Last night I spent some time reading back entries in Pete Townshend’s online diary. It was time very well spent. Pete has been doing a lot of writing these days, and while his online writing has always been wonderful, it seems to me there’s a new level of inspiration, fluency, and uncanny power to what he’s doing. And for Pete Townshend, that’s saying something.

So much of Web 2.0 is anticipated by Pete’s Lifehouse vision, and we’re all very blessed that Pete’s still here to reflect on that vision and its manifestations in 2005, including a deep understanding of the power of blogging. An even greater blessing, though, is Pete’s ongoing curiosity about all facets of life and creativity, and his apparently bottomless capacity for inspiration–both giving and receiving. Case in point: two online diary entries from late summer 2005 in which Pete first reflects on just now reading Kerouac’s On The Road for the first time, and then includes an excerpt to entice us to read more of Kerouac ourselves. These entries moved me to my soul. I hope they resonate with you as well.

Thank you, Pete. Again.