A fab tour. I hired a coach and organized “Davy’s Magic Bus” taking our crew from Sebastopol CA to Oakland via Lagunitas and Pyramid breweries. A brilliant day! The pass wasn’t actually mine. It was a gift from mega Who fan (over 200 Who shows versus my pitiful 55)...
Beach Boys’ Br...
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Sadly I didn’t meet him, but I was given this by the nice Capitol folks in 2003. I saw him do a pre-tour run through of the Smile record the following year on a movie soundstage in Burbank. Very interesting although I’ve never been taken with the Wondermints. Talented, but a bit...
The Who Face Dances ...
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A dodgy record but a solid tour. I saw it at the City Hall in Newcastle and this is the program. The Ruts opened for them. Gotta like...
BB King Poster ̵...
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This is a Firehouse poster signed by BB King. It was designed as a giveaway for the launch of the Virgin Megastore in New Orleans. I was working for Virgin in London and got invited to the opening. Spoiled to say the...
Full Moon – Ke...
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This is my original copy of the first Keith bio, written by his long suffering assistant, Dougal Butler. He worked for the Who almost from the start. His original job was getaway driver for Pete Townshend, when he was stealing guitars from London music stores. He stuck with the band until...
Georgia Satellites &...
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We were young(ish) so it was a good excuse to steal this signed 40″ x 60″ poster from the table of the Mexican restaurant where the after show party was happening. O well. Clearly it was a good...