For some years I've been on Ben Waters' mailing list. (Often the content is as entertaining as a Ben Waters gig!). He writes as enthusiastically as he plays. There would be several emails a month. Nothing has come since April 2022, and just in case I just tried re-subscribing but the web site told me that I was already subscribed. Does anyone here know what's going on?
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QuoteRockman dis one ??? ......... Indeed it is. I'm more than impressed. For decades I thought I was the only person who had preserved a copy of it.
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Quotegagiwh The Rolling Stones' drug raid in February 1967 and the subsequent drug trial in June of that year is a well-known chapter of pop culture from the 60s. How did the music scene, and society in general, react to their drug sentences? Watch and find out... Three observations: 1. I'd really like to know who "Yesterday's Papers" is. Consistently well produ
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QuoteMadMetaphoricalMax The use of generic music rather than Stones music is bizarre, given the BBC has rights to use any music for no fee. Eh? Since when have the BBC been allowed to do that?
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QuoteWhale QuoteStoneage Congrats, Matt. I only have one question. It might be a bit impertinent so you don't have to answer it if you don't want to. - Do you make a living out of these Stones related activities or do you have a regular job on the side? Your question is answered by the article. He has a marketing business. Is that what the article actually says? Hmmmm.....
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Quotebv Bill Wyman did his last show with the Stones at Wembley stadium back in August 1990. It is 32 years ago this month. There is more in life than playing in a rock band and touring the world every 2-3 years. I have seen and met Bill many times at his shows and at other events since then, and it is clear to me that he do enjoy his life as it is now, with no need to be on the big stage touring
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Quotebertrichards The Rolling Stones never ever did a downhill tour. Phew! That's a relief. For one minute there I thought I'd missed the t-shirt for my collection.
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There's books. There's limited edition books. And then there's this... "A limited edition book, Stu, about Ian Stewart, privately published by Out-Take and published in an edition of 950, compiled and edited by Will Nash. Featuring over 100 text and photographic contributors about Stewart, co-founder of The Rolling Stones. Hand-bound in leather, each copy of the book
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If they can support the Nicaraguan Earthquake relief funds, then this would be totally within precedent. Perhaps add SIGNED t-shirts to the mix to raise yet more funds..... (Actually Matt's unlikely to see this as he's in Tour-Mode, so can someone tell him in the next pit stop?)
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Mass selling of these OFFICIALLY would be a truly great way to raise funds for Ukraine. Matt, if you're reading this, tell Ronnie.
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QuoteHalfNanker Ive always wondered (and hoped) if the Stones took care of him financially after he became the road manager. I have been clearly told that Stu was a member of The Rolling Stones until the day he tragically died. So, as far as that side of things he shared the income (and tax liabilities) in the same way as the rest of the band. (But quite how he avoided Exile in France is be
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QuoteThe Joker Shouldn't it be NFT art, aka non reproducible? This is so far my very simple understanding of NFT art. Hmmm... I'll put my hard earned money into those Tulip bulbs the nice Mr Ponzi is asking me to buy.
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Quotegeorgie48 QuoteDGA35 QuotePaddy I’m just rereading Keith’s book and it’s at the paragraph about this show! I then remembered seeing this thread.... Keith says Mick Avory. I would defer to what Wyman says on the subject though.... Keith says Mick Avory but even Mick Avory says it wasn't him! But then Keith also said the first time he met Muddy Waters at Chess he was painting the
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perkmo - many thanks for taking the trouble to do that. PLEASE email me (I've temporarily unmasked my email address). Thanks.
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Quoteloog droog What's great about seeing footage shot from just one camera is that you really get a sense of what it was like to be there and watch it from your spot in the audience. To me it seems as if it's an (amateur) audience shot. (Descriptive, not judgemental) There's always this as well but that's mimed to the track. But it is 1969.
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QuotePaddy I’m just rereading Keith’s book and it’s at the paragraph about this show! I then remembered seeing this thread.... Keith says Mick Avory. I would defer to what Wyman says on the subject though.... Bill wasn't there, so will not join in these sorts of discussions.
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Quotetreaclefingers QuoteTheGreek I know I am a tad bit late to the party , but I have just begun watching the first part of Get Back and am impressed by the camaraderie of the 4 Beatles . Very interesting watching how they go about there work in the studio . I have read so much stuff over the years of how they supposedly hated each other by this time and I did not see that so far in my viewing
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In case readers have missed it.... The BluRay version of "Get Back" has finally been released. Support your local shops and buy a copy.
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There are two really great CD compilations Stoned Alchemy and Real Stones Essentially they are compilations of the oriignal versions of the songs that the Stones covered. WELL worth hunting down.
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QuoteGreen Lady Quote1962 If you hadn't noticed, it's a video made by our much-missed Deltics. I spotted that immediately and a wave of sadness came over me.
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Quoteperkmo Article on the first stones show in St. Louis with photos 7/12/66 Paywalled.
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Quotetreaclefingers QuoteCindyC "Send More Chuck Berry". Yeah, like they'd go crazy for something like Brown-eyed Handsome Man! Cindy's posting was actually a reference to and if you read down to the section on Depictions in culture you'll see the origin of those four words. <expletive> brilliant. Personally I hope that humanity declines any interraction wi
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QuoteCristiano Radtke I make that: Kansas City Honey, what's wrong Confessing the blues Bright lights, big city Dust my blues Down the road apiece I want to love you Bad Boy I (???) got you Hush Hush Ride 'em on down Back in USA I feel kind of lonesome Blues before sunrise Big boss Man Don't stay up all night
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QuoteNilsHolgersson I wonder if there's blues being played in another galaxy Well, there are billions of galaxies with billions of star in them. So, statistically it's (IMHO) the height of arrogance to assume that we are the only planet in all of those galaxies on which intelligent (!) life has evolved. So, my answer would be 'probably'.
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Advertised... And the setlist that they performed that evening is noted (less than legibly) by Stu and that's on Page 37 of Rolling With The Stones. Personally I think July 12th should be a public holiday.
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Interesting Lindsay-Hogg article. Thanks for bringing it out of the paywall. I found the (presumably) house style a bit strange. Mr Lennon etc. eg "Mr. Jackson turned Mr. Lindsay-Hogg into a major character"
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Quotejahisnotdead Some other band is sure to follow if ABBA's show has legs. I've read speculation that Queen would probably do something like that. I gather they do a song with a Freddie Mercury hologram already. Brian May may have a PhD in Cosmology from Imperial College in London but <Expletive> it's NOT a <expletive> "hologram". It's very very v
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Quotelem motlow The sheer power,mystique and gravitas the Stones carry is really amazing when explained by someone actually in their orbit who’s not normally there. We follow them so closely that it’s easy to forget what an absolutely huge deal The Rolling Stones are to the world at large. That's a very well made point. I have been present when normally extrovert talkative self confide
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Ruby & Angie the two inflatable women for Steel Wheels. Vulgarity to the Max.
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QuoteLeonidP I could of sworn I read that they started when Darryl Jones and Ronnie Wood met at a train station in Dartford. But hey, everyone has their own opinions about it. I actually believed that one for quite a long time, and then I did some more research and discovered that there was a Train Strike on the exact day claimed, so it has to be fake.
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