Edward Twining Wrote:
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> Many of us come on these boards to celebrate the
> stones best days. I agree with you Aucoin the
> Stones no longer do it for me either but i'm not
> going to discount all the years the they were 'the
> greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world'.


I'll tell you that it is very hard (for me,at least) to say the days they recorded Who's Been Sleeping Here? or Dear Doctor or Lies or Melody or See What Happens were better days than the days they recorded Laugh,I Nearly Died;Too Tight and so on.

go in peace aucoin; u put up a lot of great posts...informed and interesting.
u will be missed.

Yes, I'll second that. He made a great contribution.

Yeah, he don't deserve these stalkers on IORR!

ChelseaDrugstore Wrote:
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> To me the sad thing is that these posts are
> creeping up more and more. It does stand to reason
> that with more and more time on the planet there
> is equally more time for people to have their
> fill. But this last tour in particular has done
> something. It creates a new feeling for me; and it
> seems like for other hardcore lifers.
> Of course I can never discxount the Stones. They
> have been everything to me that has ever meant
> anything in life. But I just can not deny - I am
> just not excited by them anymore. I collected
> everything obsessively for...forever, I guess.
> Every article, picture, recording. Now I just
> don't really care. I am a bit pissed off at them.
> Can't help it.



Question is, what did we all do before the internet? I had a wife, two kids, a good job, a nice house. Now I live in a one room bedsit in Croydon, in the arsehole of London, with only the interbet for company. I eat hot dogs and live on pies. I'm 45.

Hey you know what? First of all, every creative endevor has a life span of its own. No one stays at their peak forever. Second of all, they've kept it going for as long as any other rock band has taken it. Although they peaked in 72, theyve put out music thats still at least worth listening too, and at times still great, as well as puttin on shows that are still worth seeing Third, theyre not responsible for our hapiness or unhapiness. But, If someone wants to stop being a fan, theres nothing wrong with that either, I dont want to be misunderstood as saying that. Its really not a big deal. but why get MAD at the stones? I just dont get it.



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 2006-04-15 23:08 by ryanpow.

No ryanpow, I am not MAD at the Stones for time passing. Of course they have to quit. Matter of fact, to be honest I wish they had already quit in some wird way.
Because they are @#$%& with their own legacy.
The reason I can say I am mad at them is because I think they are making themselveslook bad. IMO! Only IMO. I wish they were scaling it down, playing the Blues, getting rid of Leavel..you know, the usual.

"...no longer shall you trudge 'cross my peaceful mind."

Beelyboy Wrote:
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> go in peace aucoin; u put up a lot of great
> posts...informed and interesting.
> u will be missed.


Correct. Each to their own. If the guy feels the band isnt for him anymore after so many years, it takes a lot to admit that. I can understand that sentiment, even if I wouldnt go as far as that. Plus theres always that great history of music and memories to keep you interested.

Well, I've been missing alot here haven't I? And I'll Miss You, Aucoin.
I agree with all Gazza's points, and it's your choice so we should all respect that. Personally, my interest in the stones peaks and valleys often....and I go through periods where I simply don't want to listen, I've had enough for awhile. So I give them a break and when I come back I'm reinvigorated, born again, like the Phoenix on the cross....or is that Jesus rising again at Easter?
Point is it's in your blood; having the faith doesn't mean having to proove it or be gung-ho all the time. Especially when alot of us have been fans for 20+ years.
I liked the Bigger Bang album, to me it shows the Stones aren't ready to be hung on the cross yet. But that's just my opinion.

There is nothing wrong with deciding you don't LOVE the Stones anymore. Many hardcore Stones fans have a LOVE/HATE relationship with them.

The post is funny though, just to get a reaction!

Bring on Barry Manilow for Aucion!

Wo wo wo it's magic, I know.........

ChelseaDrugstore Wrote:
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> To me the sad thing is that these posts are
> creeping up more and more. It does stand to reason
> that with more and more time on the planet there
> is equally more time for people to have their
> fill. But this last tour in particular has done
> something. It creates a new feeling for me; and it
> seems like for other hardcore lifers.
> Of course I can never discxount the Stones. They
> have been everything to me that has ever meant
> anything in life. But I just can not deny - I am
> just not excited by them anymore. I collected
> everything obsessively for...forever, I guess.
> Every article, picture, recording. Now I just
> don't really care. I am a bit pissed off at them.
> Can't help it.

Very well put. I too have felt the same sentiment throughout this entire tour. I went to my first concert in 1972 and have remained a fan since then. They are the music to the soundtrack of my life. But they have become what they once stood against-the edge is gone-replaced by greed and corporate decisions. I'm not ready to jump ship yet and doubt I ever will,howver I fully understand ones reasons to no longer be a part of what has become.

"Don't you think its sometimes wise not to grow up?"

OMFG how can it be possible? Nobody mentally sane can get sick and tired of the boys! No way! LOSER! Why don't you get a job, and get some money to see a psychiatrist!

OK, you might be right... but, have you ever seen them at River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires?

don't let the tongue hit your ass on the way out!


(as in Stones tongue)

LOVE/HATE? I love to hate you? LOL That's a song Erasure used to sing in the '90s. Or was it in the '80s? LOL

JJF, that's been always my problem... LOL

Same down here in Argentina, u speak for me pal

bye, bye - babe love - bye, bye

"If yer supiscicions is that I uncritically will buy
& defend anything the Stones LTD sh*ts out - yes,
it's a passing fancy.
I have loved The Rolling Stones since 1966, when I first heard
Satisfaction. Only thing I was only 2½ years by then."

Wow, I was about 2 months old when Satisfaction hit the charts, that was in 1965. Funny that you specifically remember this song one year later, when you were 2.5....Since you stated that the Stones is a passing fancy of yours, but you loved them since you were 2.5 years old, now must be close to when will stop loving them...

Vilhelm
Nordic Stones Vikings

Chelsea Drugstore describes a sense of of disillusion he has with what the RS represents to him and what he feels they have become, but it is entirely subjective, it is neither wrong nor right, but it signals the end of the passion of a great love.

I've been a Stones fanatic since I heard The Last Time in 1965.(I just googled the song to make sure of the year and found out it was based in part on a traditional gospel song -[www.songfacts.com].

The Stones are too corporate but, Jesus how many rockers can still rock like the Stones after so many years. Even if they did peak 30 years ago, so what. ABB doesn't rate with Let it Bleed but it is better than 98% of what is released nowadays.

I was listening to Let it Bleed in the car today and the opening to Gimme Shelter still gets me pumped when Watts comes in with the drums.

Good riddens!

Go Dawgs!

++++- sorry to interrupt you - your ticket is no longer valid - ++++

please form groups of 24 people and que up at Beachy Head.
Please be patient, because we won't accept individual jumpers.

We will jump in groups and guarantee best possible results
When ever you're doubting, an Officer will push you.

please have your tickets ready to be scanned
One with no ticket, will be sent home to his/her mom/dad.

Cappice?

Well friends, I've just had yet another predictably-awful night here at college. I'm always going to stick with the Stones. The only thing that kept me from jumping in traffic was that I'd hear another song and everything would be fine. I hummed Fool To Cry on the way back to my dorm. Sorry, I'm sounding ridiculous

Its the other way around..they cure the sickness that sometimes ..happen to be there.they makin me happy.

They piss me off because they are so in it for the buck but I just saw the most incredible concert in Melbourne and was blown away.

The Stones are a disease that doesn't kill you but also cannot be cured.
Once they're in your bones that's it.

Loved them since I was 9 and am now 37.
My love of their music I really cannot do justice with words alone.
They're something you feel.

kyle m

Have you ever lent somebody $20 and never seen them again? It was probably worth it.