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spocksbrain · 10-11-2013, 10:44 AM

Dear Gordon,
It's been a real journey for me from young adulthood to now and I've had your music along as my constant companion. My father forced me to listen to your music when I was in high school and before long something in my brain said "This is quality. This is what a man feels like."

Your records have taken me from Biscayne Bay all the way to the sea of Tranquility. Both of my babies have been to Lightfoot shows in the womb.

You don't know it, but you are part of our family. I have a picture of you and I after a concert in my office, looking down on me as I type, and in my "man cave" at the house.

That's the way your legacy and your music will live on for so many people. I worked extra hours to pay for my entire family to go to a Lightfoot show nine hours away in Knoxville when I was 19. Since then, it's been eight more concerts and as many records, CDs and rarities as I've been able to buy, dig up or have people send me.

Many thanks for making your blessing as one of the most gifted songwriters and singers available to me and a happy 75th.

Chow.

Chris Davis,
Jackson, Miss.

10-11-2013, 10:44 AM	#2
spocksbrain Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Jackson, MS Posts: 80	Re: GORDON will be 75 - BIRTHDAY WISHES - post them here Dear Gordon, It's been a real journey for me from young adulthood to now and I've had your music along as my constant companion. My father forced me to listen to your music when I was in high school and before long something in my brain said "This is quality. This is what a man feels like." Your records have taken me from Biscayne Bay all the way to the sea of Tranquility. Both of my babies have been to Lightfoot shows in the womb. You don't know it, but you are part of our family. I have a picture of you and I after a concert in my office, looking down on me as I type, and in my "man cave" at the house. That's the way your legacy and your music will live on for so many people. I worked extra hours to pay for my entire family to go to a Lightfoot show nine hours away in Knoxville when I was 19. Since then, it's been eight more concerts and as many records, CDs and rarities as I've been able to buy, dig up or have people send me. Many thanks for making your blessing as one of the most gifted songwriters and singers available to me and a happy 75th. Chow. Chris Davis, Jackson, Miss. __________________ Christopher Davis- It's like a song, knowing the watchman's gone.