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Well I finally have time to report my experience from my first Gord concert. UNBELIEVABLE! Everything I imagined and more. I had always wanted to take my dad to see Lightfoot and planned on going last year to the Vienna Va show but we were unable to go. Dad has always been a big fan and we all grew up listening to his wonderfull music.
My Dad, my two younger sisters and myself attended the concert. We thought Gord sounded great. He was a little weak at times. This was expected and understandable. He did seem to get stronger after the first set. The band was also great. I was really moved. Haynes' bass in Beautiful was mesmerizing and Terry's guitar work was brilliant. It was truly an emotional experience. I had a lump in my throat throughout the entire night. I was happy to hear his comments between songs. He seemed really happy and full of energy. We talked with an usher between sets and we were telling her what big fans we were and she told us to go out back after the show and me might be able to me Gord and the band. We didn't think this was possible but after the show Dad wanted to go out and see his bus and maybe even get to see him leaving. There were a few other fans out there and we waited about 40 minutes and out came Barry and Mike! They stopped and talked with for about 10 minutes! I couldn't believe it. They were great. They even told us to wait a second and Gord, Terry and Rick would be glad to see us! Then....here he came! Gord put his jacket in a car and then came over to us, talked with us and signed ticket stubs, guitars, Canadian flags, etc. There were only about 12 people waiting to see him. I think some of them were not at the show, just out there to get stuff signed. There were a few people with brand new, cheap guitars. They are probably now on ebay. He was exactly what I had imaged. Very polite, soft spoken and truly appreciative of his fans. We all told him how much he meant to us and I told him that all us lightheads/Corfids had seen Merideth's interview on youtube. He laughed and said "really, my daughter's interview?" I told him that it was priceless and we all loved it. He went on telling us that this was his job and he really loved doing the job. I didn't sleep much at all that night. Awesome!
I was suppose to meet DSR at the show and she was going to give me a Gord button. But I was unable to open the last message she sent me so I didn't know what she looked like or where she would be. While we were waiting outside I met a lady from Tenn. She was wearing a Gord button and I asked her where she got her button. She said that the lady on the first row gave it to her and she went on to tell me that the lady on the front row had seen several shows and was on a Gordquest. I thought....that was DSR! and.........THAT WAS MY BUTTON! lol
We didn't take cameras but luckily my sister decided at the last minute to buy a disposable camera just in case we were close enough to get photos. I'll post them as soon as I can scan them and figure out how to post pics. I wish we had taken something better for him to sign. All we had were our ticket stubs but this was one very emotional, wonderful night. I'll never forget it and I hope its not the last.
Jeff