Hi John,
thanks for the warm welcome, I'm really happy that I found this forum. And I had a blast when I read that "technogerman" - it sure wasn't easy to understand, even for a native...
I'm not even quite sure, if Gordon is still very popular in Germany. At least all of my friends there have usually no clue when I mention his name. The only one who knew immediately, was my Dad, he actually had the "If you could read my mind" LP somewhere - got it from his sister who lives in Oregon decades ago. For me it wasn't until two years ago that I became a "Lighthead", already living in Pittsburgh. One day I was just browsing through the CD rows and my eye somehow stopped when I read the name Gordon Lightfoot. Funny, isn't it? It was the "Greatest hits" collection I bought first and just couldn't stop listening to it. So in the next couple of months - or was it weeks???, I bought every other available CD. I never ever had this before, I can listen to him all day long and still don't feel it's enough. Oh well, I'm rambling...
Our Toronto Trip was indeed to renew our US Visa. Two years ago it was just enough to send in our paperwork and passport and a couple of weeks later we got it back. Now the law changed and everybody has to show his nose in person at an embassy. The closest for us was Toronto, so off we went - unfortunately three weeks to early. But I sure plan to be there next year. For now I'm just looking forward to the PA concert.
Claudia
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