Townshend and Gooden

["Chris Muldoon" <chrism@ilx.com>]

     Hello Listers:
     
        As as diehard Mets fan, I make it a point never (and I mean never!) 
     to attend Yankees games.  However, last night, I made an exception and 
     jaunted off to the Bronx to see the Doctor pitch.  As the game and 
     crowd level hit a fever pitch with the impending no-hitter (the bottom 
     of the eighth inning), the familiar opening drum hits of Mr. Simon 
     Phillips starting "Barefootin'" immediately caught my ears and the 
     ears of 31,025 people of all ages, races, religions and ethnic groups 
     who began dancing in the aisles and on their seats--as "seats were 
     made for standing on!"--to the music of Pete Townshend.  I will always 
     couple my memory of seeing a no-no in person with that of hearing PT 
     in such an unexpected environment.
     
                                Chris M.
     
     P.S. Just as Dave Marsh made mention of the Keith Moon-Buddy Holly 
     connection, the linking of two ex-addicts like Townshend and Gooden 
     would prove relevant to tales of rehabilitation and hope.