I remember the first time I came here, when I already knew I had the job but I’d never been here before and I saw The Rowdyman. And I was just blown away by the music and by the place. – Leslie Cumming

Well, the Royal Albert was a hotel that’s still standing. There was a bar in the main floor that was epic. All the best punk rock bands from the eighties used to come through. – Neil Weisensel

“My friend swear that she didn’t know that it was male stripper night.” – Fiona Marshall, Winnipeg, MB

I was at the Forks when they announced that the Winnipeg Jets were coming back. And that was a really emotional time for a lot of people in Winnipeg who had been fans of the Jets and had to go through them leaving. – Nick Lupien

Two of my brothers played with the orchestras. They had a violin, banjo, guitars, um, accordion sometimes. – Jeanne Guillas