Meet Roger Daltrey of The Who
You read that right, I shook hands with Roger Daltry, the founding member of The Who…my favorite band of all time, “ever since I was a young boy”. Here’s the backstory.
DaK, my brother and sister-in-law all attended the North American Roger Daltrey Tour 2024 at Meadow Brook Music Amphitheater in Rochester, MI on June 25th. Although I have attended many Who concerts it was everyone’s first Roger Daltrey concert.
The day before the concert my brother and sister-in-law met at the Royal Park Hotel restaurant in Rochester for a late evening snack as we had a hunch that Roger was going to stay there. It has been a lifelong dream of mine to someday meet Roger Daltrey and Pete Townsend in person. Well, with some persistence and luck, half of that dream was realized as around 8:00 pm, the evening before the concert, as we saw Roger Daltrey with some of his band members enjoying an evening on the Royal Park Hotel patio.
Being seated at a table near Roger, and after much consternation about interrupting his evening, my brother and I went for it! We apologized for the interruption and introduced ourselves. Roger was very cordial and listened to my stories regarding what a big fan I am, including my “Who themed” wedding at the very same hotel a few years earlier. One of the band members joked “and are you still married?” which Roger found amusing.
