Hi there Walls. Seems I read your post just when the frame of mind was floating around out there on a November wave length. It touched me nostalgically that you mentioned Tom Rush and others of an era that I lived through. Oh those amazingly wonderful Riverboat days. The're still included as part of my collection of "favs." Now leaning to the the more serious side, what Gordon Lightfoot presented was another totally separate kind of musical offering that seemed to have the ability to penetrate the most inner parts of the musical side of the brain, make it's indelible mark and live there. It probably is confirmation why we all are here. (just the wave length kickin'in folks) That being said it's a very special time for me and probably connected a lot to the upcoming gigs at Massey Hall in Toronto and the "Fitzgerald" Anniversary being at hand as well. And all very thankful for an old guy like me at this stage in my life still blessed with relatively the good health and strength to get out there and still have a lot of fun with the tunes. But yes it's a bit of a phenomenon that so many of us have been touched by the artistic creativity of this genius of a man and are brought together here in this forum that found it's wove in the hearts and minds of the most dedicated Lightfoot fans anywhere. Many Happy Lightfoot days ahead. RJ.
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