RE: Too old for Quad? If so, too old for everything

["L. Bird" <pkeets@hotmail.com>]

> > After all, they were a little old to be taking that
> >particular show on the road, and they needed some humor to make it fly.

>It doesn't happen often Keets, but I don't agree with this statement.
>Do you still stand behind this?
>
>You're talking about Quad, right?
>
>I found Garry G. to be a distraction, and totally unneeded.  I didn't even 
>think Billy Idol was needed.  It was different, but also a bit of a 
>distraction. MHO.

Yes, I'm talking about Quad, and I'll stand behind the statement. ;)

It's not that I think TED didn't do an outrageus job with the production and 
performance--they really did.  The show is completely spell-binding, and of 
course once you're captured, you don't notice their age, or any mistakes or 
anything else but how gorgeous it is.  Still, they were fiftish year old men 
acting out parts written for teens.  The element of parody was planned, and 
it arms them for any critics who want to point this out.

TED are smart guys, and humor is something that runs through TOMMY as well.  
If anybody complains about the music or the story or the performace, then 
all they have to say is "Well, it's all a joke anyhow."  In a way it is, or 
course, but then in another way, they're dead serious about it.

I rather thought the other characters were entertaining.  I sure there were 
several reasons for including them.  For one, they gave Roger and  Pete a 
break--from all reports it's a killer to sing.  It might bring in some new 
fans--I'm not sure what kind of fan base GG and BI have at this point, but 
Billy Idol, at least, is younger, and I think they're both associated with 
the punk movement rather than classic rock.  Also, it gave TED a chance to 
work with the characters and staging.  It's a pretty well-understood fact 
that Pete was interested in developing ideas for a Broadway show.

keets
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