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Lisa J · 05-14-2012, 05:30 PM

great review, Annie... Spot on! Last night was great! My daughter and I were sitting in the 4th row, off to the left. fabulous seats with all band members in plain view. The band was quite lively between songs with a lot of joking amongst them. There was a lot of laughter throughout the night. The dueling banjos bit was a great addition to the show!
Gordon sounded great. I think my favorite part was hearing "Home from the Forest." I have been reading for a while that he plays that song these days but this it the first time I have heard it in concert. It was absolutely beautiful.
It was nice to meet Annie and her sister at intermission. We had a great chat about daughters/ backstreet boys concerts and Gordon! (Anyone with a daughter of a certain age knows about backstreet boys!)
Actually, my favorite part was after the show! My daughter and I went around to the backstage door to see if we could get a photo and an autograph. we were only out there a few minutes waiting when a very nice man walked out and smiled at me. He introduced himself as Warren then had a very nice conversation with us about Terry and Gordon. This was my first show since Terry passed away so it was nice to hear Warren talk about him. Unexpectedly Warren asked us if we wanted to go backstage to meet Gordon. There is only one answer to that, so within moments we were on our way backstage. 40 + years of being a fan and this it the first time I have been backstage....Awesome!
Gordon was so sweet to everyone backstage. He gave each person his undivided attention for a few minutes and made us all feel special. My daughter wore a shirt that said "beautiful" in honor of Gordon. He really liked that and told her she was beautiful. She liked that! It was a glorious way to spend mother's day.
I did indeed have an early flight this morning. Sleep didn't come until 130 this morning, so the 415 alarm was a bit annoying, but it is all good. What's a little sleep when you get to spend personal time with Gordon Lightfoot!
and yes, the camera police were out in force.... man, I had my view blocked 3 times by a bouncer type man who stood in front of my seat to get my neighbors to stop taking pictures. I came away with about 20 photos and felt blessed! He only caught me once!

05-14-2012, 05:30 PM	#4
Lisa J Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: arizona, usa Posts: 342	Re: Syracuse concert, Mother's Day (5/13) great review, Annie... Spot on! Last night was great! My daughter and I were sitting in the 4th row, off to the left. fabulous seats with all band members in plain view. The band was quite lively between songs with a lot of joking amongst them. There was a lot of laughter throughout the night. The dueling banjos bit was a great addition to the show! Gordon sounded great. I think my favorite part was hearing "Home from the Forest." I have been reading for a while that he plays that song these days but this it the first time I have heard it in concert. It was absolutely beautiful. It was nice to meet Annie and her sister at intermission. We had a great chat about daughters/ backstreet boys concerts and Gordon! (Anyone with a daughter of a certain age knows about backstreet boys!) Actually, my favorite part was after the show! My daughter and I went around to the backstage door to see if we could get a photo and an autograph. we were only out there a few minutes waiting when a very nice man walked out and smiled at me. He introduced himself as Warren then had a very nice conversation with us about Terry and Gordon. This was my first show since Terry passed away so it was nice to hear Warren talk about him. Unexpectedly Warren asked us if we wanted to go backstage to meet Gordon. There is only one answer to that, so within moments we were on our way backstage. 40 + years of being a fan and this it the first time I have been backstage....Awesome! Gordon was so sweet to everyone backstage. He gave each person his undivided attention for a few minutes and made us all feel special. My daughter wore a shirt that said "beautiful" in honor of Gordon. He really liked that and told her she was beautiful. She liked that! It was a glorious way to spend mother's day. I did indeed have an early flight this morning. Sleep didn't come until 130 this morning, so the 415 alarm was a bit annoying, but it is all good. What's a little sleep when you get to spend personal time with Gordon Lightfoot! and yes, the camera police were out in force.... man, I had my view blocked 3 times by a bouncer type man who stood in front of my seat to get my neighbors to stop taking pictures. I came away with about 20 photos and felt blessed! He only caught me once!