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- Date: Tue, 22 Jul 1997 12:46 EST
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>The Who Mailing List Digest
>Monday, July 21 1997Volume 04 : Number 182
>
>
>
>In this issue:
>
> Maximum R&B Book - the points
> Saint Louis Review
> Responding to Kathleen & Brasil
> Great Woods Tix!
> Confirmed Quadrophenia Again
> Looking for 5/18/74 and/or 4/28/90
> Re: Confirmed Quadrophenia Again
> Re: Responding to Kathleen & Brasil
> Pete's Women
> Pete Townshend - Live 1997
> wonderful Chitown memories
> Re: Advertising The Who in Buffalo
> California '99
>
>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Date: Sun, 20 Jul 1997 18:44:31 -0400 (EDT)
>From: Jennifer Lee Davies <jen@nt.net>
>Subject: Maximum R&B Book - the points
>
> I do have the updated version (well, it goes up to the Tommy musical).
> I love the pictures of the boys dancing in a Mod crowd. I noticed
>the caption for the picture of Aminta and Roger's girls before I looked at
>it, and all I could think was: "Please may Aminta not have Pete's nose!"
>It's a cruel thing for a child to have to grow up with.
> Very informative book. I like it all - I like it a lot!
> And on a distasteful topic....
>>Trying to appear British I see while you're just another *hoser*.
>
> And Mike, you really *are* shark bait. My comment wasn't directed
>at you. Get a life and leave me alone. I'm not reading a thing you say
>anymore.
>
>JenniferD
>My Guitar __ _____ http://www.nt.net/~jen/ (New changes!)
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>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 01:21:34 -0400 (EDT)
>From: RyanK17@aol.com
>Subject: Saint Louis Review
>
>The show was great. This was my second who show. I saw them do quad last
>year and this 10 times better and the first time I saw them kicked ass. They
>did quad. Rog still had short hair and pete and john looked great. Pete did
>about half the show on electric. That really supprised me becuase of the
>fact that the first time I saw him he did only 2 songs on electric. Quad
>sounded great. Great john solo during (guess) 5:15 what a suprise. Pete
>had some really great solos including sea and sand which was kind of a
>suprise. Pete was playing vicously. It did not matter if it was acoustic
>or electric. Jumping doing windmills. It was almost a young pete again.
> After quad they did encores of WGFA. Now this was a switch. Pete and Rog
>started it without john. But pete was playing electric. John later joined
>in. BBE followed next. Then a rocking vesion of substitute and cant
>explaine (pete was playing on a lot of feedback that just rocked) rog started
>off on guitar for WAY. Which latter turned to electric. Toward the end of
>the song pete changed guitars. He started up playing and finshed the song.
> Came to center stage. He then took it up off his shoulder held and tossed
>it into the air. It spun and he caught it (actully he caught it then I think
>he dropped it). I really think he was going to smash it and just decided not
>to go through with it. My only complants were not enough video foteage of
>John and the fans were fair weather fans. I heard some guy say what is this
>shit. I have 2 question for people who were there. What was the opening
>acts name and who was playing The godfather and ace face. Well thats it. I
>hope that as the tour continues more people will post reviews.
>
>Ryan
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 09:44:34 -0400
>From: pigpen@mhv.net (The Brown Family)
>Subject: Responding to Kathleen & Brasil
>
>1st to Brasil..you were questioning the Velvet Underground song....correct
>me if i'm wrong but I believe your thinking about "save it for later" which
>was originally recorded by The English Beat and Peter started covering it
>back in 1985 during his DEEP END shows to promote White City. If this is
>the song your thinking about Peter did put it out on the Deep End Live CD,
>also it was included in the video. If this isn't the song your thinking
>of...please advise me what some of the words are and i"ll try to figure it
>out...Cheers
>2nd) to Kathleen,
>Excellent reply about the Secret Policeman's Ball...I forgot Drowned was
>on it (i just listened) WOW..by the way the John Wiliams who accompianied
>Peter is not the Boston Pops John Williams...He is an English Folk Singer
>with the reputation of sayyyy a Tom Paxton, not very well known...Also
>did you buy The Secret Policemans' Other Ball when it was released?....thi
>s has some acoustic Sting and some good Clapton, Beck collaborations on it.
>Also did anyone know there is a video The Secret Policemans Ball that has
>some of the Peter performance as well as the Sting Beck and CLapton...I saw
>it years ago and wish i taped it.
>anyone out there have it?
>By the way Kathleen my wife and I hope to see you and yours at the show in
>Hartford. We will be on the lawn you wont be able to miss me...i have big
>hair ha ha ha if you look closely you'll see my microphone...
>any tapers out there let me know......
>
>Once in a while, you get shown the light, in the strangest of places, if
>you look at it right.........
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Mon, 21 Jul 97 09:42:03 EDT
>From: brodeur@animationmagic.com (Brian Brodeur)
>Subject: Great Woods Tix!
>
>Anyone have two tickets for the Great Woods show in Mansfield Massachusetts?
>I'm trying to porive to my brother that the Who can still Rock!! He doesn't
>believe me.....
>He still makes Kenney Jones jokes.
>Thx, Brian Brodeur - brodeur@animationmagic.com
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 10:26:48 -0400
>From: pigpen@mhv.net (The Brown Family)
>Subject: Confirmed Quadrophenia Again
>
>Hi all...I just saw The Who website...The Who.Com.....they are promoting
>themselves as Quadrophenia again....however i have not seen any indications
>of any opening acts...Pray hope hope.......all well it could be
>worse...there could be no shows to see at all
>
>Once in a while, you get shown the light, in the strangest of places, if
>you look at it right.........
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Mon, 21 Jul 97 10:26:00 PDT
>From: "Hicks, Barry" <hicks@engrnd.roundlake.baxter.com>
>Subject: Looking for 5/18/74 and/or 4/28/90
>
>I am looking to trade for a good or better sounding cassette copy (complete
>show preferred) of one or both of the following concerts:
>
>5/18/74 - Charlton Athletic Football Grounds, London, UK
>4/28/80 - The Checkerdome, Saint Louis, Missouri
>
>I do not have much from The Who to offer in return, but I have a good
>selection of Neil Young, Grateful Dead, and various other bands (Allmans,
>CSNY, Pearl Jam, Wilco, Son Volt, Uncle Tupelo, ...) to choose from.
>
>Barry Gene Hicks
>hicksb@baxter.com
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 11:42:57 -0500
>From: "Blair M. Cummings" <blairc@infi.net>
>Subject: Re: Confirmed Quadrophenia Again
>
>Thanks for the tip, but when I went, There didn't seem to be anything but a
>few small
>face shots and a Quad logo.
>
>Any ward on when we might see some true content?
>
>Blair
>
>> Hi all...I just saw The Who website...The Who.Com.....they are promoting
>> themselves as Quadrophenia again.
>
>=============================================
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>InfiNet Network Engineer 757.624.2686
>=============================================
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 12:22:28 -0400
>From: thelash@juno.com (Robert A Klajda)
>Subject: Re: Responding to Kathleen & Brasil
>
>..by the way the John Wiliams who
>>accompianied
>>Peter is not the Boston Pops John Williams...He is an English Folk
>>Singer
>>with the reputation of sayyyy a Tom Paxton, not very well
>>known..
>
>Actually, he is not a folk singer- he is a renowned classical guitarist
>with the reputation of sayyyy an Andres Segovia; and EXTREMELY well
>known.
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 13:11:22 -0400
>From: "Mark R. Leaman" <mleaman@sccoast.net>
>Subject: Pete's Women
>
>> Pete's female characters really AREN'T
>> that varied! It's true! Compare the women from oh say "Tommy" to
>> those in "Psychoderelict". Sally Simpson = Rosalind, Mrs. Walker =
>> Ruth Streeting.
>
>Yellow:
>
>I've never gotten that impression. SS was a typical fan/groupie from the
>`60s, and in fact the song was originally written about that subject and
>later incorporated into the TOMMY story. I wouldn't say that Pete
>created her so much as observed the behavior and gave it a name.
>Rosalind was very similar, although in this case Ruth's creation and
>again a more-or-less stereotypical young fan.
>Also Mary-Ann with the infamous hand, although she seems to be a bit
>more tactile in her approach...
>I don't see a Walker/Streeting connection at all. For one thing, Tom's
>mom is barely in the original version. The movie has Nora as a tragic
>figure...the only time she's in the least selfish is the scene directly
>after the Captain is killed, and...well I imagine that was rather an
>emotional moment. In every other scene she appears more concerned about
>Tommy than herself (I don't think she's aware of "Uncle Frank's" plot),
>and the torment is shown clearly in the baked beans scene.
>I haven't seen the play, so I can't speak to that version of Nora.
>Ruth Streeting, on the other hand, is manipulating the situation from
>the start. She uses Ray by using Rastas, and then dumps Rastas for Ray's
>new fortune (not Ray, I think!).
>So perhaps you might share how you see them as similar? Cause I don't
>see it.
>Other women to consider: Glow Girl, Jimmy's unnamed girlfriend in QUAD,
>Virginia, the girl with "eyes like gems", & Athena.
>
>- --
>
> Cheers ML
>
> "It's more than a looking back...it's a bringing up to date.
> Quadrophenia is about where we're all at today...maybe you too,
> I don't know..."
> Pete Townshend
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Mon, 21 Jul 97 12:32:00 PDT
>From: "Hicks, Barry" <hicks@engrnd.roundlake.baxter.com>
>Subject: Pete Townshend - Live 1997
>
>Anybody have a tape of Pete Townshend's solo performance at the House Of
>Blues, 7/xx/97, Chicago, Illinois? If you are interested in trading I will
>send my list.
>
>Barry Gene Hicks
>hicksb@baxter.com
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 14:57:00 -0500
>From: Mike Wiethorn <mwietho@kirkwood.cc.ia.us>
>Subject: wonderful Chitown memories
>
>I thought the show last night was great! I don't even own Quadrophenia, and
>"Love Reign O'er Me" is the only song I'd ever heard from Quad before the
>concert. However, the performance was so passionate and intense that I
> loved the songs immediately, even though it was the first time. Neat
>mini-movie to go along with the story (even if the right side Jumbotron
>screen was UPSIDE DOWN for the first ten minutes...DOH!!)
>
>The encore was the best.....the crowd really got stoked over "Can't
>Explain". "Who Are You" was awesome!! Roger let the crowd sing most of
>it........Rog started it on acoustic, and then Pete pulled out his classic
>white stratocaster and wailed on that thing! Glad to see he is playing
>electric again!
>
>Starkey hit the skins hard and was credible, as was Simon Townsend on rhythm
>guitar....full brassy horns and cool keyboard effects were all done well.
>
>Who were those two other guys who came out and sang solo during Quad?
>
>The oldest Who album I've ever owned is Face Dances......I know ,not too
>old. The concert really opened my eyes to a lot of great earlier material.
> My all time fav song is "Eminence Front", which they didn't play (DOH!),
>but the encore made up for it.
>
>Some people were griping about the choice of music......said they wanted
>more current stuff. Personally, I liked the history lesson. So be
>forewarned: outside of a few songs during the encore, it is totally Quad
>material.
>
>Off I go to the record store to get some of the older Who goodies .......
>
>Chitown Mike
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 19:48:22 GMT
>From: kob1@ix.netcom.com (Kevin B. O'Brien)
>Subject: Re: Advertising The Who in Buffalo
>
>On Thu, 17 Jul 1997 18:23:16 -0400 (EDT), Andrea Lerche
><lerche@worldchat.com> wrote:
>
>>There has been lots of critisism of no advertising of The Who's =
>quadrophenia
>>tour on this list. Rightly so, i might add
>>. On a bright note, i just saw a commercial on Fox 29 in Buffalo =
>promoting
>>the darien Lake gig on august 5th. The background music was WGFA, and =
>there
>>was a callidscope of the past tours, 80's onwards. so things are =
>looking
>>up, at the very least putting people in the mood.
>
>Our radio station is heavily promoting July 25th at Pine Knob. They
>declared this a WHO weekend, and are giving out videos and tickets.
>The show is sold out.=20
>
>Detroit just loves The Who.;-)
>
>
>- --=20
>Kevin B. O'Brien TANSTAAFL
>kob1@ix.netcom.com
>"Always do right. This will gratify some people, and astonish the rest."=20
> -- Mark Twain
>
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>------------------------------
>
>Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 17:00:22 EST
>From: "MARTIN" <MARTIN@epicgames.com>
>Subject: California '99
>
>
>Well, I dug out my copy and sorry Pete is not on it.
>They do a cover of the Underture by Pete, but he isn't
>listed anywhere as playing on it. Jimmie Haskell
>wrote half of it, and Bill "spare the vowels" Szymczyk helped
>out on a few tunes too. Joe Walsh is on there, along with
>Merry Clayton and Big Wanda and the Wombats. It was
>made in Hollywood in 1971 and came out on ABC records.
>Like I said before, the record comes in a big poster thats folded
>to the size of a record sleeve. The poster has a map of what
>the US is suposed to look like by then. Since this was written in
>'71, some of their predictions seem quite silly now. The US was
>supposed to be bankrupt in 1980! It seems this is a "futuristic
>concept album". The catalog number i have is ABCX 728.
>
>Martin
>
>
>
>------------------------------
>
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