Does anybody recall the MTV interviews from the Steel Wheels tour when Ronnie Wood was saying that Keith had ordered the guitars to turn down just before a show. Wood smiles and says, "My, how times have changed." In the same series of interviews Wyman states that Richards at another time ordered the keyboards to turn down due to the fact that the Stones were a "guitar band."

Shawn20 Wrote:
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> In the same series of
> interviews Wyman states that Richards at another
> time ordered the keyboards to turn down due to the
> fact that the Stones were a "guitar band."

That's ancient history......It now is a Keyboard band!

Don't forget the schmaltzy Vegas style back-up singers and horn section. I have to say, just as Chuck destroys many Stones classics with his honkey Tonk style piano playing on every song,it was the horn section that ruined Bitch last tour, they were way too loud and stole the steam from the guitars.

Keith even dresses like a Las Vegas haidresser now...bright ugly colored clothing with lots of pretty scarfs.

The Stones ain't what they used to be...but they still rock!

Right, Hairball.
But dont forget the looks of ol Keefster back in ab 1967-68-69...
Keefsters vainness is a dimmy chapter, but still a fact.

Pic from 1967.

He looks like a West Hollywood hairdresser in that pic.

Flower Power and the Summer Of Love...yes indeed.

Keith has always draped himself and his hotel rooms in scarves LOL. Certainly you cannot buy into the rough and ready fashion of 78 as anything but a bow to the punk fashion trend of the times. For the sake of reality, he is an entertainer doing whatever he can to appeal to millions. That B2B ankle length animal print coat with sunglasses ( in the dark) , was thatr less Hollywood?

Keith has carefully spent his life playing the part in public that we all expect from him, the Rock and Roll pirate, That is because very few want to here the truth, that he is a well read ageing parental multi-millionaire with an acute interest in expanding his fortune.

Village People.

Keith Richards has been a favorite of mine for longer than I care to admit to be honest. As far as his tough guy image go's however, I doubt he'd have kept up with me in many a rough spot I've found myself in, over the year's? And I know a ton of guy's that would easily out do him in any type of tough guy contest any day of the week. How tough can a guy be that's been as protected and coddled as he's been all his adult life after all, once you really think about it?
Not that I think any less of the man for it though! And I'm sure as an interesting and entertaining individual Keith still takes the cake.

I think it's a great photograph.
If that was a photo of a band taken in
the 70's, 80's, 90's, or this decade, it's very, very contemporary, IMO. The Stones have looked cool (there's that word again)in every decade since they started. I don't think Bono or the Edge would look as good
as the Stones do in this shot...or any of a thousand photos of
we've all seen...
or REM for that matter. HA HA!
IF this was 1985, would you rather have this
on your wall, or a photo of Warrant?

Point taken.
Even if I´ve had problem with my English-spelling lately
(should have written "vaneness"); if you ask me
Keefster is the coolest man on earth. Even a thousand ton cooler now
than during junkies years, where he was cool as well.
And if he wanted go for a fishing tour he is well equipped.

Baboon Bro Wrote:
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> (should have written "vaneness"

Vanity.

Thanks erikjjf;
...but isnt English open for lingual recreations?

Oaklahoma 99, at the small stage Keith was unhappy and had a go at Mick. Mick looked shocked then turned his guitar down.

But Keiths clothes and hair today is just ugly, he used to be cool!

Baboon Bro Wrote:
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> Thanks erikjjf;
> ...but isnt English open for lingual recreations?

No.

Besides which, Vaneness is an attribute of windmills and weathercocks...





You might have to scrape me off the floor at the end of the tour, but it'll be really good scrapings. - Mick Jagger

Baboon Bro Wrote:
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> Thanks erikjjf;
> ...but isnt English open for lingual recreations?

No.

Besides which, Vaneness is an attribute of windmills and weathercocks...

- No kiddin?
..Ok, sorry then. Thank you for info.
My old language, Swedish, is very liberal and flexible to new thinking.
If I head written "lingual re - creations", wouldnt is change anything either?

Please tell me the rules (so I may be able to break them):
sane, vane etc... becomes attributively sanity, vanity: right? Or?

Anarchists in all countries: Unite and break all the language rules that oppreses and weigh down or shoulders.
Still, its fine that we still can write bagger, shite, @#$%& here, isnt it?