Memory:KatxRon40
Saw Gentle Giant in the fall of '75 at the Moore Theatre in Seattle (wonderfully intimate venue). Since they were the opening act for Strawbs, I assumed I'd be in the minority as far as being there to see GG. Boy, was I wrong! I felt kind of sorry for Dave Cousins; the greatest applause he got that evening was when, about mid-show, he said "how about Gentle Giant" or something to that effect. Seeing the GG fans that are out there now is great. I never expected that there was still such a loyal following. I happened upon this page because I'd been listening to a 'History of British Rock' cd I just got and read the all too brief liner notes on Simon Dupree's 'Kites'. Found out that, yep, that's Derek. I'll always remember the way he seemed to lead the rest of the band with his hand jestures, accenting Kerry's amazing keyboard riffs air-style.