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sunshine · 10-23-2008, 08:55 PM

While driving to Flagstaff from the Phoenix airport, I passed the sign for Carefree Highway, US 74. Apparently, this is the sign that inspired Gordon 37 years ago when he and Rick were driving past it at 1 am. As soon as he saw it, Gordon thought, "Now there is an idea for a song."

Anyway, last night Gordon sang Carefree Highway pretty early on in the program, perhaps Song 4 or 5. Shortly thereafter, audience members started shouting out requests for Carefree Highway. At first Gordon seems confused, but then assumed that they must be latecomers who missed it the first time around. After the intermission, Gordon surveyed the audience, asking if they wanted to hear it again. Enough people responded in the affirmative, and Gordon sang it a second time. This was intentional and different from last May at Massey Hall when he (we think) sang it inadvertently a second time.

Everyone seems to like the idea of the 7:30 concert start time. It lets the boomers get out and home at a reasonable hour, especially during the work week, and I bet it's easier on Gordon, the band and the crew; makes a shorter night of it all. But for patrons who don't examine their tickets carefully, they can miss the first half hour of the concert by assuming an 8 pm start, although that's what it is tomorrow in Phoenix.
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10-23-2008, 08:55 PM	#1
sunshine Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 56	Gordon at the Northern Arizona University While driving to Flagstaff from the Phoenix airport, I passed the sign for Carefree Highway, US 74. Apparently, this is the sign that inspired Gordon 37 years ago when he and Rick were driving past it at 1 am. As soon as he saw it, Gordon thought, "Now there is an idea for a song." Anyway, last night Gordon sang Carefree Highway pretty early on in the program, perhaps Song 4 or 5. Shortly thereafter, audience members started shouting out requests for Carefree Highway. At first Gordon seems confused, but then assumed that they must be latecomers who missed it the first time around. After the intermission, Gordon surveyed the audience, asking if they wanted to hear it again. Enough people responded in the affirmative, and Gordon sang it a second time. This was intentional and different from last May at Massey Hall when he (we think) sang it inadvertently a second time. Everyone seems to like the idea of the 7:30 concert start time. It lets the boomers get out and home at a reasonable hour, especially during the work week, and I bet it's easier on Gordon, the band and the crew; makes a shorter night of it all. But for patrons who don't examine their tickets carefully, they can miss the first half hour of the concert by assuming an 8 pm start, although that's what it is tomorrow in Phoenix. ________ Harley-Davidson FXRS Last edited by sunshine; 01-26-2011 at 12:44 AM.