Re: Stumbling Blocks & Regrets

[SicilianMother@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 9/26/2002 8:22:12 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
sschrade@ascpl.lib.oh.us writes:


> It's not like the '82 tour is the *one* tour I wish I could've 
> seen.  It was the first Who tour I *could've* seen a show on....
> but I wasn't lucky enough to get a ticket.



Where there is a will, there is a way.
> 
> In 1982, I was like 13.  My dad was not happy about me wanting to go to see 
the Who (he thought I was rebelling because of the music I listened to and 
destroyed like all my Who albums including "Smash your head....Secret 
Policemen Ball and others that I've never seen for sale since).  But, my big 
sister, who was 19 said she would go with me.  It was my first concert.  It 
was my first Who show.  I wouldn't say my parents were lax, but I was 
extremely persistent.  Back in those days, to buy a ticket, you had to mail 
in your money and when they received it, they would mail back the tickets.  I 
had forgotten to include a self addressed envelope, so I waited for hours 
until the mail man came and begged him to let me have the letter that was in 
the mail box and insert the SASE.

My 3rd Who show, was 1989.  I got up in the middle of the night to stand in 
line for a ticket at the local ticketmaster outlet.  They would issue 
numerical wrist bands and then pick a number.  The line would start with that 
number.  I was 13th in line!   However, the seats sucked.  At the show, my 
ex-husband and I were on a mission to get to the front.  We got separated, so 
I was on my own.  All 5 feet of me was dragged out by security 5 times.  I 
just kept trying until finally I snuck past security and got in the 10th row. 
 Heaven!!!  My ex made it into the 4th row.  

At that point, I wanted to get on the stage and smooth on Roger.  But, I 
realized, even if the stranger standing next to me agreed to launch me 20 
feet in the air and I did land on the stage without dying, I'd be ejected 
from the Rose Bowl and miss the rest of the show.  So, I just stayed put and 
enjoyed the show.

Anyway, those were the good ole days of my youth.............I've been to the 
Daltrey/British Symphony show and the Daltrey does Townsend show since 
then.......but I guess the 1989 was the last time I saw The Who - Moon.

Johannah