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formerlylavender · 07-30-2009, 09:58 AM

As usual, we had a blast at the Keswick last night. Gord was in great form, and the band was spot on. I agree with curiousmoonbeam and long river that Gord's voice was strong although he struggled to hit the notes on some songs, and shook his head with frustration. There was very little banter, which disappointed me. I like to hear the bits and pieces about each song. He did say the bit about the guy who inspired Hangdog Hotel Room - I think someone else touched on that in another thread. He wore the suede jacket for the first set and the vest for the second. I thought he looked great - I like the long hair. Here's the setlist:

Triangle
Cotton Jenny
14K Gold
Never Too Close
APPT
Let It Ride
Rainy Day People
Shadows
Beautiful
Carefree Highway
Hangdog Hotel Room
Ribbon of Darkness/Sundown
The Watchman's Gone

Intermission

The Wreck
Alberta Bound
Don Q
If Children Had Wings
Waiting For You
Minstrel of the Dawn
If You Could Read My Mind
Baby Step Back
Restless
Early Morning Rain
Song For a Winter's Night
Encore: Old Dan's Records

Thanks to Billw and Lizanne for meeting us for dinner. We had a lovely meal with great conversation. Actually we had to hustle over to the theater in order to get seated in time. We took some pictures in front of the marquis, but I don't know if/when we'll get around to posting them. After the show we waited outside in the rain for Gord to come out and he did a brief meet/greet with the fans. It was great meeting you, curiousmoonbeam. It was our pleasure to hang out and get to know another Gord fan. I'm glad you got home safely.

Some notes of interest: Jbt and I were shushed a couple of times during the show, but it wouldn't be a Gord show if that didn't happen. Some Gord fans are beyond uptight. That's all I'll say about that. Secondly, my husband joined us for the show this time. His last Gord concert was in March, 1996. He really enjoyed the show - thought the band was great. He liked watching the interaction of Gord and the band and how everything sounded so "tight". Lastly I did overhear a couple discussing the "change" in Gord's voice, but most of the people seemed to know what to expect and appeared to be having a great time.

07-30-2009, 09:58 AM	#19
formerlylavender Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Delaware Posts: 742	Re: Keswick Anyone ? As usual, we had a blast at the Keswick last night. Gord was in great form, and the band was spot on. I agree with curiousmoonbeam and long river that Gord's voice was strong although he struggled to hit the notes on some songs, and shook his head with frustration. There was very little banter, which disappointed me. I like to hear the bits and pieces about each song. He did say the bit about the guy who inspired Hangdog Hotel Room - I think someone else touched on that in another thread. He wore the suede jacket for the first set and the vest for the second. I thought he looked great - I like the long hair. Here's the setlist: Triangle Cotton Jenny 14K Gold Never Too Close APPT Let It Ride Rainy Day People Shadows Beautiful Carefree Highway Hangdog Hotel Room Ribbon of Darkness/Sundown The Watchman's Gone Intermission The Wreck Alberta Bound Don Q If Children Had Wings Waiting For You Minstrel of the Dawn If You Could Read My Mind Baby Step Back Restless Early Morning Rain Song For a Winter's Night Encore: Old Dan's Records Thanks to Billw and Lizanne for meeting us for dinner. We had a lovely meal with great conversation. Actually we had to hustle over to the theater in order to get seated in time. We took some pictures in front of the marquis, but I don't know if/when we'll get around to posting them. After the show we waited outside in the rain for Gord to come out and he did a brief meet/greet with the fans. It was great meeting you, curiousmoonbeam. It was our pleasure to hang out and get to know another Gord fan. I'm glad you got home safely. Some notes of interest: Jbt and I were shushed a couple of times during the show, but it wouldn't be a Gord show if that didn't happen. Some Gord fans are beyond uptight. That's all I'll say about that. Secondly, my husband joined us for the show this time. His last Gord concert was in March, 1996. He really enjoyed the show - thought the band was great. He liked watching the interaction of Gord and the band and how everything sounded so "tight". Lastly I did overhear a couple discussing the "change" in Gord's voice, but most of the people seemed to know what to expect and appeared to be having a great time.