peace and joy

["Helen" <elbo@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hey everyone! Happy Easter! Peace and Joy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Helen.
(in my country, it`s Palm Sunday today, Easter`s only in a week!!!!)
----- Original Message -----
From: <SicilianMother@aol.com>
To: <thewho@igtc.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 8:46 AM
Subject: Re: Who tears of Joy & Tim Robbins/Susan Sarandon


> In a message dated 4/19/2003 9:18:37 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> pkeets@hotmail.com writes:
>
> > So he knew it was there, eh?  Either somebody told him about it, or else
> > he'd read about their performance.  :)
> >
>
> Thinking back on that day, I brought it over and I don't think he had ever
> seen any of it.  I just made mention that they (the Who)were on it, but I
> hadn't watched it yet.  Then he put it on.  I thought for sure the phone
> would ring or something would happen to take his attention off of it, but
> nothing did!  I went on to explain about John's death, and he knew which
one
> was John!
>
> My dad had this philosophy at one time that the Who was cult-like.  He is
a
> hard core Buddy Holly, Elvis, Blue Grass fan.  But, I remember as a
little
> girl, to him groovin to Whole Lotta Love on the radio. Go figure.  I don't
> think he was ever into The Beatles, or any other British band.  He is one
of
> those Midwestern America lovin' kind of guys who never drives foreign
cars,
> etc.
>
> This Sicilian mother's dad is not the Sicilian!  My Mom is 100% though.
But,
> the truth be known, I take after my dad, more than my Mom.
>
> I really have no idea what opened up his mind.  At 63, he (my dad) is very
> set in his stubborn ways.  But, him and I are very close and for some
reason,
> I took it as his way of showing respect to me by opening his mind to The
Who.
>  Him and I are soooo much alike and we are like very good friends.
>
> I thought though, that the child porn scandal would change his mind back
to
> thinking they were evil.  I explained the whole thing to him, about A
Diff.
> Bomb, etc., and he listened.  At that time, the IWF finally admitted that
> Pete had contacted them with what he saw.  I, of course had to include
that
> important fact.
>
> I know there are others on this list who have experienced similar
prejudice
> of the Who from their parents/family/loved ones.  That is the reason why I
> have went into some detail.  I know there are also a few on the list, that
> couldn't care less about me or my family in regard to the Who (you know
who
> you are)!
>
> Regarding the Tim Robbin's article, I really wasn't paying too much
attention
> to what was being posted on this list about it.  My stubborn mind is/was
> already set on him and his "companion, Susan Sarandon," so I just scanned
> those posts and deleted.  So, it was posted on this list already?
>
> Happy Easter Keets and to all my Who buds!!
>
> Jo