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Who's last stand
Who's last stand

Who's last stand

Date12/15/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: Who's last stand: Members of the phenomenally successful - and long-lived - rock band The Who were a little disheveled and tense after their plane was downed in Buffalo and they had to drive to Toronto. But they relaxed quickly at their press conference at Molson's Brewery on Fleet St. Band members Pete Townshend; left; John Entwhistle; Roger Daltrey and Kenney Jones agreed to hold their final tour here because Toronto's a nice place.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0102663F
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