The Endless Note

Goodbye

nobody@vox.com(Helpless Dancer) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:18:57 +0000

When I started this Blog I didn't realise how compulsive even addictive it would become, guilt crept in when a day went by without posting and suddenly it appeared to become an obligation rather than a pleasure.

Like most people sometimes you need a change and pressures of work and life now really mean that I can no longer due justice to my blogging.

It is therefore with a mixture of regret and relef that I make this final posting, thanks to all who joined me along the way and especially to all those who take time out to comment, I hope everyone who visited the site left enlightened or informed in some way and perhaps found new music that they would otherwise have missed out on.

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1-08 Helpless Dancer

The Who

When a man is running from his boss
Who hold a gun that fires "cost"
And people die from being cold
Or left alone because they're old

And bombs are dropped on fighting cats
And children's dreams are run with rats
If you complain you disappear
Just like the lesbians and queers

No one can love without the grace
Of some unseen and distant face
And you get beaten up by blacks
Who though they worked still got the sack

And when your soul tells you to hide
Your very right to die denied
And in the battle on the streets
You fight computers and receipts

And when a man is trying to change
But only causes further pain
You realize that all along
Something in us going wrong...

You stop dancing.

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The Music Weeklies

nobody@vox.com(Helpless Dancer) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:30:06 +0000

NME

"Last week's biggest-ever New Musical Express awards show at London's O2 Arena should have been a triumph for Britain's longest-serving rock weekly. It was, says the Editor, Conor McNicholas, “one of the greatest nights on my life” watching Klaxons, Bloc Party, Kaiser Chiefs and Manic Street Preachers play to 15,000 indie/rock fans.

But there were glum faces and dark mutterings among the assembled media insiders. One key reason for this gloom was the magazine's circulation figures for the second half of 2007. Averaging around 64,000 per issue, they are the lowest ever, and a steep decline on previous years.

Given NME's growing profile online, on TV, at festivals and branded tours, these figures seem a strange and bitter pill. Some industry commentators are even speculating that the print version could close within months. “Who reads the NME then?” Ricky Wilson of the Kaiser Chiefs singer asked pointedly."

The above quotation is from www.timesonline.co.uk and it would appear that the NME as a paper medium may shortly expire.

The music weekly papers were a major source of knowledge for me through the 70's and 80's and as they generally lost out to the new age of glossy monthly magazines it was the NME that held firm though it also, whilst remaining weekly, adopted a magazine format.

Wednesdays used to be special when you picked up your weekly fix of music news and reviews in a traditional broadsheet format, hands would be covered in ink and pictures and articles would be cut out for the wall or a scrap book.

I remain a fond reader of the new range of Music Magazines, many of which feature in this blog (Q Mojo Uncut), which are bright and colourfull and full of good well written articles but as usual nostagia can get the better of you and the fondness remains for the old newspaper format.

Below is a trawl through my memory lane via the front pages of the papers of the past which featured my all time favourite band The Who.

New Musical Express May 1970

This is now somewhat of an iconic edition as this front page has been reproduced as a limited edition signed poster print run and 980/1000 hangs on my office wall.

Sounds May 1976

Sounds was actually the first music paper I bought, this edition lives forever in my memory as it came out during the build up to my first Who concert at Celtic Park on June 5th 1976. The stadium tour, the first of ot it's kind also played at Charlton and Swansea football stadiums under the banner of "Who Put The Boot In"

Who Put The Boot In Poster

New Musical Express June 1976

This edition of the New Musical Express carried the reviews of the concert and was cut up and sellotaped to my wall for many a year.

Melody Maker September 1977

Following the explosion of punk The Who like many of the big bands of the time were accused of being "boring old farts" here Townshend got his own back, after punk lost it's street credibility it was not surprising to read how The Who were a major inspiration to many of the bands.

New Musical Express August 1978

By August 1978 production was beginning on the film "Quadrophenia" and the New Musical Express ran a competition to win the chance to be an extra in the film.

A month later and The Who needed a new drummer following the death of Keith Moon resulting from an accidental over dose of prescription drugs.

Melody Maker October 1978

Melody Maker followed Townshend on the set of "Quodrophenia" as he struggled to come to terms with Monn's death and any future for The Who.

Melody Maker January 1979

The year 1979 would see the release of two films "The Kids Are Alright" and "Quadrophenia" and would see the decision to carry on with The Who with Kenney Jones as Moon's replacement.

Record Mirror August 1979

Record Mirror was never a regular purchase for me, as a paper it was popular in the 60's reflecting the chart scene, the early 70's was a bit of a bleak patch for it as it never really grasped the concept of non-chart rock and it wasn't until punk and new wave stormed the charts that it had any real following again.

Melody Maker May 1979

This is another iconic image for me as it records my second Who concert, the summer of '79 saw the premier of "The Kids Are Alright" at the Cannes Film Festival, whilst in France The Who played their first gig without Moon as reviewed in the above edition.

A week later the film was premieried in Glasgow and to tie in a low key concert was arranged at the Apollo, tickets were put on sale at 9am on the Saturday morning for the concert the following Friday, an overnight sleep on Renfield Street secured the necessary tickets for what was an emotional night for all.

Daltrey's hair cut was as a result of his filming of "McVicar".

Melody Maker October 1980

Meet the new boss the same as the old boss.

NME April 1980

NME is born, I liked the New Musical Express better myself.

Melody Maker January 1981

!981 saw The Who release their first post Moon album "Face Dances" and whilst it produce a hit single and TOTP appearance for "You Better You Bet" it and it's successor "It's Hard" found it difficult to match up to past achievements.

After tours to support both albums The Who went on a long sabbatical by the time they re-emerged the world of music journalism had progressed to the magazine medium where they continue to appear on a regular basis with many other artists of their generation saisfying the nostagia market for us 40+ folk with more money than sense.

The images used and many more can be found at White Fangs brilliant Who Site www.thewho.info an essential visit for even the most casual of Who fan.

04 You Better You Bet

The Who

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New News - Teenage Cancer Trust

nobody@vox.com(Helpless Dancer) — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:22:22 +0000

TCT

TCT ALBERT HALL GIGS 2008

A STELLAR LINE-UP FOR THE 8TH YEAR OF TEENAGE CANCER TRUST GIGS
APRIL 2008

MUSE, PAUL WELLER, STEVE CRADOCK, THE FRATELLIS, DUFFY & NOEL FIELDING TO PERFORM AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL FOR TEENAGE CANCER TRUST

Marking its 8th year, the biggest names in rock music and comedy are coming together for The Teenage Cancer Trust Gigs at the Royal Albert Hall. These gigs are one of the most eagerly anticipated dates in the music calendar, each year selling out in record time and raising vital funds for Teenage Cancer Trust.

The gigs begin with a night of comedy on Wednesday, hosted by TCT regular Noel Fielding and joined by special comedy guests. Thursday night will see the return of the legendary ‘Mod-Father’ Paul Weller, joined by Ocean Colour Scene’s Steve Cradock and hotly-tipped soul singer, Duffy. Friday is a not-to be missed show by the mighty Fratellis, and the finale to this year’s series of concerts will be headlined by one of Britain’s most ambitious live acts, Brit nominated Muse.

The TCT gigs were the brainchild of The Who’s Roger Daltrey CBE, patron of Teenage Cancer Trust, who has once again persuaded the best of British talent available across rock, pop and comedy to give up their time to raise money for this unique charity.

Announcing this year’s line-up, Roger Daltrey said: “These shows, now in their eighth year, continue to help Teenage Cancer Trust raise essential funds to build specialist teenage cancer units within the NHS. The UK is a world leader in providing this support for teenagers with cancer and in 2008, the charity will open five new units and will start building work on a further two. This means that many more teenagers with cancer will have access to one of our units and will get the support they need to fight this disease."

The line-up for the 2008 shows is as follows:

Wednesday 9th April 2008
An evening of comedy hosted by Noel Fielding plus guests
Tickets priced £19.50 - £60

Thursday 10th April 2008
A special acoustic performance by Paul Weller and Steve Cradock with special guest Duffy
Tickets priced £19.50 - £70

Friday 11th April 2008
The Fratellis, Figure 5, plus guests
Tickets priced £19.50 - £46

Saturday 12th April 2008
Muse plus guests
Tickets priced £19.50 - £70

Further acts to be announced. Information will be available here.

Visit TCT's Royal Albert Hall microsite - https://www.teenagecancertrust.org/royal-albert-hall

Roger Daltrey has worked tirelessly year on year to secure the best line-up. Previous music acts include The Who, Oasis, Coldplay, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, Eric Clapton, The Cure, Madness, The Stereophonics, Keane, Razorlight, Franz Ferdinand, Jools Holland, Tom Jones, Noel Gallagher, Kasabian and Kaiser Chiefs. In addition to music’s biggest stars, TCT shows have played host to the cream of British comedy, including Ricky Gervais, Peter Kay, Little Britain, Steve Coogan, Simon Pegg, Russell Brand and Noel Fielding.

Dr Adrian Whiteson OBE, Chairman of Teenage Cancer Trust, said: “We are indebted to Roger Daltrey CBE for the work he continues to do for Teenage Cancer Trust. It is his determination which has helped TCT to reach many more young people with cancer and to raise awareness of this often-neglected group. As in previous years, funds raised from these shows will go towards creating Teenage Cancer Trust units and related services around the country.”

David Elliott, Chief Executive of the Royal Albert Hall commented, "The Royal Albert Hall is delighted to once again host the Teenage Cancer Trust Concerts. This week is one of the highlights of our programme each year and we are thrilled to see such a fantastic line-up of artists in support of such a worthwhile cause."

Tickets are available from the following outlets from 10 am on Friday 22nd February:

Teenage Cancer Trust - http://www.teenagecancertrust.org 0871 230 5586

The Royal Albert Hall - http://www.royalalberthall.com 0845 401 5030

Aloud - http://www.aloud.com 0870 998 8888

Virgin Radio - http://www.virginradio.co.uk 0330 123 1215

A DVD of previously unreleased footage from the concerts to date will be released on 14th April featuring amonst others:-

THE WHO

THE CURE

RAZORLIGHT

PAUL WELLER

NOEL GALLAGHER

KASABIAN

KAISER CHIEFS

Edith Bowman talking for the Teenage Cancer Trust

Drowned Live at the Royal Albert Hall

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Legendary Who Fan Dies Aged 54

nobody@vox.com(Helpless Dancer) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:03:51 +0000

Mod Target

Thomas Scot Halpin dies at 54

David Burke

A Muscatine, Iowa, native who became a part of rock history by stepping forward from the audience to play the drums for The Who after Keith Moon passed out has died at his home in Bloomington, Ind.

A memorial service will be held Friday in Bloomington for Thomas Scot Halpin, 54, who divided his time between Indiana and Sausalito, Calif.

At age 19, he and a friend were watching The Who perform at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. After drummer Keith Moon passed out for the second time in the night, Pete Townshend called out, “Can anybody play the drums?” Halpin and his friend and fellow Muscatine native Mike Danese were already at the edge of the stage and ready to perform.

“Townshend and Daltrey look around and they’re as surprised as I am because (concert promoter Bill) Graham put me up there,” Halpin recalled in a 1996 interview with the San Francisco Examiner.

Halpin finished the set and locked his arms around the backs of Townshend and Roger Daltry to take his bows.

“It’s like one of the few times you could play with royalty,” he told the Examiner.

Halpin was composer in residence at the Headlands Center for the Arts in Sausalito and played with and composed for several bands. He also illustrated children’s books and donated artwork to various fundraising events.

Halpin died Feb. 9, and survivors include his wife and son. Friday’s memorial service will be at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Bloomington, and a family celebration will be scheduled in Muscatine later this year, according to the Muscatine Journal.

The Who - Smokestack Lightning 1973

The Who - Naked Eye 1973

THE WHO - MY GENERATION (Cow Palace 1973)

Concert File

The Concert File notes:

The 1973 North American tour got off to an inauspicious start when Keith collapsed on stage during 'Won't Get Fooled Again'. He was carried off, revived in a shower backstage and given a short break before he rejoined the rest of the group who had carried on as a trio. Then he collapsed again, not to return.

Although considered a disaster area in terms of Who concerts, it should be emphasised that much of the music played during the early stages of the show was very good. Particularly notable was 'The Real Me' where John Entwistle's careering bass lines gave the song a manic energy. Quadrophenia progressed well until 'Drowned', which got into the middle solo section before Moon started to flag. The song was completed, however, and Keith then managed to give 'Bell Boy' his usual panache, amending the chorus lyric to "get the fucking baggage out!" Moon's drumming ceased entirely during 'Won't Get Fooled Again' where he failed to complete the solo passage towards the end. With Moon backstage, Pete tried to explain to the audience that there was a problem, concluding by saying: "The 'orrible truth is that without him we're not a group!"

While Pete was standing guitar-less at his mike, Moon reappeared from the left of the stage and Pete then grabbed him and hauled him into the stage centre. Townshend and Moon then grappled for a few moments until Pete - holding Keith in a mock wrestling hold - pulled the ailing drummer over towards his mike and shouted a few jokey comments about Moon trying to bottle out of finishing the gig. Soon afterwards, Daltrey also grabbed Moon and he and Townshend dragged him backwards towards his drums. Keith took all this in good part despite the fact that he obviously must have been feeling lousy.

With Moon seemingly ready to complete the performance, Pete picked up his Les Paul and began to tune it up. Soon after this The Who began playing 'Magic Bus', with Keith tapping together his two wood blocks. When he came to play the actual drums, however, he faltered once more, finally slumping forwards onto the kit amid a noisy climax in which Daltrey threw his mouth organ into the crowd. Roadies lifted Keith from the kit while Townshend started to play an improvised riff, Daltrey ad-libbing some singing. Then, without any interruptions, they moved directly into a drumless 'See Me, Feel Me', which was tightly paced, Daltrey using a tambourine to add some percussion. After the song had gained an overwhelming response, Townshend applauded the audience for putting up with a 75 per cent complete band.

Instead of leaving the stage, however, Pete - tentatively and jokingly - said: "Can anybody play the drums?" Then he repeated the question more forcefully, adding "I mean somebody good!" Soon afterwards Scott Halpin of Muscatine, Iowa, appeared on stage. After a roadie showed him to the kit, Townshend shook his hand and went straight into the riff of 'Smokestack Lightning'. This was a very loose arrangement, and Halpin's drum work fitted in well enough, and it shortly became 'Spoonful'. Less successful, however, was his contribution to the more complex 'Naked Eye', and he failed to provide the contrasting tempi despite Pete attempting to give him instructions. Halpin didn't look at all flustered and established a steady beat during the guitar solo. The second verse was missed entirely and Pete and Roger took turns to sing the final verse. Towards the end, Pete indulged in a mad spate of windmilled power-chords before the drawn-out "it don't really happen that way at all..." passage. Thus ended one of the most bizarre occurrences in the band's career. Pete later explained why they didn't leave the stage after 'Magic Bus': "When Keith collapsed, it was a shame. I had just been getting warmed up at that point. I'd felt closed up, like I couldn't let anything out. I didn't want to stop playing. It was also a shame for all the people who'd waited in line for eight hours" (Rolling Stone, January 4, 1974).

Halpin had bought a scalper's ticket to get into the show and suddenly found himself as a temporary member of The Who! Afterwards he enjoyed the post-show backstage hospitality with the group and then slipped back into obscurity. The incident was captured on camera and can be seen in the video Thirty Years Of Maximum R&B Live.

The Who had sold out all 13,500 seats in four hours three weeks prior to the concert. Lynyrd Skynyrd was the opening act for the entire tour. The whole concert was recorded on a crude 2-camera video system in B&W which was part of Bill Graham's personal archive.

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New News - The Who

nobody@vox.com(Helpless Dancer) — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:05:31 +0000

Pete & Roger

6th February, 2008

TOWNSHEND REVEALS A 2008 WISH-LIST FOR THE WHO

In his latest exclusive blog entry on thewho.com, Pete Townshend gives Who fans a tantalising glimpse of what he and Roger Daltrey may be up to during 2008.

"... After a talk with Roger yesterday we came up with a wish-list style plan. We still like the idea of playing Japan - especially as 'Amazing Journey' has yet to be released there and we might be able to give it a push by performing there around the time of the release this Autumn."

Amazing Journey

"We also talked about revisiting Quadrophenia the way we did it in the '90s. This is all work for the Autumn."

"Roger is working on his own idea for an album for us, with the producer T-Bone Burnett, who is an old friend of mine."

"I am hoping to come up with some songs for a more conventional Who record."

"There is a chance we might play some shows in the Festival season this summer. I would want to do that purely for fun, and I don't want to turn it into a big tour. I need to stay focussed on my writing."

This is all good news to me, "Quadrophenia" is my favourite album ever, and T-Bone Burnett is one of my favourite producers his recent work with Robert Plant & Alison Krauss on their recent "Raising Sands" album is brilliant.

1-05 The Punk And The Godfather

The Who

11 Nothin'

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

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New News - More From The Who On DVD

nobody@vox.com(Helpless Dancer) — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:17:16 +0000

Classic Who

30th January, 2008

Two classic Who gigs to be released on DVD before September.

Two historic London gigs of The Who in the Keith Moon era (Kilburn ‘77 and the Coliseum ‘69) are being prepared for worldwide release as standalone DVDs.

“This exciting release will happen before September,” says sources close to the band, “when ‘Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who’ will be released in Japan as a 3 x DVD set and will include the Kilburn and Coliseum gigs.”

Good news for all Who fans. For further developments of this and other Who-related stories, watch this space!

Source www.thewho.com

The Who - Substitute

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New News - The Who on TV

nobody@vox.com(Helpless Dancer) — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:21:23 +0000

Montage

Archive TV footage of legendary rock artists such as Led Zeppelin, The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix is to be rescued from obselete Super8 and Betamax formats and cleaned up in a new deal between Rockworld.TV and the Infernal Machine music archive.

The Infernal Machine archive boasts unique footage including Beatles appearances on 60s German show Beat Club and Hendrix's two appearances on the Ed Sullivan show.

Aerosmith, The Who and The Grateful Dead also feature in the dense archive collection that Rockworld.TV now have access to the contents of.

The obselete formats will be transfered, remastered and collated into a new Classic Rock series of programming for broadcast on Rockworld.TV set to be ready later this year.

Pete Hadfield, co-founder and Joint CEO of Carnaby Media who own Rockworld.TV has said: "We are getting access to some of the most exciting music footage in existence, a great deal of which has rarely if ever been seen before, which make our broadcast offering even stronger than it is already."

More information about what archive footage will be treated will be available in due course, check back to uncut.co.uk for more information as we get it.

Rockworld.TV currently broadcasts on Sky Channel 368 and online at www.rockworld.TV

Source

Uncut March 08

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New News - Teenage Cancer Trust

nobody@vox.com(Helpless Dancer) — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:07:39 +0000

Roger Harry Daltrey

Roger Daltrey is the Patron for The Teenage Cancer Trust and last year opened the first of it's specialist Units in Glasgow, it has now been announced that plans have been set in motion for a second unit.

Glasgow Opening

Daltrey organises, amongst other events, the annual week of concerts and comedy which takes place at the Royal Albert Hall which raises several million pounds per annum for the Trust.

Below is a clip from the inaugural concert in 2000

See Me,Feel Me

Glasgow leads the way for teenage cancer sufferers

From The Evening Times Online.

by Deborah Anderson

A SECOND cancer unit for Glasgow teenagers is expected to be given the go ahead just months after a flagship centre opened at the world-renowned Beatson.

Campaigners are in talks with health bosses and are hopeful a unit will be created at Yorkhill.

Teenage Cancer Trust volunteers hope the plan will be approved in weeks, then the task of raising the £700,000 needed to allow the centre for 13 to 16-year- olds to open by 2009 will begin.

In May 2007, TCT patron Roger Daltrey - lead singer of rock legends The Who - launched the first unit for teenage cancer patients at Glasgow's Beatson.

Jill MacRae, of the TCT in Glasgow, said she was "very hopeful" a second unit would be formed at Yorkhill.

She added: "We feel there is a gap in the 13 to 16-year age group which has the right environment for young people with cancer.

"They are at an in-between stage too old for a kids' ward but too young for an adult ward.

"We hope to have the second unit running by the end of the year and will embark on a huge drive to raise the £700,000 needed."

The existing six-bed unit at the Beatson was built in the style of a teenager's bedroom, with a flat-screen TV and a games console.

Youngsters have internet access and the day room has panoramic views across Glasgow and a cafe-style space.

The TCT are also launching the West of Scotland Action Group to attract members.

Jill said: "This will be a really big year and we hope to expand across the West of Scotland."

Teen cancer sufferer Allister Boyd, 19, has already signed up. Allister, from Ayr, said: "I am delighted to be involved and think the TCT is doing a great job.

"I was 16 when I was diagnosed with a brain tumour and was in an adult ward, but I think the dedicated units are a great asset.

"I was in sixth year at school when I was getting treatment and am now in remission.

"I'm now in first year at Glasgow Caledonian University so I am living proof you can get through."

Anyone interested in joining the Action Group should e-mail jillmacrae@teenagecancertrust .org

Teenage Cancer Trust

Check out www.teenagecancertrust.org to see how you can help.

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Charity Update

nobody@vox.com(Helpless Dancer) — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 21:23:04 +0000

TEENAGE CANCER TRUST

Six teenagers will find out they have cancer today, six tomorrow and six the day after. More often than not, these young people get a raw deal, receiving hospital treatment in inappropriate facilities alongside young children or older people. Teenage Cancer Trust fights for the rights of teenagers and young adults with cancer.

The charity helps make life better for these young people by building specialist units which are boosting survival rates.

TCT MISSION

To give every single young person with cancer
access to a specialist teenage unit
in a National Health Service hospital in the UK

“There are currently 8 TCT units, we need another 14 – they each cost around £2 million to build so we desperately need your support. Seventy per cent of young people with cancer still don’t have access to a TCT Unit. I am working with other members of The Who to break through red tape and get specialist cancer wards built for teenagers suffering from this terrible disease. These units are a right, not a privilege.” - Roger Daltrey

The Who were the first band to perform at a TCT benefit concert at the Royal Albert Hall in November 2000. Along with sales of the CD and DVD from the night, they raised £1.2 million for the charity. Roger pledged to continue fundraising and, every year since, has masterminded a whole week of music and comedy gigs for the charity.

“Over the years these shows have really made a massive difference to the money available to build TCT units in NHS hospitals. They also give our teenagers the moral support to help fight this terrible disease.” – Simon Davies, CEO Teenage Cancer Trust

The charity is helping to make life better for these young people by building specialist teenage units in NHS hospitals. Units are boosting survival rates and it is our mission to give every single young person with cancer access to one of these facilities. There are currently 8 TCT units, we need another 14 – they each cost over £2 million to build so we desperately need your support. Seventy per cent of young people with cancer still don’t have access to a TCT Unit.

“We all know that without teenagers, without their energy and their passion for music, we wouldn’t have rock and roll as we know it. It is our duty to fight for this group and give them a voice within the National Health Service.” – Roger Daltrey

If you want to make a donation to TCT, you can do so online, by clicking here. You can see what other Who fans have donated and the messages of support they’ve left.

If you think there are other ways you could support or get involved, call the TCT on +44 (0)20 7612 0370, email tct@teenagecancertrust.org or visit www.teenagecancertrust.org.

“We don’t just talk about change – we make it happen. Thanks for supporting Teenage Cancer Trust” - Roger Daltrey, CBE

The Double-0 Charity

Double O was started by The Who in 1976 to help Erin Pizzey fund her Chiswick Women's Refuges. It then became the first concert fundraiser for Nordoff-Robbins. In 1983 Pete Townshend took over Double O and performed concerts to support a large number of drug rehab charities, the Prince's Trust and Rock Against Racism, and a one-off show at London’s Dominion Theatre – The Snowball Revue – to further fund Pizzey’s work.

The Trust now runs as a private dispersal charity focussed more than ever on 'survival' of drug and alcohol damage, domestic violence, sexual abuse, music education, emergency relief for International disasters, and young people's prison reform. It has dispersed about £4,000,000 since inception, and been indirectly responsible for the dispersal of another similar amount through Double O Promotions, which channels a lot of Townshend- and Who-related activity. In 1985, Townshend formed the band Deep End and put on two charity concerts at the Brixton Academy through Double O Promotions (recently released as part of Pete’s live ‘signature’ series). In 1986 DOP put on the Columbian Volcano Relief Concert.

From 1989 onwards the funds dispersed by Double O increased considerably because The Who reconvened for an anniversary tour, generating over $8,000,000 for children’s charities throughout the U.K. and U.S. in 1989 alone. The charity has a history of working both with individuals and large treatment programmes. In May 1999, for example, Townshend made a £20,000 donation to the Landsdowne House Alcohol Advisory Unit (The Chaucer Clinic in West Ealing).

In 2000, Double O held a charity Internet auction and donated £300,000 to Oxfam for their Mozambique Earthquake appeal. In 2005, The Who appeared in New York raising funds for Double O as part of a Four Seasons of Hope event (to benefit children in need), which was sponsored by Samsung.

Since 2002, all of the Who tours have been recorded, and live CDs of every show have been sold as part of the Encore series. All the proceeds, after profit, have gone to Double O - totalling about £1,000.000 so far.

The future of Double O is going to be tied more to the generation of money via the Internet.

Source www.thewho.com

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The Endless Note

Goodbye

The Music Weeklies

New News - Teenage Cancer Trust

TCT ALBERT HALL GIGS 2008

Legendary Who Fan Dies Aged 54

Mod Target Thomas Scot Halpin dies at 54

New News - The Who

New News - More From The Who On DVD

New News - The Who on TV

New News - Teenage Cancer Trust

Charity Update

TEENAGE CANCER TRUST

TCT MISSION

The Double-0 Charity

Mod Target

Thomas Scot Halpin dies at 54