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| pdog |
We do love The Roling Stones sooo much...
LJ, I didn't know this story, made my day!
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| monkey_man |
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LadyJane wrote:
You gals are making me all weepy (go figure  )
Almost 30 years ago  and I can still picture his face vividly.
I would like to have seen MY face when he started strutting on the Couch in his suite!!!!!
MJ: "So 'ow did ya like the show, yesterday?"
LJ: "It was great, Mr. Jagger. I know you must hear this all the time, but we LOVE the Rolling Stones so so much."
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LJ.
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| LadyJane |
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monkey_man wrote:
Spill the whole story for those who haven't heard it before!
wow...I keep forgetting that not everyone has heard this before.
I have to re-tell for the new posters.
I'll give you a condensed version:
Best friend followed him after concert (07/04/78) to Hotel.
We knew the room he and Jerry were in.
She calls and wakes me up to tell me news. Upon hearing news LJ screams so loud that neighbors run to see if she is hurt!!!!
We dress in our BEST clothes....didn't want to look like groupies.
Drove to Hotel and hunted down his bodyguard. Mind you, we are in heels and at one point picked the lock and were on the roof of hotel outside his Bedroom window. Two redheads...I don't know who was Lucy and who was Ethel.
Bodyguard told us we were too young to be "let" near him, but if we "happened" to be in the Hall at 4:15...well we'd run into him.
Bodyguard left for lobby...we knocked on his door...he peers through the chain..then LET US IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jerry had left on earlier flight.
Two 18 year olds completely awestruck. He knew it.
He asked how we enjoyed the concert, he jumped on the Couch and started strutting for us and we chatted for 20 minutes!!!
Got his autograph....
We were so naive...no cameras...not even a pen!!!!!!!!!
He signed our autographs in lipstick.
Girlfriend shows him pics of her trip to London where she ditched her group and went on Stones pilgrimage. Pics of she and her Mom outside of his schools, the house on Cheney Walk, etc.
He was quite impressed.
I finally thank him for his time and say "that we should leave".
His final words 'it's been my pleasure to meet two such lovely young ladies".
I nearly fainted.
And that was my brush with greatness.
07/05/78. Hotel still stands...and I've gone back and stood outside Suite 811.
Do I need to tell you that as I write this, tears are streaming down my face???
LJ.
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| deuce |
Holy shit, great story |
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| pdog |
WOW! makes the teeth cleaning story really lame now! |
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| SweetVirginia |
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LadyJane wrote:
Do I need to tell you that as I write this, tears are streaming down my face???
Nope...we knew it.
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| Saint Sway |
thats such a great story!!!
he had much less personal chefs back then |
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| LastChild |
beautiful story LJ!
sooo jealous...you lucky girl!! |
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| monkey_man |
Thanks for sharing it. Classic story. . .lock picking and Jagger. |
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| jaggergurl |
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LadyJane wrote:
Do I need to tell you that as I write this, tears are streaming down my face???
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SweetVirginia wrote:
Nope...we knew it.
and we luv ya for it... {{hugs}} |
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| LadyJane |
And for those of you that were at ACII, you know what it meant to me to have my "partner in crime" surprise ME and fly from Florida to attend the show. Perhaps our last. It completed the circle.
Dammit...I can't stop crying.
I gotta get some work done here.
Now if I can just meet Keith!!!!!!!!!
LJ.
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| pdog |
ACII.... Where was AC1? {sigh!} |
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| deuce |
i want to meet mick jagger |
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| pdog |
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deuce wrote:
i want to meet mick jagger
He can be found in Europe this summer, say hello for me! |
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| Saint Sway |
I robbed Mick Jagger.
I still feel a connection to him everytime I use his "Magic Bullet Juicer". |
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| polytoxic |
Yep. Last day of rehearsals in Toronto in 2002.
First in the cafeteria/dining room. I got there right as everyone was coming in for dinner. I had my head down and was trying to make my way to the buffet.
I bumped into this dude and nearly knocked his plate of his hand. Looked up and I'm face to face with Mick Jagger. I just had a stunned moment, said "pardon" and walked around him. Later on, during the half time break I was chatting with Ron Wood by the cappucino maker, and he called Mick over and introducing me to him.
He smiled and and said "hi". Then Ron said "let's take a picture" and Mick sort of stood there biting his thumbnail losing interest and then walked away. Ron turned and made a funny face to me like "ooh, big shot!". But later Mick waved me into the floor and I got to sit on a couch right there in the room next to him and check out the dress rehearsal.
So that was pretty cool. It's not like we hung out, but it was the highlight of my rock'n'roll life.
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| Saint Sway |
buffet lunch???? |
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| monkey_man |
It's all Cohl could afford. |
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| Mel Belli |
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pdog wrote:
WOW! makes the teeth cleaning story really lame now!
Don't sell short ... How many men can claim to have had their hands in Jagger's mouth? Actually, maybe we shouldn't go there! |
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| monkey_man |
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Mel Belli wrote:
How many men can claim to have had their hands in Jagger's mouth?
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| LadyJane |
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polytoxic wrote:
Yep. Last day of rehearsals in Toronto in 2002.
First in the cafeteria/dining room. I got there right as everyone was coming in for dinner. I had my head down and was trying to make my way to the buffet.
I bumped into this dude and nearly knocked his plate of his hand. Looked up and I'm face to face with Mick Jagger. I just had a stunned moment, said "pardon" and walked around him. Later on, during the half time break I was chatting with Ron Wood by the cappucino maker, and he called Mick over and introducing me to him.
He smiled and and said "hi". Then Ron said "let's take a picture" and Mick sort of stood there biting his thumbnail losing interest and then walked away. Ron turned and made a funny face to me like "ooh, big shot!". But later Mick waved me into the floor and I got to sit on a couch right there in the room next to him and check out the dress rehearsal.
So that was pretty cool. It's not like we hung out, but it was the highlight of my rock'n'roll life.
[Edited by polytoxic]
Very cool story!!
See...he's still a nice guy!!!
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| polytoxic |
Buffet dinner. It was around 6pm. Same kind of setup as they have backstage at the Shebeen/Rattlesnake Inn etc. But in a pretty small room in teh basement of the Masonic Temple. There was about a dozen very simple fold out tables in the room. Shepherds PIe, A Pasta, A Fish, A Rice dish, Salads. A Pop & Beer Fridge. Mick had his daughters at one table. The backups had a couple of tables. Then assorted crew guys/techs had the others. There were a couple of other guests there. There wasn't really any place for me to sit, and I was feeling really out of place. I got a spot at a table with Bobby Keys, Chuck, Bernard & Ron but I mostly just sat there pretending I fit in. I was fucking shitting myself.
Basically the guys that got me in, Jerry and his friend Clive (R.I.P) went straight up to Keith's sanctuary while I was still stuck trying to explain to JC (the ex-head of security) that I was cool. Keith waved me in the door but vanished instantaneously so I was left to fend for myself for a good hour and a half before the dress rehersal started. That's how I ended up solo in the dining room.
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| Mel Belli |
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monkey_man wrote:
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[Edited by Mel Belli] |
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| Mel Belli |
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polytoxic wrote:
Buffet dinner. It was around 6pm. Same kind of setup as they have backstage at the Shebeen/Rattlesnake Inn etc. But in a pretty small room in teh basement of the Masonic Temple. There was about a dozen very simple fold out tables in the room. Shepherds PIe, A Pasta, A Fish, A Rice dish, Salads. A Pop & Beer Fridge. Mick had his daughters at one table. The backups had a couple of tables. Then assorted crew guys/techs had the others. There were a couple of other guests there. There wasn't really any place for me to sit, and I was feeling really out of place. I got a spot at a table with Bobby Keys, Chuck, Bernard & Ron but I mostly just sat there pretending I fit in. I was fucking shitting myself.
I was in the Shebeen in '03 and the Rattlesnake in '05 and '06, and saw Charlie once. Michael Cohl pretty much sold the crap out of that "experience" and made it look like the first 10 rows. |
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| BILL PERKS |
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LadyJane wrote:
And for those of you that were at ACII, you know what it meant to me to have my "partner in crime" surprise ME and fly from Florida to attend the show. Perhaps our last. It completed the circle.
Dammit...I can't stop crying.
I gotta get some work done here.
Now if I can just meet Keith!!!!!!!!!
LJ.
DID HE PULL OUT? |
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| polytoxic |
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Mel Belli wrote:
I was in the Shebeen in '03 and the Rattlesnake in '05 and '06, and saw Charlie once. Michael Cohl pretty much sold the crap out of that "experience" and made it look like the first 10 rows.
Yeah I heard that. The Shebeen in Toronto in '02 was alright, but I went to the one in Montreal in '03 & '06 and that was a bit of a joke. The boys had long cleared out before they let people in. Same thing. I saw Charlie once at the Toronto one. I mean obviously it was cool to be back there and I'm grateful and all but it's not like you're backstage hanging out burning spliffs with Keith. Not by a long shot. |
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| polytoxic |
Buffet dinner. It was around 6pm. Same kind of setup as they have backstage at the Shebeen/Rattlesnake Inn etc. But in a pretty small room in teh basement of the Masonic Temple. There was about a dozen very simple fold out tables in the room. Shepherds PIe, A Pasta, A Fish, A Rice dish, Salads. A Pop & Beer Fridge. Mick had his daughters at one table. The backups had a couple of tables. Then assorted crew guys/techs had the others. There were a couple of other guests there. There wasn't really any place for me to sit, and I was feeling really out of place. I got a spot at a table with Bobby Keys, Chuck, Bernard & Ron but I mostly just sat there pretending I fit in. I was fucking shitting myself. |
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| Mel Belli |
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polytoxic wrote:
Yeah I heard that. The Shebeen in Toronto in '02 was alright, but I went to the one in Montreal in '03 & '06 and that was a bit of a joke. The boys had long cleared out before they let people in. Same thing. I saw Charlie once at the Toronto one. I mean obviously it was cool to be back there and I'm grateful and all but it's not like you're backstage hanging out burning spliffs with Keith. Not by a long shot.
I noticed a huge difference between the States and in Barcelona. As you'd expect, it was all corporate types here, and much more laid-back Spain. In June '03, the band was just about to take a weeklong holiday, so all the families were there. I didn't see Mick, Keith, or Ronnie, but I saw Jade and her kids, Keith's daughters (macking on James Jagger at the time), Jo Wood, etc. Met Darryl and Bernard. |
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| polytoxic |
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JBwrote:
Perhaps, for the right price, this can happen next tour...the ultimate "meet and greet" .
NIce idea. For an extra mill you can get a limited edition t-shirt and snort some of Bert's ashes. |
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| LadyJane |
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BILL PERKS wrote:
DID HE PULL OUT?
HOWE I WISH I HAD A YES/NO ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION, PERKS!
LJ. |
