1. Forum
  2. Usenet
  3. REC.SPORT.TENNIS

  • Son of Ringo fired for being too loud

    From =?UTF-8?Q?Pelle_Svansl=C3=B6s?=@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 19 12:47:23 2025
    Zak Starkey, Ringo Starr's Son, is no longer with The Who.

    PEOPLE can confirm that the drummer, 59, who is the son of The Beatles
    drummer Sir Ringo Starr and his first wife Maureen Starkey, has parted
    ways with the rock band after 29 years.

    "After playing those songs with the band for so many decades, I’m
    surprised and saddened anyone would have an issue with my performance
    that night, but what can you do?" Starkey added, appearing to reference
    a Metro report where Roger Daltrey had repeatedly said he was struggling
    to hear over the drums during The Who's Royal Albert Hall show last month.

    A rep for the rock band told The Independent that the drummer's
    departure was a “collective decision” made following their headline
    shows at the Royal Albert Hall in London last month.

    https://people.com/zak-starkey-ringo-starr-son-breaks-silence-exiting-the-who-exclusive-11716449

    Didn't Keith Moon play himself deaf? Why wan't he fired?

    --
    "And off they went, from here to there,
    The bear, the bear, and the maiden fair"
    -- Traditional

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From bmoore@21:1/5 to pelle@svans.los on Sat Apr 19 14:12:32 2025
    In article <vtvrfb$11pfd$1@dont-email.me>,
    Pelle Svanslös <pelle@svans.los> wrote:
    Zak Starkey, Ringo Starr's Son, is no longer with The Who.

    PEOPLE can confirm that the drummer, 59, who is the son of The Beatles >drummer Sir Ringo Starr and his first wife Maureen Starkey, has parted
    ways with the rock band after 29 years.

    "After playing those songs with the band for so many decades, I’m
    surprised and saddened anyone would have an issue with my performance
    that night, but what can you do?" Starkey added, appearing to reference
    a Metro report where Roger Daltrey had repeatedly said he was struggling
    to hear over the drums during The Who's Royal Albert Hall show last month.

    A rep for the rock band told The Independent that the drummer's
    departure was a “collective decision” made following their headline
    shows at the Royal Albert Hall in London last month.

    https://people.com/zak-starkey-ringo-starr-son-breaks-silence-exiting-the-who-exclusive-11716449

    Didn't Keith Moon play himself deaf? Why wan't he fired?

    Roger himself is losing his hearing. (Insert Tommy joke here.) It may be that the drums bother him more than
    they used to. And who knows what Zak (Keith's godson, btw) said to Roger later? There's often more
    to the story.

    I don't know how deaf Keith was. Heard plenty about Pete losing his hearing though.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Kalevi Kolttonen@21:1/5 to pelle@svans.los on Sun Apr 27 00:48:02 2025
    Pelle Svanslös <pelle@svans.los> wrote:
    Zak Starkey, Ringo Starr's Son, is no longer with The Who.

    Old news. He is now back again.

    br,
    KK

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Scall5@21:1/5 to Kalevi Kolttonen on Sat Apr 26 21:29:57 2025
    On 4/26/2025 7:48 PM, Kalevi Kolttonen wrote:
    Pelle Svanslös <pelle@svans.los> wrote:
    Zak Starkey, Ringo Starr's Son, is no longer with The Who.

    Old news. He is now back again.

    br,
    KK

    From what little I know: The Who always loved Zak and actually wanted
    him to become a permanent member of the band. But he kept declining to
    do so.

    Regardless, The Who was one of the greatest bands ever in their
    heyday...anyone who even attempts to play rock-n-roll or metal
    understands this.
    --
    ---------------
    Scall5

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From =?UTF-8?Q?Pelle_Svansl=C3=B6s?=@21:1/5 to All on Sun Apr 27 12:20:08 2025
    On 27.4.2025 5.29, Scall5 wrote:
    On 4/26/2025 7:48 PM, Kalevi Kolttonen wrote:
    Pelle Svanslös <pelle@svans.los> wrote:
    Zak Starkey, Ringo Starr's Son, is no longer with The Who.

    Old news. He is now back again.

    At the time it was written, it was the latest and perhaps the most
    exciting news. I almost followed up on the OP with the updates. Never
    got around to it, it seems.

    br,
    KK

    From what little I know: The Who always loved Zak and actually wanted
    him to become a permanent member of the band. But he kept declining to
    do so.

    So, how did perhaps the quietest drummer of them all manage to raise one
    fired for being too loud? Can there be a drummer too loud for The Who?

    Too many unanswered questions. Starting with the name of the band.

    Regardless, The Who was one of the greatest bands ever in their heyday...anyone who even attempts to play rock-n-roll or metal
    understands this.

    I've been attempting to play one metal song. With mediocre success too.
    Still don't know anything of The Who.

    --
    "And off they went, from here to there,
    The bear, the bear, and the maiden fair"
    -- Traditional

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Scall5@21:1/5 to Sawfish on Sun Apr 27 21:13:03 2025
    On 4/27/2025 11:01 AM, Sawfish wrote:
    On 4/27/25 2:20 AM, Pelle Svanslös wrote:
    On 27.4.2025 5.29, Scall5 wrote:
    On 4/26/2025 7:48 PM, Kalevi Kolttonen wrote:
    Pelle Svanslös <pelle@svans.los> wrote:
    Zak Starkey, Ringo Starr's Son, is no longer with The Who.

    Old news. He is now back again.

    At the time it was written, it was the latest and perhaps the most
    exciting news. I almost followed up on the OP with the updates. Never
    got around to it, it seems.

    br,
    KK

     From what little I know: The Who always loved Zak and actually
    wanted him to become a permanent member of the band. But he kept
    declining to do so.

    So, how did perhaps the quietest drummer of them all manage to raise
    one fired for being too loud? Can there be a drummer too loud for The
    Who?

    Too many unanswered questions. Starting with the name of the band.

    Regardless, The Who was one of the greatest bands ever in their
    heyday...anyone who even attempts to play rock-n-roll or metal
    understands this.

    I've been attempting to play one metal song. With mediocre success
    too. Still don't know anything of The Who.


    The Who stage presence of the 60s-70s was a precursor of punk,
    especially Townsend.

    The Who, live, were the greatest rock band from 1965 to 1972, IMHO.
    --
    ---------------
    Scall5

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From =?UTF-8?Q?Pelle_Svansl=C3=B6s?=@21:1/5 to All on Sat May 24 12:14:33 2025
    On 27.4.2025 12.20, Pelle Svanslös wrote:
    On 27.4.2025 5.29, Scall5 wrote:
    On 4/26/2025 7:48 PM, Kalevi Kolttonen wrote:
    Pelle Svanslös <pelle@svans.los> wrote:
    Zak Starkey, Ringo Starr's Son, is no longer with The Who.

    Old news. He is now back again.

    At the time it was written, it was the latest and perhaps the most
    exciting news. I almost followed up on the OP with the updates. Never
    got around to it, it seems.

    Old news, Pelle. Again. The enemy within, my untrustworthy, daily MSM,
    says Zak is out. It seems that, at 60, Zak was too young for the rest
    (who are or are not retiring).

    --
    “The West as we knew it no longer exists”
    -- Ursula von der Leyen

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)