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Kingbeebuzz
Cotchford Farm is important not only for the obvious reason, but in Stones history this is the place that Brian was sacked from the hugely successful band he had created.
Only the Beatles were bigger than the Stones in the sixties. So what happened in the house that night in 1969 when Mick & Charlie visited totally changed the course of the Stones as a band.
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I can't remember which Stones visited that night but I'm sure I read that Charlie went down.
I also think I read a long time ago that they all sat in the kitchen when Brian was sacked.
Any clarification on this (from His Majesty perhaps?) would be welcome.
Was Brian really sacked -the statements from all involved was that it was a mutual decision they would separate, and he would go his own way.
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DandelionPowderman
They certainly had the authority to say «we can't go on with you, if we can't tour» (because of his visa problems). I wouldn't be surprised if that was exactly what they said.
This is one of the key issues that we know have been discussed with Brian -the Stones needed to tour the USA, but it was clear Brian would not get a visa. It was Ian Stewart who proposed to hire another guitarist for the tour. It is also known that Brian had told friends the months before his death that he wasn't interested in Stones music anymore, that he wanted to form his own band and make his own music.
Also, in most group or band basically there is no 'you are fired', unless the band is owned by a person (Axel Rose with the new GnR for example). It is 'we think it is better to continue without you', or 'we want to continue without you until you have your act together'.
To me, Brian wasn't sacked. They agreed to tour the USA without him and gave him the opportunity or 'idea' he could return if he wanted and had sobered up.
Then he died, and indeed it's the winner who writes history.
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HalfNanker
read the reviews...one woman says she got sick in the pool!!
Talk about morbid irony.
And the other review in which the guests go hunting and nearly catch a Woozle!
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His Majesty
A modern take on Brian's departure would be some form of 'quiet quitting'. Still, him leaving required a meeting to finalise that which was already in action.
I'm certain Brian's fate as a member was effectively done when Mick Taylor plugged in at Olympic Sound Studios at the end of May 1969 and him accepting the offer to join them within a week.
A fascinating 'What if' is Taylor rejecting their offer to join. That potentially gives us a band in limbo with a singer away in Australia July-October 1969.
Ps: none of Brian's children receive a Penny from Brian's estate.