Last Thursday marked the 39th anniversary of the death of Keith Moon, one of the greatest drummers of all time and one of the craziest rock ‘n roll stars who ever sat behind a drum set. There’s lots of Keith Moon tales floating out there in the interwebs and below are a half a dozen of them. And then there’s the MBIP Coming Attractions for next week.
Keith Moon's 10 Wildest Pranks - I never knew he caused actress Bette Davis to faint!
The Day Steve McQueen Met His New Nazi Neighbor, Keith Moon - My favorite part of this story is that he bit Steve McQueen’s dog!
Herman's Hermit says The Who drummer Keith Moon lost teeth in Flint - The drummer for Herman’s Hermits gives his version of one of Keith Moon’s most infamous nights in a Holiday Inn in Flint, Michigan where he lost two of his teeth.
Keith Moon, Drummer of The Who, Passes Out at 1973 Concert; 19-Year-Old Fan Takes Over - When Keith Moon passed out behind his drum set, 19-year-old, Scot Halpin came out from the audience and ended up drumming with The Who!
My dad, Moon the loon: Keith Moon's daughter talks about growing up with The Who legend - Moon’s daughter, Mandy talks about her life with Keith Moon and later living with Faces keyboardist, Ian McLagan.
What Really Happened the Night Keith Moon Died? - An account of Keith Moon’s last night when he died from an overdose of a drug that was supposed to keep him from drinking. Irony at it’s finest hour and a pretty fitting way for Keith Moon to check out of this hotel on a permanent basis!
Tomorrow you can see the celebratory dinner for the MBIP Coin Counting Contest! The winner was Keli Lynn and she and her fiancee, Chad met me at Rizzi’s Italian restaurant for an Italian feast and it was a fun night! Tuesday is our 8th week in our ten week ice cream tour and I was joined by Marie Blackburn for some tasty ice cream at Las Delicias on Main Street. Wednesday I’m doing another edition of “Let Them Eat Cake” and this one is really going to the dogs! Stay tuned for this “ruff” episode! Thursday I need to figure out some video thing to do and I’ll be taking Friday and Saturday off to work on the book project which hopefully I’ll get through the second chapter which I’m stuck on and it’s kind of driving me nuts! Have a funny Sunday and we’ll see you all tomorrow!
Related Posts: Sunday Links: September 3, 2017, August 27, 2017 and August 20, 2017.