BAPCO Paint Band

Bapco Paint Plant 1948 BC Archives I-29828 The British American Paint Company was located at the site of the Laurel Point Inn. Employees had a group that played around Victoria during the late 50s early 60's (We're still looking for their real name). We are looking for any pictures/information about the band and any other members that may have played with them. I am also looking for pictures (musical or otherwise) of Bob Nickells and Peter Thompson to add to their profiles on the Royal City Music Project website (www.rcmusicproject.com/bapcopaintband). Thank you in advance for any help. You can contact us at [email protected] . "In addition to Bob (no vocals incidentally; later he added vibraphone) and I (trumpet by the way; later valve trombone) the original group got together to play for a Christmas party. The musicians for that entertainment included Don Beale (trombone), Jack Okell (alto sax), Terry Budd (possibly on drums; Terry played with Bob and I later) and possibly others. As I recall, it was a pretty ragtag sound that came out of us, but it gave us a start locally. At one time we toyed with the idea of changing the name of the group to The Laurel Po... more...