I saw GL last November in Ashland Kentucky. I milled about after the show with a number of fans and Gordon came out to sign autographs. After all of the pictures and signatures, I got my chance. I said, "When it is all said and done, Gordon, if you could take one song with you when you go, which one would it be?" He smiled and said, "it would certainly be Edmund Fitzgerald." He then talked about how that one song seemed to take on a life of it's own. He said he attends an Edmund Fitzgerald survivor convention every year and that 500+ people attend. He mentioned how gratifying it was to have a song mean so much to so many, especially the families of those lost that day. It was unbelieveable being in the presence of "The Man." Hopefully I will be able to ask him another question one day, but how do I choose from the hundreds that go through my mind each time I listen to his music?
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