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T.G. · 09-07-2009, 03:27 PM

Fascinating ... Gord plugged into a battery operated Pignose amplifier -- I've been trying to get one of those for years -- stepped right up to the crowd with no mic and started. At one point, he turned and especially played for a fellow battling cancer who made a trip in from Quebec especially to see his idol. Very moving. Later, there was a presentation of a piece of the Edmund Fitzgerald's bell tower to Gordon in honor of his song about the sunken ship.

Gordon stayed until the hall was empty, signing every autograph and posing for every picture. Sitting beside Lincoln Alexander, someone asked him how he manages to deal with all the crowds hassling him for attention. "You just do it!" he laughed. A class act.

I got some good video of the performance and bust unveiling and will try to upload to YouTube shortly, if I can get through the technical snafus I always seem to encounter while trying to do so.

09-07-2009, 03:27 PM	#52
T.G. Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 671	Re: Lightfoot in Hamilton Fascinating ... Gord plugged into a battery operated Pignose amplifier -- I've been trying to get one of those for years -- stepped right up to the crowd with no mic and started. At one point, he turned and especially played for a fellow battling cancer who made a trip in from Quebec especially to see his idol. Very moving. Later, there was a presentation of a piece of the Edmund Fitzgerald's bell tower to Gordon in honor of his song about the sunken ship. Gordon stayed until the hall was empty, signing every autograph and posing for every picture. Sitting beside Lincoln Alexander, someone asked him how he manages to deal with all the crowds hassling him for attention. "You just do it!" he laughed. A class act. I got some good video of the performance and bust unveiling and will try to upload to YouTube shortly, if I can get through the technical snafus I always seem to encounter while trying to do so.