Dear Frank,
I want to answer accurately but sometimes concerts run together in my mind but I will try to be correct. I remember one year in the mid-70's. I saw Gord at the Kleinhand's music Hall in Buffalo. It was the fall of 1974 (I think) I was between husbands and went with my sister. There were a lot of people there. Gord was very popular then, Sundown was the song they clapped loudest but it was at that concert, I think, that I heard the Auctioneer. Now, I could be wrong about that because I had also been to a concert in Rochester that year. I wish I could be sure that I was accurate but you know the mind has a way of playing tricks on you. I remember hearing the Auctioneer. I couldn't believe that anyone could sing so fast and could be understood. Rick Haynes looks pretty much the same as does Terry. He had longer hair then. Girls screamed very loudly but I remember there were many guy fans also. I believe he sang Old Dan's Record. I don't believe I have been to a concert that he has not sang that song. Of course I don't remember all the songs. I remember he was very handsome and I went home and certainly dreamed about him. I can honestly say he has always been polite and appreciative to his fans but he is more so now. I also can honestly say I enjoy his concerts and music more now as I appreciate the stories he tells about his experiences in life and have lived through some of these heartaches.
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