Ah, I see. Then agreed. I call that The Pete Townsend Orchestra, Featuring Roger Daltrey. I enjoyed hearing the 30-somethings at work trying to fathom why this dinosaur band was at the superbowl (and playing all songs released before any of them were born.) Favorite comment: "Roger Daltrey looks like an old lady." ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Katcher" To: Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 11:50 AM Subject: Re: Lefsetz On The Who? >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 >>> >> >> >> >> >