Hans Remembers- Monday June 22, 1970- 50 Years Ago.
- Those crazy fellas in The Who. The Who concert in Atlanta was delayed due to Pete Townshend. Frustrated due to a delay in leaving Memphis- Pete joked about planting a bomb on the plane. They ended up searching the aircraft and questioning Pete. Sounds like something Keith Moon might have done- but Keith may have planted a bomb.
- Rod Carew of the Minnesota Twins who was hitting .376 at the time injured his knee attempting to steal a base. The injury ended up requiring surgery and Carew would be sidelined until September.
- Steven Page former frontman of the Canadian band The Barenaked Ladies turns 50 today. I saw them in concert before they ‘hit it big”- my friend Helmet talked me into going- they put on a fun show. Never understood why he left the band. Probably the usual reasons- ‘musical differences?” My favorite Barenaked Ladies song- “Brian Wilson”- second “Be My Yoko Ono”
Steven Page and Ed butted heads. Steven want darker music and writing. Ed wanted to highlight the goofy part of the band and lurched towards children. Plus, Page developed a coke habit. Shame. I liked the two, together. I loved “The Old Apartment.”
Thanks I never knew the reason for Page leaving- whether he wanted to go solo or there was friction. I think a little silliness goes a long way- it gets old after a while. I liked their first few albums. Are they any good without Page?
It was a combination of things. Honestly, I don’t think Ed wanted to share the spotlight as lead singer. And, this is not good (assuming it is accurate):
https://www.tmz.com/2015/09/11/barenaked-ladies-big-bang-theory-lawsuit-steven-page/