The Rolling Stones perform hit-filled
set at Cleveland Browns Stadium
Cleveland Plain Dealer,
by
Malcolm X Abram
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Posted By: OhioNick,
6/16/2024 12:59:03 PM
OK, let’s get this out of the way. The core trio of The Rolling Stones are old, pretty darn old -- even if 80 is the new 70. [SNIP] During his moments of banter, Jagger referenced the 22-year gap between Cleveland shows and the band’s first local show at Public Hall in 1964. He also shouted out the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and suggested that everyone in attendance vote in the big U.S. election in November. “It may be the last time you get to vote,” he said ominously, drawing murmurs from the crowd.
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The Stones formed in 1962. Alice Cooper (the band) launched in 1968. Alice (the singer) has stated that he intends to perform for a longer duration than Jagger, so the good news is that we get at least 6 more years of that great live show after Mick calls it quits.
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Hazymac 6/16/2024 1:39:22 PM (No. 1738250)
"Hey (hey) you (you) get off of my lawn!" More than thirty years ago Sam Kinison said that in 150 years all life on earth will be dead except for Keith Richards and five cockroaches. Keith will turn to the nearest roach and say, "I smoked yer grandfather." Long live the Rolling Stones.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
thekidsmom66 6/16/2024 1:53:29 PM (No. 1738258)
Had to get in that little political dig, though. Ugh.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
konocti95 6/16/2024 2:24:51 PM (No. 1738280)
#3 - Political...? . “...It may be the last time you get to vote..." Maybe not, it could be the reality of old age setting in. In all seriousness, though, those people at the concert will be voting long after assuming room temperature.
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Kate318 6/16/2024 2:34:13 PM (No. 1738282)
My 37 yr old son and his girlfriend just paid $800/ticket to see them in Orlando. I’m too old to pay $800 to see anyone perform; I’d rather see the world. Guess they had a great time, though.
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Saw them twice back in the day. Tickets were like 20 bucks.
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dbdiva 6/16/2024 2:42:35 PM (No. 1738292)
Contemplate the fact that these guys are the same age as our Resident Husk (as is Paul McCartney). The level of energy they exude compared to biden is light-years apart. In the Stones case 80 may well be the new 70 ~ let's hope so since I'm in my mid 70s. In biden's case 81 is the new 101. Hear that Jill? It's time to do the right thing for the man you claim to love.
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thekidsmom66 6/16/2024 2:45:07 PM (No. 1738295)
#4, maybe so! LOL
#7, my thought, as well. Joe couldn't even walk from one side of the stage to the other at this point!
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Mr Clean 6/16/2024 3:42:02 PM (No. 1738319)
I seem to remember a Jagger quote from the sixties where he said if he was still fronting the Stones when he turned 40 he'd kill himself. I'll leave it to the rest of you to decide whether he should have gone through with it.
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Mick Jagger shares an ex-wife with Rupert Murdoch. Enough said . ; .
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Timber Queen 6/16/2024 4:33:39 PM (No. 1738350)
Sounds like it was an amazing show. These guys are great entertainers, real troopers like the stars of old such as Bob Hope and Bing Crosby who kept at their craft. They are loyal to their fans.
I really loved their T-shirt, "Don't Mess With Old People, We Didn't Get This Way By Being Stupid." Proud of their ages and can still put on a hell of show, they cheekily have their tour sponsored by the American Association of Retired Persons. LOL. Love those guys! Being a native of Los Angeles I saw a tons of bands, but I never saw the Stones. Dang! Rock on, boys! Rock on!
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Saw a stand-up comic a few years back who told of the time he began balding. His doctor said to quit using any drugs - he did, to no avail. His doctor then told him to quit smoking - same outcome. The doctor then told him to stop drinking. A bald basket case by now, it suddenly occurred to him: "KEITH RICHARDS HAS A FULL HEAD OF HAIR!"
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
tootall 6/16/2024 5:54:39 PM (No. 1738369)
So Mick is afraid of Biden and the Democrats Too!
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
red1066 6/16/2024 8:55:53 PM (No. 1738433)
Public TV just showed a Stones concert from 2012. It was awful. They were off key and rarely played together at times. Mick's voice was not that great, and this concert was recorded twelve years earlier. What they sound like now I can only imagine. I certainly wouldn't pay money to see them now. I sat at stage level at a Stones concert in 1972. That is how I want to remember them. Not eighty-year-old guys still trying to act and sing like they're in their twenties.
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earlybird 6/16/2024 10:50:53 PM (No. 1738503)
I always noticed that so many entertainers copied the "Mick Jagger stage strut"...Still do. Even Michael Jackson, who added his signature sliding "moon walk" to the strut. The Stones were truly influencers...
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