someone post a pic of the cage

Mick wasn't very keen on the whole cage idea. You see him in FF say: "Is it THE CAGE"? Some guy answers: "No, but it's in danger of being the cage". :-)
I've only seen it that sort time in FF.

JumpingKentFlash

I wonder when show-elements in Stones concerts
began to get "out of control".
I think the first real show element was the inflatable
penis 1975/76.
When I saw them 1990 and watched Mick beating the
eggs of the giant plastic dog, I asked myself if
I was in a Stones-concert or in a Kiss-show.
They seem to have recognized finally, that those
effects are a bit childish.

JumpingKentFlash Wrote:
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> Mick wasn't very keen on the whole cage idea.

Not quite sure because it was his idea on the No Security tour. But after a couple of shows, he sacked the cage. And that was a great move because the cage was such an ugly thing, such a cheap Vegas-style gimmick, well...it did not fit the Stones. The giant blown-up and confetti-spitting penis in the 70's was offending at least (well, for the time)...but the cage was just disgusting.

retired_dog Wrote:
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> Not quite sure because it was his idea on the No
> Security tour. But after a couple of shows, he
> sacked the cage. And that was a great move because
> the cage was such an ugly thing, such a cheap
> Vegas-style gimmick, well...it did not fit the
> Stones. The giant blown-up and confetti-spitting
> penis in the 70's was offending at least (well,
> for the time)...but the cage was just disgusting.

The cage, the penis and the '89-'90 SFM dogs were very, very lame IMO.

JumpingKentFlash

JumpingKentFlash Wrote:
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> the '89-'90 SFM dogs

No SFM or dogs in 89. Only in Europe 90.

Oh really? Didn't know that...

JumpingKentFlash

Let's not forget Mick in the cherry picker in 1981. Weak.

Monty5 Wrote:
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> Let's not forget Mick in the cherry picker in
> 1981. Weak.


I agree that was lame I even thought that when I was 17years old in 81.

If I remember right even Keith thought the cherry picker was DUMB!

JumpingKentFlash Wrote:
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> Oh really? Didn't know that...


yep..'Skippy' and co were 'Urban Jungle' only

although some of the later European shows used the more spectacular and innovative 'Steel Wheels' stage as they were being filmed for "At The Max"

Why was the Steel Wheels tour renamed Urban Jungle for Europe?

The penis was silly but funny. The dog and cage were just silly. The bucket of water throwing was great. Bring that back!

i dug the dogs more than those inflatable wimmin, actually; and the UJ logo dog is cool and amusing.

>> Why was the Steel Wheels tour renamed Urban Jungle for Europe? <<

technically it wasn't renamed. it was a different tour.
VL was the first world tour; before that they always had different names for what are now legs of marathon tours
(even if the names were just "1981 North American tour" and "1982 European tour")

JumpingKentFlash Wrote:
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>
> The cage, the penis and the '89-'90 SFM dogs were
> very, very lame IMO.

I agree, but I did like the giant Honky Tonk Women in '89.

Guy dressed up in a turkey costume during the intro's on Thanksgiving 2005 in Denver.

Monty5 Wrote:
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> Why was the Steel Wheels tour renamed Urban Jungle
> for Europe?


I think part of the problem was that they thought the Steel Wheels stage wouldnt work quite as well in Europe because much of each concert would take place primarily in daylight, so they decided on a new stage concept

any chance we could throw tim reis in a cage from now on?

you can't catch me!

Put Ronnie in a cage, give him a bannana and a tree limb to sit on, and suspend it over the audience while he plays "Monkey Man." It would be even better than the cherry picker or the giant penis.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2006-10-17 21:45 by ohnonotyouagain.

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beelyboy...Think About it



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2006-12-06 06:15 by Beelyboy.

Can anyone post (or point us to) a pic of the cage?

Beelyboy Wrote:
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> what about that supposed time when mick got
> 'stuck' on the cherry picker, is that myth? i've
> heard that keith had something to do with it...and
> the band just played and played kinda having fun
> with it and left him up there ha ha kinda thing,
> which really pissed mick off, but i dunno if this
> is true...
> ya'll heard this old one? what the real story, if
> there is real story.??

there's also a story that Keith kidnapped the cherry picker one night ... i think both stories are urban myths.

You don't have to agree that everything the Stones do on stage is smart or great. I think it is pretty stupid that Keith is promoting cigarette smoking on stage, knowing it will result in thousands of people copying him, with all that is follows from smoking. It was not "smart" of Mick to say that Regina rhymes with vagina. Schoolkids might find it funny but we are in the 30's 40's and 50's you know. The cage was silly. Period. I have the right to that opinion. Mick agreed in fact. Making brand new guitars look old by putting lots of scratces into them is ok, part of the show. Not important for me, may be for others. I am mostly into the show, the music, straight visuals, the band, the songs, their smiles, the surprises, the fans and crowd around me, most of it in fact but not every single detail. May be I like 80% of it or may be even 90%, but I resere the right to ignore the 10% or so I think is not is my favorite stuff. Like smoking on stage, commericial touch where special t-shirts and atm queues are larger than anytime, junk food and small beers only sold at over-priced outlets and so on. But overall I enjoy every show. A lot.

Bjornulf

Gazza Wrote:
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> yep..'Skippy' and co were 'Urban Jungle' only


Skippy??? Like this one: [www.bide-et-musique.com] :-)

JumpingKentFlash

>Making brand new guitars look old by putting lots of scratces into them is ok, >part of the show.

BV, please 'splain!

JuanTCB Wrote:
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> >Making brand new guitars look old by putting lots
> of scratces into them is ok, >part of the show.
>
> BV, please 'splain!


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