MARIPOSA 2007-wet and wild with Lightfoot-July 8/07 - Page 2

Auburn Annie · 07-12-2007, 09:40 AM

I liked the description that "It looked like he was on the bow of the ship."

Lightfoot as figurehead - nice image.

RJ · 07-12-2007, 09:54 AM

Hey Char..
No offense kid but, why the animosity toward old Bob?.. He showed up, it was storming, he probably weighed everything up, realizing it was Gord's gig, and figured not to enter the fray of the chaos etc..
(and it probably was (from your description anyway; lightning pummeling down on the surrounding area?..) actually pretty dangerous out there)..
Also, it's old Bob that's been out there on the never-ending tour for 20 years running now..
I for one, (dig about it being "about the fans" etc.) think he prob'ly gets what its about..
etc..
(but as I say, no offense)..

[ July 12, 2007, 10:05: Message edited by: RJ ]

johnfowles · 07-12-2007, 10:26 AM

May I CHip in here and add my THanks to CHar for her usual CHeery report on her experiences on yet another memoriable event.

johnfowles · 07-12-2007, 10:48 AM

OK it was indeed a treat to read another of CHar's CHeery reviews, thank you mwww
Have you applied for that position at the Toronto Star yet??

charlene · 07-12-2007, 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by RJ:
Hey Char..
No offense kid but,

"but"..(always the qualifier..)

no offense taken..

I'm not a fan of Dylan as a performer or how he is with his fans..
I like performers who show their appreciation..
Dylan, even at this age seems to just show up, get it done, get the cheque and leave.
In his younger days Gord was a dinkus hominus fer sure..he's grown past it for many reasons..
It endears him even more to his fans.
As foolish as it was to continue a concert under the weather chaos on Sunday it sure proved the mettle of the man/performer..
and I'm pretty sure there were at least one or two Dylan fans out there in the rain listening to the hometown boy that would have been as tickled pink as the Lightfoot fans to see Bob say a quick "howdy" and then be on his way.
The limo could have pulled almost right up to the stage where Gord's car was..Gord wasn't melting in the rain..lol. I'd have even shared my poncho with Bob!
oh well..
long ago it was all about the music for me but for the last several years it's more than just the music - it's the man himself too..and I appreciate the music so much more because of that.

just my opinion..i could be wrong ..

RJ · 07-12-2007, 11:54 AM

Thanks..
I can only imagine what the burden must be exactly, to wake up every day and be "Bob Dylan"..
I'm sure the guy just wishes he could be "Bob Doe" allot'a days etc..
as for the nice things you imply about Gord's aging character being something to marvel at..
I could not possibly agree more..
I always loved his songbook since I was a kid (I've played for 30 years (next year) and can give the guy no greater praise musically than to say that to this day I play with a capo exclusively in the 2nd fret and always etc.)..
but the guy's dignity, personal integrity, the way he carries himself through this increasingly cockamamie world in the last, say, 10-20 years?..
I must say..
well, as I'm fond of saying..
Gord is my hero..
(in all the best ways)..
I hope I can make it to Orillia..
one fine day..

jj · 07-12-2007, 12:04 PM

cool, char...thanks for hangin in and bringing is the first hand account...you and the fans out here have redefined the term "troupers"!

and yes, gord and you guys may have also redefined the term "foolish", lol

i'd have loved to for the duo to pair up for a version of Not Supposed to Care (in my top 10 for sure) or whatever but a hard rain sure did fall

dylan has penned some of my fave heart-wrenching tunes...when i saw him live at Massey it was sort of like he was doing a SNL parody of himself, lol...he played many tunes i didn't know but even the ones he played that i did know, well, i really even didn't recognize them until the last 20 seconds of the performance, lol...kind of artistically horrid...rather than leaving the show humming dylan tunes and cover in goosebumps, I really just kept saying to myself "well, i've now seen dylan...yup"

i hope the two guys were able to hook up later on

once again, wonderful stuff, char...to add to the excitement i imagine you were seated in metal lawn chairs also, agh! lol

johnfowles · 07-12-2007, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by RJ:

I hope I can make it to Orillia..
one fine day..

I do not know where you hail from RJ but if you make the trek to Massey next May it is not a long way into the boondocks to Orillia. and a visit there believe me is most exciting

A group of happy Lightheads including yours truly at an Orillian signboard in November 1999
Two more pix from the official Mariposa site from Sunday
Images from Day Three of the 2007 Mariposa Folk Festival - Sunday, July 8, 2007

I have looked hard but failed to spot a little frail old grey haired lady

the Man looking happy ,obviously before the deluge
both pix Credit: Joel Emberson

Auburn Annie · 07-12-2007, 12:36 PM

What a great pic!

RJ · 07-12-2007, 12:55 PM

I split my time between Minneapolis and Pinellas County, Florida..

I made a pilgrimedge to Toronto in May, 2001 for the Friday and Saturday night shows (where they recorded Shellfish and No Hotel which appeared on the new album etc.)..
I'd never been to Toronto before (or since)..

We stayed in a hotel right next to Maple Leaf Gardens. I couldn't go inside which was disappointing, but (growing up here in Minnesota raised on hockey and being a big Leafs' fan back since the original 6 days etc.), every morning I'd grab a coffee and walk around that hallowed building, that's how I'd start each day in Toronto; fabulous..

Walking into Massey for the first time, it was all I could do from getting down on my knees and thanking the powers of this life for letting me be born and have a chance to be a part of it all (the only other "venues" (for lack of a better word; "churches" would be more appropriate surely) where I had such a rush of emotion wash over me were the Ryman Auditorium, Wrigley Field, and Fenway Park)..

Walking down Yonge Street about 4:00 p.m. before the Saturday show, was amazing; all the people, the bristling of life and activity, the exciting vibe on that great street..
Our trip to Toronto was unforgettable..
and I can't wait to return..
Hopefully I can do just that when perhaps the guys book an Orillia show right on the heels of a Massey run..
28 shows in 26 years, 7 states, 2 countries..
(Minneapolis in September will be the 29th; just like those church bells chimin')..
My friend asked me the other day, "How many more shows you gonna see?"..
and I said, "Well, somewhere along the way, I somehow got on this little train, and became a part of a story..
a great story..
so I guess I'm just gonna..
I'm just gonna, y'know, see the story through."..
etc..
don't know what's gonna happen in this crazy life..
but I'm gonna see the story though..

By the way friends (off topic here sorry) but if you get a little extra reading time, this happened to me last week Friday, and I woke up and wrote about it on Saturday)..
http://www.short-story.net/story.php?s=948
Life turns out good sometimes..

[ July 12, 2007, 13:09: Message edited by: RJ ]

charlene · 07-12-2007, 01:16 PM

Well Mariposa is in July (no guarantee Lightfoot will be back) and Massey will be in May..so plan on hangin' in TO for a while!

there's lots to do..

I was further back than the pic shows. Blanket folks were stationed at 9 a.,m. apparently! Even with my OLD eyes from where we sat in our fold up aluminum chairs I could see Gord grinning and smiling and having a hell of a time.
He wasn't letting a weeks worth of prep get tossed for any reason.
And I bet he was having his own private chuckles at folks trying to get him to leave the stage.

RJ · 07-12-2007, 01:19 PM

Great close-up of the guy...
What a pleasured grin!..
I'm guessin he's doin the "one finger"-intro explanation thing for APPT..?..

mnmouse · 07-12-2007, 01:24 PM

RJ -
I read your well-written, delightful story. Thank you for sharing it!

Y'all need to check out that link in RJ's post..it will brighten your day.

Mouse

charlene · 07-12-2007, 01:46 PM

7-7-07 was a lucky ducky day!!

what a great tale!

johnfowles · 07-12-2007, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mnmouse:
RJ -
I read your well-written, delightful story. Thank you for sharing it!

Y'all need to check out that link in RJ's post..it will brighten your day.

Mouse

Quack Quack
I'll second that recommendation by the mouse
I have submitted a comment just waiting to see if it gets accepted by the moderators at the poxy short story board as they ban all HTML and URLs . which is pretty darned silly in my book

RM · 07-12-2007, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by charlene:
7-7-07 was a lucky ducky day!!

Too clever ! But unfortunately, the date is incorrect. RJ performed his part in the heroics on 7-6-07 and recounted them the next day.

johnfowles · 07-12-2007, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by RM:
quote:Originally posted by charlene:
7-7-07 was a lucky ducky day!!

Too clever ! But unfortunately, the date is incorrect. RJ performed his part in the heroics on 7-6-07 and recounted them the next day. [/QUOTE]Absolutely correct Ron Char did what I did having scrolled to the end of BOB’S AMAZING DUCK TALE

she read
"R.J. Gronewold; Minneapolis, 7.7.07."
and thought that date applied,. not realising that you were about to split hairs and/or pick nits!!
I submitted my comment about the ridiculous disallowance of HTML and also URLs at least an hour ago but the moderators
are obviously taken aback at my cheek or possibly asleep unlike our own ultra efficient CHarlady, for the comment has yet to appear
Finally, amazingly after some determined googling I found a picture of Mother and her eight rescued ducklings
version of the too much too large original at:-
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...2Ducklings.jpg

charlene · 07-12-2007, 05:59 PM

well........it was 7-7-07 somewhere!
lol

johnfowles · 06-20-2014, 01:24 PM

trying to find something else I rediscovered this thread
(posting number 35 contains this link to Bob's amazing duck tale)
http://www.short-story.net/read/948/...zing-duck-tale
which describes Bob's story very well

charlene · 04-14-2015, 09:22 AM

pics: (some links in this thread no longer work)

DSC_0477 by char Westbrook, on Flickr

DSC_0582 by char Westbrook, on Flickr

gord3 (2) by char Westbrook, on Flickr

mariposa 2007 by char Westbrook, on Flickr

Mariposa 2007 001edit by char Westbrook, on Flickr

Mariposa 2007 003 by char Westbrook, on Flickr

Mariposa 2007 007 by char Westbrook, on Flickr

Mariposa 2007 008 by char Westbrook, on Flickr

Mariposa 2007 009 by char Westbrook, on Flickr

Mariposa 2007 013 by char Westbrook, on Flickr

Mariposa 2007 014 by char Westbrook, on Flickr

Mariposa 2007 015 by char Westbrook, on Flickr

Mariposa 2007 020 by char Westbrook, on Flickr

Mariposa 2007 039 by char Westbrook, on Flickr

johnfowles · 04-29-2016, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnfowles

trying to find something else I rediscovered this thread
(posting number 35 contains this link to Bob's amazing duck tale)
http://www.short-story.net/read/948/...zing-duck-tale
which describes Bob's story very well

Ditto just now so I am bringing it back to the top a delightful true story


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