11-29-2004, 09:53 AM
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quote:Originally posted by Gord:
Okay I'm beat and I have to work in the morning but I was left instructions to make a report when I got home as I was the only one who lives close lol.
He was greeted with a thunderous applause when he took the stage, and his opening song was Spanish Moss. It was apparent he has been away for a couple of years as he appeared to be a bit shaky at times but given what he has gone through totally understandable.
The songs he laid down down were: Sundown,The Wreck, IFYCRMM, Harmony, Let it Ride,Christian Island, Old Dan's Records,In My Fashion, Couchiching, River of Light,Triangle,Sit Down Young Stranger,Cotton Jenny, and ended it with Early Morning Rain.
On a serious note, he made it quite clear he was extremely grateful to the staff at McMaster. I'm paraphrasing here but the gist of it was that if it wasn't for them he wouldn't be "standing here" He also made mention of his many friends and family who were in the audience and he also mentioned us " Net People" lol 
We did get a bit of a scare during IYCRMM, for some reason he just stopped playing his guitar and he had a hell of a time remembering the words, he turned away from the stage to compose himself and he did resume the song.
Everybody in the theatre was camera happy including me, I think of 15 pictures I took 3 turned out... will post those later. My intent was to get near the stage to get better shots but I was pretty well boxed in as Bill W can attest to.
In closing, it was really great meeting some of the members here in Hamilton, nice putting a face to the names.
Anyway work calls.... pictures tomorrow 
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