Re: Liveaid & Cincinnati

["Kipp, David G." <KIPPD@PCMAIL01.SYSTEMS.GEC.COM>]

     Until joining this list, I never had anyone to discuss this stroke of 
bad luck with. (power failure during the Who's performance at Live Aid). I 
was in my living room with the radio on and watching the MTV feed. I woke up 
that morning so excited that I would see the WHO one more time (despite 
subsequent tours, it  turned out to be the last Pete, Roger, John, Kenny, 
Rabbit performance).  Yea they sounded a bit sluggish, but I was elated when 
they started. And then, as all of us experienced, LIGHTS  OUT. My question 
is, did the band stop playing? Did the Who realize what was happening?
     On a much more tragic topic.  I read some  E-mail references to 
Cincinnati. I was in late grammar school at the time of the tragedy and not 
really into the Who yet. As a matter of fact, I can remember someone saying 
, "Eleven people died at a Who concert, you know, the band that smashes it 
equipment."  This ignorant statement implied it happened inside the arena 
and caused by the band.  Even though I've read accounts in all the Who 
books, (i.e. Marsh), what really caused it?  For those who were bigs fans 
then, what was your reaction? If eleven people died today at a 
rock/rap/heavy metal concert today, I could see some politician raising holy 
hell to ban all future shows. Did the Who become synonymous with violence? 
How did the band handle it? Was  Pete's comments out of line? This horrible 
event is documented, but  I'd like to hear a Who fans retrospect on that 
day.  It's kind of sad that those eleven could be on our list today.

Dave K.
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Subject: Re: Liveaid