Re: CELEBRATION of Gordon Lightfoot @ Massey Hall-May 23 2024
Thanks for posting the videos and reviews of the concert, Char. Sorry we weren't able to meet up at the Pantages bar afterward. I did walk over there and was told the bar was closed. It was a special evening indeed and an integral part of my 'Lightfoot Landmarks' Canadian road trip. I traveled from Illinois to attend the concert in Toronto and also visited some local sites; Gord's former home on Beaumont Road, his last home on Park Lane Circle, the hi-rise apartment building on Alexander Street and Yorkville, the site of the Riverboat coffee house where Gordon played in his early career. Steele's Tavern is long gone, replaced by Ryerson University. I also drove north to Orillia the day after the concert to pay my respects at Gord's grave in St. Andrew's St. James' Cemetery. (Also, I located his sister Bev's grave in another section of the cemetery.) I visited Tudhope Park to see the 'Golden Leaves' sculpture and two smaller ones and took a walk on the 'Lightfoot Trail' (I wished I had brought my bike with me), saw his boyhood home at 283 Harvey Street, the Orillia Opera House and the Lightfoot sculpture out in front and St. Paul's Church where the memorial service and funeral was conducted. This trip was a kind of closure for me as a devoted fan.
Last edited by OldDan; 05-28-2024 at 12:02 PM.
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