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Martha wrote:
Was Stonesdoug there??????????????????????

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Martha wrote:
What a night that must have been. Glad to hear Keith is out and about having a great time.

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F505 wrote:


And more important: did he tape the show?

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Blind Dog McGhee wrote:
That's awesome. Keef and Honeyboy. Yeah that's Honeyboy below.

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Gazza wrote:
>Was Stonesdoug there??????????????????????

Doubt it, as Doug lives in Maryland and, like the rest of us, wouldnt have known anything about this appearance in advance.

I doubt very much anyone got a recording of it. Wouldnt have been an obvious show at which we could have expected a "surprise appearance"

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Martha wrote:
Not to mention he was at every (almost) show of the tour.

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Polk isn't that you in Mcgee's avatar ?
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caro wrote:
AP Story from Keno :
(ahem. Two stories stoles from Keno in one day. Hope they don't mind)

Keith Richards Plays Small Gig in Conn.


May 23, 12:57 PM (ET)


By The Associated Press


FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) - Blues fans at a small Connecticut club were treated to a surprise performance by Rolling Stones legend Keith Richards.

The guitarist jumped on stage at The BoxCar on Friday night for some off-the-cuff music with 89-year-old David Honeyboy Edwards and Rocky Lawrence.

"That's right, this is my neighborhood, too. At least part of the time," Richards, who owns a home in nearby Weston, told the crowd.

Lawrence, of West Haven, was ecstatic.

"When the three of us were up there, I was having so much fun I forgot there was even an audience there," he said.

Richards signed a Telecaster guitar for the bar's owner, Kevin Kiekel. It is displayed in a case behind the bar.

"Half of my dream has been fulfilled already," Kiekel said. "Now I want to get Eric (Clapton) in here."


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Here's the story with some more details, from the Connecticut Post this time:

Richards rolls in to Southport club
By SEAN SPILLANE [email protected]


FAIRFIELD

Fans of the blues got more than they bargained for Friday night when they went to see David Honeyboy Edwards play at The BoxCar.

Stopping by to watch the 89-year-old bluesman was none other than Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards, who owns a house in Weston.

"We had gotten a phone call that he was coming," said Rocky Lawrence of West Haven, who opened for Edwards by performing a Robert Johnson set. Johnson, who died in 1938, is known as "The King of the Delta Blues."

"Fifteen minutes to a half an hour into my set he walked in the back door and they ushered him into some seats in the corner."

Richards and his friends, including Blondie Chaplin, a member of the Stones' touring band, soaked in the atmosphere at the new club, which opened on Pease Street in early April in the Southport section of Fairfield. About 80 people attended the show.

"We heard back [Saturday] that he [Richards] said the acoustics were great and he loved the room," said Kevin Kiekel, co-owner of The BoxCar with Lou Pagliuco. "With the stone walls and how cozy it is, it's like an old English pub.

"He was obviously having a good time. He wouldn't have gotten up [on stage] if he didn't want to."

Richards' group stayed for both sets by Edwards and at a few minutes past midnight, Richards joined Edwards and Lawrence on stage for a couple of improvised 12-bar blues.

When Richards took his turn at the microphone, he made up lyrics about "the neighborhood," before telling the crowd, "That's right. This is my neighborhood, too.

"At least part of the time," he added with a laugh.

"It was just something off the cuff," Lawrence said. "We were just inventing as we went along. It was just three guys sitting around enjoying each other's company, enjoying playing with each other.

"When the three of us were up there, I was having so much fun I forgot there was even an audience there. It was music in its purest form, just sitting around having fun."

"It was cool. I got to [play] with two living legends in one evening."

For the second number, Richards even gave Lawrence his seat, opting to take a spot on the floor as Lawrence took the lead on the second song.

"Everything was going by so fast and I was kind of surprised," Lawrence said. "He was very accommodating. It was very humbling to have him give up his chair for me. It shows that he's a true gentleman."

According to Lawrence, Richards was very complimentary about his Robert Johnson set and the two might get together in the near future to jam on some of the bluesman's songs.

"We exchanged phone numbers, and we're going to get together, just him and I, and just do some picking," Lawrence said. "He digs what I do. He digs Robert Johnson, as we all know

[the Rolling Stones] recorded [Johnson's] 'Love in Vain' a zillion years ago.

"He said he'd love to learn how to do more [Robert Johnson] and I told him I'd be happy to sit down and show him how to do it. The plan is to call each other sometime after I get back from [a tour of] Mississippi."

Richards signed a Telecaster guitar for Kiekel and it is proudly on display in a case near the bar.

"Half of my dream has been fulfilled already," Kiekel said. "Now I want to get Eric [Clapton] in here."

It isn't the first time Richards has surprised a club full of people in the region. The Rolling Stones played Toad's Place in New Haven on Aug. 12, 1989, before the band's "Steel Wheels" tour, and Richards pops up occasionally at the Georgetown Saloon in Georgetown.

The Rolling Stones last played Connecticut in September 2002 at the Hartford Civic Center. The Stones have hinted at hitting the road again next year.

http://www.connpost.com/Stories/0,1413,96~3750~2167346,00.html

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