Re: More on Pete smashing his guitar/amp

[THRH79B@prodigy.com ( K D GILES I)]

Alan McKendree wrote:

>FWIW, I too had read that it was Pete's guitar, not amp, that he 
smashed.
>My God, a new generation of fans are reading current interviews and
>believing a different load of shite from the load the older fans 
read and
>believe...

Would this be an example of what they call the generation gap?  And 
does it mean that MY generation gets to be called Generation Amp?  I 
rather like the sound of that.  Far better than "Generation X"...who 
wants their generation to be named after Billy Idol's old band?

>You're right, Brian, we need to go to the source, somebody ask Pete 
and let
>him go for 2 out of 3, or John.

Better yet, let's ask Grandma Dennis!  I'm sure she'll remember 
whether it was a guitar or an amp that her horrid little grandson 
threw at her head.  Even a woman of questionable sanity is unlikely 
to forget something like that.

Bruce wrote:

>I haven't been following this thread closely but are we talking 
about the guitar
>given to him by his grandmother that he smashed?  If so Pete has 
answered as he 
>is source of this story.

He's also the source of the amp story, which is what makes this whole 
thing such a mystery.  For anyone who hasn't been paying close 
attention, the amp story is identical to the guitar story except that 
it involves (surprise!) an amp.  A possible explanation: Pete threw 
both his guitar AND his amp at Grandmummy Dearest.  Another possible 
explanation: Pete's memory is full of holes, thanks to his well-known 
problems with substance abuse.  Possible explanation number three: 
Pete is a big fat liar who wouldn't know the truth if it bit him on 
the nose.  I personally would cast my vote for theory #2, but who 
knows.

<snip>
>While living with his grandmother Pete and John were playing and 
Grandma didn't like the 
>racket they were causing and told them to stop.  They didn't and 
tempers flared.
>Pete then smashed the guitar as John looked on in shock.  Pete 
related they were
>about 13 or 14 years old at the time.

Minor correction, for anyone trying to keep track of Pete's 
biographical information - Pete lived with his maternal grandmother 
when he was a very little boy, more like 4 than 14.  That same 
grandmother moved in with the Townshend family when Pete was a teen 
to help Pete's mum take care of her new babies, Paul and Simon.  It 
was during this period that Pete allegedly threw a guitar, or an amp, 
or whatever piece of musical equipment he decides it was next, at 
Granny.

><snip>
>How an amp got into this is beyond me.  

Ask Pete. :)

-Yellow "Arsenic and Old Lace" Ledbetter