2000-09-01
A news report claims The Who were horrified after having been drawn as they currently look for the forthcoming U.S. cartoon show The Simpsons. They ask to be redrawn as they appeared in the mid 1970’s.
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2000-08-26
Channel 4 (U.K.) airs “The Real Keith Moon”, an hour-long documentary narrated by John Peel
2000-08-25
The Evening Standard reports that Roger is one of the celebrities that has written letters asking for “compassionate parole” for the dying British gangster Reggie Kray.
2000-08-23
The John Entwistle Band’s long-delayed Music From Van-Pires goes on sale at John’s website. The CD is also sold at souvenir kiosks at Who shows. It will be John’s last solo studio album
2000-08-22
Roger tells a reporter for the Sacramento Bee that they are still trying to get a good script for the Moon movie and have approached Alex Cox (Repo Man, Sid and Nancy) to direct. Cox will write a script with Tod Davies called “Keith Moon Was Here” that Roger will reject. Cox will later post… Read More »2000-08-22
2000-08-21
A letter from Roger concerning the football team Arsenal appears in the Evening Standard.
2000-08-21
Ron & The Splinters release the mini-album Go Ron Go featuring a cover of the rare Pete song “Things Have Changed.”
2000-08-19
The cult sci-fi cable show Farscape runs an episode entitled “Won’t Get Fooled Again.”
2000-08-17
In an interview with the website Wall Of Sound, John says the new Who album will be recorded at his home studio. Pete meanwhile says Roger is planning to record it at his home studio
2000-08-15
The movie Chasing Destiny is released straight to video on DVD in Europe. Roger plays a hippie bass player in this romantic comedy originally titled “Romantic Moritz”. Future teen star Drake Bell also stars