I had to type this from the T&T front page this morning, as it is not on the Site. It also has a great photo of Gord last night in concert... Dont know why it's not on the Papers Site???
A legend in concert !
Gordon Lightfoot played to a packed house at the Moncton Coliseum Theatre. Lightfoot delighted fans, playing his second N.B. show in as many nights. {Times & Transcript Saturday May 12, 2007.}
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Set List:
Triangle
Cotton Jenny
14 Karat Gold
Never Too Close
In My Fashion
A Painter Passing Through
Rainy Day People
Shadows
Beautiful
Carefree Highway
Hangdog Hotel Room
Ribbon Of Darkness
Sundown
The Watchman's Gone
Intermission:
The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
Alberta Bound
Don Quixote
Minstrel Of The Dawn
Clouds Of Loneliness
Waiting For You
If You Could Read My Mind
Baby Step Back
Restless
Canadian Railroad Trilogy
Old Dan's Records
We met Terry Clements, Barry Keane, and Mike Heffernan around 1:15 pm at the hotel they were staying. The same hotel where Willie Nelson, Cher, The Rolling Stones, among others, were at when they performed in Moncton.
Just curious I had to go there not expecting to find any of Lightfoot's entourage. But as we pulled close to the entrance, I saw Terry got out of a grey SUV, then saw Barry Keane and Mike Heffernan. I said "there they are." Talk about LUCK.
We parked the car and went in to find Barry Keane at the desk, as Mike and Terry were waiting, all 3 very nice gentlemen. Wishing them a good show, Terry said thank's, and you folks all have a great evening as well. Thank you, thank's, etc...lol {unbelievable} They then took the elevator to the 7th floor. No Lightfoot or Rick Haynes around.
As we went to the Coliseum around 5:30 pm, we went around the back of the building and saw the red 18 wheeler, with New-Jersey Licence plates. Made me think of John Fowles... Once again we saw Terry Clements w/ other folks smoking holding the double door open. I honked the horn and he waved back.
At 6:30 pm, the front doors of the coliseum opened as the flocks of Lightheads poured in. Security said, "No cameras with flashes please"... But there were cameras flashing all evening. {lol} Before the show started we saw Barry Harvey, pacing the floor quite a bit, looking at the crowd as people were flowing in. Rick Haynes was at the right side of the stage, greeting certain people I suspected that he knew.
'A great concert it was.' The band came on stage, and as Gordon walk on, being very cool I might add, to a thunderous standing ovation before he even could say one word.
Terry Clements waved to the crowd as they started Triangle. The same song he started with in 1990, which was the last time he had perform in Moncton, also at the Coliseum.
"It's a friday night, and were here in Moncton New-Brunswick,{Great Smile}
Sorry Im late, 4
and 1/2 years late", smiling, as the crowd cheered him on.
Before doing 'Hangdog Hotel Room,' he explained how that song came about, partying with the likes of Jerry Jeff Walker, and {The Hawk,} Ronnie Hawkins, how they had not much sleep in those days.
The band were as tight as usual, Lightfoot's voice was good, but very soft. I think it was at it's strongest on CRT.{Amazing} He did massage his right hand from time to time.
He had the 2, 12 string Gibsons, and his great Martin D 18, with the happy Face sticker on the back.
Man those guitars have got a great sound. {Awesome} Although he only used the second 12 string not plug in an Amp for 'The Canadian Railroad Trilogy.'
I myself noticed that the strings on all 3 of his guitars were really shinning.
It was really warm in the coliseum, when he did 'Old Dan's Records', instead of saying, "We're all here we've all got dates," he went, It's a hot friday night, we've all got dates." Which was very true of the evening. lol
Rick Haynes was wiping his forehead after many songs...
I did take a lot of pics, dont know how they will turn out ?
All and all it was a great concert, and after the encore doing, 'Old Dan's Record's, he came out again almost running, to take 3 more bows, giving the thumbs up, and waving good bye to his adoring crowd. To me it was as if, this was probably the last time he will perform here in Moncton, N.B. Twice in the late 60's and then again once in 1990.
Got all the autographs. And yes Char I said to him, "Char from Whitby {Toronto} says "Hi." He looked at me smiled and said, "Oh! do you know CHar ? nice lady," as he was very busy signing stuff, for more fans...
When we got back to the stage area, the crew were already very busy dismantling the set, as the coliseum crew were at it with the stage.
As we went to the car to take off, I made one last round of the huge Coliseum. In the rear was the 18 wheeler backed up inside the building, and we could see the stage.
There were young people smoking, sitting outside the double closed doors, which is probably the 'EXIT' door, the band would be coming out.
"The Poet Genius is quite a cool guy "!
Thanks,
~Jesse~
[ June 22, 2007, 06:42: Message edited by: Jesse Joe ]