Re: Pete Townshend's 7 Year Itch

[Henry Gambill <hgambill@pepperdine.edu>]

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
>