Below are links to each of the 50 Under
the Big Top entries (personal reflections inspired by Who songs), which were
written weekly throughout 2016. The
italicized green text is my title for the entry. The brown text in quotes is the song that was
the focus for that given entry. The url
link is below each title. The next
series will focus on the music of Bob Dylan, likely starting in January of 2018. If you are interested in a future series, please
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again.
# 1
A Pete
Meet-and-Greet
Inspired by the song "The Seeker"
# 2
The
Awakening
Inspired by the song "A Quick One, While He’s Away”
Goodbye - Hello
Inspired by the song "Eminence Front"
# 4
Connecting the Dots
Inspired by the song "Blue, Red and Grey"
# 5
Of Wit and War
Inspired by the song "I Can See For Miles”
# 6
A Texas Two Step
Inspired by the song "Keep Me Turning"
# 7
A Change of Plans
Inspired by the song "The Song Is Over"
# 8
Access
Who-llywood
Inspired by the song "You Better You Bet"
# 9
A Symphony of Four
Inspired by the song "The Punk Meets the Godfather"
# 10
A Who Album Review: Who Are You
Inspired by the song "Who Are You”
# 11
A Who Concert Review: The Last Who-rah
Inspired by the song "Join Together"
# 12
A Wholesome Set of Thunderfingers
Inspired by the song "Old Red Wine"
# 13
Poetry in Fluid Motion
Inspired by the song "The Sea Refuses No River"
# 14
Risk, Reward (and other reverberations)
Inspired by the song "Amazing Journey”
# 15
Stoked
Inspired by the song "After the Fire"
# 16
The Exquisite Tune in My Silver Spoon
Inspired by the song "Long Live Rock"
# 17
LOL
Inspired by the song "Happy Jack”
# 18
Parallel, Interconnected Worlds
Inspired by the song "Mike Post Theme"
# 19
Gravitational Pull
Inspired by the song "My Generation"
# 20
Tug of War
Inspired by the song "The Kids Are Alright"
# 21
Filling the Glass
Inspired by the song "Empty Glass”
# 22
Learning the Hard Way
Inspired by the song "Slip Kid”
# 23
Music Is My Yoga
Inspired by the song "Won’t Get Fooled Again"
# 24
Unfinished Business
Inspired by the song "Zelda"
# 25
Bloody Good Use of Cockney
Inspired by the song "Bellboy”
# 26
A Watershed Moment
Inspired by the song “Guitar and Pen”
# 27
Friendship
Inspired by the song "A Friend Is a Friend"
# 28
A Balancing Act
Inspired by the song "Don’t Let Go the Coat”
# 29
Secrets to Success
Inspired by the song "Success Story”
# 30
The Townie in All of Us
Inspired by the song "Come to Mama”
# 31
Music and Memory
Inspired by the song "Love, Reign o’er Me”
# 32
Twenty Four Magnificent Set Lists
Inspired by the song "Substitute”
# 33
Pop Art
Inspired by the song “Magic Bus”
# 34
Rising to the Occasion
Inspired by the song “See Me Feel Me/Listening to You”
http://pete-gemsandbeyond.blogspot.com/2016/08/under-big-top-34-rising-to-occasion.html
# 35
Transition
Inspired by the song "Outlive the Dinosaur”
# 36
Eye Opening Experiences
Inspired by the song "Bargain"
# 37
This Machine Kills Fascists
Inspired by the song "I’ve Known No War”
# 38
Fortunate Son
Inspired by the song "Heart to Hang Onto”
# 39
Disco Still Sucks
Inspired by the song "Sister Disco”
# 40
Odd Man In
Inspired by the song "Tattoo"
# 41
Been There
Inspired by the song "Slit Skirts"
# 42
First Impressions and Expectations
Inspired by the song "I Can’t Explain"
# 43
When Fiction Becomes Fact
Inspired by the song "Pure and Easy”
# 44
Love Undetached
Inspired by the song "A Little Is Enough”
# 45
Wash Over Me
Inspired by the song "Drowned”
# 46
Big Brother
Inspired by the song "Boris the Spider"
# 47
Valediction for an Old Faithful
Inspired by the song "How Many Friends”
# 48
Rising From the Ashes
Inspired by the song "Real Good Looking Boy”
# 49
Who Dunnit: 100 Who Anecdotes
Inspired by the song "Behind Blue Eyes”
# 50
Deja Who
Inspired by the song "Baba O’Riley”
