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It’s probably been written but where were Mick and Keith going? And when was the next time they met? Weeks? Days?
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“ Richards was traveling to Sidcup Art College carrying his guitar on the day they met, while Jagger was en route to the London School of Economics carrying some records. The next year, they formed The Rolling Stones”
Not sure of the next time they met.... Did Keith borrow one of the 2 albums Mick had, he would have to meet him to give it back if so, or did he meet Mick to listen to them with him.... They all seemed to find each other or know of each other through Alexis Korner and his gigs/open Mike nights.
I think it’s covered in according to the rolling stones... been a while since I read it
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Cooltoplady
It’s probably been written but where were Mick and Keith going? And when was the next time they met? Weeks? Days?
[www.nme.com]
“ Richards was traveling to Sidcup Art College carrying his guitar on the day they met, while Jagger was en route to the London School of Economics carrying some records. The next year, they formed The Rolling Stones”
Not sure of the next time they met.... Did Keith borrow one of the 2 albums Mick had, he would have to meet him to give it back if so, or did he meet Mick to listen to them with him.... They all seemed to find each other or know of each other through Alexis Korner and his gigs/open Mike nights.
I think it’s covered in according to the rolling stones... been a while since I read it
It turned out they had a mutual friend/acquaintance ... Dick Taylor, another Blues lover. So that resulted in Little Boy Blue and the Blues Boys.You can easily find some B&W shots from some of those guys on the Internet.
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Big Al
So, where is this plaque at Dartford station located, exactly?
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Big Al
So, where is this plaque at Dartford station located, exactly?
Platform 2 - [iorr.org] ?
2015 - [www.Waymarking.com]
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Big Al
So, where is this plaque at Dartford station located, exactly?
Platform 2 - [iorr.org] ?
2015 - [www.Waymarking.com]
Thanks! I’ll try and have a quick backwards glance this evening, as I make my way for the connecting train at platform 4!
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But the point here is that Mick and Keith still met 60 years ago, right?
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So, where is this plaque at Dartford station located, exactly?
Platform 2 - [iorr.org] ?
2015 - [www.Waymarking.com]
Thanks! I’ll try and have a quick backwards glance this evening, as I make my way for the connecting train at platform 4!
PHOTO! Please!
That at the very least will settle if the naughty Mr Kite ever did change the plaque as he promised on air.
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Green Lady
Well, Mr. Kite is still on Dartford Borough Council, so if he hasn't got round to fixing the plaque, you can contact him and complain. But the honest answer is probably that cash-strapped Dartford Council has 45969 more urgent things to spend its ratepayers' money on.
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24FPS
Has Cheltenham finally forgiven him his hell raising ways BEFORE he left? They'll probably build a statue someday when they want to attract tourists. Like Steinbeck in Salinas, California. Hate him alive, love him dead. Can you tell me where the Brian Jones Gift Shop is?
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Big Al
Wasn’t there a statue of Brian, though?
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CaptainCorella
It's shocking that here, of all places, the myth of Jagger/Richards setting up the Rolling Stones is allowed to carry on.
Brian Jones founded the group.
For non-native-english speakers the word "foundation" means "the action of establishing an institution or organization"... and that's what Brian did.
That is utterly and unequivocally the case.
Equally, had Mick & Keith not joined the band, then I'm equally sure that their success, domination and longevity would not have happened, and they can rightly be credited with how GREAT the band has become.
But the foundation was Brian's.
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Topi
But the point here is that Mick and Keith still met 60 years ago, right?
Correct.
All this thread is about, is the fact that Mick and Keith met on the Dartford train station platform, that was the beginning of something great, we all know the rest.
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Well, Mr. Kite is still on Dartford Borough Council, so if he hasn't got round to fixing the plaque, you can contact him and complain. But the honest answer is probably that cash-strapped Dartford Council has 45969 more urgent things to spend its ratepayers' money on.
If Mr Kite wants to promote Dartford - which is appropriate - and gets it wrong, then he has to deal with the consequences.
You obviously missed an earlier posting where I stated quite clearly that I had told him that there were funds available for a replacement plaque - ie no cost to Dartford Council.
If he had more than two brain cells he would have realised that a free replacement, and then publicising that would have got yet more publicity for Dartford.
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Do you (or anyone) have a suggested rewording for the plaque?
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Wasn’t there a statue of Brian, though?
It was actually a rather fetching head bust!
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In 2003 the BJFC in Cheltenham was raising money for a Brian Jones statue, getting a bust of Brian was a more realistic option than a statue. I designed sketches for a statue and bust but they were not used for the bust in Cheltenham.
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In 2003 the BJFC in Cheltenham was raising money for a Brian Jones statue, getting a bust of Brian was a more realistic option than a statue. I designed sketches for a statue and bust but they were not used for the bust in Cheltenham.
Interesting. It's my understanding that the original bust - the one I posted the link to - received so many complaints, that it was taken away and altered. So, thankfully, you're not taking the credit for the original monstrous creation!
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Has Cheltenham finally forgiven him his hell raising ways BEFORE he left? They'll probably build a statue someday when they want to attract tourists. Like Steinbeck in Salinas, California. Hate him alive, love him dead. Can you tell me where the Brian Jones Gift Shop is?
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Well, Mr. Kite is still on Dartford Borough Council, so if he hasn't got round to fixing the plaque, you can contact him and complain. But the honest answer is probably that cash-strapped Dartford Council has 45969 more urgent things to spend its ratepayers' money on.
If Mr Kite wants to promote Dartford - which is appropriate - and gets it wrong, then he has to deal with the consequences.
You obviously missed an earlier posting where I stated quite clearly that I had told him that there were funds available for a replacement plaque - ie no cost to Dartford Council.
If he had more than two brain cells he would have realised that a free replacement, and then publicising that would have got yet more publicity for Dartford.
Do you (or anyone) have a suggested rewording for the plaque?
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Topi
But the point here is that Mick and Keith still met 60 years ago, right?
Correct.
All this thread is about, is the fact that Mick and Keith met on the Dartford train station platform, that was the beginning of something great, we all know the rest.
Yes, this thread is saying that they met on a station in Dartford.
Without that there would have been no Little boy Blue and the Blue Boys.
The plaque at Dartford station is at the centre of this thread though.
Brian making a life-changing decision to take a train ( though maybe a coach - it's cheaper)) from Cheltenham to London a year or two earlier is the a priori, sine qua non, historical factor for the existence of the 5-piece band we follow.
This does not subtract from the significance of the Boys Blue, without whom Brian's band wouldn't have got very far.
No we don't need a separate thread.
p.s. I'm glad they stuck with the name Brian chose, aren't you? !