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GiorgioGomelsky
To whom does the house belong now? Does anybody know?....and does this person know what has happened 44 years ago in this building?
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GiorgioGomelsky
To whom does the house belong now? Does anybody know?....and does this person know what has happened 44 years ago in this building?
Don't know who they are but I've heard they are not Stones fans. No doubt they know the history of the property, probably cost them a half million extra francs at the time of purchase! I can just imagine all the times they have come home to find people staring through the front gate, dreaming about the summer of 1971.
There was a thread here a couple years ago which included modern photos of inside the villa. I think it was from some magazine article where someone was graciously allowed in for a tour.
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GiorgioGomelsky
To whom does the house belong now? Does anybody know?....and does this person know what has happened 44 years ago in this building?
Don't know who they are but I've heard they are not Stones fans. No doubt they know the history of the property, probably cost them a half million extra francs at the time of purchase! I can just imagine all the times they have come home to find people staring through the front gate, dreaming about the summer of 1971.
There was a thread here a couple years ago which included modern photos of inside the villa. I think it was from some magazine article where someone was graciously allowed in for a tour.
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it's very likely they paid *less* for the property because of the nuisance of fans hanging around the gates, the cost of beefing up and maintaining security, etc.
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GiorgioGomelsky
To whom does the house belong now? Does anybody know?....and does this person know what has happened 44 years ago in this building?
Don't know who they are but I've heard they are not Stones fans. No doubt they know the history of the property, probably cost them a half million extra francs at the time of purchase! I can just imagine all the times they have come home to find people staring through the front gate, dreaming about the summer of 1971.
There was a thread here a couple years ago which included modern photos of inside the villa. I think it was from some magazine article where someone was graciously allowed in for a tour.
peace
it's very likely they paid *less* for the property because of the nuisance of fans hanging around the gates, the cost of beefing up and maintaining security, etc.
With real estate brokers involved? In my experience all the possibly good attributes are exploited to the max while nuisances are carefully hidden and swept under the rug.
I don't know the history of the property but it would indeed be interesting to talk to the folks who cleaned up after the Stones left. I understand they left in a hurry under suspicious circumstances.
I remember Anita description (in Life?) that they had escape routes planned in the even of a probable raid on the villa. Out the window, across the roof, onto the mobile truck and through the garden kind of stuff. Hilarious. But as someone once said, just because you're paranoid doesn't mean someone isn't watching, and in the Stones case someone obviously was.
In any case glad they escaped, who knows what would have happened to the Stones if they were busted in 1971. Certainly the great 1972 tour would have been compromised.
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Turner68
Yes. Much nicer than Cannes which should be avoided. Have you visited the cinqueterre?
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DD
Absolutely beautiful part of France. I've travelled along the Riviera 4 or 5 times and I always stop off to look at the house.
I know a lot of you live far away, in different parts of the world, and won't have had the chance to visit; Villefranche is a beautiful little town, and a munch and a glass at one of the cafes overlooking the harbour, gazing across to where Nellcote is situated, is a real pleasure, particularly in warm weather. The last time I was there, to coincide with the Stones show in Nice in 2006, I spent a whole day in Villefranche and swam all the way around to what I presume was the lower garden gate from the house onto the beach, where I imagine the jetty from which Keith used to launch his boat was situated. Having read and watched so much about the making of Exile, being there was so evocative - I really wanted to be able to travel to 1971! Daft...
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Eleanor Rigby
My wife also couldn't understand why I would be interested in a house... ah well I guess it had to be done whilst I was in the area.
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Yes. Much nicer than Cannes which should be avoided. Have you visited the cinqueterre?
No, and I must say I'd never even heard of it. Just looked it up and it appears to be beautiful. Another one for the list - thank you, Turner68.
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MrThompsonWooft
In many respects the town is relatively untouched by the years since 1971. Not difficult to get the vibe that would have been present during the making of exile.
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MichaelLassen
Anyone know what the price would be if it went on the market?
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Anita Pallenberg, a friend of Faithfull’s, whom Mick had reportedly “plundered” (as the newly issued Exile outtake “Plundered My Soul” strongly suggests.)
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Anita Pallenberg, a friend of Faithfull’s, whom Mick had reportedly “plundered” (as the newly issued Exile outtake “Plundered My Soul” strongly suggests.)
Very interesting. The lyrics do seem to support this.
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Marianne? The lyrics are very Keith-esque to me. According to the article above, it's possibly about Anita's affair with Mick.