Scot Halpin
publication date: Monday, November 9, 2020 (part of Fall 2020)
category: 
Controversy
clue: For one night in 1973, this fan lived a rock & roll dream come true when he got to play almost a whole show with the band, even though if you mentioned him to most rock historians today, they'd ask, "Who?"
explanation: Halpin was in the audience for a Who show when Keith Moon became incapacitated and could not play. The band half-seriously asked if anyone in the audience could play the drums, and Halpin got the chance to take over for the rest of the concert. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, and Erik Bates
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