Ed Simpson Baikie

Below is an e mail sent from Ed to Craig Scott: Yes , I was in As Sheriff - After the Fast Flying Vestibule broke up , Andy Godon (lead guitar) asked me to join him in a new band. I was deep into the Victoria folk scene, having played at Jon York's Music Hall and The Bunkhouse in Vancouver - but I hung out at the FFV house in Vic. and I really wanted to be in a band! Nine in the Fifth Place was our first gig. We were stoned and scared shitless, but it went o.k. and others followed.....the FFV spawned both As Sherrif and Moxie, who I always thought were much better than us. I always thought that "the Americans" or draft dodgers came to Canada and brought a good energy with them - starting bands, music venues and the Vic Food Co-op among other things. I left Vic in 1972 to seek my musical fortune in Europe (London) and be closer to my girlfriend Linda who was studying in Madrid. I played folk venues in Spain, alone and with "Guns and Butter", a crazy American army brat couple - eventually went up to London and for 1 1/2 years went to auditions and played with Paul Rudolph (from the Hydro Electric Streetcar) in Uncle Dog with Carol Grimes. I met a C... more...