I discovered this site in ca 2008, albeit under a different nickname. A stones fan told me, so I was rather late. I woke up from a Rolling Stones hibernation after some 32 years rest.

I joined in 2003, shortly after I saw them for the first (and, as I stupidly expected back then, last) time.

Control center says 17 years as well, but I am sure to have prepared my first stones-only US-trip in 2002 to Fedex and Hartford via IORR. The magazine I had only for one or two years.
Thank you Bjornulf for running this board!

the greatest rock and roll band in the world - definitely

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17 years under my onwn name, and been around since 2000/2001

16 years in my control center, but I've been around for 20 years

Since 2001 but with another name that has gone lost.

Bizarre, been a member for the majority of my life.

I didn’t discover this forum until 2003 when I met some fans in Stockholm who told me about it. I followed/read/lurked for many years and didn’t actually register until 2015.