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Drumming up business. David Lee pounds out a beat for passersby on the traffic island at Bay and Queen Sts. yesterday. He drums there occasionally, de(...)
Drumming up business. David Lee pounds out a beat for passersby on the traffic island at Bay and Queen Sts. yesterday. He drums there occasionally, de(...)

Drumming up business. David Lee pounds out a beat for passersby on the traffic island at Bay and Queen Sts. yesterday. He drums there occasionally, de(...)

Date7/21/1992
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Original Toronto Star caption: Drumming up business. David Lee pounds out a beat for passersby on the traffic island at Bay and Queen Sts. yesterday. He drums there occasionally; depending on the weather and news. Bad news discourages contributions.
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