Local’s song found ha tm ound i ve noteworthy BRITISH PROPERTIES songwriter Bruce Millar recently won top honors for his entry in the Write-On ’87 Song Contest. “Millar, 36, wrote the lyrics for One Heart, which won first prize in the rhythm and blues/sou! cate- gory and crossed over to take fourth prize in the pop/rock sec- tion as well. It was the only song . to win in two different categories. Millar shares the honor with the song’s music writer Curtis Kendall. Prizes awarded by the contest, which was organized by the In- stitute of Communication Arts and the. entertainment paper Night Moves, include 40 hours of 24- track time in two Vancouver stu- dios, a Roland sampling keyboard, tape duplicating and courses at a local music school. Millar says the lyrics of the song, which emphasize the phrase “listen to the sound of one heart beating,”” were inspired by the Zen **koan’’ (saying) that asks, ‘‘What . is the sound of one hand clapp- ing?” It is, he says, a romantic theme. Millar is the co-founder, along with Michael Friedman, of the Vancouver’ Songwriters. Co-op which first met last December. . ,Millar, previously the manager of the Pacific Songwriters Associa- . tion, says the co-op has a ‘‘small, more narrow professional focus’’ that provides the members with ‘‘a real intensive workshop situaticn.”’ Man, 96, SHOOTING a hole-in-one at 92 yards is always a notable occur- rence — especially when you’re 96.“ It happened to Burt Rawsthorn, who lives at Hollyburn . House seniors residence, while playing a - round of golf with son-in-law Allan Moffatt at the Ambleside Pitch and Putt recently. Rawsthorn and Moffatt play together once a week. When asked who won on this particular day, Moffatt’s reply was ‘tHe did... I’m sorry to say.”’ A veteran of the 1914 Somme campaign and- recently-joined member of the West Vancouver Legion, Rawsthorn also keeps ac- ‘tive with. twice-daily walks and maintaining his own apartment at Hollyburn House. Joyce Geisler, marketer’ for Ra su CHRISTINE Has: just returned from :England and ‘to D’arcy Brown. Christine invites all her old and new clients to call her at Veg. - 9Q2-1234 1361 Marine Dr., West Van By PEGGY y WHITTAKER *: Villager Reporter : The co-op has a core of I5 members, all of whom have exten- sive professional experience and who were referred or invited to the organization. One of the co-op’s roles is soliciting work for its members in film, TV or with pop artists. Millar has devoted the bulk of his time to his music career for the past six years, and has a lot of *Grons in the fire’? for future pro- jects. He has submitted material that may be used in the score of Cold Front, a feature film to be shot on the North Shore, and is looking at compiling an album of solo instrumental works. In his role as solo pianist, Millar may be familiar to West Van- couver residents as entertainer at the Sundowner Restaurant for a season. Millar also plans a September repeat of The Art, Craft, and Business of Songwriting, a course he taught privately with Friedman this spring. One Heart will be sent to Los Angeles producers along with ma-' terial from other songwriters from the co-op, and will be distributed to Canadian producers by, Write- 13 - Sunday, August 14, 1988 - West Vancouver Villager photo Neil Lucente ALTHOUGH DUNDARAVE'’S revitalization plans are near completion, Ambleside is still suffering through massive road work. Shoppers are being entreated to continue to support their local merchants while this phase continues. On ’87 contest organizers as part of a cassette compilation of all the contest award winners. Millar is hoping that Vancouver will produce enough work for him to be able to stay here, although he says that is debatable. One incen- tive for staying in West Vancouver is his seven-year-old son, Christopher, who is currently enrolled at Capilano Elementary . School. ; Another West Vancouver former songwriter honored recently was Terry Jacks, who was presented a Crystal Award in June by the Per- forming Rights Organization of Canada. The Crystal Awards were given to a dozen Canadian songwriters whose songs have achieved 100,000 plays on Canadian airwaves. Jacks won for That’s Where I Went Wrone. . shoots hole-im-—one Hollyburn House, says she first heard about his hole-in-one when she saw Rawsthorn walk into the lobby. swinging his clubs after the round of golf with Moffatt. ‘‘I’m not a golfer,”’ she said, ‘‘ but that sounds pretty incredible.”’ Geisler said Rawsthorn met all the “‘criteria for independent liv- ing’? that Hollyburn House re- quires. Residents rent their apart- ments on a monthly basis and, other than once-weekly maid ser- vice and one meal per day, are responsible for their own meals and apartment upkeep. 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