| Terry's gig on the Avalon Stage really nailed me. I've been around a fair few years now and seen a lot of stuff along the way, but oh my - Terry blew me away there and then. It was the first time i'd seen him live (I was
gutted to have missed the Jazzworld stage gig as I was still dealing with the flood water in the campsite) and I was very excited to see this man.
His soaring vocals were the first shock - man he can still really wail! But the thing that got me more than his pipes or guitar playing was this delightful exchange he had during one number with a guy in the audience.
This guy had his young daughter sat on his shoulders. Terry spotted her sat there (she can only have been 3-4 yrs old and looked absolutely angelic) and commented, in the middle of the song, how beautiful she looked and how great the scene was. This guy was standing just a few feet from me and I turned to see what Terry was looking at. The scene was truly beautiful, the father smiling happily and the daughter evidently enjoying the gig, and the magnificence of the moment, coupled with the fact that I had finally managed to set eyes on the great Terry Reid, caused a lump to begin swelling in my throat. I looked back to the stage and was stunned to see that this scene had seemingly done the same to Terry - he looked enchanted and commented over the mic how beautiful it was to see. I believe he also had to swallow a lump to continue. There were tears in my eyes and I think there were tears in Terrys too. It was a perfect moment.
Regards,
Steve Turner
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