Re: Re- Doug Sandom

[Joseph <joseph9@home.com>]

Derick Bhupsingh wrote:
> 
> Hi All. I'ts a nice idea Rich, and maybe perhaps somewhere in the
> whole  thing  it could be possible for Doug to have some input, but
> please ,let's be realistic. From the very start,Pete,Roger and John
> as the Detours knew that eventually they had to get a new drummer.
> Without any intended disrespect,Doug was a few years older than TED
> and had been around the club circuit quite a while. It was either
> Pete Meaden or someone that actually demanded they dump Him. He did
> not fit in with the others, and their new intended image etc...Even
> after they fired/dumped him, The Who with Keith Moon had no real
> major success until the single 'I can't Explain' was released, which
> is quite a considerable length of time. Why did'nt Doug find another
> band to join? Why did'nt He have any success ? Even before joining
> the Detours, considering that He'd been around a while ? And as far
> as we know it,Doug more or less dropped from the scene entirely. It's
> not even clear if Doug went on to at least find 'session' work or
> something like that,just dropping off the scene into relative
> obscurity. It's nice to be generous and maybe TED will do something
> for their old bandmate,who knows, but I hardly expect to see Him on
> the drums, not with the likes of Zak Starkey around,even if it is for
> one number.He was not even on the scene when Keith died,The ONE
> drummer who had played with them and had experience of the old days.
> I sympathise with Rich's comments  but don't think it likely to
> happen. Regards,
> Derick.




	You stated all of that VERY well, and I agree with you 100%, me being
an official Who fan for 19 years now.  However, it's at least VERY cool
that Doug has hung out at Who convention(s).  I'm sure he's got the
SUPREME guest backstage passes!!




										Joseph Manfredi