The Amazing May Massing and the Pub Jam Sandwich
Hey Folks.
We're on for Friday, May 27th/2011 between 2 and 4:30PM for a pub jam session at MeVeigh's Pub, located right downtown Toronto in the midst of the hotel district and a stone's throw from Massey Hall during the Gord concerts. Arrright!! So, start saving yer nickels now and join us to experience the ultimate for any Gordon Lightfoot fan, and that is to see him perform live at Massey Hall in his hometown of Toronto. This year we narrowed it down to just the one pub jam session mainly because it is such a beautiful time of year in Ontario and many folks would probably want to see as much of the country as they can while there. No doubt there will be sing songs in hangdawg hotel rooms etc. and we'll be sure to do it up real nice. Hopefully we'll have some of the folks we see here on Corfid who can make it and will come forward and offer their talents on stage. We sure have some very talented ones amongst us. As usual, the "Gord Guitars" will be there for the sharing (the Gibson B45 twelve string and the Martin D18 six string), lots of capos, strings etc. Now first you must indulge me, Count from one to ten, Let the game begin. Cheers, RJ. |
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Yay RJ!!
6 months to go! More details/reminders about the pilgrimmage to the Church of Gord in Toronto in May 2011 will be sent out when details are finalised. Can't wait!! |
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Thanks Ron!! I can't wait, I love the jam sessions. I shall practice my hand clapping as to be in tip top shape as the professional audience member :)
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Excellent brink!
I remember well last time when you came in with Melissa in tow.I was great to see you both again. The place sure lit up when she got up there and sang for us. Sort of like a rose among all those thorns. A repeat of that performance would be really great. Maybe you can have a word with her. RJ. |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5J5EscDmSI and from the time before, a little montage, kicked off by the master himself:) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKU8i...eature=related ...as for hangdog hotel jamming, there's No Hotel that still welcomes us, lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoInhVZ4dC4 mega-thanks for all you and char do, rj...i think i'm in town for the Thrs show |
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and you better be there on friday for a tune or two.. |
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would love to hear em all:)
i head further north west for kid pickup at 2:45 at earliest...last year I got into town at 4:25 Thrs and pulled out my vid cam and only caught this (but a fine moment...and i'm not exaggerating when i say "moment"!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA3bNs_xhpQ and Fri made it by 4:10...i'm trying to free up Sat aft...maybe some can head out good health to Gord and the boys til then...countdown on:) |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wGXn...x=0&playnext=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13LzQ...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQR1u...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X59V9...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E709...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1N22...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe_Hs...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt7vo...eature=related lots of others at Dan's youtube site.. |
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What was Lisa's little boy friends name? He was certainly a cutie! Maybe he can bring his guitar to the pub jam next year.
JJ I sure hope you can work something out for sometime off during Gord Week. It should would be great to visit with you without it being a rush for you. |
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Sounds like a blast, and a good idea to have just the one session. See yas there ...
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Wow - what great videos!
OK, I'm in! Melissa :) |
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Great news Melissa. I can hear that sweet voice already!
This should generate interest in our circle of talented Lightfoot fans to come on board and join us for a nice comfortable afternoon gathering where come to sing. RJ. |
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Hope you'll have your bass in tow. It will be good to see you again. RJ. |
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Maybe his folks will come by and tag him along. |
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Famous Seamus - what a cutie..
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i heard Kenny on radio dialogue (CFRB) recently...doing so well in all walks of life...if you're out there, KW, let's get the cover off that Steinway (i'm making that "call me" sign) debbo, we can work it out, we can work it out...hey, glad all's well, Mel:) |
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I am so ready for Massey!!
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All the kids love Lisa..
I'm hoping Kenyon and Johanna make it to Hugh's in January.. I think RJ will..he's off to The Rock for a fab birthday this week- his mum is 95 - same b.d. as his grand-daughter Zaira (Liam's daughter) I think she's around 6 now.. |
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I'll be there Char! And so will Johanna. Oh, and thanks for the nod, JJ, re: CFRB. It's so good to hear that there are people out there listening! It's a fun show to do, but I've always wondered if we ever get any listeners!
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got your seats booked at Hugh's?? What night?
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Oh yes ...gonna be there for sure Ron Jones. Lets see if we can keep the place longer before and after the concert maybe. Close the place.
john s. |
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I can not find Kenyon listed on the CFRB site - when is he on, it says I can listen live.
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Sundays at 5:30 p.m.
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Sundays 5:30 - I am there!!!
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we closed the place once...was deaf the following 2 days (amp volume @ 11) YouTube - McVeigh's Irish Rovers EMR deb, you can do some pre-show reading prep, so you can get in on T.O. topics http://twitter.com/kenyonwallace :) .. |
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follow him @ http://www.nationalpost.com/search/i...nyon%20wallace - previous columns
and @ www.nationalpost.com |
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Nice memories JJ, thanks!
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thanks deb:) i wish i could recall the pic takers...char? dan? lori? yes, lori!:)
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It's so great to watch that again and I'm thankful that you have the talent to turn pictures and videos that others have so graciously shared and turn them into such great montages...
I watch the old FOL video from 2001 and am thankful for having found so many people who are uber fans and that have remained such an important part of my life, not only here as "net people" but as personal friends as well. An admiration for the talents of Gordon Lightfoot have taken us on a magical journey, learning about each other through our shared experiences with and about Lightfoot over the years. Here's to Massey in May 2011 (and a new video!) and the rest of the 2011 concerts that many will attend in Canada and the U.S. |
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nice words, char...is that Sun article about you and the net crazies;) still online?
the best footage on FOL is right off the bat with Lisa walking toward the lens! btw, i just found the pic credits from 2008: char paul (check out "aplacetohideaway" channel for sharron's A1 pics & edits:)) donnie cathy kathyk all i did was crop/treat/filters on many then find an appropriate RH recording |
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Net Crazies - so apropos, oui?
geeze it was 5 years ago yesterday..wowza..time flies! For those who have never seen it: I'll share it again..it's about The Net People! and our favourit guy with a guitar.. (Please note - Mike bestowed the title in the piece on me when he and the photographer came to my home to chat and I politely asked him NOT to put it in the column...) Mike Strobel Thu, December 8, 2005 Fans happy to see Gordon Lightfoot By MIKE STROBEL On that awful night, Char Westbrook has a ticket for GG-23 in the right balcony of the Orillia Opera House. But it will be three years before she takes her seat. She and other Lightheads mill about in the warm dusk of Saturday, Sept. 7, 2002, waiting for the doors to open. When they do, it is a concert hall staffer. "Mr. Lightfoot is ill," he says. Soon, TVs have shots of medivac choppers and stretchers and doctors saying dire things. And the Land of the Lightheads topples into shock. First, let's go back to 1971. Charlene Westbrook, 15, is in her room in Etobicoke. She has the blues. Boyfriend troubles. She tunes her transistor to CHUM. If you could read my mind love What a tale my thoughts could tell "I was hooked," Char Westbrook, 50, tells me in the study of her Whitby home. Photos, autographs, mags, ticket stubs, all 20 albums. Even the 45 rpm she rushed out to buy in 1971. Lightfoot signed it on her 45th birthday backstage at Mariposa. Back to that dreadful September night in '02. When Char gets home from Orillia, the Lightheads were waiting by their computers for her usual concert report. She is moderator of corfid.com, where some of Gordon Lightfoot's most loyal fans hang out. That night, her report is all bad news. Any real Canadian knows the story: Lightfoot stricken as he gets ouf of his car for a sound check at the opera house. Stomach aneurysm. Evac to Hamilton. Surgery. Six weeks of coma. Stunning comeback. Rehab. New album, Harmony. Benefit concert for the hospital that saved him, McMaster. Return to Massey Hall, the Church of Gord, Char calls it. One helluva ride for the Lightheads. Worse than the booze years. The Net People, Gordie calls them. Charlene is their queen. They hold conventions for every Massey Hall gig and come from around the world. They tour Orillia, where Lightfoot once sang soprano in the church choir. One year, they barbecued at Char's place, jammed with guitars in her basement. Some have found love. A fan from Britain wed a Jersey gal. The Lightheads gave them a quilt with Lightfoot themes. Gord signed the middle square. Some Lightheads remember what they wore for their first concert. Some can tell what song is next just by how Lightfoot rests his fingers on the strings. "I keep old CHUM charts with his songs on them," Char says. "How pathetic is that?" Pathetic? No. Passionate. And I know that you will never stray Cause ya been that way from day to day For such a long, long time Char sends him cards for his birthday (67 last month) and Christmas. No more Get Well cards, thank goodness. Last Saturday, this one icy, she finally takes her seat, GG-23 in the right balcony, for Lightfoot's make-good concert. "Sorry I'm late," says Gordie, and sashes into Spanish Moss. Let go darlin' I can feel the night wind call Later, Rainy Day People, for the local docs and nurses. Triangle, Cotton Jenny, Carefree Highway. Is there a greater folk playlist in Canada than Lightfoot's? Or in the world? Sundown gets Char's attention. Sexier, sultrier than usual. "It's the music of our lives," says Char. And as Canadian as wind on a lonely lake. "Gord didn't go Hollywood. He didn't take the money and run. He stayed true to being a Canadian." The illness scared all Lightheads. "I used to think he'd always be there. That I could keep driving down the Don Valley to Massey Hall, buy his CDs, enjoy his songs. "Now I know how important it is." In the dark of the Orillia Opera House, Char scribbles pages of notes as the old man sings, for her report to the world's Lightheads. She puts down her pen for If You Could Read My Mind. Older, wiser and more gravelly than when she first heard it. But note-perfect. "You're back," she says. "You're home." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • You can call Mike Strobel at (416) 947-2265 or e-mail at mike.strobel@tor.sunpub.com |
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James - your piecing together of the videos and pics for the FOL 2001 was remarkable, paired with the music you added it makes me tear up every time I watch it..Lisa was the young'un back then and she still is! So wwonderful to have such a tangible keepsake made from shared memories.
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anyhow, i've used audioswap to insert a fave old, recognizable piece (note: NOT my performance) that actually works nicely in places, imo...it reminds me of when folks were having their silent home movie films transferred to vhs with random music added w/slo mo effect, to boot http://www.youtube.com/user/opus62?f...12/7Kllwa5ivAI it's also 'almost' the right length for Part 1 ... however it's also disheartening without the actual audio in so many spots ... i especially love that derek and matt and phone call segment ...am glad that the actual master exists here and there man o' man, that was 114 months ago... anyhow, onward:) |
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Wow. I haven't seen that video in such a long time. Brought back a bunch of good memories.
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Why the somber music ? Refresh my memory.......what is the title of that piece ? |
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our good man, Dave can help you along on keys, he's even sporting a festive tie YouTube - How to Play the Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven on Piano - Tutorial i love his comments and chord notation...to heck with all those dots and clefs re: 1st question, i just picked a song length that more or less matched the video length, previously there was no sound because youtube police axed the originally blended Too Late For Prayin track (plus the rest of the 'jam' audio)....but TLFP is also also quite somber, eh...maybe it's my nature but i do counter it with some bubbliness (that's a word) on the outside i guess i could have used CYC but i was saving that for the E(nemies)OL video...that one will be very short, and more likely, non-existent:cool: but the good news is that Part2 and 3 are uncensored and have the original audio, starting with Cathy's warm version of ROD...rich vocal and guitar tones! anyhow, that was an analog project...Dan & Sir John :kiss: will be all digital in '11 |
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what if you posted the original video/original music at VIMEO or another video site that's available now? Would that matter?
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