Chapter 158, in which I live out a childhood dream.
Oh fuck. I got comp tickets to see The Who. It was fucking great. Fantastic. Amazing. Here are the pictures




The video screen behind them separates into five servo motor controlled panels. Meg took some some video I'll edit together and post later. They destroyed. I wasn't expecting the kind of high energy show they delivered. They played all of the Wire & Glass mini-opera, which is excellent. Instead of sounding like crappy new crap being pushed off on you, it sounded like Who songs you'd just never heard. I suggest picking up (and by that I mean downloading) the new record, Endless Wire.


The Pretenders opened and were absolutely fucking fantastic. I HIGHLY suggest going to see them if they're coming anywhere near you. Surely one the best bands I've ever seen live. Every song was perfect, exactly as it should be. Chrissie's voice actually sounds better now than it did in 1980. Fucking amazing.


All of this went down at the American Airlines Center here in Dallas. I'd never been before, but it was just huge. This a shot of the crowd during intermission.
- posted by Mason @ 1:31 PM