Pete Townshend 'defends' Jacko

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"The day before, a jury cleared Michael Jackson and another absurd celebrity trial collapsed. We 'celebrities' live in Reality Shows these days. I was pleased Michael was cleared. My only experience of his dealings with children is that he has unselfishly helped every cause, and individual child, I have sent his way. In one case he hired a circus for the Down's Syndrome children of a special school of the daughter of a friend of mine, and showed up to happily, and - yes - in childlike enthusiasm - watch the show with them. This little girl believed she was Michael's future wife, and he so kindly allowed her to sit next to him, as his future bride. His feathers may be badly burned, and he may be damaged in other ways too, but he is something of an angel."

- Pete Townshend in his diary.

― Raw Patrick (Raw Patrick), Sunday, 26 June 2005 11:35 (twenty years ago)

NO CONSUMATION JOKES PLZ

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Sunday, 26 June 2005 12:18 (twenty years ago)

"close your eyes, and think of neverland, dearest."

― strng hlkngtn, Sunday, 26 June 2005 12:25 (twenty years ago)

Why is Pete sending individual children Michael's way? Is he a scout?

― miccio (miccio), Sunday, 26 June 2005 12:32 (twenty years ago)

I believe it's called "grooming".

― Taste the Blood of Scrovula (noodle vague), Sunday, 26 June 2005 13:22 (twenty years ago)

Hope he dies before he gets old.

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Sunday, 26 June 2005 13:56 (twenty years ago)

They should remake "Ebony and Ivory." Alternately, "The Girl is Mine 2005"

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 26 June 2005 14:15 (twenty years ago)

Best Onion headline ever: "Pete Townshend Can't Explain".

― Taste the Blood of Scrovula (noodle vague), Sunday, 26 June 2005 14:17 (twenty years ago)

jesus Pete why do you make it so hard for me to like you????

― kyle (akmonday), Sunday, 26 June 2005 14:58 (twenty years ago)

that little kid whose mum sued jacko was certainly a "rough boy."

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Sunday, 26 June 2005 15:14 (twenty years ago)

"Roger sang my last published song REAL GOOD LOOKING BOY"

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Sunday, 26 June 2005 15:16 (twenty years ago)

Here's his Live 8 bit. It's good as well:

"While we rehearsed in London for the Samsung event, Bob Geldof sent me a mobile text message in teenage-speak (he lives in a house full of young women so he can speak the lingo better than I). It said 'R U doin Live8? LOL Bob g'. I found myself thinking that he should know, surely. I replied 'RH 4 NY charity gig. Will talk 2 Rog. Later. PT' This seemed very teenaged to me, and I was quite proud of my almost incomprehensible texting."

― Raw Patrick (Raw Patrick), Sunday, 26 June 2005 15:27 (twenty years ago)

"OMGWTF pete! u r TOTALLY gay!! roger"

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Sunday, 26 June 2005 15:37 (twenty years ago)

he lives in a house full of young women so he can speak the lingo better than I

a bordello?

― miccio (miccio), Sunday, 26 June 2005 16:14 (twenty years ago)

We 'celebrities' live in Reality Shows these days

hmmmm. whose fault might that be?

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Sunday, 26 June 2005 20:08 (twenty years ago)

unfortunately, Ned, they should cover "The Boy Is Mine"

― Morley Timmons (Donna Brown), Sunday, 26 June 2005 23:37 (twenty years ago)

Tsk tsk, Donna.

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 27 June 2005 06:36 (twenty years ago)

Townshend : Billy Bob Thornton
Jackson : Johnny Depp
Glitter : Anthony Perkins

Show Me On The Doll

― donut e-g (donut), Monday, 27 June 2005 06:41 (twenty years ago)

Bill Wyman: himself

― Dadaismus (Dada), Monday, 27 June 2005 09:21 (twenty years ago)

and featuring gary glitter as "uncle ernie"

― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Monday, 27 June 2005 09:22 (twenty years ago)

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