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Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V6 #277
I'm with you, Roy. I, too have followed the guys, from their start in the
State when I was in high school, and thought the Quad show would be the
last. I started dragging my daugher to Who shows when she was about 5 and
enjoyed the Sunday Bridge show with her. I am thankful that the Who are
still, literally, kicking, willing to perform and think of all the great
performers from "My Generation," that we have not been and will not be able
to see again.
Mare
At 06:53 AM 11/17/1999 -0800, you wrote:
>
>The Who Mailing List Digest
> Wednesday, November 17 1999 Volume 06 : Number 277
>
>
>
>In this issue:
>
> HOB reviews
> Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V6 #276
> Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V6 #276
> Bridge
> RE: The Who Mailing List Digest V6 #276
> Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V6 #276
> Today's WHO, etc.
> There's a guitar up here for any bloody mouthed little git that wants to
come and get it.
> re- Vanity etc...
> MORE lifehouse...?
> Saturday set list
> Pete's Website; "Giddy"
>
>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 09:00:10 EST
>From: Kentthe1@aol.com
>Subject: HOB reviews
>
>I find it interesting both Chicago newspapers did similar reviews of the
Who's HOB shows. They both implied that the band were too professional, ala
latter day Rolling Stones. Yes, the band used to be spontaneous, but only
for portions of their shows. The other portions, they'd fly through the
numbers (especially the older, shorter singles) about as "professional" as
you can get. I was a music and theater critic for ahwile, and I guess I
can't suspend my love of the Who to understand what these writers want from
the Who. Perfection, I guess.
>Actually, its now en vogue to take pot shots at the Who, like the ribbing
the Stones have taken the last few years.
>
>Kentavo
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 10:54:21 EST
>From: JJPMahoney@aol.com
>Subject: Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V6 #276
>
>In a message dated 11/16/99 9:45:39 AM, TheWho-Digest-Owner@igtc.com writes:
>
><< ftp.igtc.com in
>/pub/pmm/thewho. >>
>
>I just received my first issue today. I'd like to get the issues that
review
>the HOB shows that people are commenting on in today's issue. I tried the
>ftp address above, but it can't be found. Can you help me? Thanks!
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 08:50:40 -0800
>From: "Paul M. Moriarty" <pmm@igtc.com>
>Subject: Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V6 #276
>
>Digest archives are available as soon as they are sent out at
>ftp://ftp.igtc.com/pub/pmm/thewho
>
>You may also want to try the hypertext archive at
>http://www.igtc.com/archives/thewho/current
>
>- -> Paul <-
>
>JJPMahoney@aol.com writes:
>>
>> In a message dated 11/16/99 9:45:39 AM, TheWho-Digest-Owner@igtc.com
writes:
>>
>> << ftp.igtc.com in
>> /pub/pmm/thewho. >>
>>
>> I just received my first issue today. I'd like to get the issues that
review
>> the HOB shows that people are commenting on in today's issue. I tried the
>> ftp address above, but it can't be found. Can you help me? Thanks!
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 09:14:35 -0800
>From: roy@rmcontrols.com (Roy Ratcliffe)
>Subject: Bridge
>
>I'm amazed at some of the comments on "looks", "sounds" etc and
comparisons to 20 years ago.
>
>I first saw the Oooooo in 1972 after listening seriously since'68.
>
>I've now seen 15 shows.
>
>I went to Bridge school with the only expectation of being able to see my
favorite band in person again, something that I thought would never happen
again.
>
>The boys blew my wife and I away, as well as the rest of the audience.
Remember that they followed an exceptional performance by S. Crow, N.
Young, Green Day, Pearl Jam etc. To say the least they were GREAT!!!! 50
something or not.
>
>The best thing that I can say about them is that two friends of ours went
with us, not real Who fans, but are true R&R and music buffs in general.
They were amazed at the sound energy and appeal of the Band. They have now
invested in a number of older albums.
>
>Long live Rock, and join together with the band on their next tour.
>
><color><param>0000,0000,ffff</param>Roy A. Ratcliffe
>
>
></color>Tel: 805 499 4499 x201
>
>Fax: 805 499 6616
>
>EMail: roy@rmcontrols.com
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>
>Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 12:25:29 -0500
>From: "O'Neal, Kevin W." <Kevin.ONeal@vtmednet.org>
>Subject: RE: The Who Mailing List Digest V6 #276
>
>> I say bring back the Gibson SG's !!!
> [O'Neal, Kevin W.] Here, here!!! And smash a couple too!!!
> Wise words, oh fan of the tribe.
>
>> And I saw Entwistle just a year ago, standing three feet away from him the
>> entire show.
>> He didn't look "feeble" to me. He looked strong as an Ox (I'm sorry, I
>> had to !).
> [O'Neal, Kevin W.] Ya know, that's what my buddy in DC said when he
>saw them (John's band) recently at the Black Cat. And, he didn't notice a
>hearing problem, although someone else (was that you Ed?) indicated that in
>a personal meeting recently, hearing loss was evident. This is good to
>hear though about his general health. I guess the TV didn't give a clear
>enough picture. I just want these guys to keep on keepin' on!
> BUT........JOHN, PETE,.....you should quit smoking!!! I did it 10
>years ago after 10 years of smoking. You can do it!!
> But hey, look at all the obiese folk who smoke like chimney's and
>live well past 80. Go figure.
>
>> - - Distortion becomes somehow pure in it's wildness
>> Let's not complain; let's just join together with the band !!!
>> Long Live The WHO !!!!
>> - - SCHRADE in Akron
> [O'Neal, Kevin W.] Amen my brotha!
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 11:08:22 -0800 (PST)
>From: James Sethian <sethian@math.berkeley.edu>
>Subject: Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V6 #276
>
>Alright: enough of this aging stuff. My first who concert was in 1970
>(I think), (a lumbering mess, in which the show was side one of live at
leeds,
>all of tommy, and then side two of live of leeds). I was 15; I made my
>mother take me because I had no transportation - it was festival
>seating, and as soon as we got through the gate, I cleverly "lost" her -
>leaving my mother alone for four hours at who concert. Meeting up
>again at the car in the parking lot, her only comment was "I think
>I am deaf for life".
>
> which gets me to the who and aging. At my current ripe old age of 45,
>I truly like that the who get older. Part of getting older is learning
>to use your energy more wisely. Baseball pitchers switch to knuckleballs.
>Dancers emphasize timing and restraint. I don't want my rock and
>roll heroes pretending that rock is only about youth. Keith Richards
>had this great quote when asked "will you still be doing this when you are
>70? - he said "you wouldn't ask John Lee Hooker or B.B. King that question".
>
> On Townshend's mostly forgettable recent live CD (it pales, to me,
>compared to the San Francisco Fillmore shows a few years back), there is
>one moment that rises above all - during "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere " he
>says "we thought we'd live forever...". I break out laughing everytime -
>grateful that I am given the chance to get older and watch some of my
>anchors move along with me. Honestly, "Who would have known" that
>"hope I die before I get old" was insightful from *both* sides of the coin?
>
> James Sethian
> Dept. of Mathematics
> UC Berkeley
> sethian@math.berkeley.edu
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 14:51:01 -0500
>From: "Robert VanBuskirk" <vankirk@ix.netcom.com>
>Subject: Today's WHO, etc.
>
>Hi gang!
>
>Item 1) USA Today (11/16), in Section D, Lifeline column:
>
>"WHO'S NEXT: Thirty years after The Who's rock opera Tommy was released,
>Pete Townshend's follow-up will go on sale Dec. 31 in what could be the
>final album release of the millenium. The Lifehouse Chronicles, much of
>which became 1971's Who's Next album, was conceived as a product available
>on the Internet, but now it will be distributed to retail stores by Best Buy
>as a six-CD box set."
>
>Item 2) A "review" of the Pixelon Bash in the latest Entertainment Weekly
>with a few pics (one of our boys!). It basically critiques the whole
>computer downloading angle, but does mention that The Who as being a
>highlight, while other performers were not that good. It also mentions the
>interest of continued work with The Who on other Webcasts.
>
>I know we've known about some of these things (thanks to this list), but man
>it sure is fun seeing this stuff in major publications!
>
>Item 3) Well said Kevin in Vt., Schrade in Akron, and others on vanity*.
>True Who fans know what counts.
>
>Finally, Item 4) I must also extend thanks to those who report on the
>shows. I mean, damn, this is the only reason I turn the computer on anymore!
>
>Rob in Cincy
>
>*" Why do I have to be different to them, just to earn the respect of a
>dance hall friend."
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 02:00:56 -0500
>From: "Marty" <marty@davidbowie.com>
>Subject: There's a guitar up here for any bloody mouthed little git that
wants to come and get it.
>
>As if there wasn't enough going on in the last 3 weeks to drive any Who fan
>into bankruptcy, Atlantic Records is auctioning off one of Petes Guitars
>(and its a broken one too).
>The Auction starts on the 22nd and ends on the 29th.
>Go to;
>http://atlanticauction.cdnow.com/Scripts/ListingInfo.asp?LotNo=2257047
>
>M
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 00:17:40 PST
>From: "Derick Bhupsingh" <circles01@hotmail.com>
>Subject: re- Vanity etc...
>
>Daltrey often used to describe The Who as the 'Orrible Oo',loud,crass,
>ugly, noisy and with the roar of a 747. You know what ? I liked it
>and still do! Hail the 'Orrible Oo' ! As for the bloke who does not
>like how they look etc.... Ahem mate! Please join us in the last couple
>months of 1999. We're about to enter a new millenium here.
>I'm sure we'd all love to have a time machine to take us back to 1972!
>Regards,
>Derick.
>
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>------------------------------
>
>Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 01:30:36 PST
>From: "Jeremy Craine" <jcraine@hotmail.com>
>Subject: MORE lifehouse...?
>
>just got MOJO mag today - features 4 pages of review of the lifehouse
>boxset..(one page is photos)
>includes an interview with pete...the full tracklisting,explanation of
>lifehouse etc..great stuff but too much to reproduce...
>the most interesting thing was that they mentioned a limited edition box
>including 7 or 8 cd;s!
>one of these extras is a cd-rom..
>they also mentioned the box they had did not include the 2cd radio show so
>there was no review of that...
>sounds like fun though
>
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>------------------------------
>
>Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 02:08:52 PST
>From: "L. Bird" <pkeets@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Saturday set list
>
>Here it is:
>
>keets
>
>
>>I Can't Explain
>Substitute
>Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
>Presentation of check to Maryville Academy
>Pinball Wizard
>My Wife
>Baba O'Riley
>Pure And Easy
>You Better You Bet
>Getting In Tune
>Behind Blue Eyes
>Magic Bus
>Boris The Spider
>After The Fire
>Who Are You?
>5:15
>Won't Get Fooled Again
>
>Encores:
>The Kids Are Alright
>My Generation
>Let's See Action (w/ Eddie Vedder & C Average)
>Eminence Front
>
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>------------------------------
>
>Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 06:46:10 -0500
>From: Marc/Carolyn Hurwitz <hurwitz@ieee.org>
>Subject: Pete's Website; "Giddy"
>
>For all those poor souls who are still having a hard time logging onto
>Pete's website (www.petetownshend.co.uk or petetownshend.com, for you
>latecomers), I think the problem is that the site requires Shockwave.
>You can download this at www.shockwave.com for free. The site also uses
>Java, but I don't know if it's required to view the site as Shockwave
>is. I was unable to view anything until I downloaded Shockwave. Try it
>& I hope it helps!
>
>Also, for you Daltrey fans out there: Can anyone tell me anything about
>"Giddy", the song Paul McCartney wrote for Rog on the ONE OF THE BOYS
>album? I was leafing through a Beatles discography the other day and
>ran across that entry, which I had completely forgotten. I know nothing
>about the song; is it a ballad? pop song? rocker? or what? Lyrics
>would be nice, if you don't mind. Chords might be interesting, too, but
>don't worry about sending me an mp3 file; my computer can't handle 'em.
>Just as well, too, since Real Audio likes to steal private information
>from its users' hard drives. Don't know the story? E-mail me & ask.
>It's scary.
>
>Thanks loads!
>
>- --Carolyn
>"Why not try homeopathic medicine, Bender? Like zinc...or echinea or St.
>John's wort?"
>"Or how about a nice big fat placebo? They're all the same old
>crap!"--Futurama
>
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>
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