I'm not registered and I hope none of you will mind my putting in my two cents worth. Thanks to Gord for his review and pictures. I am sorry I could not be in Hamilton for the concerts. I'm going to be in Toronto this coming weekend, but could not make in time for Hamilton. That's how it goes. I've been a fan of his for about 4 decades. What Gord described sounds unnerving. I wasn't there and don't know exactly what went on, but Gordon may have been somewhat overwhelmed by the crowd and being in a formal concert for the first time in over 2 years. He is, after all, in his 60s and has been through a terrible ordeal. That he can get back up there again is admirable. I'm a geezer myself.
To Elizabeth, you mentioned that he seemed to have trouble expressing himself at the CD launch. He seemed to be searching for the right words and forgot the name of the organization in Hamilton. Actually that can be attributed to shyness. I recall a concert back in the late 80s when he was at Carnegie Hall in NYC, he looked uncomfortable during the first half of the concert and seemed to be suffering from stage fright. He mentioned that - to paraphrase - the place "made him nervous." What performer do you know of would say something like that to an audience? Gordon may not be, what you would call, glib, but he gets his point across.
I am hoping that Gordon will be up to doing the Massey Hall concerts. I would really like to be there to see him again.
Thanks again to Gord for the comments and pictures.
Regards,
Cheryl
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