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Re: Very long Hyde Park comment; best of Pete comments
- Subject: Re: Very long Hyde Park comment; best of Pete comments
- Date: Fri, 5 Jul 1996 15:31:03 -0400 (EDT)
Did anyone think that Pete could have picked better songs for his
"greatest hits." I was personally disappointed that "My Baby Gives It
Away" from the Ronnie Lane/PT album "Rough Mix" didn't make it. I was
also disappointed not to see "White City Fighting" "SEcondhand Love"
"Gonna Get YOU" and "Face Dances" not on this album.
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Kamesh Nagarajan (315)425-7942
knagaraj@syr.edu
Syracuse University College of Law 3L Demigod
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On Fri, 5 Jul 1996, Trish Pottersmith wrote:
> To Bernd: Your report was well worth the read. Gary G.'s response was
> right on. Your story got me thinking of my own magical Who
> concert experiences and how even something like the Toronto telecast of
> '82 was an emotionally charged high point for me (saw it in a dumpy old
> theatre in Paterson, NJ.) I think writing up something like that is a
> great ritual that kind of cements the details and helps capture it
> forever. I'm grateful to you for doing that. Not only do I now feel like
> I went to Hyde Park, but I like another's confirmation of the magic
> and emotion that surrounds Who (and some other) concerts. Too many times I
> did _not_ do what you did - give the experience the respect it demands; go
> ahead and just feel the bittersweet emotions that you had (as I have) the
> next day; and wear the t-shirt to work on Monday. I'm glad your wife
> didn't show up! It would have distracted you from what ended up as a
> poignant piece of writing. Thanks.
>
> Best of Pete: These days the Who take a back seat to the rest of my life,
> for better or worse; however, I eventually catch up. After trying to find
> Pete's Best of CD in the usual stores and failing, I checked at Target
> (Kmartish store for those who don't have them) the other night and the
> only 2 Who disks they had were the new and improved LAL and
> "coolwalkin'...", both priced at $11.00! Go figure. So yesterday I found
> some time to sit down and check out the Pete disk. I love the liner
> notes. I think the story he tells about "A Little is Enough" is
> profound. At least for me. I've certainly hit that point in my own
> marriage. The "Uneasy Street" story is another good one. I was happy to
> find Pete's ruminations still so honest and still reflective of my own
> life, as painful as these things are sometimes. I like the new mix of
> LMLOTD much better than the first one. It suits the spiritual nature of
> the song. I think I listened to it 4 or 5 times. (Can someone tell me
> what "E. Cola" means, she asked sheepishly?)
>
> been enjoying the list a lot lately. would like to post more often.
>
> Trish P. in Colorado
>