SilverHeels
01-10-2006, 09:52 AM
Those of us who were fortunate to attend the May 2001 Lightfoot Convention in Toronto, will remember, with great affection, the 'Irish boys'.
I met them on the flight over from London. There I was sitting beside these two Irish guys and as happens on long haul flights, we got to talking. Jonathan, the younger, asked me my reason for travelling to Toronto. I would not have normally confessed to a total stranger that I was flying some 4000miles to attend a concert, but something made me say: 'I'm going to see Gordon Lightfoot at the Massey in Toronto'. His eyes grew round and he looked at his companion and they both laughed aloud. They were travelling from Ireland to attend the same concerts! Coincidence? I think not. I invited them to join our gang. David, Jonathan's father, and lifelong Lightfoot fan, was beside himself. He was so thrilled to be among other Lightfoot lunatics.
They fitted in so well,joining us at the Char-B-Q and at the Gord M&G. I have kept in touch with them ever since. Jonathan was married in December and wrote me just yesterday with some worrying news. His father, David, is seriously ill with cancer of the liver and although he looks fantastic in the wedding photos, he is very sick. I thought those of you who met them would want to know. Add him to your prayer list, please. Send healing thoughts to David.
Thank you.
I met them on the flight over from London. There I was sitting beside these two Irish guys and as happens on long haul flights, we got to talking. Jonathan, the younger, asked me my reason for travelling to Toronto. I would not have normally confessed to a total stranger that I was flying some 4000miles to attend a concert, but something made me say: 'I'm going to see Gordon Lightfoot at the Massey in Toronto'. His eyes grew round and he looked at his companion and they both laughed aloud. They were travelling from Ireland to attend the same concerts! Coincidence? I think not. I invited them to join our gang. David, Jonathan's father, and lifelong Lightfoot fan, was beside himself. He was so thrilled to be among other Lightfoot lunatics.
They fitted in so well,joining us at the Char-B-Q and at the Gord M&G. I have kept in touch with them ever since. Jonathan was married in December and wrote me just yesterday with some worrying news. His father, David, is seriously ill with cancer of the liver and although he looks fantastic in the wedding photos, he is very sick. I thought those of you who met them would want to know. Add him to your prayer list, please. Send healing thoughts to David.
Thank you.