Re: Tours; Concerts; He did it his way; Whofest update

[Alan McKendree <amck@thenetdr.com>]

You didn't miss anything.  The problem was that the audience was so loud
and/or the acoustics were so bad that no one at the show could understand
what he said...IOW, he didn't get any reaction (e.g., a laugh) to his joke.
We, with the benefit of VCRs and soundboard sound, have no trouble
understanding what he says.

You can see the mischief come onto his face when he conceives the joke, and
delivers it, then the disappointment when he realizes no one could
understand him.  Then he visibly sort of "shuts off" from the audience and
goes into a little dance during the intro to the next song ("Eminence
Front").  I always feel sorry for him when I see that clip.

>Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 11:51:48 PDT
>From: "L.Bird" <pkeets@hotmail.com>
>
>Did I miss something?  I thought it was a dirty joke.
>
>keets
>
>>
>>I think the Toronto show illustates clearly how Pete was feeling in regard
>>to the audience...that is to say: out of touch. Remember, between It's Hard
>>and Eminence Front he says: "Actually, it's not very hard at all. What's
>>hard is making it feel hard." A pause as realization hits. "You don't
>>understand what I'm saying..." And the song begins over this, proving that
>>even the band wasn't paying attention to him.