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johnfowles · 02-20-2004, 01:18 PM

Newsgroup and Corfid highlights week 14-19 February 2004
Both boards had threads/topics regarding our hopes and prayers for Gord's scheduled operation this past Tuesday and we all now anxiously await news that it was successful
Both boards also took a dim view of the decision by the Junos committee that the Beautiful tribute album did not fit into any existing awards category
Otherwise the Newsgroup:-

http://www.newsgroup.shorturl.com
was relatively quiet
this silence was broken on Tuesday by Roger speculating on what a duet of Gord and Willie Nelson might comprise song-wise
This caused apoplexy for Ed Mullen who introduced the notion of those two along with Bob Dylan
The corfid discussion forum:-

http://www.corfid.shorturl.com
continued to be lively
Jim Nasium from somewhere in England was astounded by the ignorance of a Canadian lady on a BBC quiz programme who was unable to name 5 famous Canadians
Sundry Americans then showed how knowledgeable they were and this sparked off a new topic "Pop Quiz" which sounds promising
I myself added to an earlier thread on Gord's affinity with cats and/or dogs when I spotted on ebay:-

http://www.ebaylightfoot.shorturl.com
that a punter in Japan was auctioning a Japanese single of Sundown with a rare picture sleeve with a fine shot of Gord with a dog.For as long as this auction is current you can see this pic at:-
http://www.corfid.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002021.html
On the subject of Pets
I then posted my two favourite kitten pics a few days ago as a new "Small Talk" forum topic at:-
http://www.corfid.com/ubb/Forum2/HTML/000285.html
last night I was able to lead Kimberley (ex-mytoyota) through the procedure to display on corfid any picture that is already on a web site, a most useful feature that in my mind sets corfid apart from the Newsgroup where Google studiously ignores any binary content (although if you follow the NG via your browser's Newsreader then attachments of jpegs etc will show up)
The other feature of corfid I really like is that you can see your posting immediately and if you post as a registerd member you can if necessary then edit it or even delete it(due to my penchant for typos this is invaluable!!!)
Bill (W)allace started what could be an interesting thread on "Playing PAL DVDs in the USA" a subject of which know a bit and will contribute to in due course:-
http://www.corfid.com/ubb/Forum2/HTML/000286.html
two mentions of Gord by late night chat show host Conan O'Brien were quoted on this topic:-
http://www.corfid.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002027.html
Which is a neat cue for today's chat room advert
following last week's successful chat during which 11 turned up we will be open as usual this evening at 9 PM EST at:-

http://www.rikschatroom.shorturl.com
It will be interesting to see if Gaby makes it again and whether she has bitten the bullet and installed mIRC at last details at :-
http://www.mirc.shorturl.com

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My Gordon Lightfoot webring
starts at
http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot

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02-20-2004, 01:18 PM	#27
johnfowles Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Jersey U.S.A. ex UK and Canada Posts: 4,846	Newsgroup and Corfid highlights week 14-19 February 2004 Both boards had threads/topics regarding our hopes and prayers for Gord's scheduled operation this past Tuesday and we all now anxiously await news that it was successful Both boards also took a dim view of the decision by the Junos committee that the Beautiful tribute album did not fit into any existing awards category Otherwise the Newsgroup:- http://www.newsgroup.shorturl.com was relatively quiet this silence was broken on Tuesday by Roger speculating on what a duet of Gord and Willie Nelson might comprise song-wise This caused apoplexy for Ed Mullen who introduced the notion of those two along with Bob Dylan The corfid discussion forum:- http://www.corfid.shorturl.com continued to be lively Jim Nasium from somewhere in England was astounded by the ignorance of a Canadian lady on a BBC quiz programme who was unable to name 5 famous Canadians Sundry Americans then showed how knowledgeable they were and this sparked off a new topic "Pop Quiz" which sounds promising I myself added to an earlier thread on Gord's affinity with cats and/or dogs when I spotted on ebay:- http://www.ebaylightfoot.shorturl.com that a punter in Japan was auctioning a Japanese single of Sundown with a rare picture sleeve with a fine shot of Gord with a dog.For as long as this auction is current you can see this pic at:- http://www.corfid.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002021.html On the subject of Pets I then posted my two favourite kitten pics a few days ago as a new "Small Talk" forum topic at:- http://www.corfid.com/ubb/Forum2/HTML/000285.html last night I was able to lead Kimberley (ex-mytoyota) through the procedure to display on corfid any picture that is already on a web site, a most useful feature that in my mind sets corfid apart from the Newsgroup where Google studiously ignores any binary content (although if you follow the NG via your browser's Newsreader then attachments of jpegs etc will show up) The other feature of corfid I really like is that you can see your posting immediately and if you post as a registerd member you can if necessary then edit it or even delete it(due to my penchant for typos this is invaluable!!!) Bill (W)allace started what could be an interesting thread on "Playing PAL DVDs in the USA" a subject of which know a bit and will contribute to in due course:- http://www.corfid.com/ubb/Forum2/HTML/000286.html two mentions of Gord by late night chat show host Conan O'Brien were quoted on this topic:- http://www.corfid.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002027.html Which is a neat cue for today's chat room advert following last week's successful chat during which 11 turned up we will be open as usual this evening at 9 PM EST at:- http://www.rikschatroom.shorturl.com It will be interesting to see if Gaby makes it again and whether she has bitten the bullet and installed mIRC at last details at :- http://www.mirc.shorturl.com ------------------ My Gordon Lightfoot webring starts at http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot [This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited February 20, 2004).] [This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited February 20, 2004).]