# John Entwhistle of the Who dead at 57.

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 27, 2002, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-entwhistle-of-the-who-dead-at-57/116279 "2002-06-27T22:24:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Swampwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Swampwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swampwolf)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-entwhistle-of-the-who-dead-at-57/116279/21 "2002-06-28T14:14:44Z")

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I never got to see The Who, despite the fact that they’ve been one of my faves since I was 13…not for a lack of opportunity, but because I felt that they (along with the Stones) should have stopped touring and retired with dignity. I now regret that decision.

But I remember when my brother got to see them–he thought his ticket was for Row L; turned out to be Row 1…he said that Entwistle’s fingers were a blur that he couldn’t even see clearly.

The only consolation I have is that he passed in his sleep.  
\<sigh\> Time to break out the Black Armband.

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**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-entwhistle-of-the-who-dead-at-57/116279/22 "2002-06-28T19:15:33Z")

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Last night, as we were driving home from the NY DopeDinner, Jeffy and I were listening to a Who marathon on the radio. We had no clue why they were playing so much Who. ☹

Let’s also remember John as a songwriter–My Wife, Had Enough, Boris the Spider…

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