Christmas with The Who in London - for members only!!

Image by oddsock via FlickrGot myself tickets for the December 14th Who concert at Indi02 in London. Can't wait. Indi02 is an intimate little venue holding only 2,500 and I've got standing floor seats.

The Who are putting on two special Christmas shows there for members of thewho.com only as a reward to their dedicated fans. If you want tickets, you must be a member. Membership, BTW, is a great deal in and of itself.

For $50 you get:
- View From A Backstage Pass - this double CD contains a whole generation of rare live Who performances (1969 – 1976).
- A members only, Wholigan t-shirt
- A 25% discount off your first purchase in the Who store, The Who Sell Out.
- message board area , forums, regular messages from Pete and Roger, including Pete’s blogs, and they both answer fans questions from time to time
- Personalised email address (yournamehere@thewho.com)
- Regular mailings you’ll be the first to know about new releases, special appearances, publications or tour dates. With more features coming soon.


"I'd call that a bargain, the best I've ever had!"

The Story of the Guitar

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The BBC has produced a fantastic documentary. Obviously, my favourite sections deal with Pete Townshend . Here Pete explains what the attraction of the electric guitar was to the bands of the 60s. How The Who found their sound, and how art school influenced what it meant to Pete: much more than just an instrument to play on.

The man who made his name smashing guitars on stage here argues for the guitar as an instrument of the salon. Pete Townshend sings the praises of the guitar as the most personal, intimate and companionable of instruments.

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IACmusic has Pete Townshend as it's Rock Quote of the Day.

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Rock Quote Of the Day
I don't have a love affair with a guitar - I don't polish it after every performance. I play the fucking thing. - Pete Townsend, 1965

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The Boy is back in Town.

"Irish" Jack Lyons - the man who was the inspiration for the lead character in The Who rock opera Quadrophenia, is in Dublin today.

"I'm being interviewed by Phantom FM to talk about my new book on the Frank And Walters and I'm doing some other bits and pieces of promotion around inner Dublin during the day. I also have to record a radio ad for a band from Mullingar called The Aftermath who have a new album out. I'm meeting up in a Dublin hotel close to O'Connell Bridge / Grafton Street area at about 5.30 or 6pm just to say hello to some musicians and Dublin Mods."

If you are a Who fan, you happen to be free this evening and be in Dublin, drop by either Hogan's Bar or The Central Hotel and you will get the chance to share a "pint of plain" with this legend of rock history.
For more info on "Irish" Jack, go to Long Live Rock

Bunny Wailer

Image from WikipediaFound an old Bunny Wailer on iTunes today. I haven't listened to this album since the early 80's and I've missed it in my life's soundtrack. Welcome back, Bunny.

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