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Old 08-20-2004, 03:10 PM   #14
johnfowles
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As with this Forum most activity and posting has been concerned with the lead up to Wednesday night's Canadian Idol show devoted to Gordon's songs.
I previously omitted to highlight a most interesting revelation (in an earlier thread on Gord's singing "Farewell To Nova scotia") about the provenence and background to the great La Cave Cleveland 1965 bootleg and the two Koala albums that that recording spawned. See http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...rldnet.att.net In subsequent correspondence with the writer Alan Cassaro I have learnt that he is a native of that city (he and Al Watchman should get together?) and also performed at La cave and moreover like me and Matthew Bullis is a Buddy Holly fan.
I have been far from idle myself this week sorting out further silly problems on my computers. in fact none of my 3 are currently able to fire up properly so I may well not be able to attend tonight's chat at http://www.lightfootchat.notlong.com at 9pm EST although i think Susan intends tio be in the room.Last week I took a little time off from watching the Olympic's opening to check the chat room but only saw one fleeting guest who only said "Hi John" and promptly scarpered

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