In honor of Keith Moon's birthday (Thursday) - we found these great pics of the infamous 21st birthday party at the Flint Holiday Inn (you know, the one where he drove a car into the pool)

He looks so happy - I don't think the manager will feel the same way.

picture from the party at the Holiday Inn. 

Keith blew up the toilet in his room, then started a food fight with a giant birthday cake. When the Sheriff showed up he ran out, slipping on a piece of the cake and chipping his tooth - then he drove a car (either a Cadillac or Lincoln) into the pool. Did it happen? Here's what Roger Daltrey said: "It flaming well did happen. We got the $50,000 bill for it."

Here's a timeline of the evening (from rockcheetah.com)

And a brief synopsis of the timeline:

• The Who, on their first North American tour, open (ironically) for Herman’s Hermits at Flint’s Atwood Stadium.
• Concert ends a bit before 10:00pm
• Band and entourage return to motel
• Much festive imbibing and celebrating ensues
• Lots of clothed and partially clothed party guests can not resist the inviting waters of the conveniently located (parking lot facing) swimming pool
• Property fire extinguishers are emptied
• Toilet explodes in hotel room
• Drum company wheels huge birthday cake into main dining room
• Girl jumps out of cake
• Keith dumps whole cake on a group of party goers
• Food fight spreads from dining room into hotel lobby
• In ensuing confusion, Keith misplaces his clothes
• Police arrive – Party in full swing
• Keith suddenly decides to leave party in great haste
• Keith jumps into Lincoln Continental & releases handbrake
• Car rolls backward through fence and into deep end of swimming pool
• Keith greeted at gunpoint by police as he surfaces
• Keith makes second attempt at quick exit from the party
• Slipping on cake, Keith falls and knocks out front tooth
• Police apprehend Keith and escort him to dentist before heading to jail
• Dentist discovers that in his current state, Keith had no need for Novocaine; repairs tooth
• Keith spends night in county jail
• Next day, chartered plane flies Keith to The Who’s next tour stop in Philadelphia