(TV) Gloom and Doom

["Michael Olcsvary" <olcsvary@icehouse.net>]

As someone who saw Television back in the day, I'd like to put in my two
cents.  On one occasion - the first, when I had no idea I was seeing History
In The Making, they were pretty ragged but right.  Subsequent occasions were
three where they were pretty good, one when they were positively
transcendent, and two - both in Boston (pre-1st album and post "Adventure")-
where it just Didn't Happen - at least, as far as I was concerned.  I know
of two people who saw the light at that latter Boston show and couldn't
believe me when I said I'd seen TV do better - as far as they were
concerned, that show was IT.  Some things might be AS good, but nothing
could be better.  So Michael C's friends (who no doubt have something to
compare the ATP show to) weren't impressed - that's fine and valid.  Keith
seemed happy with what he saw and heard - that's fine and valid.  Maybe they
are just doing it for the money - that's fine and valid, too; the Who have
been doing it for years (and am I alone in thinking they should have hired
Clem Burke?  But I digress).  I had a boss once who's pet saying was "We
expect too much from people."  Television has legendary status and they sure
as hell deserve it, but legends exist independently of the people who
create/inspire them.  In the end we're dealing with four people who are just
as fucked up as the rest of us are.  Regardless, I'll bet 10 years from now,
those of us who are around will be reading about some musician who'll say
the turning point of his or her life was seeing Television at ATP in 2001.
That said, if they play Seattle (hey, Paul Allen, wake the hell up and book
them!) I'll be among the first in line.
I'd also like to go on record as agreeing with Mr. Hartley - Verlaine could
have tossed us a bone with a webcast (not that I seriously expected one, but
hell..)
And thanks for the kind words, Maurice.

Michael, who's still wondering why the Bibi Farber webcast a few weeks ago
was canceled.

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