". . .Teenage Wasteland . . ."

The Who were honoured at the Kennedy Center Honors tonight. Listening to their music tonight brought back so many memories. Memories like being too small to reach the turntable but trying to put The Who's Who's Next (1971) on, then giving up and carrying the album to the nearest adult, even if I cannot remember who that was. I managed to see Tommy in London in 1996 while studying art history that summer at the same school Pete Townshend went to, the Ealing campus of Thames Valley University (formally Ealing Technical College & School of Art).

Tonight the goose bumps rose and the tears welt as the tribute was made to two of the most influential musicians, Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend.