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Re: JOnes Beach
Vinman wrote:
>Does anyone know why he did it? Maybe it was because Jones Beach was his =
>favorite venue (which he mentioned during the show). Or maybe he did it =
>because of all the faithful who sat through the rain and nasty winds.
I wrote about it on the coolboard. Here's a repost:
OK; now for the psychological part... Why did he smash his strat? I was
looking at Pete (unfortunatly, I was on 24th row
or something like that, and I
wasn't up higher than the guys on the front row,
so I didn't see the guitar hit
the monitor, I just saw it swinging above Pete's
head; heading down and at the
end fly to pieces)... Now; he smashed it 4 or 5
times sideways on the monitor and smacked it on
the floor with the flat back end for the last time...
OK... Why did he do that? I think he had it
planned... I don't believe the rain (the
few drops that came down) resulted in the
smashing. As Magik said; Pete did it
before, exactly the same. And maybe he felt
obliged; but mostly; maybe he just
WANTED to smash the guitar! Out of pure joy! Hey,
why not; this is the last
show of the leg, it's a nice place to do it...
I was looking into Pete's eyes when he smashed his
strat; and it was just
strange. It was like I didn't realise it... Pete
was just gazing into the audience. It
was strange...
The difference to SBE; Pete smashed his guitar
there out of frustration and
because he was mad as hell! That's also why out of
all the times I saw Pete
smashing his guitars (hahaha!), I loved the SBE
smash. It was pure. Pure
agression. The last one was more out of
"entertainment" (nothing wrong with
that though!).
Damnit, I start to sound like a fart that says:
"oh well, I've seen him do that
better"...
Let me tell you this; I love EVERY move Pete makes
on stage. His jumping,
windmilling and birdmans; that's what gives me a
kick. That smash was another
amazement.
Ushers at JB where very strict. After the show I
managed to sneak up to the
front row and beg for some pieces that where lying
there. I got 2 of them. I believe that
small long white thing I have is a piece that
belongs under the fretboard...
Anyway, he still has 3 (red???) strats left. Maybe
he'll smash one at every end of
the tour...
cheers,
Bjorn Ciggaar
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