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From: Robert Zoeller
I bought the best seats
available from the online ticket agencies for each show. The first four shows
(Montreal, Cleveland, NYC, Montreal) were all front row on the sides of the
stage. For Boston I finally scored what I had been hoping for, front row center!
What struck me at this show was how much Roger clearly enjoyed himself; how
expressive he was, how he enjoyed interacting with the audience and how he
admired the performances of his band members. When people previously asked me
why I went to the same show over and over again I told them the shows were that
good, and this might be the last time we get to see Roger in concert. After being
close enough to see how much he enjoyed performing, I now believe that we will see
him again!
The Boston performance was the best concert of my life for a couple of other
reasons. One, I came prepared with my treasured "The Wall" LP and a sharpie. I
had my girlfriend wave the album at him at the end of the second set. He
acknowledged us and said "at the end". I was on pins and needles throughout the
encore.
At the end of the show, security refused to give her a hand, and Roger
said "just throw it". Well, she managed to throw the LP onto the stage and Roger
autographed it for us in front of the packed arena!
The second surprise came the following day at the Ritz Carlton hotel. I called
for a bell boy at noon to get our luggage, and my girlfriend went down to the
giftshop in the lobby. About ten minutes later there was a knock at the
door which I expected to be the bell boy. When I opened the door, there was my
girlfriend and none other than Snowy White. She met him in the lobby and he was
actually nice enough to go to a stranger's hotel room, shake my hand, give me a
personalized note on Ritz Carlton stationary and spend a minute chatting with us.
When I told him the storyabout the previous night, he recognized who we were
and told us we were very lucky to get the autographed LP.
I know this story pales in comparison to Mike's tale of meeting all four members
of Pink Floyd backstage at Live Eight. But it was my greatest concert experience
none the less. For anyone with a chance to see one of the few remaining shows,
please do not miss the opportunity.
Boston was my fifth show of the 2006/2007 tour. Roger Waters has always been my
favorite writer/composer/performer, and these shows were the best concerts that I
have ever been to. All of the glowing reviews previously published can't give
justice to just how good these performances were.
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