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The Who Mailing List Digest wrote:

> The Who Mailing List Digest
>  Saturday, October 9 1999 Volume 06 : Number 242
>
> In this issue:
>
>         Re: Quad on DVD; Thomas on DVD; White City on Beta; Bonham-ee
>         RE: It's the special ones that leave early
>         Re: White City
>         moon
>         Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V6 #241
>         The Limey & Roseanne
>         Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V6 #241
>         PT, EV & JE
>         HOB concert added
>         Who Vinyl Bootleg
>         who is throughout Rolling Stone
>         Re: Who Vinyl Bootleg
>         Re: Who Vinyl Bootleg
>         Oct. 9
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 11:55:58 -0400
> From: "Mark R. Leaman" <mleaman@sccoast.net>
> Subject: Re: Quad on DVD; Thomas on DVD; White City on Beta; Bonham-ee
>
> > so..it;s the film..
> > it says on the box there's an 8 minute featurette..
> > there was a short one on the UK re-release of the VHS Quad..this may be
> > different though
>
> Jeremy:
>
> Let's hope not. One thing I miss on the TOMMY DVD is the trailer. Because I
> don't remember it at all, now. I think it would be interesting to see how
> they advertised it.
>
> > is there a cd-rom ....??
>
> There's something that's listed as a CD-ROM at CDNow, and it appears to
> have the entire movie. Here's what it says:
>
> CD-ROM
>                                         $15.49
>                                         List $ 19.95
>                     Expect 4-6 week backorder if not in stock.
>                     CD-ROM. Feature film. 115 min. Stars Sting, more. Music
> by The Who. Rated R.
>
> They also have TKAA:
>
> CD-ROM
>                                         $15.99
>                                         List $ 19.98
>
>                     Expect 4-6 week backorder if not in stock.
>                     CD-ROM for WIN. Documentary. "Pinball Wizard," "My
> Generation," "See Me Feel Me,"
>                     more + interviews, rare material. 99 min.
>
> > nope - def fullscreen only - i checked the back - the region 2 disks are
> > known for their poor standard of extras compared to the region 1 disks...
> > they say the R.1 market is much bigger and so can afford to pack the
> disk...
>
> Like it's that big a deal not "add it," like it cost a lot more or
> something. You know, it's attitudes like this which make me angry at
> corporations. Hey, and just in time for an election, too!
>
> > but the Who's Next DVD is a MUST !! you'll love it - also it's region
> 0...
>
> Which I assume means it will play in my machine? I know it's extremely
> American of me (read: lazy), but I know there are regions but everything
> sold here is playable in my machine so I didn't really pay attention to
> what region this is. Sorry. I know France is the same region, if that's any
> help.
>
> >    Secondly: TOMMY is, was and forever will be an humorous embarassment
> and
> > nothing more.
>
> Jeffee:
>
> I would have agreed with you until I watched the DVD last night, but like a
> lot of things I like or dislike according to my changing perspective. As I
> watched it, I realize that yes it is a "period piece" in the Glam-Rock
> period bands like The Who had no business trying to emulate (as they had
> absolutely no connection), and yes it has its silly moments...but overall
> it transcends these faults/quirks. And, after all, the band we're talking
> about is not without fault at any point in their career. NOTHING they did
> was perfect, unless you count perfectly chaotic, so this movie is a natural
> aspect of this. IMHO.
> And the music is great. No matter how stupid it looks when Rog is
> transposed before the waves, that is a thunderous version of I'm Free.
>
> >  recently i found a copy of white city on VHS. has anyone ever seen this
> > movie??
> > i found it to be really odd(hehe)
>
> Andrew:
>
> Yes; I got it on BETA back when it was released (still have it, in fact)
> and thought it was very good, just like that album. It's the sequel to
> QUAD, after all.
>
> >       [O'Neal, Kevin W.]  YES!!!  Give me a video or what ever of the
> > tour!!!  While were at it, I would love to see a video of the Woodstock
> > reunion.
>
> Kevin:
>
> How about the original Woodstock, for that matter?
>
> >       Given the drummers then, John is definitely a close second.
>
> I might have to disagree with you here. Granted Bonham was a very powerful
> drummer, but I think Carl Palmer could drum circles around him (no Grateful
> Dead reference intended).
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 12:19:22 -0400
> From: "O'Neal, Kevin W." <Kevin.ONeal@vtmednet.org>
> Subject: RE: It's the special ones that leave early
>
> >  Keith tried too hard to be all things to all people and forgot himself in
> > the process.
> >
>         [O'Neal, Kevin W.]  This statement says it all about Keith.  Talk
> about hitting the nail right on the head.  Whether it was due to insecurity,
> or what, Keith seemed to have this need to take care of all people, to make
> sure everyone was ok and having a good time.  That was his role in life.
> Another way of looking at Keith is by using the Rush album title....'All the
> world's a stage'.   Moon The Loone couldn't be shut off.  It's a real sad
> story, especially when you realize that he had just been able to find the
> switch before he died.  Just a bit too late.
>         Oh what could have been.
>         Now that I'm all depressed.......
>
>         "The suuun iiiiiiiis shiiiiniiiiing..............BUT NOT FOR ME!"
>
>         Stay in Tune,
>         Kevin
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 11:31:11 -0500
> From: Emily Jackson <emilyj@hiwaay.net>
> Subject: Re: White City
>
> >recently i found a copy of white city on VHS. has anyone ever seen this
> >movie??
>
> I have a _very_ old laser disc of "White City". I always enjoyed the "Face
> the Face" sequence and the bonus song "Night School" thrown in with the
> Pete interview at the end. Unfortunately, the disc is rather hard to
> navigate since there are no chapter stops, not to mention the primitive
> analog audio.
>
> Emily
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 12:38:30 -0400
> From: "Rider, Tracy" <trider@scn.spawar.navy.mil>
> Subject: moon
>
> McCartney said Starr was 1st choice drummer
> (Launch) - On his new album "Run Devil Run," Paul McCartney has raised a few
> eyebrows by using Deep Purple's heavy hitting drummer Ian Paice. But he said
> that he actually had another first choice for the sessions - his former
> Beatles mate, Ringo Starr. "Yeah, it would've been great. He would've been
> my first choice," McCartney said. "And then Keith Moon and then John Bonham
> - - but they're dead, so that would've been more difficult. But (Starr) was
> doing something. He was getting his tour together."
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 12:03:16 -0600
> From: "Corkface" <corkface@delphi.com>
> Subject: Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V6 #241
>
> Jeffree:
>
> Ken Russell always has fun with his movies. You can never take them
> seriously, they're just too bizarre.
>
> >    Secondly: TOMMY is, was and forever will be an humorous embarassment
> and
> > nothing more. Those of you who LIKE this movie (beyond the cheesy-kitsch
> > aspect and the "look! That's Eric Clapton... boy, he must be ashamed of
> > this now..." aspect) should watch the film called "Quadrophenia". Alot
> less
> > WHO in it, but it takes the story and characters seriously and it manages
> > to be a quite moving (and coherent) experience. As for "Tommy the Movie",
> I
> > view it as most Batman fans view the Batman television show. I think this
> > is the kind of thing Pete and Ken Russell had in mind, really.
>
> My phone call to HOB yesterday revealed the following: "Only 400 tickets
> were sold because only 400 ticketholders will be at the show." Right. And
> we're all having tea with The Who before the performance. You're correct
> about scalpers being "beaten severely" for making a profit off of those
> tickets. I say string 'em up by the toenails!
>
> >    Thirdly: I want to second the opinion expressed yesterday, about NOT
> > buying HOB tickets from scalpers, no matter how badly you want them. It's
> a
> > charity gig and any scalper who wants to make a buck off this should be
> > beaten severely. That's just COLD. Screwing fans and the charity, in my
> > opinion. Hope for a second show, or a tour, and be happy with that. And
> no,
> > I didn't get tickets either.
>
> Best Buy (here in the Milwaukee area) has the CD. The store I visited also
> had RD's DST CD for $4.99, too. JEB's Left For Live CD was in stock as well.
>
> >    Lastly: Speaking of COLD, the major record stores in my area aren't
> > stocking Pete's Live CD either. I'll get it at an out of the way store
> that
> > I know has it, but that's beside the point. Best Buy doesn't have it
> > because they don't think they'll SELL enough of it to make it profitable
> > for them to bother carrying it. Let me repeat that Pete's proceeds go to
> > charity. How f'n cold is that of the big record stores? We won't make
> > enough of a buck off it to bother carrying it... but the artist is giving
> > his proceeds away. Very sad world we live in, some days.
>
> Kathy, re: ticket purchases:
>
> Great idea, but I see flaws in this. What if you're sick and need to pass
> the ticket along to someone else? Call the venue? How do you prove you are
> who you are? In large theaters, this process would take forever. What if I
> was able to buy two extra tickets and wanted to sell them here on the list
> (at face value, of course!)? How would you deal with this? I guess I'm just
> getting too old for this crap to happen time and time again.
>
> Didn't Pearl Jam sell tickets to their fan club (or newsletter subscribers,
> whatever) first for some of their shows a few years ago? My niece got her
> tickets this way and went to a show in Maine, of all places. This seems like
> a better idea to me. Any other thoughts??
>
> > There's a fairly easy way to do it...when you buy the ticket you have to
> > designate who is going to be using it....and then to go into the show you
> > have to identify yourself.  Your name and the name on the ticket don't
> > match?  You don't get in.  That way you *can* buy for friends who are not
> > there but a broker can't buy to resell.  I had a friend tell me that's
> what
> > Pearl Jam did one year.  Cut the scalpers off completely.
>
> And, while on the subject of The Who ... anyone have a copy of the Quad
> performance at the Nissan Pavilion in VA?? CD?? Anything??
>
> Crawling back under my rock ...
>
> Corkface
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Fri, 08 Oct 1999 13:16:03 -0400
> From: Brian Cady <cadyb@home.com>
> Subject: The Limey & Roseanne
>
> According to one review I've read, Terence Stamp's first appearance in the new
> movie "The Limey" is accompanied by "The Seeker."  An in-joke about his brother,
> perhaps?
>
> Also, according to a story in this week's Time magazine, Roseanne (yes that
> Roseanne) and her band Barr Flies played at CBGB where they did a cover of "My
> Generation."  This is one cover version I hope I never hear.
>
>                 -Brian in Atlanta
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 13:38:17 EDT
> From: KHanc1965@aol.com
> Subject: Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V6 #241
>
> Does anyone have an extra ticket to the HOB show?  I´m a long-standing Pete fan who has unfortunately missed all his solo shows in the last six years. I would love to see this show.   E-mail me privately if you would like to discuss this further.
>
> Kim
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 14:21:47 -0400
> From: "Robert VanBuskirk" <vankirk@ix.netcom.com>
> Subject: PT, EV & JE
>
> Hey Whoopies,
>
> Check out the USA today (Oct.8-10), page 4E, and voila, a nice article on PT
> and Eddie Vedder!
>
> While you're at it, go to page 2D and see the Tall Stacks picture at the
> bottom - that's me in the white shirt.
> (Giggle, snort)
>
> While I'm here, HAPPY BIRTHDAY OX!! (10/9)
>
> And as I leave you wonderful people to your weekend, my PT Live just
> arrived!!!
>
> Rob in Cincy
>
> "If I lose my mind, I hope somebody will turn it in."
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 15:23:01 -0600
> From: "Corkface" <corkface@delphi.com>
> Subject: HOB concert added
> Isn't the Charlie aniels band playing on November 12th
> FWIW ...
>
> I just got off the phone with HOB in Chicago. Yes, there is a second show on
> November 12, tickets on sale the 16th. When I asked him about the 900 or so
> tickets left from the Nov. 13th show, he said "Ma'am, this is a private
> event. All of the tickets went back to the Maryville Academy. It is a
> PRIVATE show." I did ask how many tickets would be available for the 12th,
> but he couldn't answer that question. Good luck to all who drive/fly/walk to
> the HOB!!! Remember, your money is going to a worthwhile organization ...
> not a scalper!
>
> Corkface
> P.S. Will someone with posting privileges at O&S please pass this on? I'm
> having problems with that list right now ...
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Sat, 9 Oct 1999 00:45:54 EDT
> From: Dedetom@aol.com
> Subject: Who Vinyl Bootleg
>
> I recently went to a small local independent record store nearby to get the
> new Live Pete cd.  They had already sold out of the cd by the time I got
> there, and this was the same day the cd went on sale. While I was there I
> checked out their used Who albums. I found an import called  Jai' Baba    For
> Pete's Sake.  The only thing it had on it far a label was Moon Records--1982.
>  It also had a Supplemental Booklet to Moon  9-7-78. Inside it had a short
> history of the Who with some pictures and a short history of each member.
> Side One starts with a Radio 1 ad to the tune of My Generation(My Favorite
> Station).
> Early Morning Cold Taxi
> Radio 1 ad to the tune of Happy Jack
> Can't Tell a Note From a Symphony
> Coke commercial(Coke after Coke after Coke after Coca Cola)
> Can't Explain(Live)
> Happy Jack(Live)
> I'm a Boy(Live)
> Top Gear ad
> I Don't Even Know Myself(Written Don't Pretend You Don't Know Me)
> Side 2
> That Glittering Girl
> Don't Look Away
> Run Run Run
> To Kill My Appetite
> Do the Strip
>
> All except for the live songs are said to be studio cuts. It sounds quite
> good. I was wondering if anyone out there knew anything more about this album.
> I also picked up a German Polydor Who By Numbers album. Also quite good. I
> had never had that album before.
>
> One other thing of note is that tomorrow (Oct. 9th) is John Entwistle's
> birthday.
> HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN!!!!!
> Tomorrow is also the 23rd Anniversary of when I saw the Who live in Oakland
> 1976.
> I happen to have that show on tape, and will be listening to it and
> remembering the show.
> Now, how about a new tour!!!!!
>                                                     Later,  Tom
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Sat, 9 Oct 1999 03:37:11 -0400
> From: nostems@compuserve.com
> Subject: who is throughout Rolling Stone
>
> Picked up the latest copy of Rolling Stone and was pleasantly suprised with
> Who information/reviews throughout:
>
> 1) Letter to editor dissing RS for dissing on the Who for selling out it's
> tunes to commercialism
>
> 2) Nice article on the Who "officially" reforming. The periodic burying of
> the hatchet and love/hate fest 'tween Roger and Pete. Roger hints at a NEW
> Who record!!!! Wonderful news - Roger makes the analogy of their
> relationship and future of the Who as recovering alcoholics - taking it
> "one day at a time." Seems realistically promising. Pete says he has given
> up fighting the fact that they will continue to play here and there.
>
> 3) Report of the Who playing both days at the Bridge Benefit with Rabbit
> and Zak accompaning them. Glad I  bought tickets for both shows! For those
> going, CSN has dropped out 'coz Graham Nash recently broke both legs in a
> boating accident.
>
> 4) A good review for Pete's new live record. Those having trouble finding a
> copy, tonight there were 5 copies at the local Wherehouse Record Store in
> Phoenix, AZ ( A large chain of stores in the West).
>
> 5) A nice retrospective review of The Who Sell-Out. "To hear these 13
> tracks is to be transported to the wistful, alternately painful and joyous
> territory that was the Who's - and a whole culture's....adolescence.
>
> If that isn't enough, you get a pictorial of  Brad Pitt in dresses and
> article on Christine Aguilera (typical barf US magazine garbage).
>
> I haven't been this thrilled after putting down a Rolling Stone since The
> Who was on the cover back in 1982! Remember that cover story title...The
> WHO..THE END (not that I liked the angle).
>
> Greg
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Sat, 9 Oct 1999 09:46:12 +0100
> From: "Ian Clarke" <gai67@dial.pipex.com>
> Subject: Re: Who Vinyl Bootleg
>
> Tom, any chance of a description of
>
> > Can't Tell a Note From a Symphony
>
> which I haven't heard of before, is it one of the suedo adverts?
>
> Ian
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Sat, 09 Oct 1999 06:33:25 -0400
> From: Brian Cady <cadyb@home.com>
> Subject: Re: Who Vinyl Bootleg
>
> Ian Clarke wrote:
> >
> > Tom, any chance of a description of
> >
> > > Can't Tell a Note From a Symphony
>
> That would be Keith's song "Girl's Eyes."  See the remastered "The Who Sell Out"
> and the 30 Years boxset.
>
>                 -Brian in Atlanta
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Sat, 09 Oct 1999 06:42:06 PDT
> From: "L. Bird" <pkeets@hotmail.com>
> Subject: Oct. 9
>
> Happy birthday to John Entwistle!  That's 55 candles, isn't it?
>
> keets
>
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> ------------------------------
>
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