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I would offer him Stupid Money to distract from Charlies absence


I remember Charlie saying that if anything happened to Mick, he'd probably end up in the "Keith Richards All Stars"



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Two problems: his age and reluctance to fly.

Not gonna happen, for a number of reasons

"Money Changes Everything" too Quote Cindy Lauper

Here is my Rationale, irregardless of the Flight, it is only 7 hours, (Xanax I understand can take care of that) after that he could be on a Bus.. How much would you want to see a Gig with Bill playing again, it's been a long time since London 91..

I wonder if Bill would take the principled stance, "No Charlie, No Bill!"?

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I wonder if Bill would take the principled stance, "No Charlie, No Bill!"?

Probably so

Okay, what if Ringo played a Gig, what if Paul subbed in for a few tracks in New York and you knew it was going to happen..

These Minstrels are The Pied Pipers of London Town, wherever they play I'll follow

They are Older than my Dad, by 5 Years, Perhaos it is the time for the Residency

Bill's not coming back. He'll be 85 in the fall. I think he's semi-retired now. No Rhythm Kings, no new album.

Bill won’t be involved in any 60th anniversary shows - Jagger probably won’t ask him and he would probably say no anyway he is 86 next year

Bill, even if he was able to do it and wanted to do it (both doubtful), wouldn't sell enough tickets to move the dial.

Moreover, Daryl Jones, whom they are very happy and comfortable with, is probably a better player at this point, and probably is getting paid less than Bill would want.

Just for preshow amusement they could get
Blondie back ta play hide and seek under the stage ...



ROCKMAN

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Just for preshow amusement they could get
Blondie back ta play hide and seek under the stage ...

I don't think Blondie would be interested...too hurt by being kept hidden last time.

Has a heart of glass apparently.

Can't seem to find any newer picture of Bill than this one from 2016:
[ultimateclassicrock.com]
He surely must have retired now.

The time to have Bill play with them came and went on the 50 and Counting Tour.They should have offered him the opportunity to play full concerts on the English and European shows.And with Taylor he should have played the entire shows or most of the songs on the 2013 and 2014showsrather than trotting him out for one or two songs



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Yup- Bill didnt hide the fact he felt mislead and slighted by allowed to do only two songs with no rehearsal. Kinda like hanging an acoustic guitar on Mick Taylor for "Satisfaction". The Glimmer Twins dont always play nice....

Look He left long time ago because he had enough. He even made some comment not liking Stones songs. The guy is 84. No stay home Bill.

If they got Bill back, they would still need a drummer. So, typical solution in search of a problem.

jb

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I would offer him Stupid Money to distract from Charlies absence


I remember Charlie saying that if anything happened to Mick, he'd probably end up in the "Keith Richards All Stars"

Considering only 1% or less of the audience need to be "distracted" I would say probably not

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Yup- Bill didnt hide the fact he felt mislead and slighted by allowed to do only two songs with no rehearsal. Kinda like hanging an acoustic guitar on Mick Taylor for "Satisfaction". The Glimmer Twins dont always play nice....

People who criticize Taylor’s playing on the tour don’t take into account he also had little if anytime to rehearse or warm up on stage with just one or two songs.Still he was great on some like Can’t You hear Me Knocking At Glastonbury



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I agree. They should have let Bill and Mick Taylor both join them at the same time and let them play together as they did in the golden era for their 50th anniversary.
They could have at least let them play together for a few songs from the golden era.

No way Bill would come back especially without Charlie playing along side him

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The time to have Bill play with them came and went on the 50 and Counting Tour.They should have offered him the opportunity to play full concerts on the English and European shows.And with Taylor he should have played the entire shows or most of the songs on the 2013 and 2014showsrather than trotting him out for one or two songs

It would be interesting to hear Wyman's take on the Charlie situation. He would probably elude to this being a watered down version of the stones.

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I would offer him Stupid Money to distract from Charlies absence


I remember Charlie saying that if anything happened to Mick, he'd probably end up in the "Keith Richards All Stars"

See Bill recently? Doubt he could stand for 2 hrs! Like me at my age!

Rod

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Yup- Bill didnt hide the fact he felt mislead and slighted by allowed to do only two songs with no rehearsal. Kinda like hanging an acoustic guitar on Mick Taylor for "Satisfaction". The Glimmer Twins dont always play nice....

This says it all.

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Captain Corella
60 Years a Fan

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SKILLS
Here is my Rationale, irregardless of the Flight, it is only 7 hours, (Xanax I understand can take care of that) after that he could be on a Bus.. How much would you want to see a Gig with Bill playing again, it's been a long time since London 91..

Knock him out at the beginning of the flight and rouse him with a 'Hey, Bill, welcome to New York City!'

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SKILLS
How much would you want to see a Gig with Bill playing again, it's been a long time since London 91..

Given that it's only a few years until Bill turns 91, I'd like to wait and then it'll be like, wow, Bill's 91 and the last time we saw him play with the Stones was in '91!

That would totally be worth it.

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SKILLS
How much would you want to see a Gig with Bill playing again, it's been a long time since London 91..

Given that it's only a few years until Bill turns 91, I'd like to wait and then it'll be like, wow, Bill's 91 and the last time we saw him play with the Stones was in '91!

That would totally be worth it.

Where did you see Bill play with the Stones in '91? There was no tour that year.

Bill played at the Peter Green celebration last year so is not 'retired'.

I can't think that he would want to play without Charlie.

They should use him in the studio.

Blue and Lonesome would have been a whole lot better with him on bass
(Rhythm section on that album totally without character)



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How much would you want to see a Gig with Bill playing again, it's been a long time since London 91..

Given that it's only a few years until Bill turns 91, I'd like to wait and then it'll be like, wow, Bill's 91 and the last time we saw him play with the Stones was in '91!

That would totally be worth it.

Clint Eastwood is 91