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seahawk11 · 07-18-2002, 01:06 PM

I've been a Gordon Lightfoot fan for more than two decades, having started off with Gord's Gold and going from there; but, thanks to deployments in the Navy and other reasons I didn't get to see him live until 1990 in Denver (Auditorium Theater). It was a cold November night, just perfect for a Lightfoot show. We were front row center (though there was a row of folding chairs in front of us with what I assumed were some radio contest winners in them). If somebody else from the list was there, help me out with this: people had put out tons of scraps of paper with song requests and such on stage, but one person went up and set a rose and a bottle of beer up there. I swear that when Gordy came out he picked up the rose, kind of waved it in the air in thanks, then picked up the bottle of beer and took a swig! Now, that's trusting your audience!!! That could have been laced with who-knows-what at some concerts. He did Triangle (my favorite!) and The Auctioneer for sure, and a bunch of the regular tunes...but, my memory isn't helping me here, I'm pretty sure he also did Christian Island, Hangdog Hotel Room, and Race Among the Ruins; the latter two songs I haven't heard him play since. Enjoyed the show immensely, but there seemed to be hardly any banter with the audience at all compared to all the other times I've seen him. My favorite time seeing him though, was up in Minnesota in 2000; that sea level air did wonders for his voice that night.

07-18-2002, 01:06 PM	#6
seahawk11 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: johnstown, colorado, usa Posts: 123	I've been a Gordon Lightfoot fan for more than two decades, having started off with Gord's Gold and going from there; but, thanks to deployments in the Navy and other reasons I didn't get to see him live until 1990 in Denver (Auditorium Theater). It was a cold November night, just perfect for a Lightfoot show. We were front row center (though there was a row of folding chairs in front of us with what I assumed were some radio contest winners in them). If somebody else from the list was there, help me out with this: people had put out tons of scraps of paper with song requests and such on stage, but one person went up and set a rose and a bottle of beer up there. I swear that when Gordy came out he picked up the rose, kind of waved it in the air in thanks, then picked up the bottle of beer and took a swig! Now, that's trusting your audience!!! That could have been laced with who-knows-what at some concerts. He did Triangle (my favorite!) and The Auctioneer for sure, and a bunch of the regular tunes...but, my memory isn't helping me here, I'm pretty sure he also did Christian Island, Hangdog Hotel Room, and Race Among the Ruins; the latter two songs I haven't heard him play since. Enjoyed the show immensely, but there seemed to be hardly any banter with the audience at all compared to all the other times I've seen him. My favorite time seeing him though, was up in Minnesota in 2000; that sea level air did wonders for his voice that night.