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FAREWELL(?)-TOUR(!) until 2012!

=> July 28 - The mighty tour-machine starts rolling!

As Bloomberg Businessweek reports, we have reasonable support for the best of our hopes! As far as the report tells, the Stones

" ... are in talks with promoters AEG Live and Live Nation Entertainment Inc. for a tour, according to a person who declined to be identified because talks are private.
[...] The Stones are planning concerts in the next few years and haven’t yet signed a contract, said the person. An auction for the tour has been under way for about a month and a group of independent promoters is also bidding, the person said."

Even if this will not be called a farewell tour, it could be promoted as such and the demand will be enormous, because .. this is the Stones, man! They grossed $558.3 million with their last tour, so everyone wants to join in of cause.

=> Ronnie displays his art: "He’s Like a Rainbow: Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones to Have Art Show in Ohio" (nytimes.com)

Ronnie will display his art at the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio - an eight-week exhibition that the museum says is the first American show of Mr. Wood’s art. The show lastss from Sep. 21, 2010 through Nov. 21, 2010. It will feature about 60 works. Ronnie is expected to be in attendance for the show’s opening at a gathering of museum patrons, and that, in this instance, no extraordinary requests appeared in his tour rider.

See also artdaily.com for this with a nice picture of Ronnie at the canvas...

=> DVD Release of Ladies & Gentlemen, The Rolling Stones: October 19, 2010 - according to amazon.com, amazon.co.uk lists the BlueRay for Oct. 11th, running time 110 minutes ...

=> July 31 - Keith was in New York on Friday, 29th

Together with his family and the mended from cancer Patty Hansen celebrated Patty's cooperation with Hungonu handbags. Thanks to LadyJane and Voodoo for the info!

=> July 28 - Ronnie to tour with the Faces - August 11th, 13th and in January 2011

Simply Red's Mick Hucknall is gonna take Rod Stewart's role. Watch Ronnie and Kenny Jones answering questions to the BBC:

=> July 27 - We already saw this coming more than a year ago or something; now this thing seems to dawn upon us!

Farewell? Well, not yet, it seems. According to Entertainment Weekly (or the NY Post), a Stones representative has denied the farewell part of the disussion. That leaves the new tour, new album part of the issue. And that was NOT denied. By now, things are slowly moving to their place, it seems. Considering the scale of one more Stones world tour, it is safe to say that behind the curtains, the planning has already begun. According to a fan in Richmond, Charlie stopped by Mick two days ago (July 24th) and there was some gathering going on. Maybe because Mick's approaching birthday, but it's easy to assume that some tourplans were made as well.

=> July 26 - Meanwhile, we hear from Ronnie, that this tour is not meant to be a farewell. Which is alright for me, 'cause the Stones never have agreed to any 'Last Stones Tour' since 1965!

Ronie said: “We’ll rock till we drop.” He confirmed that he, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts ARE planning a tour – but it will NOT mean the end: “We have all agreed this won’t be the last time. Everyone’s rocking.” (see people.co.uk fot this)

=> July 25 - The Stones are set to finally bow out after 50 years in music - with a giant farewell tour! As The Sun reports, they are in talks with promoters Live Nation about the tour, and a source said:

"They're likely to perform in stadiums. It's almost certainly the last full-scale world tour. The band realise that age is creeping up on them. They want to bow out on top of their game, and not short-change their fans."

Read the news at NDTV.com | MTV | shortnews.com |

Next things we all will like to know: will they put out a new album with the tour? Of cause they should!! There will be an official announcement soon, I guess and of cause I will get all the important news ready for you here to the best of my abilities. So stay tuned!

Patty has battled cancer...

Patti Hansen reveals in the August issue of Vogue magazine that she was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2007.

She says she first underwent chemotherapy, which shrunk the tumor but didn't get rid of it completely. One doctor said she had two to three years to live.

Her next move was a bold one: Doctors removed her bladder and used her intestine to create a neobladder, or a new bladder. She also had her appendix removed and a full hysterectomy.

=> Star Magazine | FoxNews.com | express.co.uk

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