I actually stopped reading this thread not long after the very first "quiz" (sorry Jessi-Joe) but came back to it tonight, after reading another thread in which Jessi-Joe mentioned this quiz that swede answered correctly, because I was curious as to what the quiz question was.

In the US anyway, the term "south-paw" is pretty commonly used with regard to left handed individuals - especially in sports - and certainly not one that Lightfoot invented during that interview. Since he says he didn't see the show, I imagine the commonality of the term is how swede was able to answer your quiz without having seen the interview you were quoting.

That has to be it. But sometimes, one wonderssss?? :D :rolleyes:

[ June 01, 2006, 05:21: Message edited by: Jessi -Joe ]

Another Quiz!!! :) http://www.members.aol.com/ALLVINTAGESHOWS/GOR79.JPG

In 1979, Gordon Lightfoot did a concert from Chicago. To be aired on Soundstage. He played old and newer songs. From his latest album which would come out the following year. ' Dream Street Rose'. On the second set, he played a joke on his audience. He was about to go to the next song, which was, 'On The High Seas'. He told the crowd, OK this one is called, 'On the ??" :D

This is the quiz, what did he say the name of the song was? 'On The ?? ' Good Luck, Are you around, Swede? :D :rolleyes: :)

TV

TV

Well <anon> unregistered, I dont know who you are , but it was fast. Bravo to you. TV, is the correct answer. :)

[ June 03, 2006, 06:49: Message edited by: Jessi -Joe ]

Well <anon> unregistered, I dont know who you are , but it was fast. Bravo to you. TV, is the correct answer. :)

[ June 03, 2006, 06:49: Message edited by: Jessi -Joe ]

From the same concert, he went to do , 'The Ghost Of Cape-Horn.' He said , "Dont mind my whistling here, I may sound like a ????" Go ahead <anon> or Swede, or Gordon Lightfoot himself.{LOL} :D


Come on Gord talk to me my man. I have been following your career since 1969. We have to talk, I will take a job with your entourage... :) ;) :eek: :rolleyes:

Tin whistle here.

Bravo to you Suzi #387. Tin whistle is the good answer. :) A true Lighthead...

Bravo to you Suzi #387. Tin whistle is the good answer. :) A true Lighthead...

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What did Gordon tell Peter Gzowski, about Elvis Presley's recording of "Early Morning Rain". He called it a ? recording? :D :rolleyes: :eek: :)

[ June 03, 2006, 07:11: Message edited by: Jessi -Joe ]

Sweet.

Congratulations Suzi, you are right. Sweet recording is what he said. Good Lightfoot fan.

Gordon told Peter Gzowski, in a radio interview that he doesn't like the sound to be too loud. He said at ??, the sound is too loud. What place was Gordon talking about? :D :eek: :)

Jessie-Joe, I am still submitting the following answer to the "sound" Gord tried to make on "Ghosts of Cape Horn", despie as I see today,
the answer got posted by Suzi (hats off ma'aam) in between me writing the following, putting my laptop on hibernate with the draft in pre-submit status. I then re-started windows as was, and it went right to my posting I never sent. I then accidently hit submit versus preview-post, and wound up in a vaporous mirror-in-a-mirror problem and it defies logic if this makes it in. JJ I wrote this long blah-blah to brighten your day as a bit of humour, hope you like it. Since old-time scriveners used to get paid by the word (hmm I wish they still did...), I will say the following superfluous two words as they did:
to wit:

J-Joe, I recall on that taping Gord saying he was trying to sound like a "Tin Whistle", and asked the audience' forgiveness in his common self-deprecating fashion of humility, as in he thought his whistling was less than accurate-sounding. Worked for me !

The subject of left-handed-ness as you mention JJ ,and ambiguities of hand dominance thereto came up interestingly in a thread on another matter recently. Since I am a south-paw, too, I offer the following for humour only, and wish to offend no-one.

You sound as though your left-handedness is similar to mine. I golf RIGHT-handed, but in baseball - get this - I THROW and CATCH lefty, but... BAT righthanded.

Further muddling this odd hemispherical brain oddity (all my life), that is too say left and right hemisphere of the brain that I understand controls these issues of left and right-handedness, is the fact that although as said I THROW a baseball lefty, I throw a FOOTBALL righty. Go figure.

I like to think I am parallel processing ! LOL , I wish. I got a bad feeling I am wired in series and am waiting for all autonomic controls to be determined by my brain one-by-one until I am free to... think... or some reasonable facsimile therof LOL.

JJ did you know that southpaw , or left-handedness, has some rather odd superstitious origins. Rather than blathering on with a treatise of this ( which I only know orts of..) I have heard simply that it it harkens back to biblical matters including the "right hand of God" [ don't worry folks.. this is not religious, only historical interest I hope.. :) ].

Having read this pearl in history books, it seems that ancient peoples thought of the right hand as ..devine..?...leaving us poor southpaws to be by default.. heathen it was said.., or dastardly, or some such hilarity, with further superstitious origins that support this flotsam of wisdom. ;)
And what of ambidextrous people, as in folks like you and I J-Joe, who use both hands. I rekin' we got it covered both ways, comin' and goin' LOL :)
You figure ? I like to think my brain is a "Hemi" for the diagonal corrolation that they say exists between the right side of brain controlling the left side of body, etc, and so forth, and of the unique matters that the different sides of the brain handle ( you know, one side reason, logic, math, pragmatic behaviour etc., and the other being... Liberal [ j/k really ] no really , other side being art, philosophy, creative thought, music, South Park, and probably the loquacious quackery of my ramblings.... :) .

Actually J-Joe, I figure you and me, being ambidextrous as it sounds like you are too.. must need to get our tires rotated in diagonal versus straight back LOL. Or, we are neither heathen nor devine (j/k) , and can't blame our being left-handed for off-behaviour as these ancient people did. Maybe..... maybe... we have to be responsible for our own behavior.. oh no ! LOL

I figure if they ever do brain surgery on me, being the map-maker and all that I am , they will op0en up my hopefully reasonably full bean and see a big "X" marks the spot.. . Its been said X "never marks the spot". If not, then what mon-ami ? Are we ambidextrous doomed to never vote in primaries for lack of favouring left or right ( politics only joking) ?

Or are we blessed with open-mindedness, are you and I the great peacemakers, the mediators ? naaaah, you and I cause too much trouble by accident I think ( J/K J-Joe :) ) as in tilt us too far too one side too far and all our brilliant ex-cogitations will spill out on the floor, leaving us centrists, or at "zero" on the integer scale. LOL
I think we got it made J-Joe, since you, me, and my dear departed father are, or were ambidextrous. He could write on a chalkboard in college while professing and pipe-smoking with both hands simultaneously, driving students limited sadly to their left or right hemispheres to try and keep up..true story 'bout my Dad !

We therefor are maybe the chosen ones to sit on a couple stumps and dispense wisdom and widely-cited exhortations quoted round the world... LOL ;) , and be hailed as the new illuminati or cognoscenti. At least be able to give anyone either the evil eye, or the comforting nod of approval that only we.. the benevolent despots, can bestow.

And all for not being completely left or right handed. Such a deal ! nod, while we humbly smile inwardly and know the answers that ....someday.... we will dispence on the minions at an assimilable rate for their poor assymmetrical brains. You rekin' Jessi ? I am on ly kidding my friend.... just letting you get to know my hyperbolically-warped sense of humour.. ;) .

Oh - and as to the already astutely-answered gun-shots Q, my response would have been that of John Wayne, who remember we are admonished to watch movies of lest we forget the plains in Gord's "Drink Your Glasses Empty" on WFY : "In that 6-shooter, Pilgrim, you'd better put five bullets in, and let the hammer rest on an empty chamber for safety.. because if can't get the job done with 5 bullets, you'd better get the he** out, Pilgrim..." LOL what a great Icon that old curmudgeon was. OK J-Joe, my head is spinning now too. Thanks for the fun quiz questions. I hope I get the cigar, or the tomato on the Cape Horn whistling thing Q ... ;) LOL
- geo Steve

[ June 04, 2006, 05:39: Message edited by: geodeticman ]

Well, :) what can I say after all that? It is interesting, I throw the ball right hand, I swing left, shoot the puck left, catch the baseball, and football left. You are right about the tin whistle. Gord did tell the audience, "Dont mind my whistling here, I may sound like a tin whistle." Suzy got it right. She also got the next one right, about Elvis Presley's {Sweet} recording of Early Morning Rain. But there is another one there that has not been answered yet. :rolleyes:


About the sound in a building being to loud. Gord told Peter Gzowski in a radio interview, that he doesn't like the sound to be too loud. At ??? the sound system is too loud, he taught. I can't see anyone getting this one :( . But you never know.


There is also a scramble that was posted by: closetcanadian, that has not been solved yet. Im gone a leave it at that geodeticman, as for the brain & everything else you mentioned, it is quite interesting and complicated, Im no Albert E. here. :D


What does your name stand for, I always wanted to ask you that, 'geodeticman?'

[ June 04, 2006, 08:27: Message edited by: Jessi -Joe ]

Oh Steve, that was fun reading - you have a very entertaining way with prose! I loved the story about your dad :)

I do everything right handed except shoot pool, that I do as a lefty. I can write left handed if I concentrate and it's even quite legible, but it's not my natural tendency.

Gordon said to Peter Gzowski, 'The sound at Maple Leafs Gardens, is too loud.'

I dont know even if Maple Leaf Garden still stands today?

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Here is an easier question. What 3 songs did Gord perform at Live {8} last July? :) :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

It's still there - Loblaws was going to turn it into a grocery store and other retail stores....they're idiots. Not sure what's going on - it's still empty.
It has been declared a hisorical site so it can't be torn down.

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:(

I know what you mean Charlene. It's like when Gzowski interviewed Gord on the TV show. They talked about Massey Hall. And Peter told Gordon, you might outlive it. Because it's a great building, and like every great building in Toronto, someone is going to take a Bulldozer to it. Gord laugh and said, well they've been talking about it for along time now, and I haven't heard anything of it lately.!!! :(

Charlene you should maybe try out for mayor of TO, and turned that city around. :) :rolleyes:

[ June 05, 2006, 17:36: Message edited by: Jessi -Joe ]

Here is an easier question. What 3 songs did Gord perform at Live {8} last July?

RE On the ...., I would have got TV if not beaten to the punch by anon. Honest. RE I may sound like a ...., my guess is crow.

Whats this Gord, I dont understand a single thing. The 3 songs that you performed on Live 8 last July. No Crow, someone will probably get it.

Restless, Let It Ride and IYCRMM.

I knew "TV" cuz that's how I first heard it and that's how I still sing it!
lol

In May 2001 I suggested to Mr. Lightfoot that he purchase Massey Hall and re-name it "The Church of Gord"...he thought it rather funny but said he couldn't afford it....

;)

Bravo Charlene, but if I may be impolite here a bit, #1 Restless, #2 IYCRMM, #3 Let It Ride' :D

That's just great Char, "The church of Gord" :rolleyes: , and do you think he can't afford it? Maybe not? You must have some pretty good stories that you could share w/ us. Your in touch with him from time to time. Lucky you... :)


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[ June 05, 2006, 15:10: Message edited by: Jessi -Joe ]

NEXT QUIZ?

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A few years back, Stu Jeffries of CMT CENTRAL interviewed the poet genius. They talked about TWOTEF, and Gord told him we did the recording of that song in (how many takes?)

[ June 05, 2006, 15:24: Message edited by: Jessi -Joe ]

The first was the keeper.

Yes brink, Stu Jeffries was just amazed, that they did that song in 1 take. Gord jokingly said there were some times when they had to catch up with me. {Laughing} You must have seen the interview. Good brink, feel free to post one if you want?

oh geeze - I didn't know it was supposed to be in order!
lol

No it wasn't supposed to be in order, :D I just wanted to put them like he did them, 1, 2, 3,. Just joking around Charlene, you got them. Were you at that concert in Barrie? :)


Another thing Charlady, do you watch: Deal Or No Deal, w/ Canadian host Howie Mandel? :rolleyes: Tonight's the last show of the season, with special guest appearance, on screen. I hope you can see it... LOL :D :eek: :D

Hey Char , if you have a Quiz, feel free to post it.

oh good grief - my daughter is after me to watch it with her!
lol
I watch a bit now and then....but tonight Celine Dion is on and well.....I'm not a fan of hers....even if she DOESN'T sing!
lolol

Nope - never got to Barrie - just watched it on the TV...
;)

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http://www.smartypants.net/photography/PamelaWallin.jpg

What did Gord tell Pamela Wallin, a few years back, was going to be his New-Years resolution? Not certain of the date, but it was before the millenium.

[ June 06, 2006, 16:26: Message edited by: Jessi -Joe ]

To stay motivated.

To stay motivated is correct. Bravo to you, Suzi. can you think of one to post now? If you can please do. Anything regarding Gordon Lightfoot.

Okay, here's an easy one. What is the shortest Gord song on album? (timewise)

Fading Away - just a guess - "Oh Linda" ?
-for shortest song ? Geo Steve

Is it Unsettled Ways, 1:51 ?

Jessi-Joe,

re: the origin of my name geodeticman.

Note: quick answer marked with an " * " asterisk. Its about the third paragraph below starting with *

Thank you for asking Jessi-Joe.

Last time I answered this in depth, and its a deep subject, an old room member happened to enter after apparently an extended absence right after I posted a long-winded response clouded by still rough writing from a head-injury I recover from these days, and it upset him so much he, to my knowledge, left the forum, muttering "techo-babble b.s."... grouse grouse.. LOL. SO,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

If anyone is bored by or not interested in a viable answer to Jessi-Joe's question, simply skip the rest of this post, after the one-line definition coming up. I understand. Its a geeky subject. Its rare that people ask us about it.... (as I push my glasses up my nose) LOL

* Geodetic Surveying and or Geodesy (The study of) definition:
Is simply the study and measurement of the size, shape (of the whole earth, and local topography), and gravity variations of large portions of the earth's surface.

There !
If more is of interest, read on, my friend !

On the other hand, a rather interested current member who is quite sharp asked as to the obvious word that comes to mind - "geodesic (dome,other,etc.)", as in Buckminster Fuller's chained trilaterals and quadrilalerals that are still in principle used as one model for geodetic survey network structures over large portions of the earth's surface. The actual geodesic structures et al he showed very interesting pictures of were fascinating. While the words are intrinsically related, the applications are very differerent.

In short, the subject of Geodesy is defined loosely as the study of the size, shape, and gravitational variations of the earth. And, a "geodesist" is one who historically made ultra-long distance surveying observations of 30 - 40 miles per set-up, to targets often at night, and had to allow for earth curvature, atmospheric refraction, clean/dirty-air optical constants, gravimetric measurements and a local, continental, or worldwide gravity model to adjust to etc., and use the information to adjust into control networks for establishing map-making postitional frameworks.

I used to do this "geodetic surveying" hence "geodeticman" and then moved into the mapping end of aerial and satellite imagery as a basis for mapmaking, or "cartography". The modern usage of Geodesy is almost exclusiveley using GPS units (the professional $20,000 - $50,000 units) and available to hikers at an amateur level, i.e. the $100 - $400 handheld units( you know, hand-held coordinate readers tying in to satellites). The pro-models real work begins after simple readings, and rigorous math network adjustment models are excuted.

Gravity and math intensive network adjustments are still done for ultra-high precision geodetic control marked by monuments such as brass markers, benchmarks, other types, etc.. We rarely make measurements from continent to continent using older VLBI - very long based interferometry. This is to measure continental drift.

Newer satellite networks now caled glonass allow for better coverage with GPS e.g. "more bars" and hilarious manufacturer claims of hand-held units and resultant map displays on screen being accurate to +/- 1 meter or less, and in fact to achieve these values, one must apply numerous network adjustments in three dimensions, including gravimetric models.

Interesting to note up there in Canada where you are Jessi-Joe, the role of Surveyor is one who has passed (post-university) a rigorous examination and is then licenced as being a "Royally Chartered Surveyor" historically by the Queen's commisions...now a common Government regulatory commission, and is frequently referred to as a Chartered "Geodesique" in French-Canadian parlance.

In rigorous schooling required to be licensed in your country, University programs you have up there in "Geomatics" and combinations of geodetic surveying and map-making, and GIS - map information systems bring all these subjects together. From map projections math, to field surveying, to GPS, to cartography.

In the US, our universities are still catching up to your lauded integrated educational model of all the mapping sciences, including geographers, - the generalists. I hope that helps J-Joe. And I am sorry indeed if this tongue-wagging was too much for the general discussion forum - really. :) but... you asked ! :) LOL

Oh ! one more thing, - it was Royally-Chartered Geodesiques (surveyors) that guided the precise alignment of the Canadian Railroad, e.g. CRT. And our comrade Borderstone may not realize that in New England in particular, cut stones were used to bury and mark above ground for posterity the location of (one hopes) professionally -aurveyed boundaries.

Also, in the 13 original colonies, as farmers cleared stones from their fields, they would build low stone walls demarcating one hopes their actual boundary of their property. Lot of history in this stuff.

The height of this subject reached a Renaissance of sorts in America in the 1920's when under Roosevelt Sr.'s admin., licensed surveyors were empowered as "court de jour" and settled legal boundary conflicts, water and mineral rights, etc. on the ground, on the spot, as court. OK OK I better sign off for now. Thanks for asking J-Joe.
- geo steve