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Ted Scarf A.K.A. Chris (Kip) Smith

Born in Owen Sound, grew up listening to Beethoven, Jimi Hendrix, and Led Zeppelin. Learned to play piano, but later fell in love with guitar. Was sent away to private school when he showed a capacity for not liking school. Was a part of the Kitchener/Waterloo punk evolution, playing in the 'Guard Dogs', 'Special Guests', and later 'DV8". Shared the stage at the 'Kent Hotel' with 'Rheostatics', 'Masterbeats', 'The Zealots', 'Wars in Transit', and 'A Certain Ratio'. He was also 'Big Monkey Do' with 'Belinda Wu' and 'Wally Jericho'. The cassette release 'Where's the Kaboom' raised some eyebrows on the campus radio circuit. They played live shows at the 'Princess Theatre' with 'Geoff Bennett' and the 'Brothers Willms'.    Ted later moved to Toronto and made some noise with 'Sonic Boom'. He worked at 'Saved by Technology' for 10 years and then freelanced as a Mac Technician specializing in Music applications. He can still be found lurking behind mixing boards and computers in various capacities.