Keith Moon Birthday Party

Moon with annette walter lax in february 1978 image credit.

Keith moon birthday party.

Moon ever keen to avoid the boys in blue snuck outside and got into a lincoln continental limousine and attempted to make a getaway. The who s keith moon in front of the marquee of the former holiday inn in flint township on the date of his infamous birthday party aug. Keith moon destroyed so many hotel rooms that the incidents tend to blend together into one big ball of devastation. John downing getty images the proposal never happened.

As the party had become out of control the police were called to put an end to the festivities. Moon grew up in alperton a suburb of wembley in middlesex and took up the drums during the early 1960s after playing with a local band the beachcombers he joined the who in 1964 before they recorded. His tendency to ignite any situation didn t just stay behind the drum kit either. The stage was set for one of the most legendary collisions between the hospitality industry and a touring rock n roll band.

Keith john moon 23 august 1946 7 september 1978 was an english drummer for the rock band the who he was noted for his unique style and his eccentric often self destructive behaviour. There is one party story that continues to resonate to this day with fans of rock debauchery. Keith moon speaking in 1972. The premier drum company had given me a huge birthday cake with like five drums stacked up on top of each other.

One incident that particularly stands out however occurred on the afternoon of august 25th 1972 when the who were staying at a luxurious hotel in copenhagen denmark. Fifty one years ago on august 23 1967 drummer keith moon spent his 21st birthday at the holiday inn in flint michigan following a concert by his band the who. If you re a lover of rock and roll like we are you d be hard pressed to find a more explosive drummer and enigmatic hero than the who s keith moon. The whole tour gathered in the dining room to view all the cakes.

For the biggest rock groups during that time wrecking a hotel room with a party or two came with the job. Everybody was ready for a party. After the party moon and annette attended the midnight premiere of the buddy holly story at the odeon leicester square. It was keith s birthday party and one or two birthday cakes had been delivered for him.

There are a lot of bands who made their names in the 1960 s and 1970 s. Moon fascinated by the waterbed in his suite attempted to enlist pete townshend to help him lug its water. Flint mi fifty years ago today the late keith moon celebrated his 21st birthday after an atwood stadium concert in flint sowing the seeds of a legendary story the truth of which is still. August 25 2017 at 7 21 am edt by aaron.