Moon Overboard

Classic Rock Almanac - August 24

• 1968 - On the day after his 22nd birthday, Keith Moon (The Who) celebrates by driving a car into a motel swimming pool in Flint, Michigan
• 1969 - John Lennon writes and records "Cold Turkey" after kicking an addiction to heroin
• 1989 - Joining The Who for a performance of Tommy in Los Angeles: Elton John, Phil Collins, Steve Winwood, Billy Idol and Patti LaBelle

Born August 24:
David Frieberg - Jefferson Airplane/Starship, Quicksilver Messenger Service - 1938
John Cipollina - Quicksilver Messenger Service - 1943
Jim Capaldi - Traffic - 1944
Malcolm Duncan - Average White Band - 1945
Ken Hensley - Uriah Heep - 1945
Danny Joe Brown - Molly Hatchet - 1951
Mike DeRosier - Heart - 1951