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Rob1956 · 10-10-2012, 07:32 PM

I remember a couple of times that Gord got upset about something and had a violent reaction.
There was a story about Gord putting his hand through a wall backstage at some point. If it was 1970 or not, I don't recall. Around 1972, well known producer Ken Erlich was based in Chicago and was running WTTW, Channel 11's "Made In Chicago" series of televised concerts.
Gord headlined one of those shows. Later, Ken sat in on an FM talk show and fielded a number of calls about the series. During the show, Ken said that during the taping, Gord was unhappy about something and took his guitar and broke every single light bulb on one of those makeup mirrors we always see that have bulbs all around the periphery of the mirror. The cast, well, when you make your living using your hands (guitar), I'm surprised he would be so careless. But, most of us don't know what it's like to be a musician, and maybe it's easy to forget to protect your assets.

10-10-2012, 07:32 PM	#29
Rob1956 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hickory Hills, IL Posts: 454	Re: how did Gord break his hand back in 1970? I remember a couple of times that Gord got upset about something and had a violent reaction. There was a story about Gord putting his hand through a wall backstage at some point. If it was 1970 or not, I don't recall. Around 1972, well known producer Ken Erlich was based in Chicago and was running WTTW, Channel 11's "Made In Chicago" series of televised concerts. Gord headlined one of those shows. Later, Ken sat in on an FM talk show and fielded a number of calls about the series. During the show, Ken said that during the taping, Gord was unhappy about something and took his guitar and broke every single light bulb on one of those makeup mirrors we always see that have bulbs all around the periphery of the mirror. The cast, well, when you make your living using your hands (guitar), I'm surprised he would be so careless. But, most of us don't know what it's like to be a musician, and maybe it's easy to forget to protect your assets.