“We had a bet that whoever lost had to buy drinks, so I of course had to lose.” – Janice & Bruce Dynes, Medicine Hat, AB

“My buddy grabbed me and we started running and there must have been ten British guys come after us.”  – John Hill

“Stampede was a big deal . EVERYBODY… came downtown” – Carole Werre

“Downtown was the centre of stuff, that’s where things happened, that’s where you went to shop.”  – Bill Cocks

“We’d go in weekly to flirt with the man who operated the machine. It’s a wonder we have any toes left at all” – Carol Ann Ross