“WHOMANIA” hit the district last week when Britain’s “op-art” beat group The Who, visited the Links International Youth Centre, Boreham Wood.

The big beat sound tore through the club’s small hall and within minutes the capacity crowd was at fever pitch.

They generated the special kind of “mod” magic that lifted them from the ditty cellar clubs of Soho to the heights of pop stardom.

Lead singer Roger Daltrey jumped about and gyrated his “hipster” clad hips in a manner that was reminiscent of the old Elvis Presley and Little Richard days.

He drooled over the microphone, smashed the drummer’s cymbals with his clenched fist and sang the group’s hit numbers in a strong, blues influenced voice.

Guitarist Peter Townshend added to the excitement by swinging his arm round his guitar and playing a lot of gimmicky, but difficult, chords.

The climax of their act came when drummer Keith Moon kicked over most of his cymbals and drums during a mad display of completely abandoned but accurate drumming.

This dance was Links most successful yet, and it proved a major victory in their battle to persuade local teenagers to stay in Boreham Wood for their entertainment.