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Make Love, No war, says Rolling Stones Indrajit Hazra
Bangalore, April 1
Keith Richards was the first rolling stone out of the airport terminal. Wearing a Rasta cap and dark glasses and looking like a wasted gent of late settled in Goa, with some dangling braids to show, he flashed his famous face � you can�t possibly call it a smile � and said, �Feels very relaxing coming to India.�
He was tucked into a red air-conditioned bus with two (lady) friends, but not before one got to see the �Make Love Not War� line emblazoned across his �hang loose� shirt back.
Charlie Watts looked straight out of Saville Row when he came out next, resplendent in white (immaculately backbrushed hair included). He vanished wordlessly into a van.
It was Mick Jagger�s turn then. Wearing a blue suit and facial creases, he was busy talking to his escort before disappearing into an engine-kept-running long black car.
It was left to Ron Wood to trundle out last. �Great to be here,� he said with his jewellery jangling in the hot and humid Bangalore air. He was keener on lighting up his cigarette than talking to his buddies.
Outside the �normal� international arrival gate, the only sign of any out-of-the-ordinary activity was the presence of a �Crew� bus.
Twenty-odd minutes before the special Singapore Airlines flight touched down with its special passengers and their 150-strong entourage, the figure of Dilip Doshi � ex-cricketer, friend of the band and promoter of the Stones tour � was seen speeding away towards a �different� gate. The �special� Hal Airport 30 Gate had a gaggle of people with jackets marked �Security� waiting.
One could hear six policemen talk in Kannada on their walkie-talkies. Some 20 minutes later, fancy cars � including Doshi�s � lurched towards the good old �normal� gate.
The clueless followed them. After a patient wait � with an official telling inquisitive souls all the fuss was about �some singers� � the Stones rolled in. Bangalore was �secured�. |
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