Month: July 2023

Do you remember Steve “Flipside CT”?

That’s the lad who made those wonderful detailed YT videos of “Making of…”, for instance “… Let It Bleed in 3 parts…

And now he did it again. This time, we can enjoy “The Making of Beggars Banquet”, part 1

Let’s hope, he continues his awesome work. Maybe we can help him. As he writes:

“This takes me 125+ hours to make of my personal time.
I am seriously re-considering doing any more after, it will depend.
What would help me out (get a better computer) with my making of future documentaries:
Any donation thru PAYPAL “

It’s the summer 1972 and it’s time for the famous Stones-Touring Party (STP)

Now, some 60 hours of interview audio files with the band and their associates, that Rolling Stone writer Robert Greenfield had recorded during the tour, can be heard at iHeartPodcast series, starting on August 2. For 5 decades, these files have been stored in the vaults; now finally, we can get access to this material. That’s great news for every Stones fan, indeed!

Until then, have a good read about this at Rolling Stone, take a look at Getty’s 441 images from that tour or consult Wikipaedia for some quick infos…

Meanwhile, thenationalnews.com reminds us that Mick will turn 80 this week …

Just very short news –  The Sun

Well, we know that british tabloid The Sun is not the most relyable source of news, but as we all are hungry for just any news about this subject, let’s notice that this paper, too, expects the new album of The Rolling Stones to be released in October this year.

Go there for the article about Mick’s age and incredible fitness and you’ll find the lines “the Stones’ first album of original material” … 🙂

Here’s our Ronnie (and family) backstage in Dublin.

He’s gonna be a surprise guest on one of Imelda May’s twelve  gigs at the 3Olympia Theatre, ‘in pooring rain’, as Ronnie says… and yes, folks, he seems to be in very fine spirits and – of course – ready to play!

Here’s some more info about Imelda’s gigs:

Imelda May, starring in a new production of Mother of All the Behans, plays 3Olympia Theatre from Tuesday 15th to Saturday 26th August 2023
From the book by Brian Behan, the show is adapted & directed for the stage by Peter Sheridan. Additional material by Rosaleen Linehan

Just about 2 hours ago, Ronnie congrats his friend Slash:

Charlie’s collection of rare books and jazz memorabilia will auction at Christie’s in September this year.

Among lots of other things, they include first editions of Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, expected to fetch £250,000 or an annotated Printed Score for Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin. More on this at devonlive.com

Christie’s tell us:

“Outside of fame his great lifelong loves were Literature and Jazz, passions forged in childhood and this unrivalled collection of modern first editions and iconic jazz memorabilia was built with intelligence and dedication and offer a glimpse into Charlie’s unique place in the history of Rock n Roll.

The online sale will take place 15–29 September, with the live sale taking place on the 28 September.“

Check out the two viewing rooms for this at Christie’s:

Charlie Watts: Literature and Jazz Part I

Charlie Watts: Literature and Jazz Part II

At koimoi.com, too, we read that Charlie’s and mainly Shirley’s most of the 200 horses have been rehomed. They probably were passed on to Seraphina, but she – quite understandably – bid them farewell as this was ‘ too painful a reminder’ for her …

Hi Folks, Carmen C. sent me a mail some days ago (sorry for the delay here, Carmen).

And she raised an interesting question which we are open to discuss. As always, please post your comments and find the place to do so a little scroll down on this page… 😉

Ok here’s what Carmen is asking us:

We treated ourselves to the Shine a Light CD on a long-drive home from the Northwoods.
One, I think you can make a case that our heroes never sounded better on a live album than at the Beacon that evening, in particular the guitar weaving by Keith and Ronnie.
Anyone wish to debate?
Two, and the reason for this note, I realized that on SFTD, Mick skipped his historic “who shot the Kennedy’s?” lines.
Do we think this was deliberate?
For me, it was the most impactful and bold political lyric by any rock band ever. I would be disappointed to think Mick was pulling his punches.

And here’s the corresponding video:

The Rolling Stones officially published a number of videos in recent days.

Lastest one on the list is “Gimme Shelter” – Hailed as one of the greatest rock songs of all time, a brand-new video for ‘Gimme Shelter’ is live on YouTube! Featuring scenes inspired by the iconic Let It Bleed album artwork:

As you might know, on July 26th the new 4 vinyl issue of 40 Licks will be out, containing 3 new-to-streaming tracks. For 40 Licks some new videos were released, too. Here’s two of them: ‘Mixed Emotions’:

and ‘Fool To Cry’:

In just 1 week, Sir Mick Jagger will turn 80!

And obviously, he has descided not to hide away on this date. Not at all. Really, he has plans for a huge party in London’s Chelsea Physic Garden. London’s oldest botanic garden is marking its 350-year anniversary this year. If you look at their ‘What’s on’ calender for events, tours and worshops, you will notice that on July 26 there’s a gap – and this will be Mick’s enomous bash – he has hired the whole place.

As you can read at thesun.co.uk, mirror.co.uk or businessinsider.com, Mick has a huge guest list of more than 300 people and he will spend ‘thousands’ in order to make this event unforgetable and perfect – Mick style. We all know what this means – he’s a perfectionist and knows how to plan events. Needless to say, all band members are invited, as well as many of his celebrety friends and pals…