Keith Moon will not be at the 2012 Olympics

norm

Organizers of the London Olympics approached the Who's manager to inquire about having Keith Moon play at an Olympics event despite the drummer being dead for nearly 34 years, the Sunday Times reports.

"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'," the band's longtime manager, Bill Curbishley, told the Times. "If they have a round table, some glasses and candles, we might contact him."

Moon died in 1978 at the age of 32 from an an accidental overdose of prescription pills. The Olympics organizers wanted the late drummer to take part in the Symphony of Rock, a celebration of British pop culture that will be part of the Games' closing ceremony on August 12th.

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... z1sFRxO93G

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81

heard that on the radio last week. :fp: :fp:

DS1119

norm wrote:

Organizers of the London Olympics approached the Who's manager to inquire about having Keith Moon play at an Olympics event despite the drummer being dead for nearly 34 years, the Sunday Times reports.

"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'," the band's longtime manager, Bill Curbishley, told the Times. "If they have a round table, some glasses and candles, we might contact him."

Moon died in 1978 at the age of 32 from an an accidental overdose of prescription pills. The Olympics organizers wanted the late drummer to take part in the Symphony of Rock, a celebration of British pop culture that will be part of the Games' closing ceremony on August 12th.

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... z1sFRxO93G

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norm

in high school, my buddy was a big bob marley fan...his girlfriend, who wasn't exactly the brightest bulb in the line, wanted to surprise him by getting him tickets to one of his concerts

Lizard

norm wrote:

in high school, my buddy was a big bob marley fan...his girlfriend, who wasn't exactly the brightest bulb in the line, wanted to surprise him by getting him tickets to one of his concerts

did she get them?

norm

Lizard wrote:

norm wrote:

in high school, my buddy was a big bob marley fan...his girlfriend, who wasn't exactly the brightest bulb in the line, wanted to surprise him by getting him tickets to one of his concerts

did she get them?

nope the show was sold out

conman

samjam

Breaking news: Keith Moon will NOT be at the Olympics

perfectlefts14

Now they are trying to get John Bonham.

afroannnie

norm wrote:

Organizers of the London Olympics approached the Who's manager to inquire about having Keith Moon play at an Olympics event despite the drummer being dead for nearly 34 years, the Sunday Times reports.

"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'," the band's longtime manager, Bill Curbishley, told the Times. "If they have a round table, some glasses and candles, we might contact him."

Moon died in 1978 at the age of 32 from an an accidental overdose of prescription pills. The Olympics organizers wanted the late drummer to take part in the Symphony of Rock, a celebration of British pop culture that will be part of the Games' closing ceremony on August 12th.

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... z1sFRxO93G

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StillHere

oh geez and i was sooo looking forward to seeing the old geezer bang those skins

territamu

Well, Tupac showed up at Coachella this weekend, so who's to say?!

BrainOfMA

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Austicman

norm wrote:

Organizers of the London Olympics approached the Who's manager to inquire about having Keith Moon play at an Olympics event despite the drummer being dead for nearly 34 years, the Sunday Times reports.

"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'," the band's longtime manager, Bill Curbishley, told the Times. "If they have a round table, some glasses and candles, we might contact him."

Moon died in 1978 at the age of 32 from an an accidental overdose of prescription pills. The Olympics organizers wanted the late drummer to take part in the Symphony of Rock, a celebration of British pop culture that will be part of the Games' closing ceremony on August 12th.

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... z1sFRxO93G

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Apparently their second choice was Michael Hutchence :fp:

Monster Rain

I hate these pretentious self-centered asshole rock stars who think they can thumb their noses at the Olympics in their home country just because they're dead.

DS1119

Monster Rain wrote:

I hate these pretentious self-centered asshole rock stars who think they can thumb their noses at the Olympics in their home country just because they're dead.

afroannnie

DS1119 wrote:

Monster Rain wrote:

I hate these pretentious self-centered asshole rock stars who think they can thumb their noses at the Olympics in their home country just because they're dead.