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| PeterDragon | posted on 06-27-2002 @ 8:50 PM |    | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01  | John Entwistle, bassist for legendary U.K. rock act the Who, was found dead of an apparent heart attack today (June 27) in a Las Vegas hotel room, according to a spokesperson for the Clark County Coroner's office. He was 57. The Who's John Entwistle Dies In Vegas This wasn't written by Entwistle, but it is about him. (From "Quadrophenia") DR. JIMMY (Including John's Theme, IS IT ME?) Laugh and say I'm green I've seen things you'll never see. Talk behind my back But I'm off the beaten track. I'll take on anyone Ain't scared of a bloody nose. Drink till I drop down With one eye on my clothes. What is it? I'll take it. Who is she? I'll rape it. Got a bet there? I'll meet it. Getting High? You can't beat it. Doctor Jimmy and mister Jim When I'm pilled you don't notice him, He only comes out when I drink my gin. You say she's a virgin I'm gonna be the first in. Her fellah's gonna kill me? Oh fucking will he. I'm seeing double But don't miss me if you can. There's gonna be trouble When she chooses her man. What is it? I'll take it. Who is she? I'll rape it. Got a bet there? I'll meet it. Getting High? You can't beat it. Doctor Jimmy and mister Jim When I'm pilled you don't notice him, He only comes out when I drink my gin. Is it me? For a moment The stars are falling. The heat is rising The past is calling. I'm going back soon Home to get that babboon. Who cut up my eye, Messed up my Levis. I'm feeling restless Bring another score around Maybe something stronger Could really hold me down.  2002 Crack Committee Objectives: (modified version)(You gotta try and believe....) 1.Hate the Braves with PASSION and extreme prejudice 1a. Try and go a week without having to punch a wall in frustration after watching the Mets play 2. 90 Wins and somehow get the Mets into playoffs this year 3. All 5 Starters have winning records this year 3a.Have team understand it is OK to get a hit with runners on base. 4. Mets win World Series (after divine intervention) This message was edited by PeterDragon on 6-27-02 @ 8:51 PM | ||||
| diceisgod I ALWAYS LOSE. | posted on 06-27-2002 @ 9:13 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Dec. 01 | Do you fucking work in a coroner's office or something? When someone dies your all over it like stink on shit (no disrespect intended, I'll save that for the Mets chat thread :-p).  | ||||
| PeterDragon | posted on 06-27-2002 @ 9:20 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | Actually, O&A mentioned it at the end of their show, R&F opened with it, and I was actually the 2nd in with this (even though I started first)(see GD). As for the Mets thread, better there than in some Phillies thread :-p. As for Entwistle, I can't tell you how many hours I spent listening to The Who. Not Norton like devotion, but... "My Wife" My life's in jeopardy Murdered in cold blood is what I'm gonna be I ain't been home since Friday night And now my wife is coming after me Give me police protection Gonna buy a gun so I can look after number one Give me a bodyguard A back belt Judo expert with a machine gun Gonna buy a tank and an aeroplane When she catches up with me Won't be no time to explain She thinks I've been with another woman And that's enough to send her half insane Gonna buy a fast car Put on my lead boots And take a long, long drive I may end up spending all my money But I'll still be alive All I did was have a bit too much to drink And I picked the wrong precinct Got picked up by the law And now I ain't got time to think Gonna buy a tank and an aeroplane When she catches up with me Won't be no time to explain She thinks I've been with another woman And that's enough to send her half insane Gonna buy a fast car Put on my lead boots And take a long, long drive I may end up spending all my money But I'll still be alive And I'm oh so tired of running Gonna lay down on the floor I gotta rest some time so I can get to run some more She's comin'! She's comin'! 2002 Crack Committee Objectives: (modified version)(You gotta try and believe....) 1.Hate the Braves with PASSION and extreme prejudice 1a. Try and go a week without having to punch a wall in frustration after watching the Mets play 2. 90 Wins and somehow get the Mets into playoffs this year 3. All 5 Starters have winning records this year 3a.Have team understand it is OK to get a hit with runners on base. 4. Mets win World Series (after divine intervention) This message was edited by PeterDragon on 6-27-02 @ 9:26 PM | ||||
| DanaDillon See: Munchausen Syndrome Fez LOVES the Dana Dillon!11!1! | posted on 06-27-2002 @ 9:46 PM | | |||
| Hanger-On Registered: Mar. 02 | Look, he's crawling up my wall Black and hairy, very small Now he's up above my head Hanging by a little thread Boris the spider Boris the spider Now he's dropped on to the floor Heading for the bedroom door Maybe he's as scared as me Where's he gone now, I can't see Boris the spider Boris the spider Creepy, crawly Creepy, crawly Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly There he is wrapped in a ball Doesn't seem to move at all Perhaps he's dead, I'll just make sure Pick this book up off the floor Boris the spider Boris the spider Creepy, crawly Creepy, crawly Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly He's come to a sticky end Don't think he will ever mend Never more will he crawl 'round He's embedded in the ground Boris the spider Boris the spider God Bless Colleen, Antoinette, Paul & John | ||||
| DanaDillon See: Munchausen Syndrome Fez LOVES the Dana Dillon!11!1! | posted on 06-27-2002 @ 10:32 PM | | |||
| Hanger-On Registered: Mar. 02 | The Who's John Entwistle Photo: MCA John Entwistle, bassist for the legendary rock band the Who, died in his sleep Thursday morning (June 27) in his room at the Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. He was 57. Entwistle's body was discovered by his road assistant at around noon local time, said his manager Steve Luongo. The cause of death is still under investigation, but Luongo said it is believed that the bassist died of a heart attack. While Entwistle had a heart condition, he seemed to be in good health and his death came as a complete surprise, Luongo said. The Who had rehearsed together Wednesday night in Las Vegas and were due to launch a tour there Friday night. The bassist was also scheduled to attend a show of his artwork in Grammy's Art of Music Gallery at the Aladdin Desert Passage Shops the afternoon he died. The band's North American outing would have been the continuation of a triumphant reunion that began in 2000 with a highly successful world tour. The renewed buzz about the band reached a peak last year when the Who became the hands-down highlight at the Concert for New York City (see "McCartney, Jagger, Bowie, The Who Come To NY's Aid"). All the tension and energy of the moment was galvanized in the band's explosive set, which included hits like "Won't Get Fooled Again" and "Who Are You." Encouraged by their recent success, the band were planning to return to the studio in October to work on their first new material since 1983's It's Hard (see "Who Hope Onstage Magic Translates To Studio"). In an interview with MTV News late last year, Entwistle said, "We're working so well as a five piece. We want to try to carry that on the album somehow. We're eager to see what happens." The Who's last shows with Entwistle were on February 7 and 8 at London's Royal Albert Hall. Entwistle, considered to be one of the greatest bassists of all time, was familiar to fans for his sturdy basslines and deadpan performance style. While vocalist Roger Daltrey bounded around the stage and swung his microphone like a lasso and guitarist Pete Townshend windmilled, Entwistle would stand stock-still and expressionless. His passages were especially important to the band's music because he held down the rhythms with flair while drummer Keith Moon flailed away. The bassist also sang backing vocals and wrote several of the band's deep tracks and B-sides, including "Fiddle About," "Cousin Kevin," "My Wife," "Trick of the Light," "The Quiet One," the quirky "Boris the Spider" and the instrumental "The Ox." "We lost the Jimi Hendrix of bass guitar," said manager Luongo. In addition to his work with the Who, Entwistle recorded seven studio albums, beginning with 1971's Smash Your Head Against the Wall and ending with 2000's Music From Van-Pires. With his solo material, Entwistle more deeply expressed his morbid side and his dark sense of humor, which was keenly depicted in the graveyard imagery on the cover of his third solo album, Rigor Mortis Sets In. He sometimes wore a skeleton jumpsuit onstage and was never seen without his trademark spider pendant. Born in Chiswick, London, Entwistle was accomplished in both the piano and French horn. At age 15, he became bassist for the Confederates, a grammar-school skiffle group that also included guitarist Townshend. Impressed with his deft musicianship, Daltrey plucked Entwistle for his group, the Detours, with Townshend following his lead soon after. Drummer Keith Moon eventually rounded out the lineup, and the group renamed themselves the High Numbers, and finally the Who. The band, a frontrunner of the second wave of British Invasion groups, released their debut album, The Who Sings My Generation, in 1965. After five albums of solid R&B-based rock, the Who shattered convention with the ambitious rock opera Tommy in 1969. Other landmark releases followed. 1970's Live at Leeds is widely considered to be one of the best live albums ever recorded. It was followed the next year by Who's Next, which included the hits "Behind Blue Eyes" and "Baba O'Riley." The band returned to an epic songwriting style in 1973 with Quadrophenia, a concept album about feuding sects of mods and rockers. Tragedy struck the band in 1978 when Moon died of an accidental drug overdose just months after the release of the album Who Are You. He was replaced by former Small Faces drummer Kenney Jones. Four more studio albums followed. Then in 1982 the band embarked on what they billed their farewell tour, which was documented on the live album Who's Last in 1984. The band reunited a year later for Live Aid, and in 1989 they staged a 25th anniversary reunion tour. A period of dormancy followed until 1994 when the band again reformed, this time for two concerts to celebrate Daltrey's 50th birthday. The band performed a number of one-off shows of Tommy and Quadrophenia in the years that followed before staging a full-scale comeback tour in 2000. God Bless Colleen, Antoinette, Paul & John | ||||
| MadMickwop | posted on 06-28-2002 @ 2:53 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Apr. 02 | Well at least I did get to see John live. He did some shows with The Good rats in the '80s at IMAC in Huntington. They played WHO cover tunes, awesome. (I'd step over YOU to see The WHO!) Thanks for the music John. Say hi to Keith. RIP. | ||||
| JerseyTeabagger | posted on 06-28-2002 @ 5:44 PM | | |||
| Hanger-On Registered: Dec. 00 | The WHO will tour after all - apparently starting Monday!! proof is at: http://www.petetownshend.co.uk/ While not Brother Joe, Thunderfingers' replacement Pino Palladino has a good resume. http://users.informatik.fh-hamburg.de/~owsnicki/html3/pino.html&e=747 This message was edited by JerseyTeabagger on 6-28-02 @ 5:59 PM | ||||
| Beans Malone | posted on 06-29-2002 @ 2:12 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Mar. 02 | quote: Not surprised these greedy fucks have had more farewell tours then any band I can remember..  | ||||
| DanaDillon See: Munchausen Syndrome Fez LOVES the Dana Dillon!11!1! | posted on 06-29-2002 @ 10:11 PM | | |||
| Hanger-On Registered: Mar. 02 | Yo.Beans have some fucking respect.I also told my husband when I heard the car ad, yeah they sold out.Some people have to do what they gotta do.My husband (drummer) went to his friends house.They have been playing over 27 years.They had a WHO party.Great BBQ, great friends.A toast to John.So who fucking gives a flying crap.They did well on for the Concert for New York gonna bitch about that? God Bless Colleen, Antoinette, Paul & John This message was edited by DanaDillon on 6-29-02 @ 10:16 PM | ||||
| DanaDillon See: Munchausen Syndrome Fez LOVES the Dana Dillon!11!1! | posted on 06-29-2002 @ 10:41 PM | | |||
| Hanger-On Registered: Mar. 02 | Hello and welcome back to petetownshend.com. As you will know John Entwistle passed away on June 27th in Las Vegas. The band have decided to recommence the tour beginning at the Hollywood Bowl. News will be added as and when it becomes available. Please visit the news pages on both the main petetownshend site and The Who microsite regularly for latest updates. When the site closed at the end of January Pete stated that the site would reappear as a special projects site as and when required. With a new Who tour about to start it was felt that this was an opportune time to relaunch the site, with a new Who section added into the projects area. This will act as an official outlet for all Who news throughout the duration of the tour. The main PT area has been redesigned and rationalised and will carry details of Pete’s current activities outside the band. We hope to carry on the tradition of v.1 pt.com in bringing you innovative and unique features. Come back and visit regularly as the site will be updated constantly. Matt God Bless Colleen, Antoinette, Paul & John | ||||
| PeterDragon | posted on 06-29-2002 @ 11:47 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | quote: a) Not more than Kiss b) at least they were still worth seeing. As for being "greedy fucks", Pete Townsend has done more than his share of charity work. Remember, it is easier said than done to cancel a series of concerts; they'd be sued by all sorts of people. 2002 Crack Committee Objectives: (modified version)(You gotta try and believe....) 1.Hate the Braves with PASSION and extreme prejudice 1a. Try and go a week without having to punch a wall in frustration after watching the Mets play 2. 90 Wins and somehow get the Mets into playoffs this year 3. All 5 Starters have winning records this year 3a.Have team understand it is OK to get a hit with runners on base. 4. Mets win World Series (after divine intervention) | ||||
| Beans Malone | posted on 06-30-2002 @ 10:37 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Mar. 02 | quote: Ever heard of insurance? From the Toronto Sun.... Why are Townshend and Daltrey going ahead with the tour at all this year, let alone starting it just four days after Entwistle's sudden death? It's hard to see this as anything but crass. Entwistle's body presumably won't even be buried or cremated when Townshend, Daltrey, Palladino and drummer Zak Starkey -- Ringo Starr's son -- hit the stage Monday night. (Oh, and what a fun time it'll be for all on Monday, eh? Good evening, Hollywood!) In case you're wondering, it's highly doubtful the survivors are contractually obligated to proceed with the tour. In the world of big-time rock concerts, either the band or the promoter -- often both -- takes out an insurance policy to cover themselves against any losses or financial penalties that would result from the unexpected cancellation or postponement of a tour. So do Townshend and Daltrey need the money that badly? It has been reported that $20 million US worth of tickets already have been sold for this tour, and that was before another seven shows -- including a Sept. 28 gig at Toronto's Air Canada Centre -- were to have been added next week. And we thought The Who were too quick to find a replacement the first time a band member died. Within a few months of Moon's death they hired former Faces drummer Kenney Jones and toured with him a year later, in 1979. After calling it quits in 1982, Daltrey, Townshend and Entwistle expressed regrets about the decision to continue after Moon's death, saying the band had died along with their flamboyant drummer. Those feelings were fleeting. The band reunited for Live Aid in 1985, for a tour in 1989, and for a series of live dates in the 1990s. Most recently, they played last fall at the Concert for New York, with Starkey on drums. Perhaps, however, we've got it all wrong. Daltrey and Townshend are calling Monday's show "a tribute to John Entwistle." Fair enough. But consider this: Two days after the death of founding guitarist Brian Jones in July 1969, the Rolling Stones went ahead and gave a planned free concert in London's Hyde Park. "Brian would have wanted it to go on," Mick Jagger said. "I hope people will understand that it is because of our love for him that we are doing it." It probably had nothing to do with the fact that the Stones were itching to perform in public again after two years off, and that they viewed this as a vital showcase to set up a lucrative fall American tour. | ||||
| SmarterChild I am so fucking annoying Wanted: Dead or Alive I finally fucked up and matched a banned member, so bye bye. | posted on 07-01-2002 @ 12:08 AM | | |||
| Hanger-On Registered: Feb. 02 | Who? _____________________________ AIM name: SLASH | ||||
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