TUESDAY EDITION

Daltrey says that despite the fact that the Who desperately want to devote a portion to their concerts to rarely performed material, there simply isn't enough room in the context of the band's typical arena shows: ["There's only tiny bits of it you can change every night and us trying to place a lot of the newer songs, obviously a lot of the older ones have to drop out. So, we're stuck between a rock and a hard place. We do our best, and hopefully we will find other formulas to present the other music that people want to hear in different situations in the future."] SOUNDCUE (:19 OC: . . . in the future)

No date has been announced for the former Beatle's prospective gig at the 40,000 seat stadium -- which is the home field of the University of Connecticut. Among the other acts that have rocked Rentschler Field are the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, and the Police.

Miller says that there's no great science as to why his music still receives so much radio airplay and crowd reaction in concert. Although Miller is considered a world-class blues guitarist, he says that it all come down to the songs: ["I think the reason my songs are still around is that they're simple on the first blush, they seem to be fairly simple tunes. There's a lot of harmony, a lot of harmony singing parts, and then when you go through the layers of the lyrics, they have meaning to people. And I think the main thing is that they're positive lyrics (laughs) and people like to sing."] SOUNDCUE (:20 OC: . . . like to sing)

Frampton remains humble about his success and is still just as invigorated about playing out as when he was a kid: ["Y'know, I'm 59 but there's still an 18-year-old try... clamoring to get out all the time, y'know? So I still get chill-bumps, my heart starts palpitating when I get excited about music. It was a passion I realized I had when I was about eight-years-old. Thank God it's never left me. I'm so lucky to be able to have a life that all I do is my passion everyday."] SOUNDCUE (:25 OC: . . . my passion everyday)

Yes is now comprised of Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Alan White, and keyboardist Oliver Wakeman -- the son of the band's legendary keyboardist Rick Wakeman. Fronting the band is temporary lead vocalist Benoit David who's still filling in for Jon Anderson, who's been suffering from respiratory failure due to chronic asthma. Squire defends the band against die-hard fans who feels the band performing with any other vocalist besides Anderson is sacrilege: ["I mean, let's face it -- the guy has devoted his time to the love of Yes music, that's the reason why he had this band Close To The Edge in Montreal, or that area, anyway. And obviously that was a passion for him so in a way I have to respect the fact that he's been out there flying our flag for us."] SOUNDCUE (:21 OC: . . . flag for us)

SIDE NOTES

Meanwhile, Harry is working with Converse to develop a line of sneakers featuring Blondie designs. She says, "The shoes have been such a staple in rock 'n roll and fashion for so long. It seems like a real genuine kind of relationship." The new Blondie Converse sneakers will include album graphics, animal prints and neon. They'll be in stores this spring, retailing from $55 to $85 for both men and women.