Black Diamond · The Benny Doro Collection
Classic Rock Weekend · Minnedosa, Manitoba · 1996
A hot festival afternoon, full KISS makeup and a MuchMusic microphone beside the smaller stage.
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The moment
Black Diamond was appearing at Classic Rock Weekend in Minnedosa when a MuchMusic VJ stopped beside the festival’s side stage. The surviving film captures the band in full costume—quick, funny and completely at home inside the characters.
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Benny’s narration · 1:48
Benny remembers the summer heat, the two-stage festival and the surprise of MuchMusic stopping to interview Black Diamond.
Original oral history
Personal recollection recorded by Benny Doro specifically for this Collection story.
MuchMusic · Festival film · 1:54
The original MPEG master remains untouched in the Benny Doro Archive. This shared Vault derivative is the only public film copy used by the Collection, Music page and Videos archive.
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Inside the clip
The program audio identifies the setting as the Classic Rock Weekend side stage in Minnedosa, Manitoba. Black Diamond appears in full KISS costume while the VJ keeps the exchange loose and playful.
The stage-blood demonstration becomes the punch line—a small surviving piece of the personality the band carried into every appearance.
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Archive note
The surviving program identifies MuchMusic, Classic Rock Weekend, Minnedosa and the side-stage setting. Festival chronology establishes the year as 1996.
Benny’s narration is presented as first-person recollection. The exact performance day, broadcast date, interviewer identity, attendance and full festival lineup remain under research.
Open the canonical film record in the Music Vault