Lightfoot's Looks

[ricky Jay]

Okay I thought of doing this facetious, witty poll. I hope people can just take this lightly and just have fun with it!!

Okay when I am asking about his looks, it can mean any decade you want to refer to (60s, 70s, 80s, etc.)

The question is: in his prime (whatever that was), how did you feel about Gordon's looks, aside from his music? The choices are below.

a) Man, oh man. Every time I see this man I can't stop fantasizing. Never before have I ever been so attracted to a man I can never have. Just one look at his face and I'm totally excited on the spot everytime. Woo-hoo!

b) Well, not Mr. Universe but not half-bad when his face is posed a certain way in pictures! For example, If he paid me money to kiss him I would take him up on the offer. He's quite a masculine dude and when he holds that guitar up and sings it just totally enthralls me anyway no matter what he might look like at that moment!

c) Nothing to scream at, but I sometimes imagine myself being stranded in a cabin with him just for fun in Alberta, Canada or something. Maybe just to talk a little bit. And he can protect me from those grizzly bears with that manly, gallant spirit of his. Or perhaps I wouldn't mind him and I being the only 2 survivors on the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald and we're stranded on a desert island.

d) He's just there. I don't think I could date him but I wouldn't mind being his friend!

e) He looks like my daddy and I can't fantasize about someone who looks like my daddy, even if they were handsome.

f) Same as "e" but this time it's "granddaddy" instead of "daddy."


Mine is (B) for now (thank god nobody knows my face because I am a bit embarrassed right now LOL ) http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif


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[Shazia]

Okay I thought of doing this facetious, witty poll. I hope people can just take this lightly and just have fun with it!!

Okay when I am asking about his looks, it can mean any decade you want to refer to (60s, 70s, 80s, etc.)

The question is: in his prime (whatever that was), how did you feel about Gordon's looks, aside from his music? The choices are below.

a) Man, oh man. Every time I see this man I can't stop fantasizing. Never before have I ever been so attracted to a man I can never have. Just one look at his face and I'm totally excited on the spot everytime. Woo-hoo!

b) Well, not Mr. Universe but not half-bad when his face is posed a certain way in pictures! For example, If he paid me money to kiss him I would take him up on the offer. He's quite a masculine dude and when he holds that guitar up and sings it just totally enthralls me anyway no matter what he might look like at that moment!

c) Nothing to scream at, but I sometimes imagine myself being stranded in a cabin with him just for fun in Alberta, Canada or something. Maybe just to talk a little bit. And he can protect me from those grizzly bears with that manly, gallant spirit of his. Or perhaps I wouldn't mind him and I being the only 2 survivors on the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald and we're stranded on a desert island.

d) He's just there. I don't think I could date him but I wouldn't mind being his friend!

e) He looks like my daddy and I can't fantasize about someone who looks like my daddy, even if they were handsome.

f) Same as "e" but this time it's "granddaddy" instead of "daddy."


Mine is (B) for now (thank god nobody knows my face because I am a bit embarrassed right now LOL ) http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif


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[Iron]

I've never really thought of Gordon as in your A to E descriptions,but aside from His ears getting bigger,I think He's looking pretty good,and that's as far as I'll take that thought.(I think this might be a gender bias related subject)I think He IS in His Prime but I still don't have any fantasies about em.

[BILLW]

Ok, I will try this. Since I'm a male heterosexual, I really don't care what he looks like, BUT, I would like to see Gord
gain about 15 pounds over the next 12 to 18 months. Yes he was too heavy around 1978-81, but he took up physical fitnness as a hobby, I guess, and lost a lot of weight. The illness and operations have taken their toll and he does look too thin. I wonder if his doctor(s) would like him to pick up a few pounds too. But, you know what, at 65, he has more hair than I do at 47, so God bless him!

[Rob1956]

Ok, I will try this. Since I'm a male heterosexual, I really don't care what he looks like, BUT, I would like to see Gord
gain about 15 pounds over the next 12 to 18 months. Yes he was too heavy around 1978-81, but he took up physical fitnness as a hobby, I guess, and lost a lot of weight. The illness and operations have taken their toll and he does look too thin. I wonder if his doctor(s) would like him to pick up a few pounds too. But, you know what, at 65, he has more hair than I do at 47, so God bless him!

[SilverHeels]

Shazia,

Anyone of these guys who knows me, know which choice I am going with: (a)!!!!!!!

Sigh.

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[ricky Jay]

Forgive me...I am SO sorry for making this post, I'm embarrassed as heck now! Oh well. I didn't take into account whether or not this board was dominated by males or females.

SilverHeels will most likely forgive me though, right? http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif

[Shazia]

Forgive me...I am SO sorry for making this post, I'm embarrassed as heck now! Oh well. I didn't take into account whether or not this board was dominated by males or females.

SilverHeels will most likely forgive me though, right? http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif

[violet Blue Horse]

A- to B+ http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

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Born once - Got it right the first time. )O(

[violet Blue Horse]

A- to B+ http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

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Born once - Got it right the first time. )O(

[Gord]

Now if you were discussing Jann Arden... ya I'd definetly date her LOL http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

[Gord]

Now if you were discussing Jann Arden... ya I'd definetly date her LOL http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

[CoryM]

I think Gord has a kind of spellbinding look when he is performing. He seems to look the part that I would expect a great folk musician to look. He sometimes wears the tropical looking coloured shirts when he is at Massey Hall performing...but no matter...
The look is in his face...his silvery hair, and lines on his face, portray an old story teller's wisdom, and his shining eyes reflect the whole package

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knightmoves

[Gaby]

Shazia. Why be embarrassed?

It’s just a topic that most people here pussyfoot around.

I’ve loved his music for 35 odd years. (Good grief! That is frightening.)

Anyway, years ago, I was doing my homework on the sitting- room floor and watching Top Of The Pops (a British chart show). IYCRMM came on – I looked up and there was GL, singing. Well, physics came a poor second. (and, no, John, I didn’t swoon!) I can remember it like it was yesterday.
MidnightMisty, who used to post here (where is she, now?) said she told GL, when she met him, that most people who loved his music could remember the first time they heard him sing – He was amazed. (I’m afraid I can’t find the thread.) It’s true – he was a revelation! You have obviously discovered this yourself.

Yeah!! He’s still the sexiest man out there.

As for SilverHeels! Well, Bru, when we meet up at Gatwick – just be careful you don’t get locked in the loos!

[knightmoves]

I think Gord has a kind of spellbinding look when he is performing. He seems to look the part that I would expect a great folk musician to look. He sometimes wears the tropical looking coloured shirts when he is at Massey Hall performing...but no matter...
The look is in his face...his silvery hair, and lines on his face, portray an old story teller's wisdom, and his shining eyes reflect the whole package

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knightmoves

[Tyler]

I don't remember MidnightMisty.
I would have to go with a B+ because he doesn't have to be posed in a certain way and he certainly wouldn't have to pay me! But I also can't quite go with A, when I was younger I admit he was my fantasy but as I get older I am more realistic. Now I just want to take care of him. He (as Bob Seger says)could do with a few pounds. But being thin and wiry (sp?) makes it easier for me to carry him away. oops was that a fantasy?!

[brink]

I don't remember MidnightMisty.
I would have to go with a B+ because he doesn't have to be posed in a certain way and he certainly wouldn't have to pay me! But I also can't quite go with A, when I was younger I admit he was my fantasy but as I get older I am more realistic. Now I just want to take care of him. He (as Bob Seger says)could do with a few pounds. But being thin and wiry (sp?) makes it easier for me to carry him away. oops was that a fantasy?!

[ricky Jay]

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[Shazia]

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[TheWatchman]

I can't wait for the new CD to be released. This is nuts.

[SilverHeels]

Gaby,

I'll be there, kiddo - aint no loo tough enough to keep me from The Man!

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[muklucannie]

back in 1973 I fell in love - with music. Lightfoot music and Kristofferson music. I thought Kristofferson was gorgeous - he still is even at 68. I thought Lightfoot was very good-looking as well but I never thought of him in any other way than being a fabulous singer/songwriter/performer. I attended yearly Massey shows, 2-3 times per concert series since then. It's only in the last 4 years or so that I look back at pics I've taken of Lightfoot from the 70's and 80's and pics of him on album covers that I realize now how incredibly gorgeous a man he was. His features were truly beautiful to look at. I'm glad I never thought of him as HOT back then - it would have distracted me from the music I think. Now adays when I see him live and pics on newer albums I see a man of experience, of deep emotional feelings he needs to express, a father, a partner, a son, a Canadian. In his face I see all those things that culminate in his beauty as an older man, a face that still has those chiselled cheekbones, the sparkling eyes, the kissable lips and the distinct jawbone. The complete package has aged, including the voice - but the sum of all the parts makes me love him more and deeply appreciate the gift he has given me in this lifetime. He was Beautiful, is Beautiful and always will be Beautiful.

Char

[Char1]

back in 1973 I fell in love - with music. Lightfoot music and Kristofferson music. I thought Kristofferson was gorgeous - he still is even at 68. I thought Lightfoot was very good-looking as well but I never thought of him in any other way than being a fabulous singer/songwriter/performer. I attended yearly Massey shows, 2-3 times per concert series since then. It's only in the last 4 years or so that I look back at pics I've taken of Lightfoot from the 70's and 80's and pics of him on album covers that I realize now how incredibly gorgeous a man he was. His features were truly beautiful to look at. I'm glad I never thought of him as HOT back then - it would have distracted me from the music I think. Now adays when I see him live and pics on newer albums I see a man of experience, of deep emotional feelings he needs to express, a father, a partner, a son, a Canadian. In his face I see all those things that culminate in his beauty as an older man, a face that still has those chiselled cheekbones, the sparkling eyes, the kissable lips and the distinct jawbone. The complete package has aged, including the voice - but the sum of all the parts makes me love him more and deeply appreciate the gift he has given me in this lifetime. He was Beautiful, is Beautiful and always will be Beautiful.

Char

[SilverHeels]

I always thought of him as HOT and it never distracted me from the music. The man has always been incredibly attractive.
And Char, you are right. He was, is and always will be Beautiful.

[muklucannie]

Hey Bru!

I was a mere baby back in the day and didn't think of older men as HOT!
lol
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Char
39 again and holding....

[Char1]

Hey Bru!

I was a mere baby back in the day and didn't think of older men as HOT!
lol
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Char
39 again and holding....

[joveski]

i prefer Nelly Furtado http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif i'll take her any day!

[TheWatchman]

Oh yeah Nelly Furtado is pretty nice. So is Liz Hurley.

[ricky Jay]

SilverHeels I am happy that someone has um....similar sentiments about this topic as I do!!

In other words...I kind of...lied. My choice is BETWEEN (a) and (b) in actuality http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[Shazia]

SilverHeels I am happy that someone has um....similar sentiments about this topic as I do!!

In other words...I kind of...lied. My choice is BETWEEN (a) and (b) in actuality http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[SilverHeels]

Char,

I always preferred the 'older' man http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif
(39 and holding on like he**!!!)

Shazia,
you and me, girl, we have great taste in men!
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[ricky Jay]

SilverHeels, for me it was NOT "admiration" at first sight at all!!!

To be honest, when I first saw Lightfoot, I thought EEK. I thought he looked kind of like he has zero personality at all.

But when I heard more of the guy's music, I gradually didn't care about that LOL.

Maybe his "heat" just comes from the music and not the looks? I don't know. I've often wondered if I would give him a 2nd glance if he was not a musician? I have no idea sorry http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif

I must tell you that I'm one of the most indecisive people around so forgive me if my opinion is SO scattered LOL http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

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[Shazia]

SilverHeels, for me it was NOT "admiration" at first sight at all!!!

To be honest, when I first saw Lightfoot, I thought EEK. I thought he looked kind of like he has zero personality at all.

But when I heard more of the guy's music, I gradually didn't care about that LOL.

Maybe his "heat" just comes from the music and not the looks? I don't know. I've often wondered if I would give him a 2nd glance if he was not a musician? I have no idea sorry http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif

I must tell you that I'm one of the most indecisive people around so forgive me if my opinion is SO scattered LOL http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

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[ricky Jay]

SilverHeels are you listening to Gordon right now? I'm listening to "My Pony Won't Go," LOL http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

[Shazia]

SilverHeels are you listening to Gordon right now? I'm listening to "My Pony Won't Go," LOL http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

[BILLW]

Well as Grandma used to say "a man has to keep his options open" so I reckon if I ever decide to hop over the fence Gord would be my kinda man. (I'm not sure this topic was open to men but what the heck.)

Bill http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif

[Gaby]

Good for you, Bill.

Get in touch with your feminine side! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif

[TheWatchman]

quote:Originally posted by BILLW:
Well as Grandma used to say "a man has to keep his options open" so I reckon if I ever decide to hop over the fence Gord would be my kinda man. (I'm not sure this topic was open to men but what the heck.)

Bill http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif



I think what grandma meant was that if you are getting the milk for free, don't buy the cow.

[Cathy]

I remember the first time I saw him on TV. I was about 15, sitting on the floor in the living room, doing Algebra homework. Oh, how I hated Algebra! Mom was watching TV and she got up and switched it to CBC. All of the sudden I heard this beautiful baritone voice singing, "In a castle dark, or a fortress strong..." I had heard the song on the radio a couple of times and liked it, so it really caught my attention. I looked into the TV and there was Gord, about 33, give or take a year or two, bearded, messy curly hair, dressed like a hippy in bell bottoms and sandals, sitting on a stool in the spotlight, playing the guitar and singing just to me. Yes Bru, you have to give it up this time, because he was singing to ME! Both Mom and I were entranced. I can't say that it was his looks that grabbed me first, although looking at him sure didn't cause me any pain! I don't remember going into a teenage, hormonally driven panic or anything at the time, though. I remember thinking he looked very Canadian. I can't put my finger on why I thought that. Maybe it was because I was watching CBC, but I do know he looked every bit as Canadian as Trudeau, Don Messer and Tommy Hunter. Man, oh man, that voice and the fingers caressing that guitar sure did something to me, and whatever it was, I've never gotten over it. Not a day goes by that I don't get caught up in his music, and often find myself thinking "My God! What a voice!" I think the last breath I mutter on this earth will be, "My God! What a voice!" No other artist has inspired me like Lightfoot has. There is no other, not even anybody close. I often listen to other artists, but Gord is the only one who really sings to me.

Cathy http://www.cathycowette.com

[Tyler]

Now wait just a minute! I know when I saw him singing IYCRMM it was directed right at me.

[brink]

Now wait just a minute! I know when I saw him singing IYCRMM it was directed right at me.

[violet Blue Horse]

It was NOT love at first sight for me. More like revulsion. I roomed with a sister two and a half years older than me - to this day she says it just like that two and a HALF. Anyway, as a young child I was tortured on a daily basis with John Denver, and to a lesser extent the album "Summer Side of Life". She later went on to torture me with Barry Manilow, to give you some idea how brutal my childhood was. I'm guessing I was somewhere between ten and twelve when the torture sessions began. It took me almost twenty years before I recovered from the pain. I heard a cut off of "East of Midnight" in 86, amazingly enough on the radio. I'm guessing it was an AC station in L.A. I slowly came around and have been a fan ever since. And I somehow wound up with custody of my sister's copy of "Summer Side of Life". I will never be a John Denver fan, and Barry Manilow makes me wanna puke to this day.
quote:Originally posted by brink:
Now wait just a minute! I know when I saw him singing IYCRMM it was directed right at me.





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Born once - Got it right the first time. )O(

[violet Blue Horse]

It was NOT love at first sight for me. More like revulsion. I roomed with a sister two and a half years older than me - to this day she says it just like that two and a HALF. Anyway, as a young child I was tortured on a daily basis with John Denver, and to a lesser extent the album "Summer Side of Life". She later went on to torture me with Barry Manilow, to give you some idea how brutal my childhood was. I'm guessing I was somewhere between ten and twelve when the torture sessions began. It took me almost twenty years before I recovered from the pain. I heard a cut off of "East of Midnight" in 86, amazingly enough on the radio. I'm guessing it was an AC station in L.A. I slowly came around and have been a fan ever since. And I somehow wound up with custody of my sister's copy of "Summer Side of Life". I will never be a John Denver fan, and Barry Manilow makes me wanna puke to this day.
quote:Originally posted by brink:
Now wait just a minute! I know when I saw him singing IYCRMM it was directed right at me.





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Born once - Got it right the first time. )O(

[GJA]

A+++++++++ I still think he is the hottest guy around......the whole package!!!

[GJA]

A+++++++++ I still think he is the hottest guy around......the whole package!!!

[Gaby]

Hey, Bru!

These American girls stand no chance!

The Brits are coming!

[ricky Jay]

Now I've found another person in addition to SilverHeels who chooses (a) LOL (that is, GJA)

[Shazia]

Now I've found another person in addition to SilverHeels who chooses (a) LOL (that is, GJA)

[SilverHeels]

Gaby,
absolutely, girl! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

[SilverHeels]

GJA,
you have great taste in men and music. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif

[johnfowles]

The way Shazia presented her question no wonder we got a few queer responses!!
Actually I am old enough to remember when "gay" was only a happy word
Indeed my 1987-edition Collins UK dictionary still shows the primary meaning as:
"carefree (as in highway) and merry".
I suppose If I ever wondered what I thought of Lightfoot's looks I guess I would have been very envious that someone with such a marvellous voice could look so good compared to a host of other popular singers and especially folk singers. Anyway I can't readily find it but I am sure that someone once compared Gord to either Adonis and/or said he looked like a Greek god. I have recently been playing the marvellous Music Scene 1969 video in mpg/videoCD/(mpeg-1)format and think that these two screenshots illustrate this point of view quite well
I am this time sure that you'll swoon again Gaby Baby!!
http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot/clothes.jpg
Above singing Saturday Clothes
http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot/forlovinme.jpg
and For Lovin' Me

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My Gordon Lightfoot webring
starts at
http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot

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[johnfowles]

The way Shazia presented her question no wonder we got a few queer responses!!
Actually I am old enough to remember when "gay" was only a happy word
Indeed my 1987-edition Collins UK dictionary still shows the primary meaning as:
"carefree (as in highway) and merry".
I suppose If I ever wondered what I thought of Lightfoot's looks I guess I would have been very envious that someone with such a marvellous voice could look so good compared to a host of other popular singers and especially folk singers. Anyway I can't readily find it but I am sure that someone once compared Gord to either Adonis and/or said he looked like a Greek god. I have recently been playing the marvellous Music Scene 1969 video in mpg/videoCD/(mpeg-1)format and think that these two screenshots illustrate this point of view quite well
I am this time sure that you'll swoon again Gaby Baby!!
http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot/clothes.jpg
Above singing Saturday Clothes
http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot/forlovinme.jpg
and For Lovin' Me

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starts at
http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot

My usual typos corrected


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[on-susan's-floor]

Thanks to all of you ladies who were open enough to tell the truth about how you feel about GL. To me he is beautiful and wonderful in every way. (I too wish he could gain a few pounds). When I'm listening to him as I'm driving, and I hear that certain quality in his voice (can't describe it in words), I shiver just a bit and whisper to him "I love you . . ."

I was shopping at Trader Joe's recently and was surprised and thrilled to hear his voice on the music system singing IYCRMM! In California . . .!

Thanks, Char, for your words--expressing my feelings almost exactly.

[Brave Soul]

Thanks to all of you ladies who were open enough to tell the truth about how you feel about GL. To me he is beautiful and wonderful in every way. (I too wish he could gain a few pounds). When I'm listening to him as I'm driving, and I hear that certain quality in his voice (can't describe it in words), I shiver just a bit and whisper to him "I love you . . ."

I was shopping at Trader Joe's recently and was surprised and thrilled to hear his voice on the music system singing IYCRMM! In California . . .!

Thanks, Char, for your words--expressing my feelings almost exactly.

[SilverHeels]

I've been telling everybody how I feel about Gord and his music for more years than I like to remember! I've even 'hinted' at it to Gord himself - remember the infamous phone call? http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

[on-susan's-floor]

No, Silver Heels, I don't know about the infamous phone call. Could you please tell about it? Thanks.

[Brave Soul]

No, Silver Heels, I don't know about the infamous phone call. Could you please tell about it? Thanks.

[ricky Jay]

what was the phone call? http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif did someone call gordon and say something explicit over the phone? http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif uh-oh, I better duck after asking this LOL...

[Shazia]

what was the phone call? http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif did someone call gordon and say something explicit over the phone? http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif uh-oh, I better duck after asking this LOL...

[muklucannie]

here's some information about the phone call:
from 2much2lose:
One other object deserves honorable mention. After the Coral Springs concert in 2001, Gord used my cellphone to speak to Silverheels in England, who hadn't seen him in nearly 20 years. Gord told SH that the weather in Florida was hot and moist, and SH responded that she was rather "hot and moist" herself! ROTFLMAO!

The picture of "THE CALL" is priceless, as is the cellphone, which I presented to Silverheels as a momento after the phone contract expired. But I think of that as Silverheels' momento rather than mine.

So many great memories!

2Much2Lose

from Bru-silverheels:

The CALL photograph - which is of Gord on the cell, speaking to me, and which he signed for me in Toronto,2001, is one of my special momentos because it holds so many Gord memories. The photograph, kindly framed by a special friend, sits on my desk. The
cellphone I use as a paperweight.


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[Char1]

here's some information about the phone call:
from 2much2lose:
One other object deserves honorable mention. After the Coral Springs concert in 2001, Gord used my cellphone to speak to Silverheels in England, who hadn't seen him in nearly 20 years. Gord told SH that the weather in Florida was hot and moist, and SH responded that she was rather "hot and moist" herself! ROTFLMAO!

The picture of "THE CALL" is priceless, as is the cellphone, which I presented to Silverheels as a momento after the phone contract expired. But I think of that as Silverheels' momento rather than mine.

So many great memories!

2Much2Lose

from Bru-silverheels:

The CALL photograph - which is of Gord on the cell, speaking to me, and which he signed for me in Toronto,2001, is one of my special momentos because it holds so many Gord memories. The photograph, kindly framed by a special friend, sits on my desk. The
cellphone I use as a paperweight.


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[violet Blue Horse]

YIKESSSS! YOU DIDN'T? No you did not say that! *EG* http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Char1:
[B] Gord told SH that the weather in Florida was hot and moist, and SH responded that she was rather "hot and moist" herself! ROTFLMAO!

[violet Blue Horse]

YIKESSSS! YOU DIDN'T? No you did not say that! *EG* http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Char1:
[B] Gord told SH that the weather in Florida was hot and moist, and SH responded that she was rather "hot and moist" herself! ROTFLMAO!

[ricky Jay]

SilverHeels now I REALLY can understand why you would answer (a) now LOL....

wait a minute though...there is a "Gord" poster on this board. Did you tell HIM you were "hot and moist" http://www.corfid.com/ubb/eek.gif or did you tell Gordon LIGHTFOOT that??? Holy cow http://www.corfid.com/ubb/eek.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif Please by all means clear up my clouds of curiosity and confusion for the suspense is killing me http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif

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[Shazia]

SilverHeels now I REALLY can understand why you would answer (a) now LOL....

wait a minute though...there is a "Gord" poster on this board. Did you tell HIM you were "hot and moist" http://www.corfid.com/ubb/eek.gif or did you tell Gordon LIGHTFOOT that??? Holy cow http://www.corfid.com/ubb/eek.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif Please by all means clear up my clouds of curiosity and confusion for the suspense is killing me http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif

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[Janice]

Nothing against our fellow poster, Gord, but it was indeed Gordon Lightfoot that SilverHeels was having her hot and moist conversation with http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

quote:Originally posted by Shazia:
SilverHeels now I REALLY can understand why you would answer (a) now LOL....

wait a minute though...there is a "Gord" poster on this board. Did you tell HIM you were "hot and moist" http://www.corfid.com/ubb/eek.gif or did you tell Gordon LIGHTFOOT that??? Holy cow http://www.corfid.com/ubb/eek.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif Please by all means clear up my clouds of curiosity and confusion for the suspense is killing me http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif

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[ricky Jay]

Thanks Janice I had a gut feeling that my initial instincts were right about this! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

[Shazia]

Thanks Janice I had a gut feeling that my initial instincts were right about this! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

[SilverHeels]

OMG!!!! I am feeling quite flushed right now ... just remembering that moment ...
and the sound of Gord (Lightfoot's)shout of laughter, remains a treasured memory.
Geeez, its getting warm in here ... http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif

[ricky Jay]

SilverHeels I was going to ask you what his reaction was after your hot comment and whether he hung up the phone or kept on talking!! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif Better yet, he laughed instead hee hee http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif

[Shazia]

SilverHeels I was going to ask you what his reaction was after your hot comment and whether he hung up the phone or kept on talking!! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif Better yet, he laughed instead hee hee http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif

[Rosanna]

Not sure I was expecting to hear the phrase
"hot and moist" on a GL chat forum!, but
hey, whatever works! Keep the comedy coming
guys, I need some laughs these days!

[Doug Letcher]

Not sure I was expecting to hear the phrase
"hot and moist" on a GL chat forum!, but
hey, whatever works! Keep the comedy coming
guys, I need some laughs these days!

[ricky Jay]

http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

[Shazia]

http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

[ricky Jay]

It's my fault in a way...If I didn't start this question it wouldn't have exploded into this! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif (but still it was pretty funny though! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif)

[SilverHeels]

Sorry Doug,
I really didnt intend to lower the tone around here. But it was funny, right?

[Shazia]

It's my fault in a way...If I didn't start this question it wouldn't have exploded into this! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif (but still it was pretty funny though! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif)

[Rosanna]

Trust me, I am certainly not offended!
Like I said before, I'm enjoying the laughs!
It's nice to have intelligent talk about
GL, but, a good chuckle now and then
never hurts.

Later

Doug

[Doug Letcher]

Trust me, I am certainly not offended!
Like I said before, I'm enjoying the laughs!
It's nice to have intelligent talk about
GL, but, a good chuckle now and then
never hurts.

Later

Doug

[ricky Jay]

thanks doug http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

[Shazia]

thanks doug http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

[GJA]

Oh my!!! I used to feel so "high school" because my admiration for GL was more than just his music (but I do love his music) but now I don't feel so bad!!

[GJA]

Oh my!!! I used to feel so "high school" because my admiration for GL was more than just his music (but I do love his music) but now I don't feel so bad!!

[Sally B Traffic]

Earlier this week I saw a prog on the box "Hollywood Greats" this weeks "great" was John Wayne. There were some shots of a young John Wayne, which reminded me very much of a young GL. Uncanny.

[Sally B Traffic]

Earlier this week I saw a prog on the box "Hollywood Greats" this weeks "great" was John Wayne. There were some shots of a young John Wayne, which reminded me very much of a young GL. Uncanny.

[Carol Poppenga]

Shazia. Why be embarrassed?

It’s just a topic that most people here pussyfoot around.

I’ve loved his music for 35 odd years. (Good grief! That is frightening.)

Anyway, years ago, I was doing my homework on the sitting- room floor and watching Top Of The Pops (a British chart show). IYCRMM came on – I looked up and there was GL, singing. Well, physics came a poor second. (and, no, John, I didn’t swoon!) I can remember it like it was yesterday.
MidnightMisty, who used to post here (where is she, now?) said she told GL, when she met him, that most people who loved his music could remember the first time they heard him sing – He was amazed. (I’m afraid I can’t find the thread.) It’s true – he was a revelation! You have obviously discovered this yourself.

Yeah!! He’s still the sexiest man out there.

As for SilverHeels! Well, Bru, when we meet up at Gatwick – just be careful you don’t get locked in the loos!


Yes, I too distinctly remember the first time I heard Gordon sing. I was listening to the FM radio in my parents' home (I was 17 yr. old) and I heard a wonderful ballad. But the radio host didn't come on at the finish of the song to say what or who. Instead probably a half dozen more songs were played (and there had been several--I didn't know how many-- before the song in question. So when the radio host finally started to rattle off the song titles and artists, I had to write ALL of them down and then count back to the one I was impressed with. And that song was "Don Quixote" by Gordon Lightfoot. It wasn't until a year later that I just happened to see the "Don Quiotte" album and bought it. And THEN it was almost another year after that before I was able to buy a record player so I could listen to that song again (strangely, I never heard it on the radio again since that one time.) Now, as for Mr. Lightfoot's looks--beautiful. I've drawn and painted him many times over the years. He is, quite simply, a very beautiful man.

[brink-]

Welcome, great story Carol. Most of the friends I have made here know DQ is not my favorite song - but whatever drew you into the music is great. I agree he is a beautiful man inside and out.

[charlene]

Carol - welcome! DQ is an amazing tune and it always leaves me gobsmacked that he remembers all those words...there's a lot of words in that song!
Like Brink says - he's beautiful inside and out...at least the parts the fans know about. If you can and would like to share I'd love to see some of your artwork...can't speak for anybody else but they can chime in if they do too.
There's a lot of many talented people here who have numerous ways to express their artistic sides - I appreciate all of them and their abilities so much.

[jj]

i too would dig that...dont' feel you're self-promoting (nothing so wrong with that anyhow) by doing so...look at it as sharing:)...thanks for the post

how you arrived on and resurrected a 6 year old thread is beyond me, lol

[Don Quixote]

BTW, in answer to Sir John Fowles' 6-year-old question, I think that it was Phil Ochs who wrote an article about GL and said that he looked like a Greek statue. The article had a strange tone--a bit of admiration and a bit of envy at the same time.
DQ

[Gitchigumee]

OK I'll take the bait. My choice is.................


(a) BABY!!

I can't help it, he still makes my heart go pitter pat.

[Morgaine]

I'll have to go with "a" as well. During the Sundown time period, I don't think I've ever seen a better looking man. Looks, brilliant songwriter, singer, sensual, a regular romance novel hero. Have always had a weakness for a mans speaking voice...Gordon = perfect. I'm blushing...

[Lisa J]

I would have to agree. I bought the Sundown album and spent my freshman year of high school looking at that picture on the cover. The Don Quixote cover wasn't bad either! The bonus was the songs, and his voice, were fabulous. Or were the songs and his voice great and the bonus was he looked HOT?!

[TC]

"Women want him, Men want to be him" Especially back in the day!

How's that for accuracy?

[Auburn Annie]

I'll have to go with "a" as well. During the Sundown time period, I don't think I've ever seen a better looking man. Looks, brilliant songwriter, singer, sensual, a regular romance novel hero. Have always had a weakness for a mans speaking voice...Gordon = perfect. I'm blushing...

Er, um ... ditto

[patybear]

Ok,here goes:I always thought that Gord's looks were just average.But between the ages of 45-55,he actually got better looking in my opinion.patybear

[Morgaine]

Have been going back and reading some of the old posts. I think it was Char that wrote about her attraction for Kris Kristofferson - yep, me too! And I was thinking about why I found men like Kristofferson, Gord, Leonard Cohen, attractive. I think part of what I like are the contradictions ("partly truth, partly fiction"). Rugged exterior, hard drinking, womanizing. Songs are perceptive, poetic, tender, humorous. With all the junk music around at the time, Gordon is putting out songs like "Christian Island" - not exactly the top 40 tune of the day and sooo much better, art. So is public image who they really are? Maybe in part, but there is always so much more. I think I'm rambling and not in a good way :)

[Lisa J]

I think part of what I like are the contradictions ("partly truth, partly fiction"). Rugged exterior, hard drinking, womanizing. Songs are perceptive, poetic, tender, humorous. With all the junk music around at the time, Gordon is putting out songs like "Christian Island" - not exactly the top 40 tune of the day and sooo much better, art. So is public image who they really are?


i agree with this completely. well said. It was hard to "see" the drinking and womanizing when the songs touched the heart. We could see the tender man beneath all the public man and that guy was/is attractive. (upon re-reading, my post sounds odd.... so sorry.)

[Morgaine]

Years ago, after Sundown, there was an article published in People about Gord. I believe that is where the "lonely and womanless" comment came from that he apparently didn't care for. Anyway, I think it was in that article (or it might have been from Crawdaddy) where he commented that he wanted to "find a real fast woman and domesticate her" (I'm sure it was meant tongue in cheek). I remember thinking at the time, I'd like to find a real fast man and domesticate him :) So I think that is part of the allure - you know this guy has the soul of a poet but is kind of wild. So what spells success more than taming him? Created nice things to day dream about almost 40 (?) years ago!

[johnfowles]

BTW, in answer to Sir John Fowles' 6-year-old question, I think that it was Phil Ochs who wrote an article about GL and said that he looked like a Greek statue. The article had a strange tone--a bit of admiration and a bit of envy at the same time.
DQ
Funnily enough today whilst trying to find something else I found the printout I made on June 23rd 1997 of Phil's article when it was a feature on Matthew Fifer's old website as originally put up on the Newsgoup in one of Wayne's FAQ pages
(one that does not seem to have made it onto his website lightfoot.ca unless anybody knows different
http://sites.google.com/site/philipdavidochs/philochs:abio-bibliography (http://sites.google.com/site/philipdavidochs/philochs:abio-bibliography)
The Ballad of Gordon Lightfoot." Broadside 60 (15 July 1965): 5-6. Very complimentary article on Gordon Lightfoot.
you can read the complete article as repeated on
the Newsgroup later in 2005 if you see plumguru Doug's posting at:-
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.music.lightfoot/msg/3305c79918360132?hl=en
the relevant paragraph to which DQ is referring is:-
"The first time you see Lightfoot, if he's not singing you might walk right by him, mistaking him for a statue. He's got classic Greek features with an Argosy magazine jawline, and long flowing blond locks of hair always neatly combed. So you see, he doesn't have to write songs, he could become a sculptor's model"
Today he might have to get an obligatory haircut first!!

[Morgaine]

Very cool article by Phil Ochs. I truly wish he hadn't been in such despair/ill and hadn't committed suicide. He was a treasure and we've lost out on decades of his commentary.