I saw Gord for the first time in June 1982 (Shadows tour)in Nashville...solid show. Saw him the next day in Louisville, Ky...Tom Chapin opened...Gord was noticably drunk on stage, but never missed a beat. He was also fat and sweaty. I'll try to dig out some of my photos of that concert to post (not 'cause he's lookin' nasty! The photos were really quite nice.
He appeared on "Thicke of the Night" soon after he quit drinking (promoting Salute)..still seemed off his game. I didn't have a VCR back then, so I shot the TV screen with a Super 8 movie camera...came out pretty good too!
Saw him years later in Ft. Worth...clean, sober, and slim...best show ever. He hasn't been to Texas in nine years. We're moving to Virginia this summer and hope to catch the Wolftrap show. From the postings here, I gather he is a much more amicable fellow than in years past.
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