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jb wrote:
Hello Marko(and everyone else!!!)....It was very nice to meet you and SS, albeit very briefly, in DC . As my friend LadyJane said, there comes a time when real life situations hit home, and you realize how relatively unimportant all this other stuff is. That is not to say that the Stones and this board do not play an important and sometimes vital role in our lives, but it always must be put in perspective when compared to issues such as one's health, family, and economic situation. I myself, have had little time as of late to post, but I will never forget the great friends I met through this board, and will cherish those memories. Like you, I certainly am frustrated at times regarding the overall product-I hated ABB(and as you know, hopelessly stuck in the "Taylor era"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, I can honestly say, by and large, I would not trade any of the concerts I attended these past few years.....the experience of meeting such warm and generous people, as well as seeing a band that still, on any given night, could make me feel like they were still the greatest, can never be replaced. I trust, like me, after some time off, you will visit occasionally. Moreover, as hard as is is too accept, the Stones, like us, are human. I certainly do not feel the same way I did when I was 20, and we can't expect the band to be the same as they were during those "golden years"...I have reluctantly come to the realization that there will never be another "Exile", that Ronnie and Keith will never play as well as they did even as late as 1994, and that Mick will butcher songs like "Sway" and allow people like Justin Timberlake, to take the stage with them.
Nonetheless, all of us here at "Rocks-Off" love this band , warts and all. We also love the extended "stones" family this board has facilitated. I wish you and your family the best and certainly hope you health takes a turn for the better. All my best-JB.

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marko wrote:
So,the time has come.I´m selling our BOTH computers,other
one is allready sold,new one,will go soo.
So nomore internet life for me.I´m VERY fed up with this kind of life.Computers rules your life,way too much,i was a
LOT happier without these fuckers,same goes to phones.This
may sound too over reacting,but thats the way it it.
I´m also so fed up with STONES,that i have better ways,and
better things to do,that sit behind a stupid looking screen
and write about things,we really don´t know about.
Me&and my wife,are going to buy a house,they cost a LOT in
Helsinki area.Lifes too expensive at the moment,i must get rid off ALL my credit cards.House prices starts here around
140000euros,but you have to repair it.The one what were looking for,costs now 135 000,its good price,there i can
start my modelrailroad again,wife,Annie cóuld get her own
karaoke room.
I also have problems with my lungs,not sure is it astma
or not,this can be very serious,or then not.I´ve had daily
headaches nearly past 3months,so something is wrong.
However,i will need laptop i guess,we have to pay the bills.Here,really noone goes to bank anymore,except if you
need a loan.
As what comes to music,stones mainly,they have become old
boring farts,who doesn´t know their own katalog,which is
their biggest mistake of all,what shame!
Not whining about set lists,but guy(s) who doesn´t know own
songs,should really quit.Thats not enjoyable to listen.
I don´t mind mistakes either,they´ve been there.
But i do mind,when a guitarist plays half of the song nicely,then gets completely lost.I don´t wanna hear,or SEE
that.
I have over 1000 shows,from the past,to remind me how great
everything was.
I´m also fed up with downloading/uploading.Its a good way to get some music,but somehow i prefer the old way.
Along the years i traded,i got to MEET some ex persons,i made great friends,not uploading/downloading doesn´t give
you nothing in person,as music is supposed to.
I want get back,how it was.Someways,i will do that.
Best things about computers,is,that i got to meet my friends in USA,and some in europe.
Computer has become a substitute for TV,that really sucks
these days.Theres absolutely nothing.Its even worse than
computer.
But this doesn´t mean,that won´t come back to states again.
I don´t know,or even care,what you think about my whining.
But i came here during fall 1999,and thats a LONG time.
So tought,this is the right place to start,and end.

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BILL PERKS wrote:
I MISS IAN BILLEN

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nankerphelge wrote:
You crazy bastard!

Take a break.
Smoke a little.
Get some ass.
Then get back to it will ya!

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jb wrote:
Moreover, as hard as is is too accept, the Stones, like us, are human. I certainly do not feel the same way I did when I was 20, and we can't expect the band to be the same as they were during those "golden years"...I have reluctantly come to the realization that there will never be another "Exile", that Ronnie and Keith will never play as well as they did even as late as 1994, and that Mick will butcher songs like "Sway" and allow people like Justin Timberlake, to take the stage with them.

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Some Guy wrote:
Best Wishes, you even got jb to do a drive by.

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Joey wrote:
Baby Marko is a Charter Member of the C10

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