Re: See me, feel me, touch me, yell at me

[magik <magik1@optonline.net>]

Jeff House wrote:

> Mr. Magik,
> I am going to guess that very few fans have been blessed with the experience
> of 'interactive Who'.  You are a lucky man.

Realizing there's just a bit more to discuss, yes very lucky indeed! But, what I
found out last year, was that at many shows, there's a lot of the same fans that
end up in those rows, 'cause once you get that close, you start feeling you got
to be there. And these folks set up ways to achieve the goal, just about for
every show. There are actually little networks of fans that help each other get
there, but you got to work your way in, lol. , but that's another story! Jeff,
you know what I mean. ;-)


> Your take on the Pete/Rog rivalry is interesting in this interactive
> context.  Do you think that Pete and Rog sometimes compete for the attention
> of the audience?

Absolutely and if Pete sees too much going to Rog, he gets pissed!


> Do you think the audience sometimes  competes for the
> attention of the band?

Again, certainly. When Pete decides to be gracious, he gives you a nod or a
smile or says something to you from the stage, well, that's a magical moment for
a fan. Roger does it continually throughout the night by singing a few lines of
a song directly to you, looking directly into your eyes. A real stunner when
that happens. And of course, he always throws out 1 or 2 harmonicas a night.
Anytime you get one of these moments, it's the thrill 'cause the Who is
connecting with you, and you're feeding the band, what I believe Pete's says
when he introduces Bargain, something like, when there's a special connection
with the audience, it's a Bargain. The best I've ever had! lol.


> Isn't it the same thing?

Well, maybe, but one is in-fighting in the band, vying for the attention where
you wouldn't think it still goes on and the other is among the audience, who
either are discovering this going on for the first time, or if there are hard
cores there, they may be trying to capture the all the band's attention, as it
is a special thing when they give it to you. Ego in the band and egos amongst
the hard core fans. But, there's tons of energy to go around for everybody! As
we all are connecting to the Note within us all!

> Hmmmm
>
> Jeff

Hmmmm

magik