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Morgus · 02-02-2004, 11:42 PM

I've seen it said so many times that my mother's **parrot** is now trained to say, "You can't pick just one Gordon Lightfoot song. Brrr-AWK!"

"Carefree Highway" recently pulled me through a very difficult time, though I must point out that my up-and-down health has been back "down" today, and since my mother is not a fan (Shame on her!) I have difficulty listening when I want to. I'm staying in Mom's house until I get my own place in my hometown, and it's pretty much, "My house, my say" around here. Even when I use my headphones, she interrupts and *talks* all the way through it, and I can't listen. GRRRRR. I've told her what happened and the effect his music has on me, but all she cares about is what *she* likes.

Oops. Sorry about the tangent. I'm not feeling well, need GL's help and can't get it, maybe fellow fans can make a suggestion.

GL wrote "Fine as Fine Can Be" in honor of his daughter. My daughter's name is Elizabeth, and it so happened I heard FAFCB for the first time on my way home, while pasing through Elizabethtown, KY. So I felt a connection there too, and his performance of it left me absolutely saucer-eyed. I think maybe, if my mother lets me listen uninterrupted, I can use it as an affirmation, telling myself, "You're as fine as fine can be," i.e., "You're not sick, you're fine."

Then there's "Race Among the Ruins," which to me tells about picking up your life and going on after devastation.

Ironically from RATR: "Even though your mother is your maker, from her apron strings you pass." Ya hear that, Mom?

I apologize for the negativity. I promise I was only trying to answer a question.

02-02-2004, 11:42 PM	#757
Morgus Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brighton, MI 48116 Posts: 32	I've seen it said so many times that my mother's parrot is now trained to say, "You can't pick just one Gordon Lightfoot song. Brrr-AWK!" "Carefree Highway" recently pulled me through a very difficult time, though I must point out that my up-and-down health has been back "down" today, and since my mother is not a fan (Shame on her!) I have difficulty listening when I want to. I'm staying in Mom's house until I get my own place in my hometown, and it's pretty much, "My house, my say" around here. Even when I use my headphones, she interrupts and talks all the way through it, and I can't listen. GRRRRR. I've told her what happened and the effect his music has on me, but all she cares about is what she likes. Oops. Sorry about the tangent. I'm not feeling well, need GL's help and can't get it, maybe fellow fans can make a suggestion. GL wrote "Fine as Fine Can Be" in honor of his daughter. My daughter's name is Elizabeth, and it so happened I heard FAFCB for the first time on my way home, while pasing through Elizabethtown, KY. So I felt a connection there too, and his performance of it left me absolutely saucer-eyed. I think maybe, if my mother lets me listen uninterrupted, I can use it as an affirmation, telling myself, "You're as fine as fine can be," i.e., "You're not sick, you're fine." Then there's "Race Among the Ruins," which to me tells about picking up your life and going on after devastation. Ironically from RATR: "Even though your mother is your maker, from her apron strings you pass." Ya hear that, Mom? I apologize for the negativity. I promise I was only trying to answer a question.