RE: A Bargain

[Quad <quadimages@yahoo.com>]

Agreed the banter from last year was memorable!
Sacramento must be high in the ranks of the best of
stage chatter...

Much like an old Who show but without our beloved
Keith of course.

"In your fucking imagination"
Roger to Pete - 08/22/00

--- "O'Neal, Kevin W." <Kevin.ONeal@vtmednet.org>
wrote:
> >From: Alan McKendree <amck@thenetdr.com>
> >Subject: More Abbey Road dates
> >
> Hawaii !!!??  Oh boy, John's psyched!
> 
> Another Pete Intro:
> As I listen to various boots from tour 2000, I find
> myself almost more
> interested in the dialog between songs (almost).
> I particularly love it when I hear Pete wax on and
> confirm thoughts that
> I've had, and even posted on this list.
> 
> The following is the introduction to Bargain from
> Cleveland (end of track
> 6):
> 
> "The next track is a .......called a Bargain, It's
> apparently about, about
> a........maybe about a love affair.
> But uh, it's also really about the uh,.....the love
> affair between The Who
> and their audience that began way back in the late
> 60's and uh.......<loud
> applause, Pete raises voice>......
> We started to feel something very special happening
> at our shows, and it
> happened with allot of other bands as well.
> It was kind of a late 60's thing, and some of it may
> have been fueled by all
> kinds of drugs, In my case it was just booze, but
> uh... <loud applause>...
> You know, it was a good time for music. And what
> actually started to happen
> was we started to feel that what was happening at
> concerts was just a little
> bit more.....than music. It was kind of a feeling of
> congregation.?  And I
> had only ever felt that at uh,... big sports events
> and things like that in
> the past, or maybe in a.....chapel or whatever.  And
> uh,.....this song is
> about the fact that when you came to a
> concert..........expecting to just
> get music, you got a bargain <strums guitar>  'cause
> you got something else
> as well."  PT
> 
> So there you have it.  Congregation, Sports Events,
> Religion, music, all
> wrapped up in one quick introduction.  Discovered by
> me last night for the
> first time as I jammed out to Cleveland while
> framing my basement.
> BTW, I am now firmly in the camp of thought (Same
> camp my friend Stu was in
> right after the show) that of the four shows we saw
> last summer (Boston,
> Nissan, Camden, and Cleveland), Cleveland was the
> strongest.  No doubt in my
> mind (although 7th row, and Pete's attitude made
> Camden unforgettable).  For
> those of you who didn't take advantage of the
> Cleveland Tree that happened a
> while back, run, don't walk.  It's an incredibly
> driving and flawless show.
> I stopped numerous times to air-windmill with my
> Sheet-rocking square.  And,
> I played it loud baby.  
> Anyone know where to get ear plugs for dogs?????????
> 
> Kevin in VT
> 


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