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Kenyon · 12-08-2007, 05:46 PM

This is terribly sad news and I hope Barry's family (including the EMP family) knows that we all send our most heartfelt condolences.

I will always remember Barry as a generous and fair man, who always went out of his way for Lightfoot fans. I'll never forget the time I attended a Lightfoot concert in January 2006 at the Dominion Club in downtown Toronto. I arrived early and found the ballroom where the band was performing and there was Barry, running around, checking that everything was just so. He immediately recognized me and came over for a chat. What struck me as amazing was that here was a guy with probably a million things on his mind and a million tasks to perform before the show, and here he was taking time out of his busy schedule to talk to a young Lightfoot fan.

Perhaps my fondest memory of Barry is when I met him after the first of two Lightfoot shows in Stratford, Ontario in December 2005. I had brought my Dad with me (a longtime Lightfoot fan who used to go see Lightfoot at the Riverboat) and when Barry handed me a backstage pass, I explained to him that my Dad would love to meet Lightfoot and the gang too. With only a few passes to spare, Barry happily handed another one over. Watching my Dad meet the singer he'd been listening to long before I was born is an experience I will never forget. All thanks to Barry Harvey.

Rest in peace.

Kenyon

12-08-2007, 05:46 PM	#57
Kenyon Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 89	Re: Barry Harvey This is terribly sad news and I hope Barry's family (including the EMP family) knows that we all send our most heartfelt condolences. I will always remember Barry as a generous and fair man, who always went out of his way for Lightfoot fans. I'll never forget the time I attended a Lightfoot concert in January 2006 at the Dominion Club in downtown Toronto. I arrived early and found the ballroom where the band was performing and there was Barry, running around, checking that everything was just so. He immediately recognized me and came over for a chat. What struck me as amazing was that here was a guy with probably a million things on his mind and a million tasks to perform before the show, and here he was taking time out of his busy schedule to talk to a young Lightfoot fan. Perhaps my fondest memory of Barry is when I met him after the first of two Lightfoot shows in Stratford, Ontario in December 2005. I had brought my Dad with me (a longtime Lightfoot fan who used to go see Lightfoot at the Riverboat) and when Barry handed me a backstage pass, I explained to him that my Dad would love to meet Lightfoot and the gang too. With only a few passes to spare, Barry happily handed another one over. Watching my Dad meet the singer he'd been listening to long before I was born is an experience I will never forget. All thanks to Barry Harvey. Rest in peace. Kenyon