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Islandgirl · 07-30-2007, 09:23 PM

I attended the Lightfoot-Chapin-Jennings concert at the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island, New York, I believe it was 1977. I was 24 years old It was fantastic. The venue is giantic, but I was able to afford seats only a few rows up in the center on the side [the Coliseum is round] Tickets were probably around $14.00 at that time. The best seats were on the floor right in front of the stage. The place was packed. I will never forget that night- Gord and Harry[a Long Island native, I'm proud to say] together on stage! I'm embarassed to say that at that time I never heard of Waylon Jennings before that night. I remember they had a red light center stage that blinked every few seconds that signified someone dying from starvation somewhere in the world. It really made you think [and be grateful for what you have]. The night was also special because I treated my youngest brother, Billy, to his first concert. He was a Chapin fan. Really not that much into Gord although he always heard his music around the house playing off the family stereo in the basement of our home[thanks to moi (:] and when I played Lightfoot on my guitar [I am very rusty now. Haven't picked up a guitar in years, but that's another story]. I was a little concerned as there was a good amount of marijuana smoking around us. A couple years later my brother became a Meatloaf fan. I like Meatloaf [the artist (;].
I think he has a fantastic voice and I enjoy several of his songs. He also had an interesting life. I don't know if my brother became a MJ fan too. Anyway, I'm getting off track here. I was so proud of Gord joining the other two for such a worthy cause. The crowd was wild but not so you couldn't hear the music.At the end they sang a few of each other's hits together. That was my favorite part. I was delighted when I found the photo of that concert tour in the booklet for SONGBOOK. Unfortunately, I didn't realize it at the time that Gord autographed the booklet for me. Maybe I'll get a chance to have him sign it again right above that photo.

Dorothea

07-30-2007, 09:23 PM	#13
Islandgirl Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 30	I attended the Lightfoot-Chapin-Jennings concert at the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island, New York, I believe it was 1977. I was 24 years old It was fantastic. The venue is giantic, but I was able to afford seats only a few rows up in the center on the side [the Coliseum is round] Tickets were probably around $14.00 at that time. The best seats were on the floor right in front of the stage. The place was packed. I will never forget that night- Gord and Harry[a Long Island native, I'm proud to say] together on stage! I'm embarassed to say that at that time I never heard of Waylon Jennings before that night. I remember they had a red light center stage that blinked every few seconds that signified someone dying from starvation somewhere in the world. It really made you think [and be grateful for what you have]. The night was also special because I treated my youngest brother, Billy, to his first concert. He was a Chapin fan. Really not that much into Gord although he always heard his music around the house playing off the family stereo in the basement of our home[thanks to moi (:] and when I played Lightfoot on my guitar [I am very rusty now. Haven't picked up a guitar in years, but that's another story]. I was a little concerned as there was a good amount of marijuana smoking around us. A couple years later my brother became a Meatloaf fan. I like Meatloaf [the artist (;]. I think he has a fantastic voice and I enjoy several of his songs. He also had an interesting life. I don't know if my brother became a MJ fan too. Anyway, I'm getting off track here. I was so proud of Gord joining the other two for such a worthy cause. The crowd was wild but not so you couldn't hear the music.At the end they sang a few of each other's hits together. That was my favorite part. I was delighted when I found the photo of that concert tour in the booklet for SONGBOOK. Unfortunately, I didn't realize it at the time that Gord autographed the booklet for me. Maybe I'll get a chance to have him sign it again right above that photo. Dorothea __________________ "I spent most of my time to do what never was done." from Can't Depend on Love, GL