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johnfowles · 05-18-2004, 10:44 AM

quote:Originally posted by Wes Steele:
John,

Thank you for all the info. I love reading about different places that affected peoples lives, and the NoVoTel affected "someone" enough to get a song written about it, though not flattering...LOL

2/3 of the worlds rubber supply came from this area...WOW! Interesting stuff..

Loved reading it.

Thanks again John,

Wes

No No Wes you shouldn't believe all that you read in the papers.Yes I saw one of the Harmony reviews that mentioned the "Novotel" granted such a hotel exists in Manaus but I am sure that Gord is actually referring to the "Nobo" Hotel, and although it is hard to distinguish between a spoken "B" and a "V" I'm sure that at least once on stage Gord referred to "two letters" being burnt out leaving just "No Hotel". also Valerie in her report on Massey 2001 on her late lamented web site said "cheaper "2 Star" hotel named The Nobo Hotel, except that the B and O in "Nobo" were burned out so it was The No Hotel". and if I remember correctly she was sitting in the front row so should have heard the actual wording pretty well. And as a clincher I would say that the Novotel in Manaus would not likely be considered cheap enough for the impoverished churchman that Gord was helping out and moreover that a Novatel would likely take more care of its lighting.

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05-18-2004, 10:44 AM	#11
johnfowles Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Jersey U.S.A. ex UK and Canada Posts: 4,846	quote:Originally posted by Wes Steele: John, Thank you for all the info. I love reading about different places that affected peoples lives, and the NoVoTel affected "someone" enough to get a song written about it, though not flattering...LOL 2/3 of the worlds rubber supply came from this area...WOW! Interesting stuff.. Loved reading it. Thanks again John, Wes No No Wes you shouldn't believe all that you read in the papers.Yes I saw one of the Harmony reviews that mentioned the "Novotel" granted such a hotel exists in Manaus but I am sure that Gord is actually referring to the "Nobo" Hotel, and although it is hard to distinguish between a spoken "B" and a "V" I'm sure that at least once on stage Gord referred to "two letters" being burnt out leaving just "No Hotel". also Valerie in her report on Massey 2001 on her late lamented web site said "cheaper "2 Star" hotel named The Nobo Hotel, except that the B and O in "Nobo" were burned out so it was The No Hotel". and if I remember correctly she was sitting in the front row so should have heard the actual wording pretty well. And as a clincher I would say that the Novotel in Manaus would not likely be considered cheap enough for the impoverished churchman that Gord was helping out and moreover that a Novatel would likely take more care of its lighting. ------------------ My Gordon Lightfoot webring starts at http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot