Who

lights went down. A huge roar filled the center. The lights came back, figures moved around the stage. The roar grew.

Then, at 7:55 p.m., the first thunderous chords of the overture to the rock opera "Tommy" — a landmark for the band and rock 'n' roll — pounded through the center.

The crowd leaped to its feet.

During the first 90-minute set, the band did a broad sampling of "Tommy," as well as other standards. Guitarist Pete Townshend danced, pranced and jumped around the stage and — much to the crowd's delight — did his famous "windmill" guitar strumming technique.

"This is AWESOME," screamed a woman who was, literally, dancing in the aisles.

Few at the steamy, sweaty, smoky Civic Center would disagree.

As the concert ended shortly after 11:30 p.m., Glens Falls Police Capt. Richard Carey estimated there were a handful of arrests, perhaps less than half a dozen.

Magic

Brothers, by way of the Beatles' "Twist And Shout."

Among the other highlights: a strong version of a weak late-‘70s song, "Who Are You," and a satisfying mini-set of the band's earliest hits, like "I Can't Explain,"

"Substitute," and "I Can See For Miles."

The premier moment came at the end of the abridged "Tommy."

As the ever-building crescendo of "See Me, Feel Me" rose higher and higher, bright lights radiated a rainbow across the Civic Center ceiling. The crowd rose with ecstatic applause. One final resounding fanfare, and they were done.

The Who is back.

Bush

White House officials said Bush hoped the service program would have an inspirational impact on young people's lives and serve as an uplifting symbol to the nation in the same way that the Peace Corps and Volunteers In Service to America — VISTA — had motivated Americans to serve others in need during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations.

YES is part of a larger network of national volunteer programs Bush has been promoting as "A thousand points of light." On Thursday, he

will travel to New York City to announce the formation of a foundation that will oversee YES and other volunteer efforts.

Bush has been pushing volunteer service campaigns to help those who are not reached by federal assistance programs, which he contends cannot be expanded because of the budget deficit.

"A simple fact in America today is that too many people are free-falling through society with no prospect of landing on their feet," said Bush "… You must show us how to reclaim these lives. We need you," he told his youthful audience.