sarnia sam Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Ron 'Skip' Prokop, bandleader of Lighthouse (One Fine Morning, Pretty Lady, etc.) died today. Skip stated drumming in a Sea Cadet band in Hamilton Ontario, then joined the Preston Scout House. A year he joined the Toronto Optimist and was lead snare drummer for three years. Of course you know the rest. As a former member of the Optimist Alumni and lead snare until 2008 this is very sad and I must say March On! in honour of a brother. Regards, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Thunder Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 This is sad news. Thanks for sharing. I've written about Skip in my DCW column, and always liked Lighthouse. (If you had a nickel for every corps that played "One Fine Morning" in the early 70s....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sarnia sam Posted September 3, 2017 Author Share Posted September 3, 2017 (edited) You too. I wrote a two-parter that ran in 2012. It was cool to trade war stories (I was the section leader of the Optimist Alumni 40 years post Skip being the section leader). Almost made him late for a gig having a smoke and chatting right before a show. Fun Times. Edit: I was replying Brian and somehow the quote function broke. Regards, John Edited September 3, 2017 by sarnia sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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