Wisdom the former made them necessary to discern a division order and proper functioning of the social system. Divided the year into months Apollonian, dedicated to reason and order, the cultivation of right, and months Epicureans, dedicated to the exaltation of the mundane, the cult of pleasure and earthly. Venice, a nation that spent a thousand years without war, that order was able to move through the invention of the carnival, where for three months preparing, performing and rested for a grueling dance masks and all sorts of debauchery. These social catharsis, where the established rules lost their sense to make way for the forbidden, were a necessary outlet for people. And as the saying goes, no man is an island, with so many worshipers of Apollo that after a lifetime of order is up one morning and go with a rifle at the nearest McDonalds with silent cruelty or slaughter his entire family, with the wonder of its close neighbors. And then there's the opposite case, of course. Not as common, there are beings devoted entirely to the worship of Epicurus, as the case at hand. This week marks the thirtieth anniversary of the disappearance of one of the most insane and eccentric who gave the scene, already crazy and eccentric rock'n'roll. Keith Moon, drummer of one of the greatest rock bands of all time, The Who will go down in history as one of the best musicians of all time. And also for being an uncontrollable lunatic whose achievements are countless. Exploits that finally took him out of this world. On September 7, 1978 swallowed 32 pills of a drug for alcoholics. 
Moon would to fame as the drummer of one of the cornerstones of rock groups. And his attitude to life, hyperactive and self-destructive, was perfect for The Who, whose attitude and style they wanted to prove they were the loudest group and groundbreaking history. Facing the quiet and almost autistic style of John Entwistle , one of the best bass players history, and the folk style of vocalist Roger Daltrey with their antics with the microphone, Pete Townsend and Moon destroying their instruments engaged in a cathartic exercise that was the delight of the audience. 
But Moon is particularly remembered for his antics and off-stage battles. One of the biggest drinkers of the Rock, was a sinister trio of alcoholics with friends Ringo Starr and Harry Nilsson . Moon substances that filled his body, mixed with his bizarre personality, generating an explosive mixture. Master of the charade, to Keith loved to appear in disguise (he used to dress up as Pope before entering the club of alcoholics) and make lots of noise in each of his appearances, reaching the level of being preceded by his fame and having to overcome their Legend own destructive with each new appearance. Holiday Inn hotel chain was to deny entry of a lifetime with The Who in their hotels due to the excesses of Moon, used to throw furniture from the windows and smashing in every way imaginable rooms, both home and foreign hotels and appropriate. Among the many urban legends that haunt Keith is about to have got a Rolls Royce in the pool or how he destroyed the toilets putting firecrackers. On one occasion, having already left his hotel, made it back to the limo saying he had forgotten something. Upon returning, he went to the room and pulled the TV plugged in from the window to the pool. Then dropped, climbed into the limo and said, "I almost forget." The consumption of sedatives mixed with alcohol on a massive scale eventually undermine the interpretive capabilities of Keith. At a concert in 1973 Pete had to find a drummer in the audience to replace Moon. His wife wanted to take the battery to a clinic to rehabilitate his many addictions, but doctors gave it as impossible when they saw what breakfast: champagne and Courvoisier cognac. Moon was too extreme for this life, and eventually consume his existence, leaving a musical legacy and a legend impressive cloudy but very funny, even inspired the character of Animal, wild drummer Muppet chained. If you eventually do not follow my advice and decide to invite to dinner let me Moon case, look for a second home because little remains of the first after Hurricane Moon.
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