How did you become a G.Lightfoot fan?

[gathrb]

http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif1981 living away @ college dorm I met a friend who always listened to "Gord's Gold" on cassette whenever he did homework. After awhile I asked him about it and he said he always used that album to relax with while he did homework. After the school year ended, I came back home(1982) & bought the same cassette & my girlfriend(wife) liked it too. It always been sort of a romantic thing for us to listen to his music & attend his concerts...something we both shared.

http://www.corfid.com/ubb/frown.gif A sad footnote to this story is that my friend(Tim Pope) finished college, married, and started a political career. He was elected as a councilmen in Novi, Mi and served well. He died in a car accident about 8yrs ago.

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"...If YoU fEeL iT yOu BeTtEr BeLiEvE iT, yOu'Re GoNnA sEe It, YoU nEeD tO kNoW/iT iS rIsInG lIkE a FeAtHeR, dIpPiNg & DaNcInG fRoM bElOw/ThErE's A nEw WaVe ThAt Is BrEaKiNg In ThE wAkE oF a PaSsInG sHiP/eVeRy NaTiOn'S gOnNa Be ShAkEn, PuT iT tOgEtHeR, dOn'T lEt It SlIp..."

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[Tom]

http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif1981 living away @ college dorm I met a friend who always listened to "Gord's Gold" on cassette whenever he did homework. After awhile I asked him about it and he said he always used that album to relax with while he did homework. After the school year ended, I came back home(1982) & bought the same cassette & my girlfriend(wife) liked it too. It always been sort of a romantic thing for us to listen to his music & attend his concerts...something we both shared.

http://www.corfid.com/ubb/frown.gif A sad footnote to this story is that my friend(Tim Pope) finished college, married, and started a political career. He was elected as a councilmen in Novi, Mi and served well. He died in a car accident about 8yrs ago.

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"...If YoU fEeL iT yOu BeTtEr BeLiEvE iT, yOu'Re GoNnA sEe It, YoU nEeD tO kNoW/iT iS rIsInG lIkE a FeAtHeR, dIpPiNg & DaNcInG fRoM bElOw/ThErE's A nEw WaVe ThAt Is BrEaKiNg In ThE wAkE oF a PaSsInG sHiP/eVeRy NaTiOn'S gOnNa Be ShAkEn, PuT iT tOgEtHeR, dOn'T lEt It SlIp..."

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[Tom]

Oh Tom, I wished you hadn't asked that question. I feel like such a "groupie"!
As I hinted at in another thread, a girlfriend and I used to cruise around town listening to a "Sundown" 8-track. That all came about because at the time we were ushers at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, where our new hockey team (now the Calgary Flames) played and often came in contact with those handsome guys from across the border. On the team was a player named Tom Lysiak and as it so happened, my girlfriend had a crush on the guy. And being that his roommate at the time was Dwight Bialowas, naturally I had a crush on him. Anyway, in both of their bios in the media guide, they listed as their favorite artist as being Gordon Lightfoot. So, we went to the music store and checked into this "Lightfoot guy". Turned out to be someone we've heard of before but didn't know it. And as the saying goes . . . the rest is history. And to answer that unasked question- no, nothing ever came out of that infatuation with the hockey players because I was painfully shy back then and I haven't much improved over the years- hard to believe, huh? btw- if anyone cares, Tom Lysiak resides in a nearby neighborhood of mine and is a real estate big wig. Don't know whatever happend to Dwight once he was traded to the Minnesota Northstars (now Texas Star?).

[Mary Ann]

Oh Tom, I wished you hadn't asked that question. I feel like such a "groupie"!
As I hinted at in another thread, a girlfriend and I used to cruise around town listening to a "Sundown" 8-track. That all came about because at the time we were ushers at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, where our new hockey team (now the Calgary Flames) played and often came in contact with those handsome guys from across the border. On the team was a player named Tom Lysiak and as it so happened, my girlfriend had a crush on the guy. And being that his roommate at the time was Dwight Bialowas, naturally I had a crush on him. Anyway, in both of their bios in the media guide, they listed as their favorite artist as being Gordon Lightfoot. So, we went to the music store and checked into this "Lightfoot guy". Turned out to be someone we've heard of before but didn't know it. And as the saying goes . . . the rest is history. And to answer that unasked question- no, nothing ever came out of that infatuation with the hockey players because I was painfully shy back then and I haven't much improved over the years- hard to believe, huh? btw- if anyone cares, Tom Lysiak resides in a nearby neighborhood of mine and is a real estate big wig. Don't know whatever happend to Dwight once he was traded to the Minnesota Northstars (now Texas Star?).

[Bill]

About the time I was learning to play the guitar (mid 70s), my brother went off to college, but left some of his LPs...among them -- Don Quixote and Sundown. Stacked them on the record changer (remember?!)and was hooked. Over the next six months I searched record stores in several regional towns (KY/Tenn)and collected everything from Lightfoot forward to Summertime Dream. In those days you could buy the song books too, so I collected all I could find.

[charlene]

I was a young, innocent 15 year old in 1970,with boy troubles and IYCRMM said everything I felt! I bought the 45 and played it a million times. On July 8 Gord signed that same 45! The relationship betwen Me and Gord has remained on solid ground thankfully!
Char
I first saw Gord on stage at Massey Hall in 1973. He got up to sing with Kris Kristofferson. They sang Me & Bobby Magee. I had just run out of film after shooting two rolls of Kris & his wife Rita Coolidge. I am so glad that there is a picture in the Songbook booklet! I know I didn't dream it!
Char

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[charlene]

I was a young, innocent 15 year old in 1970,with boy troubles and IYCRMM said everything I felt! I bought the 45 and played it a million times. On July 8 Gord signed that same 45! The relationship betwen Me and Gord has remained on solid ground thankfully!
Char
I first saw Gord on stage at Massey Hall in 1973. He got up to sing with Kris Kristofferson. They sang Me & Bobby Magee. I had just run out of film after shooting two rolls of Kris & his wife Rita Coolidge. I am so glad that there is a picture in the Songbook booklet! I know I didn't dream it!
Char

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[fezo]

It was summertime, '69, and I was on my first holiday job working in a management office in London. One afternoon I opened the door of my office and there stood this dream in brown suede, fringed jacket, denims and cowboy boots. Gord had been booked to appear on tv and he had come by with some
promo records. Desperately trying to appear grown-up and not at all affected by this stranger who smiled at me so kindly,(he could probably see the rush of love in my eyes) I tripped over the carpet and was
steadied by the Lightfoot hand. Oh be still my heart! The record was 'The Circle is Small' and I sent copies to everybody I knew thus enrolling several new fans for him.
My love and admiration for the man has never wavered throughout the years. He is still
the best - the one and only. Why he chose Liz instead of me I'll never understand (and Wes, dont you dare say a word ...)

[Silver Heels]

It was summertime, '69, and I was on my first holiday job working in a management office in London. One afternoon I opened the door of my office and there stood this dream in brown suede, fringed jacket, denims and cowboy boots. Gord had been booked to appear on tv and he had come by with some
promo records. Desperately trying to appear grown-up and not at all affected by this stranger who smiled at me so kindly,(he could probably see the rush of love in my eyes) I tripped over the carpet and was
steadied by the Lightfoot hand. Oh be still my heart! The record was 'The Circle is Small' and I sent copies to everybody I knew thus enrolling several new fans for him.
My love and admiration for the man has never wavered throughout the years. He is still
the best - the one and only. Why he chose Liz instead of me I'll never understand (and Wes, dont you dare say a word ...)

[jennybryce]

Like Silver Heels, it was '69,I was 14 years old, and babysat for a couple in North Hollywood, Cal., who were agents for quite a few people in the entertainment business. This couple had a lot of promo albums of various singers, and I fell in love with their Gordon Lightfoot albums, (and the man too!). I would always hustle the kids off to bed, and put Gord on the stereo. Feeling very romantic and impressionable at 14, I couldn't believe that this man could write words that expressed the feelings that were inside my head and my heart. Feeling very grown up, I would smoke cigarettes, (gave that habit up years ago!), listen to his words and music, and dream about the places and relationships he sang about. GL has remained as the premier singer/songwriter/entertainer in my life. He is the only one for whom I rush out and buy any and all music I can get my hands on, and really the only performer I prefer to see in concert.

He's the best!

Anne

[Anne]

Like Silver Heels, it was '69,I was 14 years old, and babysat for a couple in North Hollywood, Cal., who were agents for quite a few people in the entertainment business. This couple had a lot of promo albums of various singers, and I fell in love with their Gordon Lightfoot albums, (and the man too!). I would always hustle the kids off to bed, and put Gord on the stereo. Feeling very romantic and impressionable at 14, I couldn't believe that this man could write words that expressed the feelings that were inside my head and my heart. Feeling very grown up, I would smoke cigarettes, (gave that habit up years ago!), listen to his words and music, and dream about the places and relationships he sang about. GL has remained as the premier singer/songwriter/entertainer in my life. He is the only one for whom I rush out and buy any and all music I can get my hands on, and really the only performer I prefer to see in concert.

He's the best!

Anne

[gathrb]

Silver Heels:
You said the 45rpm was "The Circle is Small" in 1969. How does that version sound different compared to the later version on ENDLESS WIRE? Is it longer or shorter in length? Is it available on any CD? I'd like to hear the original version, its one of my favorites & one of his most personal songs. Do you like the '69 version or '78 version better? (Maybe you can e-mail me a MP3 of song??) Do you know why the song didn't get popular in 1969...& why was it finally released in a different version 9 years later?


"...I can see what you believe in when his name is mentioned & I die..."

[Tom]

Silver Heels:
You said the 45rpm was "The Circle is Small" in 1969. How does that version sound different compared to the later version on ENDLESS WIRE? Is it longer or shorter in length? Is it available on any CD? I'd like to hear the original version, its one of my favorites & one of his most personal songs. Do you like the '69 version or '78 version better? (Maybe you can e-mail me a MP3 of song??) Do you know why the song didn't get popular in 1969...& why was it finally released in a different version 9 years later?


"...I can see what you believe in when his name is mentioned & I die..."

[charlene]

I like the later version better. I think in the Songbook notes Gord said he prefers the newer version too. The old one is disjointed for some reason - there isn't a good flow to the song.
just my opinion - I may be wrong (dennis miller)

Char

[charlene]

I like the later version better. I think in the Songbook notes Gord said he prefers the newer version too. The old one is disjointed for some reason - there isn't a good flow to the song.
just my opinion - I may be wrong (dennis miller)

Char

[Dorothea]

I agree.
Slight preference to the new one.
The old one was done very much in the folk trad.
Fits in well with the BHOE style.

Frank.

[Frank v]

I agree.
Slight preference to the new one.
The old one was done very much in the folk trad.
Fits in well with the BHOE style.

Frank.

[fezo]

quote:Originally posted by Tom:
Silver Heels:
You said the 45rpm was "The Circle is Small" in 1969. How does that version sound different compared to the later version on ENDLESS WIRE? Is it longer or shorter in length? Is it available on any CD? I'd like to hear the original version, its one of my favorites & one of his most personal songs. Do you like the '69 version or '78 version better? (Maybe you can e-mail me a MP3 of song??) Do you know why the song didn't get popular in 1969...& why was it finally released in a different version 9 years later?


"...I can see what you believe in when his name is mentioned & I die..."

Hi Tom. I still rather like the original
version. Perhaps because for sentimental reasons (it was, after all, the song which intro'd me to
Gord). Technically the later version is superior but then it would have to be, wouldnt it? Nine years makes a big difference in the recording world. But its a great version too. 'The Circle is Small' remains a great song.

[Silver Heels]

quote:Originally posted by Tom:
Silver Heels:
You said the 45rpm was "The Circle is Small" in 1969. How does that version sound different compared to the later version on ENDLESS WIRE? Is it longer or shorter in length? Is it available on any CD? I'd like to hear the original version, its one of my favorites & one of his most personal songs. Do you like the '69 version or '78 version better? (Maybe you can e-mail me a MP3 of song??) Do you know why the song didn't get popular in 1969...& why was it finally released in a different version 9 years later?


"...I can see what you believe in when his name is mentioned & I die..."

Hi Tom. I still rather like the original
version. Perhaps because for sentimental reasons (it was, after all, the song which intro'd me to
Gord). Technically the later version is superior but then it would have to be, wouldnt it? Nine years makes a big difference in the recording world. But its a great version too. 'The Circle is Small' remains a great song.

[timconnelly]

It was late 70's when my sister came home with "Did She Mention My Name" album
I've heard a lot of Gordon Lightfoot songs, but being a young kid, just never "really" listened. When I listened to that album, I was hooked!! I was on a mission to get every GL album there was ever made. I think I just about succeeded too.

Does anyone know how many albums GL did actually put out?

Here is a list of what I have.
Did she Mention My Name ;
Gord's Gold;
Sunday Concert;
Cold On the Shoulder;
The Best of Gordon Lightfoot;
Sundown;
Back Here on Earth;
Summer Side of Life;
Don Quixote;
Endless Wire;
Shadows;
Summertime Dream;
Sit Down Young Stranger;
Dream Street Rose;
Salute;
Waiting For You;
Old Dan's Records;
East of Midnight
I have "A Painter Passing Through and Songbook on order.

[Kim]

It was late 70's when my sister came home with "Did She Mention My Name" album
I've heard a lot of Gordon Lightfoot songs, but being a young kid, just never "really" listened. When I listened to that album, I was hooked!! I was on a mission to get every GL album there was ever made. I think I just about succeeded too.

Does anyone know how many albums GL did actually put out?

Here is a list of what I have.
Did she Mention My Name ;
Gord's Gold;
Sunday Concert;
Cold On the Shoulder;
The Best of Gordon Lightfoot;
Sundown;
Back Here on Earth;
Summer Side of Life;
Don Quixote;
Endless Wire;
Shadows;
Summertime Dream;
Sit Down Young Stranger;
Dream Street Rose;
Salute;
Waiting For You;
Old Dan's Records;
East of Midnight
I have "A Painter Passing Through and Songbook on order.

[Janice]

Kim,

From the home page of this site, you can get to an area where Florian (The Webmaster) has listed all of Gordon's albums. There are also lyrics for each of the songs...You should check it out http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

Janice

[Wingdrops]

Kim-
Looks like you're missing "Lightfoot!" and "The Way I Feel." They are not on CD as albums, but there is a 2 disk United Artists CD that has them in its compilation of Gord's UA work (all four UA studio albums but not UA's Sunday Concert).

For a complete set, I'm not counting Gord'sGold II and some of the other compilation albums, including GG I and "Best of ..." Although Songbook is a compilation, there is more "new" material on there than on a standard LP.

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"And the laughter came too easy for life to pass me by." - SDYS

[2Much2Lose]

Kim-
Looks like you're missing "Lightfoot!" and "The Way I Feel." They are not on CD as albums, but there is a 2 disk United Artists CD that has them in its compilation of Gord's UA work (all four UA studio albums but not UA's Sunday Concert).

For a complete set, I'm not counting Gord'sGold II and some of the other compilation albums, including GG I and "Best of ..." Although Songbook is a compilation, there is more "new" material on there than on a standard LP.

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"And the laughter came too easy for life to pass me by." - SDYS

[timconnelly]

Thanks Janice and 2Much2Lose.
Looks like I'm still searching for those 2 albums (Lightfoot) & (The Way I Feel)
If anyone would like to sell theirs, I'm interested, (yes I still have a turntable) or if someone would be willing to tape them for me that would be great too!!
If anyone would like any of the ones I have taped, I'd be more than happy to do that for you.

[Kim]

Thanks Janice and 2Much2Lose.
Looks like I'm still searching for those 2 albums (Lightfoot) & (The Way I Feel)
If anyone would like to sell theirs, I'm interested, (yes I still have a turntable) or if someone would be willing to tape them for me that would be great too!!
If anyone would like any of the ones I have taped, I'd be more than happy to do that for you.

[fezo]

quote:Originally posted by Kim:
Thanks Janice and 2Much2Lose.
Looks like I'm still searching for those 2 albums (Lightfoot) & (The Way I Feel)
If anyone would like to sell theirs, I'm interested, (yes I still have a turntable) or if someone would be willing to tape them for me that would be great too!!
If anyone would like any of the ones I have taped, I'd be more than happy to do that for you.

Kim, has anyone offered to tape them for you?
If not, I can do it for you. BUT I aint selling my copies! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[Silver Heels]

quote:Originally posted by Kim:
Thanks Janice and 2Much2Lose.
Looks like I'm still searching for those 2 albums (Lightfoot) & (The Way I Feel)
If anyone would like to sell theirs, I'm interested, (yes I still have a turntable) or if someone would be willing to tape them for me that would be great too!!
If anyone would like any of the ones I have taped, I'd be more than happy to do that for you.

Kim, has anyone offered to tape them for you?
If not, I can do it for you. BUT I aint selling my copies! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[Borderstone]

To sum it up simply. Although I'd known of Gord's top 10 hits since I was 6,I never really or truly became an "avid listner" (I hate the term Fan) until I bought the Songbook CD set. This showed me that just because an artist has only a few hits,that does not mean the rest of their songs aren't as good. I actually used to believe that if an act couldn't get more than a few,then the can't be all that! Anyway,one day short of a year later he came to Phx. and I saw his concert,met him & received 2 autographs! Since then,no male solo singer even compares. That's why I bought every LP he's put out. I used to like Neil Diamond the most but,sorry Neil,you'll have to setttle for #2. Borderstone-outta here and Alberta Bound! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/cool.gif

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[Mist O' The Morn']

1967, when I was playing guitar and singing at some clubs, and someone came forward and said I sounded like this guy called Gordon Lightfoot. I listened to the music, discovered the poetry of his lyric, the mastery of his music, and I guess, as a result,I became a fan, at least,in some sense of the word "fan".

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restless shadows

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[walls]

1967, when I was playing guitar and singing at some clubs, and someone came forward and said I sounded like this guy called Gordon Lightfoot. I listened to the music, discovered the poetry of his lyric, the mastery of his music, and I guess, as a result,I became a fan, at least,in some sense of the word "fan".

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restless shadows

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[DMD3]

My dad would sometimes play The Edmund Fitz on the computer.(We had it on Napster). After hearing it several times, I caught the lyric "Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours." The next day I went to school and started humming the song in my head. I grew to like the song a lot. That summer though, he had to get napster taken off. But he let me borrow his Gords Gold Vol. II CD.
I didn't like that version of The Edmund Fitzgerald, but I listened to it anyway. Over the next couple of months I would learn to like a few other songs such as The Pony Man, Shadows, High and Dry, Etc.
Later I would get the "Summertime Dream" CD. Then around Thanksgiving, I would buy me "If You Could Read My Mind." And for Christmas, I would get the Sonbook Set.

[DMD3]

My dad would sometimes play The Edmund Fitz on the computer.(We had it on Napster). After hearing it several times, I caught the lyric "Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours." The next day I went to school and started humming the song in my head. I grew to like the song a lot. That summer though, he had to get napster taken off. But he let me borrow his Gords Gold Vol. II CD.
I didn't like that version of The Edmund Fitzgerald, but I listened to it anyway. Over the next couple of months I would learn to like a few other songs such as The Pony Man, Shadows, High and Dry, Etc.
Later I would get the "Summertime Dream" CD. Then around Thanksgiving, I would buy me "If You Could Read My Mind." And for Christmas, I would get the Sonbook Set.

[DMD3]

I meant to say songbook.

Maybe I should slow down a little when I type http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

[DMD3]

I meant to say songbook.

Maybe I should slow down a little when I type http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

[fowlesjohn]

I think he related to my love of aircraft and the song Early Morning Rain related to the aircraft that I first worked on and later learned to fly it, the Boeing 707.

Out on runway number 9,
Big 707 set to go,
But, I'm stuck here on the ground,
With a pain that ever grows
You can't jump a jet plane like you can a freight train,
So I'd best be on my way in the early mornin' rain

I love aircraft, buildin' em workin' on em and flyin' em.
GSS

[gwen snyder]

I think he related to my love of aircraft and the song Early Morning Rain related to the aircraft that I first worked on and later learned to fly it, the Boeing 707.

Out on runway number 9,
Big 707 set to go,
But, I'm stuck here on the ground,
With a pain that ever grows
You can't jump a jet plane like you can a freight train,
So I'd best be on my way in the early mornin' rain

I love aircraft, buildin' em workin' on em and flyin' em.
GSS

[Steve DeRosa]

Gwen..Cool!!!

I think I first became a "true fan" when I heard "The Wreck...", I was 14 and they played it on the radio a lot, I remember hearing it on the school bus heading to high school every day for weeks. I couldn't get enough of that song because it reminded me of Lake Superior and the home we had left, near the lake, the year before. So, I guess homesickness is what turned me into a "fan"!

[Oma]

Gwen..Cool!!!

I think I first became a "true fan" when I heard "The Wreck...", I was 14 and they played it on the radio a lot, I remember hearing it on the school bus heading to high school every day for weeks. I couldn't get enough of that song because it reminded me of Lake Superior and the home we had left, near the lake, the year before. So, I guess homesickness is what turned me into a "fan"!

[fowlesjohn]

Oma,
I think Lake Superior is awesome. You probably miss it still. The people who live up there all seem to be extremely hardy folks.
First time I heard "the wreck" was 1976, late October, I was in tech school at Chanute AFB in Illinois. It really woke me up when I heard it...natural disasters in a song that was so down to earth, and basic, WOW.
GSS

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[gwen snyder]

Oma,
I think Lake Superior is awesome. You probably miss it still. The people who live up there all seem to be extremely hardy folks.
First time I heard "the wreck" was 1976, late October, I was in tech school at Chanute AFB in Illinois. It really woke me up when I heard it...natural disasters in a song that was so down to earth, and basic, WOW.
GSS

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[Steve DeRosa]

Hey Gwen,

I've been to Chanute AFB in Rantoul! My friend was stationed there (1984 or 85)and I drove down there to pick her up so she could visit her parents over the weekend (Yorkville, IL). I got stopped by the military police when I was driving through the base...scary!!!!

Oh, yes, and I STILL miss Lake Superior, but at least we go up there for little trips pretty often. We are planning another trip up north pretty soon.

Do you still fly???

Also...when I first heard "The Wreck.." it was late Fall, 1976. The weather and season was perfect to put you in the mood for that song.

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[Oma]

Hey Gwen,

I've been to Chanute AFB in Rantoul! My friend was stationed there (1984 or 85)and I drove down there to pick her up so she could visit her parents over the weekend (Yorkville, IL). I got stopped by the military police when I was driving through the base...scary!!!!

Oh, yes, and I STILL miss Lake Superior, but at least we go up there for little trips pretty often. We are planning another trip up north pretty soon.

Do you still fly???

Also...when I first heard "The Wreck.." it was late Fall, 1976. The weather and season was perfect to put you in the mood for that song.

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[fowlesjohn]

Oma,
Good old Chanute...the memories of that place. It is amazing to me what they have done with that area after the property was reclaimed (environmental clean-up) and transfered to the Village of Rantoul. One base closure that was a revolution.
Yes, I fly when I can and I am looking for another aircraft to purchase. I think I cherish the time with my children and husband to an extreme amount...they are worth it.
Lake Superior for the summer! That is such an awesome place. I heard that you and Titan are meeting up there somewhere (for steak and potato salad)lol. I hope to get up there in August for a few days.Lake Superior is a magic place. I know you will enjoy yourself. I think our trip will take us to Rock of Ages on a boating trip. Have you been there? Isle Royale? Last year we did Mackinac Island the Straits and many lights in that area. I think of the Wreck and the families and Gord the entire time I am in that area, from Turquoise Point all the way to Taque. Falls. That area is just permeated with that kind of feeling for me. Does anyone else feel like that up there?
GSS



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[gwen snyder]

Oma,
Good old Chanute...the memories of that place. It is amazing to me what they have done with that area after the property was reclaimed (environmental clean-up) and transfered to the Village of Rantoul. One base closure that was a revolution.
Yes, I fly when I can and I am looking for another aircraft to purchase. I think I cherish the time with my children and husband to an extreme amount...they are worth it.
Lake Superior for the summer! That is such an awesome place. I heard that you and Titan are meeting up there somewhere (for steak and potato salad)lol. I hope to get up there in August for a few days.Lake Superior is a magic place. I know you will enjoy yourself. I think our trip will take us to Rock of Ages on a boating trip. Have you been there? Isle Royale? Last year we did Mackinac Island the Straits and many lights in that area. I think of the Wreck and the families and Gord the entire time I am in that area, from Turquoise Point all the way to Taque. Falls. That area is just permeated with that kind of feeling for me. Does anyone else feel like that up there?
GSS



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[Tyler]

Gwen, I too lived by Lake Superior Finland, Minn. my ex was stationed at the Air Force Base there. I am planning to go back to Minnesota next year for my (YIKES) 25th high school reunion. Where are thesse places you are talking about? Rock of Ages, Isle Royale? Turquoise Point Taque. Falls? I was born in Minnesota and really didn't go anywhere sight seeing, I do now in Colorado I always take an annual trip. But I think when you are born and raised some where you don't have the appreciation and don't take the time to see the whole State.But now I want to go everywhere. I just fell in love with Canada last year. I'd like to travel around Minn. a little when I go back.

[brink]

Gwen, I too lived by Lake Superior Finland, Minn. my ex was stationed at the Air Force Base there. I am planning to go back to Minnesota next year for my (YIKES) 25th high school reunion. Where are thesse places you are talking about? Rock of Ages, Isle Royale? Turquoise Point Taque. Falls? I was born in Minnesota and really didn't go anywhere sight seeing, I do now in Colorado I always take an annual trip. But I think when you are born and raised some where you don't have the appreciation and don't take the time to see the whole State.But now I want to go everywhere. I just fell in love with Canada last year. I'd like to travel around Minn. a little when I go back.

[fowlesjohn]

Hello Brink,
All of the places I mentioned are in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan,Island Royale is on the north side of Superior, it is an island and there is a lighthouse called "split rock" there, a lot of the more senior people in our lighthouse group call it "rock of ages" and they have the most fantastic stories to tell about this island and the mystery surrounding it. Isle Royale is closer to Canada's "Thunder Bay" in Ontario, than any Michigan city so we will be discovering a bit more in that neighborhood, also. Turqouise Point is the eastern point of Whitefish Bay. There is, of course, a very pretty lighthouse there and it is not far from the Sioux Locks and the St. Mary river area. Again that whole region is in my opinion somewhat magical. I am taken by the calm and the water and the beauty. It takes you back to the peaceful times of a bygone era without all of the hurry and confusion (but, know that I have never been up there during peak tourist season, that's the best caution I can give you). You know that in the states we have several states that butt up against the Great Lakes, not so in Canada, only the Province of Ontario is adjacent to all of the Great Lakes. I think it is the reason it stays so serene, but, Canadians of Ontario feel that they would like more help with the burden of care for all of these resources...anyway, that's my promotion for Canadian wildlife, nature, etc..
One musing I have about Georgian bay (Gords Christian Island lake)is, Why didn't they call this the 6th Great Lake?
Taque. (now you put me on the spot).My abbreviation was so I wouldn't botch the spelling on that beautiful area. It is a falls area that some might believe are really ugly, dirty water (or cruddy water), but, in fact this is the natural process of iron-ore deposition. The local rocks are laden with deposits that leech out into the water, mother nature doing her thing. Very unique and utterly beautiful area. Somebody correct me if I am wrong, I believe the spelling is Tacquemonen Falls ???? Enjoy! And Brink coincidentally the area around Duluth is rich in many different jewels of its' own...I did this same thing upon returning to Northeast Ohio, I found untold beauty and many unique natural treasures that I had not seen as the youngster who grew up here, amazing really. National Geographic did an article about the Duluth area that was outstanding some time back. All of those places are on Superior's shores. Right, SomewhereupinMichigan? Gord had a beautiful palette of places to dream within as he wrote these songs we love, and so to understand what makes one a bit more aware I suggest you all head up into his 'hood, and the Canadian tourism association will thank you for it. I am finshed with my guided tour, guys, sorry, I am a geographer and I really apologize for getting carried away.
GSS
PS you must like pasties and whitefish to hang around there a long time.
PPS now everyone does understand what a pastie is, right? A kind of potpie without the pie pan...



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[gwen snyder]

Hello Brink,
All of the places I mentioned are in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan,Island Royale is on the north side of Superior, it is an island and there is a lighthouse called "split rock" there, a lot of the more senior people in our lighthouse group call it "rock of ages" and they have the most fantastic stories to tell about this island and the mystery surrounding it. Isle Royale is closer to Canada's "Thunder Bay" in Ontario, than any Michigan city so we will be discovering a bit more in that neighborhood, also. Turqouise Point is the eastern point of Whitefish Bay. There is, of course, a very pretty lighthouse there and it is not far from the Sioux Locks and the St. Mary river area. Again that whole region is in my opinion somewhat magical. I am taken by the calm and the water and the beauty. It takes you back to the peaceful times of a bygone era without all of the hurry and confusion (but, know that I have never been up there during peak tourist season, that's the best caution I can give you). You know that in the states we have several states that butt up against the Great Lakes, not so in Canada, only the Province of Ontario is adjacent to all of the Great Lakes. I think it is the reason it stays so serene, but, Canadians of Ontario feel that they would like more help with the burden of care for all of these resources...anyway, that's my promotion for Canadian wildlife, nature, etc..
One musing I have about Georgian bay (Gords Christian Island lake)is, Why didn't they call this the 6th Great Lake?
Taque. (now you put me on the spot).My abbreviation was so I wouldn't botch the spelling on that beautiful area. It is a falls area that some might believe are really ugly, dirty water (or cruddy water), but, in fact this is the natural process of iron-ore deposition. The local rocks are laden with deposits that leech out into the water, mother nature doing her thing. Very unique and utterly beautiful area. Somebody correct me if I am wrong, I believe the spelling is Tacquemonen Falls ???? Enjoy! And Brink coincidentally the area around Duluth is rich in many different jewels of its' own...I did this same thing upon returning to Northeast Ohio, I found untold beauty and many unique natural treasures that I had not seen as the youngster who grew up here, amazing really. National Geographic did an article about the Duluth area that was outstanding some time back. All of those places are on Superior's shores. Right, SomewhereupinMichigan? Gord had a beautiful palette of places to dream within as he wrote these songs we love, and so to understand what makes one a bit more aware I suggest you all head up into his 'hood, and the Canadian tourism association will thank you for it. I am finshed with my guided tour, guys, sorry, I am a geographer and I really apologize for getting carried away.
GSS
PS you must like pasties and whitefish to hang around there a long time.
PPS now everyone does understand what a pastie is, right? A kind of potpie without the pie pan...



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[Tyler]

Thanks Gwen. You should be a tour guide you make it all sound so tempting I may do a trip this year. I love being around the water, though I have never ben much of a swimmer. I went on a cruise a couple years ago and was so nervous the first two days I finally told myself that we were so far out that even the best swimmers wouldn't make it. Sounds like a real calming thought doesn't it? But it worked for me, I relaxed enjoyed the trip and want to go again. I caught your mention of Lighthouses, I sure like those. There is one between Silver Bay and Two Harbours that is also called Split Rock lighthouse. I have not been lucky enough to find one that allows people to tour. I am hoping that when I get older and semi retire that the program for summer lighthouse sitters will still be going on and I could do that for the National Parks.

[brink]

Thanks Gwen. You should be a tour guide you make it all sound so tempting I may do a trip this year. I love being around the water, though I have never ben much of a swimmer. I went on a cruise a couple years ago and was so nervous the first two days I finally told myself that we were so far out that even the best swimmers wouldn't make it. Sounds like a real calming thought doesn't it? But it worked for me, I relaxed enjoyed the trip and want to go again. I caught your mention of Lighthouses, I sure like those. There is one between Silver Bay and Two Harbours that is also called Split Rock lighthouse. I have not been lucky enough to find one that allows people to tour. I am hoping that when I get older and semi retire that the program for summer lighthouse sitters will still be going on and I could do that for the National Parks.

[Steve DeRosa]

LOVE pasties!!! I think I'll make some for dinner this week!!! Yum! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[Oma]

LOVE pasties!!! I think I'll make some for dinner this week!!! Yum! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[BrightSide]

Gwen et al.:

Being from Maryland, I tend to think of "our" Bay, the Chesapeake, when I hear Gord's nautical songs. Our estuary is not so fearsome as the northern waters, though. MD has a lot of variety in a small area--we have mountains (near West Va.), farmland, etc.--but the Bay dominates, and we tend to be very proprietary about it (which really POs the Virginians).

Your mention of how Ontario Canadians feel about trying to take care of the great bodies of water around them reminds me of the (seemingly doomed) efforts that are ongoing to try to "Save the Bay." There are many small victories, but the war probably will be lost. The main factor is farm runoff (nitrogen fertilizer)--even the tremendous pollution from development, etc., on the shores of the Bay can't hold a candle to that (the bulk of it comes from the Susquehanna River, which flows through Pennsylvania). And these things won't change in time to save the Bay's ecosystem. It probably will be "dead," at least as far as shellfish and other such indicators go, sometime (soon) in this new century.

[MaryEllen]

Gwen et al.:

Being from Maryland, I tend to think of "our" Bay, the Chesapeake, when I hear Gord's nautical songs. Our estuary is not so fearsome as the northern waters, though. MD has a lot of variety in a small area--we have mountains (near West Va.), farmland, etc.--but the Bay dominates, and we tend to be very proprietary about it (which really POs the Virginians).

Your mention of how Ontario Canadians feel about trying to take care of the great bodies of water around them reminds me of the (seemingly doomed) efforts that are ongoing to try to "Save the Bay." There are many small victories, but the war probably will be lost. The main factor is farm runoff (nitrogen fertilizer)--even the tremendous pollution from development, etc., on the shores of the Bay can't hold a candle to that (the bulk of it comes from the Susquehanna River, which flows through Pennsylvania). And these things won't change in time to save the Bay's ecosystem. It probably will be "dead," at least as far as shellfish and other such indicators go, sometime (soon) in this new century.

[Janice]

quote:Originally posted by brink:
I caught your mention of Lighthouses, I sure like those. There is one between Silver Bay and Two Harbours that is also called Split Rock lighthouse. I have not been lucky enough to find one that allows people to tour.

Brink, I know it has no bearing to the areas Lightfoot wrote about, but there is a very cool lighthouse in San Diego - The Old Point Loma Lighthouse. It's no longer in use, but has been refurbished and furnished as it would have been back in the late 1800's when it was active. You can go inside and look around - it's pretty cool. From the grounds you can see the Pacific ocean to the west, islands belonging to Mexico to the south and, finally, the San Diego Bay and the city skyline to the east. It's a beautiful spot and one I take all my out-of-town guests to visit. If you want to tour a lighthouse, there's a place to go http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[Tyler]

Just what I'm looking for, I will try that one. Maybe after ski season starts here again and I need to get away from the tourists and become one myself.

[brink]

Just what I'm looking for, I will try that one. Maybe after ski season starts here again and I need to get away from the tourists and become one myself.

[fowlesjohn]

Hello, Actually Brink that is exactly what I am becoming, a tour guide and conference guide for Lake Erie and so I have to make notes about all of these places and memorize things that are pretty inconsequential, but, fun facts. Next year will be the first conference for Lake Erie that I will get to coordinate, so this year is the fast and furious rush to get it all together for a good time for the whole group (80 people, I think). This June 15th is a tour that visits almost every popular light on the south side of Lake Erie...I need to take lot's of notes (and I'm already nervous about next year). While we are at Marblehead, on June 15th, early in the morning (they are opening the light earlier than normal for our group) we climb the light, I am expecting a spectacular site.Marblehead is open 1 weekend per month for tourists and tours. For other lights they usually have a schedule of when the light is open for tours and if you find out it is not open to climb it probably means it is in pretty bad repair, therefore you should look for a group that might be trying to remodel and rebuild the light and volunteer to help. Our group accepts volunteers all the time for the Great Lakes lighthouses. See Great LAkes Lighthouse Keepers Association www.gllka.com (http://www.gllka.com) and join the group. Our group owns a light out in the straits of Mackinac that is always in need of hands to help, we also have a weekend long "school" that takes you back to what life was life for a lightkeeper, amazing stuff. And there are others groups like ours all over the US, we even have some Canadian members and they are most greatful for us being on the other side of their beloved lakes and helping on our side like we do, we are greatful to them also.
Janice, San Diego is a very beautiful light! Wow, I envy you. Enjoy her and take care of her if you can. Some day I hope I can get there and climb her, for I have heard she is beautiful and a sight worth troublin' yourself to see.
MaryEllen, I sadly understand what you are saying. We have opened Pandoras' box regarding environmental issues and we are hopeless. Our waters cannot endure the plaques of it, our earth cannot endure the plaques from it, and our fragile liveforms will be sacrificed for it. Sad, sad. My oldest son lives in Richmond, Va and every time we visit there, it just breaks my heart what we hear and see. We should grieve, it is terrible. When will we collectively hear the moaning of too late? ever? I wonder. Know that even here on the Lakes we face the same problems, Toledo Harbor is nearly dead, from farm runoff. When we go to Local Environmental Planning Conferences and all the people are there who could possibly help, they seem overwhelmed by it all...sad, sad. We can't let this go on forever. And ever good effort starts at grass roots, so keep moving and voicing the truth, Mary Ellen! I will too, I promise. Gord would not want us to do it anyother way, either. We all know that. All we can do is all we can do.
GSS


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[gwen snyder]

Hello, Actually Brink that is exactly what I am becoming, a tour guide and conference guide for Lake Erie and so I have to make notes about all of these places and memorize things that are pretty inconsequential, but, fun facts. Next year will be the first conference for Lake Erie that I will get to coordinate, so this year is the fast and furious rush to get it all together for a good time for the whole group (80 people, I think). This June 15th is a tour that visits almost every popular light on the south side of Lake Erie...I need to take lot's of notes (and I'm already nervous about next year). While we are at Marblehead, on June 15th, early in the morning (they are opening the light earlier than normal for our group) we climb the light, I am expecting a spectacular site.Marblehead is open 1 weekend per month for tourists and tours. For other lights they usually have a schedule of when the light is open for tours and if you find out it is not open to climb it probably means it is in pretty bad repair, therefore you should look for a group that might be trying to remodel and rebuild the light and volunteer to help. Our group accepts volunteers all the time for the Great Lakes lighthouses. See Great LAkes Lighthouse Keepers Association www.gllka.com (http://www.gllka.com) and join the group. Our group owns a light out in the straits of Mackinac that is always in need of hands to help, we also have a weekend long "school" that takes you back to what life was life for a lightkeeper, amazing stuff. And there are others groups like ours all over the US, we even have some Canadian members and they are most greatful for us being on the other side of their beloved lakes and helping on our side like we do, we are greatful to them also.
Janice, San Diego is a very beautiful light! Wow, I envy you. Enjoy her and take care of her if you can. Some day I hope I can get there and climb her, for I have heard she is beautiful and a sight worth troublin' yourself to see.
MaryEllen, I sadly understand what you are saying. We have opened Pandoras' box regarding environmental issues and we are hopeless. Our waters cannot endure the plaques of it, our earth cannot endure the plaques from it, and our fragile liveforms will be sacrificed for it. Sad, sad. My oldest son lives in Richmond, Va and every time we visit there, it just breaks my heart what we hear and see. We should grieve, it is terrible. When will we collectively hear the moaning of too late? ever? I wonder. Know that even here on the Lakes we face the same problems, Toledo Harbor is nearly dead, from farm runoff. When we go to Local Environmental Planning Conferences and all the people are there who could possibly help, they seem overwhelmed by it all...sad, sad. We can't let this go on forever. And ever good effort starts at grass roots, so keep moving and voicing the truth, Mary Ellen! I will too, I promise. Gord would not want us to do it anyother way, either. We all know that. All we can do is all we can do.
GSS


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[fowlesjohn]

Oh yeah and Oma, now there's a girl from Superiors' shores! Pasties, what a treat!
The whitefish is really good and they cook it every way you can possibly imagine. It's good.
GSS
You know Gord must have loved whitefish to spend so much time up there...you gotta love it!

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[gwen snyder]

Oh yeah and Oma, now there's a girl from Superiors' shores! Pasties, what a treat!
The whitefish is really good and they cook it every way you can possibly imagine. It's good.
GSS
You know Gord must have loved whitefish to spend so much time up there...you gotta love it!

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