Gord picture at Massey Hall 2005

[johnfowles]

Jenney's Lighthead friend Don took this stunning picture of our hero and I reckon it is too good to remain hidden in a
limited circulation email so I have uploaded it to the MSN communities site and linked to here exactly as I described in my "quick and dirty" mini-tutorial that I added today on page 2 of the "Brit gordfest" topic at:-
http://www.corfid.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=002301;p=2#0000 53
http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0QgAAAAQUw5rlwE65xQqRPa2iOaF22MzpQ4dwOuyQiJfTPg1ca UmvRe9!R8rPBt8vnXa6OdfKEBQNydNLJUCK8x4GiT7Da2q18PG DQc*fH9o/GL.jpg
Massey Hall 2005
As Jenney said in her email:-
"Here's a picture that Don took during one of the shows. I think this is one of my favorite pictures I've ever seen, and far better than any I've ever taken"
John Fowles
He'll talk of life out on the street
He'll play it sad and say it sweet

[ May 25, 2005, 16:02: Message edited by: johnfowles ]

[Janice]

Wow, what a great shot. With the seat I had on Friday, I really regret not taking my camera with me :(

[charlene]

aha!! HE'S the one that the usher was after!
And she accosted ME instead!
lol
great pic!

[Jenney]

Thanks John for posting that, I still say that is one of the finest pictures I've ever seen.

Char, the camera police were after Don and I as well as you. The first three nights there were no problems, we even asked an usher if we could take pictures and she said as long as there was no flash. The last night however, the usher said that Gord had complained twice already about cameras. I have no idea if that is true or not, and it does seem odd as there were lots of flashes going off on the other side of the hall, but we felt properly chastised and stopped taking any!
Jenney

[charlene]

That particular usherette seemed to be quite the bossy boots. She was ticked that I didn't need her to find my seat when I came into Massey. She said to stop taking pics. I said I had no flash. hesitation....she then said well he's complained about cameras. I was just about to snap one of her but she got up and left...
lol
There wasn't any announcement about flash photography or non flash photography.....

They were after Bru as well and took a camera from someone else.

[bjb]

maybe you should send the picture to EMP and see what they say... :)

[musky_man]

Great pic - one of the best I have ever seen of him.

Would make a great album (CD) cover.

[talbot10]

The best thing about this wonderful picture is how
healthy Gord looks! Amazing
bill

[byKimberly]

Thank you so much, John, for sharing this.
Thank you Don!
Kimberly

[brink]

Thanks John, Don and Jenney.

[The Rez]

Intense!

As in any given year since the first given year -The Man in His Element.

How many times have I searched that gaze: Youth thru Age.

Unimaginable Thanks from this Old Man by the Sea,

The Rez

. . . we never were much bothered by time

[Sheryl]

Great picture, thanks!!

[TheWatchman]

That is a fantastic picture!! Reminds me of the way Gordon looked in the mid to late 80's. This picture speaks a thousand words. Great job!

[Auburn Annie]

Originally posted by johnfowles:
Jenney's Lighthead friend Don took this stunning picture of our hero and I reckon it is too good to remain hidden in a
limited circulation email ... Exactly - has anyone printed this off and sent/delivered it to EMP with the very good suggestion that it might be the next album (sorry, CD) cover?

[johnfowles]

I enjoyed the descriptions above of the bossyboots usherette
I got nabbed too in fact she tripped over at least 7 people in her haste to tell me off
she said "the performer had asked for no flash"
I protested that my flash was turned off.
the lady then spent the next 15/20 minutes using her flashlight to keep a check on my immediate section it must have been much more distracting for poor Gord than any number of flashes and made me feel like a POW being watched over by a goon in Stalag Luft 3!!memories of Steve McQueen in "The Great Escape"
At the concert's end the demure MaryAnn Hill sitting right behind us fessed up that she had used flash!!!
--- Anyway back to the pictures taken:-
Oops I almost forgot that Jenney emailed three more great pix by her friend Don so although I have not said anything to her again I feel they should be shared and am therefore displaying all three for you all to enjoy
http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0ZAD1AncfI1TMlcpGiqef3POzMl0XFOnEfHYWPRRdrcACoqSOi QwALxNA*1rrRr6!r*tt9XUJ8xfAOVERkSyblNBUMZ7E50DnDeJ YyHeBF7kks*joBtDZuC7vuWJ5D*VkqbZoXesN53zK5fdTnN6Y9 w/Don%20photographer%20and%20the%20man.jpg
don and the Man
http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0YAAHA8Qd27CQWJKrV5Pd3DplR4bMq*uN9NiDlMf2TEmmwvtJ5 B2Vqud8rg1bSM!rAc5X5yZEGDLG!rhAbnNQaG14UN7rpsx9swg sq0E8PgTI1AyvPuQgklumwnk07yVOWxKUMfKvnrPXcm8CTW96a Q/image%20mike%20gord%20and%20rick.jpg?
Mike Gord and Rick
as Jenney said
"Love the shot of Mike and Rick too!"
http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0UAAHA4IZdShtwUw0jw97qDxUBoSfgcSFS45Vi9xosmBFgoovH wx25TB5yxg5o3aHD6P6Vgwv8Gz!yHvmEESQeZpIBBIyFLsW68U 7af!IG3GBI8qs2!SgS3SCYR0AcGEd/another%20winner.jpg
as Jenney captioned it "Another winner"
Note that all three are exactly as received
and that I was especially grateful for the middle one as it has two nicely contrasting colo(u)rs and is therfore just what I needed for a project I have in mind which in due course you should be seeing quite a lot of
John Fowles
You win
Waiting for a line to fall
Telling you its all a big mistake

And she showed me her treasures of paper and tin
And then we played a game only she could win

[Sheryl]

O.....MY......GAWD...... What great pictures!! Thank you, John!!! :D I just made the last picture my background pic on my computer! <the following said a la Barry White: "Oh, yeahhhhh!">

[ June 10, 2005, 18:47: Message edited by: Sheryl ]

[musky_man]

Sheryl,

I made the first one the background in my computer the first day it was posted ... great minds think alike ... or is it fools never differ ... LOL .... I KNOW it is the former!!

[byKimberly]

Thanks for posting John!
Kimberly

[Sheryl]

Originally posted by musky_man:
Sheryl,

I made the first one the background in my computer the first day it was posted ... great minds think alike ... or is it fools never differ ... LOL .... I KNOW it is the former!! Oh, it's definitely GMTA!!!