Roger Daltrey receives a “Commander of the British Empire” award from Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace for his charity work with the Teenage Cancer Trust. His wife Heather, his sister Jill and his grand-daughter Lily attend. Says Roger about the Queen, “I don’t think she’s a rock ‘n’ roll fan. She’d probably fall off her… Read More »2005-02-09
Rachel Fuller’s CD Cigarettes & Housework is released. Pete plays acoustic and electric guitar on the CD and one song co-written by Townshend and Fuller, “Jigsaw,” is included as a bonus on CD’s sold at Barnes & Noble bookstores
Pete posts on his website (referring to the previous days interview with Michael Moore): “I have never hidden the fact that at the beginning of the war in Iraq I was a supporter. But now, like millions of others, I am less sure we did the right thing…I have nothing against Michael Moore personally, and… Read More »2004-07-07
Cartoon Network’s late-night version, Adult Swim, shows the episode “Temporary Blindness” from the series Home Movies containing “Timmy,” a parody of Tommy: The Movie.
Sarah Dempster in The Guardian pens an article called “Why I Love…Roger Daltrey”: “Loveable Laurel to Pete Townshend’s truculent Hardy, Roger Daltrey was – and, indeed, still is – the Who’s anchor, a graceless yet relentlessly honest reminder of his band’s working-class roots and a necessarily earthy foil for the enormously nosed guitarist’s artier excesses.”
Label / Index # Zeus Z 20102901/2 Bell Boy (Keith Moon Dialogue) Venue: Guild Hall, Portsmouth, UK, Wednesday, May 22, 1974 Recording: Audience Comments: Not a great sounding show, though not horrible either. Some distortion. The Who Concert File book states as follows: “The Who played a special “thank you” concert for the extras who… Read More »Secret Show 1974
Label / Index # Reel Masters RM 010 Compare with; San Francisco 1971 (CD) (Black Dog Records, BD 009) Venue: Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA, Sunday, December 12, 1971 Recording: Audience Comments: There may be some discrepancy on the date and location of this show. The Who Concert Guide has the more famous SF… Read More »San Francisco 71
Label / Index # Hiwatt GPS 2683038-A/B Compare with; A Stereo Quick One (While Pete’s Away) (CD) (Wholiday WH006) The Collector’s Who Sell Out (CD) (Five Dolar) The Who Sell Out (CD) (Track Records 612 002 Mono) The Who Sell Out (CD) (Unknown) The Who Sell Out (CD) (Track Records 612 002 Mono) The Who… Read More »Pop Goes Art
Label / Index # Outrider OR-9925 Venue: Metropolitan Stadium (The Silverdome) Pontiac, Michigan, USA, Saturday, December 6, 1975 Recording: Soundboard Comments: This is an excellent show of which bits and pieces have long been avail- able on video and now finally on CD as well brought to us from the Outrider label. This is a… Read More »Pontiac Silverdome 1975
Pete writes a long diary entry on the future of The Who