Radio interview tomorrow

[charlene]

CBC "Q" will be interviewing Gord tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. Pacific time.
1 p.m. Toronto/Lightfoot time..
;)

thanks for the heads up Richard!
Char

http://www.cbc.ca/q/

It seems that the podcasts are archived:
http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting/pastpodcasts.html?42#ref42

[jj]

aside, for anyone into interesting radio, some of my weekly faves (that I catch on podcasts when I miss out) are Quirks & Quarks, Vinyl Cafe, Definitely Not the Opera aka DNTO

thx, char, richard:)

[KHester]

Hopefully a link or download will be available soon after

Kevin

[charlene]

I'm listening now..but it should be archived. I'll check for the archived link..

[charlene]

it will be broadcast again at 10 p.m.
http://www.cbc.ca/radio/

[RM]

After meandering through the maze that is CBC, I found it with about 40 minutes to go. It's EXCELLENT. Do take the time to give it a listen. Great insights into the mindset of Lightfoot. My "quality of thinking" has improved, although I was a bit surprised to hear that he has only recently figured out that women are too expensive.

Great Stuff.

Thanks

[charlene]

he's a slow learner obviously..lol
some really interesting insights..
I've listened twice! (it was on at 1 p.m. too) lol
and once again tonite at 10..

oh yeah - how ANNOYING is the freaking CBC website?!
so ANNOYING..
I'm gonna write a letter!
MY tax dollars pay for that insanity..

[RM]

oh yeah - how ANNOYING is the freaking CBC website?!


That's good to hear. I thought I was just being stupid, and had only found it with a lucky 'click of the mouse'.

[KHester]

I too had trouble figuring out where to go. Never did find it. I agree their website could use some work /Perhaps someone can download and edit the podcast for us and then post it. I'll try to find it again this evening is that 10PM Eastern? I'm in Iowa (Central Time Zone). If an easy link could be posted that would be appreciated.

Kevin

[charlene]

http://www.cbc.ca/radio

10 p.m. tonight..radio ONE - the graph shows different time zones.. click on the one you need..check before hand that you have the rightr stuff to listen LIVE..


It will also be a podcast archive probably @ http://www.cbc.ca/q in 2 or 3 days.

[charlene]

radio Q pic

[KHester]

Char,

Thanks for the update... That will help..
By the way made it to 100 posts.

Kevin

[RM]

By the way made it to 100 posts.


Take it from me.......there are NO prizes.

[KHester]

RM

I guess the prize for us is they let us keep posting.


Kevin

[charlene]

Bingo!!
;)
I have to watch RM constantly tho..

RM

I guess the prize for us is they let us keep posting.


Kevin

[KHester]

RM

I guess the prize for us is they let us keep posting.


Kevin

[imported_Next_Saturday]

http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/qpodcast_20090324_13502.mp3

[KHester]

Just listened to the interview, it was great. My favorite was when they asked him about the riverboat days and he replied something like " I was probably in the dressing room tuning the 12 string".

[jj]

After meandering through the maze that is CBC...


ahh, the site then parallels the building/headquarters itself

i just found an ideal window to take in this conversation in solitude...Giam did an even better job than I thought he might and it didn't hurt that Gord was in tre-candid mode

Giam has a great voice and seems so very always prepared, but this must be effortless cos he is such a true music fan...he really has hosted some great stuff thus far

a few years younger that i, but remember that he used to play in a group called the Chia pets, from my hometown (no longer a 'town') ...later i saw him open for Dylan at Massey Hall when he was with Moxy fruvous...while I was watching them that night, I never realized in retrospect, they would be the highlight of the evening...no contest

anyhow, to get back on track, Gord was full of many, many new tidbits and besides the SFAWN solo performance at Hugh's, this interview is the highlight of the year, imo ...and just surpassed the Gzowski conversation as my fave

hmm, didn't know he & Smith lived in King during 'those' years

i hang on every word when Gord 'really' talks of writing EMR, IYCRMM, Sundown, A Passing Ship, etc....superb

songs: 'they're your children, you don't like to lease them out':clap:

[Moosedog]

Gordon might have made a nice Chia head though when he had the curly hair.



LMFAO!!!!!

[jj]

heh heh...we need to get EMR merchandising dept to start on production ASAP...once word gets out, this could create a 'Cabbage Patch' type frenzy for shoppers this December

agh, didn't realize my trivia tidbit would take this vintage interview thread off track...seems to be more the norm than the exception:)

[podunklander]

heh heh...we need to get EMR merchandising dept to start on production ASAP...once word gets out, this could create a 'Cabbage Patch' type frenzy for shoppers this December

agh, didn't realize my trivia tidbit would take this vintage interview thread off track...seems to be more the norm than the exception:)

Add the SS Edmund Fitzgerald foam head hat to the merchandising list and we're talking big $$$$ ;). We can set up production in GL's manse...plenty of room :biggrin:. Yeah and I hadn't noticed any plants in his minimalist-decorated abode so lets fill it with Chia, yeh!

I did get to listen to the interview last night and thought Gordon did a very fine one here -down to earth, great promotion for his tours. I particularly loved the insight into his songwriting and the inspiration for EMR, etc. I love that stuff!

Talking about the contract and relationship issues related to his alcohol abuse and now so many years being sober must be difficult for him to reflect upon. A lifetime ago - but still, it's life. Something I think about often for a very dear friend of mine and witnessing his recovery as he inches closer to getting to that point where it will be a lifetime ago. I just want sooo much to see him really be happy and enjoy life, marry the girl he's with and start a family. I want him to listen to this interview -he really admires Gordon so much and perhaps may find some inspiration here.

What else, what else -well I just can't get enough of Gordon's humor hehe like how he said his doctor said he's 29 from the head up LMAO. lol and thought it was so cute that he made sure it was clear that he's straight - was the gest of that and good to know for us gals who have lousy gaydar :rolleyes:. Looks like us po, grunt-working thrifty gals are shit out of luck though and hope he finds a really nice, practical wealthy lady :biggrin:. Am sure there will be flocks of gals knocking at his door after this interview!

And nice to know and we do, that he has a passion for and really enjoys performing/touring but must be crucial to keep the $$$ rolling in. Probably a months worth of touring just to heat that house of his!!!

ok so I think it's great that Gordon is really putting himself out there and in this tough economy -personally my GL concert budget is depleted and I'm wanting to keep my fico score right where it is! Trying to see if I can squeeze in one more during the summer!

[Moosedog]

Any interview where Gordon Lightfoot mentions Burton Cummings is a good one for me. LOL

[podunklander]

Any interview where Gordon Lightfoot mentions Burton Cummings is a good one for me. LOL

nahhhhhhhhhh ;)

[jj]

Any interview where Gordon Lightfoot mentions Burton Cummings is a good one for me. LOL


here is same guy (Giam) interviewing Burton...

YouTube - Burton Cummings on Q TV (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLzViv6Nt5Q&feature=related)

[Peter Bro10]

It will also be a podcast archive probably @ http://www.cbc.ca/q in 2 or 3 days.


I downloaded to my computer... then uploaded to my Mp3. Listened during work, on and off, this past week.
I agree, Gord was a bit more candid than the typical interview.
I would encourage anyone who hasn't yet checked this out, to do so posthaste!

[bjm7777]

Well, that's probably the best interview I've heard about Gord since the one he gave in 1982 during his promotion of "Shadows" - I had just bought that record on vinyl. Very insightful and a little more "honest" than the 1982 interview where he talked about his canoe trip and drinking a bottle a day.

I was struck by the part when they talked about "A Passing Ship", and women, and so forth: some guys do get to the point where they just stop all that and start doing other things. It really hit home with me - I have four ex-spouses (three of them hate me) and as I slide into my 50's, I find that I am now content with solitude.

Very interesting that he hates his recordings of "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" - he described the one part of his first recording as "running to a fire". Pretty funny. He "won't allow them to defy the laws of gravity" - good stuff. It's still a great song in any version.

I was also struck by the honesty describing his relationship with the record company as it pertained to his alcohol issues at the time - that they "lost faith" and it was "a little too late". Tough to listen to that. One wonders what might have been....

Great interview and thanks for the hard work in getting the link here on Corfid.
BJM

[Moosedog]

here is same guy (Giam) interviewing Burton...

YouTube - Burton Cummings on Q TV (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLzViv6Nt5Q&feature=related)

Thanks a lot! :)

[jj]

Thanks a lot! :)

hope you enjoy, cheers:)

bjm, interesting stuff for sure...so much to comment on...yeah, maybe that train was chuggin along a bit too quickly...i echo your comments (except the multi-ex section...imo, every home should have a man-cave for the benefit of each spouse)

[bjm7777]

i echo your comments (except the multi-ex section...imo, every home should have a man-cave for the benefit of each spouse)[/QUOTE]

Well, I know that NOW...lol....thanks.

[Sydney Steve]

A really interesting interview , but (and this should be taken as more observational than as critical), I feel that songwriters have one thing in common. They won't let you know too much about their motivation behind any given song or what they really think or why they wrote them . They prefer to allow you to draw your own conclusions and if you analyse what they actually say when cross examined it is not actually all that much in terms of depth . They will let you get "Never Too Close" . It is across the board -it seems to be part of a song writer's psyche that they have to maintain a significant level of privacy . Specifically with Gord., whenever I see or hear an interview I always feel he lets you in on a very small percentage of the essence of what makes him tick. (And yes I understand that that is very much his perogative. ) For all that he pours out in his songs there seems to me to be a large part of him that we will never quite know.

[RM]

For all that he pours out in his songs there seems to me to be a large part of him that we will never quite know.

That's what makes him a legend.

[jj]

i know this thread is about GL and not about the interviewer but besides being a musician, tv host and radio journalist, last night i learned that he also is manager for the best new artist winner, "Lights" (are they running out of names for acts?)...anyhow, this Giam guy sure keeps busy out west

[charlene]

"Lights" legally changed her given name to that !
good grief..
Jian is a very busy guy..

[jj]

lol, well for those of us stuck with single syllable names, I would have though if one were to go through whatever it takes to change one's name then they would go for an exciting multi-syllable name...then again, Prince, Sting and Pink have had success

did Jian change his name to Giam or what?

I am almost through watching the Juno recording...that opening monologue left a lot to be desired...can we get some Aussie-Con and maybe hire Jackman for 2010?:clap:

[charlene]

I've always seen it spelled Jian..:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jian_Ghomeshi

[jj]

I have four ex-spouses (three of them hate me)

you may get a kick out of this diddy:

http://rickivanoff.com/Some_Men_Get_Screwed.mp3

as he quite fairly points out in a footnote, many women also get short changed...saddest part is, the gal he's singing about basically broke up our last band...even sadder, he segued right into a new relationship, lol (but it's actually working out quite nicely)

[charlene]

I sure wish I could write some lyrics and put them to music...oh yeah.
I sure wish..
;)

[RM]

I sure wish I could write some lyrics and put them to music...oh yeah.
I sure wish..
;)

Just write the lyrics......jj can take care of the music.....

[charlene]

good idea Ron, I'll need music for the movie I'm going to be writing.
;)
James knows the story so that should help move things along.
hee hee hee...

[jj]

ok, start spewing...and move over :cool:Captain an' Tenille:whistle: