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corplhicks Metal is Forever
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Subject: Re: Rolling Stones Under 24 Hour Guard Mon Feb 15, 2016 6:32 pm
Sheez, what a bum deal for the contract worker.
My dream (RIP) has always been to become a rock star. Whenever I remember that rock stars tour the shittiest and most violent places on earth (not to mention exposure to disease), that dream seems a little less desirable.
tohostudios King Of Kaiju
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Subject: Re: Rolling Stones Under 24 Hour Guard Mon Feb 15, 2016 6:43 pm
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South American tours are nothing new for the Stones, who have been touring for over 50 years and played a show to 1.5 million people on a beach in Rio in 2006.
Incidentally, I have this show on DVD and it is friggin' awesome!!!! But then I'm a big Stones fan after seeing them myself at Giants Stadium back in 1994.
But I'd still never tour the hellholes of the world that a lot of bands tour. Especially if I had as much money as The Stones. Screw that; I'll sit in my Bentley in the driveway behind my gated grounds and hired guards.
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corplhicks Metal is Forever
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Subject: Re: Rolling Stones Under 24 Hour Guard Mon Feb 15, 2016 6:57 pm
tohostudios wrote:
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South American tours are nothing new for the Stones, who have been touring for over 50 years and played a show to 1.5 million people on a beach in Rio in 2006.
Incidentally, I have this show on DVD and it is friggin' awesome!!!! But then I'm a big Stones fan after seeing them myself at Giants Stadium back in 1994.
But I'd still never tour the hellholes of the world that a lot of bands tour. Especially if I had as much money as The Stones. Screw that; I'll sit in my Bentley in the driveway behind my gated grounds and hired guards.
I'd do things like Steely Dan did after Countdown to Ecstasy. Hire studio musicians and never tour. And hope to god I can write enough hit songs to bring in money lol.
I'm watching that Rio concert on youtube right now. You ain't kidding. Damn these guys are immortal.
tohostudios King Of Kaiju
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Subject: Re: Rolling Stones Under 24 Hour Guard Mon Feb 15, 2016 7:15 pm
I think The Stones are one of those bands you have to see live to really appreciate.
Before 1994 I knew all their hits and I liked them well enough but seeing them live is just a total sensory experience and I think makes you appreciate them as an actual, touring BAND instead of a bunch of studio musicians who make records. I think Mick Jagger is one of the best frontmen in rock history; definitely not vocally (that title goes to Freddie Mercury easily) but performance-wise Jagger is right up there.
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corplhicks Metal is Forever
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Subject: Re: Rolling Stones Under 24 Hour Guard Mon Feb 15, 2016 7:20 pm
tohostudios wrote:
I think The Stones are one of those bands you have to see live to really appreciate.
Before 1994 I knew all their hits and I liked them well enough but seeing them live is just a total sensory experience and I think makes you appreciate them as an actual, touring BAND instead of a bunch of studio musicians who make records.
I agree, although it was the other way around for me. Started with a hits album that blew my mind, then getting the individual releases, becoming a solid fan, THEN seeing them live--I think it was a PPV concert from the Bridges to Babylon tour--which was just transcendent.
tohostudios King Of Kaiju
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Subject: Re: Rolling Stones Under 24 Hour Guard Mon Feb 15, 2016 7:30 pm
That's why I bought that Best Buy exclusive "Four Flicks"; 4 totally different Stones performances including that one in Rio.
Where they're now scared to walk around...that sucks.
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Boris2008 Metal is Forever
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Subject: Re: Rolling Stones Under 24 Hour Guard Tue Feb 16, 2016 7:27 am
I think that it's worth remembering that touring hellholes involves staying in 5 star hotels and travelling everywhere by private jet/limousine and being under armed guard means being surrounded by SAS type professionals who do their job so damned well that you would never know they were there. (I've met some guys who do security for the royal family and they are not what you would expect at all)
Plus, if they didn't go to South America Mick would soon run out of Brazilian supermodel girlfriends
Fat Freddy Metal, Movies, Beer
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Subject: Re: Rolling Stones Under 24 Hour Guard Tue Feb 16, 2016 8:45 am
Dang. Remember the Stones' early '80s video for the song "Undercover of the Night"? Sounds like it's coming to life!!
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MetalGuy71 Bukkake Tsunami
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Subject: Re: Rolling Stones Under 24 Hour Guard Tue Feb 16, 2016 9:45 am
Sounds like a bunch hype and fear mongering to me. If 72 years of being Keith Richards hasn't killed Keith Richards, no half-assed street punks are gonna do it either.
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tohostudios King Of Kaiju
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Subject: Re: Rolling Stones Under 24 Hour Guard Tue Feb 16, 2016 12:19 pm
MetalGuy71 wrote:
Sounds like a bunch hype and fear mongering to me. If 72 years of being Keith Richards hasn't killed Keith Richards, no half-assed street punks are gonna do it either.
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Glower Metal is in my blood
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Subject: Re: Rolling Stones Under 24 Hour Guard Sun Feb 21, 2016 3:32 pm
You think about the Pope - he goes to some bad areas of the world too - I saw some Hollywood movie - based upon kidnapping - abduction ransom - money - it's a huge problem - dangerous people -
Required Fields Metal is my Life
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Subject: Re: Rolling Stones Under 24 Hour Guard Thu May 25, 2017 10:09 am
MetalGuy71 wrote:
Sounds like a bunch hype and fear mongering to me. If 72 years of being Keith Richards hasn't killed Keith Richards, no half-assed street punks are gonna do it either.
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