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Thread #19974   Message #206096
Posted By: Wesley S
03-Apr-00 - 01:55 PM
Thread Name: In praise of Tom Paxton
Subject: In praise of Tom Paxton
I hope you don't mind if I gush a little bit. But last Saturday night was able to see one of my musical heros - Tom Paxton - in concert for the first time. I've been listening to his records since the 60's but this was the first chance I've had to hear him live. I'm always impressed when I hear a man or woman alone on stage using just a guitar to entertain an audience. We had about 2 hours worth of one excellent song after another. His songs were funny, warm, moving and inspiring. He had tons of stage presence and was nice enough to take time for all of us that wanted to talk afterward. On the way home I thought of at least a dozen more songs he could have sung that he just didn't have enough time to get around to. We're lucky to live in a world that has singers of his caliber. And I wish more of them would come down south. Next time he comes to your town don't miss him.