July In Whostory

        I'm sending this out a few days early since I'm off for vacation:
     
     1 Year Ago this month
        John begins touring the U.S. as part of Ringo Starr's All-Starr 
     Band starting in St. Louis on the 2nd.
     
     5 Years ago this month
        Top album U.S. "For Unlwaful Carnal Knowledge" - Van Halen; Britain 
     "Love   Hurts" - Cher
        On the 15th PACE Theatrical Group approaches Des McAnuff about 
     creating a stage musical out of "Tommy."
        The Who record their last track to date, "Saturday Night's Alright 
     For Fighting," at Eel Pie and Revolution Studios.
     
     25 Years ago this month
        Top album U.S. "Tapestry" - Carole King; Britain "Bridge Over Troubled 
     Water" - Simon & Garfunkel
        A 3:37 edit of "Won't Get Fooled Again" hits the U.S. charts on the 
     10th.  It reaches #15.
        The Who mime to the short version of "Won't Get Fooled Again" on 
     BBC1's "Top Of The Pops" on the 15th.
        Moon buys Tara House, a bizarre multi pyramid-shaped house.  He 
     lives there with his mother, wife, daughter and many hangers-on and 
     when he's in town, it's a 24-hour-a-day party.
     
     30 Years ago this month
        Top single U.S. "Hanky Panky" - Tommy James and The Shondells; Britain 
     "Sunny Afternoon" - The Kinks
        "The Kids Are Alright" single is released in the U.S.  It fails to 
     hit the Billboard charts, but reaches #85 in Cash Box.
        The Who perform at the 6th annual National Jazz and Blues Festival 
     on the 30th.  The Move also perform, doing their rip-off of The Who's 
     stage act (they smash TV sets).  The Yardbirds were also scheduled to 
     play, but canceled at the last minute.  Facing a disappointed crowd of 
     Yardbirds fans watching them during a howling rainstorm, The Who give 
     one of their best performances, ending with a great smashup which 
     delights the crowd.