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Jesse Joe · 01-26-2010, 08:34 AM

Yes indeed jj it probably has disappeared from the CBC archives because for this program I had written to CBC in 1989 to see if I could purchased it. Knowing about Gord appearance on FPC from someone telling me, I had not even seen that particular program because in the final years of FPC they would bounce that show on many different time slots and I could not keep up with it until I had missed the show.

I do miss it along with Fred Davis, Pierre Berton, Betty Kennedy, even Gordon Sinclair in the early years...

And indeed they did send it right away the courrier van was in my drive way a few days after they received my letter, there was a $20.00 charge for the tape & it also contained a copy of the artwork that you see @ the beginning of the show done by Vicky Land which was autographed by Mr. Lightfoot to her saying... {With Love, Gordon Lightfoot} on the top of the page but you cant see it here on this photo copy that I had posted here on another thread some years ago.

But many other CBC/CTV...aso programs that Lightfoot was in that I tried to purchased from them didn't work. One that I would have really like to get was the 1976 Olympic Team Benefit hosted by Gordy w/ guest; Liona Boyd, Sylvia Tyson & Murray McLauchlan. I have the 1980 Olympic Tribute... bought my first VCR in 1980.

And yes I dont know the correct way to upload them to You Tube other than video tape them from the screen with a digital camera, which doesn't do a fair job @ all.

thanks for the kind words jj...

01-26-2010, 08:34 AM	#6
Jesse Joe Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 6,862	Re: Gordon Lightfoot on Front Page Challenge / 1989 Yes indeed jj it probably has disappeared from the CBC archives because for this program I had written to CBC in 1989 to see if I could purchased it. Knowing about Gord appearance on FPC from someone telling me, I had not even seen that particular program because in the final years of FPC they would bounce that show on many different time slots and I could not keep up with it until I had missed the show. I do miss it along with Fred Davis, Pierre Berton, Betty Kennedy, even Gordon Sinclair in the early years... And indeed they did send it right away the courrier van was in my drive way a few days after they received my letter, there was a $20.00 charge for the tape & it also contained a copy of the artwork that you see @ the beginning of the show done by Vicky Land which was autographed by Mr. Lightfoot to her saying... {With Love, Gordon Lightfoot} on the top of the page but you cant see it here on this photo copy that I had posted here on another thread some years ago. But many other CBC/CTV...aso programs that Lightfoot was in that I tried to purchased from them didn't work. One that I would have really like to get was the 1976 Olympic Team Benefit hosted by Gordy w/ guest; Liona Boyd, Sylvia Tyson & Murray McLauchlan. I have the 1980 Olympic Tribute... bought my first VCR in 1980. And yes I dont know the correct way to upload them to You Tube other than video tape them from the screen with a digital camera, which doesn't do a fair job @ all. thanks for the kind words jj...