banner.gif (3613 Byte)

Corner.gif 1x1.gif Corner.gif
1x1.gif You are at: Home - Discussion Forum 1x1.gif
Corner.gif 1x1.gif Corner.gif
      
round_corner_upleft.gif (837 Byte) 1x1.gif (807 Byte) round_corner_upright.gif (837 Byte)

Go Back   Gordon Lightfoot Forums > General Discussion

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 07-08-2010, 02:57 PM   #1
jj
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: ontario, canada
Posts: 5,265
Default how did Gord break his hand back in 1970?

this is the era when Mariposa was still on Toronto Island

btw, the festival auditions were at the Riverboat in 1967...in those photos you can see the 'port holes' on stage...not many pics of inside that old coffee house basement

there are also pics of David Rea (I believe GL's first guitar player), Bonnie Dobson, James Taylor, Phil Ochs, John Allen Cameron, Ramblin Jack, Baez. Joni, etc

char, if you need a better view you can stack picnic tables and put your lawn chair atop them, lol (see old pic )
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	gl 70.jpg
Views:	621
Size:	162.1 KB
ID:	3486   Click image for larger version

Name:	gl 2 70.jpg
Views:	634
Size:	202.2 KB
ID:	3487   Click image for larger version

Name:	gl 3 70.jpg
Views:	615
Size:	198.8 KB
ID:	3488   Click image for larger version

Name:	rb.jpg
Views:	604
Size:	276.8 KB
ID:	3489   Click image for larger version

Name:	riverboat 67.jpg
Views:	556
Size:	209.2 KB
ID:	3490  

Click image for larger version

Name:	taylor 70.jpg
Views:	555
Size:	236.4 KB
ID:	3491   Click image for larger version

Name:	rea 68.jpg
Views:	549
Size:	249.3 KB
ID:	3492   Click image for larger version

Name:	ochs 65.jpg
Views:	546
Size:	239.6 KB
ID:	3493   Click image for larger version

Name:	ramblin jack 2 70.jpg
Views:	548
Size:	289.8 KB
ID:	3494   Click image for larger version

Name:	joni 70.jpg
Views:	560
Size:	171.8 KB
ID:	3495  

Click image for larger version

Name:	baez 69.jpg
Views:	552
Size:	255.6 KB
ID:	3496   Click image for larger version

Name:	jac 69.jpg
Views:	539
Size:	246.5 KB
ID:	3497   Click image for larger version

Name:	70.jpg
Views:	554
Size:	242.2 KB
ID:	3498   Click image for larger version

Name:	68.jpg
Views:	552
Size:	275.3 KB
ID:	3499   Click image for larger version

Name:	jam 68.jpg
Views:	573
Size:	288.9 KB
ID:	3500  

Click image for larger version

Name:	77.jpg
Views:	563
Size:	402.3 KB
ID:	3501  
jj is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-08-2010, 03:18 PM   #2
jj
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: ontario, canada
Posts: 5,265
Default Re: how did Gord break his hand back in 1970?

browse away

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2...e-archive.html

haven't kept up with many of latest posts but don't see this and the YU archive link posted yet
jj is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-08-2010, 05:39 PM   #3
jj
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: ontario, canada
Posts: 5,265
Default Re: how did Gord break his hand back in 1970?

and a bit later shot of David Rea...plus another crowd shot (locked in the 70s)
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	rea 70.jpg
Views:	565
Size:	265.5 KB
ID:	3502   Click image for larger version

Name:	72.jpg
Views:	567
Size:	338.4 KB
ID:	3503  
jj is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-08-2010, 07:05 PM   #4
RM
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 1,965
Default Re: how did Gord break his hand back in 1970?

That's a good question. Maybe something went awry as he was assisting in the stacking of picnic tables.

Nice pics.....a different time and space.
RM is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-08-2010, 08:49 PM   #5
Auburn Annie
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Upstate New York
Posts: 3,102
Default Re: how did Gord break his hand back in 1970?

Boy, those are SO 1970!
Auburn Annie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-13-2010, 12:19 PM   #6
jj
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: ontario, canada
Posts: 5,265
Default Re: how did Gord break his hand back in 1970?

Quote:
Originally Posted by RM View Post
That's a good question
hey, char...did you ask him?

btw, Mer has more pics (nice depth of field work) to add from this year

http://lightfootmeredith.tumblr.com/.../mariposa-2010

like the Sylvia greeting Gord pic and the Keelor one

how was the surprise Cuddy Keelor set (did they do Go Go Round?)

how was the 4 Strong Winds reunion gem? how was the mud?

read a few misc reviews but Yours is always worth the biggest wait
jj is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-13-2010, 12:52 PM   #7
jj
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: ontario, canada
Posts: 5,265
Default Re: how did Gord break his hand back in 1970?

Quote:
Originally Posted by jj View Post
hey, char...did you ask him?

btw, Mer has more pics (nice depth of field work) to add from this year

http://lightfootmeredith.tumblr.com/.../mariposa-2010
hey, GL will now have to also do a promo spot for her photo web site


note:
I'm surprised she puts her home# on her website..maybe it's cell, but still
jj is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-13-2010, 01:31 PM   #8
charlene
Moderator
 
Join Date: May 2000
Posts: 15,877
Default Re: how did Gord break his hand back in 1970?

I know - I saw that the other day...Daddio might not be too happy about it..
She does take some good pics however..
I never spoke with Gord before or after the show. Security perimeter was heavy..lol
charlene is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-13-2010, 01:34 PM   #9
Jesse Joe
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Canada
Posts: 6,862
Default Re: how did Gord break his hand back in 1970?

Great looking bunch of pics jj, tks for posting those.
Jesse Joe is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-13-2010, 01:37 PM   #10
charlene
Moderator
 
Join Date: May 2000
Posts: 15,877
Default Re: how did Gord break his hand back in 1970?

Quote:
Originally Posted by jj View Post
hey, char...did you ask him?

btw, Mer has more pics (nice depth of field work) to add from this year

http://lightfootmeredith.tumblr.com/.../mariposa-2010

like the Sylvia greeting Gord pic and the Keelor one

how was the surprise Cuddy Keelor set (did they do Go Go Round?)

how was the 4 Strong Winds reunion gem? how was the mud?

read a few misc reviews but Yours is always worth the biggest wait
Jim and Greg didn't do any Gordstuff. I didn't record any of their stuff cuz I didn't want to fill up my HD card in case Gord sang a certain song..lol
They were great tho-that Cuddy is so freakin' adorable. the Big screen was an incredible help for everyone to see people onstage.
The 4 strong winds brought me to tears..it was breathtaking to be there and see/hear it.
Not much mud in the common areas.
working on the report...
charlene is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-13-2010, 02:44 PM   #11
jj
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: ontario, canada
Posts: 5,265
Default Re: how did Gord break his hand back in 1970?

Quote:
Originally Posted by charlene View Post
The 4 strong winds brought me to tears..it was breathtaking to be there and see/hear it.
you were amongst many who were teared up I'll bet...you heard so many good sounds at this milestone event

speaking of good sounds and I+S, I heard this old classic on oldies radio while painting last week and haven't been able to get the chorus out of my head since...i think it's one of my fave choruses


imo, they have Sylvia's tremolo accompaniment up too far in those verses

ok, i digress...take your time with the report
jj is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-13-2010, 05:53 PM   #12
Suzi
Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: San Diego, California
Posts: 91
Default Re: how did Gord break his hand back in 1970?

Gordon was on Jonathan Schwartz's radio program in 1970 (exact date unknown) and they discussed the cast on his right hand. Jonathan asked how he played with the cast and how he got it. Gordon replied that one does not play and that he got the cast when he hammered a two inch oak door with a closed fist.
Suzi is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-13-2010, 08:59 PM   #13
jj
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: ontario, canada
Posts: 5,265
Default Re: how did Gord break his hand back in 1970?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Suzi View Post
Gordon was on Jonathan Schwartz's radio program in 1970 (exact date unknown) and they discussed the cast on his right hand. Jonathan asked how he played with the cast and how he got it. Gordon replied that one does not play and that he got the cast when he hammered a two inch oak door with a closed fist.
interesting stuff. suzi...thanks

seems he rehabilitated while doing an extensive radio interview tour following the 'mishap'

it looks like Gord requested his two smoking fingers be left cast-free
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	gl 2 70.jpg
Views:	528
Size:	202.2 KB
ID:	3508  
jj is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-13-2010, 09:07 PM   #14
charlene
Moderator
 
Join Date: May 2000
Posts: 15,877
Default Re: how did Gord break his hand back in 1970?

the next question is "what pissed him off so much that he would endanger his tools of the trade??"
charlene is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-14-2010, 06:20 AM   #15
Jesse Joe
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Canada
Posts: 6,862
Default Re: how did Gord break his hand back in 1970?

Everytime I read a story like this it always reminds me that he is human after all.

It reminds me of a NIRVANA interview w/ Musique Plus when during the interview for no reason @ all, Kurt Cobain suddenly started running towards the wall only to stop when he collided with a bunch of chairs.

I can still picture him lying there with chairs all around him; (lol) rubbing his hand on his chin looking up @ the ceiling.

It was like he was kind of wondering what just happen here, & what was that question again ??? lol !
Jesse Joe is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-14-2010, 08:32 AM   #16
formerlylavender
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Delaware
Posts: 743
Default Re: how did Gord break his hand back in 1970?

Quote:
Originally Posted by jj View Post

it looks like Gord requested his two smoking fingers be left cast-free

LOL!
formerlylavender is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-14-2010, 09:06 AM   #17
Moose
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Montreal, Quebec
Posts: 49
Default Re: how did Gord break his hand back in 1970?

According to a tiny snippet in August, 1970 Billboard - the hand was the result of an ill-fated Karate Chop. From the shape of the cast, it seems the worst of the damage was at the out side of the hand where one would expect a Karate type injury to be. So... My question is " How drunk would one have to be to try to Karate chop a two inch oak door?"

http://books.google.ca/books?id=kikE...AND%22&f=false
Moose is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-14-2010, 01:05 PM   #18
vlmagee
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Ballston Spa, NY
Posts: 726
Send a message via AIM to vlmagee Send a message via MSN to vlmagee
Default Re: how did Gord break his hand back in 1970?

Quote:
Originally Posted by jj View Post
and a bit later shot of David Rea...plus another crowd shot (locked in the 70s)
JJ, thank you so much for digging up those photos of David! I am doing a web site for him, and had seen the Mariposa digital exhibit, but somehow failed to find any photos of him - just the mention on the 1965 page. After you posted the photos here, I went back to the site and finally found a page with the search box, and ... magic! How wonderful!

I am hoping to use a photo or two on David's site, but it appears there is a fee. I may go ahead anyway (not sure I will ask David to pay). We'll see.

But thank you so much for posting those photos here. Otherwise, I might have never found them!
vlmagee is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-14-2010, 05:02 PM   #19
Suzi
Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: San Diego, California
Posts: 91
Default Re: how did Gord break his hand back in 1970?

I listened to the interview and this is what Gordon said about the incident: "There was a certain amount of tension in the air at the time you might say. These things happen. It's rather shameful. It was quite a thing, you know. The police came. There was a lot of drinking going on." (I do enjoy his colorful early days.)
Suzi is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-14-2010, 05:25 PM   #20
charlene
Moderator
 
Join Date: May 2000
Posts: 15,877
Default Re: how did Gord break his hand back in 1970?

it still begs the questions..'what caused the tension? why? with who?, where?'...must have been quite the time if the cops showed up.
charlene is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-14-2010, 05:45 PM   #21
Suzi
Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: San Diego, California
Posts: 91
Default Re: how did Gord break his hand back in 1970?

The interview provides no further information on the topic...
Suzi is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-14-2010, 06:29 PM   #22
charlene
Moderator
 
Join Date: May 2000
Posts: 15,877
Default Re: how did Gord break his hand back in 1970?

York U. archives of Mariposa festivals of the past has some great pics..
can't recall seeing this particular pic..similar ones but not this one.
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	Lightfoot-Mariposa 1965.jpg
Views:	510
Size:	219.2 KB
ID:	3513  
charlene is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-14-2010, 08:18 PM   #23
BILLW
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Salisbury, MD, USA
Posts: 2,558
Send a message via AIM to BILLW
Default Re: how did Gord break his hand back in 1970?

Of course I was not a witness to this incident but I was to quite a few similar ones in and around 1970ish. Perhaps there was something in the air. And if I had a nickel for every time someone said "there was a lot of drinking going on". Yeah maybe it was rather shameful but if I had it to do all over again I know we'd do it all again (and again).

I'm so pleased Gord, and some of us, survived those good times. "Colorful" is a lovely way to describe those days. And police - well that's a whole other story, lol.

Great pictures!




Quote:
Originally Posted by Suzi View Post
I listened to the interview and this is what Gordon said about the incident: "There was a certain amount of tension in the air at the time you might say. These things happen. It's rather shameful. It was quite a thing, you know. The police came. There was a lot of drinking going on." (I do enjoy his colorful early days.)
BILLW is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-14-2010, 09:50 PM   #24
Wes Steele
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Hudson, Ohio USA
Posts: 359
Default Re: how did Gord break his hand back in 1970?

Char,

Great pic.... WOW....
__________________
Wes....
Wes Steele is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-14-2010, 11:22 PM   #25
Jesse Joe
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Canada
Posts: 6,862
Default Re: how did Gord break his hand back in 1970?

Quote:
Originally Posted by BILLW View Post
Of course I was not a witness to this incident but I was to quite a few similar ones in and around 1970ish. Perhaps there was something in the air. And if I had a nickel for every time someone said "there was a lot of drinking going on". Yeah maybe it was rather shameful but if I had it to do all over again I know we'd do it all again (and again).

I'm so pleased Gord, and some of us, survived those good times. "Colorful" is a lovely way to describe those days. And police - well that's a whole other story, lol.

Great pictures!
Those were the days my friend !
Jesse Joe is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Cleveland Welcomes Back Gord Big Time! Wes Steele General Discussion 8 09-25-2008 09:27 AM
Back in the forum + Tickets in hand Rosanna General Discussion 11 03-06-2006 07:46 AM
Is Gord ever Gonna bring Pee Wee back? Steele's Tavern General Discussion 7 05-23-2005 07:21 PM
God bless You Gord, & happy to be back. JohnBellardJr General Discussion 43 12-11-2004 10:13 PM
Give the Ol' guy a break rickcee@aol.com General Discussion 4 07-07-2003 08:01 PM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 04:46 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
downleft 1x1.gif (807 Byte) downright