The UMT thread prompted me to watch the GS movie again. After SFTD Keith has it right. He sees what is going on, walks to the front of the stage and points at one of the thugs. Rudge (quite justifiably) is concerned (about Keith) and draws him back, but Keith will have none of it. He looks Rudge in the eye, points his finger at him and returns to the front of the stage to tell the thug to cool it or they will not play. The threat is idle under the circumstances (leaving may have been disastrous), but still it was an act of great courage in uncertain circumstances. He's truly angry and has his finger pointed in the right direction.

contrast that with today...sorry, but not pretty. You can keep the money man.

Peter Rudge did not work for the Stones in 1969. Perhaps you are thinking of Sam Cutler?

His finest hour?

Going onstage in Paris in 1976 and entertaining thousands of people in a concert being filmed for TV, none of whom had a clue that he'd just been told that his child had just died.

What a trouper.

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he'd just been told that his child had just died.

I still wonder how he managed

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he'd just been told that his child had just died.

I still wonder how he managed

Heroin and denial are two of the most powerful forces in the world...

Keith is a survivour and who needs the blade when you are as tough as Kieth? It probably still hasn't hit him in full, sadly. Whatever, I love the guy for alot of reasons. peace

I still wonder how he managed

......... surrounded by friends and the music ...

.............and hey Keith always says something like the stage is the only place he can escape



ROCKMAN

Cutler, of course. After UMT he did the same thing. Those were brave spontaneous acts.

Altamont..this was his finest hour

Keiths finest hour is when he finally started getting his shizzle together.









Good hour here:

Good Tele here:



Well I'm starting to lose sight of the topic...

I think writing that book was one of his finest hours, havin courage to speak his mind and talk about his inner feelings about The Stones - Even the negative ones, it takes courage to say something that might upset the silly "fans" (tourist).



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Keiths finest hour is when he finally started getting his shizzle together.









Good hour here:

Good Tele here:



Well I'm starting to lose sight of the topic...

Well said brother, excellent Keith shots and he would be the first to agree with you I'll bet. peace.

He's had a few:

From "Butterfly On A Wheel" by Simon Wells:

The Redlands Trial

Morris (Prosecutor): "There was, as we know, a young woman sitting on a settee wearing only a rug. Would you agree, in the ordinary course of events you would expect a young woman to be embarrassed if she had nothing on but a rug in the presence of eight men, two on whom were hangers-on, and the third a Moroccan servant?"

Richards: "Not at all. She doesn't embarrass easily. Nor do I."

Morris: "You regard that do you, as quite normal?"

Richards: "We are not old men. We are not worried about petty morals."

From "Stoned" by Andrew Loog Oldham:

"Robert Stigwood alleged that he had gone bankrupt and couldn't pay the Stones their due of the profits (about £16,000). Stigwood must have known he was going bankrupt while the Stones were on the road. He could have done the right thing, but he didn't, the Stones had been swindled, they were the coffee and dessert of Stigwood's first run. Stigwood returned to become rich and famous as manager for Eric Clapton (from Cream through to the first solo albums of the 70's), the Bee Gees, and Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. His fortune came together most rewardingly when he signed John Travolta for a three-movie deal and produced Saturday Night Fever, Urban Cowboy and Grease."

"When Keith Richards finally caught up with Stigwood at the Scotch of St. James Club, he made sure the bankrupt Australian got a physical, if not legal payback. Keith instructed Mick, me and NME journalist Keith Altham to block the stairs against the helpless Stigwood's retreat. Keith proceeded to pummel him in the balls and many of the other soft parts of his body, to the tune of '£1,000' -bong. '£2,000' - wallop, until the £16,000 was paid back according to the law of Keith Richards."

Of course he's had some fine musical hours also...

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Altamont..this was his finest hour

thkbeercan, what do you mean by that?

- swiss

Keith's finest hour would have to be his "60 Minutes" interview.

London Street Kid
THE STONES RULE..OK!

Geez a Job I can do that!

Those are all great examples but in the end nothing beats watching him in full action in L&G for the entire show.
Not only Keith running at 100 but Jagger and Charlie too. The final run of RTJ, JJF and SFM is awesome.

His finest hour for me is his guitar work on Beggars Banquet and the Jumpin' Jack Flash/Child of the Moon single.

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His finest hour for me is his guitar work on Beggars Banquet and the Jumpin' Jack Flash/Child of the Moon single.

C'mon that took more than an hour

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His finest hour for me is his guitar work on Beggars Banquet and the Jumpin' Jack Flash/Child of the Moon single.

C'mon that took more than an hour

It takes about an hour to listen to.

Guitar solo in Sympathy For The Devil
Writing Gimme Shelter and half of everything they ever did.
Telling the truth about Jagger´s disco.