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MaryEllen · 03-21-2003, 01:08 PM

Gwen, what acronyms? The only one I used was DVD?

I also used *initials*--GL and LH--for Gord and Levon Helm of The Band. Used LH for Levon (in the same sentence as his complete name) when mentioning the baby he (LEVON) and Cathy Smith had in the late 1960s, because I wanted to be sure everyone understood the baby was not Gord's; Smith's involvement with Levon predated her involvement with Gord. The baby was/is no secret, even though neither it nor Smith rate one mention in Levon's autobiography. When the little girl was very small, her mother put her up for adoption.

I mentioned this stuff just to make the point that Gord probably had "issues" with not just one, but two, members of The Band (and about the same woman!) that would have explained why he was not invited to be one of their guest artists at The Last Waltz.

03-21-2003, 01:08 PM	#22
MaryEllen Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Cheverly, Maryland, USA Posts: 50	Gwen, what acronyms? The only one I used was DVD? I also used initials--GL and LH--for Gord and Levon Helm of The Band. Used LH for Levon (in the same sentence as his complete name) when mentioning the baby he (LEVON) and Cathy Smith had in the late 1960s, because I wanted to be sure everyone understood the baby was not Gord's; Smith's involvement with Levon predated her involvement with Gord. The baby was/is no secret, even though neither it nor Smith rate one mention in Levon's autobiography. When the little girl was very small, her mother put her up for adoption. I mentioned this stuff just to make the point that Gord probably had "issues" with not just one, but two, members of The Band (and about the same woman!) that would have explained why he was not invited to be one of their guest artists at The Last Waltz.