A telling of Calgary's history benefits, I think, by telling about our peculiar brushes with pop culture. Like Stampede Wrestling, Joni Mitchell's tenure here (mentioned on a couple of CHI tours), Calgary's invention of ginger beef, the bloody caesar, etc.
And now, the story of Tommy Chong's Calgary days - and his being run out of town by mayor Don Mackay:
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Entertainm ... story.html
Or the wacky story of aspiring country artist Cal Cavendish, who bombed downtown Calgary with manure in 1975...
http://www.ffwdweekly.com/article/arts/ ... ruth-3272/
http://www2.canada.com/calgaryherald/ne ... aeb31526ba