Re: average age; last nights listening session

["Helen" <elbo@xxxxxxxxx>]

> ...and yes, the people on the hill say I'm lazy but when they sleep I sing
> and dance.

they say the same about me too; BTW, do you shun the south of france? I do.
>
> Listened to the CD "Life With The Moons" last night. I always liked the
song
> "Melancholia". PT's demo is superior in many ways to the WHO version but I
> just love Moons drumming on the track (even if he didn't really know the
> song) and Pete's guitar is better than here than on the demo IMO. All
things
> considered, not too much of a WHO song but then again neither was "Faith
In
> Something Bigger". Ugh.
> Another great track on this disc is called "The Name Game" which is just
> Keith and Pete being drunk together. Keith is ad libbing an absurd story
> about a stripper who moonlights as a priest and part-time pianist (she
> played the black notes) when Pete comes in and adds some brandy induced
> rhymes. Then there's the "Tommy's Holiday Camp" from the ill-fated Kilburn
> 77 show. I've only heard a few other tracks from this show (My Wife on
TKAA
> soundtrack) but this one is just hilarious! After playing PW and I'm Free,
> Roger says "let's play some rock and roll...do some oldies" when a very
> drunk Keith interrupts with"Well screw ya then!...if you're not gonna let
me
> do me Uncle Ernie bit then..." Roger then announces that Keith wants to do
> his Uncle Ernie. The band had apparently forgotten how to play this number
> as John and Pete are in totally different keys from one another.
Absolutely
> dire sounding but hysterically funny and strangely arousing. Then heard
> Kenny Jones version of "The Real Me". I never really liked this before
> because well, its' not Keith. However, is it me or is this the best track
> Kenny did with the WHO? I think his playing on this is better than any
track
> on FD or IH. As sleepy time approached I put on WHITE CITY. I played the
> song "HIDING OUT" for a friend of mine once and she said "Wow, it's like
> Paul Simon only better!".
> "I am safe hidden here"
>
> Oh and I found my copy of "Behind Blue Eyes:The life of Pete Townshend" by
> Geoffrey Giuliano. I had forgotten how much I didn't like the author. I'm
a
> big Beatle freak as well so I'm always seeing this cats name on shelves.
> Anyway, I view his work and this book in particular in much the same way
> that I view Oliver Stones movies about JFK and the Doors: Decent
> entertainment about interesting subjects but not much in the way of facts
or
> truth.
> By the way, lets hope Stone doesnt make a film about MOON or The WHO.
> Starring Kevin Costner as Roger Daltrey, Charlie Sheen as Pete Townshend,
> Joe Pesci as John Entwistle and Tom Cruise as Keith Moon. Special
> Appearances by Anthony Hopkins as Kit Lambert, Terence Stamp as Chris
Stamp,
> Val Kilmer as Bob Pridden and Donald Sutherland as MR. X
> Jeez, I wonder how many people read Guilianos book and actually think it's
> accurate? Granted, it's broad strokes are there but if you know anything
> about Pete or the WHO's history you'll find yourself screaming "CHECK YOUR
> SOURCES!!"
> Its' people like this that give us Italian descendents a bad name...
> anyway, sorry bout the rant.
> oh and one more thing: for Xmas my mom sent me a DVD called "Hendrix".
It's
> a bio pic starring nobody you ever heard of and is really horrible and
> inaccurate. The most revolting is the Monterey scene. I won't even try to
> describe what it looks like but...
> For one thing there is no period music in the movie (obviously the film
> makers couldnt aquire or afford the rights to Hendrix's music, Cream, The
> WHO, etc.) so all we get is run of the mill imitations that border on
> parody. Actually, if I didnt' know better I would swear it's an Oliver
Stone
> movie.
>
> peace
>
> Andy
>
> "I don't talk to musicians...
>   they might influence me."
>      - Pete Townshend
>        Mansfield, Mass  7/26/2002
>
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