[stargazer]

I first heard of the Songbook boxed set on the old Lightfoot newsgroup. I ordered mine from Amazon - they had the best price at the time IIRC. I too loved the notes from GL, but missed some of my favorite songs like Cabaret and Black Day in July. Among the many previously unreleased songs, my favorite is "Heaven Don't Deserve Me", especially because of the lyrical double entendre. At first I didn't care for Yellow Canoe, but it grew on me. For one thing, it's a great example of Gord and the boys rockin' out. Secondly, the lyrical Canadian geography lesson is a nice Canadian response to Johnny Cash's "I've Been Everywhere". Songbook came out a few months before Gord did a benefit concert up near Baltimore. Although it cost me double the normal ticket price and a six hour round trip drive for an abreviated concert, it was well worth it because the admission included admission to a reception with Gord and the band after the concert. This was my one and only (so far) chance to meet the man and the band. Gord was swamped by admirers so there wasn't much chance for anything but an autograph and a handshake, but I had a nice conversation with Barry - real nice guy. To make a long story short, the Songbook booklet I brought with me to that concert now contains autographs of Gord and all the band members