Pete Diary 6/1

[O'Neal, Kevin W.]

>Bruce bkawak  
>Pete Diary 6/1 
>
>> Looks like it will be 2004.....mini opera.....more 2004.....and than
a
>> "rarity."
>> Why am I not thrilled???
>
>Surely you can't be serious!

I can!  And, stop calling me Shirley!

>Did you really think it be anything but the 
>'04 (re '02, '00, '99...) set plus a couple of new ones and a rarity or
two 
>(both of which will be dropped after the second show)? :)

Well.....YES!
I was expecting (hoping?) for ....ummm........Errr......

Ya know....I'm now not sure *WHAT* the hell I was expecting.
What I *wasn't* expecting was a diary stating <paraphrase> we're
polishing up the old tour.

Deep breath....

Let me try and break it down.
Based on assumption (don't say it) of a 2+hour show (130min. ?)
So, 30-40 minute mini-opera.
A couple rarities (add 10min.....total call it 50min.)
We're now talking 70-80 min. of the same ol' same ol' ?

Why not take that *big* chunk of time and really do something special
with it, that includes your top 'must haves'.
Top five must haves would be (subject to debate, as usual) 1) WAY, 2)
BBE, 3) Bargain, 4) PW, 5) WGFA
Top five would equal, what, about 30min. Total?
That still leaves 40-50 minutes of creative set-list.

OK, OK, you don't have to shout.  Of course they'll open with ICE and
maybe Substitute and then maybe AAA.
So, another 15minutes.
But, does it really *have* to be so???
So, now we're up to 25-35 minutes of time to fill.
Take away 5 minutes for break before encore...
That leaves 3-4 songs or so.
AQO would take up two.
Then NE?
And then maybe a new non-mini-opera song?

There's your show.

In retrospect, that wouldn't be soooooo bad.
I'd advocate for dropping the standard opening.
I'd actually advocate jumping right into the mini-opera, while you've
got everyone's attention.
But, please don't just take 2004 and split the show with the mini-opera.

And, really, is it too much to ask for them to cycle different songs for
each show???  Not the whole set list, but a good chunk of songs.  If The
Stones can do it, Shirley The Who can do it.

>>Brian made the videos.
>>
>> Yes, thanks for the 2004 "been there, done that" flash-back, Brian.
>>
>
>That's your official welcome Brian.

No offense to you personally, Brian!!!
Really!
:-)

>> For fucks sake, Pete!
>> This is the last shot.
>> Take the fucking bull by the horns already and dazzle us with
freshness!
>
>He did, 1965-73. If you weren't there you missed the boat. :)

Yeah, that boat sailed.  Mmmmmmm.....sailing.
I was too busy getting my belly-button made, learning to walk, talk,
read, get in trouble, and avoid that devil rock music.
Look how far I've come!

<sigh>
Kevin in VT (not the list pessimist, but actually <it seems> the list's
ever disappointed optimist)


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