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Thread #53094   Message #816257
Posted By: Big Tim
01-Nov-02 - 03:17 PM
Thread Name: Happy Birthday, Tom Paxton
Subject: RE: Happy Birthday, Tom Paxton
I didn't think Tom was that old either! I first saw him live in Glasgow, at the Woodside Halls, in April 1965, I was 19! Tom was a bit thin on top even then but I would never have figured him for 28. I think it was his first British tour, certainly his first gig in Scotland. I think Matt McGinn brought him over. Matt certainly intoduced him and compered the show that night. The audience amounted to seven people! myself, three friends, a drunk waiter(!) and a couple of others! Tom performed as if the hall were full, I've been a fan ever since.