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posted by on November 24 at 14:34 PM
Not many people know it, but Port Townsend was originally named Pete Towns(h)end, after the award winning English rock guitarist from the Who. (Thank you, Kim Hayden.)
In 1971, after the Who’s Next tour, Pete sought a quiet getaway and found the unsettled area on the northeast corner of the Olympic Peninsula. There, he encountered Captain George Vancouver and Indians from the Chemakum, Hoh, and Klallum.
Vancouver and the tribesmen couldn’t get enough of the windmill.
In lieu of the 2004 child porn allegations, they changed the name. For three days the name was actually ‘Porn Townsend’, but that didn’t fly for political reasons, so they went with Port.
Actually, Pete Townsend is scheduled to appear with Gabe Mintz at Cafe Allegro on November 30th at 7pm. Pete wants to personally ensure each female undergraduate that the allegations against him are completely false.
Actually, Pete Townshend spells his name with an h.
Thank you, Kim. It was all the stuffing.
Although, spelling it correctly kind of ruins your joke. Sorry. Copyeditors have no sense of humor while on the job.
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