- according to this report in the local paper. Any of our Canadian posters able to locate Lake Muskoka?

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A brush with rock ’n’ roll royalty
September 23, 2009 - by Matthew Sitler

She walked through the door and he said “Hi, I’m Keith.”

Torrance resident Christine Blundell couldn’t believe her eyes, as right there in a Bala cottage on Lake Muskoka, stood the man who wrote the song Satisfaction in his sleep: legendary Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards.

Blundell’s chance encounter with “Keef” happened the week of Aug. 24.

It was the first of four times she’d be in close proximity to Richards, who was vacationing at a friend’s property along with his wife Patti Hansen and later on, their daughter Alexandra Nicole Richards.

“Nice, nice people,” said Blundell, “I just couldn’t believe it — they couldn’t have been more down to earth — just like you and me.”

Blundell is friends with the cottage’s owners and when guests come to visit she sometimes helps out with things like meals and housekeeping.

According to Blundell, Richards and his family had initially planned to stay only for a couple of days, but their vacation turned into a longer one, “because they were enjoying themselves,” she said.

“I met him about three or four times,” said Blundell. “He was just enjoying himself and mellowing out. When I walked in one day he was playing the Everly Brothers on CD.”

Blundell was graciously provided an autographed picture by Richards, who apparently was very enamoured with Bala’s vibe.

“Both of them absolutely loved it,” said Blundell. “They loved everything, especially that it was so quiet and so serene. I said ‘so how are you liking it here?’ and he said ‘Oh, I just love it.’”

The rock ’n’ roll entourage included several family dogs, one of which was a Golden Lab.

Things remained low key throughout their stay and to Blundell’s knowledge, Richards and his family visited with their hosts quietly.

On Monday, Fran Curtis, a Stones’ publicist, was able to confirm that Richards was “in Canada at a friend’s lakeside house.”

“He just had a really good time with his wife and his daughter,” said Blundell.

One day during the family’s stay, Blundell fixed Richards and his family dinner.

“They had salad, lamb and potatoes,” she said.

As for extracurricular activities, not much is known.

Blundell believes Richards took a trip in a wooden boat out on the lake, but by all accounts, the Stones’ axe man kept things pretty low key.

Word is that Richards may one day return to the cottage, said Blundell, such was the impression that Bala left upon him.

The Muskoka cottages are just north of Toronto (about two hours drive, 20 minutes by plane).


On the internet nobody knows
you're Mick Jagger

on holiday from what, exactly?

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T&A
on holiday from what, exactly?

Its obvious...
Places with Palm Trees

ah the domestic life for keef sounds so blissful .

Hmmm,we have'nt heard from STG in a while. Coincidence?

"It's just some friends of mine and they're busting down the door"

Cool story -- love it!!!

I hope they'll be able to return there if they want to, now that it's "known."

I'm sure they will be able to if they wanted to come back, Lake Muskoka has had it's share of celebrities. Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Eddie Van Halen, Steven Spielberg, and Tom Hanks have had cottages there.



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@#$%&
I'm sure they will be able to if they wanted to come back, Lake Muskoka has had it's share of celebrities. Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Eddie Van Halen, Steven Spielberg, and Tom Hanks have had cottages there.

don't the stones have ANY original ideas left at all?

nicole richards?

Dammit dammit dammit!!! How did he get past me? I've got a Shepherd's Pie in the freezer, a bottle of Jack, and I know I've got some tunes he'd enjoy... Maybe he'll pop by during rehearsals.

Thanks, Green Lady.

Keep the Shepherd's Pie till next time. Drink the bottle of Jack, replace it with some FINE Vodka, get some orange juice and be sure to have ice cubes at hand. And he'll be back before you know it!

Nice story Green Lady !
Muskoka....the Malibu of the North....



I am a Frenchie ,as Mick affectionately called them in the Old Grey Whistle Test in 1977 .

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SomeTorontoGirl
Dammit dammit dammit!!! How did he get past me? I've got a Shepherd's Pie in the freezer, a bottle of Jack, and I know I've got some tunes he'd enjoy... Maybe he'll pop by during rehearsals.

Thanks, Green Lady.

he bypassed you, because your Shepherd's Pie is frozen.
Only fresh will suffice, i'm afraid.

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Addicted
Keep the Shepherd's Pie till next time. Drink the bottle of Jack, replace it with some FINE Vodka, get some orange juice and be sure to have ice cubes at hand. And he'll be back before you know it!

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Adrian-L
he bypassed you, because your Shepherd's Pie is frozen. Only fresh will suffice, i'm afraid.

Apparently my hospitality is a tad lacking. Well, it's no Rattlesnake Lounge, but the tunes can't be beat! Will add vodka and HP sauce to my grocery list. You think he'd mind smoking on the porch?

SomeTorontoGirl, I'll have a piece of your pie. I'm in Toronto as well

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Addicted
Keep the Shepherd's Pie till next time. Drink the bottle of Jack, replace it with some FINE Vodka, get some orange juice and be sure to have ice cubes at hand. And he'll be back before you know it!

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Adrian-L
he bypassed you, because your Shepherd's Pie is frozen. Only fresh will suffice, i'm afraid.

Apparently my hospitality is a tad lacking. Well, it's no Rattlesnake Lounge, but the tunes can't be beat! Will add vodka and HP sauce to my grocery list. You think he'd mind smoking on the porch?

Yes I think he would mind having to smoke on the porch.
But if he's knocking on your door, are you actually going to ask him to go out again just because he needs a smoke?? With my knowledge of you - I don't think so. Oh, and you needn't buy cigarettes. He brings his own.

SomeTorontoGirl ,I'd love to taste your Shepherd's pie ,I never had one yet.



I am a Frenchie ,as Mick affectionately called them in the Old Grey Whistle Test in 1977 .

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SomeTorontoGirl
Dammit dammit dammit!!! How did he get past me? I've got a Shepherd's Pie in the freezer, a bottle of Jack, and I know I've got some tunes he'd enjoy... Maybe he'll pop by during rehearsals.

Thanks, Green Lady.

Some stalker you are.

"It's just some friends of mine and they're busting down the door"

This is probably where those pictures came from of Keith fishing on a lake catching tons of fish...

PECMAN

This is from the same local paper (Bracebridge Examiner). No, it ain't Keith.

Hi Green Lady,

That's not the pictures I'm talking about...there were pictures on IORR of Keith on a dock with about a dozen fish caught laying on the dock bigger than the one you posted above.

PECMAN

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Hi Green Lady,

That's not the pictures I'm talking about...there were pictures on IORR of Keith on a dock with about a dozen fish caught laying on the dock bigger than the one you posted above.

PECMAN

That was from several years ago and I believe it was taken on Martha's Vinayard or someplace like that. Not at this place.

"It's just some friends of mine and they're busting down the door"

This ones from over at Shidoobeeeee .....[shidoobeewithstonesdoug.yuku.com]



Photo by Matthew Sitler TO CHRISSY. Torrance resident Christine Blundell
with the autographed picture Rolling Stones guitarist/songwriter Keith Richards
gave to her in late August. It reads 'To Chrissy, One Love, Keith Richards 09.'



ROCKMAN

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SomeTorontoGirl ,I'd love to taste your Shepherd's pie ,I never had one yet.

hehehe - that sounds dirty.



Wasn't looking too good, but I was feeling real well.

Lisa Vanderhoop, 2005 (according to with sssoul):





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looks great!!!! wonder how his head is? ready to r&R, keith?

Looks like he's resting and relaxing in that photo just fine

At least there are not any coconut trees in Canada. . ..

django's fishy pictures are from a fishing trip to Martha's Vineyard and have been around for at least a year - I'd guess that any pix from Lake Muskoka are on the Richards family camera and likely to stay there.