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Date Posted: 23:20:09 01/29/00 Sat
Author: Species Hawk
Author Host/IP: d230-xa105h1-toro-pdi.attcanada.net / 142.194.182.230
Subject: Bright lights, big Guess Who show

I personally do *NOT* think VFD's off the beam when he/she speaks of jazzing up the pending Guess Who reunion tour. I often get the impression that all of you who grew up listening to the Guess Who (c.1965-75) think that you're the only ones who listen to the band. I think VFD is bloody right in saying that reunion shows in general are often boring, ick-making affairs. If these terms are not "cute" enough for you, then let me give you another more direct one: "ZZZZZZZZZZZ" Why do some of you guys wonder why the Guess Who is not in the Hall Of Fame, that Elton and Billy are yielded three times the star power of Burton? SHI*TY MANAGEMENT, that's why. VFD's mention of the cheapo beaver thing is bang on the money. Wake up, friends, 1970 was 30 bloody years ago! If the Guess Who want to make a dent, they've got to get some fresh, zippy, smart, new-thinking PR people behind them, people with half of brain's worth of knowledge about the entertainment industry. Look at the Eagles. They didn't have to jump between laser beams and strobe lights in pink leotards. They did their gigs but at least thought of the benefits of working with fresh concepts, fresh ideas, and people who could at least conceive of a world with a splash of colour (oh sorry, "color") in it. To those of you who have a problem with jazzing up an old dinosaur (which, like it or not, is EXACTLY what the Guess Who is in 2000), let me say one thing: LET YOUR HAIR DOWN! Stop being so protective of music that you no more own than me or the Thompson brat down the street. Burton is not your pinup boy. Randy is not your personal guitar god. The Guess Who belong to all of us. Start thinking about other people, people who might want to see more of that old-time Burton, that old-time energy and snazz. Come on and dance! Recapture that youth with a little bit of young thinking. Sh*t, if the Eagles can do it, so DEFINITELY can the Guess Who. You're not 100 yet, are you? So stop acting like it ..... Species Hawk

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[> Re: Bright lights, big Guess Who show -- VfDan, 08:40:45 01/30/00 Sun [1] (spider-th054.proxy.aol.com/152.163.213.69)

He/she?! Thanks for the backup there. In fairness to management, Sam has already begun some preliminary design for the layout of the stage according to his comments on Onelist in response to my similar post over there. Back in the 70's the "last" Guess Who did begin to use some context related-beat synchronized lighting. It's only logical that the band would at least want to utilize the modern day equivalent.


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