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lighthead2toe · 11-25-2009, 08:27 PM

Hey there gang.

Wow! Wasn't that something?

Four nights with the "House of Gord" full each night. It just doesn't get any better than that eh?

The total surprise of everything for me was how his voice has just really bounced back since his illness. It was very moving.

Also it was so great to experience the joy of seeing again my family and the wonderful friends, many who post here and to hang out with them. Meeting the new fans and becoming friends with them is always a plus. It was just so much fun all packed into the few days we had.

A big thank you to the Wallace family for opening the doors of their lovely home to us and sharing their kind hospitality and mostly for letting us play the Lightfoot tunes in their beautiful living room.

Thanks to the folks who shared their pics and videos. This is a special treat for us all here and to JJ, Lori, Dan, Jenny, John, Char and forgive me if I left out a name, but thanks to all.

The pub jam turned out to be huge success thanks to the help of so many talented folks who performed for us.

They surely deserve a mention here.

We had Rex (The Rez) up from California with his booming voice sharing with us the mixed influence of Steve Earle and Gord.

Mike (mandomyk) down from Ottawa sharing tunes on the bass. Mike and I go back many years.

Kenyon, probably the youngest of the lot. (I refer to him as "my son") This is one talented guy believe me. He sang and also backed me up on lead guitar.

We had TG with us once again for some cool boomin' bass sounds. (Carefree Highway was cool TG. Many thanks)

The duo of John Stinson and Paul Bartlett.
They were trained by Red Shea, the former lead guitar player for Gordon Lightfoot and it shows. If you really want to hear the Lightfoot sounds of the early years, check these guys out. They also play gigs.

And finally, the mellifluous voice of Melissa.
One talented lady among all that masculine exuberance. She closed the show for us and it could not have ended in a better way. She arrived unexpectedly but when I saw her and Deb running up to say hi I knew we had it sealed. Hugs M.

The gal with the glue who makes it all happen here and in a most competent manner also I might add is no stranger to us all deserves the most honorable mention. We're talking about, well who?

It's CHAR of course.

Hey Char, we all love you in our own special way. The big bucks will come. You'll just need patience.

Roll on May 2011.

Cheers, RJ.

Also my thanks go out to everyone who helped in making the pub jam a huge success.

11-25-2009, 08:27 PM	#1
lighthead2toe Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: canada Posts: 920	The Massing at Massey 2009 Hey there gang. Wow! Wasn't that something? Four nights with the "House of Gord" full each night. It just doesn't get any better than that eh? The total surprise of everything for me was how his voice has just really bounced back since his illness. It was very moving. Also it was so great to experience the joy of seeing again my family and the wonderful friends, many who post here and to hang out with them. Meeting the new fans and becoming friends with them is always a plus. It was just so much fun all packed into the few days we had. A big thank you to the Wallace family for opening the doors of their lovely home to us and sharing their kind hospitality and mostly for letting us play the Lightfoot tunes in their beautiful living room. Thanks to the folks who shared their pics and videos. This is a special treat for us all here and to JJ, Lori, Dan, Jenny, John, Char and forgive me if I left out a name, but thanks to all. The pub jam turned out to be huge success thanks to the help of so many talented folks who performed for us. They surely deserve a mention here. We had Rex (The Rez) up from California with his booming voice sharing with us the mixed influence of Steve Earle and Gord. Mike (mandomyk) down from Ottawa sharing tunes on the bass. Mike and I go back many years. Kenyon, probably the youngest of the lot. (I refer to him as "my son") This is one talented guy believe me. He sang and also backed me up on lead guitar. We had TG with us once again for some cool boomin' bass sounds. (Carefree Highway was cool TG. Many thanks) The duo of John Stinson and Paul Bartlett. They were trained by Red Shea, the former lead guitar player for Gordon Lightfoot and it shows. If you really want to hear the Lightfoot sounds of the early years, check these guys out. They also play gigs. And finally, the mellifluous voice of Melissa. One talented lady among all that masculine exuberance. She closed the show for us and it could not have ended in a better way. She arrived unexpectedly but when I saw her and Deb running up to say hi I knew we had it sealed. Hugs M. The gal with the glue who makes it all happen here and in a most competent manner also I might add is no stranger to us all deserves the most honorable mention. We're talking about, well who? It's CHAR of course. Hey Char, we all love you in our own special way. The big bucks will come. You'll just need patience. Roll on May 2011. Cheers, RJ. Also my thanks go out to everyone who helped in making the pub jam a huge success.