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johnfowles · 06-10-2004, 11:20 AM

quote:Originally posted by searam:
Just curious! It would be helpful to me to know where we all reside, so we could plan concerts, etc. Anyone interested?
Sean
A great topic Sean but IMHO this should really have been in the main forum especially seeing the discussions that ensued re gatherings and guitar chat so after I post this reply here I will put a link to it on the main forum.Basically to answer your query I am originally from Dorset in the wonderful South of England My home town is the beautiful country market town of
Sherborne, Dorset
I am sure there was a recent topic which mentioned the word chipping as referring to market but blowed if I can find it even using the usually reliable search facility here. I was going to add to that discussion so rather than waste my draft I'll use it here as follows:-
Interesting
I have just found this in my copy of the superb "The Sunday Times Book of the Countryside" (which just so happens to have a forward by my namesake the famous English novellist John Fowles
"Market towns are as integral a part of the rural scene as the villages not just the Market Harboroughs and Market Draytons but the Chipping Nortons and Chipping Sodburys, for "chipping" comes from the Anglo-Saxon "cheapen" meaning to buy
Hence the main shopping street in my hometown is called Cheap Street, which sure confuses tourists when they find exclusive and expensive shops there!!

Cheap Street Sherborne (note the old timbered building at the top of the street)
To anser your plea sean I spent nigh on 6 years in Montreal, then 30 years back in Dorset and since June 2000 I have been happily married to Susan Agordfan in New Jersey.As far as gatherings go I have been to several in CT, NJ, Austin Texas, Saratoga Springs NY and of course the two brilliant conventions in Toronto in 1999 and 2001. suffice to say that whenever two or more are gathered in Gord's name it's magical,and although we were inadvertently not invited to the inaugural guitar jam session at the Delta Chelsea Hotel in Toronto in May 2001 which led to the formation of
The Gordon Lightfoot tribute Band
we thoroughly enjoyed hearing this group of talented fans in action in Saratoga in 2002 and 2003.
As far as guitar chat goes I believe it gradually declined in popularity and attendance but if you are interested you could do yourself and others a big favour by resurrecting it.Have a look at Cathy and Ed Mullen's attempts to promote it on the Newsgroup at for example:-

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...AC3D%40gwi.net
Note that the existing Yahoo guitar chat group is at:- http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group...ootguitarchat/
Strangely although I thought that I used to be a member of this group
it no longer apears on the list of MY (Yahoo) GROUPS
And I am now told:-
"Sorry, this group is available to members ONLY.
You are not allowed to access this group."
and there is now absolutely no indication of how to apply to join it
Perhaps Cathy and/or Janice could comment on this as it is a pretty stupid and useless setup as it now stands

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My Gordon Lightfoot webring
starts at
http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot

[This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited June 10, 2004).]

06-10-2004, 11:20 AM	#27
johnfowles Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Jersey U.S.A. ex UK and Canada Posts: 4,846	quote:Originally posted by searam: Just curious! It would be helpful to me to know where we all reside, so we could plan concerts, etc. Anyone interested? Sean A great topic Sean but IMHO this should really have been in the main forum especially seeing the discussions that ensued re gatherings and guitar chat so after I post this reply here I will put a link to it on the main forum.Basically to answer your query I am originally from Dorset in the wonderful South of England My home town is the beautiful country market town of Sherborne, Dorset I am sure there was a recent topic which mentioned the word chipping as referring to market but blowed if I can find it even using the usually reliable search facility here. I was going to add to that discussion so rather than waste my draft I'll use it here as follows:- Interesting I have just found this in my copy of the superb "The Sunday Times Book of the Countryside" (which just so happens to have a forward by my namesake the famous English novellist John Fowles "Market towns are as integral a part of the rural scene as the villages not just the Market Harboroughs and Market Draytons but the Chipping Nortons and Chipping Sodburys, for "chipping" comes from the Anglo-Saxon "cheapen" meaning to buy Hence the main shopping street in my hometown is called Cheap Street, which sure confuses tourists when they find exclusive and expensive shops there!! Cheap Street Sherborne (note the old timbered building at the top of the street) To anser your plea sean I spent nigh on 6 years in Montreal, then 30 years back in Dorset and since June 2000 I have been happily married to Susan Agordfan in New Jersey.As far as gatherings go I have been to several in CT, NJ, Austin Texas, Saratoga Springs NY and of course the two brilliant conventions in Toronto in 1999 and 2001. suffice to say that whenever two or more are gathered in Gord's name it's magical,and although we were inadvertently not invited to the inaugural guitar jam session at the Delta Chelsea Hotel in Toronto in May 2001 which led to the formation of The Gordon Lightfoot tribute Band we thoroughly enjoyed hearing this group of talented fans in action in Saratoga in 2002 and 2003. As far as guitar chat goes I believe it gradually declined in popularity and attendance but if you are interested you could do yourself and others a big favour by resurrecting it.Have a look at Cathy and Ed Mullen's attempts to promote it on the Newsgroup at for example:- http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...AC3D%40gwi.net Note that the existing Yahoo guitar chat group is at:- http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group...ootguitarchat/ Strangely although I thought that I used to be a member of this group it no longer apears on the list of MY (Yahoo) GROUPS And I am now told:- "Sorry, this group is available to members ONLY. You are not allowed to access this group." and there is now absolutely no indication of how to apply to join it Perhaps Cathy and/or Janice could comment on this as it is a pretty stupid and useless setup as it now stands ------------------ My Gordon Lightfoot webring starts at http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot [This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited June 10, 2004).]