Musician. Real name Thomas Scot Halpin. He is best remembered for his fifteen minutes of fame when during a Who concert in 1973 he was asked to sit in as a drummer for Keith Moon who had passed out during the bands performance of their song, "Won't Get Fooled Again." A native of Muscatine, Iowa, and a graduate of San Francisco State University, Halpin was in the audience at the November 20, 1973, concert at the Cow Palace in San Francisco when Moon was stricken and had to be carried off the stage. The Who's lead singer Pete Townsend eventually continued the concert without a drummer through "See Me, Feel Me" and "Magic Bus", before turning to the audience and asking if anyone knew how to play the drums. Halpin took the chance and yelled out to Townsend that he did. Halpin was then pulled up on stage and took his place at the drums. Over the next few minutes he played through songs such as, "Naked Eye", "Spoonful", and "Smokestack Lightning", before the concert ended. After the concert, Halpin took a center stage bow with Roger Daltrey and John Entwistle. He was then invited backstage where he was presented with a Who jacket before leaving the arena. Although no real fame came out of his Who experience Halpin was given an interview by Rolling Stone Magazine and was praised for his performance by Daltrey years later. A musician in his own right, he later became a composer in residence at the Heartlands Center for the Arts in Sausalito, California, and played with several bands including Plank Road, SnakeDoctor, Folklore, Funhouse, and The Sponges. He died in Bloomington, Indiana, from a brain tumor.
Musician. Real name Thomas Scot Halpin. He is best remembered for his fifteen minutes of fame when during a Who concert in 1973 he was asked to sit in as a drummer for Keith Moon who had passed out during the bands performance of their song, "Won't Get Fooled Again." A native of Muscatine, Iowa, and a graduate of San Francisco State University, Halpin was in the audience at the November 20, 1973, concert at the Cow Palace in San Francisco when Moon was stricken and had to be carried off the stage. The Who's lead singer Pete Townsend eventually continued the concert without a drummer through "See Me, Feel Me" and "Magic Bus", before turning to the audience and asking if anyone knew how to play the drums. Halpin took the chance and yelled out to Townsend that he did. Halpin was then pulled up on stage and took his place at the drums. Over the next few minutes he played through songs such as, "Naked Eye", "Spoonful", and "Smokestack Lightning", before the concert ended. After the concert, Halpin took a center stage bow with Roger Daltrey and John Entwistle. He was then invited backstage where he was presented with a Who jacket before leaving the arena. Although no real fame came out of his Who experience Halpin was given an interview by Rolling Stone Magazine and was praised for his performance by Daltrey years later. A musician in his own right, he later became a composer in residence at the Heartlands Center for the Arts in Sausalito, California, and played with several bands including Plank Road, SnakeDoctor, Folklore, Funhouse, and The Sponges. He died in Bloomington, Indiana, from a brain tumor.
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