Re: Lightfoot on Letterman in October
That's one of my favorite photos too (and album cover). You'll also notice that he's got "The jacket" on as well! I met Gordon backstage one time and asked him to autograh my copy of "Don Quixote." I asked him about the photo and where it was taken. He said it was at a park (I've since forgotten the name- plus I was very nervous). We then started talking about the jacket and he said Jerry Jeff Walker gave it to him. He asked if I was familiar with Jerry Jeff and I (sheepishly) replied that I only knew of him from hearing Gordon talk about him in interviews (I had heard they had some wild times together back in the 70's and I knew that he wrote Mr Bojangles). Ever since that conversation I've been meaning to check out some Jerry Jeff Walker...after all; if Gordon likes him, he must be alright.
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