Dynamite New Diary Entry by Pete!!!!!!!!

[Kevin O'Neal]

>Lowgens02
>Dynamite New Diary Entry by Pete!!!!!
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>http://www.petetownshend.co.uk/diary/display.cfm?id=298&zone=diary

Now, *that's* what I'm talkin' about!
Well done Pete!  I'm proud of you.
Bruce......to phrase another show that us 40 and over's would only 
know......"kiss my grits!"   ;-)
It is good to dream!

And, a hats off to Rachel for giving pete the balls to step out on a limb 
from time to time.

Kevin in VT

Full diary:
10 June 2006
Homework

Back to Diary Dates
 We've got the Who machine back up and running, and the band sounds good. We 
are developing a special six screen video system to provide an alternative 
and a complement to our lighting rig - hey! we could get sexy dancers and 
we'd have as cool a show as Kylie (get well soon sweetheart and keep 
fighting).
For the European leg of the tour Roger introduced CRY IF YOU WANT into the 
set, and we have swotted up on DON'T EVEN KNOW MYSELF, RELAY, GETTING IN 
TUNE, THE SEEKER, ANOTHER TRICKY DAY, NAKED EYE, BARGAIN, PURE & EASY, I'M A 
BOY, TATOO and LET'S SEE ACTION to fly in - all special requests from fans.
We will also squeeze in the big classics for those who don't always follow 
our shows.
In the coming week we are cutting into the new Mini-Opera for the first 
time. This weekend is Homework time so I feel very much in synch with my son 
and all the other teenagers doing their exams this month. The songs we will 
rehearse to include in the early part of our set are the six songs as 
follows: SOUND ROUND, PICK UP THE PEACE, ENDLESS WIRE, WE GOT A HIT, THEY 
MADE MY DREAMS COME TRUE and the track currently getting initial radio play 
here in the UK MIRROR DOOR.
For the real fanatics (and bootleggers) out there, Roger and I both put 
together lists of songs we really want to play at some point during the tour 
this coming year. We have been inspired by the Stones to do this - though we 
are trying to shorten out marathon show at the same time, so it's hard to 
find a spot in the show to fit them in. So many of our songs are long. Put 
BABA O'RILEY, WHO ARE YOU, WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN, and some stuff from 
QUADROPHENIA and TOMMY in a show and you already fill almost an hour of 
playing time. It looks like our show will run about 100 minutes.
I will publish a list of so-called "Who Rarities" that we hope to introduce 
one by one on the American tour later this year. This has some really fun 
stuff on it including our first Mini-Opera, and stuff like Roger's song HERE 
FOR MORE and BLUE, RED and GREY performed by me on a ukelele.
Working with Rachel on IN THE ATTIC has made me quite a bit braver about 
tackling unusual songs, and I'm hoping that on occasion - where a "Rarity" 
may not work on the big Who stage, I might be able to play it Live on IN THE 
ATTIC. I may be able to persuade Roger to join us sometimes. So there should 
be some interesting times ahead.