Re: Oxford & Cambridge

[Bluemuse]

Not for nothing, but I can understand where the person that wrote that  
comment was coming from. It has nothing to do with the quality of the shows and  
how tight a band can get from constant playing. It was more like, well, back in  
'93 when all of a sudden there was a Patti reading scheduled after how many  
years of her absence, that was a Special Event with capital letters, something 
 you dropped everything else to attend because you might never see that again 
in  your life. And it was a magical night. Then more Central Park shows and 
opening  for Dylan in the mid-90s, those were still special, they were still 
rare. The  quality of the show wasn't what it is now, but the rarity made them 
something to  desire to attend (and it was interesting to watch Patti get her 
groove  back).
   I think the original columnist might be worried that  too-frequent shows 
will make a Patti event too common, less special. I can  remember in the 
mid-80s, it seemed that the Ramones were playing around by me  almost every two 
weeks, and it became very easy to say, "oh, they'll be back,  I'll catch them next 
time." They became somewhat less than special. No, a Patti  show is not the 
same as a Ramones show, it's more of a singular event, but I can  understand 
why the original writer might think it could lose its cachet by being  too 
common. Dandelions would be held in high regard if they were rare and seldom  seen; 
they're very common, though, and easily overlooked. Either way, their  beauty 
is the same.
 
--Bob Farace
 
 
In a message dated 9/25/07 11:16:47 AM Eastern Standard Time,  
li_lightfoot writes:

You know, about the comment that Patti and the boys are playing too much. How 
 stupid can you be? When they performed on the left coast this year, one of 
the  main reasons that they were the best shows EVER is because they've been  
touring and playing so much.







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