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charlene · 11-12-2012, 07:27 PM

Gordon Lightfoot
Orillia Opera House-Gordon Lightfoot Auditorium, Orillia
Sunday November 11, 2012 3:00 p.m. (show #1 of 2)

SETLIST

1. The House You Live In
2. Carefree Highway
3. Waiting For You
4. All The Lovely Ladies
5. I’d Rather Press On
6. Wild Strawberries
7. Christian Island
8. Shadows
9. Beautiful
10. In My Fashion
11. Sweet Guinevere
12. Cotton Jenney
13. Ribbon Of Darkness
14. Sundown
15. The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
16. Drink Yer Glasses Empty
17. Couchiching
18. Rainy Day People
19. A Painter Passing Through
20. If You Could Read My Mind
21. Baby Step Back
22. Canadian Railroad Trilogy
ENCORE
23. Cold On The Shoulder

Several mentions of it being Remembrance Day and a fact he had heard on the car ride to Orillia – since 1900, 112 years ago 116,000 Canadians have died in the wars. Drink Yer Glasses Empty was his song of remembrance. And later so was The Wreck which sunk 37 years ago on Nov.10. He wrote Drink Yer Glasses Empty in 1991 for our guys in Afghanistan during the first Gulf War.

On Sunday Nov.25 he will sing an abbreviated version of 2:40 of The Canadian Railroad Trilogy during the half time show of the 100th anniversary of the Grey Cup. http://www.100thgreycupfestival.ca/en/the-game

Lightfoot played to a full (700 seats) house in the lovely old theatre named for him in The Orillia Opera House. He came out to appreciative applause and set right into the first tune in fine voice. He was, like me and many in attendance, wearing a red poppy on his lapel to show his respect for those who have given us and those who continue to give us our beautiful lives and freedom in Canada and around the world.

The concert was a straight through 90 minutes with one encore and was over in the blink of an eye! The weather was absolutely gorgeous – sunny and about 65. My friend Deb and I walked down the main street and did a bit of window shopping and had a bite to eat. After the 3 p.m. show was over and a chat with some other friends and a few moments with Gordon we had time to sit and relax in a lovely little restaurant that even had the sliding front windows wide open. I was looking forward to hearing what tunes we’d hear in the 2nd show and the little gathering afterwards to celebrate Lightfoot’s birthday with CAKE!

11-12-2012, 07:27 PM	#7
charlene Moderator Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 16,001	Re: Lightfoot birthday party in Orillia Gordon Lightfoot Orillia Opera House-Gordon Lightfoot Auditorium, Orillia Sunday November 11, 2012 3:00 p.m. (show #1 of 2) SETLIST 1. The House You Live In 2. Carefree Highway 3. Waiting For You 4. All The Lovely Ladies 5. I’d Rather Press On 6. Wild Strawberries 7. Christian Island 8. Shadows 9. Beautiful 10. In My Fashion 11. Sweet Guinevere 12. Cotton Jenney 13. Ribbon Of Darkness 14. Sundown 15. The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald 16. Drink Yer Glasses Empty 17. Couchiching 18. Rainy Day People 19. A Painter Passing Through 20. If You Could Read My Mind 21. Baby Step Back 22. Canadian Railroad Trilogy ENCORE 23. Cold On The Shoulder Several mentions of it being Remembrance Day and a fact he had heard on the car ride to Orillia – since 1900, 112 years ago 116,000 Canadians have died in the wars. Drink Yer Glasses Empty was his song of remembrance. And later so was The Wreck which sunk 37 years ago on Nov.10. He wrote Drink Yer Glasses Empty in 1991 for our guys in Afghanistan during the first Gulf War. On Sunday Nov.25 he will sing an abbreviated version of 2:40 of The Canadian Railroad Trilogy during the half time show of the 100th anniversary of the Grey Cup. http://www.100thgreycupfestival.ca/en/the-game Lightfoot played to a full (700 seats) house in the lovely old theatre named for him in The Orillia Opera House. He came out to appreciative applause and set right into the first tune in fine voice. He was, like me and many in attendance, wearing a red poppy on his lapel to show his respect for those who have given us and those who continue to give us our beautiful lives and freedom in Canada and around the world. The concert was a straight through 90 minutes with one encore and was over in the blink of an eye! The weather was absolutely gorgeous – sunny and about 65. My friend Deb and I walked down the main street and did a bit of window shopping and had a bite to eat. After the 3 p.m. show was over and a chat with some other friends and a few moments with Gordon we had time to sit and relax in a lovely little restaurant that even had the sliding front windows wide open. I was looking forward to hearing what tunes we’d hear in the 2nd show and the little gathering afterwards to celebrate Lightfoot’s birthday with CAKE!