Re: Old Daltrey story

[TJLY99@aol.com]

In a message dated 2/16/02 9:09:39 AM Eastern Standard Time, leb905@yahoo.com 
writes:


> 
> > Near the end someone asked about this story:
> > 
> > "Anyway, speaking of Daltrey, do you or anybody
> > remember about ten years ago that story about the
> > group Daltrey was managing? On the off chance you
> > don't remember: Daltrey was riding around New York in
> > his limo when suddenly, his driver accidentally hits a
> > guy crossing the street. The guy turns out not to have
> > been hurt, luckily, but Daltrey felt bad anyway. They
> > get to talking. Turns out the kid is a major Who fan
> > and has a band. For some reason which probably had
> > something to do with losing the reins of The Who in
> > 1965/6 and the ensuing tensions with Townshend,
> > Daltrey decides to take these kids under his wing. Of
> > course, the kid was on cloud nine, and as I recall,
> > the clips of him talking were pretty gushy. I think he
> > actually said he was crossing the street, dreaming
> > about being in or meeting The Who when the accident
> > happened. Also, we saw clips of the band recording (at
> > the Record Plant or some other expensive studio, all
> > on Daltrey's dime) their songs, which I don't think
> > were very Who-like. I think Dave Matthews might be
> > closer.
> > "Does anybody remember this? What ever happened to the
> > group? Did the album ever get finished/released? I was
> > alternately laughing at the stupidity of it all and
> > wishing Daltrey or someone would hit me."
> > 
> > Anybody heard this story before?
> 
> 
> 

i have the video of the whole thing....it was a joke it seems.....