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TIL that after the drummer of The Who passed out during a live performance in 1973, the lead singer asked if anyone could fill in. 19 year old Scot Halpin stepped up to the plate. They pulled him on stage and he finished the remaining 3 songs. He hadn’t played drums in over a year.

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