Your hunt for this band is giving me sisu.
Good morning from the Lakehead — the Giant's still sleeping, but we're not. Let's get at it.
You know, out here, we’re proud of our music scene, past and present. We’ve had some real characters come through the clubs on Red River Road, and some bands that made a name for themselves beyond the city limits. But then there are the ones that only *we* remember, the ones that are part of that real deep cut Thunder Bay lore. Someone over on r/ThunderBay is looking for a demo tape from a late 80s band called Pukefish, and it's called 'Not Tonight Hun, I Have a Haddock.' And you know what? That’s just… peak Thunder Bay.
### Finding Our Sonic History
This isn't just someone looking for an old song; it’s a quest for a piece of our shared, slightly strange, history. Pukefish, with a name like that, and a demo called 'Not Tonight Hun, I Have a Haddock' – you just know that tape holds some true Lakehead energy. It reminds you that before Prince Arthur's Landing was all polished and nice, before Algoma Street was a full-on restaurant row, there was a raw, unvarnished scene happening. It’s a bit like finding an old Persian wrapper from the 80s, you know? A taste of a different time.
* This is about cultural preservation, Thunder Bay style. * It shows a deep, almost archaeological, interest in our local music. * It highlights the unique, often humorous, spirit of the city’s past.
It’s easy to focus on the big things, the grain elevators standing tall, or the Sleeping Giant in the distance, but the real heart of Thunder Bay is in these small, specific memories. Someone wanting to hear this tape, it’s a reminder that our history isn’t just in museums; it’s in the forgotten bands that played down by May Street or over in the East End, the ones that captured a moment that only people up here would understand. If you’ve got that tape, help this person out. It's important.
Mikko Virtanen-Bryce, MiTL Sports Desk, Thunder Bay.
The crew on the morning show, they'd love this one — catch them talking about it, live at mornings.live.