NEW YORK CITY MAYOR FUMED OVER 'SMOKING' ON STAGE AT STONES CONCERT

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[Brian Mosely]

NEW YORK CITY MAYOR FUMED OVER 'SMOKING' ON STAGE AT STONES CONCERT

[Brian Mosely]

Headline only. I caught this show last night on HBO. Someone needs to tell Bloomburg to give his Lung Nazi act a rest and butt out of people's lives..

[Enterprise]

Tell him that the phrase "get a life" applies to him too.

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[dennisw]

Richards slams Macca for axing showBy PAUL STEWART
19jan03

This article appeared in this morning's Melbourne Sun. Keith talks about how Paul McCartney cancelled his Australian tour after the Bali bombings, Osama Bin Laden, September 11 and the Stones unreleased material.

It is written by Paul Stewart - a former rocker himself ex lead singer of a great Melbourne Pub Band called the "Painters and Dockers"



ROLLING Stones guitarist Keith Richards has lashed out at former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney for calling off an Australian tour because of the Bali bombings.

And the rocker, who is often described as "elegantly wasted" said he wouldn't let the threat of terrorism change him.
"I say to Osama and the boys bring it on, evaporate me," Richards said on the eve of the band's Australian tour.

"If it gets to the stage where these guys are dictating if we rock or not, then forget about it.

"If McCartney uses these guys as an excuse, he should give it away. Don't give them the power.

"I can't wait to tour Australia, even if they take out my plane on the way there."

Richards was in his Connecticut home – an hour's drive from New York City –when the World Trade Centre was attacked.

"My son was actually dropping off my granddaughter at school in New York, but thank God he was running on Richards time, which is a fashionable hour late," he said.

"He actually saw the planes hit the buildings. My house was like a refugee camp because he and his family all came out to stay, as did some of Mick's (Jagger) family.

"I was born during the Blitz – remember when Adolf Hitler bombed London? – so it was nothing new to me."

Richards said he was looking forward to the Australian tour, because "we always have so much fun there".

"I can't wait to play Melbourne and yell out to the crowd 'Show us your map of Tasmania'," he said.

"I remember playing Melbourne. Hell, I can even remember visiting Albury."

He also displayed a surprising knowledge of Australian country music by singing Slim Newton's The Red Back On The Toilet Seat down the phone from New York. And he's even a fan of the other, more famous, Slim.

"Of course I know Slim Dusty. Who doesn't?" Richards said.

But Richards was less relaxed about jokes concerning The Stones' ages. He and Jagger turn 60 this year, drummer Charlie Watts will be 62 in June and guitarist Ron Wood, the baby of the band, turns 56 the same month. Critics have claimed they are too old to rock, but Richards said: "I don't care what anyone is saying. Man, we are never going to give it away. You tell them down there that Mr Richards is still very up for this gig."

Richards revealed the Stones have a vast reserve of unreleased material.

"I know for a fact that there are many complete tracks lying around already," he said.

"What The Stones have released so far has been only the tip of the iceberg compared with what we have in storage."

The Rolling Stones will appear at Rod Laver Arena on February 25, February 27 and March 1. To book, ring Ticketek on 132 849.

[facedown]

Wouldn't you love to see Bloomburg personally try to take Keith's cig from him! I'm betting ten to one on the mutt.

[Sam Cree]

So did the Stones get fined?

[per loin]

As it has now been scientifically proven that seeing a Bloomburg causes acute distress in the lower digestive tract, with probable long term deleterious effects on health and shortening of life, it's time for New York to pass a law against Bloomburging in public. If a person is addicted to being a Bloomburg, he should do it in the privacy of his own home.

[ODDITHER]

This was is so funny. We watched the Stones last night- I commented at the time that I bet Bloomberg was having a fit watching this go on in a clearly NO SMOKING building.

Keith Richards wasn't just smoking, he was making an In your face statement to NYC law. I loved it.

Hey the Stones still have it don't they? As I watched them I thought "I hope I am that agile when I get to be their age". They are physically fit as well as musically fit.

Any one catch the interview on Cal Thomas with the keyboard from the Stones? I thought to myself, what has gotten into Cal Thomas? Interviewing a member of the Stones because he has just written a book on saving the environment? Has he flipped or was he forced into the interview? It turned out that the member of the Stones owns a tree harvesting farm and he wanted to set the record straight concerning the myths that the radical environmentalists have perpetuated.

He stated that most of the forests used to harvest wood are privately owned and they know how to be good stewards because they would be out of a job if they didn't harvest correctly. He stated that the environmentalists making it so difficult to harvest lumber have made us more dependent on plastics which require oil to make.

[Orangedog]

I say to Osama and the boys bring it on, evaporate me," Richards said on the eve of the band's Australian tour.

Keith knows that he is indestructable. If his own lifestyle hasn't killed him yet, nothing will! I've always said that after a nuclear war there will be two lifeforms left on the planet...cockroaches and Keith Richards.

[ThinkingMan]

I watched this show on HBO last night- these guys can still rock better than 99.9% of the bands out there today. Richards was on fire, and Wood really brought it. Mick was Mick and ran the show well.

[ricpic]

I don't know beans about rock 'n roll. Having said that, I thought there were parts of the Sones concert that were very good indeed.

I'd like to hear the opinions of real rock aficianados.

[Enterprise]

I've been deprived in life. I have never been able to get to a Stones concert. Please, feel sorry for me and help me. Wire me 100,000 U.S. dollars at your earliest convenience. A Stones concert is a terrible thing to miss.

[ThinkingMan]

The sad part is, think even 10 years ago- rockers got in trouble for stuff like dropping trou on stage or whatever- now Eminem can talk about raping his mother and win awards, but smoke a cig on stage- The horror!

[Rocko]

I love Keith.

[jraven]

NY has finally gotten a mayor who has surpassed all others in being unique: uniquely DUMB. I can't believe people voted for this bozo. Yes, he should be appointed president of the GAL club -- GET A LIFE.

[ItsJeff]

...cockroaches and Keith Richards.

And Cher, I always suspected.

[clintonh8r]

I saw the last half hour of the concert. They were really on fire last night. Today's pop music doesn't even come close to real rock 'n roll and the musicians look like wimps next to the Stones. As for Bloomberg, he needs to get off his Nicotine Nanny hobby horse. I encourage all NYC smokers to defy the law just as Keith did last night.

[Drango]

Uhhhh, what were they smokin'?

[Enterprise]

I have to laugh because you are so on point here! All manner of raunchy speech and behavior is tolerated, but light up a cigarette? Oh the humanity! LOL!

[ThinkingMan]

They were really rocking last night. I sat with my Chex Mix and beer grinning like a goofball for 2 and 1/2 hours. Listening to them vs. the crap that is on the radio now just reminds you how fall standards have fallen.