Pete Townshend
publication date: Monday, August 1, 2005 (part of Round XXVI)
category: 
Music
clue: He brought an operatic scope to his rock music and dropped a bomb on Internet child pornography, but when many people think of him, they still wonder, "Who?"
explanation: Townshend fronted the legendary British rock band The Who, co-writing their rock opera ("operatic") entitled "Tommy." In 2002 he wrote an essay entitled "A Different Bomb" about the dangers of online child pornography. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Amy Austin, Mike Eberhart, Aaron Shurtleff, David Mitzman, Elliot Farney, Jerry Mathis, Scott Horowitz, Megan Baxter, Lori Lancaster, Aaron Fischer, Chris McKinnon, Michael Paul Cote, Jackie Mason, Wendy Hampson, Nadine Russell, Justin Hampson, Bob Miller, and Betsy May
 | This goo was part of For Pete's Sake Week. |
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