Monday 12 August 2013

The Who Convention - a replica of Jimmy's Quadrophenia scooter will be on display!

The Who Convention 2013 is set to take place in London in September.

The two day event will commence on the 7th of September, marking 35 years to the day of the great Keith Moon's early passing... so the organisers are really wanting to make this special weekend a memorable one.

The event will be held in "Who Territory" at the Bush Hall, Shepherds Bush, London, which is a fantastic venue that was used for the very successful 2006 Convention.

All profits raised from the weekend event will be donated to Teenage Cancer Trust. Like previous conventions, we will be holding an auction of Who memorabilia. So far they have received some fantastic donations, which will create a lot of interest and help raise money for TCT.

There will be live music by artists that you will not want to miss, guest speakers telling some of their sordid tales, Q&A sessions with some of the infamous Who Family, rare memorabilia on show, screenings of vintage footage, and lots more!

An exact replica of the famous "James Michael Cooper's" Lambretta scooter (also known as "Jimmy") that was featured in the Who’s cult movie Quadrophenia will be at the convention! The scooter is from the Quadrophenia Collection and has been used for band and magazine photo and video shoots all over the UK. Jimmy's original scooter was hired to The Who Films Ltd in 1978 while filming the movie, and was sold at auction for a whopping £36,000, making it the world’s most expensive scooter!

Thanks to Graham Webb for bringing it to the convention!

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