Yesterday at a lengthy stop light stuck in Traffic in Auckland, I am enjoying the autumn sun with the top down on my car. Next to me is a big delivery truck. The CD player is blaring the Stones, and every green light we creep a few slots closer to the intersection. I become aware during Sad Sad Sad that there is a clap track that doesn't belong, and in a few seconds I realize that the guys in the truck next door are clapping and laughing and looking down. From the passenger side I hear, " Stones man, they are great, you going to the show?"

"Yes" I reply and he says he has been to every show they have played in NZ. I crank the stereo and the three of us are laughing and singing and annoying the school children walking home until a few lights later we separate.

And once again I realize, there are KR, MJ, RW, CW, but THE ROLLING STONES are a global phenomenon. One day " are you going?" will become "remember when we went," and for that reason we all need to see them while we can!!



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2014-04-11 00:16 by kahoosier.

No doubt! As much as your wallet can take..

Oslo-Berlin-Vienna-Stockholm..++??

We just love the Stones here in Auckland,
last Sat nite, was a gorgeous warm clear evening...I s`pose I wasn`t the only one feeling it, talk about mixed emotions !!
but, November will be here soon enough.

Lovely story kahoosier, thanks for sharing. They are indeed global.

Still feel a glow of happiness when I think back to the Stones moment I shared with an NYC police officer. I was exhausted and stressed trying to make my way through the city traffic to move my daughter into her dorm. In a long line of cars, finally got to the front, and this cop leans in to tell me where to park and sees my Stones t-shirt. Great, short conversation about how much we both love the band, high fives and then I was on my way. Made me smile and soothed my rattled nerves for the rest of the day. Only another Stones fan would understand.