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RacersEdge
11-12-2005, 10:15 PM
The anniversary of the shipwreck - the 30th - was on Thursday. Just out of curiosity, did anyone else think when they heard the song by (gordon lightfoot?) that it took place like 100 years ago? For some reason, I think of ship wrecks happening on a major ocean in the 1700-1800s and not on LAke Superior in 1975.
IndieMatty
11-12-2005, 10:17 PM
I knew about it, but I'm a Gordon Lightfoot/Canada nerd.
razor
11-12-2005, 10:27 PM
I always thought it took place many years earlier too. Not sure why I never clued in that the song was about recent history when it was released.
stanky
11-12-2005, 10:44 PM
All my knowledge of shipwreck history comes from Seinfeld...


GEORGE: Hey.

JERRY: Hey. How's the new place?!

GEORGE: Gone. The tenant association made me give it

to this guy because he was an Andrea Doria survivor..

ELAINE: Andrea Doria? Isn't that the one they did the song about?

JERRY: (Correcting her) Edmund Fitzgerald.

ELIANE: I love Edmund Fitzgerald's voice.

JERRY: (Gives Elaine a look) No, Gordon Lightfoot was the singer. Edmund Fitzgerald was the ship.

GEORGE: (Talking about his would-be apartment) You could fit 15 people in that bathroom..

ELAINE: I think Gordon Lightfoot was the boat.

JERRY: (Sarcastic) Yeah, and it was rammed by the Cat Stevens.
mostsmooth
11-12-2005, 10:46 PM
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All my knowledge of shipwreck history comes from Seinfeld...


GEORGE: Hey.

JERRY: Hey. How's the new place?!

GEORGE: Gone. The tenant association made me give it

to this guy because he was an Andrea Doria survivor..

ELAINE: Andrea Doria? Isn't that the one they did the song about?

JERRY: (Correcting her) Edmund Fitzgerald.

ELIANE: I love Edmund Fitzgerald's voice.

JERRY: (Gives Elaine a look) No, Gordon Lightfoot was the singer. Edmund Fitzgerald was the ship.

GEORGE: (Talking about his would-be apartment) You could fit 15 people in that bathroom..

ELAINE: I think Gordon Lightfoot was the boat.

JERRY: (Sarcastic) Yeah, and it was rammed by the Cat Stevens.

[/ QUOTE ]
seinfeld is awesome
IndieMatty
11-13-2005, 02:20 AM
[ QUOTE ]
I knew about it, but I'm a Gordon Lightfoot/Canada nerd.

[/ QUOTE ]

Update: I met my friends at some kareoke joint tonight, and I brought the house down with "If you could read my mind" by GL because I said it was in reference to the 30 yr ann. of the EF.

Thanks OP!
Victor
11-13-2005, 02:45 AM
we have the best beers here.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y58/cvnpoka/EdmundFitzgerald.jpg
imported_anacardo
11-13-2005, 04:00 AM
There's a beer?

Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I will drink one of these if I have to die trying.

THE GALES OF NOVEMBER REMEMBER!
Patrick del Poker Grande
11-13-2005, 04:04 AM
That's some crazy [censored]... waves big enough to lift up a huge-ass freighter and snap it in two.
MelK
11-13-2005, 04:11 AM
Why wouldn't Gordon Lightfoot write a song about a 100 year old event? Didn't Don McLean write a song about some dude named "Buddy" who died 146 years ago?
Jules22
11-13-2005, 06:02 AM
that ep was on today... funny stuff
tek
11-13-2005, 10:15 AM
I always get Edmund and F. Scott mixed up /images/graemlins/confused.gif
JonPKibble
11-13-2005, 08:38 PM
Best. Song. Ever.