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04-04-2003, 10:47 PM

This is my first visit to the site. I'm having a wonderful time listening to Gord on my DVD while I am reading everyone's opinions and GL stories. Let me add my 2 cents...

I began to listen to Gord in '71 when my barracks-mate pulled out his stereo and an album that was entitled "Sit Down Young Stranger". [It was re-released later as "If You Could Read My Mind".] My buddy Duke had several earlier albums that he shared while we sat around sipping beverages to pass the time during barracks life. We stumbled upon Sunday Concert on day in the PX and I then discovered my favorite song - Ballad of the Yarmouth Castle.

The most telling thing of that recording was the live audience's reaction. The silence during his performance and for a split second at the song's end....they were stunned. It was then that I realized how Gordon can weave the emotions of life around the intricate words of a story and apply an appropriate melody that creates a tapestry worthy of the Louvre....
"Oh, Lord!" she groans "I'm burning!
Let someone understand!"
But her silent plea is wasted
In the playing of the band...
and a voice says "Shut up and deal! I'm losing....."
You could close your eyes and see and hear everything!

Did She Mention My Name was a favorite while I was in the service, as was Early Morning Rain. CRT is without equal to anything other than GL's own music, and Christian Island talks to everyone's personal place of peace.

The most moving experience I ever had at a concert was during one of Gord's appearances at Blossom Music Center near Cleveland. BMC is an outdoor theater that sits in a hollow between a couple of hills. It's very common for people to sit on blankets on the sides of the hills to enjoy the shows. My wife and I were enjoying the concert as the sun was setting on a late August evening. The low lying area often gets foggy, and it began to do so this evening just as Gord began the opening strains of "Fitz". It was an amazing and eerie feeling to be sitting there as the fog rolled in, listening....
"when she left fully loaded for Cleveland...." I still get the chills.

04-04-2003, 10:47 PM	#640
Karlos2x2l Guest Posts: n/a	This is my first visit to the site. I'm having a wonderful time listening to Gord on my DVD while I am reading everyone's opinions and GL stories. Let me add my 2 cents... I began to listen to Gord in '71 when my barracks-mate pulled out his stereo and an album that was entitled "Sit Down Young Stranger". [It was re-released later as "If You Could Read My Mind".] My buddy Duke had several earlier albums that he shared while we sat around sipping beverages to pass the time during barracks life. We stumbled upon Sunday Concert on day in the PX and I then discovered my favorite song - Ballad of the Yarmouth Castle. The most telling thing of that recording was the live audience's reaction. The silence during his performance and for a split second at the song's end....they were stunned. It was then that I realized how Gordon can weave the emotions of life around the intricate words of a story and apply an appropriate melody that creates a tapestry worthy of the Louvre.... "Oh, Lord!" she groans "I'm burning! Let someone understand!" But her silent plea is wasted In the playing of the band... and a voice says "Shut up and deal! I'm losing....." You could close your eyes and see and hear everything! Did She Mention My Name was a favorite while I was in the service, as was Early Morning Rain. CRT is without equal to anything other than GL's own music, and Christian Island talks to everyone's personal place of peace. The most moving experience I ever had at a concert was during one of Gord's appearances at Blossom Music Center near Cleveland. BMC is an outdoor theater that sits in a hollow between a couple of hills. It's very common for people to sit on blankets on the sides of the hills to enjoy the shows. My wife and I were enjoying the concert as the sun was setting on a late August evening. The low lying area often gets foggy, and it began to do so this evening just as Gord began the opening strains of "Fitz". It was an amazing and eerie feeling to be sitting there as the fog rolled in, listening.... "when she left fully loaded for Cleveland...." I still get the chills.