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  • Gil Bang changed the title to Stones tour: Watts drops out

Shit, sorry to hear this.  Am looking forward to their Austin show in November, won't be quite the same without him.  Hopefully he's back by then.  I forget sometimes that in a band of very old men...he's the oldest...by far.  but also the coolest.  Get better soon Sir Watts.  

  • 2 weeks later...

It might be a bit of a cover story. He always was the most likely to decide he's done first.

Won't be the same without him.

wow.  Charlie is gone..godspeed my good man.

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I wonder if they will cancel the tour. 

Just now, Gil Bang said:

I wonder if they will cancel the tour. 

he already gave the blessing for Steve Jordan.  kind of like what Dusty Hill did.

They will do this tour but I could see this being the last one if Keith decides he doesn't really want to play without Charlie.

I could also see Keith saying that playing is what keeps him going.

42 minutes ago, tbone_ said:

I could also see Keith saying that playing is what keeps him going.

I agree that that is the most likely outcome because these guys just love playing.  Jordan was with Keith in the Xpensive Winos so its all good and Charlie put out the statement that it is all good.

hell Buddy Guy and John Mayall are still going.

I imagine Charlie gets to heaven, sees Bobby Keys there, and does his patented eye roll.

On 8/24/2021 at 3:41 PM, tbone_ said:

I could also see Keith saying that playing is what keeps him going.

It probably helps with his arthritis.  Dude is clearly having some issues with his hands.  Time is a mean bitch.

  • 4 weeks later...
2 hours ago, 4th&Five said:

 

I still love these guys.  I hope I'm that spry when I'm 57 let alone 77.  But just look at that photo and tell me those guys don't look exactly like Team America supermarionation puppets.  Even Keith.  I expect him to turn around and say, "Oh, herro!"  

I guess the NOv 20 show is back on for COTA.  Who's in? 

9 minutes ago, Lobo said:

But just look at that photo and tell me those guys don't look exactly like Team America supermarionation puppets. 

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4 hours ago, Lobo said:

I still love these guys.  I hope I'm that spry when I'm 57 let alone 77.  But just look at that photo and tell me those guys don't look exactly like Team America supermarionation puppets.  Even Keith.  I expect him to turn around and say, "Oh, herro!"  

I guess the NOv 20 show is back on for COTA.  Who's in? 

God bless them, but I'd want seats as far away from the stage as possible. 

  • 2 weeks later...
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Mick was on Stern yesterday, for an hour or so. 

 

16 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

LMAO.  Great situational awareness, guys.

"I'm a huge fan. I'm going to go play "Start Me Up" on the jukebox, watch my hard seltzer"

4 hours ago, Dennis Taylor said:

"I'm a huge fan. I'm going to go play "Start Me Up" on the jukebox, watch my hard seltzer"

I hate that song. 

On 9/30/2021 at 2:51 PM, Dennis Taylor said:

 

Just waiting on a friend.  

  • 3 weeks later...

Been watching clips from this tour.

God bless them, but it's time to hang it up. 

Good job for pushing 80, but let it go. 

Maybe play some unannounced small club gigs going back to their roots but, but the big stadium tour days are over. 

I say this as a huge fan. 

 

 

On 9/21/2021 at 1:31 PM, 4th&Five said:

 

 

1 hour ago, Deej said:

Been watching clips from this tour.

God bless them, but it's time to hang it up. 

Good job for pushing 80, but let it go. 

Maybe play some unannounced small club gigs going back to their roots but, but the big stadium tour days are over. 

I say this as a huge fan. 

 

 

 

They are old AF, but they did seem to play better in their later years. I guess there's always a point where things just don't work like they should any more. Never seen them myself, unfortunately.

 

6 hours ago, Deej said:

Been watching clips from this tour.

God bless them, but it's time to hang it up. 

Good job for pushing 80, but let it go. 

Maybe play some unannounced small club gigs going back to their roots but, but the big stadium tour days are over. 

I say this as a huge fan. 

 

4 hours ago, DougO said:

They are old AF, but they did seem to play better in their later years. I guess there's always a point where things just don't work like they should any more. Never seen them myself, unfortunately.

 

Have a friend who sees bands all the time, we got to be good friends going to several shows at Largo on Fairfax Av (across the street from Canter's Deli, just a block away from Fairfax High where the Red Hot Chili Peppers were formed) to see Rhett Miller do his unplugged solo gigs in the early 2000s, who just so the Stones at SoFi in LA.

He'd never seen the Stones before and he thought that the show was awesome. Again, he goes to tons of concerts, but had never seen the Stones live. 

Longtime fans are probably a little depressed by what they're running out these days, but for those who have never seen them, there is still some excitement to be had at their shows.

7 hours ago, DougO said:

 

 

They are old AF, but they did seem to play better in their later years. I guess there's always a point where things just don't work like they should any more. Never seen them myself, unfortunately.

 

I had a friend (also a musician), who has seen them a couple of times before and who saw them on the last tour.  He said the show he saw on the last tour was the best of the lot.

 

12 hours ago, dcbc said:

I had a friend (also a musician), who has seen them a couple of times before and who saw them on the last tour.  He said the show he saw on the last tour was the best of the lot.

 

I imagine being too old do be doing hard drugs has a lot to do with it. 

 

On 10/18/2021 at 9:58 PM, Deej said:

Been watching clips from this tour.

God bless them, but it's time to hang it up. 

Good job for pushing 80, but let it go. 

Maybe play some unannounced small club gigs going back to their roots but, but the big stadium tour days are over. 

I say this as a huge fan. 

 

 

Kind of disagree.  I mean, would you have gone to see Muddy Waters in 1981?  I did and am glad despite the fact that he was a shadow of his younger self.  I saw the Stones in Houston the tour before the pandemic.  It was probably one of the more enjoyable times I had seen them.  Maybe they are a metaphor for the rest of us.  Doing what they like to do for as long as they can do it. None of us are as good as we were at 20.  

But, I kind of hear you in that I saw BB King shortly before he passed and it was sad.  Could not remember lyrics and seemed totally confused.  The Sones are nowhere near that.

 

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never miss a chance to see one of the greatest bands of all time. they'll be gone soon and you'll regret not going. 

7 hours ago, CTC2 said:

Kind of disagree.  I mean, would you have gone to see Muddy Waters in 1981?  I did and am glad despite the fact that he was a shadow of his younger self.  I saw the Stones in Houston the tour before the pandemic.  It was probably one of the more enjoyable times I had seen them.  Maybe they are a metaphor for the rest of us.  Doing what they like to do for as long as they can do it. None of us are as good as we were at 20.  

But, I kind of hear you in that I saw BB King shortly before he passed and it was sad.  Could not remember lyrics and seemed totally confused.  The Sones are nowhere near that.

 

I saw John Lee Hooker at the Fillmore West in late '98, just a couple years before he died.  He was slowed a bit, but I was damn glad to see him before he died.  Charlie Musselwhite ended up doing most of the heavy lifting that night, but John had a big shit-eating grin on his face the whole night and what he lacked in vocal chops, he made up for by still slaying the guitar.  He closed with Boogie Chillun', tossed my date the apple from on top of the piano, and walked off into heaven as far as I'm concerned.  Some guys, no matter their age, you just can't miss.  

I've seen the Stones before, but it was long ago.  I'm gonna try my damndest to see them at COTA next month.  It's the last time they'll ever be in Texas most likely.  

7 hours ago, CTC2 said:

Kind of disagree.  I mean, would you have gone to see Muddy Waters in 1981?  I did and am glad despite the fact that he was a shadow of his younger self.  I saw the Stones in Houston the tour before the pandemic.  It was probably one of the more enjoyable times I had seen them.  Maybe they are a metaphor for the rest of us.  Doing what they like to do for as long as they can do it. None of us are as good as we were at 20.  

But, I kind of hear you in that I saw BB King shortly before he passed and it was sad.  Could not remember lyrics and seemed totally confused.  The Sones are nowhere near that.

 

I'm saying that they're days of doing a stadium tour should be behind them. Mick doesn't need to be running around on a giant stage. I have no problem with them still playing live, but I think they'd be much more enjoyable to see if they played more intimate venues and played setlists that weren't just the hits. Hell, I'd be down for them doing like some other bands are doing and play one of their albums in its entirety. Shake it up a bit. 

13 minutes ago, stc said:

never miss a chance to see one of the greatest bands of all time. they'll be gone soon and you'll regret not going. 

This is the right answer.  I see Willie every chance I get.  Is 2021 Willie the same as 1992 Willie?  Hell no.  Do I regret going to any Willie show?  Hell no.

Same for the Stones. 

  • 2 weeks later...

That’s cool.

/csb….Way back in the day they were coming through Dallas on the Tattoo You tour. Talk on the Q102 morning show was that they sometimes would play small bars under a different name. Some band called Tattoo was booked at a club called the Beggar the night before the big show. The DJ’s thought they had it figured out and were spreading the word in the pre internet days. Lots of people apparently showed up and got disappointed.

And btw they did 2 nights at the cotton bowl. 1st night was Halloween. Fabulous Thunderbirds and ZZ Top opened. I wanted to go so bad but alas I was only 13.

Looking through the wiki for that tour, holy shit they had some good openers: Van Halen, Tina turner, George Thorogood, The Clash, stray cats, JGeils, Prince, Heart, The Gogos, Journey…. Damn.

I have yet to purchase a ticket for tonight and my dog-walking-in-a-Denver-winter waterproof parka with a hood is in storage in another state, along with my various pairs of ski pants.

Unless you have seats in the lower deck under the upper deck, tonight is going to be a wet one. 

Just bought tix and they still haven’t filled. Stubhub line said the event has been rescheduled but not seeing anywhere else

4 minutes ago, bluto said:

Just bought tix and they still haven’t filled. Stubhub line said the event has been rescheduled but not seeing anywhere else

I have not bought yet.

Still deciding. My brother is heading out in about 70 minutes. That’s my cut off. 

7 minutes ago, bluto said:

Stubhub line said the event has been rescheduled but not seeing anywhere else

NOTE:

The concert is a rescheduled concert.

The concert was originally scheduled for 2020. That is probably the reason for the confusion.

All that rain, they're gonna have to put the top up on the convertible...eh, Junior?  

Got into the Cotton Bowl for $25 when some lady told a guy she had two tickets and he told her that he was “a server” and asked if she would take $25. 

Nice

10 hours ago, tbone_ said:

That’s cool.

/csb….Way back in the day they were coming through Dallas on the Tattoo You tour. Talk on the Q102 morning show was that they sometimes would play small bars under a different name. Some band called Tattoo was booked at a club called the Beggar the night before the big show. The DJ’s thought they had it figured out and were spreading the word in the pre internet days. Lots of people apparently showed up and got disappointed.

And btw they did 2 nights at the cotton bowl. 1st night was Halloween. Fabulous Thunderbirds and ZZ Top opened. I wanted to go so bad but alas I was only 13.

We were young and dumb for the '89 Steel Wheels tour. But not dumb enough for 6 of us to go in and get a bunch of wristbands at Northcross over multiple days in advance of ticket sales, long sleeve shirts helped to conceal the others.  Having accumulated 40 plus wristbands over 6 people, we were in good shape that Saturday morning when they announced wristband #101236 as the first to be in line for tickets.

We cut all wristbands off except for #101239 that paid off just fine for 3rd row seats at the Cotton Bowl that Saturday night in November. Incredible night. 

I saw them in July 1975 in the Cotton Bowl.  The Eagles and Trapeze opened for them.  That was the golden era of rock, but we were to stoned to notice


That was totally worth $25.

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That was totally worth $25.
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Damn wasn’t far from you in section 8 just barely under the deck
That’s cool.

/csb….Way back in the day they were coming through Dallas on the Tattoo You tour. Talk on the Q102 morning show was that they sometimes would play small bars under a different name. Some band called Tattoo was booked at a club called the Beggar the night before the big show. The DJ’s thought they had it figured out and were spreading the word in the pre internet days. Lots of people apparently showed up and got disappointed.

And btw they did 2 nights at the cotton bowl. 1st night was Halloween. Fabulous Thunderbirds and ZZ Top opened. I wanted to go so bad but alas I was only 13.

Begger/Bellringer club was by European Crossroads near Bachman lake. That area was hoppin’ late 70s early 80’s. Dude who owned them bought Norma’s Cafe.
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Yep. Used to hit the Amnezia and Anaconda scenes there in hs 85/86. And also sometimes the Ritz.

Beggar was a little before my time.

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