This coming Saturday is the birthday of Keith Moon who was the drummer and the heart and soul of the band The Who.
He would have been 79-years-old on his birthday this year, 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 upcoming birthday, 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.
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!”
10 things you didn’t know about Keith Moon - I knew about half of these, but this is proof that you live and learn…about Keith Moon!
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 Friendly Valley Tavern last night and saw the Henhouse Prowlers and it was a fantastic show and evening, I’ll have photos and a post on the blog tomorrow.
Tuesday: It’s our twelfth week on our Dog Days of Summer hot dog eating tour and this week I went with Bob Gordon from Acme Comics to try out the hot dogs at The Other Dawg on War Memorial Drive.
Wednesday: I’ve never had a pizza at One World Cafe and my friend Kevin, who works there has volunteered to make me a pizza, so I’m going to try it out! Kevin made me pizzas back when he was the chef at Castle’s Patio Inn, so I’m anxious to try a pizza pie at One World Cafe!
Thursday: I’m not totally sure, but I think I’m doing a Throwback Thursday post this Thursday.
Friday: We’ll be snacking away on another edition of Friday Bites!
Saturday: Once again we’ll be looking back in Peoria’s past with another, Meanwhile, Back In Peoria’s Past post.
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Sunday Comic
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Related Posts: Sunday Links: The 56th Anniversary of Woodstock, That Thing You Do! and Animal House.