Ringo Wrote:
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> Can you tell me about how you wrote Gimme Shelter?
> Did you realize then that you'd written one of
> the best songs of all time?


He wrote it waiting in the car outside the studio were Jagger & Anita were @#$%& for the movie Performance.

Would he like to studio re-record any of their music to improve it?

Do you prefer to play new songs or old songs?

>Question: From a dear friend in Belfast, Ir. when will you be back over to play?

>Keith Richards: Belfast…as soon as you got the space ready for us. I love Ireland, North and South. To me, Ireland is Ireland, the troubles are all over, pal. I'll put that to the band. It's not something I can answer straight up myself. I tell you what, I wouldn't mind going back.



hmmmm...I wonder who asked Keith THAT question?

Still waitin', Keef!

How about your fingers ?

"I´ll show them to ya, pal!"

Gazza. I hate when they say stuff like that. gets your hopes up just to have them dashed. I was hopin that they may deign to visit Brum on this tour...yeah right!

Neilly - cynical bastard that I am, I never really expected it

Mind you, this was November 1998. At that stage it was still hoped we would get the full scale UK theatre tour in June 1999 that the band promised as a bit of comfort to us when they postponed the UK stadium shows in June 1998 ("10-12 shows in small venues, including many cities the band havent played in for over 20 years")..I think, at the time, I was kinda trying to drop Keith a subtle hint...

of course, the only 'extra' show they added in the UK was in that city that they never play (!) - London - and they added 7 outdoor shows on the continent instead of the promised UK shows.

Potted Shrimp Wrote:
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> Ringo Wrote:
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> > Can you tell me about how you wrote Gimme
> Shelter?
> > Did you realize then that you'd written one
> of
> > the best songs of all time?
>
>
> He wrote it waiting in the car outside the studio
> were Jagger & Anita were @#$%& for the movie
> Performance.
>
>

In that case, the question I'd like to ask him would be would he let Mick fúck Patti so that he can maybe be inspired to write something as good again?

hell, if THATS what it takes - great writers often have to suffer to create great art...





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Gazza, would they get a good crowd if they came to Belfast? Whats the support for them like? Did'nt Rod the Mod play Belfast last year I seem to remember when I was over there. Was that well attended?

Gazza Wrote:
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> In that case, the question I'd like to ask him
> would be would he let Mick fúck Patti so that he
> can maybe be inspired to write something as good
> again?


LOL! I'll keep this question in mind in case I ever meet him!

[There'll be no wedding today...]

Who killed Brian?

neilly43 Wrote:
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> Gazza, would they get a good crowd if they came to
> Belfast? Whats the support for them like? Did'nt
> Rod the Mod play Belfast last year I seem to
> remember when I was over there. Was that well
> attended?


they would get a good crowd so long as they didnt charge £150 a ticket!

We have a good indoor venue (The Odyssey - recently voted as one of the top 6 concert venues in the world along with the one the Stones played in San Juan last weekend) - although that wasnt opened until 2000 - after I asked Keith that question.

I think Rod Stewart sold out 3 shows there last year - he kept adding shows at various points on his tour due to public demand. I think the top price was £65, though. Itd be hard to shift many £150 tickets in a country of 1.7 million people though although its now an easy place to get to from mainland UK. Artists of Rod's era sell well, so with sensible ticket prices the Stones could do the same..after all they sold out 2 shows in Dublin in 2003 (in a smaller arena) in about 6 minutes

Last time they played here was September 1965 (as seen in 'Charlie is my darling'). Was hopeful we'd get to see them this time if they did arena shows but I doubt the Stones will do an indoor tour in the UK ever again unfortunately

I'd ask him: "Do you have the Dallas '72 rehearsals?"
I'm a bit obsessed at the moment.

Keith should do an online session more often

if youve ever sat in on one of those sessions, youd probably think otherwise

Theyre absolute chaos, with people typing conversations between themselves, the whole thread is usually a nightmare to follow as the answers come through about a minute (and therefore several conversations) after the relevant question, and the answers are invariably glib, flippant throwaway responses of no value whatsoever

The one Linda posted above reads pretty coherently. When you see the live transcripts, they're insane!



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Cosmoprim; would ya have more pix in that style?

I should post up the one of Mick Jagger.

I don't know why, Yet I saved them for so long. I guess its about 1998? So, Almost 10 yrs. They are a good read though. Yes, I can't imagine sitting there, Yet I can imagine Keith puffing away on some fags and just answering questions. No need for them to type.....

Keith, did you every get the strawberries AND blueberries you ordered back in '72? And the 3 apples?

Why are the setlists on this tour so safe?

When did you decide to be an exaggerated, cartoon, parody version of yourself?

Did you really steal that poor guy's guitar in San Francisco? The man is a thief in the night for a reason!!!!

Charles Baudelaire
1821-1869

Who did you pay to have Brian killed. Also, what did you do with his demo recordings of his new band with Jimi Hendrix and John Lennon.

Does he live near Martha Stewart or Barefoot Contessa?

What's the Frequency ?

Baboon Bro Wrote:
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> Cosmoprim; would ya have more pix in that style?


Do you mean more pictures of armed New Orleans musical legends?
Unfortunately, no.
I wish I had a picture of the Fat Man lobbing hand grenades or Professor Longhair wielding a machete.





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I got to ask him two questions already!

He was on Rockline, that radio show where listeners get to call in and ask questions. He did it for both TIC and MO. I somehow got threw both times. It was so exciting to hear him saying my name. I have them both on tape.

It sucked though cuz they screen your questions, and they wouldn't let you ask anything really good. I ended up making up something polite off the top of my head, I was so afraid they were going to hang up on me!

Wasn't looking too good, but I was feeling real well.

So, CindyC, I'm guessing it would have been inappropriate to ask him if he got his eyes full from that photo with you and him and he's looking down at... well, you know which photo I'm talking about.

I'm joking, as usual.

Lukester Wrote:
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> So, CindyC, I'm guessing it would have been
> inappropriate to ask him if he got his eyes full
> from that photo with you and him and he's looking
> down at... well, you know which photo I'm talking
> about.


Inappropriate is my middle name


Wasn't looking too good, but I was feeling real well.

Ever want to reform the "Dirty Mac"?