To Who or Not to Who... So The Who are back with a new EP 'Wire & Glass' with an upcoming new album in Septemeber. Pete Townshend & Roger Daltrey are also on the road once again - brandishing their musical weaponary - as The Who. There has been debate as to whether Pete & Roger [with a backing band] are truly 'The Who. Indeed with 2 of the band's [not to mention rock music's] most prolific players dead before their time, it seems a fair question to ask. This argument stems back nearly 30 years when The Who decided to continue after Keith Moon's death. Without Moon's manic drumming & seemingly inhuman feats of brilliance, many felt they should have called it a day at that time. Instead they 'defied' the doubters & returned with Kenny Jones on drums. Their 2 post-Moon albums were not fan favorites. However 'live' they were still the best band on the planet. When John Entwistle decided to join 'The Harpists' up in 'the ether' back in 2002, Pete & Roger faced the same dilemma as whether to continue as The Who. Fortunately they decided to carry on as such. At the end of the day the fact remains that Townshend was & is The Who. Roger Daltrey is the face, voice & translator of Townshend's musical vision. As important as Entwistle & Moon were to the band - the songs & creative-impetus were mostly Townshend's. "Tommy" firmly established this fact back in 1969. So I ask the question yet again. Is it really The Who? Entwistle & Moon without question created the rythmic 'template' that drove the band. Zak Starkey & Pino Palladino have been extremely adept in keeping this crucial element alive in the music. Though not 'founding' members of The Who they have been faithfull to the music. With all that said- in my humble opinion - it's still The Wh0. They have reached 'artistic-maturity' without losing any edge. In 2006 the 'song' is not over...

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September Magic.... Alright! Positive Energies are flowing nicely. Just got the word that The Mickey Scott Band is doing a show. [I play bass in this band] This is on September 7th at 'Dingbatz' in Clifton, NJ. We're a good-time rock & roll band. It's the first gig we've done in awhile so it's gonna be a blast! Looking forward to getting back on a stage. It's really great to see people come out & have fun seeing us play! Also.... Got a ticket to see Rachel Fuller at Joe's Pub in New York City. That should be quite entertaining indeed. She's a a great talent not to mention a nice person! We auditioned a drummer this past week & he didn't pass the test. Very nice, polite guy. His drumming was good however he had 'timing-problems' when he played drum-rolls & fills. Too bad because he had the right attitude. So the search for a drummer continues. In the mean-time we're continuing with recording. So what's new with you all out there?

Liquid Lunch... so now the terrorists are trying to employ 'liquid-based' explosives in their deadly arsenal of evil. Where is all this heading towards?

Glass Deserts Don't Make for Good Play.... This Mid-East Crisis between Fundamentalist Islam & The West is really becoming troubling. My core worry are all those nukes that went unaccounted for after the Soviet Union fell apart. At this point I truly believe that these radicals would not hesitate to use such weapons against Israel. Tel Aviv would be the prime target. Jerusalem would never be considered as Islam 'claims' this city [as does Judiasm & Christianity] There is no question in my mind that this is a 'war by proxy' on both fronts. Oil, Religon, Politics.... What do the children of today have to look forward to tomorrow? When you really get down & analyze the current situation in the Mid-East - one can trace it's roots back to World War ll. We are still feeling the 'ripple-effects' of 60+ years ago! Mind-boggling, absurd, ridiculous, frightening, add infinitum.... add nauseum. What a truly disturbing time we all live in.