I think you and I went to the same school, Tim. The last corresponding songbook to the album that I have in my collection is "East Of Midnight" and the date is 1986. The "Shadows" album dates 1982. What a joyous sensation it was though, you know, being able to actually see the perfect chord progressions that you could not always pick up at the concerts. I remember going to Massey Hall in my staked out out left centre seat right up close to the front armed with binoculars first when "If You Could Read My Mind" came out and watching every intricate move Gord was doing on the fingerboard and then going home right after the concert and sitting with my guitar from 11PM till 11 the next morning while the memory was still fresh in my mind. Watching the sun dawning and filling the teapot on a regular basis would have to have been a significant part of the inspirational process also. What an amazing feeling it was when the fingers actually began to find their way into that cool "Medium Latin feeling" as Gord specifies in his songbook, and once the "crest of the hill" arrived, the rest just seemed to fall so gracefully into place. I could have died happily after that believe me. I can never seem to stop discovering his stuff. Imagine hearing the hear the songs he's written that only folks close to him have heard, or even ones that no one's heard. He sure was making a statement when wrote "Ordinary Man." Just that one line: "There's a Ghost in Every Room" would unravel a bolt of songs and stories that the folks at "Warner" and the rest of them would just love to get their harnesses around for sure. Thanks for the moment. Ron J.
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