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Re: Pete Townshend's 7 Year Itch
Speaking of Zac and the Daltrey tour -- why doesn't Starkey
play on the "Dalt. plays Townshend" disc (Simon P. does)?
Did Daltrey say "Hey Zac, you're good enough for the tour
but I prefer Simon for the recording." ? Was it some
sort of schedule thing? Anyone know?
On Wed, 29 May 1996, Gary Sumpter wrote:
> Just wanted to be the first to say that. (Am I?)
>
> Pete said "saddle 'em up" for the Farewell Tour in 1982, then hung up his
> rock 'n roll shoes until the 25th Anniversary Tour in 1989. Now it looks
> like he's getting ready to lace 'em up again for the Quadrophenia Tour in 1996.
>
> At this rate, we won't be seeing the boys again until 2003.
>
> Gut hunch: If the Hyde Park Quad is a success, we'll see some shows here in
> North America (NYC, LA & TO at the very least, one would hope).
>
> As for Zak Starkey, I think he's an excellent choice. I'd prefer Kenney
> Jones, but Zak was amazing on Daltrey's tour. I loved his work on the Quad
> songs especially.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Gary
>