Boston TD Bank Who show
I can’t believe that I’ve been listening to, seeing, and into The Who for 30 YEARS!!!! And, to top that off, they did a mini-tour here in the States a couple weeks ago – and I went to three of the shows!
It started on Friday, October 24th. I took the day off from work and got the train up to Boston, where they played at the TD Bank North Center. (Whoever sold all the stadiums in the country to corporations?!…) I’m really lucky – I used to publish a fanzine on The Who called The Relay, and the band has been really good to me over the years, so I got backstage passes for myself and my friend (and another long-time Who fan) Melinda.
We found our seats (Melinda scored 4th row – this was one of the few times I didn’t get tickets through the band) and then decided to go backstage to see if anything was going on. No one knew anything about backstage – what was happening, where we should be, etc. So, we end up in the Band Hospitality room with two other people – a gentleman named Rich and his son Anders. And that was it! I just started laughing. Years ago, there would be loads of people hanging out everywhere backstage, and this time it was the four of us in the band room. Mind you, The Who had their own dressing rooms down the hall.
Pete and Roger rocking out
But the four of us hung out back there, had a few beers, said hello as Zak Starkey (Ringo Starr’s son and the drummer), Simon Townshend (Pete’s brother and guitarist) and a couple other people popped into the room. But it felt a little Spinal Tap-like – not in a bad way, but in a really funny way. I felt like - and then there were Two. Not just the Who gone to Two (with only Pete and Roger left) but the fans going down to Two too….
The show was phenomenal – it still amazes me that The Who are still so amazing and Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey are in their 60s. And, for me, it’s such a great way to celebrate my life and all the crazy things I’ve done. To still be able to see The Who 30 years later, to look out around the audience and see that everyone around me was also spreading, going grey, and starting to age, was such a beautiful thing. I felt like I fit in – I was home with my family, and we are all growing old together. Continue reading
