Does Anyone Know Where The Love Of God Goes?

[Maurice Mcmurry]

Farewell Gordon Lightfoot, It would be cool to see you again...

[Ron Citerone]

“If you could read my mind”. Is one of the most thoughtful song ever. RIP Gordon!

[Doug Garson]

Yes he will truly be missed. Saw a comment to a Youtube video on his passing. According to the comment
"You might be interested to know that at 3 pm today the Mariner's Church in Detroit (that each and every year tolls 29 times for the men lost on the Edmund Fitzgerald) today tolled 30 times to include Gordon. "

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIq1ELxH2do

[Mel Fulks]

Always liked him , will be bringing out his records tomorrow. “ If you could read my mind” is a favorite here ,too .

[Maurice Mcmurry]

He played in our town once and we had the good fortune to be present. He was not super happy to be in our town and made that clear through several passive-aggressive comments. He then went on to deliver an astounding show.

My wife laughed out loud when he said "Columbia Missouri"

[Warren Lake]

one person said he could be a grump at times. Only one A friend who would have been with him different times over 50 years id say was blessed.

Full day of musicians and people calling in about him yesterday on am640 radio. Stories like a neighbour who saw him often as he went past going a walk and say hello and ask how each other were. Randy Backman excellent interview but all that called inl looked up to him so much. 20 albums and heard 500 tunes. Some pretty touching stories as well, he gave a guitar to the son of a friend that was dying at the hospital. Note with it said to write music and when you play your father will be with you.

nother friend sent this, had seen it on the side bar, but not watched it yet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Iw7Jei8XOo

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Sundown and The Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald were two of my favorites.

[Maurice Mcmurry]

I do not begrudge his grumpiness in any way. I am so glad to have gotten to see him live. One of the kids old iPods is dedicated to Canadian musicians, Mr. Lightfoot being prominent. That old iPod lives in the shop and I always enjoy turning it on.

[Jack Frederick]

Saw him years ago. It wasn’t a huge venue but the crowd got a bit loud and disrespectful shall we say, so he stopped playing in a way that got everyones attention. He made a few snide but right on comments and went on with the show. Pretty orderly after that;)

[Ken Fitzgerald]

It's amazing how well his style of music plays in certain settings.

In 1999 in a corporate school in Waukesha, WI, I met a guy, a classmate. It was instant best friends as declared by the 3rd guy in our lab group. He was the lead engineer for our company on the South Island of New Zealand. His first name was Ken, too. 2 years later he offered me a job in Dunedin. For tax reasons, I turned down the offer. Via the 'Net, I had been researching New Zealand and talked often about how I would like to tour NZ one day and visit with my friend and his wife. In 2008, for our 40th anniversary, our youngest son and his wife gifted us with a 2-week trip to NZ. In fact, I documented our travels here at the Creek.

In Queenstown, you can walk to a place, get on a gondola and ride it to the top of the mountain to the Stratosphere Restaurant and Bar. In the summer it's a restaurant/bar, in the winter it's ski lodge. They can seat, easily, 200 people. In 2008 they had a European steam line, Asian steam line, a salad bar and a desert bar. You get reservations and are seated in 2-hour shifts. A single waiter was serving 2 tables. In 2008, my wife and I could hear what we believe to be 9 different languages being spoken around us and then there was the entertainment. A guy, with a flat top guitar, looking and sounding much like a young Gordon Lightfoot sang and played several of Lightfoot's songs among other artists songs. It was an incredible experience. In 2014 when we returned on our own dime, there wasn't any entertainment, but the quality of the food and ambience remained just as good as we remembered.

Deaf now, hearing with a cochlear implant, I still find my solace in music albeit not as good a quality but still able to be loved. Lightfoot in his early years in my ears and memory could produce a vocal that could be haunting. RIP!

[Zachary Hoyt]

I have most of his records and CDs on the shelf. He was a great musician and writer.

[Kent A Bathurst]

Lived in Detroit - in the city itself, on the river, by Belle Isle - back in the day. Visited Mariners Church. I wonder if they did or will ring the bell 29 times to mark his death. That would be both fitting and a little spooky.

As a minor side note - the Fitz was not heading fully-loaded for Cleveland. She was going to Detroit, but he had problems making the meter and rhyme work

I also sailed Superior and all the other Great Lakes. As a Boy Scout. In a canoe. Not quite the same.

Edit: Ooops. Missed the fine print in Doug's post.

[Maurice Mcmurry]

I used to sing and play The Pony Man when putting the kids to bed, then they learned to talk and asked me to stop.

[Keith Outten]

There is history in his song "On Susan's Floor". Its a true story.

[mike calabrese]

I would like to be the record company in heaven that signs Gordon Lightfoot and Jim Croce.
The music alchemy they could create would be amazing.
Carefree highway Let me slip away on you......enjoy the journey Gordon.
calabrese55

[Mike Soaper]

Thanks for the music Gordon


I would like to be the record company in heaven that signs Gordon Lightfoot and Jim Croce.
The music alchemy they could create would be amazing.
Carefree highway Let me slip away on you......enjoy the journey Gordon.
calabrese55

I'd add Harry Chapin to that group.

[Stan Calow]

There's a very interesting documentary on him, on Prime. He had his dark side too.

[Barry McFadden]

Have a "sort of" connection to him. My father used to babysit "little Gordy" from time to time in Orillia......when he was young and boarded at the Lightfoot's...

[Allan Dozier]

Just one of the most talented song writers ever. Plus his voice seemed perfect for the subjects of heartache, homesickness, etc.
You can't jump a jet plane like you can a freight train. So I'd best be on my way in the early morning rain. RIP

[mike calabrese]

Absolutely forgot all about Harry Chapin loved his song W.O.L.D
calabrese55

[Bruce Volden]

I'll add JOHN PRINE to the list.

Bruce

[Doug Garson]

Just learned that all the proceeds from the song went to the families of the crew and Gordon attended every memorial service annually for the ship’s crew.

[Charlie Velasquez]

Our dog is a nervous pup; 4th of Julys, thunderstorms, and even leaving him at home alone can make him anxious.
My wife’s first step in preparing him is always, “Alexa, play Gordon Lightfoot music.”

His music’s effect is universal.

[Rod Sheridan]

Farewell Gordon Lightfoot, It would be cool to see you again...

Agreed, RIP Gord.

[Clifford McGuire]

Yes he will truly be missed. Saw a comment to a Youtube video on his passing. According to the comment
"You might be interested to know that at 3 pm today the Mariner's Church in Detroit (that each and every year tolls 29 times for the men lost on the Edmund Fitzgerald) today tolled 30 times to include Gordon. "

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIq1ELxH2do



That's one of the coolest tributes I've ever heard.

[Bruce Page]

There's a very interesting documentary on him, on Prime. He had his dark side too.

My wife and I watched the documentary last night, thanks for the heads up. He was a very talented and complicated man, and a beloved Canadian. I downloaded his Gord’s Gold album this morning and have been enjoying it.

[Paul McGaha]

Rainy day people is a nice song. Cotton Jenny,

I've been a fan of his a long time.

PHM

[Bill Howatt]

It's amazing what you can do without fog machines, pyrotechnics, laser lights, being half-naked and auto-tuning if you have a good voice, play music with dynamic and tempo changes, along with well-crafted words!

[Maurice Mcmurry]

Lived in Detroit - in the city itself, on the river, by Belle Isle - back in the day. Visited Mariners Church. I wonder if they did or will ring the bell 29 times to mark his death. That would be both fitting and a little spooky.

As a minor side note - the Fitz was not heading fully-loaded for Cleveland. She was going to Detroit, but he had problems making the meter and rhyme work

I also sailed Superior and all the other Great Lakes. As a Boy Scout. In a canoe. Not quite the same.

Edit: Ooops. Missed the fine print in Doug's post.

We got to tour the S.S. Willam A. Irvin in Duluth in 1996. Our tour guide was a Radio Officer at Port Superior in 1975. He was on duty the night of November 9 and told the story of 40 foot high waves, 40 feet apart in a way that still sends chills. It made a big impact on us all. Our son did a history presentation for school on the topic for which he got an A+. We made a model of a Laker from balsa wood. It is still on the mantel.

[Maurice Mcmurry]

I like what Mr Lightfoot said in the National Interview "I want to stay happy no matter what happens, I want to stay happy" I hope he succeeded. Here is my ode to the trans Atlantic 14 foot Old Town wooden sail boat, accompanied by Gordon Lightfoot. (Again)


https://youtu.be/Zq0ZjgDlhq0