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Originally posted by Jessi -Joe:
Watch the "Gzowski In Conversation", and you will see that every word I typed are correct.
I respect the man to much to invent stories... JJ.
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I have now ploughed through a couple of VHS tapes.
All very interesting
the first was a compilation of a variety of television clips including the Maralyn McKay autograph
In passing I noted that there is an external shot of Gord's old Rosedale mansion as she enters and true enough Gord does say in obvious reply to her question "how many songs" "172 on 10 albums". However he immediately contradicts himself by adding "170 on record".
the other was the superb Gzowski in conversation, and yes Gord does say "best of".
But there is an urban legend around that I must have read at some point but I cannot now refind on the internet ( I thought that it just might be on one of the remaining Lighfoot pages on Valerie's site that she provided a link for recently but I cannot now find it.
Yes I can it's at:-
http://www.gordonlightfoot.com/EarlyLightfoot.shtml
and features this early photograph
But nothing about the dumpster story.
However other people certainly believe it was "Early Lightfoot" that incurred Gord's displeasure
(I save the web pages for what are to me interesting ebay auctions)
One seller in 2003 said
"Lightfoot tried to block the release of the LP and was unsuccessful so instead he bought as many copies as he could and destroyed them - as legend has it, with an axe in his backyard!"
and from another auction last year
"Mega-rare LP featuring his early recordings for Art Snider's, Toronto-based Chateau label. This is the infamous release of his 1962-63, pre-United Artists recordings. Ame Records was another short lived Snider label. Lightfoot was not pleased when this LP was released, and most copies were pulled back and later destroyed"
I was also pleased to rewatch a sweet performance of "East Of Midnight" from the 1989 Toronto Music Awards and can now pose this quiz question:-
"which members of Gord's band backed him up on this occasion"
Hint the answer is NOT the same as for the equally sweet radio broadcast from the 1987 Folkfest Benefit Concert
John Fowles