I don't want to let anybody down but to watch Stones in 2012 will be the equivalent of watching Björn Borg and John McEnroe 2012 on a senior exhibition tour as oppose to one of their epic fights in Wimbledon 1980-81. I will watch but seriously: The thrill is gone.
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People born in the 1940-ies are considered to be the first "youth generation", at least here in Sweden. They wore jeans, long hair and protested against the older generations. Especially that generation is having trouble getting old, they still consider themselves young and rebellious.
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Was "SAL" made in IMAX and shown at IMAX theatres? I saw it in a regular Movie Theatre.
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The thing with IMAX is that pretty much everything looks (and sounds) amazing in that format. You can't go wrong with it. Therefore it was a huge disappointment to watch "Stones at the Max". My overall impression is that it was a fake, mimed concert with heavy overdubbing.
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Well spoken, CBII. The bottom line is selling adverts. We have a pretty strong Public Service TV and radio here (in Sweden) so it's not as bad here as it seems to be in the USA - but close to.
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Who is Brandon Block? Wasn't he allowed to be on stage?
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Get your point, andrewm. NHL seems to wind me up... . I will leave you there.
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Maybe you are right, Whitem8. Disregard my initial statement. Sometimes I talk before thinking. Best of luck to him. But I sure hope he understands the economical consequenses of marriage.
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The Church simply shouldn't allow second (or third or fifth) marriages. If you fail once you will repeat it. For better or worse it says.
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Agree, Koen. It's irreverent to end a wintersport in midst of summer. And it destroys all international competition too. It's a joke to play seven match series in the play-offs: three or five should be enough. Of course, it's Mammon rules,sadly.
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QuoteGlam Descendant Her memoir JUST KIDS was oustanding and surely was the contributing factor in this award (it also won the National Book Award for non-fiction in the US). The Polar Prize is strictly a music prize. Not to be confused with the Nobel Prize.
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She is actually a waterproof British Princess. Would you believe it?
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By all means, don't spend to much money on this. Second hand it's probably, in most cases, worth nothing. Your limit on 200 Euro seems healthy.
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From a scientific point of view: Imagine that the semi-finals will look like this: Sharks - Canucks and Bruins - Lightnings I guess a Canuck won't stand a chance against a Shark and I can't see a Bruin survive a lightning. What do you think?
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I think a problem here is that, probably, no one dares to tell him (Keith). Certainly not Ronnie. So he comes away with time after time.
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I think U2 and Bruce Springsteen will carry the torch another decade after the Stones quits. If that means till the year 2017 or 2022 remains to see.
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I don't see Coldplay or Muse as disciples to The Rolling Stones. Classic, bluesbased rock and roll is already a marginalised phenomenon on the popular charts. Rock and roll will become something for a small, esoteric elite like blues or jazz is today.
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Maybe they were dubbed at the Royal Wedding? So now it's Lord Jagger and Sir Keith Richards?
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I wonder how many times he has played that song? 5 000 times? No wonder he goes bananas with it the 5 001 time! Or the 2 345 time... .
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Saw that great Movie, NICOS. Here's another explanation: He travels around by himself, uses hired musicians and don't carry much more than one guitar and a toothbrush and certainly no technicians.
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Hasn't he always been like this. He doesn't seem to mind a little off-tune playing here and there. It's as if that makes it a bit less boring for him. It's like syncopes i jazz - it amuses the musician... .
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Polar Music was a record company that was owned by Stig "Stikkan" Andersson. Among other acts ABBA were signed to that label. Stig founded the Polar Prize in 1989. Among the recipients through the years are Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John, Bob Dylan, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins and Björk.
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" A Rimbaud with Marshall-speakers" she is described as in the citation. Prizemoney is one million Swedish Crowns (SEK), approx a hundred thousand Euro. A critics choice, she's a bit to obscure for me though. I actually think that The Rolling Stones would have accepted the prize this year. There is not much on their agenda... .
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QuoteMKjan What about Jordan? Don't know much about her. Is she a class act like the others?
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We have a team here in Sweden from Gothenburg who calls themselves Frölunda Indians. You wonder why. There aren't many indians in Sweden.
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Not much I agree. Sounds a bit silly though!
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To get back to the subject: They are both very good looking young women, but I wouldn't call neither of them hot! When I think of hot British women I think of the likes of Lena Headey, Sienna Guillory and Kristin Scott-Thomas. They are hotter than hell!
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Those club names! I have never seen a shark playing hockey!
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I stand corrected. "You can't always get..." is the one. He plays a couple of, in my opinion, bad solos more in that concert but they are, as you point out, on the main stage. Can't complain about Ronnies' effort though (even though he is clearly intoxicated...).
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QuoteSkipstone Loosers? Nothing fits then you mean? Didn't notice the misspelling. Sorry, it's losers of course. My only defense is that I'm Swedish!
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