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| glencar |
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| m jeff |
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SweetVirginia wrote:
I love the video shots of the
Chinese security guys looking at
each other like they are saying,
"Who the f*uck are those guys?"
SV
Maybe the Chinese security guys think the Stones are Yao Ming's Houston Rockets teammates. |
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| Soldatti |
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| corgi37 |
keith looks like he's wearing one of those Mao hats. Good on him.
America must bow to the the new masters. Nth Korea, Iran, China will make America bark like rabid dogs within 10 years. America's decadent lifestyle will see to it.
Black rappers glorifying rape, murder, thuggery and theft. Most Yank kids want to be "Pimps" instead of helping society.
People like Paris Hilton being elevated to celebrity status. Yanks devoted more news time to her lost mutt a while ago than to any reports on the Tsunami disaster.
America couldnt even depose of 1 measly, crooked, insignifcant little war lord in Somalia. Let alone, bring peace to Iraq. Never mind fucking Nth Korea. And now, AND NOW, Iran is mooning the Yanks. Oh, the humiliation? Where's John Wayne and Ronald Reagan when you need them?
The Saudi's own so much of America, it wont surprise me when the churchs are demolished to make way for mosques. Could be quite funky in down-town Frisco, and down right cosmopolitan in New Jersey, but wait until it happens in Kalamazoo, or Alberquerue, or Fresno, or Orange County.
Like the Roman Empire. Like the Mongols. Like the expansionist French. Like the British Empire, America is slowly crumbling. From within. Rotting in the shell like discarded chicken fetus.
Australia is cool. As we are going to sell tonnes and tonnes of uranium to the Chinks. Uranium that, no doubt, one day will rain down on the Qwest Centre, Disneyland, Madison Square Garden, Hoover Dam, Graceland, and yes, even Kalamazoo.
China has done its long march. America's is yet to begin. Ya'll could illegally piss of to Mexico or Canada, but they probably wouldnt want you.
Dont forget - phonetically speaking "Door chair" means "Thank you" in Cantonese.
Get used to saying it as China time and again rips you guys new assholes.
P.S. Jackie Chan's parents were Aussie citizens, having lived here for decades (Hell, he's virtually Aussie himself) so again, along with the yellow cake, we should be cool. |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
Questions over song list hang over Rolling Stones' first China concert
SHANGHAI, China
The Rolling Stones finally made it to mainland China, and now concertgoers are waiting to see if they hold off on songs China's censors consider too racy.
The Rolling Stones' 2002 greatest hits collection, ''40 Licks,'' was cut to just 36 in mainland China after the tunes ''Brown Sugar,'' ''Honky Tonk Woman,'' ''Beast of Burden,'' and ''Let's Spend the Night Together'' were purged by censors, apparently due to their suggestive lyrics.
Whether the ban covers Saturday night's concert wasn't clear and the promoters said they didn't know what songs the band would play.
''I don't know the answer to your question, but I can tell you the band prepares different songs for different countries,'' said Amy Gu, a Shanghai representative for Emma Entertainment.
''Now that they're in China, they will definitely stick to the Chinese laws, rules and customs,'' Gu said.
The Rolling Stones have yet to sound off on the matter. Singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards were to hold a news conference Friday afternoon.
The Stones are relatively unknown in China, which was mired in communist isolation at the height of the band's fame in the 1960s and 1970s.
Their visit has generated none of the fan frenzy that greeted them at other locations on their worldwide ''A Bigger Bang'' tour.
In Shanghai, they will perform at the relatively intimate 8,000-seat Shanghai Grand Stage before an audience about 1.2 million smaller than the one that witnessed their free concert last year in Rio de Janiero.
2006-04-07 14:20 (KST)
The Associated Press
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| VoodooChileInWOnderl |
Gypsy strikes once more, a real feature here at Rocks Off: her pix! (between many of her contributions)
All pix © LIU JIN/AFP/Getty Images |
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| gypsy |
Thank you, Voodoo. You're the best! |
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| luxury1 |
He's such a cutie in jeans!!
However, I feel I must impart some hairstyling tips. Mick's hair is fast approaching a mullet, especially in the "bus" photo. If he would grow--or "pull"--the sides of his hair down to cover the entire ear, pushing it back at the very bottom of the earlobe, and then allowing some length along the back of the neck, it would remedy this. One must never push/style the hair back above the earlobe.
You're welcome..... |
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| Madafaka |
Gypsy, awesome pix as usual!
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| gypsy |
quote:
luxury1 wrote:
He's such a cutie in jeans!!
However, I feel I must impart some hairstyling tips. Mick's hair is fast approaching a mullet, especially in the "bus" photo. If he would grow--or "pull"--the sides of his hair down to cover the entire ear, pushing it back at the very bottom of the earlobe, and then allowing some length along the back of the neck, it would remedy this. One must never push/style the hair back above the earlobe.
You're welcome.....
Yes, I've noticed that about his hair too. The "style," if you can call it that, is completely out-dated. lux, I think if you or I got our hands on him, we could do a much better job than Lou Anne. Ugh! |
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| gypsy |
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luxury1 wrote:
gypsy, you are killin' me with these names for her....
she always looks so happy, dont you think??
She reminds me of a female version of Ichabod Crane. Creepy.
I just e-mailed you. |
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| LadyJane |
Gee Mick looks so THRILLED to have "Lurch" at his side.
Olive Oil is gonna scare the shit outta the Chinese.
Meow!!!!!!!
LJ. |
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| glencar |
She's pictured in the dictionary next to "ball and chain"! |
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| glencar |
As for Mick's hair, he needs to keep his ears cleared so he can hear. He is getting a little older... |
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| Gazza |
That pic of Ronnie sitting behind Keith & patti on the bus is hilarious. He looks like a kid who has just dropped a stink bomb and is waiting on the results...
What is it exactly that the Chinese government find so controversial about the lyrics of 'Beast of Burden'? Some of the other songs I can understand the fuss, but there must be something there that has been Lost in Translation |
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| Gazza |
from iorr.org
The press conference
The Rolling Stones held a press conference at the Four Seasons Hotel in Shanghai, China on Friday April 7. Around 200 journalists, photographers and radio/TV reporters attended. The press conference was done as a photo session followed by half an hour of questions and answers, translated from/to Chinese.
Tour manager Michael Cohl did a short opening session of five minutes, where he said that the Bigger Bang Tour would go on until later this year, and it would be the most attended Stones tour ever, with the number of fans attending the shows would pass 4 million with the Shanghai show. The Copacabana Rio show has been accounted for an estimated crowd of 2 million people. He also stated he did not believe they would make it to China but now they are here and they made it. "It's been a long and difficult process."
Mick Jagger did most of the talking at the press conference on behalf of the Stones. In fact Michael Cohl said "Mick will tell you about a few surprises that will make the Shanghai show unique". Charlie said nothing, and he was never challenged. He was probably happy with just being there, and not being bothered with questions. Ronnie made a few short comments. Keith left most of the talking to Mick, but when asked about how they felt about coming to China for the first time ever, Keith said: "I feel like Marco Polo!"
Mick said he would be doing a duet on stage with a named Chinese rock star. The show will be broadcasted on CCTV. When asked how they felt about the fact that the lowest priced ticket had a price of approx. 20% of an average Chinese income, Mick said the show was free on TV.
Question: You make more money that even and you are so vital. What's the secret?" Mick: "We just enjoy what we are doing." And a great side comment: "And you can't fake it!"
When asked if the Stones are the same now as they were in 1965, they said three of them are the same, but as Mick wisely said: "We are older but we are obviously much wiser."
When asked about songs being censored, Keith said: "May be we should do these songs instrumental"... Then Mick added a comment saying: "This time we hoped there was no censorship but it was and they added another song." Mick said he was pleased that the ministry of culture protected the morals and standards of the Chinese people. And they have 400 other songs to choose from, so it is not a problem, according to Mick.
UK newspaper Guardian thought they had a killer question when they asked how they felt about playing the largest country in the world in what must be the smallest venue ever. Sure he had not done his homework, and Mick simply said: "It was the largest venue we could get. And we just played Radio City Music Hall in front of 6,000 people, I don't think you get anywhere there with your irony."
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| Break The Spell |
quote:
Gazza wrote:
That pic of Ronnie sitting behind Keith & patti on the bus is hilarious. He looks like a kid who has just dropped a stink bomb and is waiting on the results...
What is it exactly that the Chinese government find so controversial about the lyrics of 'Beast of Burden'? Some of the other songs I can understand the fuss, but there must be something there that has been Lost in Translation
Thats exactly what I was wondering, I guess the chinese government is only familiar with the "36 licks" release they have and thats why they deemed songs like Beast Of Burden as offensive while more obvious ones were not banned. |
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| luxury1 |
well, it's heartening to read that the dated hairstyle has not affected his wit...... |
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| Gazza |
For those of you in the UK with access to Sky Television, you may not be aware that there is an English language Chinese news channel (CCTV-9), which can be found on Channel 511, so its quite possible you'll see a few clips of the Stones over the next couple of days |
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| gimmekeef |
Its Dinner for 4 in Shanghai..the boys arrive in style! |
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| glencar |
CCTV is also on America's Dish Network. It's channel 265. |
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| jaggergurl |
LOL @ luxury1, gypsy & LJ... that cracked me up!!
Mick can still wear a pair of jeans though...  |
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| PartyDoll MEG |
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jaggergurl wrote:
LOL @ luxury1, gypsy & LJ... that cracked me up!!
Mick can still wear a pair of jeans though...
Think we can safely say ROCC is in full agreement with blue jeans.
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| gypsy |
I just got pictures in from the press conference. I'll post what I can here. Then, of course, my dearest friends will all be receiving .zip files within the next few minutes. |
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| Egbert |
quote:
luxury1 wrote:
He's such a cutie in jeans!!
However, I feel I must impart some hairstyling tips. Mick's hair is fast approaching a mullet, especially in the "bus" photo. If he would grow--or "pull"--the sides of his hair down to cover the entire ear, pushing it back at the very bottom of the earlobe, and then allowing some length along the back of the neck, it would remedy this. One must never push/style the hair back above the earlobe.
You're welcome.....
He's got that "Omaha look"...
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| Egbert |
quote:
corgi37 wrote:
keith looks like he's wearing one of those Mao hats. Good on him.
America must bow to the the new masters. Nth Korea, Iran, China will make America bark like rabid dogs within 10 years. America's decadent lifestyle will see to it.
Black rappers glorifying rape, murder, thuggery and theft. Most Yank kids want to be "Pimps" instead of helping society.
People like Paris Hilton being elevated to celebrity status. Yanks devoted more news time to her lost mutt a while ago than to any reports on the Tsunami disaster.
America couldnt even depose of 1 measly, crooked, insignifcant little war lord in Somalia. Let alone, bring peace to Iraq. Never mind fucking Nth Korea. And now, AND NOW, Iran is mooning the Yanks. Oh, the humiliation? Where's John Wayne and Ronald Reagan when you need them?
The Saudi's own so much of America, it wont surprise me when the churchs are demolished to make way for mosques. Could be quite funky in down-town Frisco, and down right cosmopolitan in New Jersey, but wait until it happens in Kalamazoo, or Alberquerue, or Fresno, or Orange County.
Like the Roman Empire. Like the Mongols. Like the expansionist French. Like the British Empire, America is slowly crumbling. From within. Rotting in the shell like discarded chicken fetus.
Australia is cool. As we are going to sell tonnes and tonnes of uranium to the Chinks. Uranium that, no doubt, one day will rain down on the Qwest Centre, Disneyland, Madison Square Garden, Hoover Dam, Graceland, and yes, even Kalamazoo.
China has done its long march. America's is yet to begin. Ya'll could illegally piss of to Mexico or Canada, but they probably wouldnt want you.
Dont forget - phonetically speaking "Door chair" means "Thank you" in Cantonese.
Get used to saying it as China time and again rips you guys new assholes.
P.S. Jackie Chan's parents were Aussie citizens, having lived here for decades (Hell, he's virtually Aussie himself) so again, along with the yellow cake, we should be cool.
Don't worry Corgi, Hillary will get this mess all straightened out. |
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| jb |
8k and not even sold out...fucking ingrates... |
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| gypsy |
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jb wrote:
8k and not even sold out...fucking ingrates...
I rented and watched "Brokeback Mountain" last night, jb.
I thought it would be a tender love story about two homosexual cowboys, but I was wrong. They barely even talked to one another...and I didn't feel that their characters connected emotionally. Their first sex scene made me think of "Deliverance." I'm not kidding. And I'm just baffled by how many of my friends LOVE that movie, and told me I would cry. I tried to take it seriously, but I just couldn't. Of course, they just HAD to be sheep herders, which made me laugh. |
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| jb |
You are a very beautiful woman and I am sorry that you had to sit through such dull love making scenes. A cheap porno would have been more entertaining!!! |
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| pdog |
Do women find two men together arousing or erotic to watch?
I knew a lesbian couple that enjoyed man on man porn, but I never asked anyone before, and Gypsy reminded about those two girls when she posted her review of the movie...
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