Happy Birthday, Gordon Lightfoot!

Gordon Lightfoot's birthday is on November 17th, 2000.

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As suggested, I'd like to collect all birthday wishes under one topic, and I'll then print it out and send it to Gordon Lightfoot.

Please post your birthday greeting by clicking on the "Post Reply" button.

I'm sure he will be most happy to see how much he is appreciated all around the world.

[This message has been edited by Florian (edited September 24, 2000).]

Great idea Florian. Count me in!

Me too!
Barbara

Hi SilverHeels, Hi Barabara,

Thanks for joining the bandwagon. Well then, let's hear your birthday wishes.

Post them right here...

Count me in too. I'll be back soon with a greeting.

Love the picture !

Well, Gord, I guess you can tell by all these birthday greetings just how much you are thought of by all of us. In all our cases you have made a big difference in our lives, since the first time we heard you on the radio, or at a concert, or on a friend's stereo. We listen to you to calm down, dream, fall in love, make it through the tough times, and appreciate life.
So, from all of us to you:

MAY YOU HAVE THE HAPPIEST OF BIRTHDAYS
AND MANY,MANY MORE TO COME.

(By the way: "Otter than nothin', what's new?)

Fondly, theotterjudy

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"the mornin' after blues, from my head down to my shoes..."
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"Laughing eyes and smiling face..."

As for me, I'd have to say you put on the best show to take a date to...guess it's all those romantic tunes. Thanks for all the wonderful songs you've shared with us.
I praise God for you. Happy Birthday Gordon.
-David

I was at your concert in Marquette/Michigan in the 70's when you sang "The Wreck of the Edmund FItzgerald" for the first time there. It was an awesome concert!

Dearest Gord,

Hope you have the best birthday ever and a wonderful, happy, healthy year ahead.

Thank you for so many years of songs and stories that mean so much to so many.

I'm looking forward to seeing you again soon!

God bless,

Sandy

Dear Gord,
may your birthday bring you as much joy
and happiness as your music has brought me
over the years. There's an old saying which
sums up my feelings exactly: MAY YOU LIVE
A THOUSAND YEARS, Gordon Lightfoot!
Please come and see us in the UK again soon.
HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

[This message has been edited by Silver Heels (edited September 22, 2000).]

[This message has been edited by Silver Heels (edited September 22, 2000).]

Dear Gord,
Hope you have a wonderful Birthday and many more to come. Thank you for all the wonderful years of your beautiful music, and thank you so much for taking the time at the end of your concert's to let your fans meet you, it was one of my biggest blessings to have had the honor to meet you back-stage at the Erie, Pa. concert. Till we meet again.
Thanks again,
Sharon

Hey I'm with you Florian

Hey I'm with you Florian

Happy Birthday, Gord!

Now, you're not going to be working on your birthday again, are you?!! (Massey Hall mid- 80's. You recorded "I'll Tag Along" AND gave a concert that night! oh, pleeeeaze....)

Much Love & Best Wishes from Kate and Marty!

Happy Birthday Gordon! I pray that this is your best one ever. Your music has brought me more joy and inspiration than words could ever say!

You are the most talented musician we have ever known. We listen to your CD's everyday and we never get tired of them.
You have to be the best musician and composer ever.....there will never be another one like you....ever.
We love you!
Gerry & Huguette Maillet

Happy Birthday Gord. Thank you so much for many years of fantastic music. Keep it coming. You are the best !

Reaching for my saddlebag
I take a Lightfoot tape into my hand
Then striking up a knightly pose
I shout across the ocean to your shore
Please play England once more.

All the best, Alan & Gill (England).

Happy birthday Mr Lightfoot. I hope you are truly happy at this point in your life, and I hope you have many wonderful years to come to enjoy it.

Hi Mister Lightfoot! Have a nice birthday! I've grown up with your music (my parents are fans, but i swear I'm not a fan by default) Eat a giant piece of yummy cake!

Happy Birthday!
I hope the coming years find you in good health, with a happy heart and a knowledge that you and your music mean more to so many people than they could ever express. The accomplishment of touching the world with your talent is astounding. Meeting you in Orillia this past July was truly an honour for me and one I will never forget. I understand you heard my name from town to town this summer from fellow Lightfoot lovers who came to see you. I find this quite amusing seeing as I have been a fan for 30 years, live up the road from Toronto and always kept my distance! Except for Hallowe'en 1993 when I dropped by with my children! It has been a true joy to have had your music in my life all these years and I rest easy knowing that I always will. I hope this finds you surrounded by your loving family and true friends. Know that all of us will be there in spirit, toasting a light in all our lives - you.
Charlene Westbrrok
Whitby,Ontario

happy birthday Gordon! I understand you have an upcoming PBS concert special. I look forward to seeing it. I also hope someday you'll tour in Northeast Pennsylavania.

Happy Birthday. May you have as much joy and happiness in this birthday, and more to follow, as I've had brought to my life with your music. I appreciate all you do; the tours you make, the songs you write. I can absolutely feel your music and your stories.You have such a gift. Thank you for sharing it with me, and all the many people who love you.

Jen

HAPPY Birthday.
THANK YOU again for the music! Your gift is a true gift. Thanks.
Bruce S. Nov. 25, 44
Encino

Gordon,

Happy Birthday and our wishes for many more. Had a great time at our last concert at the Majestic Theatre, in North Tonawanda, NY. Looking forward to Massey Hall next spring.

Harold, Pam and Michael Christie
Tonawanda, NY

What a talented man. I am hoping to see you when you are in Minnesota.

Happy Birthday Gord.

May the day be filled with just a little of what you have given to the entire World. I speak on behalf of not millions of fans, but billions. May God give back to you just 1% of what you have given the World, you would thus be the richest man, in pocket and Heart on the planet.

SOMEDAY, we will finish our conversation about Bob Gibson. In the meantime, may the Joy of Heaven rain down upon you and yours.

I'll also take the liberty of sending along the Best wishes from Noel Stookey and Peter Yarrow.

Your Friend In Grand Junction, Colorado

Dr. Robert (Rob) Wells.

P.S. Say Hi and Thanks to Barry Harvey for me.

Dearest Gordon, I've enjoyed your music since i was 12. Many years have past since then and I always come back to your music. I've seen you many times over the years. I was thrilled to see you at Majestic Theater In Aug. One reason is I brought my girls with me. While they weren't too thrilled to see someone mommy liked the did passify me by tagging along (They really had no choice as the are only 6 & 11!) They surprised me on the way home to Geneva, By having little question and answers sessions about your music. They did tell me that they did know alot of your tunes because they hear them around the house. Only goes to prove they do pay attenion. Also now they can tell the difference between Your voice Clapton's and Joel's. All favorites but you top the list! Many warm wishes on your birthday and many more to come.Love Rosemarie

Merci Gordon pour toutes vos belles chansons.
Je suis un admirateur depuis très longtemps.
J'ai tous vos disques ainsi que les cd's.

René From Switzerland

Happy Birthday Gord! Maybe see you someday East of Midnight.

Happy Birthday!

I've been a fan since the 60s in Buffalo, and have spent many a peaceful day since listening to your music. Thanks for the great music, and here's to many more healthy, happy years.

Tony in Cincinnati

Gordon -

Thanks to you and the band for visiting Central PA not once, but TWICE this year. Saw both shows and got to speak with you briefly afterward, when you graciously gave me an autograph and posed for some pics. Your music has brought me through some rough spots, and is the one constant I have had in my life, so thank you very much! You have a terrific band and Barry Harvey is a nice fellow too. All the best and please come back to PA/MD again soon. Happy Birthday and God Bless!

Larry Dillon
Lancaster, PA



[This message has been edited by n3wmg (edited September 25, 2000).]

Dear Gordon,

I met my wife in 1973, right around the time I discovered your music. One of our first dates was you opening night concert at Artpark in Lewiston, NY. We fell in love listening to your music and have been happily married for 23 years.

Happy Birthday and Thanks for the Happiness you have brought to our lives!

Bob and Alice Graham

Happy Birthday Gordon! Why are you not playing in TEXAS?! We miss seeing you here! My birthday is 2 days before yours so the gails of November will be welcome to me.

Happy Birthday and have a great year!
Sincerely, Jennifer Wommack, Texas

Gordon,
Like many others, I've been under your spell since I first heard, "If You Could Read My Mind". Being a dreamer, your music always takes me away to good spaces. I've been searching for the man in the songs my whole life, but I guess there is only one you.
You have been such an inspiration to me. I am in the process of buying my first guitar, a Martin, and learning how to play it, thanks to you.
I love you Gord! Have a wonderful birthday!
I hope I get to say these things to you in person November 4th in Wabash, Ind. It'll be a 4-5 hour drive for me, but so worth it.

Sincerely,
Kim McBroom

Happy Birthday Gordon and thank you for your wonderful gifts of lyrics and music that have been so much a part fo my life. I saw you in concert at Avery Fischer Hall in NYC when I was 15 (I'm now 44) so nearly thirty years your music has been interwoven in the tapestry of my life. Through the highs and the lows and all the points in between. So on November 17th I will raise a glass of Laproiagh put on Gord's Gold (both 1 and 2) and drink your health.

Happy birthday Mr. Lightfoot,
I would just like to thank you for all the great memories, and good times you've given all of us here. May this birthday, and all your birthdays to come be happy, and all your birthday wishes come true.

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"If people could look into each other's eyes
What a wonderful place this world would be"
GL

Happy Birthday Gord! Sitting here listening to the Songbook collection that I got as a birthday gift. Wishing you the best and many, many more to come. Chuck

Happy Brithday Gordon. I've been listening to your music for about 16 years now and can't believe that I haven't seen you in concert. I hope you will consider visiting the state of Maine sometime soon.

Gordon, May you have a joyous birthday, surrounded by your loved ones, and friends. Thank you for the many years of songs and stories you have brought us that make life a little more enjoyable when we hear them.

Gordon,
Happy Birthday, and thanks for the decades of great songs. You are not only a Canadian treasure, but a world treasure, and I hope you're life is full of joy. You seem to really enjoy playing live. I saw your show in Salina, Kansas on Aug 24th and will be in Springfield Mo., for the show there in November. You are the greatest. Don Quixote is my favorite album. Best wishes to you and your family.

Dick Loftin
Tulsa, Oklahoma
DLoftin@msn.com