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BuddyP · 04-24-2000, 10:38 AM

I only have a little tidbit to add. Last year at Meadowbrook in Rochester Hills, Mich. The show was great, the sun was sinking into the treeline. The humidity went from thick to non- existent, a near perfect night. The storm that was forcasted that night, drifted elsewhere. Gord was sounding great. Then it was somewhere in the second verse of "Song for a winters night", I turned my attention to Heffernan on Keys for a second. I hear this loud, raspy, bizzare sound coming from the stage and Gord stopped singing. I quickly looked over at Gord and he was bent over, and coughing. Lord only knows what thoughts went through my mind then.
Even the crowd gasped for a second. Then GL straightens up, with a big smile. As the chorus started, he goes to mic and says, "Sorry folks, I just swallowed a fly!" Then he continued on.... Afterwards, I was actually pretty funny. Of course, to appreciate it, you would probably have to be there. Al from Brighton, Mich.

04-24-2000, 10:38 AM	#59
BuddyP Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 25	I only have a little tidbit to add. Last year at Meadowbrook in Rochester Hills, Mich. The show was great, the sun was sinking into the treeline. The humidity went from thick to non- existent, a near perfect night. The storm that was forcasted that night, drifted elsewhere. Gord was sounding great. Then it was somewhere in the second verse of "Song for a winters night", I turned my attention to Heffernan on Keys for a second. I hear this loud, raspy, bizzare sound coming from the stage and Gord stopped singing. I quickly looked over at Gord and he was bent over, and coughing. Lord only knows what thoughts went through my mind then. Even the crowd gasped for a second. Then GL straightens up, with a big smile. As the chorus started, he goes to mic and says, "Sorry folks, I just swallowed a fly!" Then he continued on.... Afterwards, I was actually pretty funny. Of course, to appreciate it, you would probably have to be there. Al from Brighton, Mich.