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Rick Haynes is a great bass player. His parts change from time to time. The walk ups and downs that he plays on Alberta Bound and Hangdog in concert are sometimes different than the records. But as far as guitar playing goes, Rick has never lent those talents to a Lightfoot album. His role is to fill out the bottom end.

Continuing with the thread, I have always loved the solo on A Passing Ship. Bob Mann is the guitarist, I believe.

As far as Terry goes, he has stated that heb thinks of the guitar in jazz terms, as part of the rhythm section. In those exact terms, he has done some of his most understated, but fascinating work. Drifter, Shadows, APPT and 14 Karat Gold are great examples of Terry's subtle musical messages. The band would not be anywhere near the same in its current format, without Terry on guitar chores. I wish I could get to more shows.

This weekend I bought a used car with no CD player, just cassette. I dug out some of 'Old Gord's Cassettes' from back in the day. Mostly they were compilations that I made to listen to while driving back and forth to school in the early 2000's. What a joy to rediscover some songs that I haven't heard in a long time. The House You Live In, If Children Had Wings, Keepin' On Yearning- great stuff, pretty good guitar playing, too.