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The Mid-80's - Who Doldrums
> What stunned me is how they looked old in the eighties and that was 20
> years ago and now we get this.
I know, isn't it funny? Back in '82 they were what?....in their late
30's. That was supposed to be old for rock & rollers! See how we're
manipulated by media & public opinion?
> I remember writing Pete a "post Who" letter back in 1985 [to which he
> kindly responded.] Post Who. Ha. That's what it was back then. Not.
Yeah, the mid-80's were the doldrums as far as being a Who fan went. I
got into them in '81-'82 but missed the chance to see them on the '82 tour.
In the mid-80's all we got were little scraps of Who. Daltrey did a few
shows. Pete made WHITE CITY. The Live Aid reunion.
That Live Aid reunion was like the biggest event in '85 (at least it was
for me). I remember nervously awaiting their set. I remember the excite-
ment when they took the stage. The thought of "uh-oh" when OX's bass
guitar wasn't functioning & had to be replaced before they even played a
note!. Then the disbelief when the damn satellite feed was lost. What
a stressful day that was.
In the mid-80's, nobody could foresee the upcoming '89 reunion tour. So
when a friend ran up to me in the summer of 1988 & said, "Did you see John
Entwistle is coming to Cleveland?" - I was ecstatic.
Finally, I'd get to see a member of The Who. Probably my only chance, I
thought. Saved by The OX!
Then the damn burst & The Who were everywhere again. I would realize my
dream of seeing the band. Quite a few times.
- SCHRADE in Akron
I do not value any view of the universe into which man & the institutions
of man enter very largely & absorb much of the attention.
- Henry David Thoreau, 1852