn: First stop on the '68 tour
Weyburn: First stop on the '68 tour
Sue-On with our tent trailer: before the motor home arrived
Sue-On with our tent trailer: before the tour bus arrived
Fairground setup - the prototype Federal Grain stage.
Fairground setup - the prototype Federal Grain stage.
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Stage collapsed to flat bed for parade float that we performed live on .Stage set up for afternoon matinee: John Skinner - Barry Forman
1. Our stage collapsed onto the flat bed to make a parade float that we performed live on.
2. Stage set up for afternoon matinee: John Skinner - Barry Forman.
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Unweildy Fed Grain trailer rolled and demolished somewhere in Saskatchewan
Unweildy Fed Grain trailer rolled and demolished somewhere in Saskatchewan
Unweildy Fed Grain trailer rolled and demolished somewhere in Saskatchewan
Unweildy Federal Grain mobile home.
Rolled and demolished somewhere in Saskatchewan.
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Welcomed into a Federal Grain agent's home
Welcomed into a Federal Grain agent's home
Another fairground setup: Moose Jaw?
Another fairground setup: Moose Jaw?
Fairground setup
Fairground setup
Band with carnies and Chuck's Ferris wheel
Band with carnies and Chuck's Ferris wheel.
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John Skinner by Merry-Go-Round
John Skinner by Merry-Go-Round
Setup near CKSA radio trailer for live remote
Setup near CKSA radio trailer for live remote

John Skinner and carnie friend
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Sue-On - Barry - friends at fairground setup
Sue-On - Barry with  friends at fairground setup.
Russ, Barry, John with Federal Grain agents
Russ, Barry, John with Federal Grain agents.
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Band on stage with exhibitor friends .Band on stage with exhibitor friends
Band on stage with fair exhibitor friends.
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Replacement trailer (after accident), truck, Barry's station wagon, Hillman tent trailer set up on fairgrounds
Replacement trailer (after accident), truck, Barry's station wagon,
Hillman tent trailer set up on fairgrounds.
Barry volunteers for dunk 'em tank
Barry volunteers for the dunk 'em tank.
Barry sits high and dry while Russ tosses
Barry sits high and dry while Russ tosses.
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Matinee performance
Matinee performance.
Our home on the fairgrounds
Our home on the fairgrounds.
Driver Squee Hurd and parade float
Wild driver Squee Hurd and parade float.
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Setting up equipment for Red Deer benefit show
Setting up equipment for Red Deer benefit show.
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On stage for show for Red Deer home for mentally challenged
On stage for our show for 
the Red Deer home for mentally challenged
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On stage in Red Deer
On stage in Red Deer
On Stage in Red Deer
On Stage in Red Deer

FEDERAL GRAIN ROAD SHOW YEARS :: 1966-1973
On the Road with Russ Gurr and The Western Union
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WELCOME
OVERVIEW
LIBRARY I
PHOTOS I
PHOTOS II
PHOTOS III
PHOTOS IV
LIBRARY II
LIBRARY III
PHOTOS V
LYRICS I
LYRICS II
LYRICS III
DEMO NOTES
ODYSSEY
PM DIEFENBAKER
ON OUR STAGE
RUSS GURR
STORY


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