the blind girl who saved Keef's ass in Toronto?

"Well my heavy throbbers itchin' just to lay a solid rhythm down"

was that really true?
or just another stones-mythos.
keith was always good in tale-tellin.

yes it's true. her name's Rita, if memory serves, and hail hail & thanks & praises to her.
one detail that i'm not sure of: is it right that she was the judge's niece?
if so i reckon that made it easier for her to approach him with her plea on Keith's behalf -
not that her deed was any less beautiful/heroic because of that!
she's actually from Montreal; Keith dedicates songs to her when he's played there.

Rita? She's a meter maid.

She was the judges niece? I've never read that. that's a twist for ya

"Well my heavy throbbers itchin' just to lay a solid rhythm down"

She's also namechecked in the liner notes for the official release of The New Barbarians. "Guided by blind Stones fan, Rita Bedard, Canadian Judge Lloyd Graburn had passed sentence on Keith Richards on 24 October 1978..."

When was the benefit-concert for a blinds-organization? Keith had to do this, right?

Wasn't it part of the deal he got? He played with the new barbarians? and even mick showed up & they did 2 songs one of them being prodigal son?

"Well my heavy throbbers itchin' just to lay a solid rhythm down"

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> When was the benefit-concert for a blinds-organization? Keith had to do this, right?

yes..it's a great bootleg. has it been posted on HOT STUFF? i'll request it. it turned into a stones show. I have a tape of it....i think John Belushi (SNL) introduced them.

..the love that we once knew?