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seafarer62 · 10-20-2009, 08:16 PM

Follow-up for Harris, Michigan concert.

The Friday Sept 15 concert in Harris was the first night of a tour. After the opening song, (Cotton Jenny) Gord told the audience that he had had a mini-stroke (TIA) that afternoon. He said he felt good enough to try to want to do the show but that his fingers were not obeying brain commands, something like that. He then said that they were considering going back to Toronto after the show to get checked out. If you go out to webmd.com there are good explanations of what a TIA is.

I don't know if they actually went back to Toronto or not. During the Sunday Sept. 17 show in Minneapolis, he said that they had been at the hospital in Escanaba, Michigan Friday night.

He was scheduled to play Sat. Sept. 16 again in Harris. However, the concert was cancelled after the tent fell down during the night.

As I related earlier, he couldn't hold a guitar pick and was in noticable pain while picking for any length of time. On Sunday night in Minneapolis, it was much the same. Both concerts were shortened set lists. No Canadian Railroad Trilogy, but Early Morning Rain. While the concerts were not lifetime highlights for performance, they have a great place in the category of courage and "pressing on." Most performers would have cancelled for much less.

He was in Wisconsin for several shows after he left Minneapolis. I had tried to get tickets for Sept. 19 in Wausau but the darn show sold out when I called two hours after the tickets went on sale. ( I was stuck in a work meeting before then, not thinking that would matter.)

Having seen Gord in concert about 10 times since then, he has not mentioned it to my recollection. I do notice Terry frequently stretching his hands during concerts but he keeps going too.

10-20-2009, 08:16 PM	#14
seafarer62 Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Forest Lake, MN USA Posts: 286	Re: Is this true? Follow-up for Harris, Michigan concert. The Friday Sept 15 concert in Harris was the first night of a tour. After the opening song, (Cotton Jenny) Gord told the audience that he had had a mini-stroke (TIA) that afternoon. He said he felt good enough to try to want to do the show but that his fingers were not obeying brain commands, something like that. He then said that they were considering going back to Toronto after the show to get checked out. If you go out to webmd.com there are good explanations of what a TIA is. I don't know if they actually went back to Toronto or not. During the Sunday Sept. 17 show in Minneapolis, he said that they had been at the hospital in Escanaba, Michigan Friday night. He was scheduled to play Sat. Sept. 16 again in Harris. However, the concert was cancelled after the tent fell down during the night. As I related earlier, he couldn't hold a guitar pick and was in noticable pain while picking for any length of time. On Sunday night in Minneapolis, it was much the same. Both concerts were shortened set lists. No Canadian Railroad Trilogy, but Early Morning Rain. While the concerts were not lifetime highlights for performance, they have a great place in the category of courage and "pressing on." Most performers would have cancelled for much less. He was in Wisconsin for several shows after he left Minneapolis. I had tried to get tickets for Sept. 19 in Wausau but the darn show sold out when I called two hours after the tickets went on sale. ( I was stuck in a work meeting before then, not thinking that would matter.) Having seen Gord in concert about 10 times since then, he has not mentioned it to my recollection. I do notice Terry frequently stretching his hands during concerts but he keeps going too.