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Summertime

21 Aug 2012

This seems like a good time to catch up here. Last August the Quadrophenia Director’s Cut was done and dusted. I decided then to sign the contract with Harper Collins for my memoirs, picking up a project I put down first in 1998, then again in 2005. I thought I would have an easy ride. I’d already gathered all my archives. That had made it possible to write in a new way about Quadrophenia. I could segue straight into my life story. I had the diaries and papers in front of me. I enjoy writing, I figured for my memoirs all I needed to do was swap a studio for a writing desk, and in six months, I would be finished….

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Pete Townshend: Summer Blog

21 Aug 2012

This seems like a good time to catch up here. Last August the Quadrophenia Director’s Cut was done and dusted. I decided then to sign the contract with Harper Collins for my memoirs, picking up a project I put down […]

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The Who Close The London 2012 Olympic Games

12 Aug 2012

The Who gave a Great British finale to the London Olympic Games tonight with a specially prepared medley of Baba O’Riley, See Me/Feel Me, Listening To You and My Generation.   Who fans will have noticed the change of lyrics […]

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Who Will It Be?

9 Aug 2012

  The rumour mill is in full swing. The twitterati are atit.   Who’s playing at the London Olympics closing ceremony on Sunday and who isn’t?   The Who are playing. We all know that. Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey […]

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By popular demand, The Who announce 2nd Chicago gig

2 Aug 2012

  By overwhelming public demand, a 2nd Chicago show has been added to The Who’s North American Tour of Quadrophenia and Who Classics – at the Allstate Arena on Friday, November 30th. The ticket schedule is as follows: Sat, Aug […]

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Well done, 10 Dunkers

1 Aug 2012

Ten die-hard ‘Wholigans’ held onto their tickets for the December 17, 1979 cancelled show at the Dunkin’ Donuts Centre, Rhode Island. That’s for well over 30 years! Their tenacity was rewarded when The Who announced that fans with tickets to the […]

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