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Re: Liveaid & Cincinnati
Until joining this list, I never had anyone to discuss this stroke of
bad luck with. (power failure during the Who's performance at Live Aid). I
was in my living room with the radio on and watching the MTV feed. I woke up
that morning so excited that I would see the WHO one more time (despite
subsequent tours, it turned out to be the last Pete, Roger, John, Kenny,
Rabbit performance). Yea they sounded a bit sluggish, but I was elated when
they started. And then, as all of us experienced, LIGHTS OUT. My question
is, did the band stop playing? Did the Who realize what was happening?
On a much more tragic topic. I read some E-mail references to
Cincinnati. I was in late grammar school at the time of the tragedy and not
really into the Who yet. As a matter of fact, I can remember someone saying
, "Eleven people died at a Who concert, you know, the band that smashes it
equipment." This ignorant statement implied it happened inside the arena
and caused by the band. Even though I've read accounts in all the Who
books, (i.e. Marsh), what really caused it? For those who were bigs fans
then, what was your reaction? If eleven people died today at a
rock/rap/heavy metal concert today, I could see some politician raising holy
hell to ban all future shows. Did the Who become synonymous with violence?
How did the band handle it? Was Pete's comments out of line? This horrible
event is documented, but I'd like to hear a Who fans retrospect on that
day. It's kind of sad that those eleven could be on our list today.
Dave K.
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From: owner-thewho
To: TheWho
Subject: Re: Liveaid