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10-29-2005, 09:14 AM

It was a great show as usual. The set up was similar to a theater (no tables), it was a very wide room, and the sound was awesome. Even Gord commented on the excellent sound quality.

There were (sadly) quite a few empty seats in the 300 level, so jbt and I moved over where we had loads of room. We could actually whisper between songs and not get shushed. That was a first for us. Gord was in good form, although his voice was a bit raspy in the first set. He missed the high notes on Cotton Jenny - it was quite noticeable. However, he was a new man for the second set. It's almost as if he had a nap or something during the intermission. He looked great with a new vest (he said it was new) and his white boots. He said the boots were "solid comfort." The song list is as follows:

Spanish Moss
Don Q
Minstrel of the Dawn
In My Fashion
Harmony
Never Too Close
Ghosts of Cape Horn
Rainy Day People
Sea of Tranquility
Cotton Jenny
Wreck of...
Ribbon of Darkness
Sundown
I Used to Be a Country Singer

Intermission (20 minutes)

Pony Man (request)
Band Intros.
Beautiful
Shadows
If You Could...
Let It Ride
Clouds of Loneliness
Blackberry Wine (commented that he had a glass of wine eight months ago...)
Baby Step Back
Canadian R.T.
Restless
Old Dan's Records

Encores
Early Morning Rain
Cold on the Shoulder

I don't think the second encore song was planned. Jbt saw Gord motion for his guitar while walking backstage, so we were fairly certain that there would be a second song.

We didn't see Gord after the show - they seemed to be turning quite a few people away. However we saw all the band members downstairs at the bar! They were all nice, but the drummer, Barry, was especially nice, getting out of his seat to come over to talk to us. Gord commented that he was a baseball player during the intros, so we asked about it. Apparently he is an avid softball player, even going to the championships in Virginia.

It was a great night for us - a true bonus concert. It was great seeing Gord in a new forum (our fifth), and I hope we'll be seeing him again in the near future.

10-29-2005, 09:14 AM	#6
<formerlylavender> Guest Posts: n/a	It was a great show as usual. The set up was similar to a theater (no tables), it was a very wide room, and the sound was awesome. Even Gord commented on the excellent sound quality. There were (sadly) quite a few empty seats in the 300 level, so jbt and I moved over where we had loads of room. We could actually whisper between songs and not get shushed. That was a first for us. Gord was in good form, although his voice was a bit raspy in the first set. He missed the high notes on Cotton Jenny - it was quite noticeable. However, he was a new man for the second set. It's almost as if he had a nap or something during the intermission. He looked great with a new vest (he said it was new) and his white boots. He said the boots were "solid comfort." The song list is as follows: Spanish Moss Don Q Minstrel of the Dawn In My Fashion Harmony Never Too Close Ghosts of Cape Horn Rainy Day People Sea of Tranquility Cotton Jenny Wreck of... Ribbon of Darkness Sundown I Used to Be a Country Singer Intermission (20 minutes) Pony Man (request) Band Intros. Beautiful Shadows If You Could... Let It Ride Clouds of Loneliness Blackberry Wine (commented that he had a glass of wine eight months ago...) Baby Step Back Canadian R.T. Restless Old Dan's Records Encores Early Morning Rain Cold on the Shoulder I don't think the second encore song was planned. Jbt saw Gord motion for his guitar while walking backstage, so we were fairly certain that there would be a second song. We didn't see Gord after the show - they seemed to be turning quite a few people away. However we saw all the band members downstairs at the bar! They were all nice, but the drummer, Barry, was especially nice, getting out of his seat to come over to talk to us. Gord commented that he was a baseball player during the intros, so we asked about it. Apparently he is an avid softball player, even going to the championships in Virginia. It was a great night for us - a true bonus concert. It was great seeing Gord in a new forum (our fifth), and I hope we'll be seeing him again in the near future.