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Monday, September 28, 2009

My life reading list 2009.09

"Chez Gérard" La petite scène des grandes vedettes. Gérard Thibeault et Chantal Hébert.
ebay Une excellente histoire de la vie du petit Restaurant en face de la gare à Québec mis sur la selette par Charles Trenet. De quoi faire revivre le passé à tout Québecois. Merci Jean-Pierre

Chez Gérard
At the end of World War II, Gérard Thibault breathed new life into his restaurant located on the corner of Rue Saint-Nicolas and Rue Saint-Paul by serving meals with musical accompaniment. Thus was born the Chez Gérard cabaret, which featured a host of famous French artists such as Charles Aznavour, Georges Brassens, Édith Piaf, and Charles Trenet (see photo). Damaged in a fire in 1978, the cabaret was restored and then classified a historic monument in the 1980s.
Source: http://www.ville.quebec.qc.ca/EN/touristes/connaitre/histoire/1945-2008.aspx

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