I no longer regularly read Lefsetz, generally regarding him as a self-involved blowhard. In this particular case, though, I think he is pretty much on the mark. Enough of the greatest-hits medleys from dinosaur acts trudged out at half-time. Can anybody who has seen or listened to Live at Leeds seriously tell me that the Sunday night half-time show in Miami really featured "The Who"? -------------------------------------------------- From: "govango" Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 11:06 AM To: Subject: Re: Lefsetz On The Who? > Yeah, I am. I used to enjoy reading some of this stuff. But man is so off > base about this thing. The superbowl halftime show is not about music, it > is about spectacle. Who cares if a band for 12 minutes plays to a click > track or has pre-recorded music. This is not a concert. > As for the whole age thing, I never hear anyone complain that BB King is > still doing shows. Or Buddy Guy. Bill Evans played a series of show then > went home to die. > Thing that cracks me up is he complains and complains but never offers up > any solution. It must be a miserable existance. > > michael > > --- On Tue, 2/9/10, John L. Micek wrote: > >> From: John L. Micek >> Subject: Lefsetz On The Who? >> To: audities@smoe.org >> Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 7:09 PM >> ... anyone been reading Lefsetz's >> latest kvetching about The Who's half-time show? >> >> Is anyone else as tired as I am of his Boomer >> self-absorption? >> >> JLM >> > > > >