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Old 09-26-2002, 02:16 PM   #26
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At last, someone is talking sense here. Well said, Cathy.

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Old 09-26-2002, 03:55 PM   #27
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Formerlylavender,

Cathy said NOT to talk about sex!

And quit bragging!



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Old 09-26-2002, 05:09 PM   #28
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"Mom always told me not to talk about three things in public: religion, politics and sex...."

Which means, no jokes about Bill Clinton either!

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Old 09-26-2002, 05:35 PM   #29
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quote:Originally posted by 2Much2Lose:
Formerlylavender,

Cathy said NOT to talk about sex!

And quit bragging!



2M2L



Aarrrrggghhh! Some people's kids!.....

And you're right, Sue. Clinton, three strikes.... you're out!

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Old 09-26-2002, 05:38 PM   #30
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Soooooooo,
Anybody hear a good song lately?
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Old 09-26-2002, 05:59 PM   #31
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quote:Originally posted by Brian 57:
Soooooooo,
Anybody hear a good song lately?


I listened to Mother Of A Miner's Child three times on the way home from work tonight. Boy, talk about a hidden gem. I don't understand how a song like that didn't make it on the charts.

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Old 09-26-2002, 07:18 PM   #32
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2Much2Lose,

You're bad...I need YOUR Mom's # so I can call her.

P.S. I found the book!
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Old 09-26-2002, 07:39 PM   #33
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quote:Originally posted by ColoradoSue:
Today, during work, I listened to Gord's cd which had "The Last Time I Saw Her"..I cried buckets (people at work must've thought I was nuts...mascara running down my cheeks as if I was doing an Alice Cooper impersonation).



Right now, I'm stuck on repeat on the song Leaves Of Grass from Sunday Concert.

"If people could look into each other's eyes
What a wonderful place this world would be
All strife would end, we could start again
And dreams like these must not pass on."

It just doesn't get any better than that.

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Old 09-26-2002, 07:53 PM   #34
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Listening to the Sundown cd right now:

"....it feels so good knowing The Watchman's gone...." great tune, hot licks!

Another one..."Seven Island Suite"--awesome!

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Old 09-27-2002, 07:59 AM   #35
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I have been reading this thread with much interest over the past few days. Phew!! I find it hard to understand how such a simple question about a beautiful little book, which I have had in my possession since 1977/78. Could create such a polemic.
Perhaps Susan should have included "The answer is not easy, for souls are not reborn."
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Old 09-27-2002, 11:55 AM   #36
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Coloradosue, it is from "Sit Down Young Stranger"
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Old 09-27-2002, 02:32 PM   #37
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Dnada.
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Old 09-27-2002, 05:01 PM   #38
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POLEMIC is a great word and an apt description of this thread. However I searched I could not find the word in any GL tunes. Perhaps when he's writing again we could suggest he use it in a song, but it's kind of hard to rhyme. Just kidding.
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Old 09-27-2002, 09:03 PM   #39
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It doesn't really rhyme but it's close-- "Polemic" and "Forget it".
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Old 09-28-2002, 04:54 AM   #40
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Finding a rhyme for polemic, nice try. Not much worse than a rhyme I heard in a Frank Sinatra song, The lyricist had rhymed splendour with window (winder). I cannot recall the title of the song, but one line went "my troubles came in bunches, I kept rolling with the punches".
I have been trying to write a lyric rhyming mullet with gullet, without it sounding stupid. One of my favourite Lightfoot lines is "Way up among the pines, In some hidden valley. Where the twirlin' river twines".
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Old 09-28-2002, 04:23 PM   #41
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I have a copy of this book but not in braille.It was published in 1977 and includes selected lyrics to his songs. It seems to me that this is not an authorized use of his lyrics. In other words someone else selected the lyrics and printed this book and probably received any royalties it made, not Gord. It is a nice little book though.

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Old 09-29-2002, 09:39 AM   #42
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I feel sure that at some juncture in this books life, either in print or at the editorial stage, Gordon received something for the use of his work.
In my book it clearly states "Lyrics reprinted with permission from Warner Bros. Music, Los Angeles,Ca." Also every song from which a lyric is taken is aknowledged ie.
"All you need is time," from the song 'Cold on the Shoulder', (C) 1974 Moose Music." Gordon must have received a royalty. However I am happy to be shown I am wrong.
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