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Tim · 12-18-2007, 09:54 PM

One of the most beautiful outdoor venues where I've seen Gordon perform throughout the 1970s and 1980s is at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (known as SPAC), located near Saratoga Springs, nestled in the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York. The walk from the parking lot to the ampitheater is about a quarter mile through the pine woods and the fans are treated to a beautiful view of trees and creeks on the way to the outdoor ampitheater. It seems add so much to the ambiance of a Gordon concert.

The beautiful strains of Knotty Pine, Christian Island, and Canadian Railroad Trilogy run through my head on this beautiful walk to the SPAC ampitheater, and I wonder how many of those will I be fortunate enough to hear directly from the Man tonight? Finally, I arrive at the site. At the end of the ampitheater I can see the stage with the familiar set up of microphones, guitar stands, drum set and steel guitar (or keyboard). About 10-20 minutes of cool Adirondak air to take in, the ampitheater eventually fills to capacity as the anticipation of Gord taking the stage continues to build.

Yes, SPAC was a great venue for a Gordon concert.

12-18-2007, 09:54 PM	#13
Tim Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 186	Re: Great Venues for GL concerts past and future One of the most beautiful outdoor venues where I've seen Gordon perform throughout the 1970s and 1980s is at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (known as SPAC), located near Saratoga Springs, nestled in the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York. The walk from the parking lot to the ampitheater is about a quarter mile through the pine woods and the fans are treated to a beautiful view of trees and creeks on the way to the outdoor ampitheater. It seems add so much to the ambiance of a Gordon concert. The beautiful strains of Knotty Pine, Christian Island, and Canadian Railroad Trilogy run through my head on this beautiful walk to the SPAC ampitheater, and I wonder how many of those will I be fortunate enough to hear directly from the Man tonight? Finally, I arrive at the site. At the end of the ampitheater I can see the stage with the familiar set up of microphones, guitar stands, drum set and steel guitar (or keyboard). About 10-20 minutes of cool Adirondak air to take in, the ampitheater eventually fills to capacity as the anticipation of Gord taking the stage continues to build. Yes, SPAC was a great venue for a Gordon concert. __________________ Tim "Children are all that the Earth has to Show, Children are all that the Earth wants to Know"