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Old 12-23-2004, 06:29 PM   #1
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It looks like I might just beat Annie on this new google alert
from http://www.laweekly.com/ink/05/05/the-moremusic.php
Top 10 Songs To Keep the Riffraff Away
"6. "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" — Gordon Lightfoot. Gordon himself can’t stand this one."

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Old 12-23-2004, 06:29 PM   #2
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It looks like I might just beat Annie on this new google alert
from http://www.laweekly.com/ink/05/05/the-moremusic.php
Top 10 Songs To Keep the Riffraff Away
"6. "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" — Gordon Lightfoot. Gordon himself can’t stand this one."

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Old 12-23-2004, 06:31 PM   #3
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Saw it but gave it a pass - I *assume* the author was trying to be funny or ironic or clever but failed miserably on all counts with that song, at least as far as I'm concerned.
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Old 12-23-2004, 06:31 PM   #4
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Saw it but gave it a pass - I *assume* the author was trying to be funny or ironic or clever but failed miserably on all counts with that song, at least as far as I'm concerned.
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Old 12-24-2004, 06:19 AM   #5
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That was stupid.
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Old 12-24-2004, 12:42 PM   #6
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quote:Originally posted by TheWatchman:
That was stupid.
Of course Al I have to agree,but as the German soldier (Arte Johnson) used to say (in order to get a Laugh In) and here I show my age
"very Interesting... but stupid"
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Old 12-24-2004, 12:42 PM   #7
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quote:Originally posted by TheWatchman:
That was stupid.
Of course Al I have to agree,but as the German soldier (Arte Johnson) used to say (in order to get a Laugh In) and here I show my age
"very Interesting... but stupid"
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Old 12-25-2004, 12:47 AM   #8
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That was better.
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