Posted on 09/13/2021 8:05:26 PM PDT by algore
The Rolling Stones were reportedly forced to miss the funeral of their drummer Charlie Watts due to Covid-19 restrictions.
Sir Mick Jagger, 78, Keith Richards, 77, and Ronnie Wood, 74, were unable to attend the small private ceremony in Devon which took place last week.
According to The Sun, the group have remained in Boston amid pandemic rules where they are rehearsing for their rescheduled world tour which begins on September 26 in St Louis, Missouri.
The band lead an outpouring of grief following the news of Charlie's passing, with Ronnie sharing a picture of the pair with the caption: 'I love you my fellow Gemini ~ I will dearly miss you ~you are the best'.
Rolling Stones frontman Mick shared a poignant photo of a smiling Charlie on both Twitter and Instagram, without a caption, while guitarist Keith posted a Twitter photo of the Rolling Stones' drum kit with a 'closed' sign hanging from it.
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Or maybe the family did not want them there
Perhaps they were not that close.
Yes; I was wondering why they couldn’t employ some of their money to do what should be done.
I guess some people are interested in seeing a bunch of wrinkled geriatrics try to bounce around on stage as if they were young - but I’m not; and even if I had ever been a fan, this would end it.
I did not look this up, but I would bet a large sum of money that Geddy and Alex attended the funeral for Neil Peart.
[snip] Jones was buried 10 feet under in Cheltenham Cemetery, apparently to prevent exhumation by trophy hunters. Watts and Wyman were the only Stones to attend the funeral. At the time, Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull were traveling to Australia to film Ned Kelly. They stated that their contracts didn’t permit them to delay the trip (even for a funeral). In 1995, when Rolling Stone magazine asked Jagger if he felt guilty about Jones’ death, he said: “No, I don’t really. I do feel that I behaved in a very childish way, but we were very young, and in some ways, we picked on him. But, unfortunately, he made himself a target for it.” He added that he “wasn’t understanding enough about his drug addiction. No one seemed to know much about drug addiction. Things like LSD were all new. No one knew the harm. People thought cocaine was good for you.” [/snip]
This is Bee Ess.
yup...”Victims” again..
At this time, these restrictions are sick, like the West itself.
Rich people all over the place seem to get around ‘restrictions’.
Why couldn’t the Rolling Snots?
Mick has a private jet. He and the others would surely have gone. I’d bet they were told they’d be quarantined for a couple weeks. Reporter who wrote this did a disservice.
Stones should have disbanded in 1968.
Works before then were great. After, didn’t appeal to me.
Loved their early work. Fans of their later stuff make me think of Obama voters. WTF are they worshiping?
You answered your own question in your sentence.
Thay’ve always worshiped Satan.
Imagine being in a band with someone for fifty years and not going to their funeral. Not none of me. Screw the tour.
I didn’t know Charlie Watts died. He must have been in his 80s.
Yes. Sad commentary on them as human beings…
You can bet that if they’d been invited to 0bamas birthday bash, there’s have been no problem!
can i take a little credit for this ?
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