[dhartman]

Just got back from Tulsa , wish I was on the road for Topeka . A good time was had by all . Gord and the band seemed loose with band members singing along at times. The crowd acknowledged the band more than other shows I had been to, that was really nice.
Gord really struggled at times with the vocals ,( not that I really cared ). Even hummed out the end of Cotton Jenny . Man I hope he can hang on because I will keep going . Kind of emotional night up and down for me . Listening to him do Painter was sad for me and I hollered at the end that he is still awseome . I danced with my daughter at her wedding to Shadows last year and went back to that time when he sang it. sigh .
But all is good , tried to get back stage after the show but some guy said we needed some stupid back stage pass , told him it really wasnt necessary to have them but he won. Ever so persistant , waited outside , got to talk breifly with all the members of the band and about ten minutes with rick along with pictures with all of them . They were super nice and very patient with us all. When Gord came out I got my ticket stub autographed , hand shake ( twice ) and me and my wife a picture with Gordon ( twice ). I couldnt have asked for anything better . As I said before , life is GOOD.
I agree , cant say that I care for the red jacket , when he came back out for ths second set he had changed and said he was more comfortable . I could relate to the head thing as have a cold myself . One thing of intrest was after the show looking thru the glass in the hall , Gordon was very paticular how one of his guitars was cased and latches secured , then it was graspped by a rodie with both arms and taken to the bus , not the truck . Seemed pretty special to me , maybe some one knows something or they are all special to him. You are lucky if Gordon is headed your way for a show , enjoy. Dale