This Page, above, No Explanation, acrylic on canvas, 2016, 30” x 40” (available at Eclipse Gallery)
The band went on tour to the U.K. for their shot at fame and fortune. They opened for bluesman Howlin’ Wolf and guitarist Jeff Beck on the London club circuit, sharing a festival bill in Holland with the Who and Traffic. Eventually, everyone got homesick and the
band returned to Canada, but not before landing a record deal with Liberty and recording the classic album Stink, filled with humorous Mendelson songs like Mainline and Think I’m Losing My Marbles.