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Doxa
No Charlie, No Stones.
No Doxa.
No anything.
I hate the words 'love' or 'god' for their American nonsense and bullshit use but oh god, I truely loved that man.
- Doxa
Doxa, I have always loved your posts for god's sake...don't go away!
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georgemcdonnell314
I think that all of us here on IORR are in a state of shock. Most of us were hoping for a return.
For decades now I have planned my life around their tours and now life will just not be the same.
I am so grateful I made the Miami show.
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wanderingspirit66
Not just a drummer – a genre’: Stewart Copeland and Max Weinberg on Charlie Watts
[www.theguardian.com]
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downagain
I've read a number of comments from people feeling a bit silly that they are so upset regarding the passing of someone they never met. Aside from saying that there's nothing wrong with feeling what you're feeling, I'll leave a quote I read when Bowie passed.
"We mourn our musical heroes not because we knew them but because they helped us know ourselves."
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wanderingspirit66
Not just a drummer – a genre’: Stewart Copeland and Max Weinberg on Charlie Watts
[www.theguardian.com]
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georgemcdonnell314
This pretty much says it all.
Take a read. It sure will make you think about the rest of them:
[www.msn.com]
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swiss
hi everyone...yesterday I was in the city of Boston--after a year of being in the boondocks of rural New Hampshire--and marveling at the people and buildings and general level of energy and activity, the vibrant green trees and grass in Boston Common and the swirl of humanity. Got a text from a friend who's, I guess you'd say, a "casual fan" of the Stones and who knows I am more than a "casual" fan. The text said--and I could sense sort of breathy excitement of someone pleased to be breaking the scoop--"Did you hear? Charlie Watts!" I said aloud to the air "Oh shit." And texted "Tell me it's good news." But alas...
There are times when things seem to stand still like in a movie--and sometimes it's because something amazing's happened and sometimes it's the opposite. That happened to me, standing there, in what 30 seconds before was vibrating with positivity, and I looked around, and no one knew...everything was the same for them...looked around, and no one knew.
I made it through the day and last night talked to good friends who are simpactico on the topic of the Stones, and tonight connected with a friend on Facebook and talked about Charlie and the fact he's not here on the Earth with us anymore...and he mentioned he'd been over here on IORR...
I was torn because I knew if I came over here to IORR I would cry again--and even more, perhaps, than I have so far (driving back to the New Hampshire sticks I listened to Exile twice through). But so many names here on IORR, familiar names from throughout the years, friends not seen and also not forgotten, we all have this bond---we all get what this means. Even when in the supermarket today I looked around for anyone to say to "OMG....Charlie's gone" but it wasn't in anyone's reality there but mine.
And here on IORR, with you friends in the Stones, so sweet to read your thoughts and feelings and how hard this has hit you too.
It's funny--I've learned the past years how differently people deal and grieve--and here on IORR is no exception.
I can barely really even say how I feel about Charlie's dying...I cannot even express what this means, or what Charlie's playing has meant...it's so deep, and I am so, so sad and feeling a sort of thud in the solar plexus.
Some people are already eloquent and I appreciate that. Some people are emotionally tongue-tied like me. Some people feel better reading articles or reading what Elton John or the Go-Gos or Bill Clinton have to say about Charlie (I don't care but I appreciate that the fact of their posting tributes is meaningful to others). But what means most to me--and I read every one of the 25 pages--is just the posts from people who are speaking from their hearts right now, whatever comes out--and knowing we're here for each other, and even when you might be somewhere where few or no people have any idea what a profound hit this is--IORR is a place (better, for me, for some reason, than social media) where we're gathering as a sort of tribute in itself for Charlie.
To everyone here, I'm so sorry for your loss...can't even imagine how much it hurts for his family, friends, and colleagues.
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georgemcdonnell314
This pretty much says it all.
Take a read. It sure will make you think about the rest of them:
[www.msn.com]
This is one of the better articles about Charlie.
For those that might have passed it by, worth a few minutes for sure.
"There will never be a world without Charlie Watts, because his backbeat changed how the world sounds. The Rolling Stones’ legendary drummer got away with nothing but boss moves, for just about 60 years. For me, the Charlie mystique is all there in his five-second drum intro from “Let It Bleed.” It’s one of the Stones’ best tunes, yet it’s nothing but the band listening to Charlie play. Mick just tries to keep up with him, while the guitars try to keep up with Mick, but Charlie is the guy everybody else is working hard to impress. He made the Stones great by conceding nothing to them."