My comment was solely a bit of trivia and was never intended to be a political commentary on Sarah Palin speaking or not speaking at the convention. I apologize if I left that impression.
As for your statement 'they NEVER had the same audience," you couldn't be more true with respect to the Hendrix/Monkee's trivia.
Hendrix quit opening for the Monkees in the middle of his contract because the audience wasn't a Hendrix audience. He'd come out and play Purple Haze as the audience of teenieboppers screamed "We want Davey!"
It is I that owe you an apology then. Please accept it.
LLS
Agree totally (and good rock trivia there!). No matter one’s personal feelings about Gov. Palin (and as a noob, I’m leaving that alone), having that grouchy, decrepit, one-foot-in-the-grave, warmongering, establishment-loving old coot speak—and not offering the base a Palin speech as consolation—would be a buzzkill of cosmic proportions.