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| Mar 17, 2006 10:55 |   |
 | hi, well i have mhy tickets and am going to be in china 18 april - 5th may. friends of mine already out there are going to see the rolling stones on 8th april, and i am supremely jealous! does anyone know how i can find out about concerts, events etc happening in china for the period that i am going to be there! i am flying into shanghai, have plans to go to hai nan and hong kong so don't mind travelling around a bit (or a lot!) if any events are forthcoming that anyone knows about please could people let me know! thanks from the cold uk! Maz |
| Mar 19, 2006 11:34 | #1 |
| genius! thanks! :) |
| Mar 20, 2006 05:40 | #2 |
| Brian Jones was born Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones on February 28,1942,to Lewis and Louisa Jones,in Cheltenham,Gloucestershire,England. His father,Lewis worked at Dowty's aircraft works,and his mother Louisa was a piano teacher. His schooling started at Dean Close public school ,and from there went to Cheltenham Grammer school. He was suspended for a short time,but yet maintained good grades. Brian sang in the choir and played the saxophone in many jazz bands. Two of the bands was Bill Nile's Delta Band and the Ramrods, which would perform at art schools. Brian was estranged from his family after getting several young women pregnate,including Pat Andrews,which is considered Brian's first real girlfriend. They had a baby together,named Mark. Brian and Pat lived together in a horrid apartment,while Brian worked as a coalman,and in a record shop,to make ends meet. But soon,Brian realized that his only love was music. He soon abandoned Pat and baby Mark to be in a band with Alexis Korner. One night in April,1962 while playing,Keith Richards saw Brian playing an amazing slide guitar on 'Dust my Broom'. Keith soon introduced Brian to Mick Jagger,and the rest is history they say,as that is how the Rolling Stones were started. Even though Brian had gotten many girls pregnate in his lifetime and had 'loved' many,one girl seemed to had catch his eye. Just as the Stones were jetting into stardom,in 1965,Brian met Anita Pallenberg,a 23 year old German former model,when she snuck backstage in Munich,1965 and until 1967 they had a sometimes strange relationship. Anita eventually left Brian for Keith Richards,claiming that Brian was abusive. That left Brian feeling even more depressed,and went into a spiral of drugs and alcohol,and was arrested two times,once in May 10th,1967 and April 21st,1968. From there on,he kept on using drugs and drinking. The musical genius had now entered a drug/alcohol induced haze. He wasn't the spunky,energetic,trouble-making kid his friends and band members once knew. He refused to pick up a guitar. On June 8th 1969,Mick Jagger,Keith Richards and Charlie Watts arrived at Brian's brand new mansion in Hartfield,Sussex,England,to fire him from the band. On July 3rd,1969 Brian was found by his girlfriend Anna Wolen and friend Frank Thourogood dead at the bottom of his own swimming pool. There has been many speculations as to what killed Brian. Was he murdered? There was a rumor that Frank had accidentaly drowed Brian in a alcohol induced argument,claims Brian's assistant,that Frank made a deathbed confession, almost 25 years later. Or did Brian get an asthma attack while swimming?? He was often called a great swimmer. We will never know how Brian died,even though there was Barbituates were found in his blood,which were prescribed to help Brian sleep. To this day,it still remains a mystery. |
| Mar 22, 2006 01:19 | #3 |
| Hey thats great! thanks for all that! with any luck shall get to see the Stones somewhere between China and Europe, am sure our paths will cross! otherwise am on the lppk out for other gigs and bands playing that would be great to see ! let me know if you hear of anything! :) Maz |
| Mar 22, 2006 09:23 | #4 |
| The Rolling Stones had their first hit in the sixties. And now they are still singing in their sixties. Mick jagger is 63 and Charlie Watts the oldest at 65 years of age. They are the rocking grandfathers!!! |
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