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based in

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, Canada who first formed in 1985 and folded in 1989. They released two albums, ''Nobody Likes...The Dik Van Dykes'' (1987), and ''Waste Mor Vinyl'' (1989), on the Og Records label, preceded by a limited edition indie

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, ''Live At the Gown and Gavel''... and countless compilation records such as the '' It Came from Canada'' series issued by OG Records (the Deja Voodoo guys). Most of the Dik Van Dykes' songs were humorous in nature, often satirizing local and

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culture. "Curling", "Birthday Song" and "Adult Gumby" were fan favorites. The band received significant airplay on

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93.3,

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's CHMR 93.5, and many other student-run radio stations. They opened for

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on three nights in 1988, and played with other great bands of the era such as

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, UIC, Wetspots, Heimlich Maneuver and Deja Voodoo. In the 90s, Sarah Hodgson asked Mike (Dik) Johnson to join her band, Sinister Dude Ranch. He accepted, but with one condition, that the band change its name to "I Love My Shih Tzu". The band's first song was actually a Dik Van Dykes song, "Too Much Like Fun". The band broke up in the early 21st century.

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External links

Dik Van Dykes Myspace page

Punk History Canada
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