John Entwistle dead at 57
Posted by: wfaulk
John Entwistle dead at 57 - 27/06/2002 16:38
Posted by: jimhogan
Re: John Entwistle dead at 57 - 27/06/2002 16:39
Oh, Boris!
Dang.
[edit:(from CNN) " in Las Vegas Thursday at age 57, just one day before the group was set to begin a North American tour in the city, the Clark County Coroner said."
Nothing yet from coroner on cause. Too bad. 57. Yes, visit Vegas at your own risk]
Posted by: tfabris
Re: John Entwistle dead at 57 - 27/06/2002 16:46
HOLY COW.
Guess they won't be touring this summer like I've seen the onsale tickets for, then?
Posted by: wfaulk
Re: John Entwistle dead at 57 - 27/06/2002 16:49
Apparently, the tour was to start tomorrow.
Posted by: AndrewT
Re: John Entwistle dead at 57 - 27/06/2002 16:56
And
here's a piece from BBC news.
A bit OT but reminds me of ... Pete Townshend bought a property on the river Thames about 50yds from where I was being brought up as a child, man, the anti-drug lectures my mum used to give me as a result .... man, they were heavy man
Posted by: butter
Re: John Entwistle dead at 57 - 28/06/2002 11:53
--- insert joke about dying before he got old ---
talkin' 'bout his g-g-g-g-generation!
did anyone watch the salute to the US awhile back after september 11th when the who ended the show with "teenage wasteland"? they sounded great! well the beatles don't have a guitarist or a lead singer, and the who doesn't have a bassist or a drummer..... see where I'm goin with this?
Posted by: ithoughti
Re: John Entwistle dead at 57 - 28/06/2002 12:28
WHO?
Posted by: tfabris
Re: John Entwistle dead at 57 - 28/06/2002 12:32
well the beatles don't have a guitarist or a lead singer, and the who doesn't have a bassist or a drummer..... see where I'm goin with this?
Yeah, but the resulting band name would suck...
The Whootles?
The Bea-who?
Nah, doesn't work.
Posted by: Anonymous
Re: John Entwistle dead at 57 - 28/06/2002 13:01
How about the Wheatles or the Boo.
Posted by: tfabris
Re: John Entwistle dead at 57 - 28/06/2002 13:25
Heh.
Posted by: wfaulk
Re: John Entwistle dead at 57 - 28/06/2002 16:16
...when the who ended the show with "teenage wasteland"?
You, of course, mean ``Baba O'Riley''.
Posted by: Dignan
Re: John Entwistle dead at 57 - 28/06/2002 20:58
Hehe, I wondered as well. Hey, when I first heard it I thought that was what it was called too. And I found dozens of results on Napster at the time to support my thinking
(don't worry, I own the album, largely because of downloading it).
I know for many people, the only familiarity they have with the Who is through that Pathfinder commercials. I bet there's also people who now only know Led Zeppelin via Chrysler. We call them "N'Sync fans".
Posted by: butter
Re: John Entwistle dead at 57 - 28/06/2002 23:32
"You, of course, mean ``Baba O'Riley''. "
yes, but when i usually say that people respond with "wuh?", then i have to say the teenage wasteland song. then they respond "ooh! I like that song", so i thought I'd cut to the chase.
Posted by: wfaulk
Re: John Entwistle dead at 57 - 29/06/2002 00:20
I understand, in principle, but we've probably got a higher than average music knowledge quotient here, don't you think?
Posted by: JeepBastard
Re: John Entwistle dead at 57 - 29/06/2002 07:58
R.I.P. He was cool dude. I worked on a project with The Who and they were right decent by me
Posted by: jimhogan
Re: John Entwistle dead at 57 - 29/06/2002 20:00
yes, but when i usually say that people respond with "wuh?"
What a great opportunity for a little education!
Apparently, the tour is to go on. I'm never quite sure how to feel about the "John would have wanted us to...." and "it will be a tribute to John..." aspects of that sort of thing. No matter how I slice it, that always feels just a bit unseemly. Maybe if I had bought tickets, I'd feel differently, but my last ticket to see those boys was in 1975...
Posted by: tfabris
Re: John Entwistle dead at 57 - 29/06/2002 20:03
Apparently, the tour is to go on.
WOW.
/me gets this image of the movie "Rockstar" with the bass player from a Who tribute band getting the job....
Posted by: wfaulk
Re: John Entwistle dead at 57 - 30/06/2002 01:00
You mean like Judas Priest in real life?
Posted by: Dignan
Re: John Entwistle dead at 57 - 30/06/2002 20:41
You mean like Metallica in real life?
Posted by: Roger
Re: John Entwistle dead at 57 - 02/07/2002 03:46
Pete Townshend bought a property...
That's almost my claim to fame -- assuming you're talking about his house on Richmond Hill -- I was walking across his driveway a couple of years ago, back when I lived in Richmond, and the man himself almost ran me over -- most likely my fault -- I'd had a few beers in a nearby pub, and wasn't really paying attention.
Posted by: peter
Re: John Entwistle dead at 57 - 02/07/2002 08:23
One of the acts at Glastonbury Festival, which most of Empeg have just got back from, dedicated their set to John Entwistle -- although this would be a better anecdote if I could remember which band it was...
Peter
Posted by: wfaulk
Re: John Entwistle dead at 57 - 26/07/2002 20:23
Apparently, he died from what amounts to a
cocaine overdose.
Sigh.
Posted by: dcosta
Re: John Entwistle dead at 57 - 27/07/2002 14:44
I saw The Who last night. Robert Plant opened.
What an amazing show.