REVELSTOKE B.C. ABOUT 25 YEARS AGO. A NEW RESTAURANT IN TOWN, AND OH THAT BOY COULD EAT!

You can probably tell that Charlie was not a real big guy as far as size goes, but man could he eat. None of us were ever really sure where he put it and a hallow leg was not left out of our curiosities either.
We were playing in a town called Revelstoke B.C. at the time and a new Hamburger Joint had just opened it's doors. I believe a bet was made between Charlie, and our brother Steve,
(Bass player), as to who could eat the most burgers in this new place. As you can see by the picture, these burger were a pretty descent size! If I remember correctly, I believe Charlie wound up eating the 3 in front of him, a good amount of Fries, and then some. Long story short, Charlie won the bet!
Anyway, this picture made the Front Page of the Revelstoke paper the next day and I don't believe there were any challengers that cared to take Charlie on in an eating contest.

There was also the egg eating contest in Williams Lake B.C. which unfolds something like this, and for those of you who have seen the movie, Cool Hand Luke, with Paul Newman and George Kennedy, you will know exactly what I am talking about.

We had just finished our last night in Williams Lake B.C.! I believe we were about half way through our last night and on a 15 minute break when Charlie started being his usual funny self. I don't recall exactly what lead to it, but all of a sudden Charlie made the bold comment, "I can eat 50 eggs"! I believe brother Steve also took the challenge on this one. The Club owner and the local store owner were both within earshot of the conversation and with Charlie's comment, well, that is all that was needed. After we finished the night out, the store owner opened up his store about 2:00 a.m. and brought about 8 dozen eggs to our motel room, which was equiped with a stove, pots and pans. THE BET WAS ON!