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Re: Lifehouse webcast thoughts
Hey guys, i want to order the webcast but I am uncertain how the connection
will be. Has anyone with a 56k modem watched it yet? I just don't want to
order it and not have my modem be able to handle it. Any thoughts?
Thanks
drew w
----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Cady <cadyb@home.com>
To: Paul's Who List <TheWho@igtc.com>; Petetownshend@Egroups.Com
<petetownshend@egroups.com>; Scott's list <oddsandsods@thewho.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 9:28 AM
Subject: Lifehouse webcast thoughts
> So I went ahead and purchased the full webcast. It's a delight to watch.
As I thought
> when I saw the abridged version, I really, really wish this were out on
video and DVD.
>
> As an experiment in bringing the Lifehouse to reality, I'd say it's a good
start but
> there's still a way to go. For one thing, it's not live (although that's
been done as I
> remember from staying up 'til 2 in the morning to see The Who at Bridge).
The picture is
> fine for a webcast but five years from now no one will believe anyone paid
to see a
> picture fuzzy at 19" (but great at the 4" I have playing right now) and
the sound is at
> the level of a decent FM radio broadcast. Not exactly like slipping on
the experience
> suit and thinking you're actually there.
>
> Still, for $12.95 I'd say it's certainly worth it. For your money you get
3 days access
> to the concert (101 minutes) and another 30 minute Pete interview. What
makes it so
> enjoyable to me is what might irritate Who purists and that is that the
songs are
> performed in such a different manner to The Who's versions. Being so
familiar with The
> Who's readings, I find it both refreshing and enlightening to hear the
songs played in
> this way. It would make a great video to put on after you've tired
yourself out
> air-windmilling to Isle Of Wight and want to relax and just hear the
songs.
>
> It's not often I'd encourage y'all to spend money on something you're not
sure you'd want,
> but as Pete says in one of the interviews, paying money to mcy.com for
this encourages
> them to do more work with Pete and watching this makes me want to see
where Pete can take
> this idea next.
>
> Go to:
> http://www.eelpie.com/webcast.html
>
> "Jody Linscott and her jugs! (They're called bowls, really)" - Pete
Townshend
>
> -Brian in Atlanta
> The Who This Month!
> http://members.home.net/cadyb/who.htm
>
>