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first from a palm tree and then an accident on jet ski the same day? couldn't have been to high up on the palm tree 
from here:
http://music.msn.com/music/article.aspx?news=222239>1=7702
Reports Conflict Over Richards Accident
Apr 30, 12:20 PM EST
Keith Richards fans gathered outside a hospital Sunday where the Rolling Stones guitarist was believed to be undergoing treatment for a mild concussion reportedly suffered when he fell out of a palm tree on vacation in Fiji.
One newspaper also reported that Richards, 62, got on a Jet Ski after the fall and had another accident. Several Australian and New Zealand media outlets reported the fall from the tree.
Band spokeswoman Fran Curtis has said only that Richards was injured earlier this week and flown to New Zealand with his wife, Patti, for observation. Her statement Saturday did not comment on Richards' condition or how he was injured.
New Zealand's Sunday Star-Times provided no details on the Jet Ski crash, but quoted Dr. Uzzel Kanti Dhar as saying that Richards was admitted to Suva Private Hospital spokesman hospital in the Fijian capital on Thursday, the same day he was said to have fallen from the tree.
Richards reportedly was airlifted to Auckland's Ascot Hospital later that day. Duty manager Steve Kirby refused to confirm early Sunday that Richards was a patient there, citing the hospital's privacy policy.
Fans gathered outside the hospital Sunday, and New Zealand's TV3 reported that Richards' wife arrived carrying clothes while a security guard carried in three guitar cases.
"Nobody likes falling from a height like that, but he's never fallen from grace for me," fan Dave Buchanan told TV3 News.
Richards and his wife were staying at the exclusive Wakaya Club resort on a small Fijian island when he reportedly was injured.
Salesi Finau of the resort told The Associated Press that Richards and his wife recently stayed there for about a week but would not say when they left or comment on reports that Richards had an accident.
The Rolling Stones played a concert in Wellington, New Zealand, on April 18 as part of their "A Bigger Bang" world tour.
According to the band's Web site, the Stones' next scheduled concert is late May at the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, followed by 34 more dates across Europe.
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| Gazza |
according to this story, it was after he went jet skiing that they decided he needed treatment :
Richards concussed after fall from coconut tree
By Ian Herbert
Published: 01 May 2006
As a man who once admitted treating his body as a "human chemical laboratory", the veteran rocker Keith Richards has grown accustomed to the occasional unscheduled hospital visit. But in the latest scrape, spectacular even by his standards, he needed a brain scan after falling out of a coconut tree.
"Keef", as the Rolling Stone guitarist is lovingly known, was holidaying at the luxurious Club Resort on Wakaya, Fiji, when he and fellow Stone Ronnie Wood decided to explore the same tree. The consequences were spectacular. Half-way up Richards - reformed heroin addict and one-time hellraiser - slipped and fell to the ground, severely banging his head in the process.
The concussed musician, who will need no reminding that his band's hits have included "Tumbling Dice" and "Fool to Cry", seems to have made light of the scrape and, according to some reports, proceeded to engage in a high-speed session on his jet-ski. But two days later, still feeling the effects, he was flown from the resort to Nausori airport near Suva, the capital of Fiji, where he was treated at a private hospital.
He was transferred to Ascot hospital in Auckland, New Zealand, where he has remained with his wife. According to some reports yesterday, he was still there, awaiting test results.
The accident happened last week, shortly after the Stones had played Wellington as part of their Bigger Bang world tour, which moves to Europe next month. He and his wife, Patti Hansen, had retreated to the Fijian island with their close friends Wood and his wife, Jo.
The Stones' management was reluctant to discuss details of the incident. "Following treatment locally and as a precautionary measure he flew to a hospital accompanied by his wife, Patti, for observation," said a spokeswoman for the musician, who added that she did not know how the accident happened.
New Zealand's Sunday Star Times reported that Richards was being treated in a hospital in Auckland and that he was conscious, mobile and had not undergone surgery. "I've been told it is probably just something mild but we can't yet rule out that it is not something more serious," a friend reportedly said. "It all depends on the outcome of the tests."
Richards' fellow residents had sympathy for him. "Picking coconuts is quite common on the island," said one. "It's just that Keith had a bit of an accident coming down."
Richards, 62, is no stranger to unexpected injuries. In 1998, the band had to delay a tour after he fell off a ladder while trying to retrieve a book in the library of his Connecticut mansion. He damaged his ribs and chest and there were even fears he had punctured a lung when he fell while stretching amid the library's floor-to-ceiling shelves. His agent said he "had not been drinking".
Wood, who appears to have escaped without injury from their tree adventure, will sympathise. He had to be rescued at sea off Brazil last month after a fire broke out on a motor cruiser which was taking him sightseeing. (er, no..not quite - this happened in 1998, not "last month" - Gazza) . The American leg of the band's Bridges To Babylon tour was similarly disrupted after Jagger suffered a throat infection.
Stones fans must wait to hear whether Richards' injury will affect the European leg of the tour, which opens at Barcelona's Olympic stadium and will take in 34 dates. The tour is on course to break box-office records and has taken Richards' estimated annual earnings up to £180m on the back of the exceptional receipts.
The accompanying album has won a Grammy. The Stones will be playing four concerts in the UK including Twickenham in west London on 20 August. They will also play in Sheffield and Glasgow, finishing off at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. There are plans to insert hundreds of seats into the stadium set so fans can be on stage during the performance.
Recent comments from Richards suggested that the band will continue to live exuberantly on tour. "Retire? I can't spell the word," the guitar legend said recently. "I'd play on in a wheelchair. This is what we do. Otherwise, what's life all about?"
http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/news/article361221.ece
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| Soldatti |
Keith should start writing for a solo album now. |
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| Slavegirl |
damn...seems like the whole thing is kinda shrouded in mystery!!Obviously the people he uses and the places he stays are very good at keeping their mouths shut. And how cool that he had his guitars brought in...as if they were his children!! Much love for Keith hope he gets better soon! |
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| speedfreakjive |
strange use of 'Fool To Cry'' as one of the cited 'hits' in the article |
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| Gazza |
quote:
speedfreakjive wrote:
strange use of 'Fool To Cry'' as one of the cited 'hits' in the article
typical lame journalist attempt at irony. They use "fool to cry" and "tumbling dice" because he was acting the 'fool' and 'tumbled ' from the tree.
No doubt had it been a story about impotence or something theyd have mentioned "I cant get no satisfaction" etc |
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| gimmekeef |
I've heard reports they are re-working one song from ABB for Europe:
Keith Fall Down |
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| Jumacfly |
quote:
gimmekeef wrote:
I've heard reports they are re-working one song from ABB for Europe:
Keith Fall Down
good one!!
they should also perform "climbing too fast" and "this tree is empty without you". |
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| blackandblue |
Ju have you banged that schoolteacher already? |
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| FotiniD |
I mean, the guy has a thing for trees! 
Previous RO header (possibly posted by Gypsy, if I remember right), trying to lighten things up a bit.
I have this actually up my wall and every time I see it the last few days I go bananas... or should I say coconuts? Sorry for the stupid jokes.
I just feel the need to skip to the part when Keith will be laughing about this. Can't stand the hospital days. |
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| Jumacfly |
quote:
blackandblue wrote:
Ju have you banged that schoolteacher already?
which schoolteacher are you talking about?? |
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| ListenToTheLion |
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[Edited by ListenToTheLion] |
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