Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V6 #36

[Oshangrl@aol.com]

Hello Who Fans!
I think it all started in '65 .  I went to see Herman's Hermits and was in the
6th row..I must have been 11 or 12 at the time.  A band called The Who came
out on stage with their frilly shirts and mod jackets...smoke on the stage..
Roger giving the peace sign to everyone while Keith and Pete were goin
crazy...what a trip that was to see!  I just remember that everyone was in
shock...kinda like the beginning of The Kid's movie.   The next time I saw
them I was a few years older, 71 and I was about 18.  They played at the
college I was going to...about 50,000 people were there (an outdoor festival).
My girlfriend and I were sitting pretty far from the stage and didn't really
get to see the band up close but we we were real determined to get a closer
look at them after the show (as did a couple of hundred other people). An hour
or so later I got my wish and saw them as they got into their limo with their
driver named Joe.   After a few minutes I noticed my friend was not anywhere
in sight...so I headed back to my dorm.  Then suddenly I hear a voice from
near the stage...my friend had hooked up with one of the Who's roadies.  Now,
I know what you are saying to yourself...but my friend was not what you would
call a loose woman, she was the best student of her graduating class and got a
scholarship to Northwestern University.  She was the extrovert and I was
definitely the shy one.
We hung out a little while longer because he told us that he would take us to
meet The Who.  They were staying at a little Holiday Inn just a few miles away
from the college.  Little did I know what I was getting myself into and how it
would effect my life forever.
To Be Continued......