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re: 51 years ago today (11/9/1975) the Edmund Fitzgerald departed at 2:20 pm
Posted on 11/9/26 at 1:56 pm to randybobandy
Posted on 11/9/26 at 1:56 pm to randybobandy
May the ghosts of all 29 as well as those of the wives and the sons and the daughters haunt you for the rest of your days. 
This post was edited on 11/9/26 at 2:23 pm
Posted on 11/9/26 at 1:58 pm to Clyde Tipton
Posted on 11/9/26 at 1:59 pm to Clyde Tipton
Posted on 11/9/26 at 2:18 pm to randybobandy
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I freaking HATE that song. Screw you Gordon "gitchagoomie" Lightfoot
If you ever want to clear a room, play that song. Neighbors not getting the hint that it’s late and time to call it a night? Play that song. In laws extending their stay.. again? Play that song!
It’s suicide inducing.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 2:20 pm to Ace Midnight
quote:Instead of decaying, the cold temperature and conditions cause body fat to saponify: body fat turns into a waxy, soap-like substance called adipocere, which encapsulates and preserves the internal structures indefinitely. Because the bodies do not generate gas, they never float to the surface. The sailor found near the bow of the ship was still wearing his life jacket.
Because of temperature of the deeper lake water and the relatively low oxygen content, those fellas are all still in the ship. I guess that one is topside or outside near the bow.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 2:23 pm to Salviati
I thought it was pretty neat that the Mariners' Church in Detroit tolled it's bell 30 times the day after Lightfoot died.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 2:38 pm to Wayne Campbell
quote:Fun fact: Lightfoot himself attended the annual service at the Church on the 10th anniversary in 1985. “He said, ‘I made a mistake referring to this as a 'musty old hall', but I had never been here before. There’s nothing musty about this place. It’s beautiful. From now on in concert, I’m going to sing rustic old hall instead.’”.
I thought it was pretty neat that the Mariners' Church in Detroit tolled it's bell 30 times the day after Lightfoot died.
And he did.
Actually saw it when I visited Detroit in 1996:
Posted on 11/9/26 at 2:43 pm to fr33manator
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Always stuck with me
As did his other great line, though the topic matter was a bit different…
“I can see her lying back in her satin dress
In a room where you do what you don't confess.”
Posted on 11/9/26 at 2:46 pm to Clyde Tipton
The recording was made on the very first take as the band played through the song together for the first time. Kenny Frieson rolled tape on the run-through, and later attempts over the next two weeks failed to capture the raw magic of that initial performance, so the first take was kept for the album.
Terry Clements played through an old Fender Princeton amp that had a hole torn in the speaker. That damaged speaker gave the electric guitar its distinctive distorted sound.
So, they recorded it the first time they ran through it, and never could replicate the sound again.
Terry Clements played through an old Fender Princeton amp that had a hole torn in the speaker. That damaged speaker gave the electric guitar its distinctive distorted sound.
So, they recorded it the first time they ran through it, and never could replicate the sound again.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 2:46 pm to fr33manator
quote:
The wind through the wires made a tattle tail sound, as a wave broke over the railing..."
That should be 'tale'...
Wordsmith, indeed.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 2:52 pm to Clyde Tipton
“Fellas it’s been good to know ya” is a line that hits hard.
I wish I could find the video but it was a theory on why it sank so quickly without any distress call. I’ll try and explain it as best as I can.
Basically it was caused by the ships length and a following sea. The frequency between the waves was just perfect enough to raise the stern and push the ship forward into and under the wave ahead causing it to dive and strike the bottom while the stern was still above water. When the ship struck the bottom it caused the hull to snap.
Assuming I’m remembering that correctly.
I wish I could find the video but it was a theory on why it sank so quickly without any distress call. I’ll try and explain it as best as I can.
Basically it was caused by the ships length and a following sea. The frequency between the waves was just perfect enough to raise the stern and push the ship forward into and under the wave ahead causing it to dive and strike the bottom while the stern was still above water. When the ship struck the bottom it caused the hull to snap.
Assuming I’m remembering that correctly.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 3:16 pm to CaptainsWafer
If you want a more haunting version of,the song, this one by Tony Rice is it. Just something about that old Martin of his that belonged to Clarence White and the dissonant chords just makes the hair on my arms stand up
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Posted on 11/9/26 at 4:11 pm to SingleMalt1973
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quote:
When suppertime came, the old cook came on deck sayin'
"Fellas, it's too rough to feed ya"
This line hits hard. If you've been there you know.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 4:12 pm to DalenSA
quote:
played this no less than a dozen times on TouchTunes this weekend
I bet the bar staff love you.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 4:23 pm to MidWestGuy
Canadian Railroad Trilogy might be his best song. It's a shame that by 1981 his type of music , the singer / songwriter just sort of lost attraction for the music buying public
Someone who could develop a story in his songs like Edmund Fitzgerald and even some of his shorter ones like Early Morning Rain
Someone who could develop a story in his songs like Edmund Fitzgerald and even some of his shorter ones like Early Morning Rain
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