Subject:     Roger Waters Chicago Show
Date:        28 Jul 1999 17:09:10 -0500
From:        Seamus
To:          "casey.forbes" <casey.forbes@unh.edu>


I Hope I can comment on the show through you, call me stupid but I could 
not find where on your page to place comments. Since the Chicago show sold 
out in 5 minutes and I was out of town, I went through a ticket broker and 
paid $130 dollars to sit in the balcony. Hands down the best investment I 
have ever made. My buddy and I went to the show at the Rosemont Theatre in 
Chi-town, with hopes of hearing maybe a Floyd song from the Wall or Final 
Cut. We were in to his solo stuff, but come on, Waters the foundation of 
Floyd with a band and the tour being named in the Flesh, we hoped. I bet 
my buddy a twelver that he would not play anything pre-Wall. Studying 
Roger and listening to his music, i thought he would follow is platform of 
non-mainstream and stick to us loyalists who stuck with him post Wright, 
Mason and Gilmour.

The crowd was filling in up until 8:00. The venue was outstanding. All 
seats close to the stage and right on top of it. We had a really good view 
even for the balcony. He came out and the crowd exploded as he played in 
the Flesh II. I felt like I was in the movie when Pink comes out and the 
audience is enammered by his words. Roger has not lost a step. He 
proceeded to play Thin Ice, Another Brick Part I and Mother. The chills 
came over my buddy and I as what we had dreamed of for two months finally 
was happening. I would like to opine at this time that as far as I am 
concered Pink Floyd was Roger Waters. This concert carried his legacy and 
as he said at the show, "This is fun." He then played SH dock and played 
tunes off of Animals. I have seen many shows, but none where a crowd hung 
on every chord and word as what once was was relived through the father of 
it all. I feel that too many words would estinguish it but let me finish 
with the following. I went to get a beer during What God wants and I saw 
two gentleman arguing over what made PF, Waters or Gilmour. It is nice to 
see fans out there that feel as I that you do not have to sing a majority 
of the songs to be the largest influence, look at the Beatles. The Syd 
tribute was a great way to encorporate all involved in the legacy.The 
finally made a lot of dreams come true, seeing Brain Damage and 
Comfortubly numb preformed by the founder 26 years after orignally 
recording, and having sound as if the band never missed a beat it was 
great.

I know many true fans will also say, "He played all the trendy tunes." And 
they are correct he did. But he tapped, after 12 years, a keg that was 
wanting to be drank for 12 years. So way to go Rog, if you ever read this. 
The high five to the fan in the front row said it all. (sorry for any 
typos)

Seamus.