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johnfowles · 02-06-2005, 09:29 PM

quote:Originally posted by charlene:
Particularly exciting for Bachman and Cummings is the fact that Canadian folk legend Gordon Lightfoot is presenting them with their awards.

Cummings said he was only about 18 or 19 in 1967 when he and Bachman saw Lightfoot play a small coffee house in Montreal.

Ah yes the legendary New Penelope coffee house.

As you can see Gord performed there on four evenings in May 1967, after he had apparently
performed at the Expo 67 Worlds Fair site. And I caught the final show on Sunday May 21st
You can verify that that date was a Sunday in 1967 by using the nifty Javascript calculator that I found at:- http://cornish-family.netfirms.com/findday.htm
that will show the actual day for every date since the introduction of the Gregorian calendar in England in 1752
(before the Bostionians drunk too much tea!!)
Now I wonder if those two...who? don't guess just read the above were there that same evening??
Possibly as that was certainly one of the most inspiring events in my life also
quote:
It was a huge inspiration to us. I'll never forget that night,

me neither!!
John Fowles
A one night stand.So who's standing??

02-06-2005, 09:29 PM	#2
johnfowles Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Jersey U.S.A. ex UK and Canada Posts: 4,846	quote:Originally posted by charlene: Particularly exciting for Bachman and Cummings is the fact that Canadian folk legend Gordon Lightfoot is presenting them with their awards. Cummings said he was only about 18 or 19 in 1967 when he and Bachman saw Lightfoot play a small coffee house in Montreal. Ah yes the legendary New Penelope coffee house. As you can see Gord performed there on four evenings in May 1967, after he had apparently performed at the Expo 67 Worlds Fair site. And I caught the final show on Sunday May 21st You can verify that that date was a Sunday in 1967 by using the nifty Javascript calculator that I found at:- http://cornish-family.netfirms.com/findday.htm that will show the actual day for every date since the introduction of the Gregorian calendar in England in 1752 (before the Bostionians drunk too much tea!!) Now I wonder if those two...who? don't guess just read the above were there that same evening?? Possibly as that was certainly one of the most inspiring events in my life also quote: It was a huge inspiration to us. I'll never forget that night, me neither!! John Fowles A one night stand.So who's standing??