Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V4 #133 (Quad photo)

[amck@eden.com (Alan McKendree)]

OK, I'm late in commenting on this but:

>Date: Sat, 12 Jul 1997 09:25:28 -0400 (EDT)
>From: JB2TheWho@aol.com
>Subject: Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V4 #133
>
>The image is of one of the photographs included on that booklet that was
>included in all the original "QUAD" Lp - "vinyl" records,[snip]  In the
>picture, he clearly has just seen his idols (mine too) coming out of the
>theatre unexpectly, and he was hastily dismounted his GS Scooter to humbly
>look on in awe, and get this, on ONE BENDED KNEE.

JB2TheWho (John, I believe), this is a great observation!  I simply can't
remember whether I never noticed this, or skimmed over it in the times I
looked at that picture (I was possibly too focused on the band to pay
enough attention to Jimmy).  I mean, sure, I noticed Jimmy was in the
picture, but I just went with the simple interpretation that his bike was
broken down outside the venue when the band happend to exit.  (In this I
differ from John's interpretation that he saw the band and dismounted just
to kneel.)  With John's observation, I am simultaneously amazed at the
artistry of the photographer in composing this shot and John's astuteness
in understanding it.  I believe the photographer (Ethan Russell and PT are
credited with the inside photography) thought up the master stroke of
taking a piece of the bike off so that Jimmy plausibly appears to be
repairing his bike, thus there is a _reason_ to put him in this classic
pose of extreme respect.  And to those who live in the UK or other
countries where the citizens owe obedience to a monarch the pose would be
all the more striking.

EXCELLENT, John!

Alan

"When I'm on stage, it's not like bein' possessed...it's just...*I* *do*
*my* *job*."                 - Pete Townshend