I have been distracted in my morning reading by too many references, links, videos and comments on it being Mick Jagger's 80th birthday.
How is that possible?
How are he and Keith Richards even still here?
I'm pleased that they are.
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The answer might be in one word: Music.
Or the sort of healthcare that only millionaires can afford.
As a fan, I don’t begrudge them any of it.
All I know is that ‘Get Yer Yas Yas Out’ is the best live album I’ve heard.
🙂
A great way to kick the day off. Still the greatest rock and roll band ever.
First seen in 69 in Hyde Park with Mick Taylor – last seen in 2013 … in Hyde Park with Mick Taylor!
🙂
And here they are in Hyde Park ‘69…
https://youtu.be/m6NMK-oiE0o
Still occasionally see Keith Richards walking around Chichester – always a good day.
And ‘Sympathy for the Devil’ has been my go-to track every time I need cheering up for far too many years.
Used to meet the group when I was at university as one of my co-geographers was Mick’s cousin, and always
preferred them to the Beatles and other 1960s favourites.
🙂