Yeah, it's pretty amazing that anything was produced from Sticky Fingers to Exile considering how bad his smack habit was, but that's the advantage of being a junkie AND a millionaire I guess.
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Not to get off on a "save the children" thing, but I think a part Keith's legacy is the fucked lives of people who saw him and thought there was a certain glamour to being a junkie.
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I read an entertaining book a couple of years ago called What Would Keith Richards Do. Apparently Keith has a penchant for very low key charity.
One of the more interesting stories in the book: There was a blind teenaged girl in some part of Canada who was a huge Stones fan and went to every concert when they were playing in her town. Keith found out about her and was always concerned for her welfare -- is she having a good time, did she make it home okay, etc.
A couple of years later, the Stones are back in Canada and Keith gets busted with a decent amount of heroin; enough to send him to prison. The blind girl testifies as a character witness at his trial and the judge so moved by this testimony orders as his punishment to perform a charity concert benefiting the blind instead of prison time.
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Not to get off on a "save the children" thing, but I think a part Keith's legacy is the fucked lives of people who saw him and thought there was a certain glamour to being a junkie.
I know what you're saying but the smack mystique prefigured Keith, goes right back to the jazz greats at least, if not Rimbaud and his schtick about 'disordering the senses.'
From what I've read he never seems to have personally played to that romantic notion, he just liked his drugs and drink, it was those around him who bought into that particular line of bullshit, like poor Gram Parsons.
I think Claude's right. Keith did it because he liked it...not to be romantic and he certainly never saw himself as any sort of role model. Quite the opposite.
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After posting it, I thought it was kind a bomb throw. You guys are right. Junkie or not, I have the feeling Keef would still be one of the cooler rock stars going.
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Sorry in advance.
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What happiness is Happiness is (Happiness is) Happiness is (Happiness is) Happiness is (Happiness is) Different things to different people That's what happiness is
To the preacher It's a prayer, prayer, prayer To the Beatles It's a "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" To the golfer It's a hole in one To the father It's a brand new son
Happiness is (Happiness is) Happiness is (Happiness is) Happiness is (Happiness is) Different things to different people That's what happiness is
To the beatnik It's his beard, beard, beard To the monster Something wierd, wierd, wierd To a night owl It's a good days sleep To the Yankee's It's a four game sweep
Happiness is (Happiness is) Happiness is (Happiness is) Happiness is (Happiness is) Different things to different people That's what happiness is
On the desert It's a drink, drink, drink To the show girl It's a mink, mink, mink To the banker Lots and lots of dough To a racer It's a GTO
To a sailor It's the sea, sea, sea To my mother Why, it's me, me, me To the birdies It's the sky above But, to my mind It's the one I love
Happiness is (Happiness is) Happiness is (Happiness is) Happiness is (Happiness is) Different things to different people That's what happiness is Happiness is!
That's what happiness is Happiness is (Happiness is) Happiness is (Happiness is) Happiness is (Happiness is) Different things to different people That's what happiness is
To the Figgster It's tits, tits, tits To Gia Jordan It's glitz, glitz, glitz To the Gunker It's his new girlfriend To Backdoorman It's in a whore's rear end
Happiness is (Happiness is) Happiness is (Happiness is) Happiness is (Happiness is) Different things to different people That's what happiness is
To the Bornyo It's his dog, dog, dog To the Pirate It's his bong, bong, bong To Conquistador It's a furry little pet To the PipeDream Well, he ain't found it yet
Happiness is (Happiness is) Happiness is (Happiness is) Happiness is (Happiness is) Different things to different people That's what happiness is
To the J.B. It's a drink, drink, drink To Rear Admiral It's in her stink, stink, stink To Brandon Irons It's a new green card To LouCypher It's hittin' back hard
To Max Hardcore It's pee, pee, pee To my Emo Why, it's me, me, me To Alex Panzer It's an enema shove But, to my mind It's Gag Factor I love
Happiness is (Happiness is) Happiness is (Happiness is) Happiness is (Happiness is) Different things to different people That's what happiness is Happiness is!
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That's all well and good Chuck. Lemme ask you something: Assuming that's all true, and I don't doubt it is, I can find happiness at the nearest bodega. You have to await the next Gagfactor. When's that happening?
#559632 - 07/14/1209:57 PMRe: The Happy Thread!
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As long as it's working for you. I think I worked you out of you self-importance a couple of years ago and I think a few friends of mine have done the same for me more recently here.
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I listen to stuff like I just posted, and send Morse Code with tube radios. Yeah, I guess I'll hang on.
And if he could get the Gag Factors on Super8, he would. Charin is a Throwback Perv.
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I don't pay attention to NL Central too much, but I heard on the radio today that Votto is hurt and they are still winning games. How long that dude supposed to be out?
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"Votto had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee on July 17. He was expected to miss three to four weeks. He is eligible to come off the disabled list July 31.
The Reds would probably wait until at least Aug. 3 when they open a series with Pittsburgh."
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i know and im on it.spent too much time cleaning up the garage today and the car dealer had to leave early.but i guess i can schedule with a new one this week.
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i know and im on it.spent too much time cleaning up the garage today and the car dealer had to leave early.but i guess i can schedule with a new one this week.
might i suggest kettle bells and battle ropes in the interim to take the edge off the dosage spikes.
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im getting a new therapist not psychiatrist.only thing my former one prescribed was cockteasing and leading me on when it was convenient for her.
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As if his drive would go anywhere. Make a sampling tour and select the one with the biggest tits.
pretty much.
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i refuse to spam this sight but it's the basis for a new army along with alphabrain. mind spirit and body barry...plus a decent chokehold and some striking is whats going to turn the tide. i can't say anymore right now.
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not really... google is your friend. keywords and all, yes?.
in other news i've realized that capitalist hippies are far more valuable than their dirty hippy counterparts and from now on i'll try and make a distinction.
- ever evolving lou
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TRPWL swears by the Iron Claw to finish opponents, even though I tell him it doesn't work, fingerless glove or not. Whattaya expect from a Texican.
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Be careful if you Google kettle bells. I clicked on the "Russian Kettle Bells" link and less then a second after the page popped up, my computer crashed. Could be coincidence, but I figured I'd drop a warning.
I'll be out for a minute as I run a virus scan.
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More of the routine. It, basically, is what Scientology was meant to deliver according to its founder, constantly alluding to more which will never appear. A bit tiresome.
Be careful if you Google kettle bells. I clicked on the "Russian Kettle Bells" link and less then a second after the page popped up, my computer crashed. Could be coincidence, but I figured I'd drop a warning.
I'll be out for a minute as I run a virus scan.
you two are a couple of fucken cunts actin a fool. google alphabrain and werk from there. if it were sharpies in an asshole you would have found your way by now. don't pretend i'm not right.
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More of the routine. It, basically, is what Scientology was meant to deliver according to its founder, constantly alluding to more which will never appear. A bit tiresome.