The acidic cusp of 66 and 67

More blogging from the legendary Pete Townshend. So glad he's putting it all down.


The acidic cusp of 66 and 67 - and not a step further.
from Pete Townshend

"On January 6th 1967, I missed one of the only Who shows of my career through drug abuse, when I took my third acid trip - then realized I could not possibly drive to Morecambe where we had a show - 300 miles away - and instead went to see the first Pink Floyd show at the UFO Club. They didn't go on until after midnight. Syd Barrett was wonderful in those days, and so were the rest of them. I immediately fell in love with the band, and the Club itself, and especially John Hopkins ('Hoppy' as he was known) who ran the Club and worked the door. It was there I first met the illustrator Mike McInnerny and his wife Kate who were later to become such a big force in my life. Mike used to hang about on the stairs doing the most beautiful sketches for the window of yet another proposed King's Road psychedelic clothes shop, The Flying Dragon. I went the following night as well, Pink Floyd appeared again. This time I didn't use acid and I think I took Eric Clapton especially to see Syd who walked on stage - off his head on acid - played a single chord and made it last about an hour..."

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I CAN SEE FOR MILES

The Who's Pete Townsend is sharpening his writing skills online for his upcoming autobiography. I'm enjoying the details of his early years. Below is an excerpt.

"On March 20th 1966 an Observer magazine story about The Who phenomenon was published; on its front page was Colin Jones’ unflattering iconic portrait of the band. The story inside was a puff by their buddy John Heilpern for Kit and Chris; we were represented as lightweight braggarts, spendthrifts, vain Dandies and ugly scumbags. My depression deepened. I began to drive to the Scotch of St James nightclub whenever I had free time, to drink Scotch and Coke, and hang out with stars like P.J. Proby, Brian Jones, John Walker and Gary Leeds of the Walker brothers and others. It was not like me at all, but I was pleased to be feted, and built up a friendship with Brian Jones that meant a lot to me. Together we saw one of Stevie Wonder’s first London shows there; Stevie got so excited he fell off the stage."

"May 1966. Car crashes, several. A fight with Keith Moon on stage (he was threatening to leave and form a band with the stupid name of Led Zeppelin, such a stupid name would never have caught on)..."

"Keith Moon had been through something even more powerful in his early relationship with his wife Kim, who had been a professional photographer’s model once pursued all the way down to her home in Bournemouth by Rod Stewart. It was this kind of paranoid, unhinged thinking that spurred me to write I Can See For Miles, one of the best songs I produced in the period... About the sick and viciously jealous intuitions of a cuckolded partner."

Well, here's a poke at you
You're gonna choke on it too
You're gonna lose that smile
Because all the while
I can see for miles and miles

A perfect "fuck you" to a broken love affair.

Pete Townsend

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THE ROLLING STONES rocker KEITH RICHARDS is writing an autobiography about his time in the band and his turbulent relationships with drugs and alcohol. The guitarist, 63 - who once claimed to have snorted a combination of cocaine and his father's ashes - will reveal all about his wild life in the frank memoirs. A source says, "Keith is working on the book at the moment with his old friend, bestselling White Mischief author James Fox... It's a dream team."

Like one of those "before" pictures. If you can remember when Keith looked like this, you're older than dirt-- like me. Still it's hard to believe that he was ever this young.

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More Stones-Related News

* New Book Release: 'Brian Jones Straight from the Heart' - History of the Rolling Stones Told for the First Time Through the Eyes of the Band's Founder and Leader - Brian Jones - As if the story hasn't been told already... link | via

* Many funeral directors say baby boomers are driving the evolution of funerals with personalization, foregoing Amazing Grace on the organ for The Rolling Stones through a sound system.

"For the celebration, guests were asked to wear white as a symbol of peace. The infamous Rolling Stones tongue logo was printed up for guests to stick on clothing."
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Rachel Fuller | Pete Townshend

* Rachel Fuller's hit internet weekly talk show In the Attic takes to the road. Out of the attic and driving through Europe with Rachel, Pete Townshend, The Who, and friends, aboard a 34 foot airstream caravan. The shows come from the road, airing from various locations including backstage segments after The Who concerts.

Watch as Pete Townshend (who really looks good) jams with tomorrows legends. Episodes featuring The Raconteurs, The Flaming Lips, The Kooks, The Fratellis, The Magic Numbers and many more. In The Attic podcasts

"On one of our early webcasts we sent out an invitation to the Arctic Monkeys to appear. They declined. We were confused at first. They broke over the internet. We were using the internet. Weren’t we all doing the same thing?" from Pete's website

Rachel is also setting up an online Rock Chick Cafe joined by Jerry Hall, Suzanne Wyman, and others.

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The Mars Volta - Scab Dates (Live Album). On November 8 the band's live full-length disc, Scabdates, hits the shelves.

These red-hot prog rockers are back with an impressive live album packed with over 70 minutes of exhilarating live prog-metal madness. "Daltrey and Townsend, Page and Plant - it was impossible to watch Cedric Bixler Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez in action and not think such grandiose thoughts." - Time Out New York

Whoa, did Page and Plant slip in the back door, indeed. Consistent. Visit link to stream samples.

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»This is how we cut and paste

Antiwar activists from across U.S. preparing for weekend of protests. Many peace coalitions have rallies planned this weekend in Washington DC, against war in Iraq. Some groups plan rallies to celebrate Martin Luther King's legacy and oppose war against Iraq.



»Pete Townsend

questioned for 4 hours and then put in the back of a police car, and arrested for investigation of internet pornography suspicion? I commented to the witty skippy, about treading lightly on the "See Me, Feel Me, Touch Me, Heal Me" or "Squeeze Box" puns.



»Joe Millionaire

As he got ready to make his cut from 12 ladies to 5; he pawed at the ground with his hooves three times to indicate Girl #3. Next we see this strong body, weak mind, slack-jawed speciman cuddling with a beauty by the fireplace and muttering, "Fire.....Good." Does anyone else notice the similarity between Joe and a, um....caveman? But in a good, polished-dusted off, moussed, spritzed and spit-shined sort of way.



»Jeff's Birthday Today!

Just found out that it's Jeff at Kane Blues' birthday today. Stop in and wish him well. This Hawaiian blogger has put up a baby pic today, too.





Looking for Ass?

My site wouldn't get these strange search requests if I didn't have that damn tag line. [does this blog make my ass look big?] Can you imagine all the crazies that end up here looking for all sorts of strange "ass"? Here are some of the latest gems.....



Look at my ass

iso ass

rate my ass

cartoon characters in bikinis - [not ass-related, but sure is freaky]

she's my down ass, with the round ass

nice ass

ass tulips [X 2, do I want to know what this means?]

ass of the month

big-o-ass,



.....and others way too gross for even me to mention. Other oddities are people, who I surmise, don't want me to know where they're coming from and just type in "Susan". You'll eventually find me like that; probably after you've scrolled your leetle mouse wheel off.

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