Random Thoughts - Netiquette, Concert Etiquette, Roger's Voice

[An English Boy]

...remind me not to be near this person if Anaheim ever happens
again....

AEB~


>From: Bill McCue <bill_macq at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: The Who Mailing List <thewho at igtc.com>
>To: TheWho at igtc.com
>Subject: Random Thoughts - Netiquette, Concert Etiquette, Roger's Voice
>Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 10:44:13 -0800 (PST)
>
>For f*ck's sake, people! What is so f*cking hard about editing down the 
>original post you're replying to? Try thinking about someone else for a few 
>seconds. We've all read the original post. There's no need to make everyone 
>scroll through it AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN because you're too lazy to do 
>anything more than hit "reply." Come on! I must have read/scrolled through 
>"Kevin in Vermont's" snowflakes/confetti story in its entirety about 500 
>f*cking times already. Enough. PLEASE! It was mildly entertaining the first 
>four or five times (especially the cheese steak bit).
>
>   And another thing...
>
>   I'm sure that story about the two brothers getting tossed out of a show 
>has another side to it. How many of you have been forced to endure an 
>evening sitting/standing near a bunch of knuckleheads more intent on 
>getting loaded than listening to the music, talking OVER the songs they 
>don't like (read: new songs) and singing out of tune (and LOUD) during the 
>songs they do like?
>
>   This behavior is along the same lines as the inconsiderate nitwits who 
>re-post lengthy posts. They-don't-care! They don't care about you or your 
>concert experience. They don't about you or your time. They don't give two 
>sh*ts about how their behavior impacts anyone else. For all we know, those 
>two brothers might have deserved to get tossed out on their asses - or 
>taken out in cuffs, whichever.
>
>   You want to stand during a show? Be my guest. But pick your spots. Most 
>sets include ample opps to grab a seat and catch your breath, and maybe let 
>those behind you have a decent view for a while. Today's Who shows are no 
>exception. Everyone else in your section is sitting down? Consider moving 
>to a more active area. Try something novel. Think about someone else for a 
>few minutes of your life. Consider that you're part of a group, that a 
>concert is a communal experience. Everyone else paid their money, too. 
>Everyone else is entitled to a pleasant experience, too. For example, maybe 
>that entails *not* being covered in confetti during a part of the concert 
>that YOU think is appropriate for it. Consider a compromise. You don't 
>*have* to do anything. You can be as determined, antagonistic, agreeable, 
>prickish as you see fit. But I can guarantee you that a Who concert, and 
>the world in general, would be a far more pleasant place if people give 
>even just a few minutes of
>  consideration to the people around them. This is especially important 
>these days when so many young and impressionable kids are attending 
>concerts with their parents.
>
>   Rant mode off.
>
>   I'm going to submit for consideration the possibility that the people 
>who are defending Roger's voice circa 2006 are listening with their hearts 
>and not their ears. I respect your opinion and your undying right to 
>express it here, but I don't think those opinions are backed up by any 
>credible evidence. I've been to a handful of (what's left of) The Who shows 
>in the past six years - including one dreadful performance by Roger in NYC 
>during the first night at MSG - and have an equal amount of the official 
>live recordings. The overwhelming amount of those experiences and 
>recordings have "featured" a Roger Daltrey struggling to hit any high note 
>and sounding painfully out of breath for the majority of the gig. If anyone 
>out there in cyberspace has a recording that disputes this personal 
>opinion, please point me in the right direction to hear it. If after 
>listening to it I agree with you, I will post an apology and a gushy review 
>that will make Kevin in Vermont blush.
>
>   Love,
>   Mackey
>
>
>
>
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