Knoxville
 

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hehe I get a kick out of Gordon's comment, "We're like Barnum and Bailey...We'll take anybody."

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Welcome to the "Gord Board", Hershey102. Keep on postin' :) ! Oh, and thanks for the article!

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Welcome from me as well Hershey 102. Thanks for sharing the article! :)

The Gord Board, that sounds great Kathy. :cool:

Podunklander {hehe} http://bandzoogle.com/components/app...ages/laugh.gif your a funny one. :biggrin:

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I think Gordon's the funny one -but I do now feel like I'm going to see 'Phineas and friends'

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Martin Guitar, Sounding Board, Volume 12:

Sounding Board PDF

Once you open the PDF, click on Letters.

Hi Duff!

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Ha I thought I recognised the name. Duff was the person who in my book famously asked me on the Newsgroup how to make a pound sign (£) which allowed me to have a bit of fun at his expense:-
see:-
http://www.poundsign.notlong.com
welcome aboard sir what took you so long???

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That's what DSR calls it. I like that name a whole lot better than "Corfid" ;) .

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Yes, she sure is!! She keeps me ROFLMAO http://bandzoogle.com/components/app...ages/laugh.gif all the time!!!

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Just came from the show in Knoxville. It was great to see Gord again after 10 years. I tried to get the set list down, in case anyone's interested:

Triangle
Cotton Jenny
(some funny comments about how the US election is "entertaining")
14 Karat Gold
Never Too Close
In My Fashion
A Painter Passing Through
Rainy Day People
(Gord here comments that it seems as if they just left the stage from last time)
Shadows
Beautiful
Carefree Highway
Hang Dog Hotel Room
Ribbon Of Darkness
Sundown
The Watchman's Gone

-Intermission-

The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
Alberta Bound
The Pony Man
Clouds Of Loneliness
Waiting For You (written on transcontinental flight, Gord says)
My Little Love
If Children Had Wings
If You Could Read My Mind
Baby Step Back
Canadian Railroad Trilogy

Encore: Old Dan's Records

Five songs from the Shadows album, more than any other. Interesting.
Gord's voice is not what it used to be, but I'm glad he's hanging in there, especially after all he's been through. I'm happy about getting to see him one more time, at least.

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'If children had wings' must be a raritie these days??

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Okay my friends, here it is. It was very exciting to see Gordon and his orchestra again. The crowd let them know they were really glad to have them in Knoxville. Gordon even remarked several times how surprised he was that so many people came out on a Monday night. If Gordon's voice sounded weak a few times it was because he has a cold. The Pony Man and If Children had Wings sounded wonderful. I think he really enjoyed singing them for us. Will report in tomorrow night (or Wednesday morning). :) :biggrin:

DSR

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Thanks to both of you bigal6610 & DSR. :)

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interesting second half..I hope he is feeling better soon. His voice sounded a bit hoarse in the phone interviews that were posted..
thanks for the updates!

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My Little Love and If Children Had Wings? Plus Watchman and HANGDOG, dang I wish I was there and I hope that he keeps singing them until I see him!!
I don't care what he sounds like - he is Gordon Lightfoot! He sings, I'll be there any time I can.

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I had always wondered why Gord didn't throw in a rarity or two into his set lists to keep things fresh.

Looks like he has finally done so with "My Little Love" and "If Children Had Wings".

Back in the late 1990's, he put "On Susan's Floor" and "That Same Old Obsession" into the set lists which I thought was a great move.

What a treat for long-time fans.

Can't wait for the Onamia-Appleton-Des Moines concerts now.

By the way, I have heard that Onamia is nearly sold out for both shows.

John
Minnesota

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Same here....now, if only he would pull out "I'll Tag Along" from his bag of treats.

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Have tickets in hand, John - hope to see you there!!

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I like the set list....lots of really good songs.
I wonder how they ever decide what to play. I am not sure how many individual songs Gordon L. has penned but it must be tough to choose from all the options.

I can't wait till it's my turn to see him in person. I am so excited!

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I hope he does..it's been discussed a couple of times..maybe as a special request..
I hope..
;)

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I cant see why he doesnt do that one more often, because I have many TV appearance of him doing that exact song. :)

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She reminds me of Cathy Cowett, who doesn't post anymore. Im sure cousin podunklander and Cathy would get along real good. :)

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My two boys (7 and 8) love Gordon's music. In your opinion would they enjoy the live show?

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That's an interesting question. I took my then 8-9 ( now 27) year old son to see him, and he remembers it to this day. It was his first concert of any sort, so the bigger-than-life factor was in play. I was also fully prepared to take him outside if he became disruptive. Thankfully, he was as mesmerized as I was.

But Lightfoot then sounded more like the Lps/Cds my son had grown up listening to. My suggestion......take a chance.......worst case......"Another tale to tell".

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Thanks RM for the advice. I took my 8 year old last night here in Chattanooga. I had second row seats and we had no baby sitter. So my wife stayed home with our youngest. My choice was go alone or take one child and let him see the legend up close and personal. It was awesome. My son loved it and was as you said "mesmerized".

He can't stop talking about "Carefree Highway"...or should I say 'every highway'...he refuses to believe that Gordon is saying "carefree". Also, he loved Old Dan's Records and "Early Morning Rain" (he also is a big Elvis fan).

Anyway, I am thrilled I took him. Thanks for the advice again.

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How wonderful for you two to be able to share that memory - I bet he will never forget it. Keep the ticket stubs - great memorabilia.

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Glad to hear it went well. That "every highway" anecdote is mighty cute. (Geez, now I'm doing it)

He will remember.

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And the LEGEND lives on...good stuff!!
Hey, if Elvis can change Lightfoot lyrics why not an 8 year old?!
;)

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This is very interesting for Martin Guitar fans and I'm one for sure. Really enjoyed it Val. Many thanks. Ron J.

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In case you missed my subtle point, the fellow who started this thread is Duff, with the lefty D-18GL.

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And an extended thanks also to Duff. Lots of fun happening today. RJ.

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Thank you for the warm welcome. Been away for awhile. Thoroughly enjoyed the Chattanooga show and it was everything that we come to expect. Gord continues to be passionate about his life's work and we are the better for it. I always leave his concerts with a renewed sense of purpose (to dust off my guitar) and hope. Perhaps I need to broaden my musical horizons, but there seems to be very few artists today who really have something to say and take the effort to frame it in a way that is poetic and memorable. I suppose that is the lament of each generation. Best, Duff