made and released under the _ *‘Minorephone’”’ label by ator was TMI. | One of the songs called ‘*Shoji Sencho,’’ is about a whaling ship captain called Shoji with whom Nicol sailed 11 years ago. The word ‘*sencho’’ is the phonetic translation of the Japanese word for ‘‘captain.’’ NO SWEAR WORDS As part of the song Nicol has a 45-second narrative in Japanese which summarizes the theme before he begins singing. Nicol says: ‘*To convey rough ‘man’s speech’ I use English swear words, but in the Japanese there are no swear words, nothing to distress the listener, but enough to convey that it is a seaman-type, and not a city slicker who is talking.’’ The narrative, translated English, goes like this. Classte “SE Yu a a MERCEDES ‘ail Canedian geared up North Vancouver Lid. 24 hr. collision towing 922-2500 into ° Collision Ltd. Sports &F Imports 164 PEMBERTON AVENUE, NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. JUST FOR YOUR SERVICE : . | (Ra) ‘CALL 984-0371 7890 W.15th at Marine Dr., § Dave’s Autobody Shop| original owner since 1956 complete car body service 1439 Clyde Ave., West Van page 12 - March 9, 1977 - North Shore News *‘About this eh...eleven years ago, we sailed on the Number 17 Kyo Maru, and it’s talking about that time you see. We sailed out of Newfoundland to hunt fin whales. Me, I like the sea, and sake (booze) so me and -the skipper- got along right off. That old bugger taught me lots of things about the sea. However, since that time, I haven’t set eyes on him even once. Truly, I wonder where the hell the old bugger went....’’ vy wasweese The song begins with Nicol describing a whale hunt, and tells of the killing of a whale. - Captain Shoji shed tears that night for the sake of the lives of many whales... Nicol says he knew the captain perso- nally. After that whale hunt Shoji disappeared myster- ously and no one has heard of his whereabouts since. HOLDS BLACK BELT | Nicol’s successful trip to CENTRE “THE LITTLE Spectalists WITH THE BIG DIFFERENCE” JAGUAR - VOLVO Full Mechanical Service. MG - TR - DATSUN Open 7 am - 11 pm. we (GRA) 986-2917 and auto refinishing an (ARa) 985-7195 NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C, BRITISH CRAFTSMEN Guaranteed Quality. Workmanship On All Your Body Shop Needs « -LONSDALE - DISCOUNT SERVICE STATION mechanic on duty ‘till 9.pm 20th & Lonsdale, N. Vancouver LEVEry AUTO METAL LTD. CARS « TRUCKS -. BUSES ‘*finest in collision rebuilding” 183, PEMBERTON AVENUE Complete Mechanical Repairs a 1053 CHURCHILL CRESC. | (BEHIND THE AVALON) NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. ff Japan was his third to that country. He first went there in 1961 to study martial arts. He now holds a black belt in karate. After returning to Canada he later worked for the Foreign Service and assigned - to Japan in 1965 to observe a major oil spill. More recently he was in the Arctic studying the effects of oil upon river systems in connection with the McKenzie Pipeline. “I definitely lead two 99 lives, he’ explains. Apart from singing he works full-time as an_ operations manager for.a petro-chemical spill control company in North Vancouver. . Nicol and his Japanese wife, Sonako, live in Lynn Valley with their children. [1976] LTD. top quality mechanics - 988-1918 2501 Westview | Drive, N. Vancouver GROUT MOTORS [1975] LTD. | all mechanical repairs, import & domestic SHELL North Van DYNOMOMETER CENTRE