Jesus! 46 years ago. I remember that night so well. As I have said, despite all this Oh Britain woke up to the news the next morning, ITN London gave a very late news flash close to midnight. Very sad. It actually scared me, as I was so young, I had just found out about death. WHAT? They stick us in a box in the ground FOREVER! I want my money back, get me the manager.
No seriously, it was very sad what Brian did to himself, and I am not being judgemental, It can happen to anyone. I've lost friends the same way. Rock on Bri' and know you are strumming away somewhere man.

rest in peace brian
thank you

The founder of the band,a visionary. RIP Brian. Thank you

RIP.

gypsymofo60 wrote on Jul 2^nd, 2015 at 8:34pm:

Jesus! 46 years ago. I remember that night so well. As I have said, despite all this Oh Britain woke up to the news the next morning, ITN London gave a very late news flash close to midnight. Very sad. It actually scared me, as I was so young, I had just found out about death. WHAT? They stick us in a box in the ground FOREVER! I want my money back, get me the manager. No seriously, it was very sad what Brian did to himself, and I am not being judgemental, It can happen to anyone. I've lost friends the same way. Rock on Bri' and know you are strumming away somewhere man.

Interesting. I've always wondered why his death is always officially recorded as July 3rd, when every report on the incident that killed him has him being hauled out of the pool and declared dead before midnight on the 2nd.

As S&K said, a visionary.

Gazza wrote on Jul 4^th, 2015 at 6:39pm:

gypsymofo60 wrote on Jul 2nd, 2015 at 8:34pm: Jesus! 46 years ago. I remember that night so well. As I have said, despite all this Oh Britain woke up to the news the next morning, ITN London gave a very late news flash close to midnight. Very sad. It actually scared me, as I was so young, I had just found out about death. WHAT? They stick us in a box in the ground FOREVER! I want my money back, get me the manager. No seriously, it was very sad what Brian did to himself, and I am not being judgemental, It can happen to anyone. I've lost friends the same way. Rock on Bri' and know you are strumming away somewhere man. Interesting. I've always wondered why his death is always officially recorded as July 3rd, when every report on the incident that killed him has him being hauled out of the pool and declared dead before midnight on the 2nd. As S&K said, a visionary.

Exactly Gaz. I've always done a sort of double take whenever I read this bollocks. ITN gave a newsflash around OOOH, I was so young, but I'm sure it was around midnight. Summer Hol's, I was allowed up. That ominous intro to what was always horrific news scared the crap out of me straight away. I remember a pause before they actually spoke, so for like 10 seconds there was just this iconic picture of Bri'. I thought straightaway, Oh! No! Brian Jones is dead.

We were working for the Daily Mail, as I think I may have said; for days afterwards, journo's were sort of whispering about someone getting rid of peole at Brian's gaff before phoning the Old Bill. We knew some very tasty people at that manor, real bad men, Kray associates, Richardson men. There was talk of a certain individual being sort of in league(shall we say)with these individuals. They said his name in whispered tones. I think you know who I mean. I know for a fact that despite all this crap from certain people that Mick & Keith sort of turned a blind eye to it all was rubbish.

He wasn't murdered. It was an envy fuelled accident, rough play in that heated pool with people quite inebriated. We will never know the real truth. But, as I say I have never read Anna Wholin's book, does it even exist? Have you read it? I would love to know, with your amazing on the spot reference mind on the Stones, did you, or anyone you know read it? It was apparently released, or written circa 1984.

Forty six years ago today, Brian was laid to rest.

uncleson wrote on Jul 10^th, 2015 at 3:43pm:

Forty six years ago today, Brian was laid to rest.

No offence, but that expression always cracks me up. Laid to rest. What? Like a nap? It's like; " We had to put the dog to sleep!"