John Entwhistle: Rigor Mortis and the Happy Funeral
Tony Stewart, NME, 16 June 1973
THE ROOM is deathly silent, apart from the occasional rumble of a stomach going by. We are gathered together on this day for a belated funeral service. Yet instead of a foreboding, gloomy atmosphere prevailing, we're smiling and swallowing lager.
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