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Apothecary. When he stepped away from those ventures, he started up an Internet radio station which, until it closed down recently, was reaching about 10,000 listeners around the world. This summer, even while he


relaxes at his new cottage, the wheels in his head will be turning, looking for that next project. Chances are it will involve


music. For Doug McKeen, it always has.


A riot of Animals On February 28, 1967, Eric Burdon and the


Animals were scheduled to play a show at the Coliseum building at Lansdowne Park. What was supposed to be a fun night of music


turned into Ottawa’s first full-fledged rock and roll riot.


There are many theories about what happened.


Doug McKeen provided the stage gear for the night, and tells the real story. “There was a new promoter handling the show.


The local acts went on and played, but the Animals demanded to be paid before they played. “Nobody could find the promoter, so the band


left. We had a major problem. “I said if we started moving the equipment off


the stage the fans would know the Animals weren’t playing, and there would be a riot, and our stuff would get smashed. “So I sent four or five of my guys into the


audience to find as many friends as they could and bring them backstage. I told every guy to choose one piece of equipment, grab it, and get out the door and into the truck as quickly as possible. “It worked, but within two minutes the stage


was flattened and there was a fire down front. And because we were young and stupid, we snuck back into the arena and watched the riot from the upper seats. “When it was over, every chair was smashed


and all the hockey boards were flattened. It was scary!”


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