Music Appreciation

Dyedinthewoolliberal

(16,231 posts) Tue Aug 23, 2022, 10:25 AM Aug 2022

Keith Moon was born on this date.

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Keith Moon was born on this date. (Original Post) Dyedinthewoolliberal Aug 2022 OP

I was at the Cow Palace 1973 show when he passed out. ificandream Aug 2022 #1

It's amazing it didn't happen much more often. highplainsdem Aug 2022 #2

ificandream

(11,851 posts)

1. I was at the Cow Palace 1973 show when he passed out.

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Tue Aug 23, 2022, 12:03 PM

Aug 2022

We were fairly close to the stage, but I never made a run for the stage door when Townshend asked for someone in the audience to take Moon's place. I don't remember them playing "Won't Get Fooled Again" so early in the show, but that might be because the show was featuring the full "Quadrophenia," which had just been released. I do remember Pete saying Keith might need an "eneema."

highplainsdem

(63,106 posts)

2. It's amazing it didn't happen much more often.

Reply to ificandream (Reply #1)

Tue Aug 23, 2022, 08:16 PM

Aug 2022

Golden Earring toured with the Who in the early '70s and got along with Keith in particular. I ran across a story somewhere about George Kooymans taking the same drugs Keith was taking one night and having to be carried onto the plane the next day.

Keith was a great, great drummer. Like John Bonham, who also self-destructed much too young (both only 32).

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