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Keith Moon, London Olympics: Organizers Ask the Who's (Dead) Drummer to Perform
Spinner ^ | April 11 2012 | Jason MacNei

Posted on 04/12/2012 8:23:07 PM PDT by xp38

The legend of Keith Moon continues to live on -- but the London Olympic Committee apparently thinks the late Who drummer is still alive, too.

British publication Metro reports the Who's manager Bill Curbishley was asked by organizers of this summer's London Olympics if Moon -- who died in 1978 -- "would be available" to perform.

"I emailed back saying Keith now resides in Golders Green crematorium, having lived up to the Who's anthemic line 'I hope I die before I get old,'" Curbishley told Metro. "If they have a round table, some glasses and candles, we might contact him."

There was speculation last year the Who would be performing, but nothing has been confirmed. Meanwhile, the Sex Pistols reportedly refused to participate in the Aug. 12 closing ceremony segment "Symphony of Rock."

In related Moon news, Starpulse reports that a "lost" comedy album featuring Moon alongside late comedians Peter Cook and Dudley Moore has been discovered in a producer's vault. The recording, done in 1975 at a BBC studio, features the drummer in nine sketches in the vein of comedic troupe Monty Python.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: keithmoon; music; napl; olympics; thewho; unitedkingdom
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1 posted on 04/12/2012 8:23:09 PM PDT by xp38
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lol. funny


2 posted on 04/12/2012 8:26:12 PM PDT by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: xp38
That's the one excuse that works for not showing up in a commercial kitchen.... Being dead.

/johnny

3 posted on 04/12/2012 8:26:33 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: xp38

I wonder if they can conjure up Ent, as well.


4 posted on 04/12/2012 8:30:55 PM PDT by berdie
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keith moon Pictures, Images and Photos

"I'm not dead, Paul is."

5 posted on 04/12/2012 8:33:27 PM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: xp38

Oddly, it may end up being Keith Richards who outlives them all.


6 posted on 04/12/2012 8:34:33 PM PDT by Tex-Con-Man (T. Coddington Van Voorhees VII 2012 - "Together, I Shall Ride You To Victory")
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To: xp38

Can they do a hologram like the Gene Kelly commercial for Coke with Paula Abdul?


7 posted on 04/12/2012 8:35:41 PM PDT by ~Pandora
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To: xp38; a fool in paradise; Slings and Arrows

8 posted on 04/12/2012 8:36:23 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: xp38

The dead vote, so why not?


9 posted on 04/12/2012 8:37:04 PM PDT by Lauren BaRecall
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To: xp38
There was speculation last year the Who would be performing, but nothing has been confirmed.

I'd imagine not, since half of The Who is dead. It's like Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr getting together and calling themselves The Beatles.
10 posted on 04/12/2012 8:38:27 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: Revolting cat!

Too late. Even the drummer who came onstage from the crowd when Moonie passed out one night has died.

Kenny Jones took over as Moon’s replacement in the Who but he’s busy right now getting into the RnR HoF with the Small Faces/Faces.


12 posted on 04/12/2012 8:40:30 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Barack Obama continued to sponsor Jeremiah Wright after he said "G.D. AMERIKKA!"Where's the outrage?)
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To: xp38

Somebody’s on some serious drugs!


13 posted on 04/12/2012 8:41:53 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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In related Moon news, Starpulse reports that a "lost" comedy album featuring Moon alongside late comedians Peter Cook and Dudley Moore has been discovered in a producer's vault. The recording, done in 1975 at a BBC studio, features the drummer in nine sketches in the vein of comedic troupe Monty Python.

No doubt a lost episode of "The Goon Show"

14 posted on 04/12/2012 8:44:12 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Tex-Con-Man

My Hero!


15 posted on 04/12/2012 8:45:25 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: a fool in paradise

I just watched the Small Faces documentary “All or Nothing”, there actually some footage of real performances, not the 60s lip sync drivel. Although there is plenty of that, of course. Some good interview time with Kenny and Ian & even a little with Ronnie Lane. It was late in the game for Ronnie at the time, I think.


16 posted on 04/12/2012 8:50:18 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s....you weren't really there)
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If they invite the Grateful Dead they'll have their choice of keyboard players.


17 posted on 04/12/2012 8:53:21 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Revolting cat!

If there’s a Rock n Roll heaven...

There must be a Rock n Roll hell.


18 posted on 04/12/2012 8:56:31 PM PDT by Tex-Con-Man (T. Coddington Van Voorhees VII 2012 - "Together, I Shall Ride You To Victory")
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Yes there’s a better video that focuses just on Ronnie Lane and has different interviews with Ian McLagan and Kenny Jones (and I think Eric Clapton and others). There are many interviews with Ronnie and footage of his mobile sound studio.


19 posted on 04/12/2012 8:59:27 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Barack Obama continued to sponsor Jeremiah Wright after he said "G.D. AMERIKKA!"Where's the outrage?)
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To: xp38

Say what you want about him, but he was the BEST rock drummer of all time, he took nothing about stardom or his life that seriously, and he had the good taste to check out before he could stay around long enough to make a complete ass of himself.

(Are you listening Bruce?)


20 posted on 04/12/2012 9:02:39 PM PDT by I cannot think of a name (e)
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