Although I probably provoked most of the users here
with my posting above, that was not my intention.
And I have to say we´re all ambivalent; here we´re collecting goods from smack era 1972-75 when Keef (and the others, as well, maybe with the exception of Charlie, and Bill during 1973-75, but nor during 1971 and 72 when he smoked pot); we worship it as Gods gifts to us; we even post pictures of zonked out Stones from that period or just around it. While seeing pics of Keefster with the notorious burnt-down graveyard mouth, we´re thinkin, sayin & postin "Oh, how cool." Havent the time to check out when; but not so many month ago there was a thread here at Tell Me when grown-ups of my age (40, or even older people) thought they were cool because ther had this & that many trips while young.
O, Lord; if I got rich for all my hangovers! For all strange places I have found myself at after a rought night.
I did n o t say it was ok to be drunk on stage!
But this disgust for older musicians (e.g.: ) "Mick Taylor is in his 50s and seeing an 'old' (sorry lads, 50+ is not old) artist drunk on stage is pathetic."(BowieStones, above). The way its put make you suspect BoSton is over 50 himself.
But there are a growing feeling of death fear and agony here at the forum.
It is ok to be drunk/stoned when 20, 25 - but not at 50, 60?
When do you cross the line? At 34, like Keith?
- On one hand: Let´s not be hypocrits.
On the other hand: I would very much like the boys to be sober while playing in my country! Agree!
I also admire Mick Jagger´s health fixation; but he also tends to dwell an uninteresting personality, compared to Mr Richards (IMHO).
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2005-04-18 14:07 by Baboon Bro.