I'd ask him, since I am an outdoorsman, share a love of canoeing, trekking, and winter outings:
"Tell me about one or two of your best "got out of that one alive" wilderness trips, or which ones inspired you the most in your music and why?"
And, in the same vane "while your love of the wilderness is clear in your music, could you write some more songs, maybe a theme album (hey, this is wishful thinking...LOL) about the wilderness, canoeing, winter, arctic sea-kayaking you've done?" - he's got to have a treaure trove there.
Anybody who canoes any distance with portaging knows that in years past, Gord's well-known expeditions to clear his head before entering the studio, etc. would know how difficult and rewarding his 600 -800 mile trips by canoe or sea-kayaks would have been.
In extreme Northern latitudes in and around the arctic circle at the outermost reaches of Yukon Territory, and his encounters with Native Canadian residents and Alaskan Innuit and Alluit (sp?) residents would make incredible fodder for songs.
Could he write some songs of all this, or even just allow me take an afternoon of his time sitting on a log by a campfire and listen to what must be myriad tales of the Yukon.
- geo Steve
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