Char makes the news!

[Gord H]

Yes our very own Char is in the Toronto Sun today... :)

http://www.torontosun.com/

[BILLW]

OMG - what a great article. We'll probably be overrun with new members now that 'our queen' has been in the newspapaper. Thanks for posting GordH ! Nice mention of John & Susan. We are the Net People and Charlene is our queen. Long live the queen ! How do we get copies of this ? I've gotta have it.

Wow,

Bill :)

[charlene]

Mike Strobel of The Toronto Sun and Veronica Henri a photographer there came out yesterday to have a little chat about Lightfoot and the "Net People."
Mike is my age and a fan of Lightfoot so it didn't take much to indoctrinate him to "Lighthead" status.
lol
When he saw all my "stuff" and the mantle with photos and autographed memorabilia he said to Veronica in a slightly stunned and almost scared tone "she's the Queen of the Lightheads." I told him there many others with many more things than me. He didn't run screaming from the house so we chatted and laughed and talked about Lightfoot, the man, his music and his fans...specifically "The Net People."
I had a great time and I think Mike did too. Veronica succeeded in taking a pic that hides my double chin so she's my new hero!
lol
It certainly wakes a tired old gal up at 6:30 a.m. to open the paper to page six and see herself staring back in a very large picture! It's about 6 x 8 !! And colour!
Lordy I need a coffee now...
Mike did an excellent job of telling the tale and stringing my non-stop stories together....that's why The Sun pays him the big bucks I bet! I've enjoyed reading his columns for years but never dreamt I'd be part of one of his stories. It was a great experience and I'm thrilled with it. Of course if he were to write about everything I talked about and what I had to leave out because of time the article would just turn into a huge book!!
hmmm.......maybe one day......we could all submit a story to Mike.....he could tart them up a bit....it could work!
Or even better...he could write an authorized biography of The Man himself.....
well, gotta go get that coffee.....
ta,
Char
I'll scan the pic and see if I can post it...if not Sir John will have to rescue me...again...

[Gord H]

no problem BillW :) ... and to think I was laughed at as a kid for even admitting I listened to his music... :rolleyes:

[charlene]

http://www.torontosun.com/

[BILLW]

Originally posted by Gord H:
no problem BillW :) ... and to think I was laughed at as a kid for even admitting I listened to his music... :rolleyes: Nobody is laughing anymore. Especially now that we have international recognition for our role as 'net people'. I've already shown the article to the 'work people' and believe it or not no one laughed here either. Here's hoping GordL keeps performing well into his 90s and beyond.

Bill :)

[johnfowles]

"Some have found love. A fan from Britain wed a Jersey gal."
Hands up! Guilty as charged
"The Lightheads gave them a quilt with Lightfoot themes. Gord signed the middle square."
http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot/autographs.jpg
the "middle" square
(actually a beautifully needleworked replica of the original signed pice of cloth by the "Queen of the Quilt" Jenney)
We treasure this quilt which was memoriably presented to us in Gord's presence in Norwalk CT in August 2000 and we were then able to display it in Toronto at the Charbecue and Massey Hall in May 2001
John Fowles
With a sign that says just Mother

Give me a sign, tell it to me She said, deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee

Is the landlord still a loser, do his signs hang in the hall

signs of a life worth living The better to forget than to be all that upset

It's the time to taste the wine
Im lost with no road signs to guide me
A slave to my whiskey and dreams
Bells of the evening

"And the applause sign was flashing on and off and it was a nightmare."
and finally not a lyric but from an old 1970 interview at:-
http://www.mjq.net/interviews/lightfoot.htm
which is also at:-
http://www.rickmcgrath.com/lightfoot.html
http://www.rickmcgrath.com/lightfoot2.jpg
Scotch & Pretzels
The Gordon Lightfoot Interview...

also worth looking at if you have the time:-
Gord's "wiki" entry at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Lightfoot

[ December 08, 2005, 14:04: Message edited by: johnfowles ]

[MaryO]

How wonderful! What a great article. Yep. Gordie and his music keep me goin' and will continue to do so. I'm so glad the 'Net allows this type of gathering! Char - you GO girl! ;) m.

[charlene]

And I laid out the details of your beautiful love story to him Sir John but after all my pic needed a BIG space on the page so editing was needed!
lol
shy char

[Glenmark]

I can't seem to find the article on-line. Is it the Dec. 8 Toronto Sun? If so, where? I followed the link given above and checked all the sections but found nothing.

[Auburn Annie]

When I searched the site for Strobel [who wrote the piece] +Lightfoot, I got the following message:

... Sorry! The Canoe Network is currently undergoing scheduled maintenance. Please stand by -- we expect to be back soon! We apologize for the inconvenience. ...
http://www.canoe.ca/


Maybe they're just updating and it will be back shortly.

[charlene]

try this:
http://www.torontosun.com/News/Columnists/Strobel_Mike/2005/12/08/1343394.html

[talbot10]

Congradulations Charzo! Great artlicle!
Bill tongue.gif

[johnfowles]

Originally posted by charlene:
try this:
http://www.torontosun.com/News/Columnists/Strobel_Mike/2005/12/08/1343394.html Luckily when it was all there I had saved the whole page onto a floppy that Susan now has but Noticing that the fine picture of Char's chins that Al Watchman displayed earlier was not appearing now (3:41pm EST) I tried the direct link Char just posted and blow me her pic on the site is missing there too.
Could it be that Mr Harvey complained at too much publicity for "The Whitby Wonder" I wonder??
John Fowles
And if you saw them now You’d wonder why they would cry The whole day long

And you wonder just in passing Is it him or is it me

I wonder how the old folks are tonight Her name was Ann

They’d rather stay under
And boy it’s no wonder
When all the rock lobsters roll on
It’s a mighty fine way to be found

Sometimes i wonder why i even try
So why should i feel blue?

Well when this land was made, it was made full of wonder.
But one woman's love, I can't understand.
And I'd give it all to you if her love were true where the long river flows by my window,
where the long river flows by my window.


Golly sometimes when I google for "lightfoot lyrics keyword"
I begin to wonder if there is any word in the English language that Gord has (so far) not used in one or other if his songs!!

Incidentally on that Toronto Sun site alongside their logo is a clickable picture of the paper's front cover but today the actual cover is yesterday's. I must remember to look again tomorrow to see if today's (with the cheesy chin pic) is then available!!

[charlene]

http://www.torontosun.com/
it's the front cover of today's paper. an elderly woman knocked down at a library by some little heathen trying to get her purse..
go to COLUMNISTS - Mike Strobel...

[GJA]

Okay...now maybe the world will know how much Gord is loved!!

[Sheryl]

Great article, Char!!

[Glenmark]

Thanks for posting the other link. It's a great article...makes ya' feel kinda, I don't know...lightheaded! ;)

[Bill]

What a lovely article!

[DellroyGM]

TOO COOL, Char!

-Gary