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Dave, Melbourne,Australia · 05-20-2023, 08:24 PM

It's a pity The West Australian newspaper's Perth Now entertainment section just copied what they had seen on an overseas website rather than doing a little research into the local connection. Perth is apparently the most remote state capital in the world, being 1300 miles from Adelaide and 1600 miles from Darwin. For that reason, Perth's concertgoers often miss out on music events that tour the eastern two-thirds of Australia. That situation existed even more back in 1974 when Gord did his one Australian tour. But despite Sydney, Melbourne and the other big, travel-friendly cities only getting one Gordon Lightfoot concert, Perth was blessed with two on consecutive nights. (And Gord mentioned Perth in his later song "Ecstasy Made Easy", recalling a midnight boat cruise he did there straight after the first concert.)

05-20-2023, 08:24 PM	#72
Dave, Melbourne,Australia Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 557	Re: R.I.P Gord It's a pity The West Australian newspaper's Perth Now entertainment section just copied what they had seen on an overseas website rather than doing a little research into the local connection. Perth is apparently the most remote state capital in the world, being 1300 miles from Adelaide and 1600 miles from Darwin. For that reason, Perth's concertgoers often miss out on music events that tour the eastern two-thirds of Australia. That situation existed even more back in 1974 when Gord did his one Australian tour. But despite Sydney, Melbourne and the other big, travel-friendly cities only getting one Gordon Lightfoot concert, Perth was blessed with two on consecutive nights. (And Gord mentioned Perth in his later song "Ecstasy Made Easy", recalling a midnight boat cruise he did there straight after the first concert.) Last edited by Dave, Melbourne,Australia; 05-22-2023 at 04:04 AM.