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johnfowles · 12-03-2004, 03:03 PM

Firstly my apologies.
In the last minute rush to get ready for our automobile expedition to Hamilton I ran out of time to prepare a highlights/chat advert last Friday,
Oh well
Newsgroup highlights week ending December 3rd 2004
I was somewhat astounded to read a new topic on this forum started by our recent newcomer Sheryl who "was just cruising the 'net and found" alt.music.lightfoot despite the fact that she must have read this topic in which I highlight that august site every week several times since she discovered corfid!!
As far as interesting NG threads go this past week there were rather fewer new ones about Hamilton than arose here but I see that Char like myself has taken to posting her topics and other Lightfoot ephemera and interesting topics that arise on corfid on the Newsgroup.The trouble is that this will often produce a slew of responses by Newsgroupers that you have to visit alt.music.lighghtfoot to read.
A prime case in point is the thread there that Char started on "Gord Got It Done"
which is essentially the same as her topic here but the replies have concentrated more on her literary prowess the thread started at:-
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&selm=NfSdnfK1c6ACjDLcRVn-ug%40ro gers.com
When it was suggested that she should take up writing as a career after being told that she was "pretty awesome with words too!"
Char finally said "perhaps one day I'll give it a go..." ????
I had the pleasure at Hamilton of meeting the legendary one time member of Gord's "entourage" Richard Harison
whose picture appears in colo(u)r in the Gord's Gold 1 LP gatefold cover and in Black and White in the GG1 CD booklet:-

Of course he now looks somewhat older and greyer/grayer (don't we all!!!) but stil recognisable from that picture Jenney also spoke to Richard (who regularly posts to the NG go to :-
http://www.newsgroup.shorturl.com and put his name into the search box to find
interesting tidbits he has contributed there)
I was also able to get him together with Lynne Ackerman for the first time in many years (Lynne featured in the Macleans magazine article that Char so competently displayed here recently and Lynne goes back to the "Tronno" Riverboat days with Gordon)
See Richard's posting in which he was kind enough to say "Nice to meet you at Hamilton last night!" it is at:-
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&selm=IO9rd.13997%24 kI6.924677%40news20.bellglobal.com
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We dropped into the chat room for a few minutes last Friday (we had intended to rise early on Saturday in order to be able
to spend time in Niagra on the way to Hamilton but left rather later than planned but we still saw all we wanted to of the
fabulous falls in sunny weather albeit with the great wettening spray from the Horseshoe Falls.
No doubt a few will appear this evening at 9pm EST to discuss the two concerts: everybody (especially newcomers) is/are welcome
just click the following link then overwrite your required nickname http://www.chatlink.notlong.com
John Fowles

[This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited December 03, 2004).]

12-03-2004, 03:03 PM	#43
johnfowles Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Jersey U.S.A. ex UK and Canada Posts: 4,846	Firstly my apologies. In the last minute rush to get ready for our automobile expedition to Hamilton I ran out of time to prepare a highlights/chat advert last Friday, Oh well Newsgroup highlights week ending December 3rd 2004 I was somewhat astounded to read a new topic on this forum started by our recent newcomer Sheryl who "was just cruising the 'net and found" alt.music.lightfoot despite the fact that she must have read this topic in which I highlight that august site every week several times since she discovered corfid!! As far as interesting NG threads go this past week there were rather fewer new ones about Hamilton than arose here but I see that Char like myself has taken to posting her topics and other Lightfoot ephemera and interesting topics that arise on corfid on the Newsgroup.The trouble is that this will often produce a slew of responses by Newsgroupers that you have to visit alt.music.lighghtfoot to read. A prime case in point is the thread there that Char started on "Gord Got It Done" which is essentially the same as her topic here but the replies have concentrated more on her literary prowess the thread started at:- http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&selm=NfSdnfK1c6ACjDLcRVn-ug%40ro gers.com When it was suggested that she should take up writing as a career after being told that she was "pretty awesome with words too!" Char finally said "perhaps one day I'll give it a go..." ???? I had the pleasure at Hamilton of meeting the legendary one time member of Gord's "entourage" Richard Harison whose picture appears in colo(u)r in the Gord's Gold 1 LP gatefold cover and in Black and White in the GG1 CD booklet:- Of course he now looks somewhat older and greyer/grayer (don't we all!!!) but stil recognisable from that picture Jenney also spoke to Richard (who regularly posts to the NG go to :- http://www.newsgroup.shorturl.com and put his name into the search box to find interesting tidbits he has contributed there) I was also able to get him together with Lynne Ackerman for the first time in many years (Lynne featured in the Macleans magazine article that Char so competently displayed here recently and Lynne goes back to the "Tronno" Riverboat days with Gordon) See Richard's posting in which he was kind enough to say "Nice to meet you at Hamilton last night!" it is at:- http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&selm=IO9rd.13997%24 kI6.924677%40news20.bellglobal.com --------------------------------------------- Chat Room Advert:- We dropped into the chat room for a few minutes last Friday (we had intended to rise early on Saturday in order to be able to spend time in Niagra on the way to Hamilton but left rather later than planned but we still saw all we wanted to of the fabulous falls in sunny weather albeit with the great wettening spray from the Horseshoe Falls. No doubt a few will appear this evening at 9pm EST to discuss the two concerts: everybody (especially newcomers) is/are welcome just click the following link then overwrite your required nickname http://www.chatlink.notlong.com John Fowles [This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited December 03, 2004).]