"  .... Almost sold out: After a quick check Monday on Ticketmaster.com, the original box-office venue, showed no pairs of tickets available in the cheapest price levels, originally on sale for $88.30 and $118.85 (including sales tax) per ticket. Limited numbers of seats seemed available in the $170.35 and $420.15 price ranges.   " 

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<  ------ BEST STONES YET !!!!!!!!!     " UNBELIEVABLE STONES !!!!!  "



JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJacky ! ™

Let the tingle begin. The stage construction has begun at The Ralph

Bail bondsman? You truly have thought of all our needs for this weekend.
I am so fucking excited, young Joseph's hog is at attention.

"IF" this is our Last Time, we could not go out with a Bigger Bang. Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Rick

Bring 'em in. Strap 'em down. Let's fucking rock and roll.

Alright…..T-minus…..

A quick filing, a quick deposition, and the nankiness can start.

Gotta pack, gotta get some provisions, gotta load the truck, and gotta rock & roll.

Cannot even believe it is finally here!

LadyJane wrote on Jul 7^th, 2015 at 11:41am:


well was debating on wearing my Dolphins (Marino Jersey) to show now definitely wearing it after seeing stadium... BUT promise to put a stones t shirt on over it. wiil see you at preshow gathering as its been since 2006 in Atlantic City.

FROM TODAY'S BUFFALO NEWS. JEFF MIERS "GETS IT"

The Rolling Stones defy the passage of time

By Jeff Miers



What could a weather-beaten assemblage of 70-year-old men possibly know about rock ’n’ roll? Isn’t this music supposed to be the sole purview of the young and virile?

Well, I suppose being the last living embodiment of true rock ’n’ roll – which we’ll define as essentially white people appropriating African-American blues and adding an emphasis on the back-beat – gives one permission to play that music for whoever’s interested, and for as long as you please.

The Rolling Stones – the Strolling Bones, the Rolling Uglies, you’ve heard ‘em all before, no doubt – are in the midst of their Zip Code U.S. Tour which includes a stop Saturday at Ralph Wilson Stadium. The fact that Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood are able to mount a tour of this magnitude is no small feat. But the fact that, after more than 50 years in the business, the Rolling Stones are actually in peak form as they haul their weary bones across the continent? This takes us into the area of the genuinely miraculous.

In case you’re worried that such praise is simply hyperbole from a scribe who has loved the Stones since childhood, caught them in concert everywhere from a vast stadium in Syracuse to an intimate club in Toronto, and is relieved that these guys are still alive and performing, consider this: On Tuesday, the band released “Sticky Fingers Live,” an in-concert rendering of a classic album that demands to be considered one of the Stones’ finest hours. Recorded during a warm-up gig at the small Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles a few weeks back, “Sticky Fingers Live” is ferociously good. It has the infamous garage-y grit, the subtle behind-the-beat smack provided by Watts, the “ancient form of weaving,” ragged-but-right interplay between guitarists Richards and Wood, and the inimitable sass and strut of frontman Jagger all in abundant evidence.

This is the Stones as the cosmos intended them to exist. Irreverent, on fire, filthy, carrying on as if the whole world agrees with their assessment that Chuck Berry and Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters created the world, and all we’re doing is living in it – this is what the Stones have always done. And, despite their many journeys around the sun, they’re doing it today as well as they ever have.

Jagger, Richards, Watts and Wood aren’t doing it all alone – the band has, for several decades, benefited from the considerable input of keyboardist/musical director Chuck Leavell, bassist Daryl Jones, and singers Bernard Fowler and Lisa Fischer.

All can share in the responsibility for the Stones’ late-career renaissance. Some might argue that this renaissance does not include new material worthy of standing alongside the band’s finest work, but that’s a matter of opinion. Either way, as great as so many of their studio recordings have been, the Stones always have been a live band. The stage is their canvas.

Why do the Rolling Stones matter today? Sure, nostalgia will have something to do with it for a portion of the audience set to fill Ralph Wilson Stadium. However, some of that crowd will include fans that were still waiting to be born the last time the Stones played the same venue in October 1997. (That was a killer show, too.) The Stones have become something shared between generations – fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, aging musicians and young upstarts, even grandparents and grandkids.

It’s more than reasonable to suggest that this will be the last time we’ll see and hear the Stones in concert. (For some, it will also be the first time.) When the band is gone, there won’t be another like it. We don’t really call it rock ’n’ roll any more – it’s now known as rock, an incredibly broad categorization that basically means not jazz, not classical, and not mainstream pop.

But for the Stones, it means Muddy Waters. It means the blues electrified and played loud. It means that bump-and-grind drum figure that heralds the arrival of “Honky Tonk Women” and the iconic two-chord guitar intro of “Brown Sugar.” It means that English white boy trying to be James Brown, and failing, created something of his own along the way. It means that frustrated adolescent yearning that never really goes away, no matter how old you grow.

The Stones are our last true conduit to all of this. Bless their crooked little hearts.

email: [email protected]

http://www.buffalobills.com/stadium/rolling-stones-rws.html

Any more recent pics of the stage??

The Eagle has landed!!!!!



Gimme all your money!!!!!!!!!

I am wathchng Charlie. He is at the WoodLawn Diner off of Lake Shore Dr...upset they dont have stewed tomatoes and baked beans with his poached eggs

Charlie's blasting Jazz in his hotel suite per my source at Stones Central. Charlotte is with him. A lifelong friend of mine and fellow Stones fanatic happens to be a Chef there and has been for 20 years.

Band was snuck in through the Kitchen last night.

Bellmen report Jagger was very friendly and room service reports the same regarding encounters with Keith. Theo has also been seen near the pool area.

Mick ate dinner last night at Ristorante Lombardo on Hertel Ave., a mere 4 minutes from my apartment.

Rumor has it dinner tonight at Rue Franklin; one of Buffalo's finest serving French cuisine.

I am so happy for my City. It's finally our turn and because the City has gone through such a resurgence the Band doesn't have to flee to Niagara Falls or Toronto or East Aurora for accommodations, fine dining and great sights.

Buffalove!!!

I hope you folks get a fantastic show!

Big night coming up in the Buff.

Trey Krimsin wrote on Jul 10^th, 2015 at 7:53pm:

Bit of a lame choice. But I'll go with Respectable as well. Fun rocker always.

[quote author=1E382F3315013823273923244A0 link=1436274197/28#28 date=1436575986]The song vote is up! Here are the songs in question:

Shattered
She's So Cold
Respectable
Let's Spend The Night Together

Pittsburgh had a lame vote also.  Paint it Black "won" in the stadium that the Steeler play in.  Based on that, Shattered might be a opt choice for the home of the Bills.

Trey Krimsin wrote on Jul 10^th, 2015 at 7:53pm:


My vote was for Shattered to honor our good friends @ Shidoobeeland!

So this happened....we all got this under our hotel room doors.....I can not imagine why.

http://vid18.photobucket.com/albums/b107/jsoxy/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_2471_zps02fc...

SweetVirginia wrote on Jul 11^th, 2015 at 3:01pm:



Put some goddam NSFW warnings on the next time!!!

LOL, next part of the Buenos Aires bus recorded more tan 9 years ago!!

SweetVirginia wrote on Jul 11^th, 2015 at 2:56pm:


Oh! My virgin ears! 

Mick and Charlie take time out to visit Darwin Martin House

Full article here http://buffalo.com/2015/07/11/news/mick-and-charlie-take-time-out-to-visit-darwi...

Debbie is periscoping now!

Bad connection!

Too bad

In the meantime

JJF
IORR
YGMR
TD
OOC
WH
CYHMK
LSTNT
HTW

Voodoo Chile in Wonderland wrote on Jul 11^th, 2015 at 8:41pm:

Poor LJ got tortured with YGMR. 

What about the web vote! Now they are playing CYHMK, they changed the order

Voodoo Chile in Wonderland wrote on Jul 11^th, 2015 at 9:01pm:

Skipped the fan vote?

Voodoo Chile in Wonderland wrote on Jul 11^th, 2015 at 9:17pm:

Thanks Voo! 

I liked it, had a decent (cheap) seat, but I felt this:

Better Beast of Burden than Wild Horses, but OK except: no Paint It Black.

Better Shattered or Respectable than LSTNT, which was done better than in recent tours, but still not good enough, as Voo points out above.  Plus you can tell the vote is rigged, because nobody would vote LSTNT over Shattered.

The professional parts of Buffalo were better than those of Pittsburgh: Jagger forgot no lyrics because he spent less time running from one end of the stage to the other, and he put on a great show staying mostly center stage. And much better use was made of the runway than in Pittsburgh, where they almost seemed frightened of it.

But: the raw parts of Pittsburgh were better than the raw parts of Buffalo.  Guitars were louder and raunchier, a bit more inspired.

andrews27 wrote on Jul 12^th, 2015 at 12:37am:


Yes, they would. It was a huge hit and is known to everyone. Shattered wasn't and isn't, even though its a better song.

"  3.      You Got Me Rocking    "


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In April when stones announced a  stadium tour I moaned deep and loud. Why? I wanted no part.Fears of nostalgia, bad playing, no new music. Then Periscope and all the great set list etc  Ladyjane does here that I check religiously and my tune started to change. If the weather is good and we can get a tix etc etc.  Well the weather was good and the band was FUCKING FANTASTIC! From 81 until present ive seen them 7 times. So no super crazy fan but a good sample. And honestly they were better then ever.  The sound people are the unsung heroes of this tour. Incredible guitars. I heard it all clear. So thinking back to April I've learned 2 things. 1 . I'm full of shit. and 2 The Rolling Stones know what they are doing when it comes to tours. Is it the last time ? I dont know and right now dont care but I know this  it was the BEST time.

andrews27 wrote on Jul 12^th, 2015 at 9:58am:



I know its largely rigged. I didnt suggest they dont do that.

But LSTNT outpolling anything else on that list is totally believable.

Gazza wrote on Jul 12^th, 2015 at 12:39pm:


I very much concur.

My friend Merete from Denmark (who was in Berlin with Jini, Glenn, JumpinKentFlash, Matthias, myself and a few others) is there all week for that festival.

Its very hot but last night's gig featuring the Foo Fighters as headliners had to be abandoned early due to what were apparently pretty horrendous weather conditions.

Hopefully it'll be less chaotic on Wednesday.

I must admit that when YGMR appeared at Number 3, I yelled "Fuck", sat down, started sulking like a 2 year old and then whipped out my phone to check Facebook!!! Then those CLOWNS SV and TomL decided to torture me by getting in my face and singing "Hey Hey You Got Me Rocking Now". Bastards.

What a weekend. Just got home after two nights at our Stones Central locale. I'm not one to break down a concert song by song. It was such a special night for me that they could have played a 2 hour version of Miss You and I, wait. No. No. That wouldn't have been acceptable.

OOC was a treat; I was hoping for it as I really like it this Tour. CYHMK a nice surprise that left us screaming "Who the Fuck is Mick Taylor?" Yep. Ronnie was THAT good. Didn't see LSTNT coming at all. I really thought it would be Shattered, which I don't like live so I was happy with the "Song Vote Winner".

Our Band is on fire, especially Keith and Ronnie. The guitars were loud and gritty. What struck me was just how much fun they were having. Keith's grin just screams "I've looked the Grim Reaper in the eye, kids,  and HE backed down". Charlie seemed downright giddy at times. He got a great reception during Intros and actually walked out for a bow TWICE. Ronnie is a new man. He's clearly loving life and his playing shows it. Was introduced as Ronnie "Wing" Wood, a reference to Buffalo's most famous food. And what can we say about Mick that hasn't been said? I actually thought to myself "Is he really human?" It's hard to tear oneself away from the giant monitors despite being 5 rows off the floor on Keith's side in a section closest to the stage without an obstructed view. But I did watch him; particularly when he worked the crowd from the catwalk. I enjoy watching him cast his spell; it's mesmerizing yet somewhat voyeuristic. One feels like they are watching a seduction that perhaps one shouldn't. But who can turn away? Who can not be drawn into his game??? He's the Master and we are his subjects. It feels wrong but it feels good. I guess that's what attracts us to them; maybe sometimes being bad is more fun than being good.

It was an emotional night for me as it was my "full circle" show. My 1st Stones stadium show was in Aug of 75 in the same venue. How could I not think about how my life has changed? A 15 year old "child" is now a 55 year old road weary woman. Yet the Band is still with me. The Band that I've turned to through all the ups and downs of life is right there. On stage. Playing and playing well. My tears flowed during Wild Horses, YGAGWYW and the final bow. At one point I did look up to the sky and said a little prayer of thanks. I have maintained for years that we are the luckiest fans in the world and I'm sticking by that statement.

And then there was the element of my Stones world mixing with my Buffalo world. Getting to introduce some of my oldest and dearest friends to my beloved SV, TomL, martha, Nanky etc. Looking around the stadium and getting waves and hearing shouts from old friends, former co-workers, friends from the Boards etc. On MY turf. In MY hometown. The last time The Stones passed through here was in 1997 and there was no Stones Internet community. At least not in my world. Yet last night we were one. There goes that full circle again.

Best part of the weekend was the FUN. You can't be a real Stones fan and not be a bit mischievous, especially when Rocks Off is your Internet home base. The "Fuck you Gazza" video was all TomL. He was determined to recreate the infamous vid made by our South American friends. He enlisted SV as filmmaker, explained to the Bus what we had to do and we did it. I think we did it pretty well.

I'm still feeling like I'm in a dream and I really don't want to wake up. Thanks to photos and videos, though, these past couple of days will live on.

You really can't always get what you want. Sometimes you feel like you can't EVER get what you want. But every now and then an event comes along that gives your soul a boost. A much needed boost. And this weekend, my beloved RO'ers, I got what I needed.

One love.
LJ.

Just two pics for now:


L-R. glencar, Paranoid Android, martha, Nanky, LJ, Maxmeister, Shidoobee's ExiledinMedina (our dear friend Carolyn), parmeda, TomL and Sweet Virginia. They put the delinquents in a corner!!!


Carolyn, SV and LJ doing "See no Miss You, Sing no Miss You, Hear no Miss You"

Very well spoken LJ. I know what you mean when you say your first show was when you were just a kid and all this time went by and yet The Stones are still out there, giving your life and soul a boost. Nothing else like it. Nothing tops a Stones concert with a bunch of great friends to enjoy it with. Best times in life. Everyone looks great in the photo, but Glencar is in exile, isnt he?

Bitch wrote on Jul 12^th, 2015 at 6:28pm:


glencar is looking good. I say we lift his life time banishment and give him one more shot.

"  ................... glencar is looking good. I say we lift his life time banishment and give him one more shot.  "


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"  .......   The only fly in the ointment was the way the Hampton Inn played bait & switch with our LJ.  That was unfortunate.  Unfortunate for us, but most unfortunate for the asshole manager that stepped over the line and pissed off nanky.  And now his soul will be damned to eternal hell as I prepare to embark on a mission….   "

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Nanky  .... what happened ?   Was Baby Steelie involved ?

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nankerphelge wrote on Jul 13^th, 2015 at 9:55am:


He made me so mad Friday night that I went to bed in tears.

All my hard work, checking, double checking and triple checking that we were there to party but would keep it under control.
"No problem LJ. We are here to cater to your group. We're more than happy to host you".

And then THE GOON showed his face on Friday night to inform "go ahead and start cooking the food you brought but if I get ONE complaint, just one, I'm shutting you down. And not only will I shut you down, I'll close the outdoor patio for the remainder of the weekend and NO ONE will have access to it".

Fearing I was about to punch him in the face, I stormed off to bed.
Mr and Mrs Nanky were behind me feeling the same way.
Leave it to Sai Wong to fire up the grill at 1 am and start cooking. Everyone "behaved" to THE GOON's satisfaction apparently had a great time.
I wouldn't know. I was in bed angry.

Get em Nanky.

Although we had another chat Saturday morning and shook hands, The Goon remained smug and I told his underling Manager "I see your boss is a condescending prick. Must suck to work for him." She didn't reply but I know she agreed.

" Long sordid story, but the bottom line, and what you will eventually see in the Prayer for Relief in the Class Action Complaint I am preparing, is how to get the smug head guy Kevin (hereinafter "the Goon") fired.

He has no place in the hospitality industry.
None.
Someone with his combination of cluelessness and self-importance can easily find gainful employment as a mall cop somewhere.

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He made me so mad Friday night that I went to bed in tears.

All my hard work, checking, double checking and triple checking that we were there to party but would keep it under control.
"No problem LJ. We are here to cater to your group. We're more than happy to host you".

And then THE GOON showed his face on Friday night to inform "go ahead and start cooking the food you brought but if I get ONE complaint, just one, I'm shutting you down. And not only will I shut you down, I'll close the outdoor patio for the remainder of the weekend and NO ONE will have access to it".

Fearing I was about to punch him in the face, I stormed off to bed.
Mr and Mrs Nanky were behind me feeling the same way.
Leave it to Sai Wong to fire up the grill at 1 am and start cooking. Everyone "behaved" to THE GOON's satisfaction apparently had a great time.
I wouldn't know. I was in bed angry.

Get em Nanky.

Although we had another chat Saturday morning and shook hands, The Goon remained smug and I told his underling Manager "I see your boss is a condescending prick. Must suck to work for him." She didn't reply but I know she agreed.   "

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This makes Young Joey sad .  At the C10 Gathering we DEFINITELY Had a very cool hotel manager    --- she was a fan of The Stones .

I think the woman at the Hampton was quite sympathetic (as opposed to the Goon who was just plain pathetic).

She was more than reasonable and was trying to accommodate the Stones group.

Should have flushed some food down the toilet and left some leftovers somewhere in the room. Preferably in a set of drawers.

In fact, that was something I and a group of friends did in this terrible hotel in Orlando on a marching band field trip. I think we threw a hardened biscuit across the wall. It wouldn't break for anyone else, except me. I think there were still crumbs on the floor when we left. Who knows? With the condition that room was in when we got there, I wouldn't be surprised if those crumbs were still in the carpet.

SHIT! FUCK! MOTHER OF GOD!!!

I just got home, back to North Cackalacky!! Got on all my flights flying standby...as if this weekend was so meant to happen!!
Even got to sneak in a few hours of boating with my own Glimmer Twins who are partying it up like only 2 nine year old know how to in upstate NY!!

Digging a bit deep as all this hoopla was just starting...I found these two posts:

TomL wrote on Mar 18^th, 2015 at 4:35pm:


and

LadyJane wrote on Mar 18^th, 2015 at 2:38pm:


Lady Jane...the true hHUSTLER!!

And who knew we had our own NostruTHOMAS amongst us?!?

I just blew another day of work. My heart is still beating louder than a big bass drum. Alright.......

We got what we needed Trey. I would not even compare this to a C10 party. Not even in the same country.

Pleased to MEET YOU

SHIDOOBEES

Wont you guess my name...

I'll be coming down in about a Week!

Thank You God Thank You Jesus <3

It was nice meeting you Lavendar!
Always fun to put new faces to the names.

And I agree with PA, that picture is great.  I noticed Missus PA in the background!  Glad she made it too!

Ask TerriL. LOLOLOLOL

TomL wrote on Jul 14^th, 2015 at 3:46pm:


LOL

"Spousal Rolling Stones Fanaticism" is now legal grounds for divorce in 37 states.   

For you, Voo:

Masters of Mayhem:


Inmates:


Cool Spouses Club members Mindy and Rick


The Nanky's with Maxmeister



parmeda and Hubby