Rolling Cones

Published: 30 May 2009

ROCK folklore has it that SIR MICK JAGGER is tighter than a camel’s backside in a sandstorm.

But the wrinkly ROLLING STONE was scrambling for his fat wallet when he fell in love with an ice-cream van he stumbled across on a walk.


Sir Mick’s big bottom lip hit the floor whe he clocked a beautifully restored 1954 Morris J-type van from which the owner was flogging traditional ice cream on Wandsworth Common near his home in south west London.

The owner, devoted Giuseppe Della Camera, spent ten years and £35,000 restoring the rusting banger to perfection after he spotted it on a farm where it was used as a chicken shed — probably home to a Little Red Rooster or two.

And all the blood, sweat and tears he invested into the restoration stopped him accepting a whopping £100,000 offer for his wheels.

He said: “I was working on Wandsworth Common when Sir Mick came up with his son and bought a couple of ice creams.

“He told me he’d really fallen in love with my van and asked me if I would consider selling it. I was stunned when he offered me £100,000.

“Sir Mick has got seven children and I think he probably wanted my van to entertain his grandchildren.”

Giuseppe turned down Mick’s bid because he had promised daughter Alessia, 12, that he would one day drive her to her wedding in it.

Mick, whose wealth was estimated at £190m in the 2009 Sunday Times Rich List, was knocked off his cloud with rejection.

Giuseppe said: ”I must admit I was tempted when he offered me £100,000.

”But I told him I couldn’t possibly sell it, because it’s always been my dream to drive my daughter Alessia to her wedding one day in my little ice-cream van.”

So no 40 Licks for Mick, but it’s not just him who will be sick about missing out. Giuseppe’s speciality is rum flavoured ice cream.

KEEF RICHARDS and RONNIE WOOD would have loved that.

Story here - http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/2456011/Mick-Jagger-offers-...

You can't always get what you want.

I always hear stories of Mick's frugality....this rather surprises me!

very nice story. but if you try sometimes..............you get what you need. Keeps my faith in man, money sometimes can not buy what you need. Thanks Gazza. Guess i better thank that Mexican fucker 2. I would love to see the bus from BA to the show where everyone was saying FU gazza will ya. My friends from Philly were on that bus. That was some funny shit.

This old Guiseppe guy has some integrity! I like that he was tempted but remembered his promise to his daughter.

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that's exactly what I thought.

Sure it wasn't Mick Taylor? 

Ade wrote on May 30^th, 2009 at 11:43am:



I guess its somewhat ironic then that where I live an ice cream cone is called a 'poke'......

In fact, I was in the newsagents this morning and a female customer asked the owner "I'd like a poke" to which he replied "Ok..we'll go out the back of the shop..."

Gazza wrote on May 31^st, 2009 at 11:24am: