I'm going to the Harrisburg show tomorrow night. Some of the discussion I've read here re: the vocal deterioration of late fills me with a degree of trepidation. Like I should hope for the best while being prepared for the worst. I saw him last in '02 before the aneurism and he was fine. The only thing I noticed was that he didn't go for the high pitches at the end of "Beautiful" ( I left the theatre that evening after a nice 15 minute conversation with him and autographs on both Gord's Gold volumes, so I let that slide!).
Several years ago I read in answer to the question "Whatever happened to Perry Como?": "At some point, every singer stops singing." Gord has clearly determined that that point has not yet arrived for him. I don't think he needs the money, nor do I think he needs to further cement his legacy. Conclusion: he's doing it for us.
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