Re: Pete on a not-so-Magic Bus

["Joe Cozzarelli" <cozz@lucent.com>]

Jim:
What was the billboard for?  What city are you in?
Joe Cozz

-----Original Message-----
From: jim sigel <drjimmy_mrjim@hotmail.com>
To: thewho@igtc.com <thewho@igtc.com>
Date: Tuesday, January 26, 1999 12:04 AM
Subject: Pete on a not-so-Magic Bus


>Happy Friday kids...
>
>Yesterday, going home from work, I was very nearly cut off the road by a 
>large city bus.  As I reacted to avoid the accident that should've 
>happened, I looked towards the bus to make my move away from it.  And 
>who do you think was staring at me through my passenger window, but the 
>great Peter Dennis Blanford Townshend himself.  Well, not literally 
>anyway.  The billboard's picture on the bus was of a circa 1998 Pete.  
>He was encased in shadow and had a pissed off look on his face that was 
>circa 1971.  The sign read:  Bloke; Wizard; Composer; Destroyer.  I 
>wanted to steal that bus and hang it in my living room; what a cool 
>billboard.  
>
>Just when you think The Who are slipping quietly into the past, a larger 
>than life Pete jumps in your passenger seat.  God, I love America.  
>
>And now...
>
>Brian, thanks for putting me straight.  Us Yankee carpetbaggers get 
>confused sometimes.  My apologies for laying the Capone rap on you.  
>I've already called my pals from the Giancana Family and told them to 
>come back to Chicago.  If there are a couple of goodfellas at your door, 
>my advice is to tell them "Brian moved"!
>
>A special thanks to Henny Leadbetter ("take my wife, please") for taking 
>the man on the moon one step further.  I got quite a chuckle out of 
>that.  Muchas gracias.
>
>Everyone have an absolutely splendid weekend, spin your Who music at 
>full volume, and join together with the band.
>
>Jim ("I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse") in Chicago
>
>"When you actually hear the Beatles without their backing tracks, 
>they're flippin' lousy."  Pete, circa 1966
>
>"I hate the fucking Beatles and Stones."  Johnny Rotten, circa 1978.  
>Which punk do you prefer?
>
>
>
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