[johnfowles]

Originally posted by jj:
but haven't those link become 'dead'

or is it just me and my cruddy connection?

You are absolutely correct Jimbo
Even the original main Rhino songbook page 1 at:-
http://www.rhino.com/features/liners/75802lin.lasso
together with all of the various linked pages have now been removed from their original internet locations and no longer are in the relevant google search results very strange that Rhino should do this since a search of their site for Lightfoot
brings up a replacement more limited page at:- http://www.rhino.com/store/ProductDe...o?Number=75802
with no further links
I had as I previously said saved the links to use when I get around to making a dummy entry page for the Rhino site in my long
planned webring revamp: This is what I saved (text showing briefly each file's contents):-
page 2.Producer's notes (by Thane Tierney)
http://www.rhino.com/features/liners/75802lin2.html
page 3.A word from Gord (his explanations of every song) http://www.rhino.com/features/liners/75802lin3.html
page4.Gordon Lightfoot:
Master Craftsman of Popular Song
by Nicholas Jennings http://www.rhino.com/features/liners/75802lin4.html
Page 5.If You Could Read My Mind:
Gord Speaks Out About His Music
notes on every one of the 88 tracks http://www.rhino.com/features/liners/75802lin5.html
there is also:-
page 6.Track List (full details of every track) http://www.rhino.com/features/tracks/75802trx.html
All the original links as quoted above now lead to a "you're lost" page headed rather unhelpfully "Gabba Gabba Hey!"
But thanks to the marvellous "Wayback Machine" at:- http://www.archive.org/web/web.php
it is possible to recall the old pages wayback in 1999 through 2003 and even (for the "tracks" page6 March 29th 2004
the main page, page 1 is at: http://web.archive.org/web/20021226021807/http://www.rhino.com/features/liners/75 802lin.lasso
Note that the links at the top try to take you to the now deleted pages'URLs so they go nowhere fast!!
but there is a handy 1,2,3,4, 5 set of links at the bottom of the page that successfully and successively link to the
archived five "other" pages
2.Producer's Note at:- http://web.archive.org/web/20030121172117/www.rhino.com/features/liners/75802lin2.lasso
3.A Word From Gord http://web.archive.org/web/20030121172117/http://www.rhino.com/features/liners/7 5802lin3.lasso
4.Master Craftsman http://web.archive.org/web/20030729072224/www.rhino.com/features/liners/75802lin4.lasso
5.Gord Speaks Out http://web.archive.org/web/20030729072253/www.rhino.com/features/liners/75802lin5.lasso
6.Track List http://web.archive.org/web/20040329191023/http://www.rhino.com/features/tracks/758 02trx.html
i found that all the archived pages were exceedingly slow to load much slower than a 56K dial-up usually takes but I persevered
as I believe they are an important resource for reference and research
I now have all 6 pages safely saved on my hard drive for future reference and use
Furthermore I have now devised suitable shorter URLs as follows:-
page1 main rhino page http://www.rhino.notlong.com
pages 1 through 5
Page 2 Producer's Notes http://www.thane.notlong.com
Page 3 A Word from Gord http://www.gordword.notlong.com
page 4 Master Craftsman http://www.mastercraftsman.notlong.com
Page5 Gord Speaks Out http://www.gordspeaks.notlong.com
plus this working link for the tracks page
Page6. Track Notes http://www.tracknotes.notlong.com
Note I have tested each of the six notlong links and all opened correctly given time!
see below for my 18 April 2005 posting as the sixth link (to the track notes strangely no longer functions)
i intend posting something relevant like this on the Newsgroup which I believe Thane Tierney occassionally reads and has memorably once posted to
Hope this helps and thanks for taking the time to read it (All who get here that is)
John Fowles


[This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited November 22, 2004).]

[ April 18, 2005, 12:05: Message edited by: johnfowles ]