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sympathy for the old devil

Blimey, didn't have him on the list fpor this year. Thought Keef would have beaten him to it!!

SaintK wrote: Tue Aug 24, 2021 4:59 pm Blimey, didn't have him on the list fpor this year. Thought Keef would have beaten him to it!!

Keef is immortal, chemically preserved.

ASMO wrote: Tue Aug 24, 2021 5:02 pm

SaintK wrote: Tue Aug 24, 2021 4:59 pm Blimey, didn't have him on the list fpor this year. Thought Keef would have beaten him to it!!

Keef is immortal, chemically preserved.

must be!

Very sad news, I heard he wasn't going to tour with them a few weeks ago but did not know he was so ill.

My wife will be sad to hear this, he was her favourite Rolling Stone.

They are my hero’s.

And so it begins. Very sad.

Except Keef of course, he will outlive us all

Very sad news. But what a life lived.

I always enjoyed his persona as the calm sensible one when compared to the chaos of Mick and Keith. Even on stage, no matter what is happening he was always strumming on his drums with a grin on his face.

For me his best stuff was always the old school rhythm and blues.

I remember an interview when he was in Big Band and he was asked why it was called Big Band. In a very straight and serious tone he replied, because it is big. Honestly it was funny ..........

ASMO wrote: Tue Aug 24, 2021 5:02 pm

SaintK wrote: Tue Aug 24, 2021 4:59 pm Blimey, didn't have him on the list fpor this year. Thought Keef would have beaten him to it!!

Keef is immortal, chemically preserved.

My mother, currently of quite ill health, has spent decades ‘preserving’ her internal organs through ingestion of obscene volumes of gin and has applied a natural but utterly ruthless tanning process to her skin. I fear she will outlive us all as there is nothing left that can deteriorate. And before you say what about her mind she is as mad as a bag of badgers so there is no way of knowing when that begins to fail.

Davros.

His sister, Linda, was my neighbour for 20 odd years.

It was many years before I realised why she had so many pics of Charlie and the Stones around her house!
She had all their childhood and family stuff. Apparently Charlie reckoned he couldn't be trusted to keep it safe.
And it is true that he had no interest in rock. His love was big band/jazz.

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RIP Charlie. Great piece in the DT today. What a drummer and a gentleman to boot.

Gentleman, or bloke that hung around with paedo Bill Wyman? Outstanding drummer mind

Rhubarb & Custard wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 8:00 am Gentleman, or bloke that hung around with paedo Bill Wyman? Outstanding drummer mind

He was. I'm a drummer now but with Roland kit. Don't want to rattle the neighbours.

Used to play keyboards, guitars and sax. Nerve damage from my days of playing rugby means this is a fall back position but I'm not bad.

Charlie Watts thread……..gooooonnneeeee

PCPhil wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 8:52 am Charlie Watts thread……..gooooonnneeeee

Oh no. Been playing a lot of Rolling Stones' tracks and trying to copy his style, which is very simple and quiet.

But what would I know? Been a musician from a musical family since I was four.

Involved in this.

PCPhil wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 8:52 am Charlie Watts thread……..gooooonnneeeee

Yep, didn't take long.

SaintK wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 9:25 am

PCPhil wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 8:52 am Charlie Watts thread……..gooooonnneeeee

Yep, didn't take long.

Hello, usual suspect. Didn't take long before you arrived.

Got a few colloquial words for types like you.

Better leave that till later. Try anagram for "trap".

Here's a drummer who hits everything.

Marylandolorian wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 2:37 pm Great interviews, him playing jazz

Great stuff. I was brought up by Ginger Baker.

That was great!

My dad was Chris Barber's accountant.

Globus wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 2:44 pm

Marylandolorian wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 2:37 pm Great interviews, him playing jazz

Great stuff. I was brought up by Ginger Baker.

I thought you were raised by wolves.

Globus wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 9:03 am Involved in this.

Yes, posted like a pro