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Re: On growing beards
At 19:41 20/03/96 EST, you wrote:
>Bogie3200 wrote:
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> British Communist Party angle would certainly be a more likely
>point
>of reference for Pete, who's not only British but has demonstrated a
>strong
>interest in World War Two (not only via the Tommy movie, but also in
>I've
>Known No War and English Boy).
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>Pete mentioned in an interview that when he was growing up, nearly
>all the adults had something to do with WW2. Pete said he didn't like
>the prevailing attitude, that just because they were young and were
>not directly involved with the war, they shouldn't have to "lick
>these people all over their bodies just because they (young people)
>were alive".
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> John
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>If Townshend really said that, this is additional confirmation of the need
not to linger over his lyrics.......Gary M.