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Gord Lightfoot died about a week ago on May 1st. I have been thinking about what I wanted to say about him daily. I am not a frequent concert goer, but I did see him live, many years ago. He was pervasively somewhere in the background of my life -- like Queen Elizabeth II. The tributes are still being posted. Researching him is easy now. Just put his name in a search in YouTube or Wikipedia, so I will only post a single sample link. Wikipedia lists his last album as "Solo" in 2020.

Regarding his death, Wikipedia posts: "In mid-April 2023, Lightfoot's declining health caused him to cancel the remainder of his 2023 tour.[77] Lightfoot died of natural causes at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto on May 1, 2023, at the age of 84.[78]" Read that again: At 84, he was still touring. That's ridiculous! I expect that seeing him in concert last year would have been worth it.

"If You Could Read My Mind",
YouTube credit to "Gordon Lightfoot", psted Jan 25, 2017, [length 3:48]
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Tonight is the end of the Victoria's Day weekend in Toronto. Months ago I decided that I was creating too many topics for eulogies and I made a loose decision not to create any more. This topic shows that this decision was clearly open to exceptions, but really, I did make the decision. In the futures, I might not make another specific topic like this one, but rather, I will probably just add a note to the lounge topic. But it depends on the circumstance. Obviously, if I feel a situation warrants it, I might create a new topic. It will just be "less likely" in the future. The reason I decided to post it today, at the end of a local holiday, was because it was a sad topic, and I did not like the idea of bringing it to public attention at the start of a holiday.
 
I am adding five more singers and musicians who have passed away recently:

Robbie Robertson
Sinead O'Connor
Tony Bennett
Burt Bacharach
and David Crosby

The main reason I am adding this note to this topic is because of Robbie Robertson, guitarist and main writer/composer for "the Band". Robertson, like Lightfoot was a born-and-raised-in-Canada" Canuck. Ironically, I don't recall ever seeing the Band live in Toronto. At most, I might have passed him in a music shop. This has been a strange period. I don't have hard stats, but it does seem to me that the last year was heavy in losses.
 

"Rush - Spirit of Radio",
posted by "gvbezoff" Jun 13, 2008, [6:41]

Since I have added the above (about Robertson and others), I thought I should add another to this topic. Neal Peart of "Rush" died in January 2020. I did not hear about it until more recently, so since it was not "news", I did not post anything about it. But 2020 was not that long ago, so maybe I should have mentioned him before.

In 2003, Rush performed at the "Downsview Park" Rolling Stones concert. You can search for the story behind the concert. It's a Keith Richards matter. The last three acts were Rush, ACDC and the Stones. It was a "work day" concert, so I decided to leave after ACDC.

Pictures? The only cameras allowed were preloaded single use film box cameras. I don't think I bought one. As I expected, I was so far away that it didn't really matter. Rush started with a short cover of "Painted Black" which lead into "Spirit of Radio".
 
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Donald Sutherland dies at 88

I have just heard that Donald Sutherland has died. My first recollection of him was in MASH (the movie). He seemed to be a fairly gentle and intelligent person. He was certainly world famous.
 
VidThreeNorth said:
Donald Sutherland dies at 88

I have just heard that Donald Sutherland has died. My first recollection of him was in MASH (the movie). He seemed to be a fairly gentle and intelligent person. He was certainly world famous.
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I loved him in many of his roles. Will be missed greatly.
 
Lotsa wives, lotsa kids--what a guy! A looong career was mandatory--hah!
 
"negative waves man, always with the negative waves" Dumb movie but the best role I've seen him in.
 
The last couple of days have been filled with dust and books. Apparently, Rowena Morrill passed away in Feb, 2021. And Anne McCaffrey has also passed away. I had some books McCaffrey books with Rowena covers. My memory of those books was gone, so I have been spending time going through them. Also, I have been reading Jackie Stewart's autobiography. Stewart is still alive! After the depressing news about the other two, I'm actually happier than I would otherwise be about Stewart. Still, he's a good guy. I did not know that he overcame a learning disability. I would recommend reading his book, if you can find it.
 
Time marches on...

We are all dying in some fashion, some merely faster than others.

As I have passed the half-century mark, I have noticed that my thoughts on this matter have become less concerning.

I have concluded that I will live the fullest I can and when it comes, it comes. My family will be well taken care of and I will hopefully be able to see them again when it is their time.

RIP to all that have went before me.
 
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As I have passed the half-century mark, I have noticed that my thoughts on this matter have become less concerning.
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I'm about to turn 75, and while you don't dwell on the inevitable, you know it's there. I feel like I'm on a train that keeps gaining speed, I know somewhere up ahead the bridge is out, I just don't know where, there's no brakes, and no getting off, all I can do is enjoy the scenery while I can. The sad thing is I'm at the point where it's not just artists of my era passing, but loved ones and friends. I've become the patriarch of the family, all the parents, siblings, aunts and uncles have passed, so its kinda weird when the cousins start looking to your lead. This year has been difficult, because I've lost a brother in law, and my best friend from college.

I'm also starting to feel the effects of hard use on my body, my mind still believes I'm in my 20's, but the body isn't buying it. Still I'm going to push it till I drop, from the words of a song by Bob Dylan, I hope to be "Knock-knock-knockin' on Heaven's door" 30 mins before the Devil knows I'm gone.
 
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