Starbuck wrote on Jun 20^th, 2015 at 11:22pm:

The late Steve Irwin looks better...........In his current state.

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Jun 20^th, 2015 at 10:32pm:



Yes. It was called the Lotus Couch.

Wow just got home. Met up with Tom L ... Nanker ... and Riffy and a few others right before the show. I wish I could of had morre time. FINALLY I got to meet some of you and I am grateful... FINALLY! lol

Well the show was great. Good crowd .. sound was good. Big blaring guitars .. Micks voice was audible but dare I say .. a bit hidden in the mix more than usual? I was on the floor ..in the sweet spot as well so I has the best possible sound observance. Big sound .... loud guitars.

Notable moments:

Mick screwed up the lyrics to IORR in the second verse.

Keith started into Satisfaction before Mick was done introducing the choir. Keith went right into the intro just as Mick started to introduce them... Mick gave an apologetic nod and went into the song...because he had no choice. Not sure if Keith did this intentionally to keep the momentum high or not? Actually I think he HAD to do it intentionally ...Mick just started talking. It kept the momentum going as was this interuptions purpose (I know Mick going to be pissed for the next show or two now lol).

The Stones honestly looked like they were "enjoying" themselves more than other tours as in <just having fun> up there.

Mick was dripping with sweat and he was on fire most of the night. The guy was all over the place  ... he really gave a lot of emotion ... humor... animation ..... and physicality to tonights show.

Ronnie was friggin killing it. Wow he sounded LOUD and good. On Midnight Rambler he was friggin killing that thing.

Over all there were a handfull of botches but they were all laughed off and OK.. The Stones were sloppy like they used to be... VERY spontanious in character and sound in tonights show. In other words they were "sloppy good".

It was a big show ...yet it is a "basic" show. It was big ...but stripped down ... How? Well the theatrics were not there ... and there was a solidity to the set design. a solid wall of lights and video. It had great lighting ... big, great sound ... big show .. but no theatrics.. just a basic ...big Stones stadium gig... and that is what the tour was supposed to be.


It's a great show ...and they put a lot of effort in .. especially Mick and Ronnie tonight. Mick was sweating all over and just kept going.

Anyway ... there is my take on it. Moonlight Mile was special ... Midnight Rambler was my fav ... You Cant Always Get What You Want was really good tonight too (as well the ending was changed a tad with an extension).. lots of spontonaity in how the songs were spun tonight and in character  ... As well it was them having 'fun' up there in tonights vibe. Charlie wore black and yellow shoes and the crowd went crazy. Charlie also threw a drum stick out to the crowd... he does this sure, but lately he hadnt been I dont think. Well tonight he did. When the crowd saw Chalies shoes when he came out the camera showed them and it was like ... "look suprise... even I am in the Pittsburgh Spirit" without being too corny in character... He just kinda looked down and gave an eyebrow raise like ... "hmmmmmm interesting...check it out" lol

Strange note. Mick said The Big Mac was invented in Pitt? I guess I will have to Google that?

Stones still got swagger ... loads of energy ... and put on a great show. Was it "magic" ?...mmmmmmm I'd say it was more a big, basic show with lots of energy and enduring swagger... and some eye popping lighting. A <fun> show to see... and they were having fun up there as I said. It was apparent. 

Good Stuff -

I had a fantastic time. It was a loud and sloppy show and it was one to remember. I wanted Hits and Tits, and the Pittsburgh show delivered. Quick notes» Keef sounds great. His vintage guitars were cranked up and he played with apparent joy. Midnight Rambler sounded better without Mick Taylor. It seemed on the 50th it was about him, but now it's about the band weaving everything together.

It was the first time I've ever been asked to stop dancing and sit down. If you are reading this, you are an asshole. My alter ego Steel Wheels dances and sings for the full show, meaning from start to finish.

Other observations»

Pittsburgh fans streamed in droves to the exits during Satisfaction.

Lisa received the greatest reception I've ever heard  her receive during her intro. Lots of young women cheered wildly.

Oh, I wore the Mary pin on my fan club hat and raised it high during Tumblin Dice. It was the only pin I saw all weekend.

It was fantastic to see my heroes again and I welcome the chance to do it again.

Photos by Sally Maxson with thanks to Rick Deaner from Shidoobee.

Thoroughly enjoyed that.  One of the best shows I've seen them do, and the crowd (at least where I was) was rocking.

Had a nice time meeting up with a few of my old Stones buddies at BZ, and some new ones too.  That place was rocking - the Shidoobs know how to put on a shindig.

Mick Jagger - the man truly amazes me.  There is no one like him, in any area.

LadyJane wrote on Jun 21^st, 2015 at 7:47am:

Found these two amazing shots on Facebook:

Also, it was really nice seeing fellow ROers.  Stones fans know The Score.

Nankie - C10
Robpop -fellow yinzer
FPM - C10
TomL - nice to meet him finally
Ms. [censored] - thanks for tix!
Stonesdoug


Sorry I missed Ian Biffen and Riffhard (Biffhard).  Yinz must have showed up right after we left.

Goddam, those Rolling Stones know how to rock and roll.  What a confident band.

Oh my. What a lovely trip to the Burgh, my appearance in this photo with two dear old  C10 friends to the contrary. I was soaking wet, and I didn't get around to shaving off my grizzled prospector beard before the show. (I figured if Mick or Keith showed up with a beard, I'd be pissed, so I was going to show them the same respect...but I waited too long. Didn't want to  wear razor rash to the show either.) I look like I'm wearing cornrows, but I was merely drenched.

My fiancee, my son and I drove the 3+ hours to Pittsburgh. Local radio was playing ALL Stones album sides.  As we entered the city, "Monkey Man" was blasting out of the car radio, as it always should be but hardly ever is. As soon as we parked our car and started walking, it started pouring.  We knew the general direction of BZ's, but I can only walk a little bit at a time in my current state of decrepitude.  We stopped at the Tilted Kilt, thinking a great Scot like Moonie might be in there, but he wasn't. We bought $5 plastic ponchos from a street vendor and continued another block.  The poncho made me sweat and feel like passing out and I texted my buddies that I wasn't walking any further - knowing full well that I would be accused of pouting across the street, because I sorta was. Robpop, Sirmoonie and our dear friend Jayme (I can never thank you enough) came looking for us, getting as drenched as we were in the process.  When I found that we could see BZs from where we were, I hobbled the remaining block to the roaring party Stonesdoug was throwing.  I approached Nanky and tried to give him the secret C10 handshake - instead he grabbed me and hugged me.  I gotta tell you, and I mean this in the manliest way possible - that hug felt GOOD.  Good to see TomL too, who I'd met once at a Dylan show in DC.

I knew there was no way I was walking to the stadium, so my gang all piled into a chiba chariot and took a leisurely ride to Heinz Stadium.  (to be continued)

Frankly that was the best stadium show I've ever seen, and I've seen a bunch including the PPV Joe Robbie Voodoo show in Miami. Could it have been because I had my two lovely daughters and stunning wife with me? Perhaps, but I think not. In a word, Mick Fucking Jagger!!! The mere fact that after 2 hours I was more exhausted just standing, singing my ass off, and dancing in place than he seemed to be after a blistering run of an hour and 50 mins. The man is nothing sort of a marvel. Show me a man half his age that works a third as hard and I'll buy your next Stones' ticket! My money is safe though. Keith was really up in the mix, as was Ronnie. Both played their asses off! Charlie was his same human metronome self. Never missing a beat and he showed off some very nice Steelers' pride yellow and black striped socks. Daryl was very good as per the norm. All in all a wonderful time, and Pittsburgh is actually a very beautiful city. Though it should be said that the parking situation could have more fucked up but they would have had to really try. Chaos getting out. It was great to see Nanky and his wife, Tom L., and Ian. Sorry we missed Moonie and FPM! In closing, there was a part of me that felt like I would be making excuses for the band having talked them up so much to my kids beforehand. However, after the show to say that they were both completely blown away would be an understatement! They were flat out stunned! Our collective personal favorite for the night? Moonlight Mile. Sublime. Close second? Everything else! Including Miss you! BTW-The header photo is great! That's my wife next to Nanky, and my youngest daughter Jade. My oldest got clipped as she was on Ian's right.

Riffy

PS- Keith's rain stick is a thing of wonder! Everyone thought that we would get drenched, yet half an hour prior to lift off a double rainbow appeared behind the stadium, and nary a drop of rain for the entire show!

OK, reading back over that last post, it seems like I might have embellished the VIP party a bit.  I just looked at my phone, and at 6:45 I texted "The only 'celebrity' I see is Stonesdoug!".  There WAS a free bar, but I don't drink much these days, so I stuck to the buffet - candy bars, cookies, chips and skittles. I'd like to say the skittles had little Stones tongues on them, but they were just regular skittles.  Rob pop and Moonie did do an admirable hometown job trying to drink all the Iron City they had on hand.  The only "Stone" to show up was Chuck, who posed for photos with all the VIPs who had paid god knows what for this opportunity.  I shook his hand as he walked by and said I hoped he had a good show.

Rolling Stones proved they've still got it

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