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The very first pictures from Lewiston, New York by Patti Battista..........

Email us your experience, emotions, feelings, opinions, words, expressions and pictures from this Gino Vannelli live concert and we will fill in this web page !!!! We reserved many KB's and we bought enough memory for the history books.

The comments :

(1) OH MY GOD!!!!
GINO was fabulous.
The outdoor show is the way to go from now on.
I took over 500 pictures and I was about 6 feet away for most of the show.
I was amazed at the number of people who came...
it was packed!!! GINO was in a great mood considering the heat.
It was HOT there and muggy and no breeze to speak of.

Naturally I was there by 2:30 and walked right in with Toni.
The guys were setting up and I spoke to Dave Goldblatt and he was as sweet as usual.
Then I saw Mark Kelso and we talked for a while.
He was so into playing with GINO he was beaming.
I introduced him to Toni and she was really hot so he went over and got us a couple bottles of water and that was great since the stands weren't open yet and we were VERY HOT.

Then GINO showed up and proceeded to do a monitor/sound check.
He didn't sing much but still, just his presence on the stage and walking around the area to check the sound was great to see.
Toni was not impressed.... she was too hot and kept asking me to take her to the car to get cooled off.
I kept telling her, "in a minute" and she kept saying" I know how to tell time and it's been many minutes".
There was another couple there, Terry and her husband, they were also there with us and Terry played cards with Toni and kept her occupied while I couldn't take my eyes off GINO and the band.
The sound check lasted a LONG time and there were charts that needed to be written out for the horn player and a few other little details to fix but after 2 hours or so, GINO and the guys left.

It was after 5 now and people were starting to arrive and set up on the lawn and surrounding areas.
Terry and her husband and Toni and I took turns going to the car to get cooled off. It was about 90 degreed and very humid.
We all were hot. Even GINO commented and said is there any air conditioning here?
I had saved 8 chairs up front behind what was suppose to be a dance floor.
GINO made a comment about why are you so far back and I told him we were told to stay behind a certain point to allow for dancing.
He replied..."dancing?!?"
Soon after that they allowed us to move chairs up closer to the stage and little by little we moved up to the stage after he came on to perform.
Once he started it was a standing show if you wanted to see anything. The crowd was into it and so was GINO.
He was all smiles and having a great time.
The crowd was cheering and screaming and it was really a powerful welcoming for GINO to Artpark!
I met many GINO fans from "Barend and Trees Shameless Devotion site" and everyone was very friendly. Rob from Buffalo got some pictures of all of us together in front of the stage and he is a photographer so his pictures should be great to see.
He had an enormous zoom lens on his camera so I am anxious to see what he captured of GINO.
He also volunteered to take pictures while GINO signed autographs at the end for us which was really a nice thing for him to do. People traveled from all over to see GINO and they were not disappointed.
GINO put on a great show. He did 3 encores and I didn't write down the songs but I know someone did.
He re-arranged Canto a little but it was still amazing.
His voice was strong and powerful and the crowd was very responsive to anything he wanted to do.
GINO was dancing and moving around a lot more than I have seen him do in a while.
He was really into the show. The musicians were tight and having a great time on stage.
The band really "jelled" well together. There was a string section and maybe 2 stand up bass players. Some of the arrangements had changed a little, more strings added, more bass lines but all were wonderful additions.
It was a powerful performance that I don't think anyone will soon top there at Artpark. I met a couple there who have been to all the free concerts there for the past 2 years and they said it was never so packed or so exciting as GINO was. They loved the show and his voice and I gave them the names of every CD I could think of and they were going to go to Media Play today to buy them.
They had only one and were anxious to purchase the rest.
After he started to perform Toni came over to me and said she really liked him on stage and was glad to be there with me.
I was really touched by that since I had put her through so much waiting for 5 hours in the blazing heat with no water or shade to speak of.
She really had a good time and liked when he danced and was on stage.
She wasn't at all impressed when he walked by us during sound check but... she came around.

At the end when he was signing, we were in line and I told him this was her first time seeing a GINO show and he graciously smiled and since I wanted a picture, he picked her up and put her on the table next to him. I almost died!!!
The entire line of people just sighed with feeling when he did that. It was so cute and what a precious memory for me.
Toni has no idea what it meant but I will keep informing her for the rest of her life! It was a sweet thing to do and I appreciated that from GINO. He also signed a shirt for her and posed for pictures as usual.

He was very relaxed and at ease for this performance. It was a great place to see him perform. The weather cooperated and all went well. It was another GINO performance that sounded amazing and will always hold a special meaning for me. Toni's first GINO experience. She did say on the way home that she had a good time and that he was sort of cute.
Then she said... "he's not my favorite singer like he is yours Mom, but I'd go to see him again...
in the winter time where we can sit down!" It was an awesome show and GINO seemed to have a great time on stage.
I will forward some pictures as soon as they stop downloading.
Patti, New York.

Photo 1 - Photo 2 - Photo 3 - Photo 4 - Photo 5 - Pictures say more than words can express...

Photo 6 - Photo 7 says it all !!!

More details later....sleep now!
It was a long drive in the rain! But, I know that you wanted some info.
Until later,
Chris Buckley. (See Christophers and Liz's fan page !)
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( New York State Police wear hats that look like "Smokey the Bear", a forest fire prevention mascot.
As the story goes, Smokey was found by rangers up a tree after a forest fire that killed the bear's mother.
The fire was apparently started from a careless motorist who tossed out a glowing cigarette butt while driving through one of the national parks. The bear cub was nursed back to health, placed in the national zoo in Washington, DC and became a "spokes-bear", so to speak. The story, while perhaps true to some degree, appears to be more hokey than not and has the hallmarks of being "enhanced" by a Madison Avenue advertising agency. The term "smokey" refers to any policeman [as an insult--to the police, that is] and was made popular by the Bert Reynolds picture "Smokey & The Bandit" during that period in the 1970's when truck driving movies were "in". Whoever coined the term "smokey" probably received a summons to appear in court for speeding! )
Chris Buckley.

Oh you mean the person on these pictures Christopher ???

(5) Art Park
Dear Barend and Trees,
As I settle back in to reality, here are my mixed reviews from being in Gino Heaven and having some post show sadness as well.

My husband David and I arrived at Art Park around 3:45 Tuesday afternoon and while approaching the amphitheater I tuned into the oh so familiar sound of the string quartet which made me pick up the pace to get to the stage a bit quicker!
There were already a few other curious and anxious awaiting fans, including Patti Battista seated in front listening to the practice.
There was even a woman from California who I think owned or worked at a radio station there to hear Gino.
A little later Mary Lou, her sister, Julie and Laura came in.

In spite of the heat Gino appeared to be in a cheerful mood and pleased with the practice.
As the evening progressed the park started to fill with people and the front seats were being occupied quickly.
I could here comments coming from long time fans who came to the concert with Gino albums, cd's and cherished photo's hoping to get signed by Gino after the show.
Little did they know that he would take the time to fulfill everyone's desire to converse with him and get photo's taken as well. After all, who would have dreamed 25 or so years later they would be standing next to Gino Vannelli in Art Park!!

Gino started the show with Wild Horses and that was all it took to get people aroused and realizing that yes, Gino still has what it takes to rekindle the love for his music.
I cannot tell you how many positive remarks I heard coming from fans and how grateful they were to get to hear Gino sing again.
I thought the band sounded great as usual but now I am more partial especially to David and Mark.
I cannot imagine the band without them. For being outdoors the acoustics were good even though my husband said the music sounded better from a distance.
He sat up on the hill in the shade during the practice. I would agree with him but I wanted to be up front!
He continued with Living Inside Myself, The Last Dance and told the audience that he wrote the song with Joe and Ross. Then came Black Cars, explaining what prompted him to write the song, and then Walter Whitman.
It seemed so appropriate for being outside under an evening sky; you could almost sense his presence.
I think Wheels of Life was in there somewhere too???

Gino then started to tell the story about going to Rome and meeting the Pope which always is amusing.
He then sang Canto which brought tears to my eyes, AGAIN.
Hearing Gino sing in Italian is such a honor and gift to all of us!!!!!!!!
After Persona Non Grata someone asked Gino what he has been doing.
He replied, " well I just cut the grass 2 days ago", which was humorous to hear him say that.
He said this show was his only summer show and later I found out that he was planning to put something together next year with another cd in the making.

He talked about is father which led him to sing Parole Per Mio Padre, again with so much love and compassion.
He was so well received by now but after he sang, People Gotta Move, the crowd was really starting to move!!!!!! Women and men were rushing to the front. When Gino left the stage, the chanting started, GINO, GINO, GINO and then he came back out and sang Brother To Brother.
By then I thought this is just like the 70's and had wondered if Gino was going to pulled into the audience again!!
But only this time there weren't any body guards!!
Just, me, Mary Lou, Julie, Laura and Patti!!!!
We would have caught him!!!

Gino didn't miss a beat, you could tell he was loving it as much as his fans and the dancing, emotion and singing was so intense that it just added fuel to the fire! The fans were still screaming and chanting when Gino left the stage again only to hear more chanting and for a second encore he came back out and sang I Just Wanna Stop.
Again, Gino and band left the stage with all of us still yelling for more!!!!!!!!!
For a third encore and grand finale he ended with People Gotta Move. It just seemed no one wanted the show to end but all good things soon come to an end or at least get put on hold for a while.

The practice and show made Gino history in such a short moment in time. I felt like I no sooner got there then the day was ended. It ended with such wonderful memories especially watching Gino receive many people afterwards. Whenever I saw so many fans standing in line I thought there was no way that Gino was going to stay that long for such a huge crowd!!
As exhausted as he had to have been, Gino signed autographs, had pictures taken, gave hugs, hand shakes and listened to his fans endearing remarks until everyone was received. I even heard someone ask Gino if he enjoyed doing the show as much as we enjoyed listening and he relied, yes.
I think "Persona Grata" was felt on both ends................ I talked to Mark Kelso several times and after the show I met his lovely wife. They make such a great couple.

I just want to thank Gino again for coming to New York with his awesome band and giving us another great opportunity to hear his beautiful and charismatic voice.
Anyone who entertained the thought of coming and didn't or just wasn't able honestly missed out. I only see just a part of the hard work and dedication that is vigorously projected for a show such as I saw last night, the past months and years.
As comfortable as I may feel, I still get star struck and loss for the right words to say to Gino each time I see him.
I guess on my part, actions speak better than words......until the next time and I hope it isn't too long, Thank You Gino for your music and for the people that I have met because of you.

Love, Cyndi

Pictures made and donated by Cyndi : Picture number 1 : Cyndi and Mark the Drummer...
number 2 : David Goldblatt - number 3 and number 4 : The Master is soundchecking...

(6) The magic of Gino shines brightly at Artpark
Dear Barend and Trees,
Tuesday's FREE Gino concert at Artpark (only a $6.00 parking fee) was nothing short of AMAZING.
It was the ultimate Gino experience; you couldn't have asked for more, unless he had agreed to play all night.
He did give us three encores.

The weather was perfect by show time (warm but no rain on a beautiful summer night) as Gino performed in this picturesque outdoor setting with the Niagara gorge, and the bridge connecting the US to Canada, visible in the background.
The outdoor venue was full (several thousand people I would guess) and it was probably quite inspiring for Gino, seeing all of his fans cascading up the side of the hill in front of him.
The sound system was excellent (up to Gino's standards) - mixed and balanced perfectly so you could hear every instrument, and he brought a string section along with flute, sax, etc.
to supplement his normally expected instrumentation. Only a single rope separated the front row of seats (casually placed white plastic chairs) -- from the four-foot-high stage, only ten feet away.

Dressed comfortably, and all in black, Gino looked inspired throughout the whole show, and sounded as passionate and intense as we all expect him to be, with that boyish-smile creeping onto his face often.
During the three encores he danced like it was the 70's again and you could tell he was in that "zone," that live-venue-adrenaline-rush that performers get when everything "clicks" and the performance gets elevated to higher level of intensity than normal.

The show really was that good, and from a spectators point of view, it couldn't have been a better venue.
Not only was the setting comfortable, with tables and chairs, but you could buy food and drinks (including wine and beer) and bring them to your table.
The very limited amount of security was friendly and you could walk right up to Gino, or any of the band members, before or after the show. During Gino's three encores, people stood up and moved to the front edge of the stage (close enough so you could touch him) -- dancing and singing as if they were on stage with him.
There were no security personnel to push us away and everyone enjoyed being able to get so amazingly close.
There were also no restrictions on cameras and you could shoot as much as you liked.

I didn't keep track of the songs he played but I do remember hearing: Canto, The Last Dance, Black Cars, Walter Whitman, Brother to Brother, and Wild Horses.

Oh, and lest I forget, the Artpark venue was open all day before the 6:30PM show and you could just walk around wherever you wanted, including the amphitheater where Gino played.
If you happened to get to the park early, you could have walked right up, sat down at one of the tables and listened to him rehearse for two hours.
I did (for an hour of it), and so did about 20 or 30 other people.
No questions asked and no hassles.
He chatted with people backstage after the rehearsal and you could just walk right up to him, again with no hassles from anyone.

Gino told me that he has already written and recorded songs for an upcoming cd but that it won't be out until sometime next year.
He also said that his English version of Canto has not been released yet and that it is up to his record company when that will happen.
Russia is his next scheduled tour (this fall I believe) and he said Artpark was his only scheduled concert of the summer.
I guess we won't see him stateside for a while (next year at the earliest), but I heard there was a September concert scheduled for a balloon festival in Ottawa, Canada where Gino will sing with.... Bruno Pelletier....

Artpark will go down in my book as one of the most memorable of all Gino concerts.
It was the way all concerts should be enjoyed: close, personal, intense, romantic and inspiring.

If you didn't go to Artpark -- you should have. It was magical!
Rob McElroy
Buffalo, NY

(7) Good feelings
Howdy partners,
Safe and sound back at the crib.
The concert was surprisingly great.
The band played really tight as if we've been doing this regularly.
The crowd loved it and Gino even said, "Not Bad".... who could ask for anything more??

Good feelings to you both. And say hi to John. It was great to see him and his boys there.
I only wish we saw your shining faces too.
I'm always looking forward to seeing Gino and playing with him.
How fortunate I am to do so.
Sending armfulls of love your way. Hope all is grand.
David and the family.
xoxo

(8) Artpark
Awesome doesn't even come close to the experience I had on July 13th.

I have waited many years to have the "Gino" experience and it was everything I knew it would be.
He is truely the Master of Music.
I have listened to his music daily for nearly 30 years.
My seat in Artpark was as close to the stage as you could get.
What a wonderful night! Thanks Gino it was great!!
Darcy Hamrick (from Logan, Ohio)

(9) A few more details.
Hello again Barend & Trees, I promised to give you a few more details.
As you can see, I get silly when I get tired with that "Smokey The Bear" nonsense.
You have to admit it, the hat (stylish as it may be) does match!

Anyway, I sent a few photos over to you.
I have approximately 100 that I have placed on a CD-Rom and will mail to you tomorrow morning.

I went to the park at about 10:30 in the morning mainly to find the place and pick out several choice photo spots to head for during the show.
The Yahoo driving instructions were right on (a rare occurrence).
Even without instructions, the road signs to the Art Park were a snap.
I returned back at about 5:10 in the afternoon and I could hear his voice booming in rehearsal.
Once you parked your car you had to walk up a hill (or steps--depending on which lot you parked in) to get up to the area where the concert was. As you can see from the daytime photo, the park had a very rustic feel to it.
It was like the old amphitheaters in Greece without the stone seats, just plastic ones!
(Civilization marches on!) There was plenty of food and drink at reasonable prices.

10 more pictures by Chris Buckley coming up : Here is number one : The musical vibes between Gino and David Goldblatt are just great !!! photo 2 is powerful !!! Photo 3 : 2 keyboard-players ??? behind David Goldblatt is another keyboard-player. Picture 4 is a little bit dark but we still want to show you Gino's face which says it all !!! Picture 5 shows David Goldblatt... Picture 6 : A beautiful silhouette...
Photo 7 and photo 8 need NO words.... And the last 2 pictures are number 9 and number 10.

(10) Gino at ArtPark.
Hi Barend and Trees,
Just wanted to say how incredible the concert was.
I have not seen Gino in concert since Atlantic City about 3 years ago so I was really looking forward to this night.
I took my 3 boys and a friend came along as well.
We drove about 7 hours from Connecticut to get to Niagara Falls and then back across the border to see Gino.
I had to laugh because the guy at the U.S. Customs Border asked us where we were going and we told him we were going to a concert in Lewiston.
He started laughing and said "Oh don't tell me. You girls must be going to see Gino."
He said Canadian fans had been crossing over all day!!!!!
We had such an incredible evening.
The band was excellent but I was surprised not to see Marco and Paul and the rest of the Canadian group that he usually plays with.
They all have such great personalities on stage. The park was completely packed with people of all ages.
Everyone was dancing and really getting into the music.
It's nice when Gino's music can take you away from reality for a few hours.
I lot of people stood in line to take pictures with Gino.
He was very gracious to every single person.
I hope Gino plays more in the United States in the upcoming year.
I'm sure a lot of fans miss him around here.
Gina, Connecticut

(11) Your website
Hello:
I was at the Artpark concert, too.
Today I was looking for a gino website to pass along to my sister (she couldn't go to the concert)
and I found yours. I'm so glad! The pictures were great!
I agree whole heartedly with the reviews!

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to stay for the whole concert.
I had my mom with me and being out in the hot sun (even with an umbrella was too much for her)
so we had to leave before it ended. Still, I was glad to read the song list and find out which songs I missed.
I think this was the 7th or 8th time I'd seen him.

Anyway, the reason for my email. Do you have any information about Gino's wife? I'm so curious about the woman he loves. Also, have you ever seen a picture of her or his son?

I'm so happy I found your website. I emailed my sister and told her to check it out.
Thanks! Meg

(12) Artpark
Yes, awesome!!!!!!!! The day of July 13th was one of the happiest in my live!!!!!
I have waited many years to see Gino again. And I agree with the title Master of Music. And thanks to Barend and Trees I was there at that time.
God bless you. Thanks Gino.
Love Linda.

(13) Bravo
I live in Youngstown but hadn't bothered to go to a concert in years and hadn't been to Artpark in so long I can't remember. Wow! Was I glad I was talked into going. I forgot how much I liked Gino!! You could tell he was really in a good mood that night. Probably the best concert I've ever been to.

My only complaint was that it was far too short!! There will never be a more unique and inspiring musician!!
Mark

(14) GINO AT ART PARK!!!!!!!
Hello Dear Friends,
Just a quick note to say Hi.
We drove part of the night in terrible rain storms and part of the next day in cloudy weather to reach Art Park in New York.
The sun broke through the clouds and I have never been so hot in all my life. We were all a little crazed from the heat and GINO helped us get crazier.

This show was OUTSTANDING in so many ways. GINO was dancing like he was in his twenties. We were all at the stage at the end singing and dancing along with him. I am still trying to get back to reality.
Hopefully I will have some time soon to sit down and write my review for you. Until then I am enjoying reading the other reviews on your site.
Take care, Mary Lou

(15) GINO IS THE BEST!!!
Bravo, bravo, bravo and more bravo........
Bravo, bravo, bravo and more bravo........
Bravo, bravo, bravo and more bravo........
Bravo, bravo, bravo and more bravo........
Bravo, bravo, bravo and more bravo........
Bravo, bravo, bravo and more bravo........
That's all I can say.
Mike

(16) GINO VANNELLI!!!
Thanks for the update.
You guys do a great job.
Keep up the fantastic work!
Michael O'Shea

(17) Gino update
Thanks for the Gino update.
I sure hope he makes it through Denver one day as I'd love to catch his show. It's been 25 years since I've seen him!
My Very Best, Cam

(18) thank you!!!!!!
Hi B&T !!!!!
We're about to leave for the seashore, for a week, but I simplu had to tell you thank you for the great coverage of GV at Art Park :-)))))))))
I couldn't be here, as you know, so it was wonderful to be able to read the fans and see the amazing pictures !
I'll think of you at the beach and will write on my return !
Stay well and happy :-)))))))))))
Your Jo xoxoxoxoxoxoxooxox

(19) Artpark
I know it’s been a week since the show, but I’ve just floated back down to earth.
I’ve started to write you numerous times but my mind was still mush.
As you know, Ken and I decided to celebrate my 50th birthday by going to see Gino.
Well actually he didn’t have any choice.
We headed from Pittsburgh to New York about 9:00am. We planned to stop at the hotel before the show but got off at the wrong exit. It must have been fate, because it was the Artpark exit. It was only 2:00, so we decided to go and check out the park and return later in the day. However, when we arrived at the amphitheatre, they were just starting to set up the chairs and the musicians were arriving on stage. I asked one of the volunteers how soon we could “claim” a seat and he sort of looked at me like I was crazy and said it wasn’t like the “land rush” and that the show wasn’t starting for five more hours and that Gino would not be on for probably six. I refrained from calling him a smart ass and I started to explain about Gino and his fans…. but I think I was just scaring him. We decided to stake our spot anyway and grabbed a table and chairs. We weren’t there very long when Patti and Toni came. When Ken saw that Patti was as “smitten” I was, he decided to sit as far away as possible. (He’s been a fan for 30 years too but a little different caliber). It was so nice meeting both of them. They made the day even more special and we had a lot of laughs while baking in the sun.

We were there about a half hour when Gino walked on stage.
Talk about being star-struck. After a minute he walked off and stood next to us for a sound-check. It was like he waved a magic wand and I turned into a thirteen year old school girl. I couldn’t even function.
I had all these intelligent comments and complements that I wanted to share, if I ever had the chance but forget it. I don’t think I moved out of my seat until Gino was shuttled away. Patti has done a great job describing the rest of the afternoon. Gino never ceases to amaze. My music lingo isn’t very good, but the songs were all juiced up with added orchestration, even Canto. Everyone thought the Canto songs were beautiful. I must have showed 15 people my CD and told them where to buy it. I also told them to visit your website to see what Gino’s “been doing” so you’ll probably get a million hits. My French is even worse than my music vocabulary, so I was unable to catch all the French musician’s names when Gino introduced them. However, I did catch Natalie Bonnet’s (?) She played the sh__ out of the violin. I thought her arm would fall off. The strings sounded so great. “Persona Non Grata” sounded amazing and was so much fun. Between the strings, flute, and David on the piano, it was truly unbelievable. Everyone was so into it, David was standing up and pounding the keys, Gino was grinning from ear to ear and conducting, the bows were flying and the fans were going crazy. At least Patti and I were, I never took my eyes off the stage to look behind me. Gino also added all the strings to “Black Cars”, unbelievable.

It was interesting to hear what everyone’s favorite songs were, they spanned Gino’s entire career. They all wished he would sing something different. I heard songs from every CD mentioned. It would be great to hear him add the orchestra to songs like New Fix for 76, Jack Miraculous, Evil Eye, Alive by Science, etc. with beats you can’t seem to get out of your head.

After the show Patti and Toni let me cut in line for an autograph. Somehow I managed to ask Gino to sign an Artpark shirt with “Happy 50th”, which of course he did. The problem is I can’t remember if I said please or thank you, and I was too paralyzed to stand next to him for a picture. It was so embarrassing. That’s the back of my head on the picture that Rob McElroy sent. I think Gino’s asking someone between his teeth to “get this lady out of here.” Oh well, back to reality.
Love to you both
Terry Scelfo, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

(20) GINO VANNELLI!!!
This is an e-mail we (Barend and Trees) received 23 July 2004 and perhaps this person e-mailed direct from this web page, but we are quite sure that this e-mail is not for us !!! But how is this possible ??? Because people always see our names in the "TO" department. Anyways it's about the Art Park concert so we decided to print it on this Art Park web page, there is a name underneath this e-mail so Jill will recognize Donna's message ??? Thanks Donna T. for your kind words about the pictures. Here we go :

hi jill,
we met at art park for gino's concert on 7/13/04...
had a great time...
pictures are wonderful!!!!!! but we really need more info. on his wife and son !!!!!!! oh lets not forget about his pets.......
donna from buffalo
p.s. my friend judy and i sat next to you at the concert and bought your magnets !!!!!! so realy help us out with more information.....

(21) Lewiston NY
FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!
I got hooked on Gino thanks to my sister Mary Lou and have seen him 4 times since 2003.
The first time was in Atlantic City, then Quebec, and then at Lewiston.
All the concerts have been wonderful and the people who travel with him are outstanding.
I heard his music back in the 70's but since then have been preoccupied with children.
Now I am just a traveling GINO fan. His voice is like I remembered it and he can still shake that body.
This concert by far was the best one I have seen so far.
Being that it was outdoors made it sooooooo special. You could not see the tables, or the lawn by the time he started. The entire place was completely covered with GINO FANS. I have never been to an outdoor concert and it was by far the most FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE I ever had. He played to the crowd and the three encores were simply outstanding. When I get the pictures scanned I will send them to you.
Thanks for having this web site. It is FANTASTIC
Cathy ( Havertown PA )

(22) Rehearsal pictures
They are great. It works fine for me to get them on the screen.
The site looks great guys... nice job with the Artpark page.
The show was a great one and I wish you could have been there.
Love to you both.
Patti, Toni and Joyce.

Yes more pictures from Patti, we have to choose from 420 photo's !!!! Okay here we go :

1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - Number 8 is a pretty funny photo !!! - 9 - 10 - 11... And see the beautiful Art Park poster which is signed with a wonderful Gino Vannelli signature now...

(23) JUST TO SAY THANKS
HI

JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS FOR BEING OUR SOURCE OF INFORMATION .

IT SEEMS THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS THERE TO PROVIDE US WHAT WE WANT TO KNOW ABOUT MY FAVORITE MASTER .
JUST KEEP UP THE GOODWORK WENEED PEOPLE LIKE YOU .
I GO EVERY DAY TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING NEW TO READ ABOUT GINO.
PERRI FROMMTL

(24) Re: GINO AT ART PARK!!!!!!!
Dear Barend & Trees,
I am still riding that magical high from seeing GINO in concert.
Of course the Art Park pages are very well put together as you always do a great job.
Everyday I check to see if there is something new.
I am so happy to see all the beautiful pictures from the show.
GINO was in great form and spirit that evening and the pictures show him at his best. When I read the attendance number for the show, I was so happy for GINO and the band. Let's hope this is the beginning of many many more concerts with a large crowd for GINO. He certainly deserves to be recognized for the outstanding musician and singer he is.
BRAVO BRAVO MAESTRO! YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!!!!!!
Luv, Mary Lou

Thanks for the information about GINO at the Balloon Festival in Gatineau.
Just booked my flight and hotel for that weekend.
Another GINO show to look forward too. I can't wait!!!

(25) GINO VANNELLI AT ARTPARK,NEW YORK
HI BAREND TRESS, IT'S DONNAT FROM BUFFALO AGIAN.
JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR PRINTING MY MESSAGE TO JILL WHO I MET AT THE CONCERT ALONG WITH MY FRIENDS JUDY,JOYCE AND DEBBIE...
THE SHOW WAS TRUELY BEAUTIFUL !!!!!! THE BEST IN YEARS...
NEVER WANTED IT TO STOP ! I'VE BEEN A FAN SINCE 1974 AND AT THE AGE OF 18, AT THAT AGE GINO MADE YOU WANT TO MOVE....
NOW WITH CANTO,I JUST WANT TO SIT BACK LIGHT A FEW CANDLES,DRINK A GLASS OF HOMEMADE CANTI WHICH OF COURSE I HAVE SINCE MY UNCLES STILL MAKE AND SAVORY EVERY BIT OF GINO'S MUSIC,SOUND AND HIS SOULFUL VOICE.....
HE STILL TAKES MY BREATH AWAY. GINO IS STILL AHEAD OF HIS TIME , LIKE AN ANGEL FROM HEAVEN.....

IT WAS A HONOR FOR ME TO BE AT THIS CONCERT,SEATED FIRST ROW IN FRONT..... MY CHAIR RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE MIRCOPHONE, ALSO HAD THE HONOR OF HIS AUTOGRAPH,WAS THE THIRD LAST PERSON IN LINE TO RECIEVE IT AND GINO ALLOWED ME TO GIVE HIM A KISS ON THE SIDE OF HIS FACE.. NOW I ASK....WAS THAT THE PERFECT WAY TO END A PERFECT NIGHT???? HIS PIANO PLAYER DAVID WAS ALSO A SWEETHEART... WHAT A GENTLEMAN !! THE NIGHT WAS PURE MAGIC !!!!! MR.VANNELLI STAYS AWAY TOO LONG .... WE NEED TO SEE HIM AND HEAR HIS SOUND MORE OFFEN !!! BRAVO BRAVO GINO... ALWAYS A FAN... DONNA T. BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

(26) Art Park,NY
Hello Barend and Trees!
It's 1982, Jacksonville, Fl, USA, a superb concert by Gino and afterwards. . . . serendipity.
In a hotel lounge we meet Gino! It was my 30th birthday and he shook my hand and wished me well. What a night!
No camera so no pictures, bummer. June, 2004 I'm reading your web site (Thank You VERY MUCH) and see that he will be in Lewiston just after we'll be in Boston for a family wedding, serendipity again!

We're on our way to Canada and made sure we went to the show. Still have a hard time believing we saw him, for free, after so long. Everything you've read from all those who were there is true.
It was a fantastic, magical evening. We also were there hours early and watched them set up and rehearse, trying to figure out what song it was they were working on. They only worked on segments and he changed the songs somewhat, having strings and flute and sax added to the band.

I wish Gino would produce a cd with his older songs redone in the same way Black Cars was or as he did Down with Love on the Slow Love cd. All the songs were fabulous, he certainly seemed to be very happy, lots of smiles with that look of satisfaction and knowing the audience was really appreciating what he does. The band was excellent and performed perfectly. They really got into the music too along with the audience.

Towards the end of the night, the lead violinist was up on her feet, her bow flying across those strings! It was super seeing each musician playing their heart out and Gino prancing around the stage pointing out each lead player when they did their solos.
He was having a wonderful time, and so were we. God has so gifted this man, it's incredible. And he always finds the best musicians to play his creations. Not all of my family was with us so I dialed them up and held the phone up for them to listen to a song each. They were so happy to hear him. Lot's of great people there. Got to talk with many of them. One fellow was a good friend of Mark. Said they'd been in a band together and always loved Gino's music and could'nt believe that now Mark was Gino's drummer. Other people had come from all over the country as far away as California. We thought we came far, South Carolina. We did have a camera this time and after the show, Gino was signing his autograph for my two sons. While signing them, I asked if he remembered meeting my wife and I 22 years ago. He shook his head no, I said I can't believe that and he chuckled as I took a picture of him. After we left, there were so many things I thought of to say to him and wished I had the time to talk with him, but who doesn't right? It would be so fine if he could know us all and call us friends and spend time together just having fun. Oh well, maybe one day. . . For now, it has to be enough that we heard and saw him alive and looking so well, performing for us his majestic creations. He truly is in a class all by himself. His music touches the very core of your heart, soul, mind and spirit. And it gets your body moving too.

You told us to enjoy the concert to the fullest when you responded to our birthday wish to Gino and we did! Thanks for all you do with this site, we all appreciate it very much.
Mark and Karen Gilmour, South Carolina, USA.

Pictures made by Mark and Karen number 1 and number 2 and number 3 and number 4 and number 5. The picture of Gino between Mark and Karen's words is made by Mark.

(27) Art Park,NY
Hello Friends in Holland!!
Thank you. I've already Checked it out. Daily!!!!!!
I haven't had a chance to write and tell you what a wonderful job (as usual) that you've done on the Artpark page. I'm still spending my evenings watching the video from the concert. Even the portions when my husband Ken thought he had it on pause and didn't realize he was taking video of his foot!!! But I can still hear Gino in the background.

I'm still trying to figure out if Quebec is doable. I've never been that far up in Canada and I'm worried about whether everyone will be speaking French! Even though it would be great to experience that as well. I hope your summer is going well, and you're not spending all of your free time working on the website. I know Gino wouldn't want you to! There's too much in life not to miss.
Love to you both, Terry

(28) 'Artpark' - Pictures coming soon
Hi Barend and Trees,
I hope you are both keeping well. It has been quite a while since I have written to you both. Besides work, my home computer has been acting up...too slow, etc... it has been very frustrating. I have now had my pc purring like a "Black Car" in the shade...

Gino's Artpark concert in Lewiston New York was GREAT! Gino was very relaxed and it was neat watching him rehearse a couple of hours before the concert. The temperature was hot and humid...the temperature rose even further once Gino hit the stage.

I thought this was kind of interesting, as you know, between songs Gino often talks with the audience about how he came to write a song... And he was telling a story that meant a lot to him... I have to get going. I wish you both the best. I will send my pictures to you in the next few days.
Cheers! Gord B. from Toronto, Canada.

(29) Art Park, NY
Dear Barend & Trees.
I have been a fan of Gino's since the 70's. I have seen his concerts through the years and have been in love ever since. I was at Artpark in July 2004 and what can I say he was exquisite as always. His voice goes right through me. I had the opportunity to talk to him and have my picture taken with him. It was the most magical night of my life. Now I hear his new song and I'm in love all over again. His voice is phenomenal. It just keeps getting better with age.

All I can say is keep creating Gino... for you have many, many fans who love you and will still continue to buy your music. Gino FOREVER!!!!!
Judy Buffalo, N.Y.

The fans : Judy from Buffalo, NY...

Toni and Gino having much fun !!! Way to go Toni !!! Many women on this planet are very jealous when they see your picture !!!

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After the show : Toni and Patti and Gino.....

A group of Gino Vannelli Fans...

The soundcheck :

Photo : 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - More to come......
15 - 16 - 17.

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The Master of Music :
Gino Vannelli gave the audience in the art park that special and magical feeling again !!!!!!

Thanks to Patti, Christopher, Cyndi and Mark & Karen Gilmour for the pictures.
All your support is very much appreciated !!!
14 July 2004 in the middle of the Wednesdaynight in Holland.