Favorite photos of the WHO. Do we have a thread like this? My fave pic of Pete...

I like it when he does that arms spread wide thing.

 

AKA "the Birdman"

 

San Francisco Civic Center 12/12, 13/71....

 

Wedding- May, 20 1968




June 28, 1968- Shrine Auditorium



Late May or June / July 1968- The Who pose with Yellow Printer and owner Pauline O'donnell

 

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I have that photo on my refrigerator.

 

I asked Eddie Vedder if he bought the wine #5 Les Paul from Pete. He smiled and gestures that his lips were sealed.

 

What is the story behind those shots? How did they get Roger to take off all his clothes and pose like a dog?

 

That is a badass photo.

 

"Either sit down, or stand up, or lay down, or do something but shut up, alright? This is a f***ing rock 'n roll concert, not a f***ing tea party!"

 

43 years last night, The Who perform at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island on December 13th, 1975.

 

The Who perform at the National Jazz and Blues Festival at the Plumpton Racecourse in Plumpton, East Sussex, UK on August 9th, 1969.

 

The Who perform at Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio on August 13, 1971.

 

Roger the "Rodney Dangerfield" of the group.

 

As far as I know, Pete's #5 Les Paul Deluxe is still in the hands of a private collector. The #5 Vedder has is reportedly a replica.





Pete Townshend's #5 Wine Red Les Paul Deluxe

 

I know Ed is a superfan, I’ll share a nice story about Ed and the Entwistle estate auction when I’m not posting on my phone.

 

Kilburn State Theatre, London, England 12/15/77....

 

The Marquee in London 12/17/68....

 

45 years ago this week, The Who performed the first of four concerts at Edmonton Sundown Theatre in London, UK with shows taking place on December 18 & 19 and 22 & 23, 1973.

Notes from The Who Concert File:
The band agreed to play four shows in London due to overwhelming demand for tickets during the UK tour in the autumn. The chaotic crowd scenes at the London Lyceum in particular had influenced this decision, and tickets for Edmonton were available by mail order only.

Pete Townshend later expressed the opinion that this series of four concerts were the best the band had ever played, and certainly the best Quadrophenia concerts. "I felt like one of The 'Oo an' all that," he commented in Melody Maker (February 16 1974), "But I also felt like one of the crowd."

**Keith's first concert use of the Gold Premier kit.**