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GOT IT!

What an incredible document of the era!

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welcome! I have been a fan since 1971, though I was a child and unable to purchase albums on my own. I began my collection of past and future when i hit high school. The concerts are great, so I agree, find one and experience the lightfoot of now. It will be different without Terry, but well worth seeing.

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It's really interesting to see Red's capo positions (or lack of capo here and there). I always assumed he'd capo at the same fret as Gord on each song, but he's really all over the place. Makes more sense how he came up with his parts, fingerpicking and all.

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ok - the sound has miraculously come back..and I am gobsmacked at the total quality of the audio and video..omigawd it's so delicious.
I'm in love.

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Downloaded it and burned it onto dvd. Watching now - wow - great picture/sound and a great show! You don't see this type of music concert on tv anymore.

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Anybody want to take pity on the sad Colorado girl :(

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For those desperate for a fix...

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Wow!!!!!

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maybe i can finally reciprocate on your generosity

seems you just download the torrents file contents with a blank dvd as your destination folder...then burn it and bob's your uncle..

I do have an Uncle Bob!
lol

ok - easy, one - two - three instructions please..
how to accomplish what you've set out above?
for those of us who like it simple and easy in as few words as possible.
Click on..., thn open this, then click here..- that sort of instruction would be most helpful..
lol
;)

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I sent the link around to some folks and most are having problems with it..having to download programmes, etc. and it still isn't playing. Any other way to view it?

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1. You need the little torrent file. This is what everybody has been sharing around.

2. You need a programme such as uTorrent or BitTorrent. Install one of these, then use it to open the little shared torrent file. This will cause the torrent to start downloading.

3. When the download is complete you will find included in everything you have to make a DVD, there are two core video .VOB files. The microsoft movie maker software that comes free with most PCs or can be downloaded for free from Microsoft will allow you to view/edit these files. It will also allow you to make a movie "project" with these files and then burn them to DVD.

I think burning .VOB files straight to a blank DVD without converting will not work.

Im sure there are better ways to do it but the above it one way.

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It's on Youtube, in two files!

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I downloaded it over night. Watched it this morning. WHAT A GREAT CONCERT!! Unbelievable

What other gems are out there.??

Keep well lightheads... with this video out .. our numbers just might grow.
j

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char, this must be you 'talking', cos it's NOT my post! lol



with a Mac, like Doug said, it's that easy.... 1 - just launch the 20k file that folks have been directed to several time in this thread, then 2 - the you are prompted for where to download the 2GB of media files to (i chose a dvd folder after inserting blank dvd), then 3 - burn, baby burn

yesterday i was on my iPhone, twiddling thumbs at an airport, trying to make it happen with earphones ready to go... and as amazing at it is, it's not a full fledged mac, hence the frustration...thanks for aid anyhow, sir J and doug

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can't complain much about this gem but two comments after checking out SSOL and Miguel

1) where is that 'pling' sound coming from on SSOL? it sounds like an e-mail notification soundbite and happens at the beginning of many measures

2) the editor/producer didn't show any of Red's lick work in Miguel... the only time he showed a frontal was for a segment where Gord is actually doing the signature rhythmic picking while Red is simply adding a down strum at the start of every measure...nice coverage of Rick's work anyhow...what a gem

this makes me appreciate Tim's rendition (GordisKing youtube channel) all the more as he does both the GL picking AND Red's licks/fills without flinching... with camera coverage, to boot;)

thanks bbc! viewing/listening to be continued when the conditions are right, it deserves it

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seemed to work here... maybe mac does a conversion behind the scenes, dunno

nice guide

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fun to see Rick in that 70s collar and 'that' wonderful Red smile

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Further to my last post, Ref: recording show onto DVD, major failure. However I see it has been done. It would have been a crime of major proportions if devoted GL fans did not see this outstanding recording of a truly great craftsman at the very top of his game. Well done to the technophobic genius who worked this miracle.

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I sent it out to some folks and many are having problems - i opened the link...it started toload when it was one i clicked and it opened - 2 parts. done.
others are having a terrible time for some reason.

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They sang it wrong.

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The links to YouTube worked fine for me this morning. Many thanks to all who had a part in making this available, especially for those of us who are technologically challenged. Although my husband isn't, and he couldn't get any of it to work last night either.
It was a magnificent show. I'm so glad I was able to see it. Thanks again!

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if anyone could send me a DVD copy of this, i have lots of Lightfoot audio bootlegs that we can exchange.. pleeeeease?

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yeah, throughout there seems to be minimal featuring of Red's work...for both of his solos during Nous Ensmble (sp? lol) or Did She Mention => Nothing shown at all....bizzare...and most disappointing is the absence of focus on Red for those CRT fills

the BBC productions I've seen with other artists have bee top notch in every respect so that's the only reason I'm a bit let down and also because Red 'lick' footage is so hard to come by...on the other hand, for bassists, tons of wonderful Rick finger work featured

the footage of Gord unbelievable...as is his vocal work...he seems comfy in front of TV to me...as hangdog says, why not release the 1973 Soundstage? perhaps he's waiting for a posthumous release, which would bring be wise from a business perspective, i suppose...agh...i suppose i can wait... long live Gord:)

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This is the Lightfoot I was first introduced to in the late 1960's and early 70's. It's my favorite GL period.

And how exquisite is Red Shea's playing!! Even though the camera ignored him for all intents and purposes on his solos, when they did show him I noticed that he is never looking at his guitar when he's playing. WOW! To do those fancy riffs and not even need to look at the neck on his guitar. I'd almost forgotten what a master he was on his instrument.

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I think it was an intonation issue.

This is an absolute classic. My right arm gets fatigued just watching it.

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I watched the show last night after finding the dvd at dimeadozen.org. A classic!

If only the holy grail video of the PBS "Made in Chicago" show from '73 would appear I would be content with my Gordon Lightfoot video collection. I posted an ISO about that show back in '04 and got semi-chastised by a couple of members for either encouraging "bootlegging" or "shaming" people who wouldn't share. All with good intentions I assume. There ARE plenty of hoarders of rare video who either sell it or keep it to themselves and thanks to bit torrent sites, a lot of rarities from various artists have appeared over the past decade. Let's hope MIC sees the light of day before we're all too old to enjoy it.

On a sad note, I just saw that Terry Clements died a couple of weeks ago, old news here I am sure. I was fortunate to see him with Gord last year and he/they were excellent. Terry was a great guitar player. RIP.

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so true, and all those neat voicings coming from alt-capo positionings whether noodling or chording

intonations, eh, rm... thanks for the hunch

i wonder if this was actually the lead tune or not

you see him take a cig puff before Minstrel of the Dawn and it burns throughout but there's a bad edit before the last chord as you can see the strum isn't in synch, and the butt is gone, plus he's putting away a 12 string (MOTD was being played on a 6) as he leads into Talking in Your Sleep

I imagine the actually sequence may have had EMR leading into TIYS, interesting

you've echoed my thoughts, devlin...MIC = Soundstage 1973...fingers crossed

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It's up on YouTube under "Gordon Lightfoot BBC". If you have a tv or blu-ray player that has YouTube streaming, you can watch it on your main tv in stereo!

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Spotted this in the listings a while ago, but only just had the chance to catch up on iplayer - having never seen Gord live (save for the Reno DVD) this blew me away even more than I was expecting, and the fact that he played about half of one of my favourite albums didn't hurt either, I nearly fell outa me chair when he announced 'Miguel'...:D

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Ok, it's on youtube now. But will they let it stay up, or will they take it off like so many others?

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the clip from last Nov. is still up at the site so they could be up for a while..

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the first guy who shared the IYCRMM 1972 BBC ran into warnings and removed all ( http://www.corfid.com/vbb/showthread...+IYCRMM&page=2 ) but the clips we posted from wilfredthesiger and bensiskel somehow live on

there is a way to download youtube clips (as sir john can tell you...real player? i believe it's for windows only)

btw, it seems like the .VOB dvd files are PAL format, according to the player hooked up to my tv...as one suggested, a Blu-ray player such as PS3 streams youtube directly to large tv screen with good audio...it pixelates a bit (not as clear as Netflix)

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If anybody needs a DVD copy of this - I'm willing to make a few copies and mail out (PM me). Just one thing - check to see your dvd player can play PAL dvds. sometimes you need code to convert your DVD player. Philips dvd players have codes to play NTSC & PAL DVDs.
-John of Blackberry (NYC)

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Well nearly but this time it was Red who got the handshake as the father of Rick's new baby

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Thanks for posting that excellent concert. And I believe it solves the old debate about the soft chant during "Talking In Your Sleep". Reading Gord's lips, I'm sure it's "Take a potato, take a potato, ..." as someone previously posted.

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Originally Posted by Dave, Melbourne,Australia (Post 170317) Thanks for posting that excellent concert. And I believe it solves the old debate about the soft chant during "Talking In Your Sleep". Reading Gord's lips, I'm sure it's "Take a potato, take a potato, ..." as someone previously posted.

You are absolutely dead right Davd the exact same thought came to me as I lipread what Gord was muttering as a chorus
the previous discusion that you have obviously read and cleverly remembered was a long thread on the old Newsgroup that began with a question by Cathy at
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.music.lightfoot/browse_thread/thread/299e936a27214e06/0912b0a1f4a8bb0b?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=talking+#0912b0a1 f4a8bb0b
in the thread Richard Harrison (who was at the Nashville recording session) defined the matter in his answer to Cathy's original question:-
In my normal duties, I was at the session, and Gord wanted to put a rhythmic
vocal backdrop on it. Of course we need not discuss the fifties Do Wop, but
we all liked the idea that Gord used real English "Pick a potata" instead of
some form of scat. Personally, IMHO, I wasn't that keen on it, but I could
understand Gord's interest in a thread, since the album also included choral
backup from members of the Jordanaires (Elvis) SSOL,and thus was consistent
with the project.
That whole session was exciting. Red Shea and I having a drink (or two)
with Chet Atkins. Meeting the incredible session musicians of Nashville.
Hargus Robbins giving Red and me a pint of his own white lightning. (still
the biggest thrill of all)
--
All the Best...
Richard Harison
"Cathy" <cath...@gwi.net> wrote in message news:3B76F2A6.C22FE7AF@gwi.net..

That's what everyone keeps telling me: Pick a potata, pick a potata


someone with the handle staytuned had previously posted
"The male backup voices on this Nashville-based recording were The
Jordanaires: Gordon Stocker, Neal Matthews, Hoyt Hawkins and Ray Walker.
Acording to one website, this quartet have provided backup work for over
2,000 artists including Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison and Neil Young.
Richard also said
　
"Actually there was some minor bar room discussion wherein Gord presented
"taka potata' as an alternative. He ended up choosing "pick" but he mighta
slipped in one "taka" while the rest of us weren't looking"
　

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saw (watching those gorgeous lips) and heard take a potato..no pick a potato ...

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It was pretty hard to differentiate I found but I concluded it was "Pick" but Richard did say
"he mighta slipped in one "taka" while the rest of us weren't looking""

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Pick a potato would have his lips come together like when he says potato..he didn't put his lips together- his lips don't meet when he says 'take'... ..and you can hear the 't' sound in take.. You can't make a 'p' sound without putting your lips together..

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Thank you soooooo much for informing us about this! Have it downloaded and on dvd!!! I watched a little bit yesterday, but will watch the whole thing, in completion, with a large glass of wine, on Friday night! Can't wait!!!