Pete Townshend has a birthday today.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

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[Glorfindel]

1. Cool...he's three months older than I am.

Nice to know he's still alive and kicking.

[JohnnyRingo]

2. I've always loved The Who.

And Townsend is actually one of the best guitar players of a generation. That wasn't a cheap guitar he smashed either. If indeed it was a Gibson Hummingbird, he spent about $4,000 to be on the show, something he didn't feel like doing at their Superbowl appearance with a billion people watching.

Considering his overgrown ego and lack of regard to the fans, he can wish himself a happy birthday. I hope he has many more.

[mockmonkey]

3. I remember this Letterman episode

I saw this show when it was on originally because how do you forget the "whammy bar" story?

Pete seems like a really fun guy. I'm more into his solo music than the music of The Who for whatever reason. I like The Who but I don't think I ever bought any music of theirs except one album that I bought for my Brother's Christmas Present.

Odd memory from High School, my Art teacher took our class in the daytime on a field trip to see the movie "Tommy". 1975, I would have been a freshman. The 70's were weird. I was looking up which album I had bought for my brother and it was "The Who by Numbers". Looking through The Who discography I remember I had indeed purchased an 8-track tape of "Who Are You" for myself. CA-CHUNK!