Re: 2000 Tour vs 2002 tour - Rock, Paper Scissors

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Actually Pete is rock because thats what his name means translated from
greek. (It`s actually 'stone' i think, but definetly NOT scissors!)
vrey respectively.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Lewinski" <lewinski@icanon.com>
To: <TheWho@igtc.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 3:30 PM
Subject: Re: 2000 Tour vs 2002 tour - Rock, Paper Scissors


> Allow me some space and I will draw either a
> useful or silly analogy.
>
> Pete is the scissors.
> Roger is the paper.
> John is the rock.
>
> If you've never played the game - Rock, Paper Scissors,
> I'll explain.   Two people play opposite each other and count
> to three with one hand behind their back.  At the count of five (no -
three),
> they produce their hand in one of three configurations: Index and Middle
> Fingers outstretched (Scissors)   Palm down (Paper),  or Fist  (Rock).
>
> If both players throw the same shape, it is a tie.  If they are different,
then
> the rankings to determine who wins that round are as follows:
>
> - Scissors cuts Paper.
> - Paper covers Rock.
> - Rock smashes Scissors.
>
> Play continues until one or both players get's tired or grows up.
>
> IMHO, the personality balance/imbalance within the Who worked
> a lot like this game.   The 2002 tour was dominated by Pete.  He
> was never threatened by the Smashing Rock of John.   For all of
> John's neediness of Pete, I feel John had an independent approach
> to things that demanded that Pete and subsequently Roger make
> room and concessions for.
>
> At the Camden preshow I met a man named Terry at Hanks.
> Terry had a bunch of John photos that he had taken over the years.
> He was firmly in the John camp, and  probably would
> have been back-stage with John on this tour had
> John still been alive.   This really hit me hard as I realized that there
> were probably countless people from every city that would have
> normally had Who access on this tour if John were still alive.
>
> I'm sure that when you strongly throw your support to one member
> and form a friendship you are considered to be one of *their* people.
> I am interested to know whether John's people were still welcome
> in the camp, or whether they were cut off.
>
> Any thoughts on this?   Alan?
>
> Certainly the game without the Rock is not the same.
>
> Joe in Philly