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Melissa · 10-25-2009, 03:01 PM

.....AND........

Laughlin was even better! The Laughlin venue was great - an outdoor amphitheater right on the river on a very pleasant October Nevada evening. Gord was VERY chatty last night, told all the usual jokes (the rabbit's back, the pale moon, bolder by the rocks), besides giving fairly lengthy intros to The Wreck and The Trilogy, as well as many other comments. He sang the full version of "Did She Mention My Name" which, he said later, is the one he's currently switching off with "Cotton Jenny." My personal opinion? Keep DSMMN in as much as possible! He did it perfectly. The sound was really good and the crowd was really into it. There were 3300 seats and, though it wasn't completely full, it was very close to it.

I was thrilled for the first encore to be "If Children Had Wings," which has always been one of my favorites. He did it flawlessly. Then, "Blackberry Wine" was the second encore. Always a crowd favorite.

The guys were all having fun and played perfectly. Oh, and I'm proud to say that my little group was pleased to sing "...........over me......" at the "Ribbon of Darkness" pause just before "Sundown" - which is always fun to do!

Two great nights in Nevada. A wonderful way to spend a weekend!

Melissa

10-25-2009, 03:01 PM	#6
Melissa Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 225	Re: Gord in Vegas .....AND........ Laughlin was even better! The Laughlin venue was great - an outdoor amphitheater right on the river on a very pleasant October Nevada evening. Gord was VERY chatty last night, told all the usual jokes (the rabbit's back, the pale moon, bolder by the rocks), besides giving fairly lengthy intros to The Wreck and The Trilogy, as well as many other comments. He sang the full version of "Did She Mention My Name" which, he said later, is the one he's currently switching off with "Cotton Jenny." My personal opinion? Keep DSMMN in as much as possible! He did it perfectly. The sound was really good and the crowd was really into it. There were 3300 seats and, though it wasn't completely full, it was very close to it. I was thrilled for the first encore to be "If Children Had Wings," which has always been one of my favorites. He did it flawlessly. Then, "Blackberry Wine" was the second encore. Always a crowd favorite. The guys were all having fun and played perfectly. Oh, and I'm proud to say that my little group was pleased to sing "...........over me......" at the "Ribbon of Darkness" pause just before "Sundown" - which is always fun to do! Two great nights in Nevada. A wonderful way to spend a weekend! Melissa