

| Subject: | Re: Gordon Lightfoot |
| From: | Kim Brennan |
| Date: | Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:51:36 -0400 |
You were just around the corner from my house (I'm on the other side of the highway from WolfTrap. I hear the performances when they get loud (especially the fireworks that start and close the performance season.) On Jun 15, 2008, at 7:43 AM, J Stewart wrote: > As part of my Father's Day weekend, the wife and I went to Gordon > Lightfoot last > night at Wolftrap in Vienna, Virginia. Took the Westy, got there > early and had > dinner and a bottle of wine in the camper-during a thunderstorm- > which made me > thankful I didn't get lawn seats! He opened with "Cotton Jenny" and > then did > "Carefree Highway". I've seen Gordon Lightfoot at least 5 times and > this is the > first time he as ever done "Carefree Highway". Always wondered what > he has > against that song? Opening song I was shocked, his voice is going, > sounded very > weak, then got a bit stronger as the concert went on, but seemed to > come and go. > When we got home, I looked him up on the Internet, and I did not > realize he is > 70 years old! I thought has was around 60. Anyway, well worth the > $40.00 per > ticket price, even if his voice was a bit weak. Jeff
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