Comments on: the who. the halftime show.

By: steph

steph — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:10:33 +0000

before they came out joe and i each guessed what they might play, and i racked my brain for a song of theirs that might be related to sports, and came up with nothing…i thought maybe magic bus? for no reason at all. when they started playing pinball wizard i actually froze and then said to joe ‘they are NOT going to change it to FOOTBALL wizard, right? RIGHT?’ and i was so relieved when they didn’t, lol. i concur, that drum kit was ridiculously cool, and the money put into the production, the lights, the lasers, was not spent in vain.

By: twayward

twayward — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:25:52 +0000

I sang at the top of my lungs. I stomped my feet. I still have “Who Are Who Are…” and the power chords from WGFA going through my head today.

Is Roger’s voice the same? No. Does Pete have the same level of energy? No.

Do The Who rock – yesterday, today and forever? Abso-BLOODY-lutely!!!

By: GA

GA — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:22:05 +0000

Good post. Although I am a couple generations behind The Who’s, I could feel what you were saying b/c I know I will one day feel exactly like this about my generation. I felt oddly mixed, really happy to see them up there and rocking out, overjoyed actually that this was happening. But I knew that this is their last hurrah. This is weird and maybe even offensive to say, but it kind of felt like saying goodbye to someone about to descend into Alzheimer’s disease. They are still present and here, but about about to vaporize and I felt happy and sad at the same time. Very mixed feelings. Thanks for the post.

By: fc

fc — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:17:34 +0000

First…there’s another “Francine” here? Whoa.
I loved seeing Pete & Roger, even though I have trouble calling them The Who. They got up there and gave it: working musicians, getting it done.

BTW I had no idea @metsgrrl was the Caryn Rose I remember from back on the babel-list. Nice to see you on the interwebs again.

By: Francine

Francine — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:32:18 +0000

I loved seeing the legend that is ‘The Who’ too, Caryn. Nice post.
Thought Pete’s guitar was not mixed well. His Strat was too loud, and you are right, restrained. It happens at our age, but this kind of venue is daunting, even for the original ‘My Generation’ kids……Still, it was fine!

By: Janice

Janice — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:18:13 +0000

Great blog. Just what I was feeling. I did see them last year for all the reasons you mentioned. Never got to see them back in the day. We all have to face this and I know none of us like it much. It kills me to see McCartney aging,for example.

And, yeah, on the jacket – I wanted to tear it off. Oh, well.

I’m glad I found this your link on a tweet.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:49:59 +0000

Beautiful post -so very honest in it passion and sincerity!
There’s nothing wrong w crying over your/their lost youth. It’s funny to think how we grow with the artists we love, and tend to identify them with specific points in our lives. That’s what great art is supposed to do -and The Who are certainly incredible artists.

…but that jacket? STUPID!