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1977-05-25

    In honour of Paul Weller’s birthday, he, The Jam and staffers at New Musical Express try but fail to track down Pete in Twickenham and Richmond. The magazine also reports that Pete has written 50 songs for the upcoming Who album

    1977-05-11

      Who manager Bill Curbishley presents a contract to producer Sydney Rose and director Tony Klinger to make a documentary about The Who. Unbeknownst to the two signers, the contract is part of an unsuccessful backdoor attempt to remove Jeff Stein as director of the already planned film. Tony eventually joins Sydney as co-producer.

      1977-05-04

        Roger appears on Capital Radio’s Your Mother Wouldn’t Like It

        1977-04-29

          Pete plays “Layla” and “Crossroads” with Eric Clapton at The Rainbow in Finsbury Park, London.

          1977-04-22

            Keith checks back into Cedars-Sinai for further treatment for his alcoholism and drug abuse

            1977-04-21

              A promotional film of the title song for Roger’s solo album One Of The Boys is shot this day and the next around West London, directed by Tony Klinger. Roger plays a Teddy Boy, a Hell’s Angel, a skinhead, and a punk rocker. It is shown that summer in the U.S. before certain showings of… Read More »1977-04-21

              1977-04-19

                On or about this date, the day after Keith leaves Cedars-Sinai Hospital where he had been undergoing treatment for his alcoholism and drug abuse, he is kicked out of Ye Olde King’s Head pub in Santa Monica after “simulating the act of intercourse” with a girl on the barroom floor. Prior to this he had… Read More »1977-04-19

                1977-03-30

                  Pete demos “Never Ask Me” at Eel Pie Studios. It is intended but rejected for the next Who album. Pete later sends it to Quincy Jones for the next Frank Sinatra album, but Jones also rejects it. It ultimately ends up on Another Scoop. You can listen to it on YouTube here

                  Poster for "Light Fantastic" which opened in London on March 14, 1977

                  1977-03-14

                    John “Wiggy” Wolff opens his “Light Fantastic” show at London’s Royal Academy of Art showing his work with lasers that began with the 1975 Who shows. Youtube has a video from the show here