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fezo · 02-19-2010, 09:39 PM

Back a couple of years ago I met Gord after a show. During that show he told the Elvis doing EMR and changing the line to "cold and drunk as I might be." I asked him how about the change from "where the cold winds blow" to "where the pavement never grows." His initial answer was "was it ever where the cold winds blow?" and I assured him he once recorded it with those words. His next answer, my favorite, was priceless - "I have no idea!" He thought about it a second and finally said "That must have been Ronnie Hawkins. Peter, Paul and Mary used those words and Ronnie's the guy that introduced the song to them." His fondness for Ronnie was obvious which makes this fiasco - OK, kerfuffle - all teh more unfortunate.

02-19-2010, 09:39 PM	#63
fezo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Manahawkin, NJ, 08050 Posts: 806	Re: HE IS FINE - it was a hoax Back a couple of years ago I met Gord after a show. During that show he told the Elvis doing EMR and changing the line to "cold and drunk as I might be." I asked him how about the change from "where the cold winds blow" to "where the pavement never grows." His initial answer was "was it ever where the cold winds blow?" and I assured him he once recorded it with those words. His next answer, my favorite, was priceless - "I have no idea!" He thought about it a second and finally said "That must have been Ronnie Hawkins. Peter, Paul and Mary used those words and Ronnie's the guy that introduced the song to them." His fondness for Ronnie was obvious which makes this fiasco - OK, kerfuffle - all teh more unfortunate.