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johnfowles

03-02-2006, 01:56 PM

Originally posted by charlene:
http://www.artgiveshope.ca/_/
(posted at the Newsgroup) well yes on a dial-up that reqires a lengthy loading operation
when I finally saw the portrait I was amazed to find it a nice colo(u)red one not B/W at all has your monitor or eyesight failed oh Charming one??
whatever here is a screenshot::-
http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot/gl_portrait.jpg
John
P.S.OK I just naturally assumed that by B/W you meant Black and White, perhaps you meant Best Wishes??
Or Best (offer) Wins??

Auburn Annie

03-02-2006, 02:36 PM

What an interesting photo, especially the expression differences between left and right sides of the face. Neat.

From the site:

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The price listed is $175.00.

charlene

03-02-2006, 02:49 PM

You're right sir John - I wasn't paying attention - it seemed black and white for some reason!
lol
I need a nap...
did you get my pics from Hugh's Room?
I will post my report soon.....almost done...

Some of the other photos at his site are quite interesting too....

johnfowles

03-02-2006, 03:03 PM

Originally posted by charlene:
did you get my pics from Hugh's Room?
I will post my report soon.....almost done...
No actually a look in both my regular email accounts just now shows nothing from you,.
Rather than bother with sending anything to me only by email dear Charabanc you should steel yourself and upload a selection of them somewhere then display some or all here all by yourself.
John
Even better sprinkLe some suitable ones here in your long-awaited report

Borderstone

03-02-2006, 04:13 PM

If we didn't know that was him,I'd think a good title for the picture would be "Fearless Age".

Good title? Let me know.

charlene

03-02-2006, 04:19 PM

well dear john i sent you an e-mail with some pics the other day....just what have you done with them??? I sent 2/26 at 7:25 to tellurian mail. i have re-sent to both of your e-mail accounts....
I don't know/remember how/where to fix pics to post here.....
HELP!!!

Auburn Annie

03-02-2006, 05:11 PM

Looks a little like Don Quixote, doesn't he?

johnfowles

03-02-2006, 05:19 PM

OK your email received at my hotmail email account not checked the other one yet
is that your new beau in the picture whose file is prosaically named pic_0018.jpg??
or is it Hugh??
I have uploaded the other three to my ripway free web site:-

http://h1.ripway.com/corfid/johnfowles/sign2.jpg

http://h1.ripway.com/corfid/johnfowles/Char-Aengus.jpg

Char with young Aengus Finnan

http://h1.ripway.com/corfid/johnfowles/Char-Jory.jpg

and with the ebullient Jory Nash

Wot no picture of Terry Tufts??

Memo to self I must find the time to complete my tutorial on using the free web site

http://www.ripway.com

and make it suitable for blondes and other dummies
No names no packdrill whatever that means!!
John Fowles

[ March 02, 2006, 16:27: Message edited by: johnfowles ]

johnfowles

03-02-2006, 05:36 PM

Originally posted by johnfowles:
No names no packdrill whatever that means!!
John Fowles Meaning

Say nothing and avoid repercussions.

Origin

Packdrill - the carrying of a heavy pack - was a punishment given to soldiers in the British Army

charlene

03-02-2006, 07:31 PM

I will post my report and more pics shortly Sir John...you are a scholar and a gentleman!

I will have to hire another photographer who is taller than me and thus eliminate the double chin problem....
lol
but oh how wonderful Aengus and Jory look!!
;) ;)
where's the pic of David and me??
;)

johnfowles

03-03-2006, 02:17 PM

Originally posted by charlene:
I will post my report and more pics shortly Sir John...you are a scholar and a gentleman!
where's the pic of David and me??
;) see my Private Message with destructions to show the mysterious David by Michael somebody?
http://gallery.euroweb.hu/art/m/michelan/1sculptu/david/david_r.jpg
Presumeably another david?

charlene

03-03-2006, 03:45 PM

The David I speak of is David Newland, emcee and singer/songwriter at the Tribute Shows. He is but one of the trio of lovelies that bring a smile to my face and a song in my heart....Lightfoot of course....unless it's one of their own gems.
;)
Char
I have NO idea what to do to make the picture appear....even your instruciton sin you e-mail are beyond my understanding Sir John...
I truly am daft this afternoon...moreso than usual....
Char the confused....

LSH

03-03-2006, 09:30 PM

lovely picture of Gord. and of David of course.

charlene

03-04-2006, 08:40 AM

http://h1.ripway.com/corfid/johnfowles/PIC_0018.JPG

David Newland-emcee and performer

read David's diary re: Tribute Show at:
http://davidnewland.com/diary/

[ March 04, 2006, 09:29: Message edited by: charlene ]

patybear

03-15-2006, 04:19 PM

The color photo near the top of this page is the worst photo of Gordon Lightfoot I've ever seen.In my opinon,it doesn't even look like him.
Yes,the man is 67 years old,and yes,he has had some major health problems in the past year or so.
But if the photo wasn't labeled as being G.L;I never would have known it was him.

And case you're wondering-yes,I'm old enough to remember when,"If You Could Read My Mind" was a current song.So I'm familar with what Mr.Lightfoot looked like in his prime.

charlene

03-15-2006, 05:13 PM

well having just seen him a few weeks ago - up close and personal - he looks just like that these days. he's as fit as a fiddle and has a spring in his step and a smile on his face. his laugh is hearty and he doesn't miss a beat....the twinkle in his eyes and wry grin are that of an elder statesman who has lived the life and survived as a better man. it's a face that says it all.
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/8750/image720as.jpg

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/3249/chargordedited22dq.jpg

Sheryl

03-16-2006, 12:10 AM

I see that sparkle in his eye -- hey, I think he's sexy. Who's gonna second that?

Cathy

03-16-2006, 06:54 AM

Originally posted by patybear:
The color photo near the top of this page is the worst photo of Gordon Lightfoot I've ever seen.In my opinon,it doesn't even look like him.
Yes,the man is 67 years old,and yes,he has had some major health problems in the past year or so.
But if the photo wasn't labeled as being G.L;I never would have known it was him.

And case you're wondering-yes,I'm old enough to remember when,"If You Could Read My Mind" was a current song.So I'm familar with what Mr.Lightfoot looked like in his prime.
Most of us have been around as long, and are also familiar with what Gord looked like in his prime. Too bad there wasn't a way to package youth in a bottle. You could just sprinkle a little on every day, and stay eternally young.

The picture is pretty much representative of how he looks now. You might as well get used to it, because there's not a one of us that's getting any younger.

charlene

03-16-2006, 07:20 AM

geeze Cathy - every morning I wake up, look in the mirror and think I'm getting younger looking....then I put on my glasses and blow that theory all to hell!
lol
I do FEEL younger than I am however....
;)

charlene

03-16-2006, 07:20 AM

Auburn Annie

03-16-2006, 01:33 PM

Personally I love this picture. Hey, patybear, where in upstate are you? I'm between Syracuse and Rochester.

2Much2Lose

03-16-2006, 03:16 PM

Too bad there wasn't a way to package youth in a bottle. You could just sprinkle a little on every day, and stay eternally young.

[/QB]Sprinkle? Hell, I'd be doing shots!!!

Jenney

LSH

03-16-2006, 06:00 PM

ROFL Jenney.

Poor Little Alison

03-16-2006, 07:11 PM

We live in a youth-obsessed culture, I'm afraid. I'm just glad that at 67, and considering everything he's been through, Gord is doing well. May this continue for a long time to come. :)

Poor Little Alison

03-17-2006, 08:54 PM

Great pic! :)

Cathy

03-18-2006, 07:41 AM

Originally posted by charlene:
geeze Cathy - every morning I wake up, look in the mirror and think I'm getting younger looking....then I put on my glasses and blow that theory all to hell!
lol
I do FEEL younger than I am however....
;) The same happens to me.
Some days I feel young, like I did 20 or 30 years ago, but there are other days when I'm just exhausted all the time.
If I have a busy day, I pay for it when the next day rolls around.

Cathy

03-18-2006, 07:46 AM

Originally posted by Jenney:
quote:

Too bad there wasn't a way to package youth in a bottle. You could just sprinkle a little on every day, and stay eternally young.

Sprinkle? Hell, I'd be doing shots!!!

Jenney [/QB][/QUOTE]LOL!

Yeah, we could bottle it in a look-alike booze bottle, and give it a booze flavor. Something exotic! Hey, maybe I could even drink it!

SilverHeels

03-18-2006, 12:16 PM

Sheryl,
I am with you. Inspite of his years, he still has that special magic. I think the pic with Mary proves it.

03-23-2006, 07:25 AM

I saw Kenny Rogers on Good Morning America a few days ago, and what a scary sight! He looks like he had at LEAST two face lifts. His face is so stretched out, he looks oriental (not that there's anything wrong with that). His voice still sounded good though.

I'd much rather see Gord with his wrinkles and his gray - he has character. He's aged very well IMO, especially with all he's been through.

Cathy

03-24-2006, 09:00 AM

I noticed that too, fl. It looks like Kenny has a permanent smile on his face because his lips are stretched out.

SilverHeels

03-24-2006, 12:15 PM

or perhaps he just got lucky ... ;)

Dan O'Malley

03-24-2006, 05:14 PM

I was lucky enough to meet Gord last may outside Massey Hall, and after seeing the Reno DVD, I was expecting an elderly, frail gord, particularly after his illness. However, I was amazed at how youthful and sprightly he seemed. He was shorter than i'd expected! but full of life.