March 1, 2010

            Happy Birthday to Roger Daltrey.  The Who singer, who is currently on the road opening for Eric Clapton, turns 66 today.

            Thursday night, the first night those two icons performed together on this tour, I was sitting at home when my phone rang.  It was my friend Brad, who lives in Pittsburgh. 

            He said, “Pat, guess where I am.”  And before I could answer, he told me he was on his way to that very show.  As you can probably guess, I was incredibly jealous.  I would have loved to have gone to that show, but stupid work always gets in the way of all the fun stuff.  Also, I don’t like to make date-specific travel plans during the winter, because bad weather has a way of really screwing them up.  Turns out, that was probably a wise choice.

            I haven’t heard from Brad since the show to get his review, but I’ll bet it was spectacular.  Here’s Roger’s set list.

1. I Can See For Miles 
2. The Real Me 
3. Days of Light 
4. Freedom Ride 
5. Give Me A Stone 
6. Real Good Looking Boy 
7. Mannish Boy ( A Muddy Waters song)
8. My Generation 
9. Baba O'Riley 

Anyway, happy birthday to my all time favorite singer and front man, Roger Daltrey.  I hope I get to see you live again real soon.  That abbreviated set at the Superbowl half-time show left me with a severe case of Who-balls. 

But with Pete Townshend’s ongoing problem with tinnitus, the future of my favorite band is again in jeopardy. If things don’t work out, however, Roger may have a back-up plan.  According to Rolling Stone, Daltrey told the BBC that he’d love to do an album with Jimmy Page.  And Page indicated that he was interested in making music again in 2010.  With Townshend sidelined, Robert Plant playing bluegrass music, and John Paul Jones working with head Foo Fighter Dave Grohl in Them Crooked Vultures, maybe it will happen.  I know I’d pay good money to hear it.