What a marvelous time. I was very honored to meet Jan, Otterjudy and Lams. The concert was held in an outdoor venue with Palm trees gently waving in the wind. Gord was in a very talkative mood. The band was in its usual excellent form. Before the concert I talked with Terry Clement and spoke briefly with Rick Haynes. While performing it is very evident that they enjoy playing in San Diego. The crowd yelled out the usual requests. At one point he said he had been thinking about what he was going to play during the afternoon and he couldn't decide weather to play Forgive Me Lord or the Watchman. The crowd yelled their preferance and Watchman won. From my observation I think that east coast audiences are more appreciative of his performance by their applause. Though this might be just my feelings. Gord was traveling without his family as they were home getting ready for the start of school.
After the concert would you believe my daughter and I got to go back stage along with Jan, Lams and Otterjudy. It was WONDERFUL. Never in a million years would I have ever thought that I would be honored to be in his company again. I will add more but I am watching my grandchildren right now and they are too quiet. Be back with more.
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