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Wow another great shot of Keith!!!
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stone4ever
Just to put the record straight, when Keith starts songs like SMU and JJF with a loud opening chord and then a pause, and then he starts the intro properly, IT IS NOT A MISTAKE. He is doing it on purpose. I love it , it brings the crowd on and its exciting. All this BS that Keith was starting Brown Sugar instead of SMU is rubbish.
I don't disagree with your overall perspective, but he DEFFINITELY started playing the riff to BS when it should have been SMU. He stopped, held a pointed finger up in a kind of 'aha!' pose, and then started SMU as normal. Not a musical mistake, just a case of forgetting the setlist. By the time he corrected himself, I had already had time to think 'that's odd, they've changed the order' before laughing along with Keith.
syrel
Agreed that the slow starts are sometimes deliberate - but that wasn't a slow Start Me Up, that was Brown Sugar.
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Now that the dust has more or less settled, I’d like to bring something up that really moved me in Arnhem, Sunday. About an hour or so before the start of opening act Leon Bridges (kudos to him, despite the terrible sound in the hall…) my party & I saw a guy being wheeled in on an ambulance bed by two nurses/ care takers. He was positioned on the wheelchair stand; he seemed quite unable to move (not exactly paralised, but definitely limited in his movements and most probably in quite a lot of pain when doing so). We lost sight of him, because at that time we were standing at the pit entrance right hand side, waiting to get in there – from there, we were about 25 to 35 metres away from that wheelchair stand. But naturally, when (finally!) allowd entrance to Keith’s pit side, we lost sight & track. I vividly remember he was wearing a black T-shirt with the big red tongue fully frontal; and I just hope he had a ball...
Now I don’t know this guy’s story; he looked about 50, wearing glasses, and seemed kinda skinny… And obviously I don’t know exactly what state he was in healthwise. Maybe – and I sincerely hope so… – he was just recovering from a bad case of hickups, and he’s alright today or will be tomorrow, or in the very near future. But lets say all possible scenarios on the health front seemed plausible... including the worst ones.
So again, I sincerely hope that this guy left the Gelredome like we all did: with a huge, facewide grin… high on R’n’R!; and maybe even - just like me! - a tiny bit stoopid lookin’... =o)) And naturally, I wish him all the best!!
I’m sharing this because, as said, this really moved me (I truely felt connected to that guy, in some way…) – but also, because imo it shows exactly ànd in a very, very beautiful way, what this band evokes – what this band is capable of.
If anybody noticed this guy too, and has something to add/ share here, feel free. Also, I’d be be happy to know more about this dude. I don’t want to intrude in any way, and maybe (or even quite possibly) some details are not at all suitable for a public forum (my e-mail address is not hidden, so PM’s are welcome). But if, let’s say, a heartfelt “Get well Soon!!” card out of Antwerp, Belgium on behalf of my Lady & me would be welcome: then I’d love to know where to send it to.
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Now that the dust has more or less settled, I’d like to bring something up that really moved me in Arnhem, Sunday. About an hour or so before the start of opening act Leon Bridges (kudos to him, despite the terrible sound in the hall…) my party & I saw a guy being wheeled in on an ambulance bed by two nurses/ care takers. He was positioned on the wheelchair stand; he seemed quite unable to move (not exactly paralised, but definitely limited in his movements and most probably in quite a lot of pain when doing so). We lost sight of him, because at that time we were standing at the pit entrance right hand side, waiting to get in there – from there, we were about 25 to 35 metres away from that wheelchair stand. But naturally, when (finally!) allowd entrance to Keith’s pit side, we lost sight & track. I vividly remember he was wearing a black T-shirt with the big red tongue fully frontal; and I just hope he had a ball...
Now I don’t know this guy’s story; he looked about 50, wearing glasses, and seemed kinda skinny… And obviously I don’t know exactly what state he was in healthwise. Maybe – and I sincerely hope so… – he was just recovering from a bad case of hickups, and he’s alright today or will be tomorrow, or in the very near future. But lets say all possible scenarios on the health front seemed plausible... including the worst ones.
So again, I sincerely hope that this guy left the Gelredome like we all did: with a huge, facewide grin… high on R’n’R!; and maybe even - just like me! - a tiny bit stoopid lookin’... =o)) And naturally, I wish him all the best!!
I’m sharing this because, as said, this really moved me (I truely felt connected to that guy, in some way…) – but also, because imo it shows exactly ànd in a very, very beautiful way, what this band evokes – what this band is capable of.
If anybody noticed this guy too, and has something to add/ share here, feel free. Also, I’d be be happy to know more about this dude. I don’t want to intrude in any way, and maybe (or even quite possibly) some details are not at all suitable for a public forum (my e-mail address is not hidden, so PM’s are welcome). But if, let’s say, a heartfelt “Get well Soon!!” card out of Antwerp, Belgium on behalf of my Lady & me would be welcome: then I’d love to know where to send it to.
Maybe this is your man, and his story. He has ALS a bad disease. :-(
[www.omroepgelderland.nl]
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By th way Lox, great pics, I must have been almost behind you ... and my daughter was the lucky one to get Mick's T-Shirt after some, peaceful but solid wrestling
Great for you and your daughter. I am glad that some devoted fans got it!
Did you saw the message with video from The Stones with the question who catches the shirt?
(Always took candy from strangers)
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You Can't Always Get What You Want
My video of You Can't Always Get What You Want
I've seen them live many times. This was the best of all, very sentimental one.
The Greatest Rock 'N' Roll Band of the world.
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Now that the dust has more or less settled, I’d like to bring something up that really moved me in Arnhem, Sunday. About an hour or so before the start of opening act Leon Bridges (kudos to him, despite the terrible sound in the hall…) my party & I saw a guy being wheeled in on an ambulance bed by two nurses/ care takers. He was positioned on the wheelchair stand; he seemed quite unable to move (not exactly paralised, but definitely limited in his movements and most probably in quite a lot of pain when doing so). We lost sight of him, because at that time we were standing at the pit entrance right hand side, waiting to get in there – from there, we were about 25 to 35 metres away from that wheelchair stand. But naturally, when (finally!) allowd entrance to Keith’s pit side, we lost sight & track. I vividly remember he was wearing a black T-shirt with the big red tongue fully frontal; and I just hope he had a ball...
Now I don’t know this guy’s story; he looked about 50, wearing glasses, and seemed kinda skinny… And obviously I don’t know exactly what state he was in healthwise. Maybe – and I sincerely hope so… – he was just recovering from a bad case of hickups, and he’s alright today or will be tomorrow, or in the very near future. But lets say all possible scenarios on the health front seemed plausible... including the worst ones.
So again, I sincerely hope that this guy left the Gelredome like we all did: with a huge, facewide grin… high on R’n’R!; and maybe even - just like me! - a tiny bit stoopid lookin’... =o)) And naturally, I wish him all the best!!
I’m sharing this because, as said, this really moved me (I truely felt connected to that guy, in some way…) – but also, because imo it shows exactly ànd in a very, very beautiful way, what this band evokes – what this band is capable of.
If anybody noticed this guy too, and has something to add/ share here, feel free. Also, I’d be be happy to know more about this dude. I don’t want to intrude in any way, and maybe (or even quite possibly) some details are not at all suitable for a public forum (my e-mail address is not hidden, so PM’s are welcome). But if, let’s say, a heartfelt “Get well Soon!!” card out of Antwerp, Belgium on behalf of my Lady & me would be welcome: then I’d love to know where to send it to.
Maybe this is your man, and his story. He has ALS a bad disease. :-(
[www.omroepgelderland.nl]
Thx for that, Niek.
Could very well be!
Although I must say: he does not exactly look like 'the one'...
(a.o. he's not as skinny, 'my' dude seemed to have dark/-er hair, and this buddy Leendert here doesn't wear glasses.)
But anyway: what a ball it must have been for this guy (as well)!
info in this article that Niek 's sharing with us, roughly translated:
Dutch guy Leendert Van Dis, aged 52, is suffering from ALS (amyotrofic lateral sclerosis), a really bad muscle disease - at first, he couldn't get tickets for the disabled stand in Arnhem, due to a sell-out of that section; but after a public call he was able to score these tix, and cried his eyes out of happiness. Here's to you, Leendert! Hope you loved it & enjoyed it the way we all did.)
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Rik
There were 2 people there in such a bed. Both with ambulance and care tanker, both there by a ‘last wish’ kinda foundation
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There were 2 people there in such a bed. Both with ambulance and care tanker, both there by a ‘last wish’ kinda foundation
Thx Rik!
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By th way Lox, great pics, I must have been almost behind you ... and my daughter was the lucky one to get Mick's T-Shirt after some, peaceful but solid wrestling
Great for you and your daughter. I am glad that some devoted fans got it!
Did you saw the message with video from The Stones with the question who catches the shirt?
Some sort of mix up here Niek, i didn't post that, i wasn't there and i don't have a daughter.
I agree though, lovely pics, the coolest 70 something year old's on the planet.
PS. now my post is under Niek's quote, confused, i am stone4ever. Not sure whats going on here.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2017-10-17 16:06 by stone4ever.
He did lose some weight, the tour is good for him, Happy exercise !!!
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Koen
I read a few pages back that some folks were fighting over that T shirt.
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Koen
I read a few pages back that some folks were fighting over that T shirt.
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I read a few pages back that some folks were fighting over that T shirt.
Don't worry Koen, my daughter was initially competing with six men (!). I started to help her en soon four decided to quit. Then during two songs (really!), it was father and son against daughter and son. My daughter came out as the winner, but today I sent the loosing son some quite interesting Stones memorabilia (not the T-shirt though) to compensate somewhat for the disappointment.
All is well, the T-shirt is in no way smelly (Mick had a black one underneath) and surprising in good shape considering the original seven pulling people
My, honest, first thought was, when I saw Mick throwing the shirt, "Mick, what are you doing?" (I saw some terrible scenes a few decades ago), but here you are, now its a great Arnhem memory within the family.
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jackflash27
Sorry, I think this is a bit sad. Competing during 2 songs??? For a shirt? Man, you must be desperate.