I think that the interpretation is not so straightforward. It is true that the song portrays the devil as having a hand in the crucifixion of Christ, the 1917 Russian revolution, and Nazi attempts to conquer Europe. These are all things that conservatives consider inherently evil - as I think most people would. But to think this is a conservative song is to engage in what I think is too shallow a
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Just a general HST reference.
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nikkibong Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Now if only they could find similar data for > cigarettes . . . Cigarettes are not as bad for you as the media and medical community would have you believe. Diseases like lung cancer are very rare among both smokers and non-smokers; heart disease is obviously more common, but the main determinants of both illne
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First Rolling Stones song I ever got into. And got to hear it live at the first show I ever attended (Oslo 1998).
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I could be wrong on this, but my sense is that the indoor venues in the US are generally bigger than those generally found in Europe. My sense is that, for instance, the largest indoor venue in Italy is the Mazda Palace in Milano, which holds about 9,000 people. In Stockholm, the Globen holds 14,000. Compare that with the TD Banknorth Garden here in Boston - a midsize venue - which seats around 1
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T&A Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > it's the lager As in beer, I hope, not "konzentrationlager."
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The fact that July 8 is the starting date doesn't mean that the rest of the shows are going to go forward as planned. In fact, I would expect that when they do finally release a new schedule, more than the original 15 shows will have been moved around, cancelled, or postponed.
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New dates will be announced soon. We'll keep you posted. Tour starts July 8.
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liddas Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well, it ain't THAT ugly! To Italy, Milano is what Wichita is to Kansas - its arm pit.
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wesley Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hello Italy! > > I can really feel your disapointment. I was going > to see Stones in your beautiful city. Not sure where you heard that Milano is a "beautiful city."
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Sadly, I was on the receiving end of all the postponements/cancellations. The 1998 show was to be my first; I was already halfway to Milano when I got the news about Mick's throat. Oh well, if I get to see as many shows this summer as I did in 1998 I'll be happy nonetheless.
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Sorry for what? I am sure Mick is thrilled that he just flushed some millions of dollars down the toilet.
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with sssoul Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > yes, thanks JJF5 - Farawayeyes posted that one, > and it's not clear whether the photo was taken > super-recently or not. I read the article, which has nothing new. Also, the photo is not dated so I think it's safe to assume it is a file picture, not a new one.
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I am not even sure why we still have any reason to have a news section here, given that the "news" just reproduces things that are widely reported and those in the know keep on being so mysterious. If you know something and want to share it do so; if you know and don't want to say, then don't say anything at all; if you are speculating like the rest of us, please lose the atti
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Havo Wrote: > So if England reach the final Dream on, Havo.
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Hey guys, how about we start flooding their email server with a standard message similar to the one that dunhill sent above? Maybe that will put some fire under their ass if we get some kind of critical mass. We may be too scattered around to stage a sit-in or dump a load of maneur in front of their offices, but we can sure make their lives difficult for a while. I have heard that these tactics h
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The one on the Unreleased Decca Live Album is my favorite. Also good are the versions on the 1973 shows in Perth and Sydney.
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> TOUR DATE: June 20 > TOUR VENUE: Vienna > Tie-breaker > FIRST SONG: Start Me Up
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> Stoned in DC, first of all, do you know the > Michael Cohl story? Before MC the great Bill > Graham used to handle/produce the Stones tours. > Then Cohl shows up and promises the Stones some > crazy profits if he can take over from Graham.The > Stones, or more accurately, Mick and Keith decide > on Cohl and tell Graham "nice knowing you" and > forgot all
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My first approach was in 1997. A friend of mine had given me a tape of Sticky Fingers that I could take on my summer trip to Iceland. I remember spending 2 days sitting on the deck of the boat taking me from Denmark to Iceland with a bottle of Bailey's in hand listening to Dead Flowers over and over again. I eventually got into the whole album. When I got back home, I bought my first Stones
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ryanpow Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > yeah. what if they play vegas? that would be a > hoot. Indeed, I'd be up for some Fear and Loathing.
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I'm 28; I am writing my PhD dissertation at Harvard.
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See rs.com for the new statement.
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Liver Than You'll Ever Be.
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Well, if I were recovering from brain surgery I'd rather be home than in some hotel or rented apartment a world away. I figured that if he's not home it's probably because he is not fit to travel. And that can't possibly be good news.
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I agree. I go back and forth on what the delay means. Most likely they are still figuring things out; it could be that they are still holding out some hope that the dates that will end up being pushed back are only two or three. The fact that Keith is still in New Zealand (if he's really still there), however, is certainly not very encouraging.
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Earlier today, somebody else posted something to the same effect. Look under the thread "Divento." I have been looking all afternoon for some corroboration on all sorts of English, Spanish, and even Italian news sources, but came up with nothing. The Divento website itself still says that the concert is postponed and that ticket holders will be notified via email when they have a new da
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Yes, that would mean that my deal with the devil has finally paid off. I would probably be whisked off to forever burn in hell shortly thereafter.
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I looked up the Divento website, which still says: This concert has been postponed. Anyone who has already bought tickets from DIVENTO will receive an email as soon as the new date is confirmed. May this be the email they are talking about?
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Too good to be true?
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