Old Rolling Meadows Holiday Inn where Pete Townshend found God, penned 'Tommy' lyrics to be demolished

It had a vibrating bed, fuzzy TV, and smelly sheets and towels, but a Rolling Meadows Holiday Inn hotel room happened to be the perfect setting for Pete Townshend's spiritual awakening. And it was possibly even where The Who guitarist penned early versions of the script for what would become the rock opera "Tommy." Now the building is set to face the wrecking ball.

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