[Janice]

There are songs I hear that cause me to think of certain folks here at Corfid. Not because the lyrics necessarily remind me of them, but because of times shared or things I've witnessed surrounding them, that involve certain Lightfoot songs.

For instance, when I hear "Same Old Loverman" I think of Sir John and Susan. At one of the Saratoga Springs gatherings, John and Susan asked Ed to play this song during a Sunday afternoon jam session in the atrium of The Downtowner Motel. Ed did a marvelous job of it and the rest of the players just sat back and took in the beauty of listening to Ed and watching John and Susan dance. It was a very touching moment and I didn't know until long after the fact, why that song is so special to John and Susan. Now when I hear it, I think of them and see them dancing in my mind's eye.

Song For A Winter's Night reminds me of Cathy. During a different Saratoga Springs gathering, Cathy, Derek, Val, Melissa, Kim and I had a jam session late one night in Derek's room (ok, Cathy, Derek and Melissa jammed and Kim, Val and I listened). It was snowing outside and Derek's window overlooked the empty street with a lamp post reflecting the quiet beauty of the snowflakes tumbling down. As the last song of the night, Cathy played SFAWN and we turned out the lights in the room and watched the snow falling outside the window as she sang (and Melissa played the belt buckle since we didn't have any sleigh bells that trip - hey, you make do with what you have and it sounded pretty good, considering). I video taped this jam session and focussed the camera out the window during this song. It made for a perfect end to a fun night and the perfect end to the video.

Beautiful reminds me of Char. When I first met Char, this was her special song. Over the years, it's become not as special to her as it once was - or maybe it's just special for different reasons, now. But it still reminds me of her because she is such a beautiful person - she has a kindness and spirit that is unparalleled.

Like others have mentioned, Christian Island reminds me of Bru. Mainly because it is her healing song - the song that chases away all bad things in life, even if it's just for a few moments while listening to it. Because of *her* strength of conviction, I can almost believe that when I listen to it as well.

I'll Tag Along makes me think of Alan. Alan doesn't post here that often anymore. When I visited he and his family in England a few years ago, he took me on several day trips touring the Northern England country side. During our trips, he played a Lightfoot compilation tape that included this song. I really wasn't all that familiar with it since I don't have the East Of Midnight CD, but I came to love this song and it quickly became one of my top five favorites. The funny thing is that Alan and I both found ourselves humming I'll Tag Along as we walked around villages, old churches and castles. I'm not sure if it was irony or if it was just the last song we heard before getting out of the car, but needless to say, "I'll Tag Along" with Alan anywhere and think of him anytime I hear that song.