Friday, January 26, 2007
Brucie rules!
Went to see Bruce Cockburn last night at the Borderline. I love Bruce! It was an excellent gig - really good to see him playing without a band, just him and his guitar.
For the uninitiated, Bruce is a Canadian singer/songwriter who is a Greenbelt favourite. I must have seen him play at least 8 times, and he never disappoints!
The only problem about the gig was the 7 foot man standing in the 2nd row right in the middle - in front of me and the friends I went with. You may think I'm exaggerating, but a guy I know who was there is 6'5", and this guy must have been a good 6 inches taller. To be fair, the reason he was at the front was that he was with a girl who was shorter than me (i.e. 5'0"). My brother was uncharacteristically generous and let me swap places with him halfway through the gig (he had a good view through by the tall guy's elbow). One song later, tall guy moved 6 inches to the left, totally blocking my view, and giving my brother a clear view through to Bruce! At this point I noticed a big gap to the left at the front and enjoyed a great view for the last couple of songs.
I did however, spend half the gig thinking about the logistics of a relationship between a 7' man and a 5' woman!
