# 63-YO man plays guitar, crowd goes wild

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 24, 2008, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/63-yo-man-plays-guitar-crowd-goes-wild/469297 "2008-10-24T02:59:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/63-yo-man-plays-guitar-crowd-goes-wild/469297/1 "2008-10-24T02:59:08Z")

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[Pete Townshend last night in Hamilton, Ontario](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84N8CgF7LTU)

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**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/63-yo-man-plays-guitar-crowd-goes-wild/469297/2 "2008-10-24T05:02:55Z")

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I saw The Who a couple of years ago at the Virgin Music Festival in Baltimore. I managed to get from the back of the crowd all the way up to about four rows from the front, where the press of people stopped me from going any further. It was the best damn show I’ve ever seen.

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**Author:** ![Momofgirls](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/momofgirls/32/21798_2.png) [@Momofgirls](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Momofgirls)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/63-yo-man-plays-guitar-crowd-goes-wild/469297/3 "2008-10-24T05:28:50Z")

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I saw them back in 1981 at the Capital Centre in Largo, Md. Now I have tickets to see them at Verizon Center in DC on November 3rd. Can’t wait!