Re: Precious, Comforting Who

["william sturm" <hapijac@xxxxxxx>]

Funny Joe that you said that,I am often pounding out tunes on my thighs ala
Tug Mcgraw and people do look lol. I hope the Tugger pulls through!!!
Bill


----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Lewinski" <lewinski@icanon.com>
To: <TheWho@igtc.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 8:37 AM
Subject: Re: Precious, Comforting Who


> Johanna wrote:
>
> At 11:20 PM 3/15/2003 -0800, you wrote:
> >Another way of communicating this, is that all music is precious to me,
but
> >Who music is extremely comforting to me and has been for more than 2
decades.
> >  I would be very lost without it.  But, a few times, I put on a Who
tune,
> > and
> >something painful that was said on this list will come into my mind.  I
> >contemplated the danger of being a part of a list such as this, that can
be
> >cruel at times, ruining such a therapeutic tool for me (all Who).  Those
of
> >you who know me, know I need all the tools I can get my hands on(read
crazy
> >Sagittarius)!!  Anyway, am I the only one like this?  Does anyone else
feel
> >this way?
>
> I feel this way all the time.   I cannot listen to any Supertramp without
> having
> sad feelings of about an old relationship *many years ago*.
>
> In a sense, there are a lot of songs that bring about memories of
> a particular sad or melancholy period in my life.   It is not so with any
> of The Who songs.    With The Who songs
> I have created a layering of insulation with each listen during various
> times of
> my life so there are no dominant bad memories that tarnish them.
>
> I sometimes find myself humming aloud or whistling a Who tune in public
> and get the oddest looks.   I guess that's the soundtrack of my life
coming
> through.
>
> Joe in Philly