| February 17th, 2006 12:18 PM |
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| VoodooChileInWOnderl |
Thanks Sebax at http://rocksoff.org/foro
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| February 17th, 2006 12:19 PM |
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| speedfreakjive |
looks 74' esque! |
| February 17th, 2006 12:20 PM |
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| Lazy Bones |
My God! Mick's not on his cell phone!! |
| February 17th, 2006 12:26 PM |
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| PeerQueer |
quote:
speedfreakjive wrote:
looks 74' esque!
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Fuck off! He doesn't look a day over 52!
I really tire of these age-related swipes at our beloved Stones! |
| February 17th, 2006 12:27 PM |
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| speedfreakjive |
no, I was saying he looked a bit like he did in 1974!!
lol! |
| February 17th, 2006 12:32 PM |
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| PeerQueer |
quote:
speedfreakjive wrote:
no, I was saying he looked a bit like he did in 1974!!
lol!
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Gotcha!
He still looks maaaavvaaaaahhhhhlesssss! |
| February 17th, 2006 12:37 PM |
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| LadyJane |
Looks like royalty...well that IS appropriate.
LJ. |
| February 17th, 2006 01:54 PM |
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| VoodooChileInWOnderl |
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| February 17th, 2006 01:58 PM |
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| speedfreakjive |
Ronnie is looking ragged. |
| February 17th, 2006 02:03 PM |
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| PeerQueer |
quote:
speedfreakjive wrote:
Ronnie is looking ragged.
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I agree- this tour is really kicking his ass.
Back to Rod he will go...Faces '07! |
| February 17th, 2006 03:44 PM |
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| VoodooChileInWOnderl |
Mick for president
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| February 17th, 2006 04:27 PM |
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| February 17th, 2006 05:55 PM |
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| BILL PERKS |
RONNIE IS FUCKING 58 YEARS OLD!!!! |
| February 17th, 2006 06:31 PM |
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| Soldatti |
quote:
VoodooChileInWOnderl wrote:
Mick for president
LOL. Lula is the current president there. |
| February 17th, 2006 07:53 PM |
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| PeerQueer |
quote:
BILL PERKS wrote:
RONNIE IS FUCKING 58 YEARS OLD!!!!
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Why would Ronnie fuck a 58 year old?????
He's a member of the Rolling Stones - the guy has no need to fuck anything over 35 if he chooses!
Stop spreading those bullshit lies already!
Geez! |
| February 17th, 2006 09:20 PM |
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| Gazza |
Fans Crowd Brazil Beach for Rolling Stones
View of the stage erected for the Rolling Stones 'A Bigger Bang' free concert on Copacabana Beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Friday, feb 17, 2006. Rock fans crowded Copacabana beach hoping for a glimpse of the Rolling Stones on Friday, a day before the band was to play a free concert expected to attract millions.The band arrived early Friday morning at Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport and was escorted to the Copacabana Palace hotel by a motorcade of 15 cars, 30 motorcycles, police said. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Fri Feb 17, 2:43 PM ET
Screams and cheers greeted the Rolling Stones as they pulled up to their beach-front hotel Friday in a huge police motorcade, and die-hard fans were already staking out spots before an enormous stage on Copacabana Beach, where up to 2 million people were expected to attend the band's free concert Saturday night.
"We've been camped out here since 5:00 a.m. Thursday and we're only leaving to take baths in the ocean," said Rodrigo Barduco, a 23-year-old student from Sao Paulo.
A week before Carnival festivities hit full-swing, the concert was already drawing tourists and Brazilians to Rio de Janeiro which knows a thing or two about hosting massive parties.
Millions of people flock to Copacabana Beach each year for the city's New Years' Eve celebration, which features fireworks, tributes to Afro-Brazilian spirit deities and bands on several stages. In 1994, 3.5 million people hit the beach to see Rod Stewart in what The Guinness World Records Web site describes as history's largest live concert.
But Rio Mayor Cesar Maia is among the city officials already touting Saturday's Stones appearance as the biggest live concert ever, arguing that many of those counted at the Stewart show were on the beach to celebrate New Year's.
Stones fans were expected to fill fully half of the 4-kilometer (2.5-mile) beach. Eight video screens and 16 sound towers will give fans far from the action a glimpse of the sexagenarian rockers.
Security is a concern. Earlier this month, three people were crushed to death and 38 injured in Sao Paulo when thousands of fans surged through security barriers at an autograph session for the Mexican band RBD.
The city is deploying 10,000 police officers about three times the usual contingent for New Year's as well as 600 firefighters, civil defense workers and lifeguards, said Ana Maria Maia, Rio's subsecretary of special events.
The city's port authority also was preparing for the huge influx of boats expected to crowd the shoreline.
As workers put the finishing touches on the enormous stage, fans were hoping for a glimpse of the band, known for hits such as "Satisfaction."
"I'm here to see them," Cristina Spacarella, a 46-year-old tourist from Argentina, said Friday. But she said she would not go to the show itself "it's going to be too crowded."
Local media speculated that the Rolling Stones might visit the city's Sambadrome stadium, where the Carnival group Imperatriz Leopolinense was rehearsing, since Luciana Jimenez, who has a 6-year-old son with lead singer Mick Jagger, is a featured Carnival dancer for the group.
This is the Stones' third visit to the country but the first time the band has played for free in Brazil, where few can afford tickets to see top international acts.
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| February 17th, 2006 09:25 PM |
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| Lazy Bones |
That picture looks fake. Not that I'm questioning it's integrity; it's just that it's not too often you see a stage of that magnitude on a beach.
Perhaps because people are scattered and not congregated at the stage makes it look as though it's the work of a graphic designer. |
| February 17th, 2006 09:28 PM |
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| Gazza |
Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones takes a photo of Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro February 17, 2006. The Rolling Stones will perform at Rio de Janeiro's famed Copacabana Beach Saturday. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
Ron Wood, a member of the Rolling Stones, greets people as he wears a Brazil's t-shirt at the Copacabana Palace hotel, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Friday, Feb 17, 2006. Rock fans crowded Copacabana beach hoping for a glimpse of the Rolling Stones on Friday, a day before the band was to play a free concert expected to attract millions.The band arrived early Friday morning at Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport and was escorted to the Copacabana Palace hotel by a motorcade of 15 cars, 30 motorcycles, police said. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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| February 17th, 2006 09:33 PM |
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| Soldatti |
Great pic of Ronnie. |
| February 17th, 2006 09:33 PM |
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| Gazza |
Carlos Pita puts the finishing touches on his sculpture depicting singer Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, February 17, 2006. The Rolling Stones are taking over Rio de Janeiro's famed Copacabana Beach February 18 for what promises to be a historic rock'n'roll extravaganza. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes
Singer Mick Jagger (L) of The Rolling Stones looks out from his hotel near Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, February 17, 2006. The Rolling Stones are taking over Rio de Janeiro's famed Copacabana Beach next Saturday for what promises to be a historic rock'n'roll extravaganza. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
A Brazilian woman looks at t-shirts near the stage for the Rolling Stones 'A Bigger Bang' free concert on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, February 17, 2006. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
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| February 17th, 2006 09:34 PM |
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| Gazza |
quote:
Soldatti wrote:
Great pic of Ronnie.
LOL..I'm sure that as an Argentinian, that was not an easy thing for you to say!! |
| February 17th, 2006 09:38 PM |
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| Gazza |
(AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) |
| February 17th, 2006 09:41 PM |
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| Soldatti |
Yep, but I bet that he'll wear an Argentinean t-shirt the next week. |
| February 17th, 2006 10:05 PM |
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| Lazy Bones |
Rio police to occupy slums for Rolling Stones showBy: Reuters Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:42 AM ET
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(Pic)- Sand sculptor Isaac Couto's creation depicting the Rolling Stones is placed near the stage for the Rolling Stones "A Bigger Bang" free concert on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro February 15, 2006. The Rolling Stones are taking over Rio de Janeiro's famed Copacabana Beach next Saturday for what promises to be a historic rock'n'roll extravaganza. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) - Police will occupy slums next to Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach for this weekend's Rolling Stones concert to safeguard the trouble-prone area of the city, officials said Wednesday.
Rio de Janeiro State Public Security Secretary Marcelo Itagiba criticized the choice of the venue by municipal authorities, but said everything will be done to prevent clashes, robberies and theft during Saturday night's free mega-show, when 1.5 million people are expected.
"I don't think the venue is ideal either from the point of view of security or tranquillity for residents," Itagiba told reporters.
He complained that private security hired by organizers will be paid, while police will do the hard work without any extra compensation.
The concert is being financed by the Rio municipality and two telecommunications companies.
Itagiba said the show was potentially more dangerous than the annual New Year celebrations on Copacabana, as approximately the same number of people will be concentrated on just one-third of the famous beach.
"It's a huge mass of people in one spot, and it is not exactly a quiet show with classical music," Itagiba said.
A massive stage is being constructed on the sand opposite the elegant Copacabana Palace Hotel where the veteran British rockers will stay. Hotels are booked solid by fans and apartments overlooking the beach have been rented out.
More than 2,600 police officers will patrol Copacabana and oversee the crowd from 23 purpose-built towers.
In all of the city, 6,000 police will be deployed as part of the security scheme for the concert.
Police will occupy three shanty-towns in and around the Copacabana area and will also reinforce patrols around more than 20 other slums. Many Rio slums are controlled by powerful drug gangs and are not patrolled by police. Violent crime often spills over from the slums into city streets.
Some 6,600 people were killed last year in Rio, which has a population of 6 million. Copacabana is a haunt for prostitutes and drug dealers at night, and robberies occur there often during daytime. |
| February 17th, 2006 11:26 PM |
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| Barney Fife |
quote:
speedfreakjive wrote:
Ronnie is looking ragged.
Ronnie, Mick and Keith all look like they could use more taters and gravy. Only Charlie looks well-fed. |
