Last Friday was the birthday of Keith Moon who was the drummer and the heart and soul of the band The Who.
He would have been 78-years-old, but sadly his flame burned out on September 7th, 1978, when the madcap drummer overdosed on a drug he was taking to curb his alcoholism. Irony at its finest hour.
I loved The Who and always felt that they should’ve retired that name after Keith Moon died. As I said, he was the heart and soul of The Who and in honor of his birthday today, below are six links and a video from the short but crazy life of Keith Moon A.K.A. “Moon the Loon.”
And then there’s the MBIP Coming Attractions as to what’s happening on the blog next week.
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Sunday Links
Keith Moon Biography - This page has a lot of facts in quick and easy-to-read bulleted lists.
The Who’s Keith Moon’s 21st Birthday ended with a car in the swimming pool - The legendary story of the night he drove a Lincoln Continental into the pool of a Holiday Inn in Flint, Michigan on his 21st birthday!
Keith Moon: This Day In Music - Here’s a lengthier piece on Keith Moon with some things I never knew. For instance, I never knew he was slated to be in Monty Python’s movie, “The Life of Brian,” but he died before filming started.
Roger Daltry: ‘Keith Moon lived his entire life as a fantasy’ - Memories of Keith Moon from Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend and Alice Cooper in this GQ article.
Keith Moon’s 10 Wildest Pranks - Great antics and pranks from “Moon the Loon!”
What Really Happened the Night Keith Moon Died? - A detailed article about the wild drummer’s last day and night on earth.
Keith Moon’s Last Interview - David Hartman interviewed him and Pete Townshend on Good Morning America in 1978. I’m surprised he got out of bed for this, although maybe he had been up all night!
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MBIP Coming Attractions
Monday: I went to the Peoria Irish Fest last night and I’ll have photos from my night at the yearly Peoria Irish Festival tomorrow.
Tuesday: We’ll continue our summer hot dog eating series on Tuesday with a trip to the 5th Quarter Sports Bar & Pizzeria in East Peoria with special guest star, Scott Turley.
Wednesday: We’re up to our sixth month of our twelve month fried chicken eating tour and this month we went to Mona’s Italian Foods in Toluca for our nonthly fried chicken dinner.
Thursday: I’ll have an update on my forthcoming book, Confessions of a Spiteful Writer next Friday.
Friday - Saturday: I’ll be taking next Friday and Saturday off from the blog to work on that aforementioned book, but I’ll have a “Best Of MBIP” post on social media.
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Sunday Comic
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Related Posts: Sunday Links: Woodstock, Manson Family Murders and Punk Magazine.