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Re: On growing beards



At 19:41 20/03/96 EST, you wrote:
>Bogie3200 wrote:
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> British Communist Party angle would certainly be a more likely 
>point
>of reference for Pete, who's not only British but has demonstrated a 
>strong
>interest in World War Two (not only via the Tommy movie, but also in 
>I've
>Known No War and English Boy).
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>Pete mentioned in an interview that when he was growing up, nearly 
>all the adults had something to do with WW2. Pete said he didn't like 
>the prevailing attitude, that just because they were young and were 
>not directly involved with the war, they shouldn't have to "lick 
>these people all over their bodies just because they (young people) 
>were alive". 
>
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>                                                                      
> John
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>If Townshend really said that, this is additional confirmation of the need
not to linger over his lyrics.......Gary M.