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Roger Hodgson (Supertramp) still ROCKS!!!!

Yoda

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Yoda    0

Yoda
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Okay, so I saw Roger (yea, we're on a 1st name basis!!) last night at Rama Casino in Orillia.

OMIGAWD. A M A Z I N G !!!

He still has the silver touch, his voice is MAAAAAHVELOUS and I must say I have seen a LOT (I mean, a sick amount "lot") of concerts in my life and I can say beyond a doubt that I have NEVER seen a performer who looks like he is enjoying himself more on stage, performing for the audience, than he did last night.

He had a huge (I counted about 45 people) symphony orchestra accompanying him and near the end he had about a 20 person choir backing him up for 3 to 4 songs. He also had Craig Sharpe (from Cdn Idol) come on (he is mentoring him) and sing a duet with him. How generous and giving of Roger to give Craig a break like that!! It shows a lot about his character.

He also was very witty and intelligent....having great banter between songs. Despite the place being packed, it was like he was doing his own show just for me (I'm sure everyone felt the same way!). He was also very healthy looking and you could tell he was "clean" and in no way a user (as you see with a lot of other performers). I have nothing but admiration and respect for the man.

It was so much fun!!! I started reallllly liking Supertramp when I was in grade 8, (omigawd.....28 yrs ago!!!) and I never had the chance to see them in concert; this was the next best thing. What a GREAT trip down memory lane for me. He played a few of his "solo" songs but the vast majority was all Supertramp; he had me mesmerized!!!

Guess what: stats show that one in ten Canadians own (or owned) the Supertramp "Crime of the Century" album. I know I was certainly one of them. So, he knows Canada has a love affair with him and his former group, that is for sure!! That is an amazing number!!! How many of you had the album (or dare I even say 8-track, cassette tape!!). (Okay, I didn't have the 8 track but I did have the cassette!).

oooooops, I really babbled!! Sorry, I didn't mean to make this a big review!! LOL. Just trying to say that I had a great time and REALLY enjoyed his show! SUPERTRAMP rocked!!! .....and still does thru Roger.

(Of course, I was NOT a happy camper driving home after midnight thru a FREAKIN' unexpected SNOWSTORM. The valet brought my car around and I had a foot of snow on top of it (no snow at all anywhere when I arrived!). But that is another story! Lets just say that my regular 40 min. drive home took about 100 mins!

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argon    3

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What's a Supertramp?!

LOL, just kidding, I know who you're talking about! He was a guest on Canadian Idol also, wasn't he? Glad you had a good time :)

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Yoda    0

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:)

Okay ya, that WAS funny Mandi!!

I sometimes forget that I am as old as I am; I still feel like I'm 25 yrs younger in so many ways (prob act like it too!).

To be honest, when I did this thread, I did think to myself, "I wonder if Mandi will even have heard of Supertramp"!!! LOL

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I was talking to people at work..and seriously they had never heard of them! Okay, they are mostly around 20, but wow..I felt old.

Glad to know I'm not crazy...

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Wheezy    0

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:)

Okay ya, that WAS funny Mandi!!

I sometimes forget that I am as old as I am; I still feel like I'm 25 yrs younger in so many ways (prob act like it too!).

To be honest, when I did this thread, I did think to myself, "I wonder if Mandi will even have heard of Supertramp"!!! LOL

So it's like this... the people who have never heard of Supertramp have not yet lived....

Glad you enjoyed the concert, wish I had been there.

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I just snorted when I read M's reply! My throat is sore from a cold and now I have a "cannonball" stuck in there too. Mmmm..Supertramp with a nice Chianti and Fava Beans. I'd take an "unfill" for a nice slice of that action.

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Oops. Correction on the lyrics. It should be..."Take the Long Way Home." Haven't listened to Supertramp in a while, so we got out our turntable and the album and turned our kids on to them. Yes, I am an antique. We actually still have vinyl records.

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Yoda    0

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I still have several of my records too....but nowhere to play 'em!! LOL

I just can't bring myself to part with them.

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