" what a night to see a show at the wack, you had the eagles fans relieved to have a win, you had the world series with attending media circus and the who. petey commented perhaps forlorningly that they were in the smallest tent. twenty years ago the crowd was theirs. last night the house was maybe three quarters filled. you had alot of grizzled veterans but more kids. i was straight across from the stage a couple of rows up. right past the steps up on one side was a rest room and on the other a stand that sold guinness. the seeker smoked and relay was awesome two highlights. i couldnt stand to sit and explained my predicament to one of the ushers and she told me where i could get to the floor without being asked for a ticket. i'm free.made sure i had an extra drink in hand in case keith moon showed up. gettin in tune was nice. emminence front a good selection. moon showed up to claim his drink during 5.15. it was a quick blur after that. the songs are over lights on, out the door litterally run into the MMR crew. party tonight? out in the streets around the stadium the scene was festive. the phils hammering the rays. the cheers the fireworks back up broad for a nightcap. home by three......... "
" .. The Who is another S. Philly winner "
" With the Phillies vying to win the World Series, the Eagles moving past .500 and The Who invading South Philly, the list of events was as long as it was lustrous Sunday.
And with apologies to the Abbott and Costello baseball skit, The Who weren't on first.
"There are three games being played today," guitar hero Pete Townshend acknowledged to a crowd still filing into the Wachovia Center, "and we know this is the smallest."
But the legendary rock band was definitely on, eventually winning over a full house with a 20-song set that spanned four decades of work and seven innings of Game 4 play.
The veteran tandem of singer Roger Daltrey, 64, and songwriter Townshend, 63, the only living members of the British quartet, opened the night with "I Can't Explain," leaving no microphone un-twirled, no Stratocaster guitar un-windmilled.
Classics such as "The Seeker" kept fans clapping and newer songs such as "Fragments" off the band's 2006 album, "Endless Wire," kept them scratching their heads.
"Over and over again they shout, "Get on with it,' " Townshend said playfully to and of the classic-craving crowd. "Who are you?"
With that segue, the band jumped into "Who Are You?" and followed with a stream of familiar tunes such as "Behind Blue Eyes," "Baba O'Riley," "5:15" and "My Generation."
While TV show "CSI" and its spinoffs, all of which use the band's songs as their intros, may have introduced a new audience to the band, the majority of fans seemed to come from The Who's generation and knew what to expect.
Daltrey, sporting a vest and blue eyeglasses, danced with his microphone, Townshend cursed with his mic and the band, including Townshend's brother, Simon, effectively blurred into the background.
Daltrey showed he still has the lungs to reach the high notes in "Love Reign O'er Me" and "Won't Get Fooled Again."
However, the mystery -- and the country's biggest distraction -- for many was at Citizens Bank Park.
Plenty of fans wearing Phillies T-shirts were in the stands, pumping their fists and, with their other hand, text messaging for score updates.
Still, the fans couldn't help calling The Who, who perform at 8 p.m. Friday at the Borgata Event Center in Atlantic City, back onto the stage.
Once infamous for ending nights by smashing instruments into oblivion, the twosome showed its refined side, capping the second and last encore with a stripped-down performance of "Tea and Theatre" -- and with an outstretched teacup.
"Will you have some tea at the theatre with me?" Daltrey sang quietly to the restless crowd.
Cheers to that. "
http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20081028/LIFE06/810280304/1043/ENT
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