The Who's John Entwistle Dead

crazyj was among several Slashdot readers who, knowing my obsession with the greatest band of all time, submitted that The Who's John Entwistle died. His death occured one day before the start of their summer tour. The Ox was an amazing bassist, and I'm glad I got to see him play. Those fingers would just fly up that fretboard. He'll be missed.

Sorry, but...

[Anonymous Coward]

Who?!

I hope I outlive slashdot.

[Anonymous Coward]

Someone should investigate VA Linux's accounting practices. I'm reasonably certain that I can buy slashdot between paychecks.

OK...I stole this from Roe & Garry in Chicago.

[bwohlgemuth]

Now we have three.

Ann Landers - Talking girls out of going past 2nd base for years.

Darryl Kyle - Tried to keep guys off of first base.

John Entwhistle - More and more bass.

How does Lance Bass pronouce his last name? And is he being shot off anytime soon? :-)

B

Spirit of Keith Moon

[Anonymous Coward]

As I stood in the lobby waiting for my key, I felt something strange happening to me.
I rushed up to my room and shut the door, the room was empty but I weren't alone no more.

Well a voice spoke to me but it weren't my own, someone was coming thru' on the psychic telephone.
He said "Hi Arsehole" I'm coming thru', let's have some fun now and smash up this room.

I wanna throw things out the window, I wanna smash up the room.
'Cause I've been possessed by, the spirit of Keith Moon.

Well out the window went the TV followed by the phone,
then we covered all the walls with fire extinguisher foam.
We tore the sink from the wall and let the bath overflow,
then watched it hit the pavement, ten floors below.

-- Peter and the Test Tube Babies

Re:for those who read the comments before the arti

[Anne_Nonymous]

"Lets just say I know how to make any band sound like The Who." -- Ox

not me!

[_ph1ux_]

I hope i get old before I die...

Some of us are young...

[Anonymous Coward]

I had no idea there was music before Britney Spears. Neat.. What's this "Guitar" thing you speak of? Is it kinda like a midi box?

Re:What about the tour?

[Anonymous Coward]

That guy from van halen isn't doing anything at the moment...maybe they could ask him?

Re:not me!

[scott1853]

I hope my wife dies before I get old.

Re:Greatest band of all time? Time for a new poll?

[Transient0]

Two Problems:

one- as far as i know, cowboy neal isn't in a band.

two- you can't possibly reasonably poll a large crowd in this sort of thing with less than a hundred options. Maybe twenty to twenty five percent of the slashdot crowd might choose their favorite band from those listed, but you've got a pretty diverse crowd here. I'm sure other choices might include: Sex Pistols, Kraftwerk, Johnny Cash, Green Day, Moby, Frank Sinatra, Rage Against the Machine...

just to name a few.

Ok, so it's in bad taste but I could not resist

[btempleton]

Did you have to put it in the headline of the story and spoil it for thus of us on the west coast who haven't read the news yet?

(I'm originally from Toronto, the Who's favourite concert town, so don't flame me.)

Did his wife ever catch up to him?

[Beebos]

You can stop running now buddy...... You and your mates got me through high school. Thanks John

Excellent... excellent...

[MisterBlister]

Everything is happening according to my grand design...just as I have forseen.

Muahahahahahah!!!

Re:not me!

[rikkards]

The Pledge of Allegiance: ... one Nation, and a dog, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all Note to Moderators: please moderate with a sense of humour as this is not meant to offend anyone.

I met him once

[I_am_Syrinx]

In March of '96, my company flew me to Chicago for a week on business. The first night I was there, one of my co-workers showed me around town. I saw the sights, and quite a few bars. We were staying at the Omni Ambassador East Hotel, so our last stop of the night was the Pump Room, the hotel restaurant and bar. We ordered some glasses of Cabernet at the bar, and settled down to discuss the agenda for the following day. As we were speaking, two gentleman and and a few ladies came in and took positions on bar stools very nearby to me. I looked over and recognized Mr. Entwhistle. After talking with my friend about the star-sighting, I asked the bartender what he was drinking, and if he would mind if I bought him one. She said she'd ask. A couple of minutes later, she stopped near him and motioned towards me. He looked over, I nodded my head and smiled, and he nodded back. He accepted the drink, and continued speaking with his friends. Being totally hammered from drinking all night, I thought that was pretty cool. A nod from a legendary rock star. Wow! A few more minutes passed, and we decided that we should probably get some sleep, since we actually had to work the next day. With my alcohol-soaked balls-of-steel, I took a pen and a "Pump Room" bar napkin and approached him. "Mr. Entwhistle?" I said. He looked at me with a bemused expression. "Yes?" he said. "I would like to thank you for the great music you and your band have put out over the years, and it's a pleasure to meet you. Could I please get your autograph?" I proferred him the pen and bar-nap. He took them, signed his name, and returned them to me. "Thank you very much," I said. "Quite alright," he replied. With that, my co-worker and I returned to our rooms, and passed out.

The Who was supposed to play here (LA) in 2 days. It is a great loss to the fans of the band in particular, and to Rock and Roll in general. Mr. Entwhistle was a class act. Thanks for the memories.

-Sy

Re:Hope I die before I get old.

[Anonymous Coward]

Lot's of Rock N Roll prophecies coming true lately...

Dee Dee Ramone - "I don't wanna die in the basement"

Layne Staley - "I think it's gonna rain when I die" (OK, he was a Seattle boy - that was a freebie...)

Whoa

[wiredog]

I was in College from 1997 to 1981

Majored in recreational pharmacology, did you?

Re:Hope I die before I get old.

[Morky]

"I don't want to achieve immortality through my works. I want to achieve immortality by not dying." -Woody Allen