Don't block The Who

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 Those comments from Pete were coming at a time when his life was beginning to fall apart. He was moving more and more into harder drugs and was being compelled to participate in 3 North American tours and 1 European tour between Nov. 1979 and July, 1980. He had taken on a full solo contract with Atlantic and a Who contract with Warner Brothers. 
 
 Festival seating was not the sole cause for the loss of life and injuries in Cincinnati, so on that front Pete's right. There was also the lack of ticket takers which forced the Coliseum to only open a few doors and there was the Who's late soundcheck which riled up the crowds on the concourse. 
    
 -----Original Message-----
 From: clano at comcast.net
 To: thewho at igtc.com
 Sent: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 11:18 PM
 Subject: Re: Don't block The Who
 
  We know where Pete stands with watching the show:

TOWNSHEND: I think the way festival seating was blamed (Cincinnati-1979), 
wholesale, for practically all the problems, was quite a nasty, negative 
overreaction - because I like festival seating. When I go to a concert I don't 
want to have to f*cking sit in a numbered seat, and get clobbered over the head 
every time I stand up. I like to be able to move about, I like to be able to 
dance if I want to, or go and buy a Coke if I want to, or push my way to the 
front if I want to or hide in the back if I want to! I also know, from the 
stage, that you get the best atmosphere with festival seating. 
-Rolling Stone June 1980.

Chris

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: Brian Cady <brianinatlanta2001 at yahoo.com> 

> Thanks to Diane for sending this along: 
> >From The Connecticut Post: 
> http://www.connpost.com/policelog/ci_4746535 
> 
> -FIGHT AT CONCERT: Two Fairfield brothers and a Stratford man were arrested in 

> connection with a fight during Tuesday's concert by The Who in Bridgeport. 
> 
> John Quinn, 22, and William H. Quinn, 19, of Warner Hill Road, in Fairfield's 
> Southport section; and Michael Valente, 49, of Wells Place, Stratford, were 
> charged with third-degree assault and breach of the peace. 
> 
> Police said Valente began arguing with the Quinn brothers at 9:30 p.m. because 

> they refused to sit down and blocked his view of the band during a concert in 
> the Arena at Harbor Yard. 
> 
> The argument turned into a fistfight and all three were ejected from the 
> concert, police said. 
> 
> They were issued summonses to appear in court. 
> 
> -Brian in Atlanta 
> The Who This Month! 
> http://www.thewhothismonth.com 
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