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Roger falling at Live Aid



Lisa wrote:

>Did you really think Roger fell by accident?  It seemed to me that he took a
>very deliberate dive a split second after Pete fell in an effort to make the
>whole thing look like part of the show.  Did anyone else think that?  Maybe
>I'm just overly sentimental, but I always thought that was a gallant thing
>for Roger to do.

It was my impression at the time that it was clearly deliberate and more likely
intended to make sure Pete didn't get all the camera shots rather than helping
Pete save face.  Thinking about it now reminds me of Pete's comments in the 30
yrs vid re Roger and the showmanship thing with Sister Disco.


Regards,
Denis.

PS - I have a spare copy of "The Who In Their Own Words" if anyone is interested
in a trade.