Happy belated birthday, Steve! Glad you made it to Salina okay. By the way, I'm originally from western Kansas. Ever heard of a little town called Ness City? Probably not, but no matter.
You made some good observations, and some things I'd forgotten about, like the comment that "it was no accident" they were in Salina. An intriguing remark, though I thought maybe it was just one of Gord's somewhat odd jokes.
Yeah, now that you mention it I did notice Gord straining at some of the high notes. But I was still satisfied overall and so were the two guys to the right of me. They thought Gord sounded really good, and said in comparison they'd seen Kansas perform in concert a few weeks ago and they were awful.
I was also surprised, once I found out that an Edmund Fitz family member was present, that he hadn't said more about the tragedy in the intro to the song.
Silly me, I didn't even know Gord would be in Kansas City until I checked the tour dates on this web site today. I nearly fell out of my chair! See I've been without a computer for months, and the last time I checked the tour schedule I didn't see KC on there. I only saw Salina and Columbia. Well, this is fantastic! Three Gord concerts in the space of 8 months. You can bet I'll be going to that one.
Have a safe trip back to Texas! Guess you have your Gord tapes so you'll be in good company.
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