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Thread #48991   Message #739302
Posted By: michaelr
29-Jun-02 - 02:58 AM
Thread Name: OBIT: John Entwistle (The Who)
Subject: RE: OBIT: John Entwistle (The Who)
This from Yahoo News:

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The two surviving members of veteran rock band The Who will carry on with their North American tour despite the death of the group's bassist, John Entwistle, the group said on Friday.

In a surprise announcement issued by their management, lead singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist-songwriter Pete Townshend said the tour would open on Monday at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles "as a tribute to John Entwistle and to the loss of an irreplaceable friend."
"The Entwistle family is in full support of the decision to continue and feel this is what John would have wanted," the statement added.
Entwistle's son, Christopher, added that his father "lived for music and will always live within The Who's music. This is what he would have wished, and our love goes out to the remaining band members and the entourage that makes up The Who family."

Makes me wonder -- who'd they get to fill in?

And of course: -- WHO'S NEXT?

Michael