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Monday marks 39 years since Edmund Fitzgerald sank on Lake Superior
Clevland.com ^
| Nov. 10 2014
| Cliff Pinckard
Posted on 11/10/2014 6:15:41 AM PST by Cincinatus
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The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
of the big lake they called "Gitche Gumee."
To: Cincinatus
I always thought that song was an unlikely "hit", yet it not only did very well, but has endured. Fascinating.
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posted on
11/10/2014 6:19:38 AM PST
by
dayglored
(Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is...sounding pretty good about now.)
To: Cincinatus
All I know it is a bad sign when the old cook says it is too rough to feed you...
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posted on
11/10/2014 6:20:39 AM PST
by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
To: Cincinatus
think we loaded up enough iron ore, there Butch?
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posted on
11/10/2014 6:23:26 AM PST
by
Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: dayglored
It’s incredibly long for a hit that isn’t heavier rock.
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posted on
11/10/2014 6:24:09 AM PST
by
Bogey78O
(We had a good run. Coulda been great still.)
To: Vaquero
that song came out when i was but a lad and creeped me out every time it came on
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posted on
11/10/2014 6:25:05 AM PST
by
jneesy
(rough seas make skillful sailors)
To: Cincinatus
To: Cincinatus
I hope we don’t have to hear that stupid song about it....
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posted on
11/10/2014 6:25:45 AM PST
by
kjam22
(my music video "If My People" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74b20RjILy4)
To: Cincinatus
I always pictured Lightfoot swinging a cat and using a gong for that song.
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posted on
11/10/2014 6:26:17 AM PST
by
RedMDer
(May we always be happy and may our enemies always know it. - Sarah Palin, 10-18-2010)
To: Cincinatus
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posted on
11/10/2014 6:26:49 AM PST
by
Dawn53Fl
To: Cincinatus
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posted on
11/10/2014 6:27:23 AM PST
by
Alex Murphy
("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
To: Cincinatus
They’re coming early this year too
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posted on
11/10/2014 6:29:14 AM PST
by
bigbob
(The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
To: dayglored
The fiddle solo in that song is the quintessence of a melancholy to be savored. It's humanizing and redeeming, and we all know the words.
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posted on
11/10/2014 6:29:49 AM PST
by
glock rocks
(Whenever I find myself in a conundrum, I ask myself: What would Elvis do?)
To: Servant of the Cross
That crazy song used to be on the jukebox in a restaurant that I was the assistant manager of. I got so tired of hearing Gordon Lightfoot. I finally replaced the 45 with REO Riding The Storm Out and didn’t tell the Jukebox Company guy. People complained I just gave them back their quarter. :)
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posted on
11/10/2014 6:30:44 AM PST
by
kjam22
(my music video "If My People" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74b20RjILy4)
To: Cincinatus
I was in Duluth this past summer and visited all the local tourist spots. Saw many a freighter pass under the aerial lift bridge. Those boats are the size of a football field! It was impressive. I learned a lot about the Fitzgerald on the trip.
Now, today we are expected to get a foot of snow and the gales are blowing in the Twin Cities metro. It reminds me of the Fitzgerald and how cruel November can be in this part of the world.
To: Servant of the Cross
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posted on
11/10/2014 6:31:09 AM PST
by
Crazieman
(Article V or National Divorce. The only solutions now.)
To: kjam22
I hope we dont have to hear that stupid song about it.... Yes. You MUST hear it. I command you to hear it.
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posted on
11/10/2014 6:31:16 AM PST
by
don-o
(He will not share His glory and He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the name of the Lord forever!)
To: don-o
My head might explode....
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posted on
11/10/2014 6:32:18 AM PST
by
kjam22
(my music video "If My People" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74b20RjILy4)
To: Cincinatus
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posted on
11/10/2014 6:33:28 AM PST
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer.)
To: Cincinatus
The Arthur Anderson was not far behind the Fitzgerald during the entire storm. They were in radio contact through the point where the Fitz went down. Captain Cooper, of the Anderson, gave quite a long talk about it for the Wisconsin Maritime Society. It’s difficult to get a copy of the presentation these days.
There is a very, very short version of his analysis online. It’s interesting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VXY6tuZ5eU
[The biggest piece of info this abbreviated version leaves out is Cooper’s opinion of when the Fitz bottomed out. They sailed overly close to a known/marked shoal, and Cooper’s first-mate remarked on the fact. Cooper’s reply was, ‘They went a lot closer than we’re going to go.’
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posted on
11/10/2014 6:33:36 AM PST
by
Fantasywriter
(Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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