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Gord's Gold And On The Road Again

Gord receives gold backstage at Hamilton's FirstOntario Centre with the Linus Entertainment team's Geoff and Brooke Kulawick, and his Canadian tour-bookings manager Bernie Fiedler.

Gord's Gold And On The Road Again

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Ahead of his 80th birthday on November 17, Gordon Lightfoot was presented with a Gold plaque for his 2000 DVD, Live in Reno.  The presentation was made to Gord at the FirstOntario Centre in Hamilton, ON, where he headlined recently.


 Linus Entertainment’s Geoff Kulawick, who distributes the concert video, presented the award, along with Brooke Kulawick, and Canadian tour-bookings manager Bernie Fiedler.

Live in Reno was taped in April 2000 at the Pioneer Theater in Reno, NV, and is the only live Lightfoot concert video ever released.

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