Edited sentence: As a city councilor, he was frequently absent from council meetings and more prone to be in a bar than at his constituency office.Auf der Maur was a journalist by profession and he was every reporter's favorite drinking buddy.Auf der Maur's 'legend' was more the result of public apathy to the municipal political process and  to the media's deference to one of their own.Many residents of his downtown constituency (Peter McGill District) lamented the fact that they would have to comb the bars of Crescent Street to bring a problem to their councilor.Other constituents simply appealed to neigboring councilors for help.Other than highlighting cost overruns in the run-up to the 1976 Olympic Games and frequently switching political parties, Auf der Maur left no lasting contribution to the Montreal political scene.Under this climate, it is easy to see how the Montreal media would ignore Auf der Maur's derelictions to duty as a councilor (and his constituents' complaints) and instead try to portray him as a 'man about town