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| Gazza |
A Stone's throw . . .
August 9, 2002
BY MICHAEL SNEED SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST
Dateline: The Heartline . . . Here's a heartwarming addendum to our story Tuesday on the Rolling Stones' slipping quietly into the scenic town of Marquette, Mich., to sing the praises of their beloved road manager Royden "Chuch" Magee, who died on tour in Toronto.
*A class act: Sneed is told the Stones decided to pay Magee's beloved wife, Claire, her late husband's entire salary for the tour!
*A class act II: The group also decided to deliver his body in dignity and place it in an $8,000 maple casket even though Chuch wanted to be cremated and the casket would only be used less than 24 hours.
"They picked out a maple casket because drumsticks and guitar necks are made out of maple, and Chuch was the musical technician for the group who handled and tuned the guitars and drums," said a top Stones source.
*The final act: "The Stones are a family of about 30 people who have been together about 20 to 30 years," said a Stones source. "Chuch's death hit the family hard, and it wasn't just Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ron Wood, Daryl Jones and Charlie Watts who showed up," the source said. "All 30 went to that little church in the Upper Peninsula to pay their respects."
*A last note: Word is Chuch did not feel well in Paris, and when he was in Toronto, he lay down on one of the cases, went to sleep and never awoke. A fitting way for a musician to sign off.
http://www.suntimes.com/output/sneed/cst-nws-sneed09.html
with thanks to "Alyson" from Undercover Digest for posting the story there originally.
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| Martha |
Gazza, thanks for posting this info I hadn't yet heard these details. It is heartwarming to know how the Stones Family treats their own.
May Chuch rest in peace and hobnob with the Ox and all the other musicians who have gone before him.
peace and good health to all,
martha |
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| F505 |
I wouldn't call that a class act but just normal human behaviour. |
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| jb |
Normal human behavior does not include paying a years salary for a deceased employee absent a contractual obligation. It surely does not include buying an 8,000 dollar casket...give the guys some credit!!!!! |
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| parmeda |
*The final act: "The Stones are a family of about 30 people who have been together about 20 to 30 years," said a Stones source. "Chuch's death hit the family hard, and it wasn't just Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ron Wood, Daryl Jones and Charlie Watts who showed up," the source said. "All 30 went to that little church in the Upper Peninsula to pay their respects."
I agree with jb...
Mr. Jagger & Co., didn't have to do a damn thing. But, they did. These are the type of things that "families" do when tragedy hits...doesn't neccesarily mean you have to be "blood" to be respectful. |
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| F505 |
jb wrote:
Normal human behavior does not include paying a years salary for a deceased employee absent a contractual obligation. It surely does not include buying an 8,000 dollar casket...give the guys some credit!!!!!
In my opinion it does! And I do give them credit because the boys behave like decent human beings. And that is a compliment nowadays.
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