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Smalltowns
is there any chance for people outside the U.S. to watch this?

I'm not certain. It's going to be aired on PBS on 27th February at 9pm EST. Then in the future it's going to be aired again on PBS during their fund-raising events.

Hope all of you can get to see this performance! Good luck!

thx coke eyes! hope so too

Now that was FUN. Even if Mick does have to ration himself on the More Fast Numbers in future (which may or may not be true), I'll be very happy to see more like Miss You (especially if he's going to play the harp like that...)

Here's the Big Finish with Sweet Home Chicago - takes a little while to get started, but it's worth the wait.

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DandelionPowderman
Mick was great, but he was indeed taking breaths very often.

His range is narrowing, but hey - it swings!

Agree, Mick was fabulous, but it took him sometime to catch his breath after the first song. Just a reminder that nothing is forever, no matter how we wish it was!

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DandelionPowderman
Mick was great, but he was indeed taking breaths very often.

His range is narrowing, but hey - it swings!

Agree, Mick was fabulous, but it took him sometime to catch his breath after the first song. Just a reminder that nothing is forever, no matter how we wish it was!

Yes I noticed too that but I think that usually Mick doesn't have to speak after he finishes his first song. It's a drastic change from running, singing to coming to a stop and addressing the president in a clear and collected manner.
Rock and Roll,
mops

well okay so he was short of breath but the nerves added to that i'm sure -
actually i had the impression he was playing the breathlessness up a bit to cover his rattledness,
but that was probably just me being odd again

70???



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Rockman
70???

... uh ... 68? two and two are four? 9:57? what was the answer this was questioning???

I think it's all pretty hideous.

Like playing in a living rooom full of rich posh cold fish.

Rock n Roll.

Not.

I feel sick.



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GravityBoy
I think it's all pretty hideous.

Like playing in a living rooom full of rich posh cold fish.

Rock n Roll.

Not.

I feel sick.

I'm afraid to say.............

It was great to see Mick up and about but horrible to see him on such 'good boy repressed behaviour'.............I mean what happened to "I've been @#$%& ing with myself" in Miss you............but then again - I've just heard - it was for charity so............



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Smalltowns
is there any chance for people outside the U.S. to watch this?

I'm not certain. It's going to be aired on PBS on 27th February at 9pm EST. Then in the future it's going to be aired again on PBS during their fund-raising events.

Hope all of you can get to see this performance! Good luck!

here's what worked for me in australia...

over my girlfriend's, who unlike me has unlimited bandwidth, we couldn't get it
to stream from the whitehouse site. so i got the bright idea for her to sign
in to her facebook account (i still don't do facebook yet) and we went to the
whitehouse site on facebook, and voila! it streamed perfectly. i thought about
trying to alert IORR about this but i did not have my password with me...

anyway, if the whitehouse archives the stream for later viewing, and it doesnt
work in your country, you may want to try to get at it through facebook.

Well playing the White House can't be compared to any regular performance but it's sure good to see Mick on stage even if he's somewhat nervous and out of breath.

www.rsundercover.eu

Man, what a night! I got to watch the live stream on my regular TV because my boyfriend rigged it through the computer. No clue what he did but I didn't care...he's not even a Mick/Stones fan, go figure! Anyway, Mick was brilliant, yes, out of breathe a bit but it was because he was trying to talk right after his performance...and because he's 68. I thought that what he said, although brief, was well-thought out, telling his tale of the early Stones at Chess Studios in Chicago, how none of the big blues stars knew who they were!! He said " we weren't anybody back then!"... I loved the fact that he referred to the Rolling Stones and their connection to American blues...very nicely expressed, and with added humor. No one can say he isn't a very classy gent!
Yes, he did take a chance with " Five Years Gone", the Booker T number ( might not be the correct title), but it was terrific! I wished that he had skipped " Miss You" in favor of a blues classic, after all it was a celebration of the blues, and he could have showcased his harp playing on a blues tune but there had to be a reason for picking that song. So glad he got to sing during the finale and I loved him handing the mic to the President... I don't think Obama would have joined in if Mick hadn't put him on the spot...all in good sport and a good time was had by all! I'm glad it's over, Mick was nervous...not surprise, it was a big deal!

Enjoy!!

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okay, i'll bite:
several people have said something like "Mick was only out of breath because he was talking right after his first number" -
but normally after a first number he launches straight into a second one, which requires even more breath than talking.
so ... [scratching head] ... can someone explain in what way "he was only out of breath because he was talking" makes sense,
please and thank you kindly?

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Well playing the White House can't be compared to any regular performance but it's sure good to see Mick on stage even if he's somewhat nervous and out of breath.

+1, absolutely



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Britney
Well playing the White House can't be compared to any regular performance but it's sure good to see Mick on stage even if he's somewhat nervous and out of breath.

+1, absolutely

+2.... I think that one song gig is more tiring than a whole stadium show, he knew what the stakes were and he gave it his all... plus nerves, big wigs, security, the White etc etc etc... I bet some couldnt even do this gig, let alone do it Jagger style.... of course it winded him. BRAVO MICK

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plus nerves, big wigs, security, the White etc etc etc...

Yes!!!

I wish I was president!! Very cool!

as a Chicagoan I hope never to hear a large jam version of Sweet Home Chicago again.....Mick was head of the class last night IMO.....Jeff Beck over powers everyone as usual. I had hoped for a harp player beyond Mick playing on miss you and apparently they do not have a piano at the White House.

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Enjoy!!

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Big thanks for that! That´s the way a fanforum should work! I appreciate that!

Nice that Obama had a little sing too

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Nice that Obama had a little sing too

Yeah!!! Mick had everyone up and clapping and having fun...
and isnt that is what Rock and Roll is all about? F U N.... ROCK AND ROLL!!!



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I stand corrected! ( I'd better do it before the pack picks up on it!) It was indeed a Howlin Wolf tune, " Commit A Crime" not called " 5 Long Years", produced by Booker T. I confess, I was not familiar with the song but I loved it. No one mentioned Susan Tedeski( sp) and her delivery of the Etta James tune, " I'd Rather Go Blind".. I thought it was well done.

Like always Mick is cooler than cool..nice threads and shoes

London Street Kid
THE STONES RULE..OK!

Geez a Job I can do that!

Mick is cool.... I am happy to be a fan....
he lives up to my hopes.... but I have no expectations..... just hopes.

Too bad we don't live in a monarchy - perhaps The Prez could request a "command performance" of the Stones...
I really enjoyed this show!
Thanks for sharing.
Happy Hump Day.

Memphis

I've consulted with the oracle. Mick pretending to be so out of breath was him
throwing an olive branch to Keith, saying to us and the world, me and Keith
are gonna start growing old together again...

So sayeth the oracle.

(Past performance is no guarantee of future results)

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superrevvy
I've consulted with the oracle. Mick pretending to be so out of breath was him
throwing an olive branch to Keith, saying to us and the world, me and Keith
are gonna start growing old together again...

So sayeth the oracle.

(Past performance is no guarantee of future results)

well, as long as you clarify that part, oracle predictions are appreciated.

Great, Mick!!

After a couple of listens to "Turn you loose" at the White House I am delighted,
I would like to have/hear more. I loved the way Mick Jaggerized that song.

If you heard that in a mall, in a store or on someone's car radio, you would instantly know that was my Jagger, and he was sounding great!! And watching it again, I could almost see Jake and Elwood up there doing backflips with Mick.