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Super fan: Chris Halnan, 19, started an Elton John fan club so he could meet the rock star ù it worked last year at O'Keefe Centre ù and it's now the official club with 2,500 members and the only international fan club operating out of Canada
Super fan: Chris Halnan, 19, started an Elton John fan club so he could meet the rock star ù it worked last year at O'Keefe Centre ù and it's now the official club with 2,500 members and the only international fan club operating out of Canada

Super fan: Chris Halnan, 19, started an Elton John fan club so he could meet the rock star ù it worked last year at O'Keefe Centre ù and it's now the official club with 2,500 members and the only international fan club operating out of Canada

Date8/18/1980
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0128113F
Keeping dreariness at bay: Christopher Halnan's bedroom is a shrine to his idols, rock singer Elton John and Blue Lagoon star Christopher Atkins
Keeping dreariness at bay: Christopher Halnan's bedroom is a shrine to his idols, rock singer Elton John and Blue Lagoon star Christopher Atkins
7/15/1982
Fan Club Chris Austin, 17, left, and Sue McMillan, 16, camp out at Exhibition Stadium to be first in line for tickets to Bruce Springsteen's concert n(...)
Fan Club Chris Austin, 17, left, and Sue McMillan, 16, camp out at Exhibition Stadium to be first in line for tickets to Bruce Springsteen's concert n(...)
12/18/1980
Comfortable style: Chris Sheppard has shed the punk-style makeup he used to wear and now prefers a more comfortable style and longer hair as a CFNY rock show host and disc jockey for the club, RPM
Comfortable style: Chris Sheppard has shed the punk-style makeup he used to wear and now prefers a more comfortable style and longer hair as a CFNY rock show host and disc jockey for the club, RPM
9/30/1987
A Disenchanted rock fan, 11-month-old Chris Blakely obviously doesn't dig the sound at the Mosport rock festival as he rides in a papoose sling on the(...)
A Disenchanted rock fan, 11-month-old Chris Blakely obviously doesn't dig the sound at the Mosport rock festival as he rides in a papoose sling on the(...)
8/8/1970
One of Canada's top criminal lawyers David Humphrey, a bike fan, started a motorcycle club four years ago for his lawyer friends. They call themselves(...)
One of Canada's top criminal lawyers David Humphrey, a bike fan, started a motorcycle club four years ago for his lawyer friends. They call themselves(...)
8/20/1976
Larry Evoy (Edward Bear) offered 20,000 rock fans the ideal music for an ideal Sunday afternoon, says critic Peter Goddard of concert on Nathan Phillips square. The predominantly teenage crowd also listened to Chris Kearney group.
Larry Evoy (Edward Bear) offered 20,000 rock fans the ideal music for an ideal Sunday afternoon, says critic Peter Goddard of concert on Nathan Phillips square. The predominantly teenage crowd also listened to Chris Kearney group.
5/18/1975
New role must be created for the handsome York County courthouse say Metro officials because now only clerical work is being performed. Arts and Letters Club was started here
New role must be created for the handsome York County courthouse say Metro officials because now only clerical work is being performed. Arts and Letters Club was started here
3/26/1970
Playing the bad boy: Actor Jack Wagner, who portrays frisky Frisco Jones on TV's General Hospital, drew only 2,500 fans - mostly women - to a chilly Ontario Place Forum on Saturday
Playing the bad boy: Actor Jack Wagner, who portrays frisky Frisco Jones on TV's General Hospital, drew only 2,500 fans - mostly women - to a chilly Ontario Place Forum on Saturday
5/18/1985
Richard Stuart. Yo-yo syndrome. Assume that like most of us these days you're struggling to stick to the sensible diet. Still you can't seem to resist snacking on a hot dog smothered with onions, relish and mustard at a baseball game or a rock conert. How do you break your automatic habit pattern? That question was put to Dr. Richard B. Stuart, psychological director of the 600,000 members of Weight Watchers International. He was in Toronto recently to promote his new Book of the Month Club bestseller, Act Thin, Stay Thin (George J. McLeod, $11.50).
Richard Stuart. Yo-yo syndrome. Assume that like most of us these days you're struggling to stick to the sensible diet. Still you can't seem to resist snacking on a hot dog smothered with onions, relish and mustard at a baseball game or a rock conert. How do you break your automatic habit pattern? That question was put to Dr. Richard B. Stuart, psychological director of the 600,000 members of Weight Watchers International. He was in Toronto recently to promote his new Book of the Month Club bestseller, Act Thin, Stay Thin (George J. McLeod, $11.50).
8/29/1978
Queen of the courts: Chris Evert of the United States, 19-year-old Wimbledon champion, demonstrates her forehand in win over Kazuko Sawamatsu in Canadian Open Tennis championships at Toronto Lawn Tennis Club
Queen of the courts: Chris Evert of the United States, 19-year-old Wimbledon champion, demonstrates her forehand in win over Kazuko Sawamatsu in Canadian Open Tennis championships at Toronto Lawn Tennis Club
8/16/1974
One Mo' Timers: Andy Pachucki (left) and Chris Ferreira are co-founders of the Scarborough Jazz Record Collectors Club, which meets once a month to exchange ideas and experiences on collecting jazz and early recorded music
One Mo' Timers: Andy Pachucki (left) and Chris Ferreira are co-founders of the Scarborough Jazz Record Collectors Club, which meets once a month to exchange ideas and experiences on collecting jazz and early recorded music
12/21/1992
Tough to handle: St. Mary's Huskies' quarterback Chris Flynn luckily won't have to use this football on saturday when his club meets Calgary in the Va(...)
Tough to handle: St. Mary's Huskies' quarterback Chris Flynn luckily won't have to use this football on saturday when his club meets Calgary in the Va(...)
11/16/1988