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RE: Vedder/Townshend on Letterman



  Terribly disapponting as they played only one song ("Heart to Hang On to")
and then they broke away to about 37
  commercials only to come back while they were at the end of playing a 2nd
song (???) while Dave signed off. 

> -----Original Message-----
> Subject:	Vedder/Townshend on Letterman 
> 
> Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder will appear on "The Late Show With David 
> Letterman" July 28 to perform with avowed hero and former Who guitarist
> Pete 
> Townshend, according to the show's booker. The appearance will promote an 
> upcoming concert headlined by Townshend to benefit Chicago's Maryville 
> Academy, a treatment center for abused and neglected children. Vedder has 
> been paying homage to the Who over the past month. On Wednesday (July 14),
> 
> wearing a blonde wig, he was joined by Olympia, Wash.'s C Average for a 
> surprise set of Who classics at the 510 Columbia club in Olympia. They 
> performed in Who drag and fake English accents, ending with an 
> instrument-smashing finale. Vedder also performed June 26 with C Average
> at 
> the La Paloma Theatre in Encinitas, Calif., where they performed a cover
> of 
> the Who's "Tattoo." 
> 
>