# Interesting things on the Live Tommy/Quad DVDs... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 18, 2005, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-things-on-the-live-tommy-quad-dvds/331590 "2005-11-18T02:10:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-things-on-the-live-tommy-quad-dvds/331590/1 "2005-11-18T02:10:53Z")
No, this isn’t a **Who appreciation thread** , even though I’m a huge fan. But, this set has 3 things I’ve never seen before: \*The anti-piracy warning screen starts off with “A _Friendly_ Warning From The FBI”, and there’s an image of J. Edgar Hoover that gets some animated graffiti on it. \*The commentary track isn’t just audio–you see Pete and Roger superimposed,on either side of the screen, over the running video. (And Pete has a hard time sitting still!) \*Gary Glitter is _digitally edited out_ of the songs where he appeared. I’ll leave the reviews and Who bashing to the rest of you lot… ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-things-on-the-live-tommy-quad-dvds/331590/2 "2005-11-18T02:13:53Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > \*The anti-piracy warning screen starts off with “A _Friendly_ Warning From The FBI”, and there’s an image of J. Edgar Hoover that gets some animated graffiti on it. It must be a Rhino release, then, right? I’ve seen that on other Rhino DVDs, such as the Monkees boxed sets. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-things-on-the-live-tommy-quad-dvds/331590/3 "2005-11-18T02:24:54Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > \*Gary Glitter is _digitally edited out_ of the songs where he appeared. Why? ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-things-on-the-live-tommy-quad-dvds/331590/4 "2005-11-18T02:36:22Z")
Gary Glitter was arrested on child pornography charges, and Pete Townshend takes great issue with child sex abuse, apparently having been a victim in his childhood. I have no cite for it, but if you say he was removed from the film after the fact, I’d wager a guess that Pete isn’t willing to give the guy any money or support him in any way, now that his secret is out. ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-things-on-the-live-tommy-quad-dvds/331590/5 "2005-11-18T03:05:59Z")
OK, Google this: Gary Glitter pedophile The guy is a scumbag. ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-things-on-the-live-tommy-quad-dvds/331590/6 "2005-11-18T03:44:24Z")
There was [an article](http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20051118/en_music_eo/17796;_ylt=Akny2Nfw7Xz4fT8C6ZuS34pxFb8C;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA--) in the news about him just today. He’s currently on the run from police in Vietnam. ---
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-things-on-the-live-tommy-quad-dvds/331590/7 "2005-11-18T13:13:56Z")
> [@fishbicycle](#): > > Pete Townshend takes great issue with child sex abuse, apparently having been a victim in his childhood. It should be noted that Pete’s only evidence is that he _thinks_ he was molested as a child. False memories being what they are, I’m sure his brain can fill in the blanks where needed. Ironically, it was this obsession that lead to his own arrest after registering with an illegal pedophile website…“research”, he called it. The charges were dropped when no other incriminating evidence was found on his computer, but UK laws being what they are, he’s currently on the list of “suspected sex offenders” due solely to this little tangle with the law. I don’t know what beef Pete has with Gary Glitter, but during Pete’s legal scandal, some reporter dug up a photo of Pete & Gary together and spread it around the Internet. So perhaps Pete doesn’t want to be associated with _any_ convicted offender, since the scandal’s so fresh in the minds of everyone. What part did Gary play? (Was it Uncle Ernie, by any chance?) I’m thinking of buying this DVD, but if the change is a substantial one, I’ll probably pass. Censorship always bugs me, no matter who it involves. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-things-on-the-live-tommy-quad-dvds/331590/8 "2005-11-18T15:51:38Z")
> [@](#): > > What part did Gary play? In Quadrophenia, he was The Godfather. PJ Proby took his place in the latter stages of the tour, and appears on the DVD. > [@](#): > > I’m thinking of buying this DVD, but if the change is a substantial one, I’ll probably pass I bought my copy at Costco for $21.99. Not bad for a 3-DVD set.