The Queen of England looks good for 86 years old! Quite a celebration they sprung for to celebrate her 60 years on the throne. Personally I think she should retire and hand over the kingdom to old Prince Charles, he's certainly waited patiently for the old broad to pass it on!

I'm watching the concert they had in her honor. Cool stuff, Sir Elton, Sir Paul, but I wonder why no Sir MICK? I wonder if MICK was invited or was passed over. My guess is that MICK was not invited to the party, or he surely would of been there with Will.I.Am! Even he got invited and he's American, along with Stevie Wonder! I wonder if MICK is annoyed by any of this.

Also announced is Sir Paul will be closing the Olympic ceremonies. I guess The Stones were passed over for that as well, or they turned it down. The Stones are missing these major opportunities! I would of welcomed an appearance. Sad they arent involved.

Just observing The Queen, she doesnt show much emotion in her face ever. Shes not even smiling when they say Hip Hip Horay 3 times with everyone cheering. She does not crack a smile, or give a fist pump, LOL.   

prince charles is a douche bag  

The Queen knows better then to hand it over to him....they should skip him and go to William.

I'm pretty sure the Stones were invited and declined. Whether Mick himself was inited to perform. Don't know. I started watching this stuff sunday with the ceremony they had on the Thames river. As an american who's never been to England. I thought it was a pretty nice ceremony. Then I read the thread about it on IORR and it doesn't take more than a couple of posts before it gets political and ugly. What else is new around there. But I do plan on watching tonight out here on the west coast.

They can skip over him, although it's rarely done. I believe it was done once or twice. I'm not even a novice at Royal protocol, but I know it has been done.

I have only seen bits and parts of all of the pomp and cirumstance but it looks like fun. We did watch a good portion of the concert last night, and I thought is was very nice and everyone seemed in fine form. I guess 60 years on the throne is uncommon, so good for the Queen, and good for the people of England. They all seemed quite pleased and feeling good about one's govenrment isnt be a bad thing.

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Jun 5^th, 2012 at 9:11pm:


I'd be even more pretty sure that they weren't.

Thought that it was a nice event and went off well, but it always makes me laugh why people think the Stones or Mick Jagger should/would be part of it.  It's really not their type of event.

Thankfully.

Bingo wrote on Jun 5^th, 2012 at 9:26pm:


They can't*. And it hasn't been done on any occasion I can think of.

*Unless he'd declared insane, renounces his claim, or something similar....

I dont think parliament would be able to get a 'douchebag' clause through THAT easily!

lol..give it time. Someone's bound to think of it as an idea for a reality TV show,

Gazza wrote on Jun 6^th, 2012 at 7:26am:


I told you I wasn't even a novice....you sure they can't get that douche bag clause through? 

Gazza wrote on Jun 6^th, 2012 at 7:19am:




I'll shout and scream / I'll kill the King
I'll rail at all his servants  
- Mick Jagger, 1968

From the Daily Mail:



SURPRISING that the Rolling Stones weren’t on the bill at Monday’s Jubilee concert outside Buckingham Palace, despite Sir Paul McCartney and the rest of the British music industry’s grandees agreeing to perform. A spokesman for the band informs me: ‘Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones were invited repeatedly by Gary Barlow but were not available.’ Perhaps Sir Mick was too busy minding his financial affairs. As a tax exile, old rubber lips can only spend 90 days in the UK. In 2002 he delayed collecting his knighthood for over a year so that his annual income – estimated at £24.5million – remained relatively untouched by the Inland Revenue.


http://st-listas.20minutos.es/images/2011-10/305489/3205605_640px.jpg1326940658
APROPOS McCartney, 69, he was introduced on stage by comedian Peter Kay as ‘Paul Winston McCartney’.
Winston was actually his fellow Beatle John Lennon’s middle name. Macca’s full name is actually James Paul
McCartney. Will he ever be allowed to emerge from his more celebrated song-writing partner’s shadow?



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2155142/Will-Sir-Paul-McCartney-able-e...

Gazza wrote on Jun 6^th, 2012 at 7:26am:

Charles could (and should) abdicate in favor of William in the interest of saving the monarchy and atoning for the Diana/Camilla fiasco.
Brainy

Quote:



Don't get too close or she'll pop yer ass. 

She looks like my neighbor. I guess it's that "girl-next-door" allure.

Say, jackjones, over the weekend I re-watched Oliver
Stone's fairly awful movie "Nixon" (don't ask why, I
haven't a glimmer) and noticed that the evil Dixiecrat
character played by Joey's favorite "actor" Larry Hagfish
was named...dum da dum...jack jones...


He did NOT sing the Love Boat Theme, but he DID kill
Kennedy!