Some of Keith Moon’s handwritten letters from the 60s to his wife, Kim Kerrigan, are being auctioned off right now! Everything is an absolute gem and worth the read, but I’ll highlight some of my favourites.
From mid-1965, before they were married:
"I think that MY GENERATION is going to be quite a big hit and I'll make lots more money."
"I promise you, Kim, that I'll never never go with any other girl ever, so please BELIEVE ME. I wonder how long it'll be before you find another boy, you'll probably show him all my letters and laugh at me for being so stupid over you, still I can always kill myself before that happens, can't I." (😭)
Late 1965:
"Still, I could never stop loving you, even if you'd been with the entire male population of Richmond.* As long as you don't go with anybody else, I don't care what you say, or do, to me."
*Joke (true) ha ha whoop.
Fall 1965:
"Just letting you know that Holland is the dullest country in the world. We went to the pictures tonight and saw 'The Orgy at Lil's Place.' It was complete crap. I've had better orgies on my own."
Fall 1965:
"This is Roger pulling a bird back to the hotel. Better post it before he sees it." (😭)
From July 1967, when he was on tour in North America and she was back home in England. At this point in time they had already gotten married and had a daughter:
As you can see, he was quite clingy. And his doodles were so adorable….. especially the one with him as a dog and Kim walking him omg
August 1967:
Keith called her a lion, while he'd depict himself as a (sad) tiger.
