1973: A rock ‘n’ roll dream came true on this day when 19-year-old Scot Halpin is invited onstage on The Who concert at San Francisco's Cow Palace to play the drums for the band’s last three songs of the show.
It seems drummer Keith Moon had apparently ingested seven horse tranquilizers prior to the gig and was unable to finish the set (surprise, surprise). Halpin fills in on "Smokestack Lightning," "Spoonful," and "Naked Eye," also taking a final bow onstage with his idols at the close of the concert.
A few months later, Rolling Stone awards Halpin their "Pick-Up Player of the Year Award."