Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V3 #578

TheWho-Digest-Owner@igtc.com wrote:
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> The Who Mailing List Digest      Tuesday, 8 October 1996
> Volume 03 : Number 578
> 
> In this issue:
> 
>         Pete on Electric Guitar confirmed
>         Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V3 #577
>         quotes and offers
>         Re: various responses
>         Who's break-up
>         pete on electric guitar
>         Re: Free Me
>         NEED SJ TICKET FOR SUNDAY A
> 
> See the end of the digest for information on subscribing to the The Who
> mailing list and on how to retrieve back issues.
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> From: TAPEBOY@aol.com
> Date: Mon, 7 Oct 1996 18:41:14 -0400
> Subject: Pete on Electric Guitar confirmed
> 
> Good news on the upcoming tour.   I had a confirmation today from the Who's
> office that Pete will be playing lead guitar on the upcoming tour.    Simon
> T. will be the only other guitar player.
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> From: George Beck Box 194 <beckg@albsun3.alb.edu>
> Date: Mon, 7 Oct 1996 20:34:07 -0400 (EDT)
> Subject: Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V3 #577
> 
> In regards to the person whose been listening to WMMR in Philly.
> 
> Tickets for that show went on sale last Saturday.  I was not particularly
> quick in getting mine, but I still got quality seats.  I'm sure there
> have to be some left.  The new Spectrum is a REALLY big place.  Hope I
> helped.
> 
> - -Pete
> 
> "You sign your own name, and I sign mine..."
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> From: TheSlipKid@aol.com
> Date: Tue, 8 Oct 1996 00:00:09 -0400
> Subject: quotes and offers
> 
> Directing traffic in the street
> Your shoes were too big for your feet
> 
> >From "Disguises"
> 
> Anyway,  I just wanted to open my mouth a little bit (too bad none of you can
> hear anything coming out of it (well, maybe it's for the better) so I decided
> to post what my mouth and mind was saying for your reading enjoyment).
> 
> For all of you that has dished out more money that you'll actually inherit
> when your parents die for Who tickets this fall:  I offer you my floor.  But
> wait, it does have value!  This summer I came down to New York from Maine to
> see the show with no place to sleep.  For you who are going November 15th at
> the Nassau coliseum, I'm in a don't-bother-getting-in-a-car distance. So if
> you don't want to spend money on a hotel room (psst. . .The Marriot is right
> next door.  Do you think that's where They will be staying?!) any Who fan is
> welcome at my place.
> 
> Amy
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> From: Biggsk@aol.com
> Date: Tue, 8 Oct 1996 06:32:35 -0400
> Subject: Re: various responses
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> 1)  Pete played the Gibson SG specials from1968 to mid-1972 where he swtiched
> to the Gibson Les Pauls.  As stated in the previous post - Gibson stopped
> making the SG's, then started again in 1971 but Pete didn't like the newer
> models and switched.  One of the reasons he loved them was the black pickups
> which just screamed when compared to the humbuckings on other SG models and
> Les Pauls.  Much better sound.  Pete did play ths type of gutar at Woodstock.
> 
> 2)  The book in question is by Chris Welch - he of Melody Maker magazine in
> Britain.  It's an OK book - nothing really new in it.  I do carry it in stock
> from time to time.
> 
> Greg Biggs
> CVC Collectables
> BiggsCVC@aol.com
> 
> PS - our new Who list is out.  Let me know if you want to get a copy!  Need
> full name and street address please.
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> From: "Jennifer L. Davies" <jen@nt.net>
> Date: Tue, 8 Oct 1996 07:54:30 -0400 (EDT)
> Subject: Who's break-up
> 
> I wrote:
> >>        On what date did the Who officially call it quits?  The date
> >>December 16 of '83 seems to have something to do with itt.
> 
> Alan replied:
> >Your probably mean 12/17/82, which was the date of the last show of the '82
> >tour.
> 
>         But did they know at the time that they would be disbanding?  In
> theory never to play together again?  Were all 5 of them aware that THIS WAS
> IT?  (Or did they try to sit down and so another album or something and then
> break up?)
> 
> JenniferD
> A Guitar          __   ____
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> /---/            \__ - ____/
> "Talkin' 'bout my generation!"
> November 9th in Buffalo!  The WHO
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> From: larochel@vaxxine.com (Gary and Judy Larochelle)
> Date: Tue, 8 Oct 1996 09:38:51 -0400
> Subject: pete on electric guitar
> 
> My WHO buddy heard that Pete is going to be playing lead guitar on this
> tour. Can anyone confirm this? I don't want to get my hopes up, but if this
> true, we are in for something incredible. Also Parshall Samuel wrote about
> this simeon open,is this some sort of virus that we have to be aware of?
> Can someone give more info please. I think his name is Samuel
> Parshall.thanks One more thing about the breckenridge Brewery, why don't we
> meet there at 6:00pm on Sat nov 9th. If we make a badge that says who
> digest we're sure to run into each other.You declared you would be three
> inches,you only became what we made you. Gary & Todd.
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> From: "jeff murray" <jeff.murray@atpmail.pg.AirTouch.COM>
> Date: Tue, 08 Oct 96 11:32:47 CST
> Subject: Re: Free Me
> 
>      administrator please "FREE ME" from the mailing list.....Thank You
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> From: "Michael Taffet" <Michael.Taffet@quickmail.llnl.gov>
> Date: 8 Oct 1996 12:16:00 -0800
> Subject: NEED SJ TICKET FOR SUNDAY A
> 
> Mail*Link(r) SMTP               NEED SJ TICKET FOR SUNDAY AND MEETING PLACE
> INFORMATION
> 
> Hello everybody!!! I am looking for one good (close to stage) SJ ticket for
> Sunday October 20th!!! Please EMAIL me if ya got one for sale!!!!!!!!!!!!
> 
> Michael in SF (taffet1@llnl.gov)
> 
> PS-Where y'all meeting for the pre-Quad Who freak drinkfest/pow wow (before
> the Saturday and Sunday shows)? I think I read of someplace in a previous
> digest, but I don't recall the name.
> 
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> /pub/pmm/thewho.From one October 9 birthday boy to another. Happy Birthday to
John. See you on the 20th at San Jose. And let me know if anyone
is meeting before the show. Perky1@ix.netcom.com