[Dave, Melbourne,Australia]

Thank you, thank you, thank you, Char, for that wonderful interview and for asking Gord my question about Perth in the lyrics of "Ecstasy Made Easy". So it WAS Australia's Perth and it WAS a voyage he actually made (around midnight). I assume it was during his only Australian concert tour (1974), because he has said before that he never enjoyed travelling to such distant places and I can't imagine he would visit Australia outside a concert tour. Perth was the one place on that tour where he performed more than one concert (Sep23 and 24, sandwiched between Adelaide Sep22 and Brisbane Sep26). So the sailing may have been straight after a concert or on his night off on Sep25. Perth doesn't have a saltwater harbour. The city centre is on the Swan River and the river meets the sea (Indian Ocean) about 12 miles west at Fremantle, which has no sizeable harbour. I imagine that a night-time sightseeing voyage would not bother going beyond Fremantle, because there would be nothing out there to see. But the river sights, fresh air and water cruise must have been therapeutic for Gord and his entourage in the middle of a hectic flying tour around this continent.

By the way, it's great reading an interview of Gord by someone who has closely followed his career (including the most recent years) and is not on a media company's payroll. Your questions and feedback are original and of great interest to his biggest fans. Gord trusts you completely and his responses are natural, relaxed and heartfelt. Congratulations!