Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V9 #180

[gregory thomas harris <gtharris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

	I am terribly devastated by the news of John's passing.  I have
been in a daze for the last 18 hours.  I can't get the death of John and
the
ultimate death of my favorite band out of my mind.  John is dead.  The Who
is dead with him.  I can't even turn to Quadrophenia for comfort, which is
what I usually do when I am upset about something.  What a loss.  How
ironic that he died one day before the Who's return the glory.  For the
last six years, since I was 15, the Who have been my heroes.  Nobody
really understands, outside of fellow Who freaks.  He's not a distant rock
star, I feel like the guy is
a good friend, since I have spent so much time reading books about him and
listening to his records.  They haven't said anything about the tour, but
you know it will be cancelled.  I was going to see the Who in Chicago on
August 24th, two days before my 21st birthday.  To be honest, I was
looking forward to this concert more than I was to finally being able to
consume alcohol legally.  I have always been in awe at John's talents and
I feel an incredible emptiness now that he is gone.  At least I got to see
The Who once, two summers ago in Chicago.  It was amazing.  At least I'll
always have that memory.  Poor Pete and Roger, I really feel for them.
They lost another mate.

Wishing it wasn't so,
Greg