To John, Borderstone, Valerie, and Rose (hope that I did not miss anyone): If the concert is as fun as hearing from all of you, it should be a blast.
As to John's comment about the price, I just realized that my comment, "the E-bay ticket are more what I had in mind" was not written clearly. What I meant was that something close in is exactly what we want. We (wife and I) have never been closer than 50 yards? or so. The 1984 concert was really special, even so. Lightfoot had lost weight and the voice was perfect. I heard complaints from some in the audience that he did too much of Shadows and Salute, but it was perfect for us. Anyway, I know that the voice is not the same, but it would be a thrill to be close enough to have some interactation with a performer we have admired for more than 35 years. If nothing else, I would love to be able to express gratitude for the hundreds (maybe thousands?-need to do the math) of hours of intense listening pleasure that he has brought into our home.
As for the suggestion of catching concerts in both Ft. Worth and Austin, that would be a dream. Right now, we are really tied down, however. My father in law is in poor health (dementia) and my dear spouse finds it difficult to get away for even a day, let alone a long weekend. Ft. Worth will (or Austin) will be a real trick, but we are pretty determined to make it happen.
Hope to meet some of you. That would be perfect--a larger circle.
Tom
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