Ottawa. Canada's, legendary NIGHTCLUB AT THE EDGE OF THE UNIVERSE.
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Are you in this photo? April, 1992. Pre-show at Zaphod's Ottawa.
Jim Rose Circus, "Circus of the Scars" features a lot of Eastern Canada including a wild Zaphod's scene. The documentary "Circus of the Scars" is now streaming free in on Tubi.
Zaphod Beeblebrox - The Nightclub at the Edge of the Universe
April, 1992. Pre-show at Zaphod's Ottawa
Circus of the Scars features a lot of Eastern Canada including a wild Zaphod's scene. Now streaming free in Canada on Tubi.
JORDAN KNIGHT of NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK played at Zaphod Beeblebrox - The Nightclub at the Edge of the Universe on February 2, 2006.
A founding partner of Zaphod Beeblebrox - The Nightclub at the Edge of the Universe.
JOHN WILLIAM (ARCHIE) ARCHIBALD
March 17, 1954 - December 28, 2022.
It is with a heavy heart that I announce the unexpected passing of my partner/best friend Archie in Campeche, Mexico, on December 28, 2022.
Archie will be missed by all who knew him for his warm, generous heart and quirky sense of humour.
Archie was a devoted and loving husband to his beloved wife Karen Knowles who predeceased him in 2015. Archie is survived by and will be sorely missed by his sister, Jean; his mother-in law, Carol “Mum”; and his closest chums, Chad, Eugene and Dan.
Special acknowledgement to Dr. Jose Munez for the incredible care and compassion he provided Archie and to Ursula and the Campeche ex-pat group for all their support and friendship. Special thanks to Maria and Jose for all the care and help they provided Archie during his time in Campeche.
A celebration of Archie’s life will be scheduled at a later date. In the meantime, put on your favourite jersey (preferably Liverpool FC, Washington Commanders or Toronto Blue Jays), pour yourself a dram of Scotch (or a G&T) and raise your glass to Archie (because that is what he would have wanted). Here’s to Arch.
- Cheers! Jane 💕😊
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Archie (John William Archibald) was my business partner, but more importantly, my longtime friend. He championed me, invested in me (and so many others) with money and personal heft, generosity of spirit and ideas. He was my protector; he unswervingly had my back, mostly figuratively, but occasionally with his fists. Archie (or Arch as some of us close friends referred to him) was my constant reminder to keep my ego in check (from across a room I'd see him pretending to squish me back into my big head 😂). He was my hard-drinking, foul-mouthed, funny, swearing, intelligent, risktaking, adventurous, lunatic buddy. He was my go-to guy when I wanted unvarnished truths and advice.
What you may not know is that Archie was foundational in many 'firsts' and a key driver of many of the pub and entertainment places in Ottawa. So let us give this giant of a man due credit.
Archie founded Zaphod Beeblebrox with me. We had no money or experience in these things, but he believed in me and, with our friend Steve Atkinson, he raised the modest amount of money to establish the original club on Rideau Street and he was instrumental in the day to day operations. He hired the best folks for our team, he led by example, he worked long hours, did the ordering, hefted kegs, did the books, was host and bouncer if need be. He took no guff, and he was liked for his big personality (as well as his drinking prowess!)
When the space on York Street became available I turned to Arch to pull the rabbit outta the hat. We built this new Zaphod Beeblebrox on the success of our Rideau Street beginnings and where sometimes others were quick to criticize my concert bookings, Arch never did. He instinctively knew I was my worst critic and he never piled on. Instead he encouraged me to do what he knew I did best. Damn, he was a good guy to have in my (or anyone's) corner.
But Arch had other ideas he wanted to explore. With some other friends he created Ottawa's first brew pub, The Clocktower, on Bank Street near the Queensway; long before microbreweries were a thing. He created The Manx with another group of friends. The Manx pioneered the idea of featuring a broad and eclectic range of high-end Scotch Whiskies long before the rest of Ottawa's pubs twigged onto that peaty deliciousness. He partnered again to create the original Barley Mow in the Glebe. Arch had the foresight to partner with people who, like him, were pioneers. He had his skills and he combined them with other creative people and together they founded places that still stand, even if ownership has changed.
It was Arch that I turned to when the possibility of resurrecting Barrymores (which had sat empty for 3 years) came up. Under our stewardship Barrymores Music Hall once again became a go-to venue. But Arch was antsy to do other things and that period was golden but short-lived.
I wrote this up on short notice so I may have jumbled up timelines or left out many of Arch's other notable important achievements as well as friends, business associates and golf buddies (he played the revered St. Andrews). Please accept my humble apologies for any omissions. It's not easy encompassing this wonderful man and his accomplishments in just a few words.
The reason I asked to write this is because there are many (including me) that basked in the limelight but we owe much to Arch for being the instigator, irritator, initiator and impetus behind some of the foundational happy places and crazy-good times that ever existed in Ottawa.
As I was tearing up at the news of Arch's departure I quickly stopped myself. I spent a lot of quality time with him. He wouldn't give a hoot about tears, condolences or religious connotations. He'd tell you to snap outta it as he mixed his extra-strength G&T and plunked your drink order in front of you and then he'd regale you with stories and jokes (and f**k you if you couldn’t handle his straight-shooting ways of telling tales). Arch was larger than life, gracious, compassionate, articulate, wacky and damn good company.
So please, don't be sad, he's free of the physical pains he endured constantly over the last few years. Have a drink, have a laugh at the memories and enjoyment he gave us all, and swear at him for leaving us because he leaves a very big hole in all the lives he touched.
“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.” - Douglas Adams.
Goodbye Arch and thanks for all the adventures. - Eugene.🤘😎
© Eugene Haslam. December 28, 2022. Please "share" this in its entirety as originally posted here on Facebook. No part of this may be reproduced in any other form without my prior written consent.
On August 25, 1989, three friends (John Archibald, Eugene Haslam and Steve Atkinson) scraped together a few bucks and created Zaphod Beeblebrox - The Nightclub at the Edge of the Universe on Rideau Street in . The result is the stuff of legend.
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On this day at Zaphod Beeblebrox - The Nightclub at the Edge of the Universe we had the usual stellar lineup of bands...
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July 12, 1997. - Victoria Williams
July 12, 1998. - Mustard Plug
July 12, 2001. - Constantines
July 12, 2002. - Fairport Convention
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You Oughta Know. Zaphod's Ottawa - June 20, 1995.
"Alanis Morissette’s first hometown gig for Jagged Little Pill was held in the spring of 1995 at Zaphod Beeblebrox - The Nightclub at the Edge of the Universe, a hole in the wall." - Soraya Roberts.
Photo via Paul O'Regan
L to R: Geri Stevens, Alanis Morrissette, Louise Reny.
🤘It has risen!!! 🎼And the bands play on.🎶
The soundboard from Zaphod Beeblebrox - The Nightclub at the Edge of the Universe is now on deck at House of TARG. A fitting rebirth.
Ottawa Music Community Ottawa Musicians
Heard Before The Herd. Zaphod Beeblebrox: The Nightclub at the Edge of the Universe.
Rock In Peace, Sherry Rhodes; who with husband Gord Rhodes (deceased) was exceptional, integral and important in my life's journey when I collaborated on so many shows at Barrymores in my early days as a concert promoter.
I share this to honour these great Ottawans and to inform those in the local, national and international music industry who follow my social media page.
A Note to folks on this list: FB shut me out of my personal account around mid-December and I only JUST got back in. In the meantime my personal posts to IG were being cross-posted by IG to this account! That was not my intent, but I have no understanding of the vagaries of FB and IG technology and algorithms. My apologies for any disruption this may have caused.
Zaphod Beeblebrox - The Nightclub at the Edge of the Universe. Poster via Angie Bouchard.
Poster for Punchbuggy @ Zaphod Beeblebrox - The Nightclub at the Edge of the Universe.
CHUO Funding drive concert with us and our buddies The Stand GT, Crash 13 and Ripcordz. September 1994 at Zaphods. Fun times!
Celebrating the birthday today of Steve J Mash a founding member of THE MOCKINGBIRDS, with Lucky Ron , Don Kenny and George Stryker, please enjoy this video of the reunited band's performance at Zaphod Beeblebrox - The Nightclub at the Edge of the Universe on Jan. 15, 2016, recorded by Mike Carroccetto.
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The Mockingbirds reunited for a wildly entertaining rock-a-billy show at Zaphod Beeblebrox in Ottawa tonight (Friday, January 15, 2016).
Here it is folks! COOL STORY. My conversation with David J. MacNeil. "This episode is dedicated to all of my friends who were part of the alternative arts and music community growing up in Ottawa in the 80s and 90s."
Give it a listen and feel free to share widely. https://coolstorywithdavidjmacneil.buzzsprout.com/1525783/9452039-ep-33-eugene-haslam
Zaphod Beeblebrox - The Nightclub at the Edge of the Universe,
Episode 33 features my chat with Ottawa promoter and former owner of the Legendary rock bars Zaphod Beeblebrox and Barrymore's, Eugene Haslam.
Here's a teaser for my conversation on the forthcoming episode 33 of the COOL STORY podcast with the very erudite David J. MacNeil.
This is a teaser for episode 33 featuring my chat with Ottawa promoter and former owner of the Legendary rock bars Zaphod Beeblebrox and Barrymore's, Eugene Haslam.
Had a wonderful chit chat today with David J. MacNeil about appearing on a future episode of his podcast. Stay tuned.
In the meantime check out his recent chat with Moe Berg (also of The Pursuit Of Happiness):
https://coolstorywithdavidjmacneil.buzzsprout.com/1525783/9311549-ep-32-moe-berg
Zaphod Beeblebrox - The Nightclub at the Edge of the Universe Ottawa Music Community
This episode features a conversation with Moe Berg, the frontman for the iconic Canadian rock band, The Pursuit of Happiness.
Well, Mick and The Rolling Stones came to my bar and I wasn't there either!
They filmed the video for Streets of Love that day: https://youtu.be/Ibv2ZoLgcyg
But lots of cool folks came to Zaphod Beeblebrox - The Nightclub at the Edge of the Universe.
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One of the world's most recognizable men walked into a beer joint and nobody recognized him. Here is how that happened, according to the people who were there and the owner who's mad that he wasn't.
UŽ JSME DOMA are a progressive rock band from Prague, Czech Republic.
I presented Už jsme doma on Sep. 28, 2010, at Zaphod Beeblebrox - The Nightclub at the Edge of the Universe.
Congratulations to CADENCE WEAPON on winning 's Polaris Music Prize, 2021 edition.
Cadence Weapon + Tokyo Police Club performed at Zaphod Beeblebrox - The Nightclub at the Edge of the Universe on October 7, 2006.
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The Edmonton-born, Toronto-based rapper won the Canadian award for the country’s best record of the year
Weekends were Electric in at Zaphod Beeblebrox - The Nightclub at the Edge of the Universe.
King Cobb Steelie played on Sep. 24, 1994, and various other times at Zaphod Beeblebrox - The Nightclub at the Edge of the Universe.
Poster owns copyright for neither music nor video. Posted for entertainment purposes. This song already appears on Youtube, however, it is audio only. With t...
On Sep. 23, 1994, National Velvet played at Zaphod Beeblebrox - The Nightclub at the Edge of the Universe on York Street (they had played numerous times before this at the original club on Rideau Street).
No Copyright Infringement Intended. For Tribute Purposes Only.This individual vid doesn't seem to be anywhere around here, and that doesn't seem right. ;-)
Jeff Buckley played at Zaphod Beeblebrox - The Nightclub at the Edge of the Universe on this day in 1994.
Wonderful memories of Zaphod Beeblebrox - The Nightclub at the Edge of the Universe via Chelsea Timpson.
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Commemorating the end of a social and musical alternative. Zaphod Beeblebrox - The Nightclub at the Edge of the Universe. (From August 1989 on Rideau Street to May 2017 on York Street, ).
Ryan MacDonald says when his band, the Thunder Bay-based Honest Heart Collective, performed the final rock show at Zaphod Beeblebrox, they treated it almost…
Memories, via Simon Clark, who brought his magic and light to ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX 2.
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