Jul
19
Honoring Pete
Those of us who couldn’t travel to Denmark for Pete’s memorial service can at least think of him when we gather in Los Angeles later this week for our screening of “Do It Again.”
Allison Anders sent along some pretty heart-warming news.
It turns out Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz is a huge Kinks fan. So on July 2, Koretz adjourned the LA City Council’s session in honor of Peter Quaife.
Thursday night, at the Silent Movie Theater, Koretz will be letting our audience see this document of adjournment before sending it off to Elisabeth, Pete’s fiance, in Denmark.
Here’s what the certificate looks like:
This is a great touch. I think of him when I hear the bass on many of the good early Kinks songs. He seemed to be a very stabilizing influence on the group the relatively short time he was there. However, it seemed like the stress was not worth it and he just left. Can’t blame him. However, if he could have stuck it out, you wonder if the Kinks have been able to put out even more great music over the years.
Very cool and fitting. Thanks again for remembering one of the founding members of the KinKs-my favorite band since 1964. Warm regards, Stan