Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!

But what I wanna know is, "Have his farts lost their flavor since the 70s? Has infirmity made them thin and whiney like a stretched out baloon, or do they still maintain the round vibrant tones of yesteryear?"

I'll be waiting w/ . . . no can't say that.

The Rez

Rez -

That is something I would prefer not to contemplate. Notice how the level of comments has worked its way down (no pun intended) from an adult discussion of Gordon's voice to potty talk.

unbelievable!!! hahahahahaha I loved the interview thing! i'll behave now http://www.corfid.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif

Cheryl,

Well said. Sorry.

The Rez

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It was a Beautiful Rainbow
A Beautiful Time in my Life
A Thing to Share
A Time to Care
To Be Alive

Hi there
Don't know if you can help. I am trying to track down a CD og Hagood #Hardy's The Homecoming.
I haven't heard it for many years and sadly I lost the album which meant so much to me at the time.

Do you sell this by any chance in CD format - do you even know if it was later produced in CD format?!!
Thank you for your time,

"But what I wanna know is, "Have his farts lost their flavor since the 70s? Has infirmity made them thin and whiney like a stretched out baloon, or do they still maintain the round vibrant tones of yesteryear?"

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No need to say you're sorry for that one, Rez. I'm was only jealous of your eloquence and wished I'd "popped it out" myself.
And with that I will say no more on the subject.

Nothing like white-trash-trailer-park humor.

"Nothing like white-trash-trailer-park humor."
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Do I catch a whiff of bias here, Watchman?

Lightfoot doing something outrageous and out-of-character is funny. The above jokes are not even the slightest bit funny and have no business being on this forum. Isn't there some NASCAR or Milwaukee's Best forum that you can exchange fart jokes? I'm sure they would be better received there.

I re-read that interview a couple more times and saw a few interesting things about it that I would like to share with you folks. Note that these are merely my insights (as I am a fellow songwriter, musician, artist) and I am not intending to stir up any agruements or anything like that, and I just thought I'd share them with you.

I am sure this is not the way things are/were just my observations is all. On that note, let's all buckle up our seat belts this might take a while. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

The first observation to me came before the interview even started...
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He wasn't too happy to talk to the Straight, presumably because we had half-panned his last album. The whole conversation was a bit strained at first, but he opened up after a while. The man talks deceptively like John Wayne; I suspect their egos are much the same.
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Granted ANY publication, writer and such has a right to voice their opinions about an artists work, BUT when you start judging someone as an "egomaniac" (that was my impression from that quote) without even knowing the person 5-10 minutes I could see there might be a bit of tension in the air.

I do not recall from reading the MANY postings in the short time I have been reading this forum of anyone mentioning Mr. Lightfoot having an ego like John Wayne. I do not know what John Wayne's ego was like but I will assume that was the writer of the article's inference.

Although this is a site where people post things about Gordon Lightfoot, I am sure in the thousands and thousands of postings here someone would have mentioned something of a bad experience of meeting Mr. Lightfoot. I haven't seen any yet.

Don't get me wrong I am not trying to make Mr. Lightfoot out to be an angel I am sure he has his moments, but we all do and it should be taken for granted that we all have our good days and bad days...even people who are blessed with being able to realize their dream such as Mr. Lightfoot. I mention him as Mr. Lightfoot here because as a fellow artist he has earned my respect, but I also realize he is human too.

Anyway...moving right along....the thing about the Canadian Songwriters Society from what I interpret is just that. He is Canadian I believe and he is a songwriter. I think from what I read here is maybe this interviewer is maybe trying to turn this conversation from a music interview into a political one, but they have the right to do so given all the turmoil going on in 1970, of which Gordon replies:

I don't know why I did it, I have no reason whatsoever.

In my eyes that sort of tells me he is saying "I would like to talk about my music and not nationalism".

And from HERE is where Gordon starts to get a bad case of gas. I would too. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif
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GS: What are your political views about what happens in this country?

GL: I find it totally unpredictable. I know that we're being inexorably taken over by the Americans. Without a doubt. I don't mean invaded or anything like that, just taken over. By degrees.

(Long pause)

GS: On that happy note...
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Gordon maybe had a right to voice his opinion because of the war and draft dodgers and I think that is where the "taken over" aspect comes in....I am sure there are other aspects too, but WAR and POLITICS are not my thing and that should be posted on a WAR and POLITICS forum. WAR in any form is bad.
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Bruce Bissell (Warner Promo Man): You guys sure have rhythm.
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I translate that as Bruce Bissell being sarcastic and letting the interviewers know they are a-holes and there is tension in the air aka "bad timing for this sort of interview with probably the wrong person".
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GL: Did we keep you waiting?

GS: Sitting down there eating a hamburger and listening to stereo Muzak is not my idea of paradise.
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THAT right there, if I were in Mr. Lightfoot's shoes, would have been the straw that broke the camel's back. Maybe I interpret this wrong but you DO NOT tell someone who is gracious enough to give their time you are not happy about him being late. He was not showing up there for a job interview. The interviewers were there ONLY because Mr. Lightfoot agreed to donate some of his time. HE was NOT there on THEIR time that is not them being very gracious.
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GL: Well, my throat hurts. I should be in bed. I've been boogyin' all night long. And I had to get up to get down here and I want to be back in bed by three.
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THAT in my estimation is Gordon tactfully saying, "Are we done yet I can't wait to get out of here you idiots should be thankful I even showed up."

The rest of the interview from what I read is just Gordon going "blah blah yadda yadda" going through the motions telling them what they want to hear and I would bet my bottom dollar he was looking at his watch between every question.

THE END

Anyway...that is just my impression of things I didn't intend this to be posted as any sort of arguement I just thought I'd present it from an artists point of view upon reading it. I hope you all enjoyed my perspective I can sense there are lots of great folks here thanks for your time I appreciate it!

Also...I am not totally familiar with all of Mr. Lightfoot's material...what is this 25 verse song they mention? I would LOVE to hear it.

Take care and see ya next post.

Also...I NEVER mentioned the FART :P

Steven

Sorry to go a little off topic there but this spot seemed comfy and cozy to me. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

Watchman -

The fart jokes were only a coarse aside. But the term "white trash" is uglier and does not belong here either. And this is getting way off the subject of a great man. Let's leave it at that, OK?

quote:Originally posted by mrbadhairday:
I re-read that interview a couple more times and saw a few interesting things about it that I would like to share with you folks. Note that these are merely my insights (as I am a fellow songwriter, musician, artist) and I am not intending to stir up any agruements or anything like that, and I just thought I'd share them with you.

I am sure this is not the way things are/were just my observations is all. On that note, let's all buckle up our seat belts this might take a while. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

The first observation to me came before the interview even started...

If I remember correctly, the author of this article posted here a couple of times, and he was quite obnoxious. I think we all ganged up on him and knocked him down a few notches, and he ran away with his tail tucked between his legs.

Cathy http://www.cathycowette.com

RIGHT ON! Judging from the reading of the interview he deserved it.

OK folks I suppose I'm gonna have to eventually register....Ms. Cathy I took the liberty to look at your profile....and check out a couple of your songs.."The Leader of the Band", and, "Tears in Heaven"....TWO WORDS....GOOSE BUMPS...anyone who has not checked out her music is missing out in a MAJOR way...KUDOS to the chef Cathy http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

p.s. We have a lot of the same tastes in music just I am a loud sloppy rock/blues player who uses a Les Paul and a Marshall stack. I could NEVER do stuff like that I'd get laughed off the stage. Please take that as a SERIOUS compliment. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

quote:Originally posted by mrbadhairday:
OK folks I suppose I'm gonna have to eventually register....Ms. Cathy I took the liberty to look at your profile....and check out a couple of your songs.."The Leader of the Band", and, "Tears in Heaven"....TWO WORDS....GOOSE BUMPS...anyone who has not checked out her music is missing out in a MAJOR way...KUDOS to the chef Cathy http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

p.s. We have a lot of the same tastes in music just I am a loud sloppy rock/blues player who uses a Les Paul and a Marshall stack. I could NEVER do stuff like that I'd get laughed off the stage. Please take that as a SERIOUS compliment. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

Thanks for the compliments and for visiting my site. But don't knock your own talents. If we all played the same style, the music scene would quickly get very boring. I'm mainly a fingerpicker, but I would LOVE to know how to play blues lead, or any kind of lead for that matter. In fact, I found myself getting so bored with my style of playing that on an impulse a couple of weeks ago, I bought a Squier Affinity and a little Behringer tube amp, just to fool around with. The first thing I did when I got home was to put in the Reno DVD and try to keep up with Terry. Right. That didn't work out too well! I was all fingers, and none of them were doing what they were supposed to do. I've since decided to take it a song at a time, and I've nearly worn out the repeat button on my remote. Right now I'm working on the lead to Sundown, and a little bit of Wreck. I've also figured out parts of the lead on Blackberry Wine. I guess the song at a time approach probably isn't working. Okay. I'll go for learning two or three songs at a time.
The funny thing is, I grab the pick and start plunking away at lead. The next thing I know, the pick is on the coffee table and I'm fingerpicking Shadows, Don Quixote, Restless, or a number of other great songs. I guess I'll always be a fingerpicker at heart, but I sure would like to figure out a few lead riffs, just to quench my boredom and cabin fever.

Do you have any recordings you could share with us? I'd like to hear some of your so called sloppy rock/blues tunes.

It took several minutes to write this. I had the TV on VH1 Classic and Paul Simon came on and sang Late In The Evening.I couldn't resist the urge to watch.

You should listen to a couple of Lightfoot tunes from my site, like Song For A Winter's Night, or Heaven Help The Devil. There are a bunch of artists that I like, but Lightfoot is the one who inspired me to work on my fingerpicking skills.

Cathy http://www.cathycowette.com

quote:Originally posted by Cheryl:
Watchman -

The fart jokes were only a coarse aside. But the term "white trash" is uglier and does not belong here either. And this is getting way off the subject of a great man. Let's leave it at that, OK?

First off, why don't you register?

I don't care if the jokes were an aside or not. That doesn't change anything and surely doesn't take away the trashy nature surrounding them. Who was having fun with the white trash jokes? Not me, you were.

That's correct. White trash is an ugly word but it sure is fitting.

Watchman, you are so adversarial and unafraid of confrontation. I think that's why I love you. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif
(smile Al)

quote:Originally posted by LSH:
Watchman, you are so adversarial and unafraid of confrontation. I think that's why I love you. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif
(smile Al)

Hey Al,
See I told you that you had fans ! Now get back inside your double-wide and stop messing with these decent folks, you no account bias monger, LOL.

Bill http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

I have a couple songs you may recognize Ms.Cathy.

I did all the instruments and all the vocals on all the songs I hope you enjoy.
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/9/st...xwellmusic.htm

November 10, 1975 -November 10, 2005
They will not be forgotten. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

I HAVE been out in the middle of a hurricane with 100 mph winds and 30 foot waves. TWICE

Between 4:30 and 5:00 PM

The Edmund Fitzgerald calls for any vessel in the Whitefish Point area regarding information about the beacon and light at Whitefish Point. They receive an answer by Woodard of the saltwater vessel Avafors. McSorley is informed that the beacon and the light are not operating.



Estimated between 5:30 and 6:00 PM

The Avafors radios the Edmund Fitzgerald:



Avafors: "Fitzgerald, this is the Avafors. I have the Whitefish light now but still am receiving no beacon. Over."



Fitzgerald: "I'm very glad to hear it."



Avafors: "The wind is really howling down here. What are the conditions where you are?"



Fitzgerald: (Unintelligible shouts heard by the Avafors.) "DON'T LET NOBODY ON DECK!"



Avafors: "What's that, Fitzgerald? Unclear. Over."



Fitzgerald: "I have a bad list, lost both radars. And am taking heavy seas over the deck. One of the worst seas I've ever been in."



Avafors: "If I'm correct, you have two radars."



Fitzgerald: "They're both gone."


Sometime before 7:00 PM
The Anderson is struck by two huge waves that put water on the ship, 35 feet above the water line. The waves hit with enough force to push the starboard lifeboat down, damaging the bottom.


7:10 PM

The Fitzgerald is still being followed by the Arthur M. Anderson. They are about 10 miles behind the Fitzgerald. The conversation between McSorley and the first mate of the Anderson:



Anderson: "Fitzgerald, this is the Anderson. Have you checked down?"



Fitzgerald: "Yes we have."



Anderson: "Fitzgerald, we are about 10 miles behind you, and gaining about 1 1/2 miles per hour. Fitzgerald, there is a target 19 miles ahead of us. So the target would be 9 miles on ahead of you."



Fitzgerald: "Well, am I going to clear?"



Anderson: "Yes. He is going to pass to the west of you."



Fitzgerald: "Well, fine."



Anderson: "By the way, Fitzgerald, how are you making out with your problem?"



Fitzgerald: "We are holding our own."



Anderson: "Okay, fine. I'll be talking to you later."



They never did speak later...The 29 men onboard the Fitzgerald will never again speak with anyone outside of the ship.
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quote:Originally posted by LSH:
Watchman, you are so adversarial and unafraid of confrontation. I think that's why I love you. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif
(smile Al)

Dank! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif